Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 228: Are they going to smash Blackrock Fortress again?
Vyngar looked at the surveillance equipment at Blackrock Fortress.

With the Protoss intervention, the pressure on the Ultramarines was greatly reduced, and they regrouped the scattered squads within Blackrock Fortress to continue their assault.

When he saw the two fallen angels, Vyngar roared at them as traitors. He never expected that these traitors would actually assist the Protoss.

These fallen angels are all very powerful, and many of them are highly regarded by the Red Pirates.

He surpasses the average defector in both management and combat abilities.

Therefore, these fallen angels know more than others.

And there are more than just these two fallen angels in Blackrock Fortress.

Fallen angels attacked key positions in the internal defenses, reducing the losses for the Protoss's offensive.

The Red Pirates led by Vingal were not facing an army, but an entire race!

With our current strength, we are simply not enough to stop the increasing number of Protoss invasions.

Everything indicated that Viengal had no chance of turning things around.

At that moment, Tzeentch's voice rang in his mind again.
Meanwhile, a power belonging to Tzeentch is being injected into Vaingal's body.

He couldn't help but take off his power helmet.

The body, which had already undergone some mutations due to the power of chaos, began to change at an alarming rate.

His hand swelled up, transforming from a human hand into a bird's claw, its sharp feathers piercing through his sturdy power armor.

He, who did not possess spiritual power, discovered that he could also mobilize spiritual energy as a means of attack.

The surrounding red pirates stared in disbelief at the changes in Viangar. Having been immersed in chaos, they knew very well what changes Viangar was undergoing.

Tzeentch is raising him to demonic status!

This is almost the highest pursuit of a typical Astartes rebel, representing that he has transcended the mortal body and become the new life form they seek.

He could be banished, but conventional methods would no longer be enough to kill him.

As he listened to the voice of Tzeentch echoing in his mind, he also learned what the great Lord of Change wanted him to do.

At this point, he was immortal and indestructible. Even if he died in the next operation, Tzeentch would resurrect him in his demon realm.

What he had to do was to make Blackrock Fortress crash directly into Macurag.

More accurately, it crashed into the sanctuary where Guilliman slept.

However, Tzeentch's goal was not to completely destroy Macragge, as without a massive warp rift like the Eye of Terror, he could not achieve the same effect as destroying Cardia.

In His eyes, even if Blackrock Fortress is destroyed, He will not suffer any loss. The destroyed Blackrock Fortress will turn into countless huge fragments that rush to the surface. Even if Blackrock Fortress is destroyed in the middle, as long as any fragment of a large enough size enters the orbit and falls towards the Temple of Truth, His goal will be achieved.

No individual can survive the impact and explosion caused by the collision.

There's no need to worry about the Red Pirates on the ground or Vashtor's forces. It's also a good opportunity to let that ambitious Vashtor know that only four gods are needed in the warp.

He is not worthy to be a god; a pawn should have the awareness of a pawn.

Making Vyngar a demon was also a reward given to him by Tzeentch; only by making him immortal could he be made to undertake this mortal mission.

And He only expended a tiny, insignificant amount of power.

"Great Lord of Change... Thank you for your grace! I will fulfill your plan for you!"

They've all ascended to demonhood, so what's the point of being the Red Pirate Lord? Commanding those chaotic mortals is nothing compared to leading a demon army!
He has endless time to slowly develop his power.

The idea is good, but if he actually got to Tzeentch's Demon Realm, with his level, he would probably only be a minor player, and he wouldn't stand a chance against those powerful demons.

Tzeentch had no intention of valuing him; he merely regarded him as an insignificant tool.

"Everyone! Put all energy into the thrusters! Forget about the escort fleet, we're ramming Macragge!"

Vingal's words caused the group of red pirates to stop what they were doing.

You've ascended to the Demonic Realm and won't die, but we haven't... These Chaos Astartes, united together, aren't exactly loyal to begin with; they're purely bound together by Vaingar's power and shared interests.

"Vyngar! Do you know what you're saying?! This will kill us all! Without destroying the planetary firepower, those cannons will tear the entire Blackrock Fortress apart!"

"What does this have to do with me?!"

"Lord Huron will not let you get away with this!"

"Huron? He means nothing to me now! If you don't want to, then go die!"

Now they had no intention of dying for Vyngar. Some had already pointed their guns at Vyngar, but the bullets stopped in front of him. The previously uncontrollable Tzeentch demons were now helping Vyngar kill these people who were trying to rebel.

The Tzeentch demons began using the bodies and souls of these traitorous Astartes as sacrifices to summon even more powerful Tzeentch demons into Blackrock Fortress.

The brutal fleet battle caused countless tormented souls to break through the veil between the warp and reality at the same time.

A cunning archduke also used the ritual to enter Blackrock Fortress.

He came to help Viningar stop the Protoss's actions.

To ensure that Blackrock Fortress is not stopped by landing forces before it enters orbit.

Blackrock Fortress began to accelerate... it even stopped supplying energy to its weapon systems, and instead focused on operating its engines and shields at full power.

"Archbishop Artanis, something unusual has occurred at Blackrock Fortress!"

"What's abnormal?"

Karax, still atop the Spear of Adun, sent an urgent message to Artanis.

"It's charging towards Macurag!"

Artanis also realized the other party's intentions!

"Tell Lord Gao Yi! Contact Kerrigan! Have her Zerg forces come and stop this warship! Kerax, destroy as much of the warship's hull as possible!"

Artanis no longer cared about casualties, and the Protoss advanced at top speed, but the number of Tzeentch demons along the way also increased.

The Spear of Adun minimizes the energy required for shields, maximizing its firepower.

The sun's rays swept across Blackrock Fortress, the scorching heat cutting off a large chunk of the ship's hull.

The escorting stormships shattered it into small enough fragments that it wouldn't cause much damage even when traversing large weather zones.
Meanwhile, the Zerg's Leviathans detached from the Ominous Ark and warped directly to Blackrock Keep, their target being the Blackrock Keep's engines.

The Ultramarines' warships ignored the other Chaos fleets and focused all their firepower on Blackrock Fortress.

Meanwhile, Gao Yi, led by Digglis, had arrived at the entrance of the sanctuary.

Company Commander Sicarius was stationed at the temple gate.

"Digris! You cannot bring anyone into the Sanctuary without the permission of Chapter Master Calgar!"

Sicarius did not agree with Digris's decision.

"It's too late! If you want to kill your Primarchs, just say so. Look at the sky above you!"

Upon hearing the message from Artanis, everyone looked up at the void above. Even from the ground, the Blackrock Fortress, resembling a celestial body, could be seen, and it grew larger and larger in their eyes.

"Do you think Guilliman can survive if this thing falls? If I can wake Guilliman up as soon as possible, it's not too late!"

“Sicharius, please believe me! I vouch for them with my honor!”

"But……"

Sicarius looked up at the sky again.
In the end, Sicarius agreed. Everyone had seen the threat posed by Blackrock Fortress, and they truly had no way to move Guilliman. He ultimately chose to trust their think tank director.

"But they must complete this under our surveillance! If anything goes wrong, I will kill them!"

(End of this chapter)