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"But--"
“I told you I’d take care of everything here. Without me, do you really think your small force could conquer the whole of Kos?”
"...Okay. Remember to nip it in the bud."
Luo Jia seemed somewhat unconvinced by Alpha's words. He tried to say something, but ultimately left without uttering a word.
And so, in the empty cabin at the bow of the ship, only the wounded Guilliman, lying on the ground, and the Hydra warrior who called himself Alpha remained.
"What...what are you waiting for?"
Guilliman struggled to lift his head. The Alpha's spear contained an extremely strange poison that caused his Primarch body to experience an uncontrollable paralysis.
"You came here just to kill your own brothers, didn't you?"
"Brother, I—"
"Don't call me brother, I don't have a brother like you, Alpha."
“Well, Guilliman, Son of Vengeance,” the Hydra warrior continued, “you may not believe it, but we, the Alpha Legion, have never betrayed you.”
"What?! You bastard, you sacrificed the entire planet to the warp using witchcraft, and you still dare to say you haven't betrayed the Empire?!"
"That's right, the son of vengeance."
Alpha did not refute his accusations, but silently admitted to everything he had done, as if it were none of his business.
"And good luck."
Then, his figure disappeared from the spot before Guilliman's bewildered and angry eyes.
"grown ups!!"
Not long after the Hydra disappeared, Guilliman heard a familiar voice, accompanied by the clanging of metal armor, hurrying toward him.
Marius Gage, the First Chapter Commander of the Ultramarines.
"Quick! He's been poisoned! Get the Primarch to a safe place!"
"I...I can still command the fleet, please don't transfer me away from the battlefield!"
"Yes, sir, the Mlatus is waiting for us."
Gage's voice suddenly rose in pitch, as if he were calling out to something.
"Quick! Get the shuttle ready!!!"
......
Mid-deck of the Makula Glory.
“I didn’t expect you to escape, Angel.” Luo Jia’s eyes held a hint of regret. “You are an excellent adjutant, and I don’t want to lose someone as talented as you.”
“But your actions prove that you are not qualified, Luojia.”
"You—traitor."
"Traitor? Everything I did was for the Emperor and his empire!" Luo Jia shouted in protest. "It was him! He didn't tell us anything, nor did he tell us the reasons for his actions!"
"Then, for a single act of kindness, I will lose all the merits I have accumulated over the centuries of the Great Crusade, and he will order the Ultramarines to exterminate us!"
"Astral language is the evidence! With the help of our warp allies, we have intercepted the tyrant's orders—he ordered Guilliman to kill us all!"
Luo Jia seemed to have gotten impatient with his own words: "If he can do it, why can't I?"
"Do not."
“This is not what you think. I already know your true thoughts, Luojia.”
"Your weakness compels you to act in this way. The weakest souls among mankind always grasp at the phrase 'I did it all out of good intentions,' hiding themselves behind rhetoric, whitewashing their flaws as noble virtues, and placing cruelty above nobility."
"Your selfishness is deeply ingrained. Everything you are doing now is nothing more than venting your childish willfulness and dissatisfaction on the weak to alleviate the pain of losing your respected status."
Even a dark bishop who would cause countless people to sacrifice themselves is better than a proper prisoner.
Even though he knew in his heart that continuing would only make him a dark slave under the Four Gods... his greed for power and fear of the Emperor's punishment drove him to believe that surrendering to the chaos was his only path.
"...You are beyond saving."
Ingres Tai did not give his Primarch much face.
Although the latter used his combination with Raum as a model to create many "Blessed Sons" like him within the Legion.
But they have never had such a perfect fusion as Angelte, as if Raum and Angelte were one and the same.
“Luojia, have you ever considered that the Star Language communication was actually tampered with? The Emperor did not order Guilliman to execute you all; he only wanted him to bring you back to report.”
Kasga took over from Angeltai.
"Are those warp allies you mentioned? They're the ones who tampered with the Emperor's orders, a scheme they devised to get you to join them?"
If it really comes down to the executioner stage, then it won't be some kind of extreme warrior coming.
Instead, it was the Lion King and his many secret dark angels.
"You...shut up! I'll make my own judgment!"
Luo Jia seemed to hesitate for a moment, but still stood firmly in front of the auxiliary bridge, refusing to give way to Kaska and the others.
He has gone too far down this path, and there is no turning back!
"That's an excuse! You know perfectly well whether the Emperor's order was real or not; you just choose to believe it—"
At that moment, perhaps as if his communication system had received some kind of instruction, Luo Jia's expression suddenly became uncertain.
"What? Alpha's troops have already withdrawn? That bastard never even discussed this with me!!"
Luo Jia was so angry she almost ground her teeth to powder.
