Just as Li Feng was single-handedly cutting through the Death Guard, seven in and seven out, he suddenly stepped on something strange.
The next second, he was teleported to a pitch-black place, surrounded by peculiar instruments flashing with strange green lights.
A cold metal hand pulled him up, and a silver skeleton appeared before Li Feng:
"Wow! A living Higher Dimensional Being! How fascinating!"
At this moment, Li Feng saw a familiar figure standing next to the silver skeleton.
It was Belisarius Cawl, looking surprised.
Cawl exclaimed in astonishment:
"omnissiah!"
...A few minutes earlier, underground Cadia, Blackstone Ruins.
During the The Thirteenth Black Crusade, Cadia became a fiercely contested focal point between the Imperium and Chaos.
Belisarius Cawl, alone, secretly came here to conduct his research in the Blackstone Ruins beneath Cadia.
Initially, everything went smoothly.
The continuous victories on the surface battlefield gave Cawl ample time for his slow research.
But when he learned that Abaddon intended to smash Cadia with the Blackstone Fortress, and Imperial Army forces were systematically evacuating the surface, Cawl understood why Chaos valued Cadia so highly.
The answer seemed to be hidden within the mysterious blackstone obelisks on Cadia.
However, despite Cawl's superhuman technology and wisdom, his research progressed slowly.
Just as Cawl was about to contact the Adeptus Mechanicus Guard accompanying Li Feng above ground to arrange a massive relocation of the entire Cadia underground, a peculiar fellow appeared behind Cawl.
Cawl felt the movement behind him, immediately raised his gear-axe, turned, and swung at the strange silver skeleton behind him...
"No, no, no!"
The mysterious visitor immediately raised his hand, stopping Cawl's attack.
Cawl looked at the mysterious visitor before him and asked cautiously:
"Who are you?"
Seeing that the other party had stopped, the mysterious visitor put his hands behind his back and walked up to Cawl like a leader, observing the blackstone obelisks Cawl was studying.
"These things are the creations of my people and me.
Shouldn't you at least inform us if you're going to study them?"
Looking at the silver skeleton speaking human language, Cawl asked cautiously:
"You haven't answered my question."
Seeing that Cawl was still ready to strike him with his axe at any moment, the mysterious visitor explained:
"I am Trazyn the Infinite, the Tomb Plunderer, temporary custodian of ownerless things, redefiner of 'ownerless things,' the Collector... and the voluntary protector of the The Galaxy / Milky Way's history, artifacts, and events."
Cawl put away his axe and then asked:
"So... what is your objective?"
Trazyn extended his finger, signaling Cawl to wait a moment...
At this moment, a transparent cube glowing with white light floated in the air, and then... suddenly, a living person fell out of the white magic.
It was Li Feng, who had just stepped on Trazyn's "teleportation landmine"...
Seeing Cawl, Li Feng was utterly bewildered.
He had received news that Cawl had secretly come to the planet to research some Blackstone creations, so Li Feng hadn't paid much attention, as the battle was going smoothly.
"Cawl? Is that you? Did you bring me here?"
Li Feng asked, but it wasn't the bewildered Cawl who answered him, but the metal skeleton before him:
"No, it was I.
There are some things only you can do, if you wish to save this planet."
Looking at the metal skeleton before him, Li Feng roughly guessed who the other party was... "The King of Figurines? Trazyn?"
Hearing Li Feng's title for him, Trazyn reached out and pinched his alloy chin, nodding:
"So, this is what you Higher Dimensional Beings call me?
Interesting... 'King of Figurines,' very interesting... But what is a figurine?"
Trazyn slowly paced, wandering among the instruments that glowed with green light.
His silver metal shell reflected eerie light, making it difficult to discern whether he was friend or foe.
"The destruction of Cadia, for us, would be a terrible disaster," Trazyn said coldly, "If it falls, the Eye of Terror will tear apart the The Galaxy / Milky Way, and the tendrils of Chaos will spread even more wildly.
This is not just trouble for you humans, but also an unacceptable threat to my collection.
Do you understand?"
Li Feng frowned, sizing up the "King of Figurines" before him.
The other party's phrase: "Do you understand?" completely threw Li Feng off.
"You, an ancient cosmic race... where did you learn Shanghainese?"
Hearing Li Feng's words, Trazyn began to rummage through his cloak, then pulled out a white ID card, which he had obtained while traveling on Earth at the time, with a "310" prefix...
"I am a Shanghainese... I even volunteered at the World Expo back then."
Although Trazyn appeared friendly, everyone knew that this old man's motives were always unfathomable.
"Are you saying you want me to repair the blackstone obelisks and turn them into a planetary shield?" Li Feng asked tentatively.
Trazyn nodded:
"Exactly.
These blackstone obelisks are not merely barriers to the Warp; their true purpose is to regulate and guide energy.
As long as you can activate them, you can transform them into a powerful shield array to protect this planet from the impact of the Blackstone Fortress."
Upon hearing this, Cawl's eyes flickered with mechanical red light, his logic circuits rapidly calculating whether Trazyn's proposal was feasible.
He calmly asked:
"If we do as you say and activate these obelisks, will it cause other uncontrollable consequences?"
Trazyn revealed a subtle "smile"; although he had no mouth, his gaze hinted at a playful amusement:
"All great choices come with risks, do they not?
But rest assured, I will help you.
After all, if this planet is destroyed, I'll have nothing left to collect."
"Easier said than done," Li Feng stared at Trazyn distrustfully, "What if we fail?"
"Then you will merely be another failed story, and I will add a tragic chapter to history."
Trazyn's tone was calm, yet it carried an unsettling sense of humor.
Cawl was now observing the green-glowing device Trazyn carried with him.
He realized that if Trazyn was telling the truth, repairing the obelisks indeed had the potential to change the fate of Cadia and the The Galaxy / Milky Way.
"We need time," Cawl said, "and more data to ensure success."
Trazyn waved his hand lightly, as if he didn't need Cawl at all:
"I don't need you, you gear-headed brute; I need him!"
Trazyn turned to face Li Feng, his tone suddenly becoming serious:
"As for you, I know your power doesn't just come from your body.
You are a 'Higher Dimensional Being,' one who can break conventions, a true 'Outer God' of the universe.
I need you to display your 'miracles,' to reconcile this chaos in your own way."
Li Feng paused, "Higher Dimensional Being? Miracles? You're not trying to make me..."
"Yes," Trazyn interrupted him, "What you possess is not of this world!
It is from that Higher Dimensional world!
I need your abilities!"
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