Chapter 503: The Minotaur in Holy Terra: Shadow of the Regent! (XI)
[You drove the Terminator power armor and followed the commander of the Imperial Guards, Trajan, out of the hive station. ]
[You slowly and steadily used various means to enter the secret passage known only to the Imperial Guards, and successfully walked into the outer palace complex of the Terra Imperial Palace.]
[As you stepped out of the passage, you subconsciously looked up and looked around. ]
[With the aid of the night vision of the helmet eyepiece, you can see a large area of ruined palace buildings that still bear traces of the siege in the extremely dim night light.]
[Even the numerous bomb craters on the walls and the melted holes left by powerful laser weapons can be vaguely seen.]
[Perhaps it was to commemorate the tragic battles of the past, or perhaps the imperial guards simply did not understand architectural theory, in any case, the palaces outside the imperial palace have never shown any signs of being repaired. ]
[At this moment, the commander of the Imperial Guards, Trajan, raised his hand and pointed the way without further explanation. He just turned his head and looked at you silently, then quickly turned around and walked forward.]
[Soon after, you, under the guidance of the other party, passed by the important relics left by the Imperial Fists in the Terra Palace.]
[It was a massive bone column inlaid with the hand bones of Astartes sacrificed by the Imperial Fists Chapter during the Siege of Terra.]
[You accidentally saw that at the ends of those pale hand bones, there were still strips of pure marks fluttering in the wind or prayer scriptures that had been weathered for a long time.]
[You and the commander of the Imperial Guards, Trajan, continue to move forward, passing by one ancient building after another.]
[Many times, you have to use some hidden passages to shorten the time you spend on the road. ]
[When you come out of the passage again, you find yourself near a large amphitheater.]
[And at the outermost edge of this ancient building, ten huge statues of the loyalist primarchs stood in the thin gray mist, looming.]
[At this moment, you looked through the helmet eyepiece and keenly noticed the other eleven broken stone platforms between the statues of the original body, with only the bases left.]
[These rebel primarchs who lost their statues have either died thousands of years ago or are hiding in the warp, occasionally coming out to stir up trouble.]
[At this moment, as the data flow in your mind slowly turns, you can't help but think of some familiar people and things, and you faintly let out an uncontrollable sigh. ]
[The human empire should have a brighter and more prosperous golden future under the leadership of the emperor. ]
[pity...]
[You shook your metal helmet slightly, completely abandoning those sentimental emotions.]
[You choose to continue walking deeper into the palace with the commander of the imperial guards, Trajan, who is silently waiting for you.]
[As time goes by, you can no longer tell exactly how much time has passed.]
[You only know that the sun rose and set twice, and the two of you kept walking towards the depths of the palace, passing by one ancient palace after another with unknown functions.]
[During this period, you suggested to the commander of the Imperial Guards, Trajan, to call for a vehicle, or simply let go and run. ]
[But your proposals were rejected by the other party in a cold tone. The reason given by Trajan was that any disrespect for the Emperor was prohibited in the Terra Palace.]
[Though you have no idea how the idea of saving time is blasphemous to the Emperor.]
[However, the anxiety and anticipation of meeting the Emperor quickly suppressed the unpleasant experience between the two parties.]
[After three days of long journey, the two of you finally arrived at the heart of Holy Terra, the center of the human empire, the Emperor's Sanctuary.]
[At this moment, you slightly raised your metal helmet and gazed through the eyepiece at the magnificent palace in front of you, which was extremely large and comparable to the masterpiece of a giant.]
[In fact, even if a real Primarch stood here now, his huge size, which far exceeds that of an Astartes, would be insignificant compared to the surrounding buildings.]
[The next moment, Trajan, the commander of the Imperial Guards, who was entering the Emperor's Sanctuary, paused for a moment.]
[He quickly sorted out his mentality, and his entire demeanor changed significantly, just like a power sword that had just been unsheathed.]
[It seems that the other party has once again become the leader of the Imperial Guards from a simple guide. ]
[You took a deep breath and drove the Terminator power armor slowly into it. ]
[Then, the first thing that comes into your eyepiece is a huge staircase of an extremely spectacular scale, and the countless steps seem to rely on the patterns of the steps themselves to gradually piece together a very impressive double-headed eagle pattern.]
[Then, at the bottom of the dimly lit huge staircase, three hundred fully armed imperial guards, holding flame-melting spears and tarsal shields, and wearing golden finely crafted power armor, stood firmly under the eagle flags.]
[At this moment, they stood on both sides like tall metal statues, not moving at all.]
[But you know for sure that once you do something blasphemous enough to defile the Emperor's Sanctuary or threaten the throne room, they will immediately show you their hidden terrifying fangs.]
[You subconsciously turned your gaze.]
[The commander of the imperial guards, Trajan, who was standing nearby, did not say a word.]
[He simply raised his hand to you and pointed to the throne room at the top of the huge staircase.]
[You shook your metal helmet towards the other party, then slowly drove the Terminator power armor to the bottom of the huge staircase, and began to climb up step by step towards the throne room.]
[When you finally reach the ancient door of the throne room, which is still closed.]
[You seem to be bearing an extremely huge pressure between your brows, which makes you frown, and one of your ceramic steel palms subconsciously supports the cold metal door. ]
[And your soul consciousness, which has been hidden in this strong body, seems to have clearly sensed the divine power that cannot be described in words, and has shifted the other party's focus, slowly focusing on you! ]
["…Daemons…Scions…Tools…Currency…Hope…Twenty-Two…Primarch…Horus…Thirteen…Terra…Eleven…Disappointment…War…Future…Chaos…"]
[At this moment, your ears are suddenly filled with unbearable psychic sounds like the friction between glass and metal.]
[And this terrifying sound wave, like a psychic tsunami, also seemed to contain the overlapping voices of countless humans! It was as if countless people were speaking to you at the same time! ]
[Then, something happened that made it even harder for you to concentrate.]
[The ancient imperial language, whose word order is extremely chaotic and even upside down, gradually occupied your entire mind, leaving you no time or opportunity to think! ]
["roar--"]
[You were in a daze, but with the last bit of your consciousness, you suddenly let out a deafening roar! ]
[You use all your strength to drive the Terminator power armor and push open the ancient and heavy metal door of the throne room! ]
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I couldn't resist the temptation in the middle of the night, braved the biting cold wind, rode my electric donkey to the cinema, and watched The Wandering Earth 2 at the last midnight show. For this, I can only say one word: awesome! This is the most awesome science fiction movie in China and even in the world!
Some of the plot props and concepts in it also gave me an illusion when I was writing a Warhammer novel.
For example, the United Nations slogan for humanity.
For example, in the last part of the plot, the heavy diving suit used by one of the protagonists for diving actually vaguely looks like a power armor, haha!
The reason why I was so excited was naturally that there was also an underwater plot in the subsequent plot of this book, so I guess there was some resonance between them.
But no matter what, the Chinese values shown in this movie are worthy of in-depth discussion, and are far more worthy of repeated chewing than American science fiction based on personal heroism.
(End of this chapter)