Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei returns from Warhammer

"I see."

Katos sat up from the sarcophagus and responded to the call of the Servo Skull in a deep voice.

"You have thirty minutes."

The red light in the skull's eye socket gradually faded, and the miniature anti-gravity engine loaded inside made it blend into the darkness silently.

He sat quietly and meditated for a while, recalling the ancient name "Lu Mingfei" buried deep in his heart in the dream just now, and that beautiful hometown.

"We are the Lamenters, we are the Sons of Holy Leth, and we fight to protect humanity that the Emperor holds dear."

Katos held the skull amulet hanging on his chest with his palm. It was his most precious and cherished treasure. After a simple prayer, he stood up from the sarcophagus.

Two dim wall lamps lit up in the room, outlining his brave and strong angelic body, which was more than two meters tall.

The servants of the battle group who had been preparing for a long time outside the door entered the room and presented the master with a body-covering robe and a thirst-quenching "Kalash".

Katos drank the bright red blood wine in the cup to calm down the invisible and faint feeling of hunger.

The core gene seed that builds this well-tempered warrior body is Sangliese, the genetic father of the Ninth Legion's "Blood Angels" that can be traced back to the era of the Great Crusade.

The descendants of angels often have the need to drink human blood, which they call "blood thirst";

But their need for blood is not physiological, but comes from the spiritual or soul level - when they do not drink blood for a long time, they will become weak or even old; if an angel descendant cannot resist If you fall into the temptation of "blood thirst" and indulge in the pleasure of blood, you will mutate into an ugly monster with a thirst for blood.

In order to improve the transformation and create more "better" new genetic seeds, the Mechanicum established the 21st Chapter Astartes in the 991st year of the 35th millennium.

The Lamenters Chapter was established during this formation. The biological magi of the Adeptus Mechanicus claimed that they had alleviated or even eliminated the "hidden flaws" that had been plaguing the descendants of the Blood Angels——

At least at first this was true, as the Astartes in the Lamenters showed no obvious symptoms of "blood thirst".

But the great creation that originated from the joint research of the Emperor himself and the biotechnologists of the year cannot be easily analyzed by the superfluous technology of the Mechanicus.

As time went by, a large number of flaws in the new gene-seed were exposed, and signs of "blood thirst" reappeared within the Lamenters Chapter and gradually worsened.

Katos has always maintained his sanity and suppressed the blood lust caused by "blood thirst". Only when he is preparing to participate in the battle, he will drink a glass of "Kalash" mixed with blood and wine donated by the servants of the war group. ".

"Brother Champion, you slept so deeply."

Dull footsteps sounded, and an Astartes monk who had already put on the dark yellow armor stepped forward, and a bold voice came from the gap in the helmet grille.

"Brother Tyrese."

The Astartes before him was one of his champion guards, and one of his blood brothers who had fought against his enemies side by side for decades.

"Have we encountered the enemy again?"

Katos asked.

"Let's discuss the specific situation in person with the Chapter Leader. You still have twenty-five minutes, brother champion."

Tyrese said, the helmet shifted slightly as if alert, his gaze shot out of the scarlet eyepiece of the helmet and looked at the servant carrying the tray next to Katos:

"Mind your etiquette, servant."

"You don't have to be so strict, Tyrese, he means no harm."

Katos said, placing the empty wine glass back on the tray.

He had noticed this handsome male servant early on - this was very rare. Most of the mortal servants he had seen were thin due to malnutrition, or had ugly physical deformations due to the harsh environment of the planet.

Before Khathos became an Astartes, he was also thin and ugly, his body riddled with scars and pollution.

After enjoying the Holy Communion of Blood, sleeping in the blood coffin and completing the Blood Trial, he had undergone radical changes when he was removed from the coffin. After the remodeling, his body was tall and majestic, and his muscles were tougher than refined steel;

The face also became extraordinarily handsome, with the same unforgettable charm as their angelic genetic father.

"Please...please forgive me for my offense to you, my lord."

The servant lowered his head in fear.

"It's okay, kid. What's your name?"

Katos asked gently.

The Lamenters are one of the Astartes chapters with the gentlest attitude towards mortals. During the chapter's rest time, some warriors will approach their servants to express their gratitude for their service.

"...Liu Li."

the servant whispered.

"Liu Li...it sounds familiar."

Katos thought for a moment.

"Okay, brother champion, you only have twenty-four minutes left."

"Don't forget that you still have to perform the armor-piercing ceremony."

Tyrese urged.

"OK."

Katos no longer thinks about it, he has more important things to do now.

He followed Tyrese and walked out of the room with steady steps.

