Warhammer: Should I also sit on the Golden Throne?

0068 The nail that is mutually exclusive with psionic energy.....

Angron looked at his opponent and his breathing became heavy.

He recalled Zhou Yun's words, and the prophecy of the Spirit Clan prophet...

In the original future, he would have been implanted with that nail.

Those three deep-pit warriors were his original future self.

There was nothing there; Angron could sense the feelings of those three gladiators.

Their minds were empty except for pain and anger.

The butcher's nail robbed them of all other emotions, robbed their nerves of control over their thoughts, erased all love, kindness, empathy, and everything else, leaving only endless pain to be poured into them, pain that could only be slightly relieved by anger and killing.

"What a monster," Angron said bitterly.

He was referring both to those warriors in the deep pit and to his future self.

"Yes, they are terrifying. They are the Deep Prison Fighters, the most fearsome enemies in the entire arena."

Onomamus looked at the prison warrior wielding a sword and shield:

"That's old Kress. I've told you about him before. He slaughtered countless Beastmen, and the pile of corpses made him climb over the wall and stand before the force field."

"It was because of him that we learned about the weakness of the force field."

"His skills were once unmatched, and now they are even more terrifying—with the butcher's nail implanted in him, he no longer cares about death; death is even a relief for him."

"Every warrior fights to survive; those who don't even care about surviving aren't warriors, but they're not monsters either."

"They are slaves whose souls have been erased."

With that, Onomamus stepped forward and struck his shield with his sword, the crisp sound echoing across the battlefield.

"Come, Kress, your soul has been inherited by us, now is the time for us to grant you rest."

The only response from Onomamus was anger and mad battle cries.

Both Anglong and Zhou Yun sensed the thoughts in the minds of the three deep-dwelling warriors.

Anglong used his innate talent, and Zhou Yun used his telepathic spiritual energy.

Only anger washed over their every nerve, reshaping their bodies and turning them into complete killing machines.

The Butcher's Nail brought them not only pain and anger, but also power.

This Butcher's Nail, originating entirely from the Dark Ages of technology, was far more sophisticated than the replicas later implanted by the World Eater Legion.

The nail reshaped their brains and nerves, as well as their bodies, making them incredibly powerful.

"Come, three gladiator champions who want to survive, combining skill and strength."

"And, the three Pit Warriors who fill their minds with rage and killing intent, wanting only to kill."

"Who will be the one to draw the first drop of blood?"

As the cheers of the audience reached their peak, the three-headed pit warrior charged towards Zhou Yun.

The flail-shaped warhammer came hurtling through the air, its head, larger than Zhou Yun's head, crashing down on him.

Zhou Yun suddenly raised his arm, and the hammer head slammed directly into Zhou Yun's arm.

But instead of the sounds of flesh tearing and bones breaking, a crisp metallic clang rang out.

Liangyu School. Body like steel.

This psionic technique, later classified as biochemical, made Zhou Yun's skin as hard as steel.

Even so, when the hammer fell, Zhou Yun's body still staggered back several steps.

The Butcher's Nail provides a terrifying boost to physical attributes.

No wonder the World Eaters Legion later regarded it as a gift from their Primarch homeworld, as an enhancement, and as a bond with their father, and eagerly implanted it into them.

Those who haven't experienced the pain of the Butcher's Nail can hardly imagine its horror; they can only see the warriors implanted with it as powerful, terrifying, and fearless.

It's no wonder that even after losing the Primarch's extraordinary mind, Angron was still able to defeat Ruth in battle and even contend with Sangilius.

The Deep Pit Warrior opened its blood-red maw, and foul-smelling hot air surged toward Zhou Yun along with its hammer.

Zhou Yun chuckled softly, and the air around him suddenly dropped, with the smell of ozone filling the air.

His body contained level 12 E spiritual power, and the curtains inside the arena were extremely thin.

Beneath the veil, the warp waves stirred up by repeated killings and bloodthirsty cheers became utterly ownerless as the demons fled.

Zhou Yun's current use of psionic energy within the arena is practically like being immersed in a subspace.

Two sharp psionic blades slashed out, leaving two deep wounds on the Deep Pit Warrior's chest that revealed his internal organs.

But the pit warrior did not retreat an inch; instead, he lunged at Zhou Yun with even greater rage.

Almost at that moment, the Deep Pit Warrior, who was fighting Angron and wielding two axes, suddenly turned his spear and swung his battle axe at Zhou Yun.

Old Kress also abandoned Onomamus and swung his shield at Zhou Yun.

What happened?

This scene was unexpected for the three of them.

But all three were seasoned warriors who had been through many battles, and they did not lose their composure because of this.

Zhou Yun didn't spare his attention for the two deep-pit fighters, but focused on his own enemies.

He trusted Anglon and Onomamus.

Onomamus let out a low shout and caught up with old Kress at a speed much faster than he had shown in the past.

He thrust the sharp blade in his hand toward old Kress's lower back.

Old Kress roared and turned to swing his sword at Onomamus.

At the same time, Angron leaped up and pinned down the pit warrior wielding two battle axes who was trying to pounce on Zhou Yun from behind.

Even though they were blocked by the two men, the two deep-pit warriors still roared at Zhou Yun relentlessly.

They trembled violently, their eyes bloodshot, and foul-smelling saliva gushed from their trembling mouths as they hurled incoherent curses at Zhou Yun, as if he were possessed by Irebas and had raped their entire family.

Wait... Seeing this scene, some memories belonging to the War Dog Think Tank surfaced slightly.

All Butcher's Nails inexplicably go out of control when they get close to a psyker, pumping far more pain and rage into the implantee's body than usual.

Furthermore, if a psionicist implants a Butcher's Nail, most of them will immediately lose control of their psionic energy and die violently. Their psionic energy will surge out through the Butcher's Nail, destroying everything around them.

A think tank once risked implanting the Butcher's Nail, which, after its psionic energy went out of control, released psionic lightning that blew through the deck of the Glory Queen-class battleship Conqueror.

Even if the recipient survives the surgery, they will quickly lose control and go berserk, meeting the same fate.

Do nails and psionicists clash?

Why is that?

Are nails, like other Nutharian creations, some kind of subspace technology?

That's quite normal, but other creations weren't affected by Zhou Yun's psionic energy either...

Before he could think about the deeper reasons, the pit warrior wielding a flail and mace had bloodshot eyes and began to rain down hammer blows.