After reading the whole story, Kayon took a deep breath. This matter was more complicated than he expected.
"What is that golden statue? Is it worth doing this?"
Amnak stared at him and said softly:
"Tell you will you let me go?"
"Won't."
"You are still so direct."
"To be honest, Amnak, even if I let you go, do you think you can escape? If I guess correctly, the target of those Slaanesh demons is not the hulk at all, but you. Your master has discovered that you are still alive.
Yes, it used its supreme power to tear apart a subspace node inside the hulk and sent its killers to look for you."
The demon froze in place, not sure whether he was thinking or because of fear.
"To be honest, if you can show some of your own value, then I can still find a way to keep you temporarily. You can also choose not to believe it."
Amnak didn't think for long, and then whispered:
"It's hard for me to explain clearly. That existence... You should have heard its name, McPhetlan. I exchanged a secret with it for a method that would allow me to exist forever in the physical world."
"McPhetlan the Deceiver? That C'tan? Isn't it still in fragments?"
Kayon frowned.
"What exactly?"
Amnak didn't answer, just stared at Kayon.
Then, Qianzi nodded in sudden realization.
"Indeed, after you have said so much, I should also express something. Let me tell you bluntly, I can't save you. If you don't want to be captured by your master, there is only one person who can help you."
"who?"
"The person in front of you."
"The Cursed Child?"
"He is not the cursed child you call him. The situation is more complicated, but the only thing you need to know is that if you want to continue to exist, only he can help you."
Amnak moved his steps hesitantly, then shook his head.
"Kayon, how do I know you are not cheating on me?"
"It's not necessary, because if I don't speak, then you don't have to wait to be caught by Slaanesh, he can destroy you."
The betrayed Slaanesh demon looked at Khayon, and after a long silence, he hissed:
"Okay, I believe you, so what else do you want to know?"
"What did you deal with the fraudster?"
"One... way to become a god is not to be a god in the subspace, because I know that the master will eventually discover everything I have done, and it will not let me go, so I must become a god in the physical world.
, then I will completely get rid of the master's constraints."
It turns out that the final step of Amnak's plan is to have all his believers perform a large-scale suicide ritual. At that time, their disembodied souls will flow into each statue, and Amnak will use this to become someone in one fell swoop.
An eternal entity, in other words, a monkey version of the Star God.
But even the monkey version is enough to free him from the control of his former master forever. This is Amnak's plan to ascend to the gods.
"this......."
After listening to this, Kayon vaguely seemed to have captured something.
"It feels a bit familiar..."
Thinking, he looked at Amnak.
"Those statues are not just gold, are they?"
"Well, they all contain trace amounts of metal stripped off the original statue, measured in grams."
"What did the original statue consist of?"
"The fraudster told me that what is sealed in the statue is a fragment of a star god named Ogdriada."
"Star God Fragments!?"
Kayon blinked, realizing where this feeling of familiarity came from, and at the same time, it also gave rise to some terrible conjecture in his mind.
"How does it work?"
"Star Gods feed on life energy, which includes souls and even subspace creations... As long as there is enough energy, even if there is a small fragment left, they can slowly repair themselves...
....But on the other hand, the consciousness of the Star God is not born innately, but continuously develops from primitive instincts in the process of acquired formation. Once the body is broken, the will attached to the fragments will be greatly weakened.
Weakened, at this time, as long as you find a way to erase the imprint of consciousness on the fragment, then the fragment it proliferates will also be an unconscious blank, and you can transfer your own consciousness into it. The whole process is actually equivalent to simulating the rapid growth of a star god.
"
As he said this, Amnak suddenly changed the subject.
"But during the execution process, I discovered that there are many risks and flaws. In particular, the consciousness of the Star God is actually more powerful than imagined. The consciousness in the fragments cannot be completely erased, so that consciousness will be generated during the fusion.
There is a possibility of mutual erosion and overlap. Just like the me now, there is a clear difference between me and the me in the past. I am very clear about this... Even if the final step is achieved, I am still not me. In fact, it is an unknown
, but I have no way out, no matter how great the risk is, I can only take a chance, and before sublimation, I must disperse my self-awareness, which also makes my strength very weak before the last moment."
"First disperse and then aggregate..."
Kayon thought for a while and suddenly said something.
"Can you use the power of the Star God before this happens?"
Amnak shook his head.
"No, I can only store my consciousness in it."
"It seems to have been slightly improved..."
After Kayon muttered to himself, he asked again.
"What's the secret of your deal with the fraudster? Isn't it easy to get such technology?"
"This...it doesn't matter now. I accidentally discovered it when I attacked the Terra Palace. It was the powerful wizard named Malcador in the Human Empire. He did not really die, but hid in some way.
After passing the eyes of the gods, in fact, this secret was not provided by me on my own initiative, but was chosen by the fraudster himself."
Kayon suddenly fell silent.
He clasped his hands behind his back and stood motionless, not knowing what he was thinking.
But since there is no concept of time in the conscious world, it is impossible to estimate how long he has stayed like this.
Finally, with a long breath, Kayon raised his head.
"You will do as I say later, but you must promise me that you will never tell Soshyan about this matter, and the same thing about you and the fraudster."
"Child of the Curse! Embrace your own death!"
In the dark hall filled with the sound of gunfire, a nest master with a big demon head sprouted, roaring and pounced on him again.
Soshyan held the sword in both hands, ready to meet the opponent without fear.
At this time, Kayon's voice sounded in his ears again.
"Don't use the gray marrow. Remember to take off the statue on its neck later. Do it quickly and don't let people around you see it."
After Kayon finished speaking, the nest master had already pounced on him, but his movements were surprisingly clumsy.
It's as if the head is deliberately brought up.
Although Soshiyang was confused, his movements were not slow at all. He raised his hand and dropped his sword, instantly decapitating the demon. Then before the opponent's body fell, he reached out and grabbed the statue and pulled it off violently.
The moment the statue was pulled off, it turned into a golden ring and was put on Soshyan's left thumb. The whole process was so fast that no one noticed at all.
As the body of the nest master fell to the ground and died, all its corrupted offspring seemed to have lost their power. They either trembled on the spot or fled in panic, and were quickly cleaned up by the Space Marines.
However, Soshyan did not relax his vigilance, still holding the sword, and cast his gaze on the twisted statue.
Under the statue, there are five huge metal boxes, each one the size of an adult.
This is the "treasure" the devil mentioned before.
"Mark, take these away right now!"
As soon as Soshiyang gave the order, he heard a loud noise, and the dome of the hall was suddenly blasted open. A bunch of figures in yellow armor jumped down from a high place with jetpacks and went straight to the iron boxes.