The servant who called himself "Liu Li" took a deep breath after they left.

"Who is this guy and why is his dream like this..."

"Or is this guy actually a fantasy lunatic with a Star Wars movie in his head?"

"Damn it...'Meng Tapir' seems to have a problem too, and it can't be solved..."

Liuli whispered to herself in a language that others could not understand, shrinking herself into the large servant robe as much as possible, a look of fear appeared on her beautiful face.

…

Dawn Reaper strike cruiser, 8 kilometers long and 1.1 kilometers wide, one of the only three Vanguard-class strike cruisers of the Lamenter Chapter.

Katos stood in the armed room, wearing a black tight-fitting suit with unactivated dark silver circuits and connection ports marked on the surface.

He is about to perform the armor-piercing ceremony of power armor.

"Are you ready? Champion of the Lamenters."

the tech-priest asked.

"Arm me to fight for the Emperor and Mankind."

Katos opened his hands.

The equipment team began to assemble power armor for him—different from the power armor that was pieced together from different types of parts when Khatos first became an Astartes, the one he will wear this time is from the forging world of the Mechanicus. MK7 precision power armor cast by "Mokel".

The technical experts and servitors got busy and began to assemble the various parts of the armor onto the Lamenter Champion Warrior.

The maintenance-type servo skull floats in the air, and the added ratchet drive and connection drill make whining and creaking sounds, connecting the pieces of finely crafted armor to the black armor on Katos's body and then to the black carapace of the subcutaneous armor. .

The tech-priests prayed for the protection and smooth operation of the armor, and the servitors with power engine arms assembled the boots and greaves onto Katos' legs.

Then the crotch, waist...

With each piece of ceramite and adamantium armor added to his body, Katos was also adding a shield to his soul.

In this war-torn universe, this is especially important for them, the Sons of Holy Leth.

The crane lowered the back armor plate to the corresponding position. Two strengthened servitors carefully and laboriously lifted the chest armor plate and moved it to the calibration position. With a bang, it locked with the back armor plate.

The other two servants quickly tightened the hexagonal bolts to seal the armor.

On the breastplate, the symbol of the Blood of Holy Leth with its wings spread out looks divine and flawless.

What fell next was the thick shoulder armor. The left shoulder armor had been stained with the iconic weeping red heart paint of the Lamenters Chapter, and the right shoulder armor was the unique mark of his own champion company.

Finally, there is the power backpack unit, which is connected to the armor plate on the back. The backpack contains the main power core and backup battery of the armor.

Tech-priests smeared holy oil and holy ointment on the joints of their armor and devoutly whispered prayers to the God of All Machines.

Katos felt a cold touch, and the neural induction link device was connected to his black chest armor interface, synchronized with the black carapace interface under the skin.

His sensory and nervous systems were connected to the suit's artificial muscle fiber bundles and auspicious arrays, and his second heart and third lung picked up signals from the power armor's monitoring systems.

With a "buzz" sound, the power armor system was fully activated, and Katos felt the endless power surge.

"Praise be to the God of All Opportunities! Praise be to the holy soul of this armor! It will forever fight against the champion warrior of the Lamenter!"

The tech-priests praised loudly, sang binary hymns heartily, shook the incense burners in their hands, and sprayed holy oil on the power armor with the other hand.

After the armor-piercing ceremony ended, the fully armed Katos put on his reinforced armored battle helmet and walked out of the armed room surrounded by the scent of incense.

"Why don't you wear Terminator armor? The believers of the God of All Machines also generously 'gifted' us two sets of Terminator power armor."

"I believe you deserve it, Brother Champion."

Tyrese said, waiting outside the door.

Including the set of exquisite power armor on Katos, the Weeper Chapter "picked up" a batch of sophisticated equipment from the Morkel Forge World, including two sets of Indomitable Terminator power armor and five sets of MK7 Seiko power armor, as well as a large number of repair and replacement parts of power armor, and spare servers.

This greatly alleviated the poor situation of the battle group and also gave several technical sergeants of the battle group a chance to rest.

This was obtained from the exchange with the Mechanicus. An STC blueprint was exchanged for a large amount of weapons and equipment.

However, since the Lamenters Chapter is still carrying out the "Atonement Expedition" and is prohibited from replenishing soldiers and weapons and equipment under normal conditions, the exchange method with the Mechanicus this time has become a bit different——

One of the opponent's cargo spacecraft "crashed" on a certain planet, and then Katos led a team to "recover" it.

"The Terminator power armor moves a bit slowly. I am still better at the Chapter's traditional fast strike style."

Katos said.