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Chapter 171: Vigilant Star Seeking Help (Subscription Request)

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Terra's oceans have long disappeared.

In the early days of the Great Crusade, Terra's oceans were drained by a surrendered warlord from the Ortan Plains.

Of course, this warlord also paid the price with his life.

Valdor, the first commander of the Imperial Guards, personally executed the warlord and announced to the world that every inch of Terra's land and water was extremely precious, and anyone who tried to steal Terra's soil and water would be executed.

The Emperor once had the idea of restoring Terra's oceans and reshaping Terra's landscape.

Let Terra become that beautiful world again.

However, at that time, there were so many things more important than this.

Apart from the Great Crusade, there was also the Webway Project. The heavy workload left the Emperor no time to take care of this.

We can only postpone it and do other more important economic things.

I had thought that everything would be settled once humanity was unified and the empire was stable.

Then work on restoring the topography of Terra.

It's a pity that Horus's rebellion ruined all plans.

When the Heresy ended and the Primarchs left, the Emperor fell into sleep again.

The empire's successors no longer mentioned the incident.

They don't really care about the existence of the ocean.

After all, the solar system is not just Terra.

If you want to see the sea, just go to places like Io.

The sea there is even more spectacular.

Because of Jupiter's terrifying tidal force, the ocean on Io can often create huge waves of several thousand meters, making it a popular tourist attraction for the empire's wealthy class.

It would be a waste to waste the Empire's precious wealth on a project like this to restore Terra's oceans.

Just like that, mankind’s sacred home lost its ocean.

The launch of the Reshape the Oceans plan is exciting for everyone, as it represents some radical new changes.

When this plan was announced, the imperial citizens of Terra expressed their agreement.

As the sacred home of mankind, it is indeed time to protect the environment of Terra.

A sacred home that is filthy will certainly disappoint pilgrims who come from afar.

Penny used her power to endorse the plan, allowing it to quickly pass the review of various departments.

While Guilliman is away from Terra, her power is supreme.

This is one of the advantages of centralized dictatorship: you don’t have to waste a lot of time on meaningless arguments.

Able to make important decisions quickly.

Kunbis learned the news from the holographic screens throughout the streets and alleys.

The world is getting better.

Humanity is experiencing unprecedented changes.

Those hopes that died will also reappear.

What a wonderful thing this is.

Everywhere there were voices praising Guilliman, and everyone said he was the true savior of mankind.

At least that's what everyone says in the area where Zikunbis is.

Whenever people talk about Guilliman, the Lord of Ultramar, their tone is always filled with piety and awe.

They feared that their blasphemous tone would cause the divine Savior to leave and abandon them, who were struggling to survive in despair.

"He is a god, a true god belonging to mankind, who brings us hope like his father."

Pastors who wander among the crowd always say this.

Even though Guilliman has repeatedly mentioned on important occasions that he is not a god.

But no one cares, people just treat him as a god.

If one person could command thousands of warships and sweep away all enemies.

It can save people from the abyss and easily expel demons and monsters.

Anyone would regard that person as a god.

Guilliman's denials only reinforced the belief in his divinity.

"Perhaps, I should do something as well. I must not let such a cancer taint the reform achievements of the Holy Primarch."

Standing in the shadows, Kunbis touched the dagger made of discarded steel in his arms.

After making inquiries from many sources, he learned that the law enforcement officer who had humiliated him and beaten the little girl, causing her to become deaf, was a member of the Escher family.

This family is very old.

It is said that during the Beast War, Terra suffered heavy casualties, and the High Lords Council at the time transferred some people from other planets to fill the vacancies on Terra.

It was at that time that the Escher family was sent to Terra.

The family had served the Terran government for thousands of years, before the great, holy Imperial Regent arrived on Terra.

They have inherited the position of law enforcer from generation to generation, and consider themselves nobler than the lowly Xiachao elders.

This family is very special. They have a good understanding of themselves and never think about climbing up. Instead, they think about how to consolidate their position in the lower hive.

Before understanding this family, one must understand the once complex power structure of the hive.

To protect humanity from the harsh environment of Terra.

The Mecha-Priests create artificial mountains out of plasteel, hardened steel, and concrete that continue to grow over tens of thousands of years.

It's like an enlarged termite nest.

