Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 867 The No-Door Teleportation Room
The Akum-Sothos Cluster in the Solar Region: the brilliant achievements of the "Shadow Moon Wolf" in the early stages of the "Great Expedition".

The origin of Horus Lupecal's many achievements upon his recent promotion to Warmaster: at a time when the other Primarchs had not yet returned, he had already conquered one hundred worlds in that region.

Potsdam Galaxy.

It is one of the navigation hubs of the star cluster, where subspace routes from the surrounding six star systems converge.

The flagship of the Fifth Battle Group, the Relic-class battleship Star.

San Diego Bergkamp sat by the viewing window, sketching star charts on his familiar control panel.

He used pigments made from spiritual materials such as Kraken blood to outline symbols and markings on the star map provided by "Shadow Moon Wolf".

San Diego slowly put down the shrike quill from the Ark Edge Cluster and held the scroll in both hands.

He examined the star chart from the perspective of an "astrologer," and after confirming that it was correct, he rolled up the scroll and put it into the tube.

Click!

Runes flashed, and the static field was activated.

The communication headset beeped, and San Diego answered the call.

"My lord, the Star Teleportation Chamber is ready."

“I understand.” San Diego stood up and walked towards the teleportation room.

After completing his observation and learning experience on the Fateh, the first psionic craftsman of the "Shadow of Order" personally designed and remodeled the teleportation room, replacing the teleportation platform previously operated by technical sergeants.

When he designed it, he did not start from the perspective of psionicists, but mainly considered "travelers".

The "Traveler's Gate" bestowed upon the "Travelers" by the Black Emperor is essentially similar to that of demonic psionicists; both teleport by sensing the outside world and locating their subspace position.

However, there are differences. The teleportation of demonic psionicists depends on the "extraction and manipulation" of warp energy.

The "Gate of the Traveler" is formed by spirituality and its construction will not cause changes in the etheric tides or attract the attention of predators in the warp.

Demonic psionicists employ the most radical and "brutal" methods of utilizing the warp, especially teleportation.

The Traveler's Gate is safer than the Demonic Psionicist's Teleport.

However, after several attempts, San Diego also discovered that the "traveler" had flaws.

The effectiveness of the "Traveler's Gate" depends on two factors: perception affects the clarity of location, which in turn determines the accuracy of teleportation; the strength of the spirit determines the time and distance of teleportation.

No "traveler's" perception and spirit can teleport thousands or even tens of thousands of kilometers across the void like the demonic psionicist, San Diego.

Therefore, San Diego had to address the issue, and the teleportation chamber he personally designed also focused on these two aspects.

San Diego arrived at the door of the spherical teleportation chamber, its appearance being the most obvious difference that ordinary people could notice.

The teleportation rooms of frigates and destroyers are mostly octagonal, while the teleportation rooms of stars are spherical.

It is not a mechanical creation; its surface has only three mechanical cables running through it from the top and sides.

The surface of the enormous spherical psionic crystal was engraved with countless runes, including the Eldar's gold and silver runes, and the Flao's ethereal runes...

San Diego completed the refinement and rune carving in the subspace, without being contaminated by the energy of the physical world.

The most unique feature of the entire spherical crystal is that it has no doors.

Saint Diego walked to the crystal sphere, pressed the wall with the "Apprentice's" "Open the Door" technique, and amidst the spiritual energy, a blurry, dark blue door suddenly appeared before him.

He stepped through the curtain-like gate and looked around.

The heads of the fifteen “travelers” were encased in crystal hoods, each with cables connected inside.

The other end of the fifteen cables was connected to the cable on the right side of the Star Transmission Chamber, and the data captured by the oracle array poured into their minds.

Their eyes were deep and unfathomable as they held up a crystal ball.

Inside the crystal ball, illusory images captured using their "astrologer" techniques flashed by continuously.

After everyone removed their crystal hoods and completed their divination, "Traveler" Santiago took a step forward and "appeared" at the spherical dome.

He raised his hand and placed it on the circular rune on the dome, infusing it with spirituality and reciting in Dunn.

"Full moon!"

Throughout the sphere's interior, the full moon runes engraved by "Crimson Scholar" Mikel rapidly illuminated.

The crystal ball cast soft rays of light, as if scattering moonlight.

call!
The sixteen “travelers,” including San Diego, were in a state of full moon, experiencing spiritual growth and enhanced inspiration.

Their eyes shone like stars. One "traveler" was the first to act, sketching complex symbols and signs in his mind amidst his vibrant spirituality.

A phantom gate rapidly formed in front of him, and the "Traveler" dressed in a Hades-style Terminator took a step out and then vanished into thin air.

Whoosh!
A "traveler" clad in armor suddenly appeared on the bridge of a cruiser 13,000 kilometers away.

"Enemy attack?" An officer reacted quickly, drawing his gun but finding the black-armored giant nowhere to be found.

A bolt of silver lightning fell from nowhere and struck him on the head.

The charred body crashed onto the deck, and the other officers drew their guns and fired at the enemy.

Without a sound, fog suddenly rose up on the deck.

The officers, trapped in the thick fog, stared wide-eyed and turned around.

"Damn it! Protect the captain!"

"If there's no fire, how can there be fog!"

"It's not smoke!"

boom!
A loud bang suddenly rang out.

The officers instinctively aimed at the source of the sound and unleashed a barrage of bullets.

Da da da……

The "traveler" used a series of tricks to mislead the enemy, and he quietly "appeared" next to the guard.

With a wave of his hand, a layer of grease appeared out of thin air beneath the feet of the guards.

The guard slipped and struggled to regain his balance.

But the grease on his feet was too thick, and his boots sank completely inside.

The harder he tried, the more slippery his feet became.

"Ah..." he cried out, his legs sliding backward.

boom!
The guard's face slammed onto the deck, and blood gushed from his nose.

The "traveler" used a "falling trick" to knock the guards to the ground before striding to the captain.

He reached out and grabbed the captain's collar, speaking in a cold voice.

"Traitor, order your men to surrender immediately."

The captain grabbed the giant's arm with both hands and tried to pry the black gauntlets off.

"who are you?"

"We are guided by the divine decree of the Blind King; we will no longer submit to the false emperor of Terra..."

“I am the shadow of order,” the “traveler” interrupted coldly.

"By order of His Majesty the King, we have quelled the rebellion."

"Last chance: surrender or die."

“Shadow of Order… Lord Nimrod…” The captain’s eyes widened. The Potsdam system was a transportation hub, and he often heard starships traveling to and from the region mention Lord Nimrod and his legion.

The traveling merchants and wandering peoples told the legendary story of his destruction of the Mitus, who had enslaved the Abyss of Colony.

"I...I surrender..."

The captain chose to live over his faith.

He would not give his life for the Pezzella family's beliefs.

Inside the Star Teleportation Chamber, San Diego reviewed the briefing he had received.

"Indeed, as my lord said, the people parasitized by the blind king are completely under their control."

"The more peripheral a person is, the more fragile their faith is."

Just as San Diego was about to open the "Traveler's Door" and head to his chosen destination, his communicator suddenly buzzed.

"My lord, the rebel fleet has made unusual movements."

"A destroyer is rapidly disengaging, and the enemy's only remaining destroyer and four frigates have formed a semi-circular formation to cover its escape."

“I understand.” San Diego hung up the communicator. [The Blind King is very likely on that ship.]
(End of this chapter)