Chapter 709 Attack and Defense

[Time: -75.02.54]

"So, this is the truth?"

Guilliman stared at the senior technician in front of him, who nodded awkwardly.

"Yes, sir, I followed your instructions and monitored the Word Bearers' network, and the result was... regrettable."

"They are uploading some code to the Calth network... Can you figure out the purpose of those codes?"

"I'm afraid it won't be possible in a short time, and... those codes..."

The senior technician hesitated.

"The characteristics of those codes are very strange. We have tried our best to control their range, but they seem to be able to pass through our defenses. The Mechanicus is a little worried about this. But so far, these have not had any effect. Maybe this is just some kind of program code unique to the Word Bearers? But I hope they can notify us in advance."

After hearing the report from the senior technician, Guilliman fell silent. Although he did not believe Duanmu Huai's warning completely, Guilliman has always been prepared for the worst. Therefore, he monitored the port through which the Word Bearers accessed the Calth network on the grounds of "focusing on the communication lines of the Word Bearers to avoid failures in this large-scale military exercise."

This is actually normal. After all, such a large-scale military mobilization will inevitably bring about data traffic that cannot be estimated. In this case, it is not surprising to coordinate and pay attention to the communication lines of the two armies to avoid problems. So the senior technicians also did as Guilliman instructed.

But now, the news he brought cannot reassure Guilliman. After all, Duanmu Huai once warned him that the Word Bearers would paralyze the military network of Calth through some means. As of now...

Unfortunately, he may be right.

"Can the Mechanicus handle this problem?"

"For now? Sorry, the Mechanicus does not regard it as a priority, but only considers it as data redundancy caused by large-scale military mobilization. And... we seem to lack the means to fight it."

"I'm sorry to interrupt you two."

At this moment, a soft voice suddenly came, and Guilliman turned his head and saw a girl standing up and coming to Guilliman.

"The Inquisitor has instructed that if you encounter problems with network data, I can provide a certain degree of technical support on behalf of the Inquisition."

"You mean you can solve this problem?"

"If you allow me, I can try."

"Well............"

Guilliman looked at the girl, then at the senior technician, who was staring at the girl curiously.

"Sir, she is............"

"As you heard, do you think it's okay?"

"I'm not sure."

The senior technician shook his head, and the mechanical tentacles behind him danced slightly.

"Sorry, in my personal opinion, I don't think this mortal girl can have any impact on the network failure in Calth. Even with the full support of the Mechanicus, we can't......"

"So, you can't complete it in a short time, right?"

"Sorry, that's right."

"Then Miss Lumiel."

Guilliman didn't say anything more, but turned his head to look at the girl.

"Are you sure you are sure?"

"I can try, but I can't say I'm sure."

Lumil's answer was also very cautious.

"Of course, if you refuse my assistance for reasons of information data security, the Inquisition can understand."

"Then may I ask what you have planned?"

"According to the Inquisitor, these...electronic demons are difficult to completely eliminate, so personally, I can lure those virus programs to some relatively safe data spaces, block and eliminate them, and at the same time deflect the information transmission data network channel, so that all the codes uploaded by the Word Bearers can be transferred to the designated location."

"Okay, then let you try."

Guilliman thought for a moment and nodded.

"What do you need?"

"I need a terminal."

"No problem."

Guilliman looked up and looked at the senior technician.

"I remember there is a replaced Thinker, right?"

"Yes."

"Let her use that."

"Yes, sir."

Although the senior technician did not think that a mortal girl could handle this level of trouble, after all, even the Mechanicus pilots would find it difficult to solve the problem under such circumstances. But since Guilliman gave the order, he had no choice but to execute it.

Soon, the group arrived at a warehouse in the Coss Space Station, where the Thinker terminal that had been replaced before was placed. The senior technician stepped forward and first connected his neural network. After all, no matter what the girl wanted to do, he had to monitor her every move. This was the core of the entire military network. Although the senior technician did not think that a mortal could react in this vast data stream, he still remained calm and did his job according to his duties.

Then, the senior technician saw the girl who looked only in her teens reach out and put it on the terminal.

What's the use of this?

Seeing this scene, the senior technician shook his head inwardly. This primitive input method can only be used to read and search data. A real servo technician should synchronize his thinking with the network, and then... How is this possible? ! ?

However, the next moment, the senior technician's eyes widened in surprise. Through the center of the thinking network, he saw a scene that he could not imagine at all!

The girl's hands began to glow, and then strips of light emerged from her fingertips and penetrated deep into the terminal. Then, the senior technician saw an unimaginable scene - the intertwined information and codes in the thinking space all surrendered to the brilliance of the girl at this moment. They were like the courtiers of the king, completely obeying The will of a girl.

What is this power?

The senior technician widened his prosthetic eyes and stared at the incredible scene in front of him.

Those data, information, and codes are not passively searched and read, but are actively transferred within the girl's will. The vast data flow was like a stream in the girl's hands, and she could easily swing it, control it, and direct it like an arm.

"What happened? What happened? What did she do?"