This is the origin and evolution history of the hive city.

The population of the hive city is very large, with at least billions of people, and the hive city is highly industrialized and has a complete industrial system.

A hive city is equivalent to the ancient industrial world compressed into a city. You can imagine how terrible the population density and industrial density are.

Some hive cities even span thousands of kilometers and are home to tens of billions of people.

With so many people living in the hive, there are naturally a lot of problems.

The phenomenon of human struggle for power and profit is extremely serious.

The hierarchical structure of the hive also fully demonstrates people's status and power.

The upper class is the aristocracy, followed by the workers, and at the bottom are the scum and garbage of society.

Even under the watchful eye of the Holy Emperor, Terra was in such a state of affairs that it became even more deformed and darker.

Terra's Lower Hive has become a brutal place run entirely by gangs and lower-class families.

Only the most vicious and cunning people can live here.

The high and mighty Terran lords were not willing to waste time on these issues.

They used a very simple but effective method to control the hive.

That is to use gangs and scavenger families like wild dogs, that is, families that pick up garbage and do all kinds of dirty things, just like the low-level microorganisms in the natural ecology that process corpses in a complex way.

These families are called scavenger families.

In addition to gangs and scavenger families, Terra's nobles also use the brutal system of the Ministry of Justice to control the hives.

For Lower Hive, unrest is suppressed violently, and illegal gatherings are also suppressed violently.

No matter what the problem was, it was all violently suppressed.

The nobles had only one request: no acts of resistance to their rule were allowed.

No matter what the reason is, even if the nobles have exploited people to the point of being boned, resistance is not allowed. Resistance is a crime and will be suppressed.

Such a simple, crude and cruel approach will naturally not produce any good results.

It has become the norm that there is a small chaos every three years and a big chaos every five years.

Frequent unrest also led to the rise of some cruel families, which became the favorite tools of the nobles.

The Escher family is a typical example.

They are law enforcers and gangsters.

With the tacit approval of the Terra Lords, they used dual identities to complete their stability maintenance tasks.

Violence and intimidation are the most common methods used by this family.

The lords only need the Escher family to maintain order in the areas they rule, and it doesn't matter what means are used.

The death of a Xiachao elder will not even enter the files of the Ministry of Justice and will be ignored.

It was completely different then than it is now.

At that time, Xia Chao Lao was not considered a citizen of the empire at all, but just a troublemaker wandering outside the social order.

Any resistance was declared by the nobles as treason against the Emperor, resulting in extermination by Imperial troops.

The rulers of other planets also estimated that frequent unrest would affect the foundation of their rule.

After all, soldiers have to be recruited from the bottom.

Excessive suppression will inevitably plunge the entire planet into turmoil.

But the nobles of Terra had no such worries at all.

They do not need to recruit soldiers from the lower classes of Terra; excellent soldiers they need will be sent to them from all over the Empire.

At the same time, they would declare those imperial subjects who did not obey their rule as traitors and send them to the imperial punishment camps.

At that time, the darkness of Terra was unimaginable. The people in the lower-level hive cities did not enjoy any protection from the empire, but only fulfilled their obligations and paid their own taxes.

Yes, those gangs and families also need to pay taxes.

Otherwise, the nobles would send troops to clear them out.

Gangs would plunder wealth from other lower-class residents to pay taxes and maintain their own enjoyment.

One can imagine how dark those days were.

People are simply carrying the burden of bureaucrats, nobles, and businessmen.

Now, no matter how humble one's origins are, one is regarded as a citizen of the empire and is protected by the imperial laws.

Even a beggar's child is entitled to higher education.

This was unimaginable before.

People's gratitude to Guilliman was heartfelt.

His arrival brought a lot of changes.

Of course, there are still some areas where we haven't done well.

For example, the Escher family.

The family claimed to have cut ties with the past, gave up their gang identity, and assisted the empire in suppressing those gangs.

Such actions earned them the trust of the empire.

They retained their original positions and were even promoted for their contributions to gang eradication.

It sounds ridiculous, but that's how reality works.

The Escher family betrayed the gangs that once trusted them, stepped on their bones to save themselves, and rose step by step.

However, the family did not learn its lesson.

Instead, they saw it as their opportunity.

The Empire's reforms would not last long.

