Chapter 631, Death of the Great Sage

"You really disgust me, Varuk."

Gu Hang, who said this, was completely emotional.

He didn't like to scold his enemies, whether they were traitors, chaos or aliens. Although it was Gu Hang's responsibility to ruthlessly kill them all, it was just a matter of position and responsibility.

Even if he encountered the most disgusting enemies on the surface, that is, those plague demons and father believers, Gu Hang would only purify them without changing his face. Those cysts, pustules, and secretions did look disgusting, but they were only physiological disgust.

But what Gu Hang saw when he entered Varuk's cathedral really made him feel disgusted psychologically.

It was natural that there was a cathedral on one of Varuk's mechanical arks. In fact, in the ships of the empire, the church was a standing facility, and there was even more than one on many large ships.

During the long voyage, especially when passing through the astral tunnel, the ship would always be subjected to strong subspace intrusion. Most of them were protected by the astral force field. The parts that are left in the ship and affect people's minds are very few, and academically they can basically be determined to be harmless.

But it will still cause psychological pressure after all.

Moreover, is the production of the astral field perfect? ​​Even if there is no problem when it leaves the factory, won't there be some damage that cannot be repaired in time during long-term use?

These will make the invasion of the subspace stronger during interstellar travel.

Under normal circumstances, it will not be a big problem. Mind interference that is slightly higher than the standards set by the Empire can be tolerated as long as it is not too excessive.

At this time, some spiritual comfort becomes more important. This is also the reason why it is necessary to arrange churches and clergy on ships.

Even without this factor, religious life has always been a part of the lives of the people of the Empire, especially the more depressed and boring life on the ship needs more faith to resolve.

In addition, technicians are needed on almost every Imperial ship to be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship. Most of them are clergy from the Mechanicus, so naturally there needs to be a church to carry out their daily activities.

The above reasons together form the situation that there must be churches on the Imperial ships, and even more than one.

This is the case for ships in ordinary places, not to mention the mechanical arks of the Mechanicus.

On the Alfonzo I where Varrick is, the central church is built extremely magnificently and extremely large. Even compared to some core cathedrals on the ground and in the hive city, at most there is a certain difference in size, and the specifications are definitely exceeded.

The image of the God of All Machines, that is, another incarnation of the Emperor, is everywhere in the church, and is presented in various religious art forms such as sculptures, portraits, and stained glass.

If it comes to this, it's fine. It can only be said that Varrick is hanging paintings and statues of the Emperor and doing things that are quite disgusting to surrender to the aliens, but it is not to the point that Gu Hang would say that he is disgusting.

However, in fact, this is not the case.

Those portraits and sculptures have all been changed.

The iconic gear with a human skull in the middle, coupled with many electronic eyes, metal pipes and other elements that are very consistent with the Mechanicus, is still there. But many of the Mechanicus elements on it have been replaced with things such as purple biological eyes, fangs, claw marks and the like.

The biggest change is that the skull in the middle of the sacred emblem, representing pure humans, has been replaced with a Zerg chitinous skull, and even retracted its fangs, becoming a compassionate look that makes people sick.

The gears surrounding the skeleton have also become twisted limbs.

Not only the emblem of the God of All Machines, but also various statues of the Emperor in the church have made corresponding style changes. These things often keep the same dress as the original sculpture of the God of All Machines, wearing the traditional costumes of the Mechanicus, but the key elements such as the skull and gears have been replaced with the head, limbs and fangs of the Zerg, and four arms will extend from the back to form the appearance of a four-armed emperor.

Those religious paintings depicting the Emperor incarnating as the God of All Machines, as well as the Emperor leading the earliest members of the Mechanicus to create the Mechanicus with great difficulty, build huge planetary factories, and develop technology, were all distorted into pictures of the Four-Armed God Emperor leading the Swarm Angels to save the world.

Gu Hang was of course furious when he saw this.

He was not a staunch believer in the Emperor, and fanatical beliefs had nothing to do with him. But he was a human being, and the leader of a human political group across star regions. His status and self-awareness undoubtedly stood on the side of the human race.

And everything shown in the Varuk Church was not only a blasphemy against the Emperor, but also the greatest blasphemy against the human race!

Varuk, he really deserved to die.

Varuk, who was judged by Gu Hang to be absolutely damned, was in panic at this moment.

Gu Hang's personal appearance really surprised him to the extreme!

Shouldn't Gu Hang be trapped in his Thunder Kingdom? His main focus should not be on leaving the Kingdom of Storm God. Otherwise, if his Kingdom of Thunder loses his full support, the balance of the confrontation will be broken, and it will suffer irreversible losses...

No.

The existence of those Emperor's followers liberated Gu Hang!

After the Thunder Kingdom briefly dispelled the shadow of the warp, his position was exposed! Therefore, the second flash took advantage of another brief dispersal of the warp and teleported directly here.

It was precisely because the action was too urgent that the teleportation could not be so accurate, which led to the scattered arrival of the Space Marines.

But those are not the key.

Gu Hang came in person!

Even if he can't call on the power of his Storm Kingdom to come now, it doesn't hinder him, as he always has the power of an Alpha-level psyker.

To exaggerate, this is enough to tear the stars apart!

Of course, this is not a reason for Varuk to surrender.

He turned a deaf ear to Gu Hang's so-called disgusting statement. The order to attack was instantly conveyed to every unit responsible for guarding his safety in the cathedral.

Those who can stay inside the cathedral are undoubtedly all powerful units on Alfonzo I's Ark. However, many of them were thrown to the ground by the shock wave caused by Gu Hang's blasting of the cathedral's magnificent gate, and they didn't have time to get up and adjust to a fighting posture. Some unlucky ones were even crushed to death.

