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

Chapter 658 Everyone Gathers
Luo Xi stared at the surrounding environment. The cabin deck of the Spirit of Vengeance was shrouded in thick fog.

Everything around was hazy, and it was impossible to tell the time or see through the space. The twisted darkness could make people go in the wrong direction at any time and never be able to escape.

This is not even a subspace, but a ritual altar that was deliberately created to achieve a certain purpose.

If it weren't for the guidance of the Emperor's Light, even if Luo Xi and others could escape from the trial ground created by the evil god, they would not be able to find the right direction within the limited time.

Luo Xi released a small psychic bubble to cover him and Koz to prevent them from being affected by the unknown environment outside.

Suddenly, he felt something passing by him quickly, but he couldn't see it clearly.

"Is it Ryan, Chagatai and the others, or is it a hidden enemy?"

Luo Xi did not dare to be careless at all. He reduced the presence of the two people to avoid fighting in such a void environment.

It was not until he felt a solid touch under his feet again that Luo Xi's heart finally settled down a little. After the fog cleared, he saw who those unknown beings were.

One of them was Rog Dorn. Although he had no obvious injuries, his mental state looked terrible.

The Imperial Fists seemed exhausted after hundreds of years of endless fighting.

He stood alone in the corner, holding the intact Storm Fang in his hand, looking a little dazed and alert.

"Am I back?" Dorn whispered.

It was not until he saw Luo Xi and Koz that his dim eyes suddenly burst into brilliance.

However, the chainsaw sword in his hand was never relaxed for a moment. He only let down his guard after he had really confirmed it.

"Dorn!" Luo Xi called out. The extremely strong and murderous aura from the other party almost hit him in the face, making it difficult to look directly into his eyes.

Luo Xi had never seen Dorne like this. In his impression, Steward Terra always looked calm and unmoved.

He was about to take two steps in the direction of Steward Terra, but was stopped by Dorn's wave of his hand.

"Don't come near me yet. It's better for you."

Dorn seemed to be gradually adapting to the state of getting along with humans, and Roche also followed suit and slowly retreated to a safe distance.

Obviously, what Dorne encountered was different from theirs. If what Roxie and Curze encountered was a test of ideals and beliefs, then what Dorne encountered was purely a miracle of great strength.

Luo Xi smelled the stench lingering on the other person, which came from the solidified rust on the brass throne.

What a reckless man like the Blood God likes to do most is to use power to suppress others and convince them with force. He never bothers to use any conspiracy or trickery to plot against others.

On the other side, a noisier sound was heard, and Ryan and the other two revealed their true faces.

Beside Ryan, Leman Russ and Chagatai Khan did not look very well, especially the latter, who seemed to be in shock as if he had encountered something terrible.

"Ryan!"

Seeing that most of the Primarchs had gathered at once, Luo Xi was very excited. He was worried that the Primarchs were scattered everywhere or even missing.

"Lohi, Dorn."

The lion has a calm posture and is always alert to the outside world.

Ryan frowned, looking at the hazy fog around him, which was different from the jungle fog he had experienced, because he felt that the area he could cover had obviously shrunk a lot.

However, Ryan, who had been in many battles and had just escaped from the predicament created by the Chaos Evil God, naturally would not feel afraid.

He was just thinking about how to break through quickly to catch up with the Emperor.

"We can all feel the Emperor's presence, and He is calling us," said Lion.

"Then what are you still hesitating about? Let's go!" Leman Russ urged with some confusion.

The wolf king's beast instinct was feeling a strong sense of uneasiness, as if something had happened.

"There are some unknown dangers in the darkness of the Soul of Vengeance. I am choosing the most appropriate path to avoid danger as much as possible..."

As Ryan was speaking, Koz, who had been keeping quiet, suddenly became excited.

Midnight Haunter seemed to be in some extremely real illusion. Every hair on his arms stood upside down, like a black cat with its fur standing on end, showing an extremely fearful posture.

"Stop arguing! This way, follow me!"

"I saw Sanguinius, and he's dying! He ran into Horus!"

Koz screamed hysterically. His sharp claws scratched his face and blood gushed out. For a moment, he looked as hideous and terrifying as a demon.

Ryan's face suddenly changed, revealing a very hidden struggle.

However, in a moment, his hesitation and struggle completely disappeared, leaving only cold determination and resoluteness.

"Never mind Sanguinius, our target is the Emperor!"

