Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 290 The Road to Ascension (Please Subscribe)

The novel experience brought by the webway made Luo Xi extremely curious. He did not feel the extremely uncomfortable separation shock similar to when jumping in the subspace.

He understood that it was the effect of the different rules between the Supreme Heaven and the real universe. Some weaker and more sensitive people might even feel extreme pain during the warp transmission, or even die in the distortion.

But the webway is different. After entering the gorgeous light gate, there is a flowing light channel with no end in sight. Complex colors that are difficult for human eyes to perceive linger above the illusory webway barrier.

The Webway is not a straight road. From Roche's perspective, it is more like the winding capillaries of some huge entity. As the fleet moves forward, the space in front of him becomes wider and wider.

There seems to be a faint golden beam of light flickering in the space, giving people a sense of mystery and sacredness.

"Is this the interstellar [highway] built by the Creator? Incredible, incredible."

People cannot feel anything abnormal, this is the power of the Webway. Even the transmission ability of the Necrons' Pharos Lighthouse system can make people feel uncomfortable.

"Yes, this is the greatest legacy left by the Ancient Saints. It can isolate the turmoil of the warp and move in the galaxy at superluminal speed."

Uslan puffed out his chest and said with full pride, the ancient saints were so powerful that even the creations left behind are still playing their role tens of millions of years later.

"It is truly tragic that such a great race was destroyed in the flames of war."

Luo Xi felt sincerely regretful. According to the description of the Eldar, the ancient saints were once an extremely powerful and gentle civilization. They were truly like the creator, enlightening and creating many races, and leaving behind such incredible interstellar projects.

At least from the current perspective, in this vast galaxy, there are few civilizations that can be called good.

The Necrons are one of the main culprits for the galaxy becoming what it is today. The Eldar's indulgence has awakened the Lady of Thirst. The cosmic anomaly called Cygnus X is one of the messes they left behind. Once the green-skinned orcs, whose minds are full of war, form a green tide, it will be a cosmic disaster.

Even humans, if viewed from the perspective of other races, are an extremely terrifying and extremely xenophobic race.

They have an almost endless supply of mortal soldiers, as well as some big metal can guys with strong fighting capabilities who shout "For the Emperor".

Some oil men who have undergone a large number of inhuman modifications on themselves have even dug graves all over the universe, arousing the wrath of countless civilizations.

There are no good people in the galaxy. Every race is desperately trying to seize living space in order to survive. Compared with these monsters, the Ancient Saints, a race that has long since left the stage, seem so... normal.

It always seems so out of place for a normal person to appear in the Warhammer universe.

"Uslan, can we reach Terra directly through the webway? The Ruinstorm has trapped us for a long time. There is no time to waste."

The Eldar prophet was silent for a few seconds and gave a slightly vague answer.

“I don’t know, but it should be possible.”

What do you mean by "should be possible"? Seeing that Uslan was once again turning into a riddle man, Luo Xi immediately asked.

"Luo Xi, let me ask you, do you really think that the tragic human civil war happening now on Terra is just a war?" Uslan said.

Hearing this question from the Eldar prophet, Luo Xi was stunned, with a hint of hesitation in his tone.

"What else? The Emperor's son Horus has started a rebellion. He wants to overthrow the rule of the Lord of Mankind. Half of the Space Marine Legions have joined the Wolf God's camp. They are fighting fiercely in the solar system."

Uslan showed a meaningful expression.

"Yes, but also no. It wasn't just a civil war, it was a ritual of extraordinary significance to the entire galaxy. Through my foresight, I saw fragments and timelines. A terrifying dark figure will awaken from this war—in my opinion, no different from the existing evil gods of the Warp." "The solar system is the altar of the ritual, and everyone is a sacrifice. Once the ritual begins, not everyone can enter, so I don't know if you can enter through the Webway."

After hearing what Uslan said, Luo Xi stood there in a daze.

"You mean the Emperor will die, and a new evil god will be reborn?" Luo Xi couldn't accept such an outcome. What was the point of their efforts?

If the future is destined to be dark and destructive, then wouldn't it prove that everything they have done is in vain?

"No, I do not know who that dark figure is. It could be the Emperor, or it could be Horus."

"Don't fall into the trap of predictions. Nothing has happened yet, and those timelines are just possibilities."

Seeing that Luo Xi seemed a little depressed, Uslan comforted him.

"The future is never predetermined. I firmly believe in this. The current Horus Heresy is actually a choice made by your human civilization. It has far exceeded the general concept of war. If the Emperor wins, then mankind will continue to exist in an independent form."

"And if Horus wins, then humans will become the lambs of the Chaos forces and become the sacrifices for them to draw power."

"And the terrifying dark figure I saw is very likely the future of the Emperor or Horus. However, the prophecies involving the evil gods of the Warp are inaccurate, so I cannot give you a definite answer."

What Uslan said undoubtedly refreshed Roche's worldview. Neither he, Guilliman, nor Lion realized the nature of this war.

Because of their innate transcendence, the Eldar prophets look at what is happening in the galaxy from an objective perspective. They have also learned lessons from the fall of the former Eldar Empire, so they naturally see things more clearly than humans.

The birth of the Hungry Lady was not only the result of the Spirit Empire's unlimited indulgence, but also the result of the further invasion and corrosion of the real universe by the power of the subspace.

The Eldar were originally creations of the Ancients, and they should have guarded the real universe for the deceased Ancients, but now they have become a bridgehead for the invasion of the Warp.

War is only a means, and the ultimate goal is to determine the winner and the loser, and thereby determine the direction of the future of mankind.

"To be honest, I admire your emperor very much." Uslan said, although the human tyrant was an extremely crazy human supremacist who had a heartfelt hatred and desire to destroy all aliens.

But if Uslan were a human, he would be grateful that his race had such a person.

"He tried to reshape your human civilization and unite all the people scattered across the sea of ​​stars. This was an extremely difficult choice, but he resolutely did it."

"In the past, humans once tried to ascend, but unfortunately they failed and ended up in misery. Humanity fell into a long night."

"The Great Crusade launched by the Emperor was another attempt at Ascension, but in my opinion, he also failed, and the result of the failure was the counterattack of the Warp, which triggered the outbreak of the Horus Heresy."

Ascension?

Luo Xi discovered that the old guy Uslan was really good at hiding things. He would often say things that Luo Xi couldn't understand at all. He didn't know whether he was showing off or really speaking unintentionally. Anyway, he usually wouldn't tell anyone unless asked.

"Don't show off your knowledge, wise prophet of Usvi, please explain what ascension is. And when have we humans tried to ascend? Why don't I know about it?"

Luo Xi suddenly became impatient and urged Uslan to stop telling riddles.

His attitude undoubtedly satisfied Uslan's vanity. After thinking for a while, Ada, who had lived for a long time, began to explain to Luo Xi.

(End of this chapter)