One day, everything will return to normal.

As long as they plan ahead, the Escher family will become even stronger by then.

To this end, they continued to maintain order in the empire through violence and intimidation.

He also constantly tries to add members of his family to the law enforcement team in this area, hoping to completely control the law enforcement power in this area.

Kumbis was repeatedly humiliated.

Especially after the last incident, when Quinbis strangled a gang member to death, the man wanted to take the credit and was almost exposed.

The reason was that Kunbis wanted to tell the truth at the time and said that he had killed the gang member.

This action angered the Escher family.

It's an honor for me to appreciate your contribution, and you're still complaining.

The Escher family has done so much for the stability of this area.

Don’t people nowadays know how to be grateful

Because of this matter, the Escher family brought people to cause trouble for Quinbis several times, and threatened that the seventh floor was their territory. They wanted Quinbis to die before the third watch and that Quinbis would not live until the fifth watch.

If it was just this matter, Kunbis might not have such a strong hatred.

The reason is that the Escher family is becoming more and more excessive.

They even fenced off the park and openly charged fees, under the pretext of doing it for the great imperial regent, collecting money to ease the financial burden on the Terra government.

He pretended to obey all orders but actually disobeyed them, and even tried to return to his old ways of bullying men and women.

The existence of the Escher family has cast a slight taint on the results of the Regent's reforms.

This is an unbearable thing.

Everything was so beautiful and everything was on the right track.

But these guys just want to cause trouble.

This incident made more people angry, and the hostility towards this family grew.

Several reports.

Either they were pushed down by the opponent, or they were carried away by the lake.

In today's reform, there are many leftover personnel.

They were afraid that if they liquidated the Escher family today, they would be liquidated themselves tomorrow.

So, take care of each other.

The roots of these families run too deep.

It's like the weeds in a rice field, all mixed together and it's impossible to tell the good from the bad.

In addition, the scope of the imperial regent's reforms is too large and there is a real shortage of manpower.

It's like a big net with too big gaps, allowing small fish to escape.

After several attempts, Kunbis made up his mind.

He decided to use the simplest method and use his own way to clean up the cancer of the Escher family.

Someone has to do these things.

Kunbis encouraged himself in his heart.

Ever since he strangled that gang member to death last time, Kunbis found that he had become much stronger inside.

Before, he was scared of those damn gang members and he was scared of those law enforcement officers.

But after he killed someone, he found that there was nothing to be afraid of.

Everyone has only one life.

If you are not afraid of him, he will be afraid of you.

It's that simple.

To deal with evil people, you must be more shameless, more difficult to deal with, and more vicious than them.

Any submission and tolerance will only encourage the other party's arrogance.

Expecting those who have no morals and no conscience to change their ways and mend their ways is something only extremely stupid people would do.

Kunbis decided to make the other party pay the price.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, blood for blood.

Where the glory of the imperial regent cannot reach.

Kunbis used his own power to shatter the darkness.

To hell with those damn bureaucrats.

Kunbis gave himself a pep talk.

Not far away was the damn member of the Escher family who had stolen his credit.

At this time, the other party, as usual, grabbed two passers-by and interrogated them.

One of them is a girl.

She was frightened by his brutality and was crying uncontrollably.

But the other party had no mercy at all and his attitude was extremely bad.

Every other sentence they say is threatening, saying that they want to make the other party look bad, arrest them and put them in jail. Crying is obstructing public duties and law enforcement.

Obviously, his last achievement earned him a promotion, which made him even more complacent.

Seeing Kunbis coming, the man told the two old men in front of him, who were so scared that they didn't know how to walk, to get out and shout in the direction of Kunbis.

He decided to use his free hand to teach the other party a lesson.

I almost embarrassed myself in front of my boss last time.

I hired someone to beat him up several times, but he didn't learn his lesson and still dared to come in front of me.

If he isn't given some color to see, he won't know why the flowers are so red.

The noble Escher family is not someone Xiachao can afford to offend!

This lowly Xiachao Lao would never be able to afford to drink the fresh tea from the agricultural world for 200,000 credit points in his three lifetimes.

Such a bastard dares to grab the credit. He really doesn't know how to live or die.

"Come here. I can tell from the looks of you that you're a suspicious person. You're timid and look like a rebel. Tell me, do you want to cause trouble?" the man said.

