Chapter 57 - MK V-H "Hulk Buster" - Rank Legendary

🎶'These ideas are nightmares to white parents

Whose worst fear is a child with dyed hair and who likes earrings

Like whatever they say has no bearing

It's so scary in a house that allows no swearing

To see him walkin' around with his headphones blarin'

Alone in his own zone, cold and he don't care

He's a problemed child, and what bothers him all comes out'🎶

The speakers were playing 'Sing for the Moment' with Gerhard's voice rather than Eminem's, as Gerhard worked on a very precise piece of equipment. He was welding and controlling dozens of tools at once with Psychokinesis while checking thousands of lines of code across the many PC screens. 

When Hestia walked in, she was assaulted by the sound, but the volume was reduced right away when Gerhard noticed her entering the instant dungeon. 

He had chosen to work inside an Instant Dungeon as he needed the extra time before he wanted to meet the Orks one final time. Time was of the essence once again, as the end of the year was soon approaching and with it, the 13th Black Crusade and the Fall of Cadia. 

Gerhard had decided to try to do something about it, but to do that, he would need a ship to leave the planet; to build one, he first wanted to get rid of the Orks once and for all. He had his fun, and they were useful for bringing him materials, but that was no longer necessary. 

All he wanted now was a Voidshield, which he would add to the Dreadnought Project and his Super Heavy Tank he was currently creating. And he wouldn't mind adding it to the Hulk Buster either. And with the size he had calculated... it wouldn't even be out of place. 

Gerhard had changed the name from Iron Monger to Hulk Buster, and for good reason. 

He stopped working and turned to Hestia, who was looking at the large new MK V-H Hulk Buster, measuring 12.1 feet (3.7 meters), and the 20 feet (6 meters) tall Modified 'Land Raider'.

"Hestia, can I help you with anything?" Gerhard asked. 

'I am merely observing,' she signed.

"I understand. If I may help you with something, please don't hesitate to ask."

Gerhard put his goggles back on and continued his work. He had to make sure not to damage the connectors to his computer. What he was creating was the helmet—the final piece of the new monster.

The faceplate was the most challenging piece of equipment he had worked on so far, simply because he had to add so many small things to a rather small space. 

There was the electronic circuitry background, sensors to pick up his brain waves to manipulate the visual display, the safety guard, a carbon fibre forehead panel, fibre-optic cables, 3D goggles made of liquid crystal, a nose piece with the most powerful and advanced breathing mask feature he had, an oxygen mist dispenser and more. 

He had also replaced the standard version of using his own Mana with using the Mana Core. While it worked off of his Mana, if it were to run out, it was capable of creating its own. And using this, changed how he structured the MK IV entirely.

He made the suit considerably larger, which wasn't a problem anymore, since he had energy to waste. 

He added the Assault Railcannon to his left forearm, which was now large enough to hold it there without a problem. And what a beast it now was.

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[Assault Rail-Cannon – Rank: Legendary]

- Durability: 12,000/12,000 

- Damage: 3,200 (per round) 

- Critical Chance: 55% 

- Fire Rate: 11,000 RPM 

- Capacity: 80,000 (magazine) 

Special Effects:

Electromagnetic Rail Acceleration 

| +400% projectile speed 

| +300% penetration power 

Hypervelocity Impact (Mach 10+) 

| Extreme kinetic force on impact 

| Can topple structures and breach heavy armour 

Kinetic Decompression Effect 

| After impact:

| → violent pressure wave 

| → internal structural collapse 

Internal Liquefaction 

| Organic targets inside armour are pulped 

| Ignores internal protection 

Hyper-Dense Kinetic Slugs 

| Ignores 88% armour 

| Massive damage vs vehicles and heavy targets 

Linear Accelerator Core 

| Standing-wave superconductive acceleration 

| +150% damage vs super-heavy armour 

Kinetic Overkill 

| Excess damage transfers to targets behind (line penetration) 

