Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 263 Emperor Possession
But Magnus suddenly discovered that the psionic tentacles were beginning to disappear, and the psionic energy needed to unleash magic was being absorbed by some seemingly ordinary mortals.

He did not sense any special power surrounding the soulless beings from these people; these humans were still clearly visible in his psychic vision.

These are the artificial untouchables that Gao Yi provided to Guilliman.

The moment the chaotic psionic magic appeared, they instinctively stood beside Guilliman and the Ultramarines.

The sorcery began to break down into the purest warp forces and enter their bodies.

Magnus didn't know what was going on with these people, but he absolutely couldn't let Guilliman escape his grasp. A massive amount of psionic energy surged forth, and the Thousand Sons sorcerers around him also increased the supply of psionic energy.

Soon these special individuals began to show signs of fatigue.

Forty people is still too few.

Magnus, a former candidate for the Golden Throne, possessed terrifyingly strong psychic power. With the amplification from the Thousand Sons, the psychic energy he released in a short time exceeded the limits of these special humans' endurance.

One by one, the artificial untouchables began to break down due to the excessive psychic energy they absorbed.

It wasn't a spiritual phenomenon, but rather it manifested directly in their physical bodies.

The psionic energy overwhelmed every cell in their bodies, but it still bought the Ultramarines time.

Some of the Ultra Warriors broke free of their restraints and launched a surprise attack on Magnus and the Thousand Sons.

Calga took the lead, continuously firing explosives from his arms at Magnus.

Magnus remained unfazed by the Ultramarines' attack, continuing to wield his staff.

Centered on Magnus, a psionic barrier enveloped the entire battlefield.

Inside the barrier, everyone was trapped in a force field that nearly froze time, and all the explosive plasma particles were frozen not far from Senko.

Even Calgar's movements seemed to slow down dozens of times during the magic cast by Magnus himself.

In contrast, the Thousand Sons remained unaffected.

The Senko fired at the immobilized Ultra Warriors, and one by one they died completely in their slumber.

However, within the area affected by this psychic energy, there were still some people who were only slightly affected.

The Protoss began their charge, bypassing the Ultramarines and using their shields to withstand the firepower as they charged towards the opposing Thousand Sons.
The Immortals provided powerful firepower support to the Protoss, and the High Archon's psionic storm tore the Red Letter Warriors to shreds.

The Protoss's powerful control over psionic energy allowed them to resist Magnus's control magic to some extent!
"Artanis! Stop Magnus! Quickly!"

Upon seeing this, Calga couldn't help but shout.

At this moment, Guilliman's lower body had almost crossed the barrier of reality and entered Tzeentch's labyrinth. He looked down and saw countless Tzeentch demons roaring and waiting for Guilliman to be completely dragged in!

Seeing Guilliman's predicament, Artanis also set his sights on Magnus.

Kara's presence made Artanis's plan instantly clear to the other Templars.

They began to block or eliminate the Thousand Sons who were always surrounding Magnus for Artanis.

Templars would occasionally have their shields shattered by destructive psionic energy, and some Protoss who suffered such devastating blows were annihilated along with their souls before they even had a chance to warp.

The demonic flames from Tzeentch's Demon Realm burned not only the body but also the soul.

Magnus's mastery of psychic energy and the power he displayed were incredible to Artanis; how could an individual's psychic power reach such a level?
Even the Tzeentch Archdeacon I encountered in Blackrock Fortress was no match for him.

Magnus also sensed an astonishing display of psychic power from Artanis.

Artanis's powerful psionic control meant that his psionic reactions were not particularly strong when he was not in combat, but when he unleashed his full power, he immediately attracted the attention of all the Chaos Wizards.

At this moment, Artanis's performance in the warp was like that of a dazzling star.

"Are these aliens a naturally gifted psionic race? How come we've never detected such a level of psionic power before? Unbelievable..."

Magnus no longer underestimated his opponent.

Artanis, already accelerated far beyond Astartes' limits thanks to Protoss technology, and having learned Warhammer's methods of using psionic energy by absorbing souls from the Infinite Circuit, achieved bursts of mobility in a short period that were almost like teleportation.

"Disappeared?"

Magnus discovered that Artanis was no longer visible to the naked eye; he could only detect Artanis's presence using his psionic senses.

But the moment Artanis appeared in his psionic vision, the other party was already in front of him.

The psionic blade was aimed directly at Magnus's head.

Magnus had already conjured a sturdy psionic barrier in front of him, but this powerful psionic shield was easily penetrated.

The psionic blades seem to be the bane of any psionic spell.

Seeing that psionic energy had no effect on Artanis, Magnus, for the first time in a long time, began to rely on his physical abilities, as he had not used his physical strength to fight for a long time.

Even without using psionic powers, Magnus remains a powerful warrior.

Few enemies can drag him into melee combat when faced with his psionic abilities.

He barely managed to move his body to avoid the most fatal blow, but the psionic blade still left a wound on his chest that almost went through his body.

"Get out of my way! Alien!"

In the end, Magnus wielded his scepter as a weapon and forced Artanis back in close combat.

The Templars held off the Thousand Sons, while Artanis single-handedly held off Magnus.

Artanis's astonishing combat skills continued to leave numerous wounds on Magnus's demonic body.

However, the psychic magic still existed, and Guilliman was already halfway inside Tzeentch's labyrinth.

Some demons have even begun to seize Guilliman's body, accelerating his complete entry into Tzeentch's Demon Realm.

Even though Guilliman had almost swung the Emperor's Sword so far that it left afterimages, he still couldn't kill all the Tzeentch demons that kept surging forward.

Once inside Tzeentch's labyrinth, Guilliman began to be directly affected by Tzeentch, and it became almost impossible for him to escape on his own.

"Guilliman, are you ready to accept this power? You will soon realize that your past insistence was meaningless. The Lord of Change will reveal the true face of the Corpse King! Embracing the Warp is the best ending for all things!"

Artanis was unable to banish Magnus in a short time, and Magnus was unable to kill Artanis in a short time either, so Magnus let out a triumphant laugh.

Gradually, only Guilliman's head remained in the material universe, and he looked at Magnus with resentment.

The next second, the flames on the Emperor's Sword suddenly surged dramatically, and a will began to descend upon Guilliman.

"Father...Father...Is that you?"

Guilliman felt that control of his body was being taken over by the Emperor.

Guilliman, whose body had been taken over, then voluntarily headed towards Tzeentch's Demon Realm.

Only by fully entering the warp could the Emperor infuse Guilliman with more power.

The surrounding Tzeentch demons, sensing the arrival of this will, began to flee frantically.

After sensing the Emperor's presence, Tzeentch stopped exerting any power on Guilliman and even began to use all his strength to push Guilliman out of his labyrinth.

Tzeentch said he preferred being passive; how could something good possibly come from someone who actively came to him?
Gao Yi's direct and powerful support on the battlefield almost made the Chaos faction and the loyalists forget the Emperor's existence for a short time.

On the current Cadia, even the Cursed Legion, which should have joined the ground battle, and the living saint Celestine have not appeared.

Allowing these E-level demons to appear in the mortal realm was already a burden for the Emperor.

When the Emperor sensed the danger posed by Guilliman, he couldn't help but intervene.

The divine light belonging to the Emperor began to emanate from Guilliman, illuminating Tzeentch's labyrinth, where countless Tzeentch demons dissolved amidst their wails.

(End of this chapter)