Kunbis walked over with a calm expression, no longer as nervous as before.

This made the other party a little unhappy.

Everyone who sees him is timid and afraid of being made difficult, but this guy is so fearless.

Don't take the Escher family seriously!

If such arrogant behavior is not severely punished, people will think that they are the Escher family and cannot lift a knife.

“What are you looking at? Believe me or not... ..” Before he could finish his words, Kunbis took advantage of the other party's inattention and stabbed him with a dagger.

The other party looked incredulous.

His eyes were full of surprise and disbelief.

Why is this guy, who is usually timid and submissive, so arrogant now and dares to do such a thing to him

The man put his hand over the wound, trying to put pressure on the artery.

But Kunbis stabbed him twice more, pushing him to the edge of the road.

The structure of the hive city is complex, with huge elevated roads connecting different buildings.

This was still a period of reconstruction, and the lighting and energy pipelines in many places had not yet been laid.

The lighting is not very good in many places below the seventh floor.

If we push someone down there, I'm afraid no one will find out for seven or eight days.

"Go to hell, bastard." Kunbis took out a syringe, injected a tube of liquid into the opponent's body, and then pushed him away.

As he fell, the man's body began to burn in the air.

The liquid in the syringe was obtained by Quinbis from some people with a background in chemistry.

The Escher family has more than one enemy.

Naturally, someone will satisfy his request.

"The first one." Kunbis looked at the dagger in his hand, smiled, then turned and left.

He wanted to kill every member of the Escher family and completely eradicate this cancer.

For the great cause of the Holy Primarch, these bugs must die, and no one can be allowed to tarnish the glory of the Primarch.

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Mars.

Underground palace.

Guilliman and Dahlia, as well as Cawl, Sicarius and other members of the Glory Guard left the silver cave.

Led by Guardian Dalia, they walked into a large experimental hall.

A roughly square room was carved out of the surrounding stone walls.

On one wall there were many parchment scrolls in various colors hanging, like a children's collage.

On the other side of the hall was a dark tunnel.

Exposed red iron supports the ceiling in large quantities.

Cables like black snakes hung from the ceiling, some of which were still emitting crackling sparks.

Next to the other wall was a huge metal platform with a lot of mechanical equipment piled around it and cables wrapped around four cylinders.

The cylinder is made of a mysterious metal, and the four cylinders form a cube.

Each cylinder is etched with strange and complex electromagnetic patterns.

Energy works along these lines to form a spatial force field.

Imprisoned within the force field is a constantly shifting metallic creation.

Obviously, the space force field is the prison of this mysterious mechanical creation.

The structure of metal objects is very special.

It is a large sphere made of interlocking gears.

Its design, movement, and complexity far surpass any device created by the Mechanicus.

Even if you are imprisoned in a space force field, you can still hear the clicking sound made by the movement of the sphere.

Gears that should not be working are now spinning in sync, and the harmonious sounds stack up to create beautiful music.

From Kaul's professional point of view, this creation is completely unreasonable and cannot possibly work.

Surprisingly, it remains in perfect working order.

It is composed of various gears that rotate continuously, and its precision is beyond the reach of many sages of the Mechanical Order.

Baroque tools, fine interface columns and molecular collectors gently extend and retract in a maze-like structure of gears, hissing like a snake's tongue, absorbing various elements in the air.

When Guilliman saw this thing, his expression changed slightly. It seemed that the dangerous creature imprisoned here was not just the Void Dragon.

"Abomination Intelligence?" Cawl said the creature's name.

"Yes, the space force field imprisoned an abominable intelligence. Unfortunately, the person who sent it did not tell me the name of this abominable intelligence, but only asked me to keep it safe. He said that one day these things will complete their final mission." Dalia said in a low voice.

"These are the things that destroyed humanity's first star empire, and they don't seem to pose any threat?" Sicarius walked closer and observed.

That’s it

The handsome and good-looking Second Captain Sicarius killed them all with just one shot.

As for a major rebellion?

Were humans in the Golden Age just too lame

"What you see is just the surface." Dalia picked up a discarded mechanical part from the side. A golden light appeared on her body and turned into an arm, sending it into the space force field that imprisoned the hateful intelligence.