Although the remaining survivors also launched a collective attack on Gu Hang in accordance with the requirements of the Great Sage, the harm that these attacks could cause to Gu Hang was quite limited.

In front of Gu Hang, the spiritual energy that protected his body spread out into a large area, dispelling all kinds of attacks.

Gu Hang didn't have a void shield, but it was better than having one.

The characteristics between the two are quite consistent, both of which dissolve the upcoming attack and transfer it to the subspace. The difference is that no one knows where the normal void shield transfers the firepower. Anyway, the subspace is an endless place. It is as big as the universe. It is a garbage dump that will never be filled. Isn't it just throwing garbage into it?

What makes Gu Hang different is that he can accurately direct these firepower to any area in the subspace that he can touch.

Under the current circumstances, Gu Hang will definitely throw all the attacks launched against him into the shadow of the subspace that shrouds his kingdom of God.

Varuk felt quite uncomfortable.

Isn't this equivalent to hitting himself?

But it is impossible to stop the attack.

You can't just watch Gu Hang do whatever he wants, right?

The only way he can think of to turn the tables now is to use a strong offensive to suppress Gu Hang's body protection spiritual energy that he must maintain.

After all, Gu Hang is now cut off from his kingdom of God, and his own strength, even at the Alpha level, is limited and belongs to the human category.

It is said that the Alpha level can tear the stars apart, but the legendary great sage's self-armed transformation and the cutting-edge technology condensed on his body can also be a person against a planet.

When it comes to bragging, who is afraid of whom?

He has fully unfolded his combat state.

To be honest, he hasn't done this for a long time. Even if he does a self-check every once in a while, his equipment must be in the best condition at all times.

He does not have enough combat experience. After all, the promotion to the Great Sage does not depend on who is better at fighting. But as a Great Sage, he also has a solution. With all the equipment on him, whether it is the mechanical parts in the past or the newly made biochemical limbs infused with the will of the swarm, he has developed a whole preset action algorithm and updated it in real time. As long as the algorithm is turned on, he doesn't have to worry about not being able to exert his combat effectiveness due to lack of experience.

This algorithm, coupled with the hardware quality of a set of modified equipment, is indeed top-notch. Even if it is a warlord-level Titan, he can destroy it in a frontal battle!

In other words, the frontal firepower that Varuk has is even more powerful than that of a warlord-level Titan.

Can the psychic shield of an Alpha-level psychic withstand the frontal attack of a warlord-level Titan?

Maybe.

But can it last forever?

Varuk thinks it shouldn't be possible.

Coupled with the firepower of many elite units of the Crusaders around him, Gu Hang might be exhausted to death here.

The current situation is developing just as he thought.

Gu Hang was pressed not far from the church gate, maintaining his psychic shield. For a while, there was no sign of being broken, but there was no time to do more.

So let's just waste time like this.

Anyway, the longer the time drags on, the more Crusaders will receive his message and come to help. The attacks Gu Hang suffers will only become stronger and stronger. In the end, Gu Hang will be destroyed because he can't hold on.

Without Gu Hang, Gu Hang's kingdom of God will not just be trapped, but will be completely destroyed under the oppression of the shadow of the subspace!

This scene seemed to be happening in front of his eyes, and his face, which should not have any emotions, was smiling.

Wait...

This doesn't seem normal!

He felt vaguely that everything was too fast!

How could it be so smooth?

Just thinking about this, everything in front of him suddenly disappeared like a bubble.

"Oh? You're awake."

He heard Gu Hang's voice.

But he couldn't see anything, only darkness in front of him.

This was because his visual system was removed.

But it doesn't matter. As a great sage, he has many means of perception. For example, Gu Hang preserved his hearing, and some other electromagnetic induction. He can also connect to the surrounding surveillance probes to observe the situation.

Once connected, he found that he was still in the core cathedral of the Afonso I world, still sitting on his throne, but his body, which was originally in full combat form, should be as big as a small Titan, but now only a two-meter-long messy part is left, and the rest has been violently dismantled. And around him, those elite units of the Crusaders that should have existed have become a wreckage.

"What have you done!" His voice trembled, and he didn't know whether it was because of fear or because his vocal part was accidentally damaged during the violent demolition.

"Shh, don't make noise." Obviously Gu Hang didn't want to pay attention to him. He didn't have time.

I thought he would sleep longer, but I didn't expect to wake up a little too early.

It doesn't matter, Gu Hang directly dismantled his vocal part.

Killing Varik was not a difficult task. When entering his cathedral, Gu Hang used his psychic power to interfere with his mind.

If this guy is not dealt with, his cutting-edge equipment will indeed pose a considerable threat, and it is possible that Gu Hang will be suppressed on the spot. But when Varik set up that set of combat algorithms, he obviously did not understand how many things he had to worry about when fighting with an Alpha-level psychic.

Or he estimated, but underestimated.

At least he did not defend against Gu Hang's mental power.

This also made him killed almost instantly.

Trapped in a dreamlike bubble, Varik no longer posed any threat. Even the firepower he fired was not aimed at the escort as he expected, but hit the elite crusaders next to him, which saved Gu Hang a lot of effort.

Afterwards, Gu Hang cleared the crusaders in the cathedral while guiding the space warriors with psychic power to gather in the cathedral.

There are at least 450 shadow warriors still alive.

Their mission is to build a defense line here. Protect Gu Hang's safety. Gu Hang needs them, because now he has to put his energy back into the warp.

Unlike what he thought before, Varuk was controlled, but the warp shadow did not dissipate.

Do you need to kill Varuk to end the warp shadow? Gu Hang felt that it was not the case.

Somewhere, Gu Hang had a hunch: if Varuk died, the situation might get worse.

At this moment, Gu Hang remembered the long worm shadow that was entangled with Varuk when the Thunder Country flashed.