Rail Overdrive 

| +100% damage vs armoured targets 

| +50% damage vs structures 

Submunition Discharge Mode 

| Fires guided fragmentation bundles 

| Reduced penetration, massive AoE 

Precision Weakpoint Strike 

| +60% damage when targeting structural weakpoints 

Magnetic Stabilisation System 

| No recoil 

| Perfect accuracy 

Thermal Regulation Matrix 

| -60% heat generation 

Velocity Cascade 

| Continuous fire increases damage (+5% per second, max +75%) 

Adaptive Targeting Core 

| +30% hit consistency 

| Long-range correction 

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[Assault Rail-Cannon Ammunition Hopper – "Endless War Reservoir" – Rank: Legendary]

- Durability: 100,000 

- Capacity: 100,000,000 rounds 

Special Effects:

| No reload delay 

| Immune to jamming 

| -70% heat generation 

| Triple effective capacity efficiency 

| Minimal internal space usage 

| +35% firing stability 

| +30% damage during continuous fire 

| +25% fire rate during sustained fire 

| Ammo consumption reduced by 40% 

| Fully damage-resistant 

| Performance is unaffected at any durability 

| Auto-replenishment (Beginner-grade ammo via Mana) 

| Continuous feed under all conditions 

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Apart from that, Gerhard had also spent some time improving the Smart Missiles, giving them more oomph and increasing the maximum number he could hold at once. 

'I have these two weapons here with me. I thought you might like to have a look at them,' Hestia said using ThoughtMark.

Gerhard stopped working and looked at the two weapons she had placed on the workbench. His eyes widened with excitement at the sight of them. Oh yes, he was very interested. 

"What changed, Lady Hestia? I thought you--"

'I changed my mind. You were capable of improving our armour and Executioner Greatblades. I believe you can also do the same with the Adrathic Destructor and the Archeotech Plasma Pistol. Compared to the rest of the spineless Imperium, I believe you stand apart.'

"That means a lot. I will do my very best, my Lady. Please wait for the good news," Gerhard had stood up and bowed in respect. 

Hestia nodded and then looked around the large hall again. Gerhard took it as a sign that she was done 'talking' and continued with his work. Now that he had two weapons of such power as the Plasma Pistol and the Adrathic Destructor, he would change the design of the MK IV-H once more. 

Originally, he wanted to go along with the Lightning Claw and Storm Bolter, but now he might choose to leave the Lightning Claw. The Storm Bolter was still going to be used, of course. Gerhard had, after all, made a breakthrough with his Mana/Force weapons. 

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Gerhard worked hard on both the MK IV. The Hulk Buster got the biggest upgrade, in terms of physical size and overall power, while the MK IV-S was starting to approach the MK. X Power Armour of the Primaris Marines. And all that while using less space and actually being faster. 

But it was the MK IV-H "Hulk Buster" that broke all manner of norms. It was so insane that Gerhard had to develop a newer chassis for it and even called it the MK V-H. 

Here are some of its components from its armoury. 

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[Adrathic Destructor – "Oblivion Pattern" – Rank: Legendary]

- Durability: 18,388/18,388

- Damage:?

- Critical Chance: 22% 

- Fire Rate: Medium 

Special Effects:

Absolute Disintegration Beam 

| → Fully severs molecular and atomic bonds 

| → Targets erased from existence 

Total Matter Collapse 

| → Ignores 100% armour 

| -> Ignores 80% Void shielding 

| → Affects both physical and energy-based entities 

Internal Erasure 

| → Damage applies simultaneously inside and outside the target 

| → Bypasses all conventional defence layers 

Cascade Disintegration 

| → Targets hit destabilise nearby matter 

| → Damage spreads to connected targets

Residual Oblivion Field 

| → Impact zone destabilised 

| → Continuous disintegration damage 

Perfect Containment Matrix 

| → No instability 

| → Maximum energy output at all times 

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The Adrathic weaponry, Gerhard integrated into his left Power Gauntlet. By firing with his left hand, which was the same arm that the Assault Rail-Cannon was on, he could fire disintegration beams. 

It was ridiculous. But not even the end of it. 

