I'm in Warhammer, I just want to grow mushrooms

Chapter 295 Guilliman's Mixing

Li Nuo used his bacterial ability—a mental network—to control all the boys, completing their troop deployment in the shortest possible time.

The boys used the folds of the diaphragm as cover, changed the type of ammunition for their bomb guns, and used special explosive bolts with single-crystal cores for combat.

"Bang bang bang bang bang——"

The heavy bomb guns fired alternately, attacking the oncoming junk.

The explosive projectiles were manually activated, creating an anti-psychic air defense network in mid-air.

A dozen or so of the fastest flying junks crashed head-on into the anti-aircraft netting and were immediately silenced by the anti-psychic medium, forcing them out of their space-traveling state.

Their bodies were torn apart by subsequent explosive projectiles, turning into fragments and blood that fell to the ground.

The remaining junk, Ling Air Conditioner, changed direction and split into three groups, launching an attack from three different angles.

With a thought, Li Nuo instantly divided the Blood Raven Boys into three groups, each group intercepting a piece of junk.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang——"

"Crack! Crack!"

The bomb gun roared and thundered as the wrecked creature dodged the barrage of bullets while retaliating with lightning. Paidi's undead forces sniped at the wrecked creature from behind, and the battlefield was filled with lightning and explosions.

Li Nuo took a moment to observe the condition of this group of rotten things and was slightly shocked.

This is no ordinary Tzeentch demon.

They wore Astragalus uniforms and had similar builds to ordinary Astragalus soldiers, but their skin was covered in blue feathers and their faces looked like birds.

They have a pair of blue wings on their backs, emitting a faint blue light and psionic fluctuations, which help them perform spatial teleportation and flight psionic abilities.

Their weapons are simple staffs, which they use to attack enemies by shooting lightning and fireballs.

Judging from their fighting style, they are indeed Tzeentch demons, but their Astronaut uniforms seem to suggest that their origins are unusual.

"Bloody Hand Uncle! They are the Astral Army bewitched by Van der! They were blessed by the blue-feathered bird, which is why they have become like this!"

Paidi shouted.

Li Nuo steadied himself and asked without turning his head:

"Besides this corrupted Astral Army, what other kinds of rotten stuff are there?"

"And corrupted Space Marines, Dreadnoughts, and the Think Tank!" Paidi shouted, pointing to the other side of the battlefield.
"Look over there, those damn gunboats are coming!"

Li Nuo turned his head and saw it, then inwardly screamed "Holy crap!"

What exactly is going on in the Apostate Era? How come even Ultramarines have been corrupted by the blue-haired giant bird?

The gunboat flying in from a distance was painted blue, with a very prominent Ultramarines emblem on its hull—a bright blue "U" shape.

Feathers were scattered on the gunboat's hull, and the lasers fired from the turbine beam cannons, which should have been yellow or red, were now gushing out blue light, just like a blue flame Gatling gun.

Every sign indicates that this is absolutely a group of Space Marines corrupted by Tzeentch.

No sooner had Li Nuo wiped out the corrupted Star Guardians than he was bombarded by gunboats.

Amidst the flying bullets, fragments of the diaphragm flew everywhere.

Amidst the billowing dust, heavy thuds echoed one after another as nearly two hundred Chaos Limit Warriors with wings on their backs descended.

Their firepower is far more explosive than that of the Ultramarines of the 30k era.

Each explosive projectile unleashes a barrage of lightning beams, more than twice as powerful as a regular heavy explosive projectile, and with an even faster and more intense rate of fire.

What was even more terrifying was the slogan they shouted, which almost left Li Nuo speechless.

"Courage and Glory!"

"Forward! For Macurag!"

"Invade Terra! Slay the False Emperor! Welcome the Omniscient God!"

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang——"

"Crackling crackling crackling!"

Holy crap, was Robert Guilliman, during his apostate era, fed cream puffs by Tzeentch?
Otherwise, why would these U-group warriors have defected to the enemy?

Li Nuo's mind was filled with questions, and he could only forcefully stop the violently churning thoughts and focus on the battle in front of him.

Blood Raven Boy is well-equipped, with defensive capabilities comparable to the Terminator, and he also has a single crystal plate for protection.

However, casualties were still inevitable amidst the Chaos Limit Warriors' frenzied bombardment.

Most of the Blood Raven Boys who died were shot by lightning at the joints of their armor.

Li Nuo wanted to use the Brain Freeze Technique to immobilize this group of Chaos Limit Warriors, but was surprised to find that these guys had been subjected to Tzeentch's mind-blocking psychic energy, and each of them was immune to mental control until the psychic energy disappeared.