"Where is the Emperor?!"

The lion king roared, and Luo Xi could hear that his heart was bleeding.

Sanguinius is one of Llane's closest brothers, and the two had a good personal relationship when they were in Macragge. Now that he has to choose between the Emperor and Sanguinius, how can he not be heartbroken?

Even a lion has a heart of flesh and blood, he just never speaks it out.

But Ryan is Ryan. His heart may hurt and he may be shaken, but the decisions he makes are extremely rational and cruel, even making people feel that he has lost his humanity.

"The Emperor is rushing to Sanguinius's location. He is going to rescue Sanguinius. I saw everything. Go!"

"If we follow the Emperor's direction, we will miss him. Only by following my instructions can we find the Emperor!"

"Just listen to me. You can't fucking predict the future. Are you going to rely on your beastly instincts?"

Curze's sudden arrogance and strength shocked all the Primarchs, even Ryan was stunned.

But he couldn't refute Coates because he really couldn't predict the future.

"Yes, he is right."

Just when everyone was about to follow Koz's judgment and choose the direction he pointed out, another strange voice sounded.

Luo Xi looked back and found that a strange group of two men and one woman walked out of the fog.

He knew one of the men, who was the Emperor's former favorite, the first War Marshal Orpesson.

He suddenly felt a headache. Why was this damn Spirit of Vengeance like a hotel, refreshing some inexplicable people everywhere?

However, for Orperson's sake, he still stayed for a while, indicating that the other party could say anything on the way.

Olpersong naturally nodded in agreement, and the group was immediately surrounded by Ryan's forest mist field and disappeared into the darkness of the Spirit of Vengeance.

"Have you awakened the essence of the subspace? In the trial of the evil god?" Luo Xi looked at the strange green branches that emerged from under him and were out of tune with the surrounding environment, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I don't know." Ryan shook his head, his tone vague.

"But at least it's useful now. If we walk to that battlefield, we will have to fight against countless indescribable monsters on the road, which will affect our speed and consume extra time."

"As of now, we are able to evade most enemies."

Luo Xi also realized the power of Ryan's miraculous special ability, and even gave him the feeling that it had something in common with the webway built by the ancient saints.

After a while, you, Ryan, can open a single-person webway?

Being able to move the battlefield at the fastest speed with so many people is really an amazing ability.

Taking advantage of this gap, Luo Xi was able to communicate with Orperson, as well as another man and a woman.

Olperson was also very tactful. He introduced the origins of his companions to Luo Xi.

"This is Cyrene. Her origins are quite interesting. She is the Blessed Lady of the Word Bearers. She met us for various reasons, but her goal is the same as ours, which is to stop Horus."

When the oldest immortal mentioned Cyrene, Roshi was suddenly shocked and subconsciously wanted to use psychic lightning to completely kill this woman who was related to the Word Bearers.

This is a fucking Word Bearer. Orpesson is really getting old and confused.

It's not entirely without benefit that Slaanesh dragged him and Curze into the Six-Ring Silver Palace together. At least Roche's combat capability has now improved by at least two levels compared to before, and he is particularly adept at using psychic lightning.

With Conrad in the front to take on the damage, it was extremely easy for him to create damage in the back. Of course, Coze's dissatisfaction was not important.

It's not his fault that he's too cautious. The threat posed by someone who's associated with the Word Bearers is simply too great.

Strictly speaking, a large part of the reason why human beings have become what they are today can be blamed on the Word Bearers.

Erebus, the ultimate treasure of the Seventeenth Legion, pushed the Great Crusade towards the abyss, which directly led to the corruption of the Warmaster and indirectly led to Lorgar becoming an Apostle of Chaos.

"Hey, wait, don't be so hasty." Olperson stopped him.

"I have investigated. You should trust the judgment of an old man like me who has lived for tens of thousands of years. This woman is indeed here to save mankind."

Orpesson tried his best to guarantee it, and only then did Roshi slowly disperse the psychic lightning condensed in his hand.

"I will keep an eye on her and make sure I don't find anything unusual."

Olpersong sneered and pointed at another man and said, "This is John. He was a former secret cult agent, but now he has betrayed those damn aliens."

"Oh yes, he was the one who killed Vulkan and resurrected the Fire Dragon Lord from his madness."

Everyone fell silent immediately.

Fortunately, Ryan has a much better personality, otherwise he would have to teach these damn mortals a lesson.

