The crack stretched across the sky like a bloody eye.
Countless humans looked up in fear at the crack that exuded an ominous aura.
If you look at it for a few more times, you can feel your soul falling into an endless abyss.
Pieces of twisted energy tore through the darkness, enveloping the entire world in dark purple light.
Dark clouds rolled across the sky, as if being pulled into a huge tornado, forming terrifying whirlpools huge enough to connect the sky and the earth.
Along with a rumbling sound, lightning flashed across the sky.
The pale electric light illuminated countless existences that should not belong to this world.
The sky was weeping, and strange whispers echoed across the planet.
The darkness was spreading, roiling and boiling, covering everything.
Along with hideous laughter, unspeakable horrific creatures emerged from the darkness.
Even darkness itself was undergoing horrible changes.
Chaos will always erode, distort and destroy everything.
A huge red eyeball appeared in the crack in the sky.
The eyeball was covered with twisted lines and profane runes.
It was like a scary monster, peering through the cracks in the birdcage at the cute toy inside.
Demons crawled out of the darkness, hungry and hideous, trying to plunder the entire world.
Screams and cries were heard along with the appearance of those abominable creatures.
Countless sounds mixed together, becoming the prelude to bloody chaos.
Unimaginable fear rose in the hearts of ordinary men and women.
They could not help but tremble all over and ran around, praying for the salvation of the Holy Emperor and the Primarch.
... ... ... ... ... ... ..
The previously stable lumen lights in the fortress began to flicker.
The creeping darkness moved throughout the fortress as if it had its own life.
Those twisted monsters flashed and appeared everywhere.
It's like the flickering of a TV screen caused by unstable electromagnetic signals.
Malice-filled twisted voices echoed in every corner.
Even if you cover your ears, you can still easily hear those strange whispers.
"Humans are our servants..."
"The End and Death..."
"Death is near to all men..."
"Death is always with us, and the end is near."
The darkness began to boil, and it became a unified form, flowing through the fortress.
Pass through the partition and through the gap in the metal steel gate.
The twisted darkness enters from wherever it can, corroding the human world.
They roared and they growled.
Like black ink poured into water, greedily eroding the entire reality.
Clovis looked at the planetary governor Varen and roared angrily, "What have you done? Traitor?"
But Valen had already been frightened by the horrific scene brought about by his own spell.
Facing the Grey Knights' Grand Master's rage that was enough to burn him to ashes.
The composure he once had when he was in a high position has long since disappeared.
His fat body was trembling, his face was pale, and he was frightened out of his wits.
He stammered, "I just chanted a spell to expel the ghost that has been haunting me."
"Damn you, you've been used." Clovis grabbed the planetary governor, his eyes full of anger. "You led the demons into this world, you idiot. Countless people will die for you. You betrayed the trust of the Emperor and the Primarch."
"No." Varen shouted in despair, "I just want to serve the Emperor better."
Clovis' words made him extremely painful.
He wanted to make greater contributions to the Emperor and the Primarch, why did this happen?
"Catch him first, solve the problem here, and then deal with him." Clovis threw Valen to the ground angrily, wishing he could kill this guy.
How dare this guy summon these abominations into the real world!!
The unforgivable person.
... ...
The creeping darkness corrodes everything.
Spreading along the marble walls.
Strange footsteps were heard, and demons holding strange weapons or transformed into various twisted monster shapes walked out of the darkness and pounced on the Gray Knights.
"Fire," a Grey Knight shouted.
Bullets collided with the dark waves, countless limbs and arms flew, and the two sides fought each other.
Clovis drew his power sword and activated it.
The powerful power field made crackling sounds, echoing throughout the dark corridor.
"You should use me. Using me, you will be able to easily drive away those enemies."
The demon Antar sealed in the black sword whispered.
Those strange whispers echoed in Clovis' mind, trying to take root in Clovis' spiritual world.
The demon-Antar is still trying to seduce Clovis into using the power of the black sword.
Want to lead this loyal Grey Knight into the abyss of corruption.
Clovis didn't take it to heart. Holding the power sword, he looked at the monster that came out of the crawling darkness.
After letting out a roar, Clovis rushed forward.
He swung the blade in his hand, and the power field tore through the bodies of those demons, killing them all.
Firing scenes could be seen throughout the fortress.
The Imperial loyalists are fighting against the sudden onslaught of Chaos.
The fortress gathers elite forces from various chapters and the Grey Knights.
With over a thousand Emperor Angels.
Fifty thousand elite Ultramar Guards.
And those workers who have taken a vow also have good fighting skills.
They moved quickly, weapons in hand, trying to drive the chaos out.
