023 Let's take it one step at a time
"Are you sure you want to add me to the defense?"
Rewind the clock a little, and Enkidu asked Lindrick, who had come to communicate with him, questioning him like this.
Theoretically, Iron Hand would at least be "not very approving" about working with some kind of subspace creature like him, even if Enki behaved in many situations as communicative, predictable, and a little confusing about less important details.
In terms of the morale of the warband, apart from the modifications attached to themselves and the machinery that has been proven to be reliable, the Iron Hand does not believe so much in the power of external objects, let alone this power that cannot be explained by reason and logic. However, since there is a completely incomprehensible extradimensional terminal such as the "Angel Relic" summoned by Debit in front of him, it seems that it is not too unbearable to try to cooperate with a communicative subspace entity.
"There's nothing we can do." "We must be wary of the enemy's reserves that have not yet been put into battle. For us, it's a battle we can't lose. I'm well aware that your power should probably be used later, when our Genetic Fathers are able to fight the Demon Primordials again, but if we lose here, there's no 'afterward'. β
After a brief moment of thought, Enkidu replied, "...... It is also a reasonable judgment. I have no reason to refuse. If he ...... Forget it, he probably won't have much to say right now. β
Together, the two of them set their sights on the "tower" in the center of the defensive circle. There are so many structures and components in the essence of Ferus Manus that the rest of the world could not see where the analysis project had progressed.
Enkidu looked like he was about to say something, but then his movements paused briefly. The god-made weapon looked behind him to the outside of the line arranged by the Iron Hands, and Lindrick also followed the former's line of sight to move the observation camera together, and found that Debit had returned to the protective range of the position, ignoring the various weapons that were aimed at him openly or covertly, and only took care of himself to rip off the void suit that hindered his movement, revealing the clothes he was usually wearing that he was more accustomed to and more convenient to move around.
"Debit also asked me to support the next defensive battle." Enkidu simply threw down a simple explanation to Lindrick, and quickly approached the direction of his current master:
"Are you okay with that?" The emotion in his sentence is more confusion than worry, "Maybe it's okay now, the intersection of subspace and reality allows you to live 'ideally' without relying on life-sustaining equipment, but what happens when all this is over?" There is almost no atmosphere on Jerrick. β
Debit glanced up at Enkidu and said very honestly and very unexpectedly, "I didn't think about it. β
In fact, this matter is somewhat outrageous in Lindrick's eyes: how did Debit stuff himself into the void suit along with the coat he usually wears?
On the one hand, he felt that he should study the problem, and on the other hand, he felt that it was pointless to delve into it with a "person" who could summon "that kind of thing". After all, in comparison, the fact that "it doesn't matter if it's a sweater or something, how the hell did Debit stuff that coat with a long hem into the void suit" is not a big deal in nature.
"It's not something we have to think about right now." Debit's calm voice continued, and as he examined and adjusted the various "weapons" hidden in his coat, he continued, "The 'Angel Relic' must not stay in this universe for too long, or it will attract unnecessary attention. The sixteen minutes we said were coming to an end soon, and we had to rely on ourselves to hold this place until Ferus completed the entire project of the 'Spirit Fusion'. β
It was clear to everyone present that Lindrick, as the chief think tank of the warband, had also been involved in the framing and argumentation of the rituals - and in any case, in the final stage of the ritual, Ferus Manus had to expose the core of his essence in reality, thinking that he had installed "the parts that needed to be added". It would be the weakest and most vulnerable stage of his irrigation, in every sense of the word. That's why, when Gorgon, when he said he was going to perform the ritual directly on the battlefield so close to the enemy, Lindrick objected almost in response.
It's just a pity that the opposition is invalid. Then all they can do is stay in front of their genetic father before everything elseβeven if they need to deal with a fallen primordial.
In contrast to Lindrick, Enkidu clearly lacks the tragic tension that the sons of Gorgon can feel. After observing Debit's movements, the God-made weapon raised a question that was relevant to the status quo but obviously unimportant: "Why did you hide the armed belt in your coat?" Isn't there also a place to mount the Void Suit provided by the Iron Hand? β
Debit glanced up at him, his tone still calm: "I said, 'I didn't think about it'. β
- Debit, who was able to kill the native beast with a single dagger on Medusa, and was free to investigate in that cold, barren and dangerous land with little need for bodyguards, finally exposed the fact that "he was a complete layman":
Even though he was able to spend a year of preparation and successfully blow up Earth (although he was stopped by Rika Fujimaru at the last step), he still had no experience in actual combat in outer space.
ββ
While preparing for the ceremony, Ferrus was aware of what was happening around him.
Massive amounts of data flow into his perception from the various detection devices in his essence. While quickly dissecting the unknown source of the ancient relic generator, he also acquiesced to all the actions of his heirs around him. War is an art of rallying the crowd, and the art of rallying should clearly not be done entirely by a single commander. Even if he is temporarily unable to take direct command for other reasons, he should have confidence that his heirs will be able to accomplish the intended strategic objectives.
His mission was to put an end to what was happening to him as soon as possible, so that he could return to the battlefield to support him - and put an end to everything that had happened between Fogham and Ferus Manus, between the Emperor's Son and the Iron Hand.
Forever.
What is done will be done again, and what has been done will be done again. In the occult, this is not just a religious proverb. In the 10,000-year cyber war, Ferus was already very familiar with this, and he understood that the situation he was currently in was very unfavorable:
Even if he was able to deal with the occult influence of the "Legend of Jericho" in this battle, as stated by Rika Fujimaru, the "Legend of Medusa" as "a "breakthrough" to the point that Tzeentch is also a power and symbol of hope, so that he will not leave a pure death for anyone in his schemes, the most important obstacle in front of him is the "Legend of Istavan V."
The fact that "Fogram did kill Ferus Manus" reverberates persistently throughout the subspace. Even if he was able to successfully end the ritual and regain his combat power as quickly as possible, the trajectory of fate would undoubtedly push the whole thing to the end that had happened.
Ferus slowly retracted his thoughts: it was time to concentrate on how to properly embed this strange "generator" into his core.
If this doesn't work out, you don't have to think about it anymore.
Miwoo (six o'clock)
(End of chapter)