Countless gears attached to the metal parts as if they were melted, devouring them completely.

After a while, a crack appeared at the bottom of the densely packed multi-faceted gears and complex working devices.

A similarly small sphere of interlocking devices was created.

Dalia took it out.

The small sphere is also moving, its molecule collectors and various tools extending into the air, exploring everywhere for the substances it needs.

After a while, it slowly grew up.

Becomes the same size as its parent and is ready to replicate itself again.

The golden light on Dalia's body decomposed it and turned it into the most basic particles.

Seeing this process, Sicarius was stunned.

It replicates itself so quickly

This reproduction rate is much more terrifying than that of the Zerg.

"This is just a trivial function of it." Dalia said, "It can replicate itself. When the number reaches a certain level, it can form various terrible weapons to destroy everything. Humans used them to establish the first star empire. Even the Eldar had to admit that humans were powerful at that time."

"This kind of hateful intelligence is only a part of it, and it's not even the most terrifying. Those star devourers can devour entire stars, convert their energy and mass into food, and continuously create their own people. It is incredible that humans can win the war against hateful intelligence."

Sicarius said no more.

If it is really as Dalia said, then the abominable intelligence is indeed extremely terrifying.

Humanity created the first interstellar civilization because of them, but was destroyed because of their loss of control.

Well, the handsome second captain was wrong.

This thing poses a pretty big threat, no wonder the golden age of technology declined.

“Fine stuff indeed,” said Guilliman.

Such a thing can be described as horrifying no matter which world it is placed in.

The super strong self-replication ability and the ability to assemble into various weapons are simply BUGs.

Throw down one abomination intelligence, and after a while, the entire planet will grow abomination intelligence.

They ate up all the metal on the planet and formed Transformers, cannons, and battleships.

Then they ate the stars and the planets.

It makes my scalp tingle just thinking about it.

Isn't this a mixture of greenskins and Zerg?

Humans in the Golden Age were so damn creative.

It’s too much.

They can even create something so incredible and extremely dangerous.

In the Age of Empires, relying on the capital from the Golden Age, they were still able to become the most powerful force in the galaxy.

The power of the Golden Age is evident from this.

No wonder the emperor was obsessed with the Golden Age, constantly advocating rationality and science, and wanting to build the empire into a second Golden Age empire.

From the hatred of intelligence, we can see that humans in the Golden Age were incredibly strong.

Guilliman took a look at it and thought that this thing could be used as a trump card.

If you lose the battle against the Tyranids or the Greenskins, release this thing.

See who eats faster.

Dahlia looked at Guilliman. "Now, can you tell me why you wanted to make an alliance with the Void Dragon? Didn't the Emperor tell you of its threat?"

"She warned me in her memory, but compared to the results that the Void Dragon can achieve, the slight risk is worth it." Guilliman said firmly after a moment's silence.

“What can it do?” Dalia said.

"Being able to fight against Chaos and the Necrons will buy us enough time and space. The galaxy is already full of enemies, the traitors of the Eye of Terror have already rushed out, the Empire is bleeding heavily, half of it has lost contact, and the other half is in chaos."

Guilliman paced back and forth for a few steps and spoke again.

"Before coming here, I fought against the Blood God's servants in Terra. They were able to set foot on Terra's land with the help of simple rituals. As for other places, I dare not imagine. The situation must be even worse. I dare not ask for your understanding, but this matter is very important, and I will take full responsibility for it."

Dalia looked at the primarch's noble face and finally sighed.

“This is a dangerous path and you will pay the price for it.”

"That is my duty," said Guilliman. "To give everything for humanity."

"I hope you won't regret it." Dalia walked to a switch, reached out, grabbed the handle and pulled it down.

A rumbling mechanical sound was heard.

A wall moved to the left and right, revealing what was behind it.

A 10,000-year-old winged rail car appeared in front of everyone.

Mysterious and complex electromagnetic patterns are painted on the body of the car, emitting a faint halo as energy flows in.

There is no telling where the front of the rail car leads to.

All I could see was that it stretched into darkness and disappeared into a strange spatial structure.

"You can take the rail car directly out. Of course, this thing can only take you to the entrance. It is not connected to the outside."

Sicarius went up to the car to inspect it.

Dalia seemed fine.

