Simultaneous Journey: Starting from Holy Terra

Perturabo's visor was removed, revealing his face, distorted by his ascension to demonhood.

His moans carried a hint of sadness, helplessness, and despair as he said, "Humanity can never defeat Chaos! Everything is meaningless..."

"It's meaningless?"

Ye Ming looked at Peturabo, and the surrounding Crimson Warriors also stopped.

"I don't believe in those things," Ye Ming shook his head and said, "Before the emperors, humanity entered a great golden age. After the emperors came into being, we reclaimed our territory."

Even though the Emperor was forced to sacrifice himself due to treachery, humanity persevered through millennia, and the Emperor's starlight continued to shine. Even without the Primarch, humanity could launch expeditions on its own!

"Before us, mankind created one miracle after another, and created art and culture that amazes the universe."

"After us, humanity has built one monument after another, preventing the forces of chaos from completely engulfing the universe."

"Even after tens of thousands of years, humanity has survived in this way."

Ye Ming said seriously, while scanning everyone present, looking at each fortress and stronghold that had begun to push back after Peturabo and Mortarian were captured because of their arrival.

Those people began to fight back, to resist.

They were mere mortals, yet they possessed a fierce and fearless courage, constantly charging towards the chaotic fleet.

After one warship is destroyed, a second and a third warship will take its place; after one cannon is destroyed, a second and a third cannon will be built!

People rushed forward one after another, even at the cost of their lives!

"This is something that pure destruction cannot comprehend—because we can create, Peturabo. You once had the ability to create beautiful things, but you gave it up yourself."

"We possess an emotion that other races lack—courage. Humans possess the courage to face chaos, darkness, and the unknown!"

"The hymn to humanity is the hymn to courage; the greatness of humanity is the greatness of courage! Everyone who can comprehend this spirit will become another guiding light, another torch, leading humanity to even greater heights!"

Ye Ming looked at Peturabo, saw his astonishment, and smiled, "What we need to do now is to reawaken human reason, so that humanity's brilliance can leave its most dazzling mark on the universe!"

"We will bring back the Golden Age, show people how fragile the illusion of the Warp is, and create true happiness in the real universe."

"And those who follow us are countless! We possess the unwavering courage to continue, even if it means facing the entire warp!"

"That's why, even if we die now, millions of people will step forward and take over our cause."

"We are fearless."

"Fearless!" Nassa Delacion clenched his fist and pounded his breastplate, responding to Ye Ming's call.

"Fearless!" Gerdler Santa raised his hand second, incredibly excited, because this was exactly what the Emperor wanted!

"Fearless!"

The remaining Crimson Warriors responded firmly. They understood Ye Ming's meaning and what their battle group was fighting for!

"yes."

Peturabo closed his eyes, casually leaning against the cage specially built for him, quietly waiting for the stasis device to take effect.

"Then let me wait and see."

Stasis Field activated, and Perturabo was frozen in time. From this moment on, the Demon Primarch of the Iron Warrior was sealed away!

"Let's go. Report to the Regent that we need more reinforcements, and at the same time, report back to Terra."

"Yes, sir!"

After Ye Ming sent out his message, it was immediately relayed to Guilliman by the Star Speaker.

Upon hearing about Ye Ming's exploits—killing the Great Demon, repelling Tzeentch's true form, banishing Mortarion, and sealing Perturabo—Guilliman was so excited he almost did a Thomas-style spin in his office!

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Killieman laughed heartily; if there weren't other people around, he would have praised his younger brother right now.

"I am about to arrive near Cartier to summon Ye Ming, and then, together with the Fifth Fleet, escort the traitor Primarch Peturabo back to Terra and imprison him in the Custodian's dungeon!"

In high spirits, Killieman immediately wrote to Caul, preparing to launch the surprise gift he and Caul had prepared for Ye Ming ahead of schedule.

Just as Guilliman was in a good mood and continued to handle the Empire's political affairs and military deployments, another piece of bad news reached him.

The Salamanders Chapter stationed in Amegiddon has sent a distress call, claiming to have discovered traces of Khorne cultists and that demons are manifesting near Amegiddon!

According to their intelligence, the one that has appeared this time is likely the Primarch of the demons that invaded Amegiddon—Angron!

"A time of great turmoil."

Guilliman frowned slightly. Although Ye Ming seemed to deal with the Primarchs very easily, every time Ye Ming faced a Primarch, it was after the Primarch was injured and exhausted from the battle.