The automatic cannons placed throughout the fortress sounded rapid alarms as the creeping darkness took shape.
As the connected machine slave twitched, the autocannon then launched a series of scorching attacks, tearing apart any demonic entity that dared to approach.
The defending forces quickly fought back, firing bullets and burning lasers at the strange shadows.
An Ultramar guard holding a portable hot melt gun shot a strange-looking monster with a bloody mouth, blowing off half of its body.
The remaining body gave off a burnt smell and twitched a few times while lying on the ground.
Before he could even cheer, the next second, the guard's head was bitten off by a strange dog made of flesh, blood and steel.
Bright red blood spurted out, quickly staining the floor.
The headless corpse fell down helplessly and mixed with the many corpses.
This scene is not an isolated case, and the fighting between the two sides is becoming more and more intense.
The sounds of battle rang out throughout the fortress.
Outside, things were getting just as bad.
After discovering that the planetary governor was corrupted by Chaos, Lizzie wanted to lead the team back to the fortress.
But the sudden change forced her to stop her original plan and help the people in the city resist the monsters first.
In the fortress there are Celestine, Amaritch, and the Grey Knights mentor Clovis.
Li Ji knew very well that if those people couldn't resist the devil, she would be unable to do anything if she went back.
The Stormtroopers formed into battle formation at Lizzie's command.
Move forward steadily.
During this process, Li Ji kept trying to communicate, trying to connect to various communication channels and contact other troops.
"Sir, a strange signal is approaching us." A stormtrooper turned his head to look at Lizzie and spoke.
After connecting to the team's sharing mode, Li Ji saw the moving signal sources.
The source of those signals was approaching them quickly.
"Be prepared for battle, they are not on our side." Li Ji said in a deep voice, and she took out the Inquisitor's special grenade launcher.
The caliber of the grenade launcher is not as large as those used by the Primaris Space Marines, so it is just suitable for ordinary people to use.
In a scenario like this, using that small-caliber laser pistol is somewhat useless.
Lizzie and the Stormtroopers are ready for battle.
Accompanied by waves of hoarse and strange roars.
A large group of people rushed into the main road from the alley.
They are human beings.
At least it was once human.
Now, it’s a bit hard to say.
Their muscles and bones are twisted, and their bodies have developed all kinds of terrifying mutations.
Bone spurs, tentacles, eyes, and so on.
Those guys looked like monsters.
They rushed towards Li Ji and others, with their teeth bared and disgusting mucus flowing out.
Each of them bears the mark of Chaos of Tzeentch, making them slaves of the Lord of Conspiracy.
The number of monsters was extremely large, stumbling out from the alleys or distant streets.
It seemed as if there was no end, it just kept pouring out.
"This is a long-planned conspiracy." Lizzie looked grim. Among those monsters, she saw the uniforms of the Ultramar Defense Force.
Ultramar's guardsmen were also corrupted.
I just don’t know how big the scale of corruption is
If only...
Li Ji didn't dare to think too much.
The pagans were at work under their noses,
The court was unaware of this, which was undoubtedly a huge mistake.
I hope the Emperor can forgive the Inquisition's incompetence!!
"Kill them all and dedicate this world to the gods."
The cultists mixed in with the monsters and yelled.
Use various crude weapons to attack Li Ji and others.
Lizzie led the Stormtroopers in a counterattack, ready to teach these traitors the dire consequences of betraying the Emperor.
... ... ... ... ...
Crash!
The sound of chains hitting armor was heard.
Amaritch wrapped chains around his hands and the Power Greatsword.
The other Black Templar warriors stood behind him with weapons in hand, performing the same actions.
This is a ritual.
It is a legacy passed down from Sigismund, the first Grand Marshal of the Black Templar, and represents the will to fight to the death.
"Those guys really came, just like Celestine said."
Amaritch stared at the darkness ahead, speaking in a low voice.
The other Black Templar warriors remained silent, as if underneath the huge black armor, there was no living being, but a puppet that only knew how to fight.
The Warp is pouring into the fortress madly.
The air grew icy cold and the Lumen lights flickered, looking like they would go out at any moment.
As the darkness surged, many vague shapes came into view from the edge.
They made shrill sounds and pounced madly on Amarichi and others.
"For the Emperor," Amaritch's heart said.
Then he stepped forward, facing the dark wave.
Other fighters followed closely behind.
The two sides soon collided with each other and started fighting.
... ... ...
Fighting was taking place in various parts of the fortress.
Saint Celestine ignored the battles and went straight into the depths of the fortress.
That is the heart of the lighthouse.