When his usual trick failed, Li Nuo immediately used another trump card.

Vibration spell activated!

With a forceful push forward, the air on the battlefield was violently compressed by the shockwave, and then exploded with a deafening roar.

"boom!!!"

The deafening roar was so loud it hurt people's eardrums. The Chaos Limit Warriors were all sent flying backward, their chest armor visibly dented.

A kind of latent psionic energy within the armor was activated.

As Delta-level psionic fluctuations appeared on each Chaos Ultra Warrior, their backward flight slowed rapidly, and they landed steadily on the ground, as if caught by an invisible hand.

Li Nuo narrowed his eyes and aimed at the crack in the armor of a Chaos Limit Warrior, casting an Appraisal spell.

There was a glittering psionic rune inside the crack.

Li Nuo could see it clearly; it was this thing that was using psionic energy to protect the Chaos Limit Warrior.

[Identification successful.]

[Title: The Blessing of Robert Guilliman, Lord of the Army of Defenders of the Church of Omniscient God.]

[Description: The Ultramarines, synonymous with omnipotence. As the leader of the Guardians of the Cult of the Omniscient God, Robert Guilliman endowed each warrior with omnipotent psionic runes.]

Before it is destroyed, this rune will always come into play when the Ultramarines need help the most. The psionic energy it generates will automatically adapt to the situation to help the Ultramarines perfectly solve the problems at hand.

The Omnipotent Psionic Rune comes at the cost of a long recharge time. After each use, it may take several minutes before it can be activated again.

WDNMD!

Did Guilliman really turn to the underworld during his apostate era?!

Li Nuo was stunned and immediately realized that the battle might not be able to continue.

If all the rotten stuff in the Void Whale were as powerful as the Chaos Limit Warriors, then no matter how many of my five hundred Blood Ravens I had, I would never be able to stop the Void Whale from being corrupted.

Let's retreat and discuss it first, then consider whether to cut our losses in time.

Li Nuo used a shock spell to immobilize the Chaos Limit Warrior and issued a retreat order through the mental network.

The Blood Ravens took turns firing, covering each other's retreat, and threw out molten grenades and magnetic storm grenades along the way to block the enemy's pursuit.

Li Nuo shouted at Pai Di, who immediately ran away.

In less than half a minute, Blood Raven and Ribs had both slipped away from the diaphragm hole.

The Chaos Ultra Warrior resumed movement but did not pursue.

They blew up the hole with explosives, blocked the road, and then returned by gunboat.

After they left, a beam of blue light shot from afar, brushing across the corpses of the Chaos Star Realm Army on the ground.

"Click click click—"

The corpses rose to their feet, their eyes vacant, their bodies flowing with a false vitality created by psychic energy.

They took flight, heading towards the only uncorrupted heart of the Void Whale.

the other side.

Li Nuo led the main force back to the previous stomach sac.

"Paidi, do you know that the Ultramarines were corrupted by the blue-haired bird?"

Li Nuo suspected that the other party had deliberately concealed this important information.

Paidi shook his head blankly:

"I don't know. I don't even know anything about Ultramarines."

Li Nuo then asked:

“Those Chaos Space Marines with the ‘U’ pattern on their bodies were from the Ultramarines Chapter. Have you seen them on Gorkamoka before?”

"Uh... I've seen them... but I didn't know they were Ultramarines. My orc uncles didn't teach me that."

Pai Di stammered, his tone troubled and aggrieved.

Ribs have no flesh or blood tissue, so truth serum is useless against them, and they also have no soul, so there's no way to read their soul codes.

To verify Paidi's claims, we might need to rely on data-driven consciousness editing tools for space necromancy.

In the distance, there was a small area shimmering with a faint green light; that place was Paidi's technician workshop.

Li Nuo pondered for a moment, then deactivated the germ-disarming ability - mental network, handed the "fur-proof goggles" to the beast, and said in the internal communication channel:
"Beast, keep an eye on Paidi for me. I need to go ask Brother Gao Mao for instructions."

"Okay! Boss, you go ahead, I'll keep an eye on it!" The beast nodded emphatically.

Li Nuo then instructed Paidi:
"You and my henchman go to your place to rest. I need to find a place to contact the outside world."

“Okay, sure.” Paidi, without suspicion, beckoned to the beast, signaling it to come with him.

Li Nuo broke away from the main group, hid in a dark corner, and activated the optical invisibility cloak and "Brother Mao Quietly".