Guilliman naturally noticed the expression of the senior technician and hurriedly asked, but the latter looked ecstatic.

"God of all machines, sir, you can't even imagine what I saw! This is a miracle! This is a miracle of the God of all machines! Praise the God of all machines! Praise Omnisiah! She is all machines The incarnation of God!"

"???"

Guilliman looked at the senior technician in surprise, but at the same time, Lumière also started to take action.

"I have found it."

Then, she spoke.

"found it?"

"Yeah, that's not scrap code, or some kind of virus program, that's a word."

“Just a word???”

Hearing Lumière's answer, Guilliman frowned.

"You mean, one word makes the entire thinking network redundant?"

"That's not an ordinary word..."

Lumiere calmed down and recalled what Duanmu Huai told her about electronic demons - not harmful codes or virus data, they were just eight words composed of letters.

Eight names.

Eightfold name.

Once these eight names are fully entered, they will begin to absorb the thinking of the electronic network and grow, revealing their true colors.

They corrode, they infest, they are indelible.

sacred numbers.

Eight times eight times eight raised to the eighth power…………

"I'm doing a data transfer."

Lumiere explained again, and the senior technician next to him also nodded. At this moment, he no longer meant to guide or monitor at all. It was more like he was admiring a work of art, watching the torrent of data. The girl's hands were as gentle as weaving, weaving to form a flawless mechanical network.

"Why?"

However, just as Lumière transferred the last word, her expression suddenly changed slightly. At this moment, Lumière felt that when the eight words uploaded from the Word Bearers base appeared in a data space at the same time, they suddenly began to multiply like a virus, expanding at a completely unimaginable speed...

"Cut off the physical connection, quick!"

Just as Lumière's scream appeared, the mechanical tentacles behind the senior technician suddenly shot out, and the laser blade flashed past, directly cutting off the cable of the meditator's terminal. However, immediately afterwards, a shocking scene happened. .

The moment the senior technician cut off the cable, accompanied by a shrill scream, everyone saw that on the screen of the meditator's terminal, the characters that were originally shining with codes and data suddenly began to twist and rotate, and in the blink of an eye they turned into a whole body. A pink monster with a terrifying shape, it stared at Guilliman and the others with wide eyes, and the next moment, it suddenly jumped out of the screen and rushed towards Lumière!

"——————!"

Guilliman didn't know what was going on, but he subconsciously took a step forward, pulled out the sword from his waist and slashed at the monster. The sword blade cut the monster into two pieces, and then the monster suddenly expanded and exploded into a pool of blood, spraying on the surrounding walls.

"……………………"

There was deathly silence in the whole room, and even Lumière was stunned and stunned. Although she did hear something about electronic demons from Duanmu Huai, this was too unexpected for her.

"...What kind of trick is this?"

Guilliman looked at his blood-stained sword. He couldn't believe what he had just seen. A monster emerged from the cogitator's screen and attacked them, although his rational mind wanted to think that This is just an illusion, this is just an illusion, but the blood sprayed around and the touch from the sword blade clearly deny this. He could even smell the scent of the monster, the dark nightmare, the eternal stench of the warp.

"What kind of trick is this?"

Guilliman turned his head and looked at Lumière, who also shook his head.

"Sorry, I don't know the details. Only the Inquisitor...maybe able to explain it to you."

"I see."

Guilliman took a deep breath, and the strong bloody smell made him feel a little uncomfortable. But this also reminded him once again that everything that happened in front of him just now was not an illusion.

But reality.

"So, has the threat been lifted?"

"For the time being, but the opponent's strength is obviously beyond expectations. Perhaps we should completely cut off their communication lines."

"I understand."

Guilliman nodded, and then looked at the senior technician.

"Immediately cut off the communication line of the Word Bearers base, and say that there is a fault inside our network. A large-scale overhaul is currently underway. And... ..."

Guilliman paused here.

"Order the 14th Company to go to the outskirts of the Word Bearers base and wait for my further orders."

Malicious premise.

Guilliman never wanted to think about these things. He still believed that all this was just a misunderstanding. Perhaps Lorgar himself did not know all this, and it was all arbitrary by his men. But Guilliman's reason told him that this did not make sense. In any case, he was the master of the five hundred worlds, and he must be responsible for the world under his jurisdiction.

At least for now, everything they encountered indicates that the Word Bearers do not have good intentions.

But what should Guilliman do?

He could not fire the first shot. Even if Guilliman ordered it, the Ultramarines below would not agree. They had never expected that the Astartes would point their guns at them. This order was absolutely incomprehensible to them. Guilliman understood this, just like him, he had never thought that one day he would point his weapon at Lorgar, his brother. Although Guilliman admitted that he sometimes felt that Lorgar was a little childish and overly fanatical, he still thought that the two were brothers.

But... Lorgar didn't seem to think so.

Walking back to the command room, noticing the surprised expressions of others, Guilliman realized that the blood on his face had not been wiped off.

"Sir? What happened?"

"Something happened."

Facing the inquiries of his subordinates, Guilliman frowned and shook his head, and then he asked.

"Any news about the First Company and the Bell Tower?"