Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 216 The Spirit Clan's Plan

The Mountain Array and the Imperial fleet began to retreat. Blackrock Fortress needed time to recharge, and the terrifying battle damage inflicted by the Mountain Array made the Chaos fleet hesitate to advance.

The two fleets were locked in a stalemate for a time.

In the brief moment of hesitation, the Imperial Fleet and the Mountain Array had already retreated back into the orbital defense range of Cadia.

The appearance of the Mountain Formation thwarted Abaddon's plan to capture Cardia in one fell swoop.

But the rampage of chaos did not stop.

The advantage still lies with Abaddon; the Mountain Array is not invincible.

Most importantly, Abaddon did not see the weapon mentioned by the Four Gods... Even so, it had already caused him so much trouble in his expedition.

He no longer underestimated Gao Yi's existence and began to reorganize his troops.

Meanwhile, in the warp, a portion of the Primarch fleet is also heading towards Cadia.

The Eldar, who were supposed to appear at this juncture to help humanity, did not intervene in this war.

At this moment, within Tzeentch's Demon Realm, Tzeentch was clearly perceiving all the changes that were taking place in Kadia.

In His eyes, the gears of fate were turning at an incredible speed, countless new threads of destiny began to appear before His eyes, and old destinies began to be reorganized.

He who possesses the power of change is drawing power from these threads of fate, power that heals the damage He suffered in the battle with the God-Emperor.

Tzeentch is the fastest to recover among the four gods.

It even made its power greater than before, but He, who longed for change, did not feel happy because of the increase in power.

Some of the threads that originally represented him endlessly, or perhaps the fate of the entire galaxy, are now undergoing changes he does not want to see.

A force is eroding these threads, slowly but undeniably present, and it is gradually accelerating at a tiny pace.

These threads, which should have led to an endless future, now seemed to be coming to an end.

Tzeentch knew what this meant.

As gods in the Warp, they should exist in the past, present, and future. Their destiny should not have an end. As long as intelligent beings exist and the Warp continues to exist, they will continue to exist forever.

But this eternal law took an unexpected turn at this moment.

Although the future is full of changes and cannot be completely predicted, and no one knows what will happen until the very end, even a one in a billion chance is terrifying enough.

Tzeentch never stopped predicting the existence of Gao Yi. He couldn't see the threads of Gao Yi's own destiny, but he could find some clues related to him from the creatures that belonged to the Warhammer world.

"Master! I see it! I see the offspring of the cursed awakening! Beside them, I see the missing future!"
It must be related to that unknown, all-destroying being!

Carlos's two heads excitedly spoke to Tzeentch.

Every prediction made about Gao Yi caused him immense pain.

Will the Emperor's offspring return to the galaxy with the help of that unknown being?

The Four Gods never ceased their search for Gao Yi's true form. In Kadia, they only discovered projections of Gao Yi's special power, but they did not find Gao Yi himself.

The return of a single Primarch wouldn't normally be a cause for concern for Tzeentch. In fact, for the Four Gods, it could even present an opportunity to corrupt him as well, allowing the Emperor's efforts to once again become a powerful weapon in their hands.

Although Gao Yi's fate will not be reflected in his life, the wings he flapped like a butterfly will affect others.

A vast, almost supernatural, force of destiny was surrounding him.

"It's a risk... but also an opportunity. Perhaps there's a chance to kill the Primarch along with him!"

The human empire now faces a major variable: the warp gods do not wish for humanity to truly perish, as no other being in the entire galaxy possesses a larger population and a greater capacity for emotion. However, they also do not wish for humanity to become too powerful.

Tzeentch did not want the Emperor to have another weapon in his hands.

Countless hidden agents buried in the extreme star field were activated.

The activity level of cults has risen sharply.

Moreover, the Black Legion is not the only massive force that can be mobilized in the warp.

However, they did not know that Gao Yi's actions were even faster than they had imagined.

At this moment, Gao Yi had already led the Imperial Guards toward the Extreme Starfield.

The Chaos God was not the only one with this idea.

In a network known only to clowns, several clown troupes gathered together in a rare occurrence. These clowns were also paying attention to the war taking place in Cardia.

They were surprised that humanity had reached a stalemate with Chaos; the course of the war was not what they had originally imagined.

News of the destruction of the Koror Ark by Gao Yi spread to various Ark worlds through the survivors, and the clowns also learned of this heartbreaking news.

"Another surviving Ark world has been completely destroyed, and the number of our compatriots has been reduced once again."

We should no longer offer humanity any more help; the destruction of Kolor should serve as a wake-up call! While humanity is battling Chaos, we should gather our strength to destroy those who should not exist in this world.

Lemire addressed the clowns before him.

However, his words did not receive the approval of all the Eldar.

The clowns present were equally saddened by the passing of Chrollo.

However, although all the clown troupes worship the same god, their beliefs and ways of doing things are very different.

The Eldar loathe Chaos even more than humans do, and for some of the clowns present, if their actions lead to Chaos' ultimate victory and the opening of the Eye of Terror, it will only bring more serious consequences.

The humans who destroyed Corol need to be eliminated, but not now. They do not want their actions to lead to the victory of Chaos.

However, they were unaware that Gao Yi's Protoss would also devour Eldar souls like the Slaanesh.

Once you know the estimate, you won't have any worries.

In their eyes, the actions against Kroll and the existence of the Protoss, a new race, were nothing more than retaliation by the Montgomery dynasty for Kroll's funding of pirates and attacks on them.

The prophets in the clown troupe each expressed their own opinions, but failed to reach a consensus.

Lemire looked at the other clowns, and beneath his mask he tried his best to suppress his anger. He hadn't felt such strong emotions in a long time since becoming a clown.

“Lemir, those humans need to be eliminated, but Chaos is also our mortal enemy. We need to maintain a balance! The Eldar are not fully prepared. We still need to reveal the importance of the Black Stone Creatures on Kadia to those humans! Unfolding the Eye of Fear does not meet the Eldar's current needs.”

“Hilander, I know what you mean! At the very least, you should no longer assist the Death Army in helping humanity resurrect their Primarchs.”

You are all well aware of the prophecy revealed to us by the great Chogoch, the terrifying future that human power in the expanded region will bring, and the Empire already possesses a terrifying weapon.

If the Primarch is resurrected, the power of those monkeys will disrupt this balance!

Hearing Lemir's words, Hilandri also fell into deep thought, but prophecy is prophecy, and the Eldar are well aware that prophecies are not entirely accurate and can be changed, she then said.

"Perhaps we can use the Primarch and the true function of the Black Stone to negotiate with those humans. We all know how important the Primarch is to humanity. Rather than letting our compatriots fight against our own kind, we should use our own strength to deal with those humans."

Or perhaps it would be better to use other races to deal with humanity than to take action ourselves. The Ark Eldar's power is too scattered, and the Savage Eldar are stubbornly staying on the planet. Does anyone here have the confidence to get Viktor of the Dark Eldar to fully assist us?
He was a pure opportunist; all he cared about was his own power.

(End of this chapter)