Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 204 Guidance of the Four Gods

Almost simultaneously, the four gods began pouring more power into the black legion led by Abaddon. The capricious gods suddenly became generous, and individuals who were not supposed to receive the gods' blessing began to receive the infusion of chaotic divine power.

For a moment, the Black Legion seemed to be engulfed in a frenzy of celebration.

Meanwhile, more demon legions are gathering in the respective demon realms of the four gods. Once Abaddon expands the influence of the warp on the real universe, and once those traitors successfully complete the ritual, these demons will surge out and tear all of humanity apart.

Even the Primarchs who shouldn't have been in this war began to be summoned by the Four Gods.

The four gods told them that their former father had made a new tool, just as he had made them.

The chaotic forces wandering in other regions also received the promises of the Four Gods. They gathered their strength and entered the expansion zone through the warp storms quelled by the Four Gods, harassing the Montgomery Dynasty and forcing Gao Yi to be unable to fully devote himself to the battlefield of Kadia.

Those black market oil thugs appeared unusually frequently, and under Vashtor's instigation, they attempted to steal the technology that originally belonged to the dynasty more than once.

In a short time, in addition to the occasional appearances of the Dark Eldar and Orcs, the expanded region also began to receive intelligence about the emergence of various chaotic forces.

Abaddon also received orders from the Four Gods.

At this moment, Abaddon was aboard the Eternal Will at Blackrock Fortress. He felt the power suddenly surging into his body again, but he did not feel any joy.

He knew that every gift came with a price, and the fact that the four gods had so generously poured so much divine power into his body without him offering any sacrifices or making any requests meant that the price was definitely greater than he had imagined.

Abaddon looked at the void before him filled with the wreckage of Imperial warships; his fleet had already penetrated into the Cardia defense zone.

He heard the agonizing cries of the dead human souls, but he felt no joy whatsoever from the destruction of yet another human fleet.

A Chaos Warlock, his body hunched over, walked up to him.

"The great plunderers, the dark gods, revealed their oracles to me."

"Tell me, what do they need me to do?"

"The gods need you to accelerate the process at all costs. They will grant you more power. The future has changed. An incredibly sharp weapon possessed by the Corpse King has arrived near Kadia. It is of paramount importance to the Dark Gods."
Once they break through the High Heavens' blockade, the Four Gods need your combined power to utterly destroy them; his importance even surpasses that of Kadia.

Abaddon pondered the words of the Chaos Warlock.

Although his fleet was larger than ever before in the Empire, the Empire was not without room for resistance. Countless Imperial Navy ships that came to his aid and the Astartes Chapters never stopped their counterattacks against him.

The resistance of the Cardians was more resolute and fierce than he had imagined.

If he were to forcibly bypass these outer planets and head straight for Cardia, he would lose important forward positions, the resources of which could be used to build more war machines.

In Abaddon's eyes, the destruction of Cardia was less important to the Four Gods than that unknown being.

What kind of weapon could possibly threaten the Four Gods?
He might even need to abandon Kadia if necessary and instead use all his power to kill the opponent.

This is indeed the case for the Four Gods. This time, they cannot destroy Kadia, and they can patiently wait for the next time. However, Gao Yi's existence can shake their very foundation.

If they had to choose between Kadia and Gao Yi, they would definitely choose Gao Yi.

Seeing Abaddon's hesitation, the Chaos Warlock's tone changed from respectful to clearly threatening.

“Great Raider, the Four Gods want to tell you that they can grant you power, but they can also take that power away from you.”

Upon hearing the warlock's threatening words, Abaddon's bodyguard, dressed in Terminator armor, grabbed the Chaos Warlock.

The sound of bones cracking was exceptionally crisp.

Just as the guard was about to kill him, Abaddon stopped him.

He was filled with immense anger, yet he had no choice but to acknowledge everything the Four Gods had said.

Many of the members of his massive Chaos Fleet derive their power from the blessings of the Four Gods, and they also worship different Chaos Gods. He doesn't have absolute control over them. The Black Legion is united by a common goal and the permission of the Four Gods, not just by his methods.

If the Four Gods truly refuse to provide him with power, then the entire Black Legion will fall apart.

Over the course of ten thousand years, he planned twelve Black Crusades for this thirteenth one, and the previous sacrifices forced Abaddon to compromise.
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"The warp drive is functioning normally. We have arrived in the Lorisa system within the Agrippina sector. By the grace of God, this is the first time we have attempted consecutive warps and traversed such a vast distance."

To conserve psionic crystals, Gao Yi relocated a significant number of barracks and heavy factories from the Agathos Industrial Zone.

A million brand-new combat suits, which had been gathering dust in warehouses, were loaded onto warships and transported here.

Gao Yi had already decided where to put the ordinary combat suits piled up in these warehouses; the hungry people of Cardia would definitely need these equipment.

To destroy the shield system on Cardia, Chaos will inevitably deploy a massive ground force.

Looking at the dynasty's warships on orbit, Gao Yi knew that this leap had gone very smoothly.

The initial 60 warships, along with the Star Pioneer, have already arrived here.

Ten converted light cruisers, 50 frigates, and a fleet composed of Gorgon ships.

The porting of warp engines has become increasingly sophisticated, allowing more non-interstellar warships within the dynasty to perform warp jumps.

The fleet had barely arrived when it began, following Gao Yi's orders.

Gao Yi is prepared to minimize the pressure currently facing the Agrippina sector. Reducing the corruption of chaos in nearby sectors can also reduce the impact of subspace storms on nearby sectors.

The more tormented souls are sent to the Sea of ​​Souls, the thinner the veil between reality and the subspace becomes.

Moreover, there are quite a few fleets in the Agrippina sector, but as a fortress fleet, Agrippina also has several heavy cruisers and battleships. While these huge warships are generally not very effective in mobile defensive patrols, their combat power is still quite considerable in head-on battles.

No force can ignore the arrival of heavy cruisers and battleships.

Reducing pressure within the sector allows them to allocate sufficient forces to Cardia to intercept Abaddon's invading fleet.

Along with the warships arrived five legions of rangers from the Montgomery dynasty, along with their logistical support troops—these were the most elite forces directly under Agathos.

Each legion has a combat force of 100,000 men and an attached logistics force. They have independent armored and air units. Each legion has 20 Thors as heavy ground combat forces and also has the authority to request Gorgons to warp directly into the battlefield. The legions also include priests of the Holy Machine Order and clerics of the State Church.

It can be said that such a legion is sufficient to independently conquer a planet and maintain its proper rule and operation.

With the defensive capabilities required to meet the existing defense needs of the dynasty's existing defense system, more troops are being drawn from and integrated, ready to be deployed directly to the battlefield.

The dispersed fleets also represent the aid of the most elite astral legions within the Empire to an Imperial planet plagued by chaos.

The news of each planet receiving support was sent back to Agrippina's military affairs department. The military affairs department couldn't understand where the Montgomery dynasty had gotten so much power from, since their support fleet consisted of 20 regiments and several warships.

Where did this massive fleet of dozens of ships come from?
However, Agrippina desperately needs the assistance of such a powerful reinforcement.

The reduced defensive pressure prompted Agrippina's navy to immediately begin diverting forces to Cardia.

The lost galaxies and planets have re-established contact with Agrippina.

Information and a wealth of resources are being integrated once again.

As the number of Nurgle walkers on Lorisa rapidly decreased, the Nurgle plague that had spread across the planet also began to subside.

The priests began relocating industrial zones to the planet's surface and immediately started producing equipment using the planet's existing resources.

(End of this chapter)