Upon Alex's command, the Sisters of Battle immediately adopted a combat stance, entering a state of alert as ordered.
The Adeptus Militarus, being under the control of the two Sages, reacted a beat slower, but once the Sages realized the situation, they swiftly switched to combat mode, illuminating their various weapons and preparing for battle.
Only then did the two Sages and Gutierrez ask Alex, "What happened? What did you see with your psychic power?"
Although they didn't know what had transpired, since Alex had called for a combat state, there must be a reason.
In this galaxy, everything might be lacking, but combat was never in short supply.
Therefore, when encountering a situation, assuming a combat stance immediately was undoubtedly the most secure and correct approach.
At this point, Alex, having recovered, gasped and said, "This is a trap! The Necron Technomancer in the tomb has awakened!"
As Alex's words fell, a green beam of light suddenly shot towards his head from a position extremely close to him. A Necrons with a large green eye and a white head emerged halfway from the void, holding a weapon that had just fired.
Gutierrez, who was closest to Alex, reacted the fastest. A melta pistol mounted on his mechanical arm behind him instantly fired, and a searing red beam of light shot out.
However, the ambushing Necrons merely retreated backward and vanished from everyone's sight.
Only then did the bolter rounds fired by several Battle Sisters near Alex pass through the location where the Necrons had just been.
"Alex, are you alright?" Gutierrez then looked at Alex with concern. Although he knew he wouldn't die, if the chess piece were to be headshotted, many things would become very troublesome.
Alex glanced at his activated shield and nodded, saying, "Fortunately, I have a shield, otherwise that shot would have been fatal."
"What was that? From its appearance, it seems to be hiding in a dimensional space. Do you need me to pull it out?" Although she was a Biological Sage, Ovilia also had some knowledge of spatial dimensions.
"Deathmark Sniper, a special unit specifically used by Necrons for assassination. It can hide in a pocket dimension and is a very troublesome assassin. It would be great if you could pull it out," Alex said, drawing his weapon and addressing everyone, "But we can discuss these later. The Necrons are about to attack."
As Alex's words fell, the entire ancient tomb seemed to awaken. Streaks of green light flashed across the surface of the blackstone structures, like flowing light pulsating with breath.
Along with these streams of light, large quantities of green luminescence appeared deep within the tomb, sweeping out from every corner like a carpet, quickly covering the ground and the surfaces of various buildings.
The Canoptek Tomb Stalker and Tomb Spectres that Alex had seen before also appeared in large numbers, surging like a tide towards their position.
And Necron Warriors, each wielding Gauss Weapons, were continuously teleported to the surroundings accompanied by flashes of green electricity, then began to attack the Imperial forces with synchronized steps.
Thanks to Alex's psychic warning, the Imperial forces were not caught off guard, and the defenses they had set up beforehand played their due role.
However, the Gauss Weapons of the Necrons were indeed formidable. Even with the pre-constructed defense lines, the Imperial forces were still pushed back, and the Adeptus Militarus of the two Sages suffered significant losses.
As for the Sisters of Battle, apart from some initial casualties upon contact, they quickly stabilized their position after they began to sing the Hymns of Miracles, and started to engage in defensive counterattacks with the Necrons, trading blows.
Moreover, because the Sisters of Battle from the Sacred Rose Convent were brought down by Alex, while they still fought with fervent zeal, they were very particular about tactics and strategy.
They did not rashly charge forward to clash head-on with these Necrons, but instead flexibly utilized the terrain of the tomb to set up various traps, maximizing enemy casualties while also protecting themselves from being hit by the Necrons' firepower.
For these Battle Sisters, both Alex and the Ecclesiarchy were willing to spend money, so while not every Sister had one, the proportion of Sisters equipped with Rosarius was still very high.
It was precisely because of the existence of the shields that they showed greater resilience when facing the Necrons' assault, even holding the defense line against the surging green tide.
Alex tried to contact the outside, hoping to call for more reinforcements, but found that communication was being jammed.
Not only that, but the tomb gate they had entered through had also silently closed at some unknown time.
So he quickly said to the two Sages beside him, who had already rolled up their sleeves and were about to join the battle, "You two find a way to re-establish contact with the outside. We need reinforcements!
Also, have the two teams sent out earlier found the Necron Tomb's teleportation gate and Rebirth Protocol? If found, destroy them immediately!"
The two Sages also knew the urgency of the situation. If they couldn't destroy the enemy's teleportation gate and Rebirth Protocol, then these metal skeletons would continuously revive and new reinforcements would enter the fray.
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While changes were occurring inside the tomb, Manner and General Grigory, who were guarding outside, also noticed the changes in the Necron Tomb.
"This is... not good, it seems Governor-General and his party are in trouble!" General Grigory reacted immediately and was about to mobilize troops for a rescue.
However, his action was stopped by Manner. The Knight calmly said, "No! We don't know the situation inside the tomb. When Governor-General assigned the task earlier, he left the Defense Force outside, hoping that you could utilize your strengths, using powerful firepower and armored might as a defensive line to block any enemies that might break out!
At such a time, you must not lose your composure. Leave the rescue of Governor-General to me. The Lin Guang Family has received the Governor-General's kindness, and it is time to repay it."
Saying that, Manner ordered Margaret, who had been on standby in her suit, "Margaret, you take a squad of retainers to rescue Governor-General! The retainers' size allows them to burrow underground. Have them go support the Governor!"
"Yes, Uncle!" Margaret received Manner's order and immediately selected three Knight Retainers guarding her, rushing towards the tomb gate.
While the Knights were acting, Manner also discovered that they couldn't contact Alex. So he quickly contacted the Forge Ship in orbit, hoping to use the Forge Ship's high-power audio array to break through the interference and ascertain Alex and their situation.
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