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

Chapter 445 Blackstone Fortress (Request for Subscription)

Although he cursed these stupid teammates in his heart, Ashurden still maintained a calm and composed look on his face.

Horus personally ordered him to command the entire Beta-Garmon Cluster army. He had to maintain the current situation at all costs and launch a counterattack after the Father of Genes returned.

The situation is now clear. Even in terms of void combat, they are no longer a match for the Pseudo-Emperor's army. All they can do is consolidate their defense.

"We have to mobilize the nobles of the planets who want to join us, as well as the leaders of various sects. We must create riots behind the false emperor to distract their sight and attention as much as possible."

Ashurden ordered, and this was obviously a task given to the Alpha Legion.

Ever since the news of Alpharius' suspected death came, the already elusive XX Legion has become even more secretive. Apart from still accepting orders from Horus, no one else even knows where the Alphas have gone.

As for building a more solid defense line, it is naturally the responsibility of the Iron Warriors.

Ashurden breathed a sigh of relief when he thought about the Iron Warriors sharing the responsibility. If there was any other legion in Horus' camp besides the Sons of Horus that worked the hardest, it would definitely be the Iron Warriors.

The Iron Lord Perturabo has always longed for the Emperor's recognition and praise, but he never reveals his true thoughts, instead showing an indifferent attitude.

Such a legion of extremely twisted people paid countless sacrifices and costs in the long Great Crusade, but did not receive encouragement and recognition from the Emperor, which made Perturabo secretly resentful.

During the war against the Hrud aliens, Perturabo finally wavered after witnessing his legion and fleet suffer heavy losses in the space-time storm caused by the large number of Hrud gathering together.

He realized that he and his Legion would never be as beloved by the Emperor as the Imperial Fists were, and that the Great Crusade was a mistake made out of the Emperor's vanity. The steel that had not been maintained for a long time finally began to wear out.

Because of Perturabo's excessive exploitation, the people of Olympia, who had already been living in poverty, rebelled. The furious Lord of Iron returned to his home planet, brutally suppressed the rebellion, and killed the sister who loved him deeply.

Perturabo finally came to his senses and realized what he had done. He destroyed the city he had built, killed the humans on his home planet, and strangled his sister to death. In despair, the Lord of Iron responded to Horus' invitation and joined the rebellion.

"These Iron Warriors and Perturabo are attacking the Empire with all their might, but in fact there is no fundamental conflict between them and the Empire - it's just that Perturabo and the Iron Warriors want to prove themselves, to prove the Emperor's partiality and mistakes." Ashurden thought to himself.

In every war, the Iron Warriors may not be the fastest to rush forward, but they will definitely be the ones fighting to the end.

The Fourth Legion's massive forces were dispersed across the galaxy to attack Imperial troops and planets, with a large portion remaining in the rear to block the oncoming reinforcements from the Five Hundred Worlds.

Ashurden is very satisfied with such teammates. In times of crisis, there are always iron warriors to hold the line. No one would dislike such teammates.

At this time, a Gastlin Terminator wearing heavy Terminator armor transmitted the astropathic communication from the Warmaster to Ashurden.

The commander was suddenly shocked and excitedly opened the star language content written on the human skin paper.

There was only a simple message on it: [I have returned].

……

In the Taiping Star Region, somewhere is an extinct world of the Eldar crones.

Horus' flagship, the Vengeful Spirit, sailed into this dead galaxy, a place that was difficult to find on the star map. If it were not for the guidance of the Lord of the Forge, it would be difficult for humans to set foot on the land here.

If the remote location alone cannot answer this question, then the answer is already obvious. The Eldar who once lived here used some means to block the location of this galaxy.

This incredible method still remains effective even after they have disappeared for countless years.

The Wolf God had learned of the war in the Zeta Garmon system through the Warp. He needed no astropaths; his eyes could pierce the currents of the ether and see what was happening far away. Horus was now hardly human. The blessings of the four gods of the Warp, the Warp energy he actively absorbed, and the power of his Primarch merged together to form an incredible entity.

He was even able to cross half the galaxy and engage in a remote confrontation of thoughts and will with the Emperor sitting on the Golden Throne. The war between the two had already begun in a higher dimension.

"Ashurden and Eichmander can hold Betagarmon. Once I return, they will naturally destroy the self-righteous defenses of my brothers."

"Jaghatai, Sanguinius, you did not choose to stand with me."

"I will prove you wrong."

On the bridge of the Vengeful Spirit, Horus spoke slowly as he stared at the remnants of the Crone World in his sight.

He had believed that Jaghatai and Sanguinius would always be by his side, supporting him as they always had, but things did not go as planned.

The only options left for him were Primarchs like Angron and Lorgar. In Horus's eyes, if Sanguinius, Jaghatai, Dorn and Guilliman could support him, he wouldn't be fighting so hard now.

The traitorous Martian forging general, Keb Har, stood beside him. His enormous body had undergone a lot of mechanical modifications. All kinds of taboos and dangerous auras emanated from his body, forming a complex and special aura.

"The Black Stone Fortress, the relics of the Aida, are rumored to be weapons created by their gods."

Kebhar spoke in binary language, his eyes full of desire for knowledge, and he couldn't wait to analyze and study the huge black stone structure.

Horus ignored Kyberhar. The two of them were only allies driven by interests, and the Wolf God did not have much affection for this crazy Martian priest.

Especially after meeting Vashtor, the Lord of the Forge, who wanted to form an alliance with him, Kyberhar's status in Horus' eyes dropped significantly.

At least, he is no longer the only option.

"Two things are needed to take control of the Blackstone Fortress." Horus ordered the fleet to approach the Crone World.

"The Hand of Darkness, and the Eye of Night."

The star in the center of the galaxy had already burned out, leaving only its cold shell after death. The white dwarf had a strong gravitational reaction. If we were careless, it was very likely that the entire fleet would be caught in the gravitational vortex and smash into the white dwarf and turned into dust.

Horus simply extended his hands, his fingers moving gently like the strings of a harp.

The tides of the subspace suddenly began to surge, and the etheric power of the Supreme Heaven easily distorted the space here, completely shielding the gravitational fluctuations of the white dwarf.

Horus slowly clenched his palms, as if grasping the corpse of the star.

Kebhar looked at the power displayed by the Wolf God in awe. It was beyond the imagination of mortals. Even powerful technological relics could hardly achieve this so easily.

Countless thoughts flashed through the Forge General's Gestalt mind, including covetousness, compromise, and awe. His fear and dread of Horus became stronger and stronger.

"I don't have those two keys, but it doesn't matter. I can still control this powerful Black Stone Fortress." The Wolf God smiled. He could feel that the Black Stone Fortress, which had been dormant for who knows how long, was waking up.

That thing is alive. It is a killing weapon created to fight against terrible enemies. However, after the enemies and users died, no one could use it anymore, so it has been dormant ever since.

(End of this chapter)