He had fought a bloody battle with the awakened mad Vulkan in Macragge and almost capsized in the gutter.

"If I hadn't known that you were an old friend and comrade of the Emperor, I really should have killed all the threats as soon as I saw you."

Luo Xi said helplessly, and Orperson also acted extremely embarrassed.

Without Luo Ximing's explanation, he also felt that the people around him were all traitors and did not seem very reliable.

On the contrary, the lady who was being blessed remained very calm.

"I know you are hostile to me, and I understand."

"But I did come for the future of mankind. I saw the birth of the Dark Lord. I once thought it would be Horus, but I was wrong—"

"The Dark Lord can only be the Emperor. Horus will always be just a challenger. Even if he defeats the Emperor, he cannot become the Chaos God who symbolizes the end and death."

Cyrene's words were like thunderclaps from a clear sky, stirring up waves in everyone's hearts.

Roche signaled to Orpersun with a frantic look, saying that matters concerning the Dark Lord had always been a secret between them and the Emperor, and even the Primarchs knew nothing about it.

Now I have been turned upside down by this woman who came out of nowhere. Is this appropriate?

Olpersson took out a hand-made cigarette from his pocket and lit it with the residual heat from the muzzle. His weathered eyes were drowned in the white smoke.

"Speak now. There is nothing to hide. We have come this far. Why should we keep it secret from these sons of the Emperor?"

"Concealment breeds speculation, speculation breeds heresy, and heresy breeds betrayal. These truths have been proven too many times." Orpesson turned his gaze towards the Primarchs present. Everyone's eyes revealed forbidden curiosity and fear of the unknown.

What is the relationship between the Emperor and the Dark Lord?
"According to the results of our discussion, your father, the Lord of Mankind, the Great Emperor, has always insisted that he is not a god, but he does have a divine side.

And that being called the Dark Lord is sleeping deep in your father's soul."

"According to speculation, the Dark Lord is no less powerful than the Four Chaos Gods, and is even closer to the original gods. He is both the Chaos God and the racial god of humans, just like the unique relationship between Slaanesh and the Eldar."

The shocking explanation given by Orperson and Cyrene instantly numbed Ryan and the others.

If what these people said was true, then doesn't it mean that... the Emperor is really a God? !
Even Chagatai Khan looked incredulous. The first moment he saw the emperor, he thought that the man in front of him, who possessed incredible power but kept talking about the Fist of the Empire, was a liar.

Later, as his understanding of the Emperor deepened, he also understood the Emperor's difficulties and his irreplaceable value to mankind. He believed from the bottom of his heart that the Emperor was indeed a person, just a little bit more powerful.

But now, Orperson's words undoubtedly overturned his worldview again.

"It doesn't matter whether he is the Dark Lord or not. What matters is that we cannot let him become the Dark Lord."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Luo Xi immediately came out to smooth things over.

It’s all the Emperor’s fault for making everything too mysterious, and now it’s hard for them to explain.

"In other words, we need to help the All-Father defeat Horus, but also ensure that the All-Father does not become the so-called Dark Lord?" Leman Russ asked.

Luo Xi nodded, that was indeed the truth.

"I don't care about anything else. Even if the All-Father becomes the Dark Lord, I will follow him." The Wolf King of Fenris didn't bother to care about so much. He only knew one thing, that is, absolute loyalty to the Emperor.

"But how can you be sure that once our father becomes the Dark Lord, he will still need our loyalty?" Dorn was more rational and directly refuted Leman Russ.

“Never use the thinking mode of mortals to measure gods. The moment he becomes a god, he is no longer a human being.”

“A fish that has come ashore is no longer a fish. Instead, it will regard its former comrades as sweet food.”

"We all know the fate of the Eldar. Even if you are a heretic and believe in Slaanesh, won't that evil god eat the souls of the Eldar?"

Seeing the signs that the primarchs were about to start quarreling again, Luo Xi couldn't help but touch his aching head.

"Be careful, there is something spying on us!" Ryan, who had been leading everyone on the journey, suddenly issued a warning.

The next second, the Lion King's special territory was disturbed and unbalanced by a mysterious force, and everyone suddenly fell back into the space of the Spirit of Vengeance.

What appeared before everyone's eyes was an indescribable monster, with a bunch of wriggling and rotating eyeballs all over its body, looking like rotten and swollen bubbles.

