Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 229 The Sleeping Guilliman
Vashtor continued to advance with his troops with difficulty, the roar of the demon engines echoing across the positions outside the Temple of Truth.

The anomalies at Blackrock Fortress were also transmitted to it by the black oilers who remained there.

With Tzeentch's help, the soul contract he had signed with Vyngal was also torn up. He hadn't betrayed Vyngal, but now he was the one who betrayed him.

They're thinking of killing it along with humans...

It could already see the towering Temple of Truth in the distance, and every step forward was incredibly difficult, but sensing Gao Yi's location made it eager to get closer.

This is his last chance. To be reduced from his current status to that of an ordinary subspace creature would be worse than death.

Once the Holy Mechanism Order has fully popularized the Mark of Purity throughout the Empire, he will no longer be the great Vashtor and the master of the Soul Forge. The final result will be that he will become an ordinary arms dealer who can be manipulated at will by those chaotic forces.

The lack of faith will severely affect his power.

Meanwhile, the interior of the Ominous Ark was also teetering on the brink of collapse under the attack of the Zerg led by Kerrigan.

The Chaos invaders never expected the Zerg and Protoss to be so powerful.

They initially thought the Zerg and Protoss were merely biological weapons in Gao Yi's hands, but now they realized that these two races were definitely not that simple. How could a race with such a complete technology tree and social system be created by humans?

This kind of experience in dealing with the enemy requires time to accumulate.

If humans and emperors could really do it, then what are the ancient saints?
Now all he can do is take a gamble.

Abandon the Ark of Ominous Signs and organize all remaining forces to attack the Temple of Truth ahead.

As his command was relayed, all his remaining forces within the Ark of Ominousness also broke away from the warship.

Using the psionic teleportation device collected by Vashtor, they were directly teleported to the surface of Macragge. As Vyngar abandoned command and focused on completing Tzeentch's mission, all the Red Pirate forces on the planet, except for the orcs and genestealers, began to converge on Vashtor.

They also didn't want to be abandoned and die completely at the hands of their own people.

Led by Digglis, Gao Yi and his group followed the sacred corridor to the hall where Guilliman was located.

The surrounding walls are carved with countless exquisite murals, all of which record the great achievements of the Primarch of the Great Gene.

At this moment, Gao Yi also saw Guilliman sitting on the throne.

His eyes were closed, and everything froze at the moment he was placed into the force field.

When Gao Yi saw Guilliman for the first time, he realized what aristocratic looks were, and that the word "perfect" could actually be used to describe a person's appearance.

Protected by the Stasis Field, Kiri was still wearing the same armor he wore when he fought the Primarch Fuchgen.

Next to it, also placed within a static field, is the Emperor's Sword, the weapon once used by the Emperor. This is one of the few weapons capable of completely killing demons.

The offspring of the Ultramarines often come here to pay homage to their Primarch, and everyone keeps in mind the fact that the Primarch is still alive.

"Cauer, let's go, Guilliman needs to get up and work overtime!"

As Gao Yi and Kaur approached the barrier, the Imperial Guards also stood around the throne to prevent any accidents from happening.

Meanwhile, the elite members of the Ultramarines 2nd Company gripped their weapons tightly, aiming at Gao Yi and Kaul. If any unusual movement occurred, they would overwhelm them with firepower. Sicarius stood not far behind Gao Yi, his hand already on the Storm Blade at his waist.

"Astartes! Stand back!" The Imperial Guard stepped forward to stop Sicarius from getting closer.

"Forget it, let him come over! Otherwise, I doubt he'll feel comfortable with it."

As Gao Yi approached the sleeping Guilliman, he also sensed the lingering, corrupting warp poison originating from Slaanesh within Guilliman's body.

This was not ordinary poison, but a mental and spiritual torment, the pain inflicted by Slaanesh constantly tormenting Guilliman's soul and will.

This was also reflected in his demigod body; the injuries inflicted by Fulgrim, combined with Slaanesh's divine power, brought Guilliman to the brink of death. As long as Guilliman was alive, this power would be continuously supplied by Slaanesh; only when Guilliman died completely would this power disappear.

It is likely that Evelynn used the power of the Eldar Death God to briefly put her into a state of complete death, and then resurrected her after that power disappeared.

"Lord Gao Yi, can you remove the remnants of the evil god's power from his body as you say? Once I close this stasis field, this power will quickly push Lord Guilliman to his true death."

Kaul has opened the casket containing the Armor of Destiny, revealing the Armor of Destiny, which has already been forged.

The Holy Regalia operated automatically and slowly enveloped Guilliman on the throne.

Kaul kept manipulating the device in front of him, and countless bright red binary codes appeared on the screen.

“Yes, but it will take a little time. Before I completely purify this power, I will need you to maintain his vital signs. Here are these things for you.”

Gao Yi handed more than a dozen nano-therapy guns to Kaur, having already explained their uses to him.

After all, without the help of the Eldar Death God this time, Gao Yi was unsure if closing the stasis field first would cause any unexpected problems. These nano-healing guns could at least keep Guilliman alive, and if all else failed, the stasis field could be reopened.

"Are you ready? I'm going to shut down the force field."

"Let's do it, Caul!"

As Caul closed the field, everyone looked on nervously. Sicarius and Digglis both felt their hearts leap into their throats. They knew that if anything went wrong, they would become sinners against the Ultramarines.

Even the Imperial Guards couldn't help but look in this direction.

The blue, transparent force field disappeared, and Caul immediately detected the changes in Guilliman's body.

"Vital signs are rapidly declining! Quickly!"

Almost the next second, Guilliman's visible veins, starting from his injured neck, took on an eerie pale purple hue.

A dozen or so nano-healing beams immediately and precisely hit Guilliman's body, preventing him from dying instantly.

However, the nano-healing beam that could quickly repair the body of a normal human soldier could not repair the demigod in front of them.

The next second, the Holy Casket immediately enveloped Guilliman, and it began to function instantly.

The mechanical sounds stimulated everyone, and bright red code flashed continuously. Gao Yi also began to fully activate his subspace projection.

Gao Yi placed his hand directly on the Holy Box.

The immense devouring power began to absorb all the spiritual energy around it. Even those without spiritual talent felt severe discomfort, and Digglis even knelt down on one knee.

He felt as if he had been completely drained in an instant.

And this deadly poison belonging to Slaanesh began to be purified and decomposed by Gao Yi.

"Damn it, why isn't it completely swallowed?"

Gao Yi could sense that he could purify this power, but the poison continued to gush out.

Meanwhile, within Slaanesh's palace, the lewd howls of Prince Pleasure echoed.

All Slaanesh demons can sense their master's wrath.

He sensed it, sensed that the warp poison He had injected into Guilliman was fading. He would not allow the Emperor's offspring to come back to life like this. Through the medium injected into Guilliman's body, Slaanesh continuously replenished him with his own divine power.

This time, Gao Yi had no Emperor's support and could only rely on himself.

(End of this chapter)