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[Plasma Incinerator – "Solar Cataclysm Pattern" – Rank: Legendary]

- Durability: 21,400/21,400 

- Damage: 12,000

- Critical Chance: 20% 

- Fire Rate: High-Low

Special Effects:

Stellar Plasma Core 

| → Fires ultra-dense plasma bolts 

| → +200% thermal damage 

Solar Flare Impact 

| → Massive explosion on impact 

| → Large AoE damage 

Absolute Armour Meltdown 

| → Ignores 90% armour 

| → Rapidly degrades heavy materials 

Perfect Magnetic Containment 

| → No risk of overheating under normal use 

| → Stable plasma discharge 

Overcharge Mode 

| → +150% damage 

| → +100% explosion radius 

| → Risk of system strain under prolonged use 

Thermal Cascade 

| → Impact zone becomes superheated 

| → Continuous burn damage 

Infinite Energy Integration (Optional Core) 

| → Can be powered by Mana Core

| → Removes ammo limitation 

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Gerhard placed the Plasma Incinerator, which was a weapon Dreadnoughts would carry, inside his right Lightning Claw. So the left Power Gauntlet had the Adrathic Destructor weapon, while the right Lightning Claw had the Plasma Incinerator. 

Buuuut... that still wasn't all. 

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[Mana Storm Bolter – Rank: Legendary]

- Durability: 22,000/22,000 (Self-Reinforcing Structure) 

- Damage (per Mana Bolt): 1,500 + [Mana Bullet] skill

- Critical Chance: 30% 

- Fire Rate: 3,600 RPM (Twin-Linked Full Auto) 

Mana Cost: 5 MP per shot (after efficiency) 

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Special Effects:

[Mana Bullet Integration (Lv. 67)]

| → 16 simultaneous projectiles (x2)

| → +400% projectile speed 

| → +300% damage 

| → +220% penetration damage

| → +150% accuracy 

| → -30% mana cost efficiency 

Twin-Linked Force Conduit System 

| Fires dual streams of Mana Bolts 

| +70% hit consistency 

| +50% projectile density 

Variable Projectile Logic 

| Switch between:

| → Focused Rail Mode (max penetration) 

| → Storm Spread (AoE saturation) 

| → Hunter Swarm (multi-target tracking) 

Mass-Reactive Mana Detonation 

| Mana Bolts detonate internally 

| +150% internal explosion damage 

Infinite Ammunition System 

| No reload 

| Fully Mana-generated rounds 

| Sustained fire without interruption 

Mana Feedback Loop 

| 30% of damage dealt returns as MP 

| Enables continuous combat sustain 

Tempest Escalation 

| Continuous fire increases:

| → +10% damage per second (max +150%) 

| → +5% fire rate (max +75%) 

Force Weapon Core 

| Channels Mana like a Force Weapon 

| +100% effectiveness vs:

| → psykers 

| → daemons 

| → warp entities 

Overdrive: Cataclysm Mode 

| +200% damage 

| +100% fire rate 

| +100% penetration 

| Massive MP drain 

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This was Gerhard's current weapon, which he was proudest of. And the fact that the skill was a magic skill showed itself in the fact that, per shot, he fired 16 Mana Bullets per barrel. And since he had a twin-linked Mana Storm Bolter, Gerhard fired 32 Mana Bullets per shot. They didn't appear one after hte other, no, they seemed to just materialise at the same time as the shot occurred. 

That's how ridiculous it was. But that was magic. 

Gerhard turned the welder off and took a step back. Finally, he was done with what was his greatest creation yet. The Mana Storm Bolter might be the weapon he was most proud of, but the MK IV-H was his creation in general, which he was most proud of. 

And for good reason. It was absolutely nuts. 