But this is no reason to let down your guard.

If she had installed two nuclear bombs on the car to kill the Primarch in order to keep the secret of the Void Dragon and the Abomination Intelligence, the consequences would be disastrous.

Kaul also walked over and used his detection equipment to help Sicarius with the inspection.

Guilliman looked at Dahlia and said, "You can go out with us. The world outside has changed a lot. Once you are outside, you will understand many of my actions."

"No, I still have to continue to perform my duties. You can leave now. When you want to come in again, just call my name. I will send a rail car to take you in directly."

Dahlia shook her head and rejected Guilliman's invitation.

"I expect to be back soon," Guilliman said jokingly. "I will need the Webway technology to carry out the first phase of my plan."

Dalia smiled and said nothing more.

After confirming that there is no problem with the rail car.

Guilliman, Cawl and Sicarius boarded the rail car and left the depths of the underground palace.

When we come down again, it will be time to officially start the Webway Project.

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Terra.

The Garden of Silence.

Brava, who was ordered to replace the original Star Torch supervisor, got up from the bed in the lightless secret room.

As the headquarters of the Astropaths, the Garden of Silence is full of luxurious residences.

But Brava avoided them all and chose a simple room.

Being addicted to enjoyment will make people lose their vigilance.

Like the previous Star Torch Director, he took the path of betrayal.

Restraining yourself is a sign of loyalty.

The Astropaths responsible for guarding the Astronomican are all blind, and their eyes are inevitably burned out by the Emperor's light.

Fortunately, astropaths can still see the world from another perspective.

Some people can piece together a whole world from foreseen events and understand their surroundings by foreseeing the future.

The stronger ones can see through the eyes of others, hear echoes of the past, and weave their own spirits into the web of the universe.

However, seeing the universe from that space comes at a price.

They will be tormented by countless hallucinations throughout their lives.

Many astropaths will collapse in the face of the most horrifying truths in the universe.

Brava has learned not to use his eyes to see things, but to use the light of human spirit to outline everything in the real universe.

The soul gleamed in his eyes.

Every soul is a network composed of countless fine rays of light.

It changes as your thoughts continue to flow.

The soul of a kind person is white.

Souls that crave battle tend to favor red.

Dark yellow means moving forward with a heavy load.

Blue represents the thirst for knowledge and truth.

Different thoughts have different lights.

Brava looked into the soul of the imperial regent, but he was unable to see clearly and was forced to look away.

The light was so strong that just a glance at it made him feel so painful that he felt like his soul was burning.

The light emitted by the Primarch's soul is almost as bright as the Astronomican.

Any astropath who looks directly upon him will pay a heavy price and gain nothing.

The Xingyu Court is also responsible for the work of the Xingju.

Since he was selected to join the Astronomican Court, Brava has been learning how to use the Astronomican to transmit astronomical information and guide the ships to find the location of Terra.

Brava washed his face and suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"Are there any astronomical messages today?" Brava looked towards the door, and a familiar soul light appeared in his eyes. It was the loyal servant who had served him all his life.

"It hasn't been delivered yet." said the old servant respectfully.

"I am very uneasy. This is a sign that something is happening," Brava said uneasily.

"With the Holy Imperial Regent here, all problems will be solved," said the old servant.

Hearing this, Brava felt a little safer.

Guilliman's presence was reassuring.

As an imperial regent and a savior of humanity, the Thirteen Primarchs are undoubtedly qualified.

He is powerful, wise, compassionate, and possesses almost all human virtues.

A perfect example.

At this moment, a hurried step came running in from outside.

The other party's voice was panicked and uneasy.

"Sir, a message from Vigilant Star has been encrypted to the Scarlet level."

Brava had a solemn look on his face. He reached out to touch the man, but when he saw the dream information the other person was carrying, his body couldn't help but tremble.

Astropaths are all blind and cannot see.

Parchment and data tablets are not very helpful for the dreams they want to record, and are generally only used to record the results of dream analysis.

Moreover, they need dreams to convey various information, which requires special media to transmit the dream information received by different astropaths.

The messenger himself is a special medium.

They have been strictly trained since childhood to adapt to this special duty.

When Brava touched the other person, he learned the content of the dreams received by the other astropaths.