After operating on the Waaagh interface, Li Nuo switched his consciousness from Blood Raven leader Kron to Space. The situation in the Rebellion Era sub-universe was quite serious, and the matter of that bastard using the Void Whale to smuggle himself out was also urgent. Li Nuo needed to discuss it with Elena and the Emperor first, lest something go wrong later and the two of them shift the blame onto him.

In the name of Bloodhand, Li Nuo wrote a letter to the Emperor and had it delivered by the garrison on Comoros to the city of Netway beneath the Golden Throne.

This letter will be sent as quickly as possible, and when we'll get a reply depends on the weasel's mood.

In comparison, contacting Elena was much simpler.

On the Comoros, Lino chooses a boy closest to the opera house and possesses him.

After his consciousness switched, he went to the notice board at the opera house and silently recited the name "Elena".

A portal opened, leading to the Obsidian Archives of the Black Library.

Li Nuo stepped inside, and the portal closed.

Elena, carrying a stack of books, came out from behind the bookshelf and asked:

"Do you need to see me? Or are you just here for a chat?"

“I encountered people from a sub-universe of the Apostate Era.”

Li Nuo got straight to the point, immediately piquing Elena's interest with his first sentence.

He spent ten minutes recounting his experience of hunting Void Whales.

Van der Vander, Van der Vander's Bride, Chaos Ultra Warrior—each word was more explosive than the last, and Elena's eyes couldn't help but sparkle.

Compared to these shocking pieces of information, Paidi's unusual ribs are less eye-catching.

“Elena, in the sub-universe of the Apostate Era, are there any incarnations of the Eldar gods? Perhaps we can verify what I just said through Him.”

Elena put down the book she was holding on the writing table, frowned, and replied:

"I will contact the Black Library in the Rebellion Era sub-universe as soon as possible. Have you shared the intelligence with the Emperor?"

“Yes, I wrote him an urgent letter.” Li Nuo glanced at the time on the data panel. “The letter should have arrived by now.”

Elena asked:

Has the Emperor replied to you?

"Let me see." Li Nuo opened the save interface and checked the messenger's save summary.

[Archived file: Blood Raven Boy.]

[Archived Briefing: Following the High Priest's instructions, the Blood Raven delivered the letter to the Tribunal, La Endymion. The Blood Raven waited a short while and received a reply from the Tribunal. The Tribunal said that the Emperor had already read the letter and that the Blood Raven should return and await further news.]

"The Emperor hasn't replied to me." Li Nuo closed the save briefing interface and asked, puzzled:
"Isn't he worried about the negative impact the corruption of the Void Whale would have on the Rebellion Era sub-universe? There are no less than ten million Tzeentch demons inside that Void Whale."

Elena did not answer immediately.

She went to the obsidian reading table, opened the crystal book, and looked at the page related to herself:
"The Book of Destiny's prophecy about me remains unchanged. This means that the Void Whale and the demon within me will not affect me. Come and see if your part of the prophecy has been altered."

When in doubt, consult a prophet.

No wonder they have pointy ears.

Li Nuo silently complained to himself, but remained outwardly calm as he approached to examine the crystal book.

His prophecy has remained unchanged from the beginning to the end.

My prediction remains the same.

Li Nuo's words relieved Elena.

“Then we don’t need to worry about the demons in the Void Whale.” Elena closed the crystal tome and walked towards the writing table, saying:
"You can continue hunting Void Whales as you see fit, or you can give up hunting altogether. Whatever choice you make, it will ultimately not affect the Dark Lord's annihilation along with the Rebellion Era sub-universe."

"Are you sure?" Li Nuo asked, looking doubtful.

“I’m sure, trust me. I’m a professional when it comes to interpreting and fulfilling prophecies.” Elena smiled confidently.

…So, was Nurgle's abduction of you also part of the prophecy…?

Li Nuo didn't know how to criticize the Eldar's "prophecy first" theory.

What's the difference between following prophecy and the blue-haired bird saying "it's all part of the plan" while shouting "change is also part of the plan"? Aren't they both just idealism?

It now seems that, from beginning to end, only I, the person directly involved, was truly anxious about encountering the Void Whale from the Apostolic Era sub-universe.

Fine.

Since you guys are just giving up, then I'll start giving up too.

Li Nuo had Elena open a door, returned to Comoros, and then switched his consciousness back to the Blood Raven leader, Kron.

After a while, Lino arrived at Paidi's tomb.

Paidi's scarabs were helping to repair Blood Raven Boy's armor and weapons, and they were quite efficient. In the short time that Li Nuo had been running around, the damaged parts were almost repaired.

