Chapter 697 07.696: “What are you looking for in finding heretics?”

Underground of the central hive cluster.

Before the ancient alien civilization fell asleep, the underground world here had already been divided into compartments according to the unique style of their ethnic culture.

The internal structure here is intricate and the passages are winding, like a huge maze.

Deadly traps are hidden in every corner and may take your life at any time.

Ratti chose one of the tombs as a secret research location.

The mechanical servants she brought with her were all lost during the exploration.

In desperation, she had to ask the Castellan mechas and the “unmanned” combat suits with built-in cultivation wetware as helpers to capture some lone rebel soldiers, and then remove their brains on the spot and transform them into mechas.

However, these makeshift creations were not as beautiful and detailed as the attendants and servitors she had made.

After ensuring that her research could continue, she worked day and night to study the text recorded at the base of the ancient obelisk.

Her brows were furrowed, her eyes focused, and her red prosthetic eye scanned the stone slab in front of her up and down, carefully comparing the mysterious words engraved on it with her own database records, trying to analyze and infer the meaning of these words.

Thei walked lightly in the underground tombs that seemed to have no end.

She was agile and light, and each step she took was as light as possible. The riding boots with built-in steel plates on the soles of her feet stepped lightly on the ground, making only faint sounds.

The fair jade neck turned slightly, and the cyan eyes looked sharp, like a falcon in the night sky, scanning the surroundings vigilantly, with a highly tense mind.

Those slender hands tightly grasped the empire’s most violent individual weapon – the plasma launcher, ready to deal with visible and invisible dangers that might come from under their feet at any time.

Click.

Some beetles emitting a faint green glow crawled quickly past her feet. These wonderful little things moved quickly and agilely, appearing from nowhere and crawling everywhere.

Thei watched, but did not immediately catch one to study.

She knew very well that in this underground tomb constructed by the undead, the potential dangers were far beyond her imagination. Even though she was an agent of the God-Emperor who had undergone surgery to strengthen himself, she did not dare to take risks easily.

At this moment, she could only rely on five experienced and skilled Black Shield Astartes to slowly carry out the investigation.

Although studying the purpose of the underground structure and the text on it was Lati’s main task, Thei still discovered some signs that could pose a threat to the human empire.

According to the information she currently has, these heretics are wreaking havoc on the underground structure, using the most violent means to destroy the base of the tomb, causing many chambers to collapse one after another.

“According to our scattered reconnaissance in the past few days, the heretic forces were looking for something while destroying the entire obelisk array. At the same time, we also found traces of the Ash Traitors.” Brother Leonas, captain of the Death Watch Black Shield, reported behind Thei.

They stood behind Thei like a wall, exuding a terrifying and murderous aura, but in this environment, it made people feel safe.

But among the death watch following her, there was one person missing—the “priest” wearing a skull helmet and emitting a cold force field.

But the other members seemed to be accustomed to this and were not anxious or distracted by the whereabouts of their companions. They continued to perform their duties with concentration.

“Ashe Traitors… you mean… the Thousand Sons?” Thei asked without turning his head.

“These blue mists are undoubtedly their masterpiece.”

Brother Leonus reached out his hand to touch a wisp of mist, and the moment he felt it, he squeezed it hard, as if he wanted to crush it. “Brother Albion will bring us the results of the investigation. He is an excellent Death Watch, but he is also an expert in dealing with traitors.”

Brother Leonus had just finished speaking.

Crack! As a point on the top of the upper part collapsed, the remains of the upper structure rolled down in front of Thei. She looked closely and found that there were metal skeletons buried in these stone pillars.

She squatted down, reached out her hand curiously, pinched the jaw of a robot that fell out of the coffin in the tomb, and carefully observed its features.

“Necrons.”

The learned Brother Lionas obviously recognized these rare and mysterious aliens. He said in a low and calm voice, “The mysterious and ancient aliens once tried to fight for the dominance of the galaxy, but they were still a group of losers in the end and were suppressed by another group of aliens.”

As he spoke, he gently kicked another silver mechanical body that fell out of the coffin.

The mechanical body did not react at all. It was not activated and lay there lifeless like a puppet with its strings disconnected, posing no threat.

Gada gada gada.

Thei looked up and saw that the little beetles emitting green light were gathering more and more.

Just when she thought the beetles were going to attack her, she was surprised to find that the beetles picked up the scattered stones and began to repair the collapsed gap in an orderly manner.

Thei was quick-witted and quick-handed. He quickly bent down and caught a beetle the size of a palm.

She took the beetle in her hands and turned it over carefully.

The beetle’s several limbs were all made of unknown metal structures, and above the energy source in the middle, a dark green light emitted the unique emblem of the Necrons.

狎！
Just as she was concentrating on observing the beetle, the beetle she caught suddenly spread its sharp limbs and grabbed towards her face at an extremely fast speed.

Snap! Thei reacted quickly and immediately let go of the beetle, which fell to the ground.

She stepped on the beetle without hesitation, crushing it into pieces.

Sizzling——sizzling——

“What a boring construct.” Thei shook his head and snorted in displeasure.

Gada gada.

At this time, the crisp crawling sound was everywhere, adding a different kind of vitality to this lifeless and dark tomb.

Various rattling sounds came together, and Thei caught a glimpse of a baboon-like shadow in the dark corner in the distance, which flashed by with the noise.

She immediately turned her head and quickly picked up the light in her hand to shine it.

However, there was nothing there except a group of hardworking but boring mechanical beetles crawling out.

“Let’s keep going. I hope Brother Albion has found out where the traitor is digging now.” Thei frowned and said, his voice echoing in the empty tomb.

She didn’t plan to stay here for too long; there was nothing she wanted here.

“What are we looking for, Inquisitor?” asked Brother Pirus with long bone spurs. They had been following the young Inquisitor aimlessly among the tombs for a long time, and he wanted to know the Inquisitor’s purpose.

Thei snorted coldly.

“Looking for what the heretics are looking for.”

She answered Brother Pirus’ question concisely, with a depth in her eyes that others could not see, as if she wanted to uncover all the secrets hidden in the darkness.

(End of this chapter)