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[MK V-H "Hulk Buster" Powered Siege Armour – Rank: Legendary]

- Height: 12.1 feet (3.7 meters)

- MP Output: 25,000 - 100,000 MP/min (Prismatic Mana Reactor - Rank: Legendary) 

- Durability: 44,000/44,000 (Auto-Repair: 600/min base) 

- Armour Class: Apex Siege Armour

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Defensive Effects:

| +100% Mid-Class Physical Resistance 

| +60% High-Class Physical Resistance 

| +100% Mid-Class Energy Resistance 

| +55% High-Class Energy Resistance 

| +100% Mid-Class Shockwave Resistance 

| +50% High-Class Shockwave Resistance

| +150 STR 

| +160 VIT 

| -20 DEX 

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Specialised Layers:

Diamantine-Auramite-Adamantium Bulwark 

| -75% incoming critical damage 

| Converts excess impact into usable energy

Thermal Regulation Matrix (Overclocked) 

| -85% heat generation 

| Extreme resistance to plasma, melta, and thermal weapons 

Polymorphic Alloy Structure (Adaptive+) 

| +5% resistance per hit (stacks to 90%) 

| Auto-adjusts structure to incoming damage types 

Kinetic Nullification Grid 

| Converts 20% incoming damage into usable energy

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Power & Core System:

Prismatic Mana Reactor (Rank: Legendary)

| Endless energy generation 

| 25,000+ MP/min output (base)

|100,000 MP/min output (max)

| Mid Energy generation

Dual Power Feed (Perfected) 

| Full system redundancy 

| Instant energy rerouting 

System Amplification Field 

| +75% weapon efficiency 

| +60% shield strength 

| +50% system performance 

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Mobility:

Turbine Flight System (Enhanced) 

| Max Speed: 450 mph 

| High-mobility aerial combat 

Reactive Thruster System 

| Increased acceleration bursts 

| Enhanced directional control 

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Weapons:

|Smart Missile System (Enhanced) 

|Energy Shield System 

|Power Gauntlet (Left arm)

|Lighting Claw (Right arm)

|Assault Railway-Cannon (Power Claw mounted)

|Adrathic Repulsor Ray

|Plasma Repulsor Ray

|Mana Storm Bolter (Lightning Claw mounted)

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Ammunition System:

Endless War Reservoir (Legendary) 

| 100,000,000 capacity 

| Auto-replenishment via Mana 

| No reload / no jam 

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Combat Systems:

Parallel Processing Combat Core 

| Multi-weapon simultaneous operation 

Advanced Targeting Matrix 

| +50% hit consistency 

| Weakpoint targeting 

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"It's marvellous..."

> I can't physically cry, Master, but if I could, I definitely would. 

"Did we go overboard?"

> Is there such a thing?

"You're right. Stupid question."

Gehard heard steps and turned around, seeing Hestia look at the Hulk Buster with a complicated expression. She was usually very composed, and she still was, but seeing what she assumed was 'only' a slightly larger Terminator Armour, she wasn't that impressed. Still, she was impressed that I had created this from basically nothing. 

And standing in front of the Hulk Buster was an imposing sight. It was fully packed with weapons, and almost any part of it was capable of unleashing hell on the battlefield. It was a genuine Lord of War, no doubt about it. With this, he could fight Lencillus, and all the former Custodes had something far beyond him: reaction time. 

But the Hulk Buster could take a lot of damage and punch back with apocalyptic force. 

"What do you think?" Gerhard asked. 

'Tall.'

"Haha, yes, it is tall. But if you knew what I packed into it, you'd understand that I had to make it this tall."

'What about mobility? Won't you be a slow and easy target?'

"You ask a good question, but the speed reduction is actually remarkably small, even when compared to the previous version. But the firepower more than makes up for it. And I can fly..."

Hestia looked at Gerhard.

'Fly?'

"Indeed."

'Through the air?'

"That's what flying means, yes."

'But you're still slow.'

"No, actually. 450mph is rather fast for a monster of this size. But, you're of course right, it's not as fast as my other suit. But it's a speeding bullet when compared to Imperial Knights or Titans, and it is powerful enough to take those down."

This made Hestia raise an eyebrow. To take down an Imperial Knight, let alone a Titan, was a serious feat and for Gerhard to claim that he could do that with this, relatively speaking, tiny power armour...

'That's a bold statement.'

"I know. But it's true nevertheless."

'What can it do?' she asked after a moment of contemplation.