Three Dreadnoughts and a team in Terminator armor are staying here.
"saint."
After Celestine walked in, a fully armed Terminator came over.
"Ventris," Celestine said, looking at the fully armed Terminator.
The Terminator took off his helmet, revealing a resolute and handsome face. It was none other than Ventris, the fourth captain of the Ultramarines.
Ventris was a legendary Ultramarines and a prominent Imperial hero.
He was born on the world of Calth, which had been reduced to ruins by the bombing of the Word Bearers and suffered from radiation damage.
Ventris grew up in an underground hive, completed the chapter trial as an adult, and rose to the top of the chapter with his outstanding performance and loyalty.
In addition to his numerous exorcisms of demons, Ventris also traveled deep into the Eye of Terror and was captured by the Iron Warriors.
For others, it’s a death sentence.
But he started a guerrilla war on the corrupted planet controlled by the Iron Warriors.
Later, with the help of an internal conflict among the Iron Warriors, he successfully seized the spaceship and escaped from the Eye of Terror.
This record alone is enough to prove how powerful he is.
"What's the situation out there?" Ventris asked.
"The demons have invaded, just as my Lord expected. Those guys want to destroy the lighthouse and don't want the Empire to master such subspace navigation technology."
Celestine said.
"Those things in the Warp are always like this. Once humans embrace science and rationality, it will be their most terrifying doomsday. I dare not say it is all, but at least it is the future that most demons fear. They rely on human fear and killing to survive." Ventris said with a smile.
"Indeed."
"Let's go. The lighthouse is ready and waiting for your use, Saint." Ventris said, "If you succeed, humans will have a powerful weapon to fight against demons, and the Empire will no longer be at a disadvantage in terms of military strength."
Celestine nodded and turned to look at the several battle nuns following her.
"Just wait here. Remember, if you are unable to defeat them, evacuate."
"Understood, Saint," said the Sister of Battle.
After giving the instructions, Celestine followed Ventris into the depths of the fortress.
It is the core of the lighthouse and the most critical location.
All the secrets of the Lighthouse's ability to teleport items and navigate ships through the Warp lie within the Core.
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The invasion of chaos came so suddenly.
But humans are not completely powerless.
The state church priests chanted the holy scriptures of the empire, exorcising the demons that had not yet taken shape.
They held the statue of the Emperor in their arms, held high the incense burners and shrines, and drove away the weak demons, forcing those damned demons to roll back into the warp.
Trained psychics also united together and used their talents to drive away the twisted monsters.
In outer space, the fleet, sensing changes in the situation on the surface, bombarded the dark clouds covering the entire world, trying to use physical means to break the blockade of witchcraft.
After the initial defeat, humans are rapidly regaining control of the world of Pharos.
No matter how powerful Magnus is, he cannot mobilize the power of ether remotely and endlessly to besiege the planet Pharos.
The physical rules of reality are constantly trying to reshape themselves, forcing those things that do not conform to the rules back into the subspace.
In the city, Li Ji and her elite subordinates advanced under the firepower of the traitors.
The guards who had not yet been corrupted continued to come from all directions to support them.
An artillery unit joined their ranks and bombarded the aberrations.
Loud explosions sounded on the battlefield, and large holes were smashed into the stone-paved streets.
The smooth square also became bumpy.
A huge sculpture was hit by an artillery shell, and the huge force of the explosion shattered half of the sculpture.
Many deformed creatures were crushed to death by the falling debris.
It is often the size of a human head, plus the potential energy brought by the high altitude.
These gravels can be said to be extremely powerful.
Even with Tzeentch's blessing, these guys are not immortal, they have just been slightly improved.
If you suffer fatal injuries, you will die.
Several heavy tanks joined the battle.
These tanks look very old, like antiques that have been stored for hundreds of years.
However, although the Mechanicus are pedantic and old-fashioned, their technology is always reliable.
The shelf life is great.
An item produced by the Mechanicus can easily be used for one or two thousand years.
Some chapters are still using equipment that is ten thousand years old, and it is still running well without any problems.
It is conceivable how reliable the technology of the Mechanicus is.
The Imperial fleet reacted and dispatched gunboat formations and fighter jet formations to provide support to various parts of the empire.
The power of the loyalists grew stronger and stronger, firmly overwhelming those hateful traitors.
A large number of corpses were piled on both sides of the street, and the ground was soaked with bright red blood.
Lizzie stepped forward, firing continuously at the traitors with the grenade launcher in her hand.
Several heavy tanks rumbled over the broken streets and buildings, firing a shell at the enemy as soon as they saw him appear.
The cultists were losing ground to the Empire.