If Ye Ming were to face a fully-powered Demon Primarch in his current state, he would most likely be defeated.

Because the Primarch itself is the pinnacle of the material universe, even without the power of the warp, he can still overwhelm Ye Ming in terms of physical strength and combat skills.

If Motalian hadn't been intimidated, or if he hadn't already exhausted himself, he would definitely have been able to overpower Ye Ming!

Therefore, this time, Killieman was not very willing to let Ye Ming go.

After all, this wasn't the psionic-powered Tzeentch Archdeacon, nor was it Perturabo, who had lost his Iron Warriors Legion, nor was it Mortarion, whose Nurgle powers were suppressed.

Instead, it is the savage and bloodthirsty Prince Khorne, Angron, who relies solely on physical strength!

"Let Ye Ming come back. It'll be safer for him to stay by my side. We can send him to Alterama after we've dealt with Angron."

After much deliberation, Guilliman issued his order.

However, when the four gods acted simultaneously, even the Primarch, who was capable of strategizing without fail, could not have foreseen the intervention from the warp god!

As Ye Ming set off for Amegidon to meet Guilliman, an army of Khorne had already appeared on the only road between the edge of the Misty Starfield fortress and Amegidon!

Meanwhile, Khorne's primordial demon, Angron, was waiting for the Khorne's followers to summon him!

"Thank you, Inspector!"

Ye Ming arrived at a fortress world in the rear. This is the only place in the entire Misty Starfield that is relatively well preserved, and it is also Ye Ming's supply station for this trip.

"This is my mission and duty. But what about you? Can you even count the casualties? Can you pass on the names and deeds of those fallen soldiers to their families?"

"That's very difficult, sir."

The governor who came to meet Ye Ming said solemnly, "Although I am unwilling to insult the soldiers of our empire, most of the people who join the army are either forcibly conscripted or join the Imperial Star Army because they can't make a living."

"They were either all alone, or had lost contact with their families, or had been abandoned by their families..."

"...I understand." Ye Ming took a deep breath. "In that case, let's keep it simple. Collect as many of their names as possible and erect a monument for them here."

"I saw their fearless charge, and the Empire and the people they protected will remember them."

"My lord, if I may be so bold, this seems to be a futile effort." The governor looked at the completely different Space Marine before him and earnestly spoke his mind.

"You are very honest, Your Excellency." Ye Ming smiled. "Thank you for your honesty, but please remember, this is the beginning of a change, the beginning of a change for the empire."

"As long as someone fights for the Empire and humanity, we must acknowledge their achievements, regardless of their previous status."

"At least offer some comfort."

Ye Ming turned around, grabbed a prepared stone tablet, personally carved a line of words on it, and then erected it in the center of the battlefield.

He then bid farewell to the governor and, with his well-prepared fleet, embarked on another journey.

The governor stood before the monument, looking at the words on it, and couldn't help but read them aloud.

"Eternal glory to the warriors who fought here for the Empire and the people against Chaos..."

The governor watched silently, then raised his hand and gave a military salute in this deserted place, witnessed by no one.

And this will plant a seed in his heart.

This will plant a seed in the hearts of the soldiers here!

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"My lord, this is the Regent's temporary order. We have already begun to suffer losses, and the Regent has ordered us to return to our units and await reinforcements."

On the strike cruiser Crimson Ocean, Ye Ming had just named his warship and was designing its flag.

Darius, who was standing nearby, brought out the latest mobilization order and also listed the casualties of this battle.

Because they were supporting the various fortresses separately, Ye Ming's company, which consisted of small squads, lost nearly one-fifth of its members. Apart from the five most important main companies and the original Gray Knights and Emperor's Claw squads that Ye Ming had taken with him, all the other squads suffered losses.

Most of them lost two to four people, and a small number of seriously injured people have voluntarily joined the Redeemers.

"It's time for me to take a break."

Ye Ming did a quick calculation and realized that in less than three months since they set off, they had already experienced many terrifying battles.

The fact that Ye Ming was able to maintain this level of casualties after fighting multiple high-level enemies was entirely due to Ye Ming himself and a large number of Krieg and Astral Army soldiers holding the line.

If we don't get a proper rest, it won't just be a problem of the legion's soldiers not being replenished; it could very well lead to psychological problems!

This is a major reason why most legions become corrupt!

"Alright, let's head out to report to the Regent, and then return to Terra to recuperate for a while."