It was emitting a strange oily sheen all over its body, and at the same time reflecting a special feeling of wetness, as if it was actually in a cold and humid ocean.

Even the Primarch seemed incredibly small in front of it, and its body seemed to have extended into the depths of the dark void.

"Where the hell did this Cthulhu come from?" Luo Xi cursed.

He naturally knew about this existence derived from the ancient Terra mythology.

However, the oceans of Terra had completely disappeared, and he had not seen Cthulhu running out of its palace, nor had he seen R'lyeh. He still thought it was just an illusory legend.

And now, in this special space of the Spirit of Vengeance, the fearful nightmares deep in the human dream seemed to have turned into entities and been summoned out.

Around this indescribable monster, there were even more lifeless creatures wandering around. When they noticed Luo Xi and his group, they immediately screamed and pounced on them.

However, these subspace creatures that came from nowhere obviously chose the wrong opponents.

Among their chosen prey were five Primarchs, a walking incarnation of Om Messiah, and one of the most ancient of Immortals.

The weakest blessed lady, Cyrene, and the former cult agent John are not without fighting power either.

As immortals and psykers, they are even more adept at dealing with creatures of the Warp than with life in the real universe.

Ryan acted decisively and killed the Undying One that rushed towards him on the spot.

Leman Russ transformed into a giant wolf with frost rushing through it. The wolf king, who had completely liberated the essence of the Warp, was extremely terrifying and even began to devour the indescribable creature of unknown size.

This monster that looked like Cthulhu was wailing and screaming. The giant frost wolf, the incarnation of the wolf king, froze its body and slowly devoured it like a popsicle.

Those filthy unliving creatures died quickly, their corpses and blood spread all over the ground, emitting a creepy stench.

This time, even these subspace creatures realized that they had hit a wall. Just as they were about to retreat, a group of imperial guards wearing shining golden armor and holding guard spears rushed out from behind.

The leader was none other than Marshal Constantine Waldo of the Imperial Guards, who brought more than thirty Imperial Guards to block the retreat of the Lifeless.

More than a dozen of the most elite Sisters of Silence followed closely behind the Imperial Guards. Their reaction speed and movement speed could not catch up with the Emperor's Imperial Guards, but the tacit understanding honed by both sides over a long period of time made up for this shortcoming.

The Custodes are strongest when operating alongside the Sisters of Silence, who make up for their shortcomings in both physical and psionic abilities.

Under the siege of the Primarchs and the Custodes, the Warp creatures in this area were completely destroyed.

As for the lifeless ones who died at the hands of the Sisters of Silence, they had completely lost the chance to return to the subspace and be reborn. Their psychic essences were devoured by these walking black holes.

"Waldo." Luo Xi immediately called the Marshal of the Imperial Guards to come forward.

"You have also lost contact with the Emperor?" Luo Xi was a little surprised. He originally thought that at least these imperial guards would always follow the Emperor.

"We were taken to an unknown place by an unholy force, and it took a long time to evacuate."

The Grand Marshal of the Imperial Guards was reluctant to mention what they had encountered, but they found their direction after feeling the aftermath of the battle between humans and the creatures of the Warp, and came to reunite with Roche and others.

"We have found the direction of the Emperor, follow me."

Waldo and other imperial guards also joined the reinforcement team, and the number of people suddenly increased.

"We have been separated from one of the Custodians, but it is speculated that Kyercadus should be with my Lord, and he will do his best to protect the Emperor."

Listening to Waldo's explanation, Luo Xi suppressed the doubt brewing in his heart. Now there is at least one imperial guard "protecting" the emperor.

He really wanted to say to Valdor: "Look at you, the Imperial Guards, armed with the best weapons and equipment, what exactly are you protecting the Emperor from?"

But think about it, such heart-piercing words are too cruel to the imperial guards, and I am afraid that many of them will break down on the spot.

Although the attitude of this group of golden corns is unpleasant, after all, everyone is in the same boat now, so there is no need to be so confrontational.

However, he also learned from Waldo's narration how the Grand Marshal of the Imperial Guards accurately determined the direction.

In his hand he held a divine weapon called the Spear of the Sun God, one of the two special weapons forged by the Emperor himself, and the other was the Spear of Dionysus used by the Wolf King.

The Spear of Apollo represents glory and moderation. When Valdor wields the Spear of Apollo to pierce the enemy's body, he can learn the enemy's name, including their birth and experience, and how their souls will be corrupted and destined to die.

