Eternal Night

Chapter 431 Temptation of Death
Wu Xianxiao still picked up the knife and went up.

In this dream world, there is no such thing as a leader who cannot go to the front line. Any organization, force, or legion with a little fame must have an extremely capable leader who can fight against a hundred, or even a thousand, or even an entire legion of the enemy. Otherwise, such a force cannot even be considered mainstream.

So when Wu Xianxiao used the random draw and obtained a powerful weapon, he continued to rush towards those points (the Four God Demons) with his sword in hand. Everyone around him looked as if it was natural, as if it would be strange if it was not so. Then more than thirty Grey Knights immediately guarded behind Wu Xianxiao in a battle formation, followed by the Storm Legion brought by the Grand Inquisitor. These were the elite among the elite selected from the Star Army, and their weapons were much stronger than those of ordinary Star Army. At this time, there were also about five hundred people following closely behind them.

As Wu Xianxiao went away, the surrounding humans from the empire began to gather towards him. Gradually, an army of over 100,000 gathered behind him and attacked more of the Four Gods Demons in the distance.

In the center of the trench, Kesiya stood there with a sense of loss. Beside her, Grand Inquisitor Anris Gus suddenly asked: "Although this is a bit lazi, I still want to ask... What kind of death did you feel just now?"

Kessia was stunned. She turned around and saw that not only Anris Gus had a look of concern on his face, but even the three Primarchs, several seriously injured officers around them, two Grey Knights who were also seriously injured and unable to fight, and a dozen ordinary Space Marines... Everyone around her looked at her with burning eyes.

Death is the inevitable ending for any mortal life, but in this zero-five dream world, normal death is the greatest luxury in this world.

In this world, the endless torture and pain after death are no longer religious threats or philosophical significance, but real facts. Even if the top leaders have strictly sealed the truth of the afterlife, as an instinct of life, even ordinary people can vaguely feel the despair of the afterlife.

After any life in this world dies, their consciousness, spirit, and soul essence will fall into the subspace. Those who are extremely lucky will be slowly corroded by the essence of the subspace, which is a huge torture billions of times more painful than falling into concentrated sulfuric acid. But this is already the best luck. Those who are slightly luckier will be directly swallowed by demons that are attracted by the smell. The two have one thing in common, that is, at least they are completely annihilated. No matter how painful the process is, at least the person is gone.

The most terrifying thing is to fall into the hands of the devil and not be devoured immediately. Then the pain, torture, and future encounters are simply beyond the imagination and description of mortals.

As for those who were still alive, they all knew the truth about this world, so everyone present looked at Kesiya seriously and earnestly.

Kesiya's eyes showed a little confusion. She recalled seriously: "I am not really dead, but my soul and consciousness have indeed left my body. Then my senses began to rise. I felt tranquility, comfort, and peace. It was as if there was a light in the distance of the darkness, and I was heading towards that light..."

A Grey Knight said solemnly, "Could it be a deception of the Warp? There are records in the Grey Knight Library that several brothers felt peace and tranquility when they were on the verge of death, but that was proven to be a conspiracy of the evil god, who wanted to corrupt the Grey Knights... Are you sure?"

Kesiya immediately said seriously: "I guarantee in the name of the Emperor that I can confirm 100% that it has nothing to do with the warp!"

Caesia's files had been thoroughly rummaged through by the Grey Knights, the Inquisition, and the High Lords when this incident broke out. The Grey Knight recognized Caesia's loyalty and sensitivity to the Warp, so he nodded slightly.

Kesiya continued, "I walked towards the light. There was no pain at all during this process. There was only tranquility, peace, and comfort. I could feel that as long as I entered the light, I would be able to sleep forever... This is true death!!"

When the people around heard this, they all showed some envy on their faces, even the Grey Knight was no exception.

True peace... true death...

What kind of heaven is this!?
Grand Inquisitor Anris Gus had a look of hidden worry on his face. He looked at the three Demon Primarchs, all of whom had thoughtful expressions. He then looked at the two seriously injured Grey Knights, and it happened that the two Grey Knights also looked at him. With just one glance, they both knew that the other also had hidden worries.

Anris Gus immediately coughed and said, "Okay, let's stop talking about death. Now we need to discuss the next strategic matters... You two, and... you, can we talk about it together?"

The people that Anris Gus was referring to were the two Grey Knights and the three Demon Primarchs. No matter what the reason was for the Demon Primarchs' return, at least now they are all on the same front and are on the same boat. At least now, they need to cooperate.

