In the main observation room of the observatory, Talos held his hands behind his back and walked past corpses that completely resembled human beings. They all had the same pale and slightly purple skin, and the shape of some of their skulls was somewhat different from that of normal humans.
, and finally he stopped in front of a huge body that was highly deformed and had three arms.
"An aberration...Does Nathan Four already have a clan leader?"
Then, he shook his head and overturned the idea.
"If there was a clan leader, they wouldn't all stay in the observatory and form their own nest. It seems that this gene stealer clan is still in the initial stage of development."
Behind him, there were more than sixty soldiers standing in dark blue armor. They were all as motionless as sculptures.
At this time, a soldier who was tinkering with the console not far away came over.
"Company Commander, the retrieval of personnel data is completed."
Talos took the data pad and scratched it carefully for a while.
"Well...it seems like this is the case. Fortunately, it was discovered in time."
At this time, the door to the observation room opened, and the soldier carrying Natasha walked in. Some soldiers turned to look at him.
"Company Commander, bring the target."
"Ah, don't leave it alone, we will take it back later."
Talos waved his hand to stop the other party from throwing the prisoners to the ground, then turned around and walked past the warriors.
"You are not lucky. The expedition has ended when the transformation is completed. You can only use these things to practice. But don't underestimate these things. Gene Stealers, this is only their fourth generation form. When they are born
When the fifth generation of pure blood reaches its peak, it will transform from the most brilliant pretender to the deadliest hunter. Don't think that you are the real midnight hunters. As you are now, when you encounter them, it is really not certain who will hunt who.
This time I just let you get to know them. Next time... maybe it will be a real hunt. If you are not careful, you will become the prey. Everyone should pay attention to it."
After saying that, he clapped his hands.
"Okay, we don't have anything to do here. The security personnel of the orbital station will come to deal with it later. Let's evacuate."
When Natasha woke up again, she found herself hanging in mid-air, which made her instinctively want to curl up, but her hands and feet were restrained - and she found that her hands that should be broken were unknown.
was reconnected.
At this moment, she was tied to a shelf, surrounded by a lot of instruments, with tubes stuck in her flesh, and the clothes on her body were long gone. In short, she was naked, which also meant that all her private physiological structures were missing.
be fully demonstrated.
The strong shame made her close her eyes.
Suddenly, the lights came on, and then there were footsteps.
"...Boys, the Genestealer can be said to be the most unique alien threat to the Empire. It has both alien characteristics and human body. This infection comes from mature individuals that have already been completely alienated.
A genetic virus implanted in a normal human body, the gene stealer's reproduction cycle is very unique. Their first generation is a complete alien, which is the most common thing in the hulk, and starting from the second generation,
There will be a special species of the parasitized race, but there is not much difference in essence, but the third generation is completely different. They begin to appear significantly similar to the parasitic race, and they will learn the culture of that race and use the weapons of that race, but they are still
It is easier to identify, but in the fourth generation, the situation is completely different. Although the Adeptus Mechanicus has always emphasized the perfection and sanctity of human genes and has always been unwilling to admit this, the fact is right in front of us. The bloodline of humans and aliens has formed.
An uneasy bond, a compatibility that defies all logic, produces an end result that has the best of both worlds, until the fifth generation, when they suddenly return to their ancestors and become the same pure aliens as the first generation.
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Natasha opened her eyes and saw the giants in armor, the nightmares who slaughtered her relatives.
And she didn't understand what the other person said at all.
"Monsters! You monsters!"
Natasha cursed, and the leader turned around, glanced at her, and then said in a teasing tone:
"The most hidden thing about this race is that before their group grows enough to form a patriarch, they don't even realize what they are. They will firmly believe that they are a member of the human race. This is like a kind of collective hypnosis.
They will self-correct their twisted pathological beliefs and kinship relationships. In fact, the inbreeding within the gene stealer group is very obvious. As for the family we eliminated, according to the analysis results of Pharmacist Valier, its genome sequence came from
There are four pairs of paternal and maternal genes, and even these four pairs of genes are obviously related... This also makes the gene stealer group highly concealed and highly closed."
"What Genestealers! What nonsense are you monsters talking about! The Emperor will punish you! He will send his angels to destroy you! The Astral Knights will destroy you!"
But the other party didn't care what she said, and suddenly stretched out her finger, causing Natasha to turn her face away in shame and anger.
"It is known that gene stealers are not mammals, but they still retain lactation organs, which shows that they have the instinct to disguise themselves at the genetic level, and even retain the human reproductive system. This may also prove from the side that the gene stealers'
Starting from the third generation, genetic contamination will change its method. It will no longer be a simple virus implantation, but a more covert individual will be born through peace with normal humans. However, this is not without accidents, because this individual,
Her paternal and maternal lines are both fourth generation. It stands to reason that she should be a pure-blooded alien, but she is not. Instead, she has gone one step further on the basis of the fourth generation, and her concealment has become even more powerful, and she even has four consecutive powers.
It is a relatively rare hair to be transplanted. Please tell me about the specific technology, Valier."
At this time, another giant wearing white armor also came over.
Natasha noticed this monster. One of his eyes was covered by a blue crystal lens with a silver metal edge. Behind his armor, there was an extra limb made of metal bones and artificial muscle cables. On top of it were some that made her
Things that felt scary, circular saws, cutting knives, sharp tweezers, while a belt filled with empty liquid jars hung from his chest, colliding with each other as he moved.
Then his robotic arm reached forward, and a string of needles suddenly stretched out. When the needle was inserted into Natasha's chest, she just frowned - even if she died, she didn't want to show weakness in front of these monsters.
"...According to my inspection and inference, the birth of such special individuals as gene stealers may come from a kind of group consciousness. Based on past research on their ethnic groups, we may be able to draw a bold conclusion. Generally speaking, according to the more common
According to my opinion, there is a high probability that the Genestealer tribe was promoted from an ordinary pure-blooded alien, but this group obviously does not have this condition. When they escaped from the neighboring star sector, they only had fragile third- and fourth-generation species.
In the absence of high-level guidance such as patriarchs and bishops, they do not know how to reconstruct their tribe, so everything can only be left to their genetic instinct and group consciousness, and this individual is their purpose to breed the patriarch or more.
Born for the leader of a special ethnic group - the first pure-blooded species she gave birth to. Unsurprisingly, she will be the leader of this ethnic group in the future. This is why the hidden genetic characteristics are so highlighted. If it is not inspected by professional equipment, it is basically impossible to detect it.