Warhammer 40: From the League of Humans to Warhammer

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"We use fragments of the Star God. The reason why our Infinite Empire has fallen to this state, with countless people losing their souls and our race on the verge of extinction, is also because of this god called the Star Clan!"

"He schemed against us, and his scheme must come at a price. King Silent Szalak personally shattered the Star God into pieces, and imprisoned its fragments within several dynasties of our Infinite Empire, using them to provide sufficient energy!"

Messofit's ferocious expression clearly shows that her hatred for the Star God has not yet dissipated.

After all, if it weren't for the Star God Infinite Empire, how could it have fallen to this state? And how could those long-eared Eldar have become the new galactic overlords after the empire fell into slumber?

Even if they shattered the Star God into pieces and extracted it as energy, it would not be enough to quell their hatred.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing entered a state of deep thought. He had not expected that there would be such powerful creatures in this galaxy.

It's astonishing that planetary-level warships can move simply by relying on fragments.

Although it is a powerful god formed around the core of devouring the soul of a dominant race in the galaxy.

However, this also demonstrates the opponent's strength. If all the Star God fragments could be gathered together, they might even be used to supply quasar warships!

That is, the largest quasar warship among conventional tactical warships, the star system-class warship!

Zhou Qing is now beginning to show interest in the Star God Fragments.

However, since this thing is a treasure from the Necromancers in space, it probably won't be easy to obtain.

Chapter 229 The Swarm Attacks Again

At this moment, Zhou Qing was clearly eyeing the Star God Fragment, but eyeing the Star God Fragment was not so easy.

As one of the Necromancers' most prized possessions, the Star God Fragment would never be handed over to anyone so easily.

There are too many things in the Space Necromancer that are maintained by Star God Fragments, so even if Zhou Qing doesn't know much about the Space Necromancer, he knows very well that the other party would never easily hand over the Star God Fragments to him, even if he has a soul in his hands.

The soul is the foundation for the continuation of a civilization, but now that they have a soul, they can at least hold on to some extent.

The Star God Fragments are the support and pillar of the Necromancers' absolute power in space.

Don't be fooled by his current good relationship with the Necromancers, which makes it seem like they're about to become allies. In reality, it's just because the Necromancers need Zhou Qing, and the human warships are not weak either.

The Necromancers of space have observed the human battle at the edge of the galaxy, so they are well aware that the human fighting force is not weak either.

At least their technological level has begun to gradually approach that of the space undead, even though their current number of warships is relatively small.

Although warships are few in number, their quality is undeniable, especially the War Moon, a warship with a second-level starting point and the ability to live as long as heaven and earth.

Under such circumstances, the two sides maintained a good relationship.

However, no one can bet on how long this relationship can last. Once the Necromancers become weaker than humans in all aspects of power, they will be worried and will never give up the Star God fragments.

Zhou Qing was just thinking about it casually.

After showing the other person around the War Moon and briefly visiting their world engine to see the technology of the Necromancers, the two shook hands amicably and said goodbye.

Messofite has essentially achieved his goal on this trip; he has successfully established trade relations with humans, and the two sides are now in a honeymoon period.

As a member of the Triune Council, he now needs to return to the Triune Council to explain the matter to his companions and try to summon Szalak back.

They want to relaunch the Three Saints Council and then explain the matter to all the Necromancer Kingdoms of Space, in order to prevent anyone from foolishly provoking Zhou Qing.

Messofitel has left...

This is undoubtedly good news for both humanity and the Infinite Empire, except for Talazin.

His unique business is basically doomed now. Once Zhou Qing's situation gets public, the profits from his business will plummet...

Unfortunately, no one informed him, and he is still waiting for the right price, preparing to continue selling the souls he possesses to make a fortune.

After the other party left, Zhou Qing returned to his laboratory once again.

But instead of preparing for a new experiment in the lab, he quickly went into the lab's break room.

The current situation no longer requires him to remain in charge. Everything in the War Moon is being built in an orderly manner, and its core planet 28 is also developing in an orderly manner.

The knowledge from the Union is now being extended to other planets on the 28 planets.

Once these 28 core planets have been terraformed, the 108 Worlds will follow, and his idea of ​​rebuilding the human federation in this universe will basically take shape.

After working for so long, Zhou Qing is going to rest now...

Having worked so hard for the human empire, Zhou Qing, who was constantly striving for his cause, was about to begin his rest.

The Empire of Man did not cease operations after Zhou Qing took a break. Guilliman, as expected of the Primarch most suited for administrative work, continued to revitalize the Empire of Man under his leadership.

Everything seemed to be thriving, except for the fleet of the Zerg swarm at the edge of the galaxy, which had once again returned...

10 standard Terra days later.

Zhou Qing, who was sleeping soundly and had no energy left, was awakened by an urgent communication.

"Trajan? What do you want with me at this time?" It was obvious that 10 days was a rare rest for Zhou Qing, and he had recovered to his peak condition.

However, in stark contrast to Zhou Qing's expression was Trajan's face...

Trajan's face was filled with anxiety, as if his eyebrows were on fire.

"Report to the Warlord: The Zerg swarm that had previously retreated is now pressing towards our border again, and they've grown even larger!"

"According to our detection, they possess at least 120 planetary-level Leviathans capable of faster-than-light combat!!!"

Zhou Qing's expression instantly turned serious: "120 seats? Are you sure you didn't misread it?"

"Absolutely true!" Trajan pulled up the reconnaissance data. "And their evolution rate is astonishing. Although almost all planetary Leviathans have shrunk by at least one-third in size, their outer armor has become much tougher."