Soon, Anris Gus brought Kesiya, two Grey Knights, and three Demon Primarchs to a random room in the bunker. Anris Gus immediately asked the two Grey Knights, "Two respected angels, I want to know if there is any record of such a peaceful death in the Grey Knights' forbidden library?"

The two Grey Knights were silent for a while, and one of them shook his head and said, "No, even if the soul returns to the Golden Throne, it must fight, because only fighting can fight against the Warp. The Grand Inquisitor should know this."

Anris Gus nodded silently, and Magnus smiled and said, "What are you thinking about? In our world, the subspace and the material universe are two perfectly overlapping sides. The death of any life is closely related to it. There is no possibility of escaping this absolute hell after death, unless... He brings real death." Everyone was hesitant, and Anris Gus immediately said, "Let's not talk about whether this is real death or not. Now there is a very important problem, that is, life is the currency of the Emperor, and it must not be consumed so extravagantly... This is a very scary reality. We must find a way to solve it, otherwise it is likely to lead to extremely terrible consequences."

Life is the Emperor's currency. This is the religious propaganda of the State Religion of the Imperium of Mankind, but this is not a completely false narrative, but a kind of reality in this world.

Because of the nature of the Warp, all life forms will fall into the Warp after death and suffer the most horrific torture. Only those who claim to be gods can protect the souls of the dead of their own race in a manner similar to the divine realm.

In the subspace, in addition to the four evil gods, there are actually many secondary gods. There are also a large number of racial gods in this universe. These so-called gods are naturally far inferior to the four evil gods. They are even existences of two dimensions and are not comparable to each other at all. However, these gods can indeed protect the souls of the dead, but depending on their power, the number of souls that can be protected is limited. Compared with the large number of dead people of their respective races, it is not even a drop in the bucket.

The Emperor can also protect the souls of the dead, which is why he is recognized as a god by all mankind.

Returning the soul to the Golden Throne, this is not just a prayer. It has a different meaning from the words on the Monument to the Heroes that Wu Xianxiao knew about. It is a real event.

When a human who possesses great potential, is devout enough in his belief in the Emperor, has made great achievements, and has sufficient combat power dies, there is a certain probability that his soul will be taken away and protected by the Emperor, and will not fall into the Warp and suffer the torture of demons. However, that is not a peaceful posthumous hibernation, but rather continuing to fight in the Warp or at the Webway breach as a warrior of the Emperor.

These are all the truth of this world!
Everyone present immediately understood what Andres Gus meant.

If dying beside Wu Xianxiao really could result in a permanent death without any hindrance or loss, and without suffering the horrific torture after death, and this permanent death would treat everyone equally regardless of piety, merits, or strength, then this would really be a big problem!
If more people knew this, Wu Xianxiao might have seen with his own eyes millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of people rushing towards him and committing suicide beside him without any hesitation. They would rush forward and then rush towards him, performing all kinds of suicide shows. Everyone could even imagine them in their minds now.

The Grey Knight immediately said, "This matter is of great importance. I must report this to the Supreme Grand Master. I must immediately find a way to stop the flow of this information..."

Anris Gus also said immediately: "If necessary, then sign the extermination order. Sign it in my name. Everyone here, except for key figures and those who are rational enough to survive, will be allowed to face real death so easily. This is the greatest mercy for them!"

Kesiya, the two Grey Knights nodded immediately.

At this time, Magnus laughed and said, "You are really funny. Even if everyone here is silenced by you, what about the future? He wants to walk in the mortal world, just like the emperor in the past. I can even imagine the coming of the Great Crusade and even more magnificent wars in the future. Can you kill all human beings to silence them?"

Several people looked at him, and Anris Gus said: "... Primarch, I am willing to respectfully address you as Primarch. If you truly want to repent and want to return, then may I ask you, is there any way to prevent all this from happening?"

"I... also want to know, is there any way to stop this?"

At this moment, a voice sounded not far away from the crowd, and two Grey Knights immediately jumped up, each holding a weapon and pointing it at the blank space. Even though their injuries were serious enough to kill ordinary people four or five times, their movements were still clean and neat.

Two Eldar, a man and a woman, appeared from the empty space. The male Eldar ignored the two Grey Knights and asked anxiously, "Is there any way to stop this from happening?"

"Along the way, we realized the truth about the death here, and then..."

"More than one-third of our soldiers committed suicide immediately, and the rest were hesitant. Someone was secretly committing suicide every moment. We had to be quick, otherwise..."

"Almost all the people I brought with me will commit suicide!!"

(End of this chapter)