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

Chapter 627 The Emperor's Decision
Amid the shock, anger and panic of countless people, the Terra bombing began.

This planet, which is considered the most sacred and holy in the eyes of countless human beings, has already been devastated, and now has countless shocking scars.

The firepower unleashed by the battleships was like a sharp chisel, wantonly destroying and reshaping the surface of the planet.

The damage caused by Horus' orbital bombardment was even greater than that caused by the Terra Unification War in the past. At least at that time there were no more than 5,000 space battleships that desperately lowered their firepower.

Except for the Imperial Palace, all places were engulfed in devastating explosions and seas of fire. Human power was reshaping the earth's crust like playing with plasticine. Even some geological weak points were directly broken, and surging magma gushed out along Terra's scars.

Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for was that Horus did not allow the fleet to launch bipolar cyclone torpedoes that could completely blow the planet to pieces, or other more dangerous warp weapons.

In the eyes of Horus, Terra is better than any other planet in the galaxy and is unique to humans.

This is not only because Terra is the home planet of mankind, but also because it has extremely special symbolic significance for the human race.

Terra also has its own projection in the subspace. It has long been integrated with the concept of human beings. It can be said that Terra is the destiny of mankind.

Humanity is Terra and Terra is Humanity.

Everything that happens on Terra will affect the direction of humanity and the entire galaxy, and everything that Horus does will end under the witness of Holy Terra.

There is only one Lord of Mankind, and if Horus wants to become the new Lord, he must defeat his father and ascend the throne on Holy Terra.

And without Terra, where would he go to ascend the throne of the Lord of Mankind, and how would he call himself the Lord of Mankind?
However, despite such a devastating blow, the palace remained intact.

All firepower was intercepted by the advanced multi-layer self-repairing void shield [Aegis System] deployed in the palace area.

The palace of Terra occupies the entire vast area known as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in ancient times, and there are an astonishing number of energy reactors scattered underground in the palace.

Unless Horus is really crazy and is determined to blow Terra into pieces at all costs, they will have no way to take the palace in a short time.

After completing the war of unification, the Lord of Mankind has been constantly strengthening the insurance measures of the palace, which now seems to be an extremely wise foresight.

There were no ferocious aliens attacking Terra, but instead it was humanity's own army that was bombing its own home planet.

How crazy and ironic this is. What can completely defeat an empire is never another empire, but internal divisions and wars that can cause a galactic empire to collapse the fastest.

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Inside the palace, the initial panic had been calmed down.

The Sigillite Malcador immediately stabilized the chaotic people's hearts, and Rogal Dorn also ordered as many human civilians on Terra as possible to be placed in the area outside the palace so that they could survive under the protection of the Aegis.

"I once thought that my arrival might be able to change the predetermined future, but I didn't expect that this day would come. The rebels are now in orbit above our heads, dropping all their world-destroying weapons."

Luo Xi stood at a corner of the towering wall of the palace, and beside him were Nikonna Sharokin and Iron Man Adam.

Luo Xi watched the sky burning like a cloud of fire. The continuous bombings fell like raindrops, and finally stirred up countless ripples on the protective shield of the Aegis.

"You've done a great job, really." Sharokin, the first friend Luo Xi met in this era, patted him on the shoulder sincerely and comforted him softly.

Under the illumination of the firelight, Sharokin's pale skin showed a sickly red hue, and the dark pupils of the Son of Corax even began to shed tears instinctively under the stimulation of the intense light.

"I have been following you since the war at Isstvan V. I have seen with my own eyes how you have helped humanity fight against the Chaos rebels."

"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be fighting so smoothly now. It's just that human power is limited, and you can't resist the will of those bastards in the subspace." "Yes, father." Iron Man Adam also imitated Sharokin's way to comfort.

"According to my calculations, the probability that the enemy can break through the hundreds of defense lines set up by the Empire is only 24.61%. Now that they are here, it is entirely due to the interference and intervention of the gods of the warp."

"The Emperor remains in his prime, Malcador the Sigillite is keeping the logistics system running, Rogal Dorn, Sanguinius, Jaghatai Khan, and Leman Russ are on Terra, and we have not lost hope of victory."

"The Lion King and Midnight Haunter must be desperately trying to get back to our aid. The solar system is ours after all. Horus cannot fight for long."

Roxi took a minute to calm down. Sharokin and Adam were right. Even if Horus cheated, he could not win directly. The current situation would at most speed up the originally long Siege of the Sun.

"The emperor is still here, the sky won't fall, let's see what the emperor says first."

At this moment, the palace conference room was already filled with noise.

Led by Rogal Dorn, a total of four Primarchs guarded the Emperor, with the Grand Marshal of the Guards and the Soulless Queen of the Sisters of Silence serving on his left and right. More mortal commanders stood further away, waiting for the Lord of Mankind to speak.

The heavy roar caused by the rebel bombing seemed to make even the sky collapse, but as long as the Lord of mankind still stood here, no one would feel fear or uneasy.

"My people, my children, my warriors, I am the Emperor." The Lord of Mankind said slowly.

"My rebellious son did not understand what foolish thing he had done. Horus was bewitched by the evil power from the warp and committed an unforgivable crime against the human race."

"As his father, I need to take responsibility for this, no matter what. As a father, I need to apologize to all of you."

The Emperor's speech shocked everyone. He did not say any words of encouragement or inspiration, nor did he use his supreme authority to command others. He simply spoke as a father.

Through the shining golden light on the other person's body, Luo Xi saw a middle-aged man with a tired face. He was already exhausted both physically and mentally.

"I have long known that there will be such a day when I will fight Horus to the final victory. This is the intersection of fate. No matter how hard you try to prevent it from happening, it will still come, but sooner or later."

When the Emperor's voice echoed in everyone's ears, even those iron-blooded war commanders and even those demigod-like Primarchs could not help but be moved.

He is the emperor, the master of mankind, and a god-like being in everyone's eyes.

At this doomsday moment, he was never thinking about his own rule or his great achievements. He was just mourning for the countless deaths of human beings.

Heroes like Admiral Sukasan couldn't help but become teary-eyed and began to shed tears.

Rather than being the Lord of Mankind, the Emperor should perhaps be more accurately called the Protector of Mankind. He is the father of all humans. He may appear serious and dignified at ordinary times, but he always has pure and equal love for every human being.

"All-Father, we can definitely defeat Horus, we definitely can." The Wolf King of Fenris growled, and it seemed that he was planning to fight Horus to the death right now.

The emperor stretched out his hand, silently rubbed Rus's hair, then shook his head gently.

"This is a war between Horus and me. You cannot interfere."

"Go do what you should do, protect more humans from surviving, and complete the mission I have entrusted to you."

His gaze swept over Leman Russ, Rogal Dorn, and Jaghatai in turn, stayed on Sanguinius for two seconds, and finally fell on Roche.

"My friend, I have something to tell you."

(End of this chapter)