Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monster Horde [197]

Elena's body swayed unsteadily, wrapped entirely in a blue-white glow. A mysterious power was transforming her, utterly elevating her life to a higher level.

"Don't reject my power!

Empty your mind, steady your heart, accept my power, let us become one."

The cosmic phantom beast, the Frost Leopard, began teaching Elena how to fuse with its power.

"I—I understand!" Elena took a deep breath, calming herself, and beginning to accept the power within her. When it comes to willpower, Sisters are formidable indeed.

Historically, Sisters of Battle rarely turn traitor, while Chaos Space Marines appear frequently. There's a reason for that: Sisters' wills are stronger.

"Your heart is truly resilient! With my guidance, you will surely become a master of Cosmic Phantom Beast Martial Arts." the Frost Leopard said.

"Mm! I also want to help Lord Rhodes, I want to gain great strength and stay by his side forever." Elena replied.

"Then let's become one! Let me inject the Phantom Beast Crystal into your body."

Elena's body began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye; a rainbow-colored light enveloped her whole form.

In the blink of an eye, Elena became a giant beauty, standing 45 meters tall, though her body was still human.

On her, the Cosmic Phantom Beast Frost Leopard conjured a set of pink power armor, adorned with a pink phantom beast pattern. The helmet lowered, forming a cute cat-shaped faceplate.

"Is this me now? I feel so strong.

Ah! Lord Rhodes, you—you've become so tiny!"

The now-giant Elena looked around and quickly spotted Rhodes, who looked like a tiny figure in comparison.

From this perspective, Lord Rhodes was unexpectedly adorable!

"It's not that I've shrunk—you've gotten bigger.

You're about 45 meters tall now, 4 meters taller than a Warlord Titan.

With one punch, you could scrap a Warlord-class Titan," Rhodes said, floating up to face the giant Elena.

This girl needed to understand her current combat power.

"Really? Lord Rhodes, I can destroy a Warlord-class Titan with a single punch?"

Elena clenched her fist, feeling a tremendous power surging within her.

So now she could take down a Warlord Titan—or even a God-Machine—with one punch?

"This is the power of the Cosmic Phantom Beast. Get used to it, Elena. In the future, taking out a dozen Warlord Titans won't be a problem." Rhodes explained.

This wasn't just being an Ultraman host; it was true evolution. Once fused with a Cosmic Phantom Beast, unless one side dies, the fusion is permanent—their lives are combined. That's why the beasts are so selective in choosing hosts.

With her new power, Elena could fly and survive in space—abilities granted by the fusion.

"I understand, Lord Rhodes!

I'll train hard in the Cosmic Phantom Beast Martial Arts, and one day I'll defeat the Chaos Titans too." Elena was excited, even imagining stomping a horde of Chaos Marines and being worshipped by her Sisters.

"All right, let's end the giant transformation experiment for now. Think about shrinking back down," Rhodes said.

Looking at his now-super-giant woman, he felt strangely awkward—her boobs were as huge as mountains!

Could he play trampoline games on them? Wouldn't that be fun to bounce on?

Ahem! That's a bit naughty!

"Elena, try withdrawing my power.

In the future, when you transform, my power will become armor on your body and won't interfere with your daily life," the Frost Leopard said.

Elena nodded and, following the beast's guidance, withdrew the power.

A rainbow glow flashed, and Elena returned to normal human size.

Now, she looked vibrant, and confident, and exuded a unique aura. Even back to her original size, she could still feel an endless power flowing from within—power from the Cosmic Phantom Beast.

She felt like she could punch a Space Marine into orbit—not the old baseline ones, but even the latest Primaris Marines, maybe even the Custodes seemed like children to her now.

Rhodes looked at Elena with some emotion—he hadn't even gained giant form yet, but she beat him to it.

Now, even back in human form, her physical abilities matched or even surpassed his.

Cosmic Phantom Beasts are a super bug species! They can transform an ordinary human into a super-being rivaling Ultraman.

"Lord Rhodes! My partner inside tells me she will teach me to use the beast's power and the Phantom Beast's Martial Arts.

If you're free, could you train with me?" Elena asked expectantly.

She was no longer a weak little Sister—now, she would fight by Lord Rhodes' side!

"No problem! I also inherited a Phantom Beast's power and need to train the martial arts. Let's do it together!" Rhodes nodded.

Come to think of it, Mefilas, Babaryu, Balt, and even the dark giant Daram could all learn this martial art.

But would the Warlord or Daram himself have the right mindset for it?

Rhodes thought that among the Primarchs, only Roboute Guilliman, Saint Sanguinius, or the Lion might be able to learn this Cosmic Phantom Beast martial art.

"Elena, your life level has now reached an unimaginable height.

Put it this way: except for your soul, which is a bit weaker, your physical abilities now far exceed those of a Primarch," Rhodes said, patting Elena's head.

And as her soul energy fuses with the beast, it will also grow; in time, she'll rival or even surpass a Primarch. After all, Rhodes could further enhance her.

Rhodes checked the Sister's enhancements: the Phantom Beast's power could be upgraded, raising the beast's energy level.

It could be upgraded six times: 10,000 points for the first, 30,000 for the second, 100,000 for the third, 500,000 for the fourth, 1,000,000 for the fifth, and 5,000,000 system credits for the last.

Each upgrade greatly boosts the beast's power, making it even stronger.

The Frost Leopard's freezing power would increase, and the host's life level would rise.

After possession, the host's giant form would be even larger.

Elena herself wasn't enhanced; everything she had came from the beast.

"Let me upgrade you! Don't resist."

Now it was time to show these beasts his power.

Rhodes immediately used 10,000 system credits to give Elena's beast its first upgrade.

A surge of power arose within, strengthening the beast.

"My power has indeed increased! Elena, after transformation, we'll reach about 47 meters tall.

You can control my freezing power, and heal yourself when injured.

Your wounded companions can be healed by my power too."

"Really? That's wonderful, Lord Rhodes! I can heal you in the future!" Elena said excitedly.

"And that's not all! My idea is to extract some of your genes to make gene-seeds,

and cultivate your own Adepta Sororitas Astartes!

How about all the Battle Sisters becoming your gene-daughters?" Rhodes proposed.

Now Elena could truly be a female Primarch, with her own Astartes Sisters.

Gene-seeds from her might allow women to undergo Astarte's transformation.

The reason there were no female Astartes was the lack of a female Primarch—but now, one exists.

"Lord Rhodes, you mean, make gene-seeds from me?" Elena stared at Rhodes in shock.

So she had become a female Primarch?

"Wait a moment!"

Rhodes called Belisarius Cawl via his wrist communicator.

"Lord Rhodes, what do you need?"

Belisarius Cawl quickly appeared before Rhodes.

"Here's the situation: Elena's life level now exceeds the Primarchs'.

I'd like you to try making new gene-seeds from her, to create female Astartes Sisters.

Let's let the Battle Sisters try it," Rhodes explained his idea.

"This is astonishing! Very well!

If her life level is indeed higher than a Primarch's, there should be no problem.

Miss Elena, please allow me to collect some of your blood to see if we can cultivate gene-seeds," Cawl nodded.

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