The demons were helpless. The state priests could suppress them, but they could not take shape in reality and help their allies reverse the situation.
At this time, in the fortress, Clovis, who had killed large numbers of demons and was rushing to other battlefields for support, looked solemn.
The thread of fate in his eyes became more and more entangled.
The crisis was not resolved, but became more intimidating and terrifying.
The ether storm in the subspace is becoming more and more terrifying, and the real danger is coming.
The crack above Pharos was also slowly expanding, and the malice contained in that huge eyeball was becoming more and more intense.
It mocks the powerlessness of mankind and the inevitable end.
In an unnamed galaxy countless light years away, the ceremony came to an end.
As the wizards' spells became louder and louder.
A terrifying etheric tornado descended with brilliant unholy light.
The altar is connected to the turbulent warp.
Magnus walked out, his tall body was as big as a mountain, and the smug look in his one eye became more and more intense.
"Everything is ready. It's time to give my brother a gift."
Magnus stretched out his arms and raised his blue wings infused with enormous magical power high up, fully revealing his tall and magnificent image.
"The stars are returning to their positions, and the sacred number of nine will open the way for us to cross the galaxy."
Magnus' words were like rolling thunder, echoing between nothingness and reality.
Along with his voice, countless ether runes emerged.
His force field staff burst out with an extremely strong light, and the psychic storm suddenly grew hundreds of times.
Even in space, one can clearly see the storm that contains terrible magical power.
... ... ... ... ... ...
In the city, Li Ji thought victory was in sight.
Those cultists and unformed demons no longer pose a serious threat.
Before we could even breathe a sigh of relief, a new enemy appeared.
A portal flickering with dim light suddenly appeared.
One after another, figures wearing blue and gold power armor emerged, making no sound when they moved.
They lined up in neat rows and stepped onto the smoke-filled battlefield.
Upon the battlefield entered the battle the warriors of the Fifteenth Legion, the eternal enemy of Mankind, the traitorous sons of the Emperor.
The Fifteenth Legion, also known as the Thousand Sons Legion, was founded by Magnus, the most powerful psychic under the Emperor.
Magnus was the first Primarch to become aware of Horus's treachery.
He once tried to prevent Horus from falling and betraying the Emperor.
Horus, who thought he saw through the Emperor, ultimately rejected him and threw himself into Chaos.
In order to warn his father, Magnus used a sacrifice to send a psychic communication to Terra.
As a result, his psychic communication was blocked by the barrier in the webway.
In order to break through the barrier, he sought the help of a powerful being from the Warp.
Finally, Magnus succeeded in punching through the barrier that the Emperor had erected for the Webway Project, creating a massive breach known as the Magnus Folly.
Countless demons swarmed in through the gap, and with the help of the characteristics of the webway, they gained powerful combat power and were unusually active.
Break through the Webway defense line jointly built by the Ten Thousand Guards, the Mechanicus Unified Council, the Sisters of Silence, and the Titan Order.
The Emperor was forced to sit on the Golden Throne to stabilize the situation and ordered the Space Wolves to go and bring back Magnus.
As a result, Horus tampered with the orders, demanding that the Space Wolves kill Magnus and wipe out the Thousand Sons Legion.
Due to various misunderstandings and instigations by traitors, the two legions eventually came into conflict.
Magnus was severely injured and led the surviving Thousand Sons to escape to the Sorcerer Star in the Eye of Terror. His soul was shattered and scattered everywhere.
After collecting all the souls, Magnus assisted Warmaster Horus in attacking Terra in an attempt to recover the last fragment of his soul.
The Emperor led him into the underground palace and tried to win him back to the loyal side.
However, Magnus angrily refused because the Emperor was unwilling to save the mutated Thousand Sons Legion, and threw himself into the arms of the Chaos Powers, becoming the Primarch of the Ascended Demon.
On the eve of the Great Rift, Magnus retaliated against the Space Wolves with the Battle of Fenris.
They destroyed the Space Wolves' home planet, Fenris, and with the help of the deaths of a large number of imperial citizens, pulled the Wizard Planet into the real universe, preparing to repair their home planet and establish an empire belonging to wizards.
As many loyalists watched, a pulse of fel energy tore through reality, opening a huge gap.
The dark energy gathered into a terrifying vortex of fire at an astonishing speed.
The mere fluctuation of that power was enough to make one's heart palpitate and tremble with fear.
A terrifying giant beast came into this world in full view of everyone.
It has two horns on its head and huge wings on its back.
A hideous smile appeared on the one-eyed face.
"The end has come, slaves of the Corpse King, enjoy the final destruction."
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