It was waiting.
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“Then we blind it,” Aldric said.
But for every thrall they killed, two more rose from the crystal formations. The spires themselves bled fluid, and from that fluid, new bodies coalesced.
Zephyr voxed the team. “I’ve found the throne. But it’s not a device. It’s a xenos species. A parasitic intelligence that uses human neural tissue as processing nodes. The ‘Mark of the Xenos’ isn’t a mutation. It’s a recruitment .” Warhammer 40K - Deathwatch - Mark Of The Xenos.pdf
“They’re learning,” Vorek said, his voice calm even as a shard lodged in his chest. “The neural matrix is updating their combat protocols in real time.”
It worked. The thralls dropped mid-stride, their cerulean veins flickering. Karn carved through the remaining dozens like scythes through wheat. It was waiting
They crashed into the thrall horde like a meteor. Karn’s claws bisected three at once. Xavian’s chainsword whined as it chewed through crystal-ribcages. Vorek’s bionic arm transformed into a melta-cutter, vaporising thralls in white-hot arcs.