Seeing this, Li Nuo raised an eyebrow, vaguely sensing that Green Skin and Ribs would become a promising combination.

Then look at that beast kid.

He held a data board in his hands, with Paidi next to him introducing various necromancy facilities, just like he was on a tour or research trip.

"Boss, you're here. How did it go? What did Second Brother Mao say?"

The wild beast came running over excitedly.

Paidi also ran over, his face full of admiration:
"You guys are amazing! You actually managed to talk to Brother Mao. No wonder your equipment is so good."

Li Nuo smiled noncommittally, then became serious again:

"Listen up, the high priest just consulted with Brother Gao Mao. Brother Gao Mao said this place is tricky and we need to get out quickly. But before we leave, we need to catch a scoundrel with a sharp tongue and take him back for experiments."

"Roar!" x2
Beast and Paidi responded by pounding their chests in unison.

Capturing the experimental subjects is easy; getting them out is the real challenge.

Fortunately, this event is also recorded in the ancient Eldar's history of hunting Void Whales.

The Void Whale has more than a dozen air vents on its belly that are always open. These are used to balance the internal and external pressure and to expel small waste products.

Go out from there, and you'll reach the outside world.

The Void Whale is currently traversing the warp. Once the group exits, they will be immediately surrounded by the omnipresent warp energy.

But we're not afraid of subspace energy.

Each of the Blood Raven Boys possesses a psionic field that shields them from warp energy, while space necromancers are not susceptible to warp energy.

As long as a ship is sent to pick them up in time, there won't be any problems.

Li Nuo switched consciousness multiple times between the Void Whale and Palu Homeland to arrange everything properly.

An hour later, the group raided the adjacent stomach sac, fought the junk there, and captured a Chaos Ultra Warrior.

Several hours later, after overcoming numerous difficulties, the group arrived at the exhaust vent on the belly of the Void Whale.

The fleet from Paru Homeland arrived in time to provide support.

The group was blown away by the airflow from the exhaust vents.

Li Nuo used vibration magic to control the airflow, enveloping everyone and landing safely on the hull of the ship, eventually successfully reaching the interior.

Paidi and his space necromancer were sent to the middle deck, guarded by Elon's stick boys, to await the High Priest's inspection.

Paidi's tomb cannot be taken away; it can only remain in the stomach sac of the Void Whale.

As for the Chaos Ultra Warrior, the psionic runes in his armor have been destroyed, and he is currently under the dual control of a brain freeze and anesthesia.

When it regained consciousness, it was already in the amniotic fluid tank, with only its head remaining.

"Use a soul code reader to obtain its soul code."

At Li Nuo's command, the young technician sprang into action.

The Chaos Ultra Warrior's soul code is a mess, entirely composed of chaotic illusions instilled in him by Tzeentch.

Tzeentch used these illusions to forcibly distort the minds of the Ultramarines, turning them into Chaos Warriors under Robert Guilliman, the Lord of the Cult of the Omniscient. Robert Guilliman, in turn, became Tzeentch's first Archdeacon, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Prophet of the Omniscient, Van Dill.

The content of the illusion is a mixture of truth and falsehood.

But the story of Robert Guilliman being forced to eat cream puffs by the villain during his apostate era is probably true.

"Stop reading the soul code. Inject it with truth serum; I have some questions for it."

"Okay, boss."

The technician removed the equipment, and the boy in excruciating pain pressed the syringe button to inject the boy with rotten mouth with truth serum.

"Rotten Mouth Boy" is short for "Rotten Thing Pointy Mouth Boy," specifically referring to a Space Marine who has defected. This is a name that Li Nuo just came up with.

After the truth serum took effect, the rotten-mouthed boy became dazed and confused, muttering things like "kill the false emperor."

Li Nuo leaned closer and asked:

"Tell me, what is your purpose in corrupting the Void Whales?"

The rotten-mouthed boy raised his head in the amniotic fluid tank, his eyes were cloudy, and the blue feathers on his face rippled in the water.

As if struck by a sudden thought, a strange smile appeared on its face, and it recited a High Gothic poem filled with eerie meaning:

"The Lord of All Changes charts the course of destiny; the Omniscient God governs the void."

"The spinning machine changes to weave silkworm cocoons, and the faithful servant of God is crowned Pope."

"Everything is in my Lord's plan."

"puff!"

His head exploded inside the amniotic fluid tank, the foul-smelling brain matter covering the glass jar and reflecting Li Nuo's deep-set face.

(End of this chapter)