Therefore, the Spear of the Sun God could bring revelations and prophecies to the Marshal of the Imperial Guards. Waldo used the Spear of the Sun God to pierce the cabin of the Spirit of Vengeance and then slowly groped his way over.

“This once glorious queen has long since been completely corrupted. It has transformed from a simple machine into a life of unknown form.

Although we have no way of knowing its nature, since the Spear of the Sun God has reacted, it means that it is alive and has its own thoughts and memories."

Luo Xi was vaguely surprised by the incredible power of the Spear of the Sun God, but his instinctive intuition told him that Waldo and the Spear of the Sun God were definitely carrying some unspoken secrets.

The Wolf King's Spear of Dionysus was responsible for piercing Horus. Could it be that Valdor's Spear of Apollo was just a simple weapon?

This is not necessarily true.

It is obvious that the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guards is also responsible for another backup plan of the Emperor, which no one knows except him.

After gathering Waldo and his group, there were finally no enemies on the road that could stop Ryan Johnson.

Luo Xi only felt that the Emperor's call was getting closer and closer, and everything seemed to be flickering in the darkness before his eyes.

Koz closed his eyes tightly, his whole body was shaking violently, and hot sweat kept oozing out of his skin, like a patient with a high fever.

But the worse his physical condition was, the more excited his mental state became.

Luo Xi knew the reason for this, and the Midnight Haunter was actively embracing his own prophetic ability.

Since Curze's timeline conversation with the Emperor on Macragge, his prophetic visions have been greatly weakened.

You know, in the past, Koz's psychic prophecy was so strong that he was always in an extremely real illusion and couldn't extricate himself.

When he sees a human being, he will uncontrollably see the other person's future appearance, his fate, and his death.

It is for this reason that Coze chose to give up, because he also saw his own future and the future of this galaxy.

But with the arrival of Roche, everything changed. Fate turned the steering wheel on its original track and ran wildly in an unknown direction, and Koz's predictions became weaker and weaker.

But at this moment, for Sanguinius, Curze also fought desperately. He frantically mobilized his prophetic psychic power to see the terrible fate that Sanguinius was facing.

"He is fighting with Horus. No, it's not a fight, but a kind of toy and torture."

When Koz's voice sounded, Luo Xi couldn't help but recall the illusion they saw on the planet Devin.

Sanguinius fought Horus again and again, but was undoubtedly pinned to the ground by the opponent.

The Archangel died again and again, and he never found a way to defeat his opponent.

The Horus in the illusion is already so abnormally powerful, so how terrifying would the real Horus chosen by the four gods be?
Luo Xi didn't know, and he didn't dare to think about it. He was unwilling to accept the tragic fact that Sanguinius might have died long ago.

Under the guidance of Koz and the teleportation of Ryan, the group finally crossed the endless dark void and appeared in an extremely spacious and huge dark hall.

But before they could be happy, a scene that broke everyone's heart happened before their eyes.

Sanguinius' holy body was covered with wounds, his armor was shattered, his wings were broken and twisted, and had long been dyed red by his own blood.

And Horus used his terrifying claws to pierce the archangel's chest and picked him up on his fingertips without any dignity.

Blood flowed from Sanguinius' body and gathered at the tips of his wings. The blood formed into threads and gathered into a pool of blood under his body.

An extremely strong smell of blood rose into the sky, and along with it, there was a kind of sadness and grief that made people feel extremely sad and almost wanted to cry.

Horus was killing his brother, Sanguinius, who had been inseparable from him in the past.

Is Sanguinius dead? Roche doesn't know.

But the Primarchs could no longer contain their anger. Each of them had bloodshot eyes and wished they could eat Horus alive.

Conrad Curze transformed into a flying shadow and rushed directly towards the arrogant Horus.

No, Sanguinius cannot die!
“I can change everything!”

"I can!"

Curze extended his mercy and forgiveness, and snatched Sanguinius' body back from Horus' hands.

The archangel's broken body was held in the arms of the trembling Curze. He used to be so strong and brave, invincible on the battlefield, but now Curze felt that his brother's body had been completely shattered.

He couldn't even feel the intact bones.

Sanguinius was barely breathing and seemed to be on his deathbed. He tried his best to open his eyes and saw Curze hugging him.

"Hurry... go!" Sanguinius shouted with his last bit of strength.

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(End of this chapter)