Ultimately, this squad of seven unlucky Weeping Angels and one Ironclad Dreadnought joined the Deathwatch and followed Gutierrez.
Originally, Mai Mai and Twilight had intended to acquire a Contemptor or Leviathan Dreadnought, but both were ancient relics from the Great Crusade era, existing as Chapter holy artifacts in the 40k era, making them far too conspicuous to bring out.
So, at Luka's persuasion, they gave up on the overly flashy Leviathan and Contemptor, opting instead for the relatively more common Ironclad Dreadnought.
This is a Dreadnought reinforced and improved upon the Castraferrum Dreadnought, boasting more robust defense and greater firepower.
However, regardless, a Dreadnought is a Dreadnought; generally, they are not easily deployed to the battlefield, nor are they awakened casually.
This Weeping Angels Dreadnought was no exception; after understanding the situation, he fell into slumber to reduce the burden and pain the Dreadnought chassis inflicted upon him.
As the most widely used Dreadnought in the Imperium, the Castraferrum Dreadnought, while no longer a severe burden on its user, still inflicts endless torment and suffering on the Astartes interred within it.
This suffering is not only physiological but also psychological.
Space Marines interred in Dreadnoughts are critically wounded and near death, and the Dreadnought sarcophagus can only sustain their life, not heal them.
Therefore, every Space Marine interred in a Dreadnought forever remains in a state of impending demise, relying on medication and the life-support sarcophagus to maintain their last thread of life.
This feeling is extremely painful and prolonged; for the Space Marines interred within, it is as if their entire being is gradually slipping away, and their senses become increasingly empty.
Even the most advanced Custodian Dreadnought will make the Custodian interred within feel as if he is frozen by an icy river, with even his thoughts gradually becoming encased in ice.
It is imaginable how much torment and pain the Space Marine in the Dreadnought sarcophagus must endure.
Therefore, Dreadnoughts are usually sealed as much as possible, putting their Space Marines into slumber until the Chapter faces a critical moment, at which point these venerable veterans are awakened to serve the Emperor once more.
Precisely because of this, any Space Marine interred within a Dreadnought is highly respected; even a Chapter Master of a newly founded Chapter will show adequate respect to a Dreadnought from an unknown Chapter.
Though Titus Squad came from various newly founded Chapters, they showed considerable respect when facing the Weeping Angels Dreadnought.
Consequently, they also showed sufficient friendliness towards the seven Weeping Angels who had undergone Primaris transformation.
"Welcome, cousins." Titus proactively welcomed the seven Weeping Angels, and although he was surprised by their tall stature and the special model of their power armor, Titus did not inquire about anything: "The Deathwatch is a special organization that accommodates various Chapters. We all come from different Chapters, but this does not prevent us from being brothers.
I hope you can adapt to life here, and I look forward to fighting alongside you."
"Thank you for your welcome, brother from the Ultramarines." Tahier, now the leader of this squad, stepped forward to greet Titus: "Please forgive us for not being able to reveal our identities, as for some special reasons, we have to serve in the Deathwatch as Blackshields."
"I understand. Do you have any arrangements for what's next?" Titus looked at these seven overly tall Space Marines and appropriately expressed his concern.
"We will temporarily be stationed on this planet as a Kill Team, and if there are no surprises, we will fight alongside each other in the future." Tahier showed sufficient friendliness towards this battle-brother from the Ultramarines.
Although many Chapters are wary of the 'ambitious Guilliman' due to historical reasons, it must be admitted that the Ultramarines still have a very good reputation among the Space Marine community.
At least compared to guys like the Dark Angels and Iron Hands, the Ultramarines are quite easy to deal with.
So Tahier was willing to fight alongside Titus.
"Then I look forward to it," Titus also smiled.
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"It seems they are getting along better than expected. Titus and his squad haven't shown curiosity or rejection towards Primaris technology." In the distance, Luka and Gutierrez watched the exchange between the two groups, conversing quietly.
Gutierrez was not particularly surprised by this, merely nodding slightly and saying, "It's not surprising. The Ultramarines aren't fanatics. Although the Dark Angels and Black Templars in this squad are quite zealous, under normal circumstances, they can still communicate properly.
Moreover, in the Deathwatch, who doesn't have a little secret? Keeping your own secrets and not prying into others' secrets is an unwritten rule in the Deathwatch.
After all, if you pry into other people's secrets, others will pry into your little secrets."
"Good heavens, are you holding each other by the balls?" Luka chuckled, but didn't say much, only instructing Gutierrez: "These people are entrusted to you. The Weeping Angels are a bunch of unlucky guys, so pay more attention and don't let them cause a disaster."
"I understand. I'll put them together with Titus Squad. With Titus, the chosen of two gods, the chance of disaster is very small." Gutierrez, however, seemed confident and was not worried about being affected by the Weeping Angels' bad luck.
Luka, however, was not optimistic about this, shaking his head and saying, "Don't forget, at the beginning of Space Marine 2, Titus directly sacrificed a wave of teammates! He himself will definitely be fine, but his teammates might not."
"Alright, I'll pay attention. But are you really going to contact Cawl?" Gutierrez looked at Luka with concern.
"Yes, I've thought about it. Dora Khaur will definitely be interested in the Primaris conversion data for old Space Marines. After all, when he first introduced Primaris technology, the mortality rate for old 'cans' undergoing Primaris conversion was very high." Luka seemed to answer somewhat irrelevantly.
Gutierrez heard that Luka seemed to have something he didn't want to say, so he didn't press further, only reminding him to be careful before walking towards Titus and the others.
Watching Gutierrez chat with Titus and his squad, Luka finally sighed and turned to find Ovilia.
To contact Belisarius Cawl, the oldest Forge Master of the Adeptus Mechanicus, conventional methods are ineffective, especially now that it is increasingly approaching the critical time node of 999.M41, and Dora Khaur is also very busy.
So, to lure him out, in addition to having someone who can contact him, there must also be something that can interest him.
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