What we could have destroyed as a planetary-level Leviathan with just two Titan battleships firing their main guns simultaneously, now requires at least two salvos!

Zhou Qing quickly scanned the data, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper. The swarm's evolutionary speed exceeded his expectations; it was clearly not a speed that evolution could achieve.

It was clear that the threat posed by the insect swarm was far greater than he had imagined...

It's likely that the so-called Great Devourer isn't the swarm's main consciousness or the swarm's size, nor is it the tiny entity he's seeing before him...

These insects must already possess this technology, but they haven't had the opportunity to use it before, so they haven't hardened their bodies to that extent.

Now, after the previous battles, these insect swarms felt it necessary to use this technology, and therefore mobilized a large amount of biomass.

"Trajan, if you were to continue leading the fleet in battle, how confident are you that you can hold off those insect swarms?"

Although Zhou Qing could analyze the data himself, he only received the data; the accurate analysis was still done by Trajan, who had fought against the Zerg swarm. His analysis was more precise.

"Reporting to the commander, I am about 20% confident that I can delay the enemy. At the same time, I am 80% certain that the enemy will be able to break through my defenses within a month!"

"This is the result I obtained at the cost of everyone's lives. The enemy's scale is simply too large. Since they have specifically strengthened their skin, their weapons must also be strengthened."

"One month is my most optimistic estimate."

Tula's face was extremely pale. As the commander of the Imperial Guard, he should not have said such a thing.

To say such a thing would undoubtedly be to abandon all dignity of the Imperial Guards.

But no matter how powerful the Censorate is, what can it do at the level of interstellar warfare?

In true large-scale fleet battles, warships are the main theme.

Although the Imperial Guard was powerful, they were merely some army units.

Chapter 238 Seeking Support from the Necromancers

Trajan's words made Zhou Qing realize the seriousness of the current situation.

Even with all the work being done around the clock, the War Month still needs at least six months to complete!

But Trajan just said that he could only hold out for a month with his life, and that was an optimistic estimate; it meant that the time might be even less than he imagined.

Zhou Qing's face turned extremely ugly, and he began to use his super brain to find a way to resolve this incident.

A solution appeared in his mind the next second.

Space Necromancer, he can seek the help of space necromancers!

The Necromancers were once the overlords of the galaxy. This galaxy does not belong entirely to humans; the Necromancers also have a place in the galaxy. With the arrival of the swarm, no one can escape.

Furthermore, given that the Necromancers possess faster-than-light travel capabilities and large planetary warships, seeking their assistance in the face of such a massive Zerg attack is undoubtedly the wisest choice.

"Tulajin, you mobilize your fleet and prepare for battle. You wait here, I'll go get you some reinforcements!"

With that, Zhou Qing hung up the communication with Tula and began communicating with the space necromancers.

Zhou Qing's communication went directly to Oberon, sending a chill down Oberon's spine as he was envisioning his dynasty's imminent awakening. He hurriedly answered the call.

"I'm here! Is there anything I can help you with?" After making the call, Oberon hurriedly tidied his appearance while also asking Zhou Qing what was wrong.

"Oberen, do you have the contact information for that Shadow Hand, Messofitt?"

“I need your help, but there is only one thing that you cannot help me with. I need the help of the Infinite Empire. Do you understand what I mean? This matter concerns the crisis and survival of the entire galaxy.”

"Yes, yes!" Oberyn quickly pulled up the communication code. "I'll connect you to Lord Shadowhand right away!"

The communication was quickly transferred, and Messofit's holographic projection appeared in front of Zhou Qing.

At this moment, he was in the Tri-Holy Council preparing to handle a whole host of matters, while also summoning all the Dharma Emperors of the Necromancer Dynasty to a meeting.

But when he saw Zhou Qing, he immediately put down his work.

"Commander, what has happened?" Messofit keenly sensed the urgency in Zhou Qing's expression.

"The main Zerg swarm is approaching, and its size far exceeds expectations." Zhou Qing transmitted the reconnaissance data directly. "We need support from the Infinite Empire."

Messofit quickly scanned the data, a hint of shock flashing in her mechanical eyes: "120 planetary-level Leviathans capable of faster-than-light combat? That's impossible!"

How could a swarm of insects of this size possibly appear at the edge of the galaxy? Has there been a breach in the defenses of our Infinite Empire?

Sophie followed with some disbelief, he couldn't believe that such a large swarm of insects could have quietly bypassed or broken through their defenses at the edge of the galaxy.

The Necromancers had known about the arrival of the Zerg swarm for a long time; in fact, the Zerg swarm that the Imperials were dealing with was just a small portion that had slipped through the Necromancers' defenses.

But now that this swarm of Zerg has appeared at the edge of the galaxy, does it mean that the Necromancers' defenses in space have been compromised?

"Commander, please wait a moment. I will contact the Infinite Empire fleet on the outer defense line of the galaxy and find out where this swarm of insectoids leaked in from!"

This is no longer just a matter of great importance to Zhou Qing; the Space Necromancer Empire also attaches great importance to this matter.

These almost insatiable swarms of insects would be a devastating blow to any life form in the galaxy, and it is essential to ensure that these creatures cannot continue to advance into the galaxy's interior.

Just as Messofite uttered those words, Zhou Qing keenly sensed the meaning behind them.

"Wait, did you just say that your Infinite Empire has a defensive line on the outer edge of the galaxy to stop these insect swarms?"