His hands were shaking, and the dream was revealing something terrible to him.

The earth is crumbling, the sky is burning, and the ancient son of betrayal has reappeared.

They sought to sever the Empire's control over the other half of the territory.

After destroying the fortress planet of Cadia, the Great Plunderer has set its sights on another planet, Vigilance.

His servants have delivered a final ultimatum to the rulers of Vigilant.

Either submit to the Lord of Plunder or be utterly destroyed.

The Emperor's Angels who received the information gathered at that place, ready to stop the attack of the Great Plunderer to the death.

But the situation is dire and they need help.

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"Call all high-level astropaths immediately. We need to work together to see clearly what happened on the Vigilant Planet!

Many high-level psychics quickly responded to the orders of the Lord of the Star Language Court and walked out of their respective secret rooms.

They gathered in a huge hall carved with arcane runes.

With the help of their servants, these high-level astropaths lie one after another in arcane technological devices that can connect their minds and souls to everything.

Their skinny bodies were soaked in nutrient solution, and the oxygen in the liquid automatically replenished the consumption of blood, so that they didn't need to breathe and wouldn't feel suffocated.

Brava also lay down, and he felt like he was lying in a coffin.

As energy poured into the coffin's electromagnetic circuit, a faint light emerged, enveloping the entire device.

With the help of other astropaths, Brava entered the dream.

His soul was thrust into a raging torrent of ether.

The other Astropaths used their powers to build a barrier for him.

An ominous premonition gripped him, making his empty soul feel suffocated.

Despair and loss appeared in Brava's heart.

He pushed aside the layers of fog and glimpsed the scene on the Alert Planet.

"For the Emperor." The battle cry echoed in his ears.

He saw the Emperor's angels descend from the sky with anger, and the heavy drop pods smashed huge holes in the ground.

They brandished their weapons and rushed towards the massive enemy.

Millions of soldiers are launching attacks on the enemy.

Thousands of ships emerged from the cracks in the void and descended over the Vigilant Planet.

They are all traitors.

Carrying the hatred of the past, he is determined to overthrow the present with blood.

Countless demons followed the heretic Astartes Brothers onto the battlefield.

They attempted to completely overwhelm the loyalists' defenses and bring the world to the abyss of destruction.

Brava continued to move forward, wanting to know why all this was happening.

Why did the Great Predator choose the Alert Planet as its target

There were battlefields everywhere and everything was in chaos.

As Brava's consciousness swept across the battlefield.

He found that Dark Eldar, Orks, and Necrons had all appeared.

It is huge in scale, wreaking havoc on battlefields.

It was as if an invisible hand gathered them all to the Warning Star.

The demons roared at Brava, sensing the presence of this uninvited guest.

Brava used his skills to evade their pursuit and search for more clues.

It wasn't until he probed his soul into the warp that he discovered the clue.

The great rift tearing the galaxy apart was stopped near the Vigilant Star.

This means that there is a passage here that leads to the dark side of the empire.

The goal of the Great Plunderer is to cut off the last road and let the other side of the empire fall into darkness completely.

"You need to tell your master that the crisis has come. He has been delayed too long with Terra's affairs."

An alien voice sounded in Brava's ears.

Eldar.

Brava realized that the voice belonged to that lost ancient race.

Those guys are more familiar with the Warp than humans, and they are all spirit walkers who are proficient in witchcraft.

"He has to solve this problem, otherwise the human empire will only be half gone."

This time, Brava saw the person who was speaking, a clown wearing a mask.

He wants to speak.

But a demon roared and found Brava again.

The other party waved his blue wings, and the scepter in his hand intertwined complex runes.

Tzeentch demon.

A monster born from arcane secrets.

It was evidently ready to capture the peeping soul.

Before everything gets out of control, Harlequin pushes Brava away, allowing him to escape from the demon's pursuit.

He then turned into stardust and disappeared, escaping the battlefield.

Brava felt like he was falling, falling, falling endlessly.

"No!"

He let out a piercing scream.

The psychic device crackled and flickered with flames.

He stretched out his hands like a drowning man seeking salvation.

The servant helped him up.

"Quick, go find the Regent. Tell him that something has happened on Vigilance. It is our passage to the dark side of the empire. Once it falls, we will never have a chance to save the lost territory."