As if they had never been on Koss at all, Alpha and his Space Marines vanished from the now-occupied planet in an instant.
With their excellent counter-surveillance skills, they left not a trace.
Does anyone know... what the Alpha Legion is really thinking?
Now that he's gone, isn't his Word Bearer the only one left to withstand the combined attack of the Ultramarines and the Emperor's Sons?
No!
If this drags on any longer, it won't be the Ultra Warriors who are wiped out, but the Word Bearers!
"damn it!"
Unable to bear any loss, Luo Jia saw the situation was dire and ran towards the distance at a speed that caught everyone present off guard.
"Summon the Emperor's Son fleet and prepare to pursue the Word Bearers fleet."
He said in the communication.
Kasga did not pursue Luo Jia.
If a Primarch wants to leave, Kasgar's current strength is not enough to stop him.
Although Luojia is the most shameful original entity.
Uh, Kasga suddenly realized that the reason Luo Jia was able to come and stop them was because he had defeated Guilliman.
One of the most shameful Primarchs...
Chapter 198 Blocking the Internet, Come
Netway.
Karata, the City of Miracles.
After acquiring the new spears and using them to gradually establish a foothold in the network branches outside the city, blocking all network entrances leading to the city, and achieving good results.
Khorne couldn't get close, Nurgle couldn't even move, and Slaanesh was incredibly fragile.
They could only stare at the spear formation of the Imperial Guard and the Silent Sisters, bewildered.
As for the other chaotic demons... apart from Draconion, who could single-handedly storm into the net passage and force the Imperial Guards to risk their lives to stop his advance, these ragtag troops could only be described as cannon fodder.
So, where are the people?
Why hasn't the Tzeentch army, which those demons have been waiting for so long, attacked the gates of the Net Path?
It was Tzeentch's primary concern from the very beginning that the plan to break the net was to be broken. After learning of the Cursed Ones' ridiculous plan, it was He who devised 999 countermeasures in the High Heavens with His infinite time and chose the most likely path of change to implement.
He himself was also delighted by all the changes in the world.
It's like a chess player who is already invincible, once again facing a game that can make Him think.
But... where are the people?
Hey, you scoundrel!
Faced with the Imperial Guards who were almost pushed back to the net, the demon army was once again on the verge of infighting.
Tzeentch and his demonic army never arrived.
Without their magic, facing the monstrous numerical monsters of the Imperial Guard and the Silent Sisters with their unreasonable long-range attacks, plus the Mechanical Order with its constant stream of advanced technology, the demons were on the verge of being pushed back into the web.
Especially that second-in-command, who was good for nothing except close combat, with only some magic cannons that could shoot skulls... These warlike demons could only howl.
It's so frustrating.
Why haven't Tzeentch's demonic armies arrived yet?
That damn blue-feathered bird!
......
It may sound a little strange, but the battle really does seem to be moving in a positive direction.
Back when Magnus's all-out attack opened the massive rift in the web, allowing the four Dark Gods to launch their combined assault on the web city...
Although it sounds like they have a large army and plenty of personnel, and it seems like no one can stop them from invading the real world.
But it was precisely under Ra's leadership, and with the support of the Silent Sisters, the Mechanicus, the Titan Order, and many other legions and the Imperial Guard, that they managed to hold out in this City of Miracles for more than five years before the Emperor himself joined the battle.
By constructing defensive fortifications, behind the defensive zone, mechanical workers are repairing damaged sections of the tunnel and sealing cracks to prevent more demons from entering the Webway. Before the blockade line, the Guardians and nuns launched a lightning-fast counterattack to maintain the number of demons in the Webway, preventing them from truly gathering and storming Holy Terra together.
If things had proceeded as originally planned, the Imperial Guard would have been reduced by 90% during this five-year-long battle, and the Sisters of Silence would have suffered immense losses, never to recover. The Titan Legion would have been almost entirely wiped out. Two of the Imperial Guard's three commanders were killed, leaving only La Endymion to continue as commander.
Even so, they were able to hold on for five years.
Now, because the damage Luo Jia inflicted on the Web Path is far less than Magnus's full-force attack, the number of demons that can squeeze into the Web Path through the rifts will be greatly reduced.
With the loss of Tzeentch's demon army and the Custodian Army's significant upgrade in firepower...
Due to a combination of factors, although the demons' offensive was fierce, the Imperial Guard and the Mechanicus were not entirely unable to cope.
With the new spears in hand, the Imperial Guards, having seized the initiative on the battlefield, actually pushed the battle line hard towards the enemy's position.
"My lord... if we... as long as we can persevere, perhaps one day we really will be able to drive the demon out!"
After the internet was shattered and the emperor was forced to sit on the golden throne, the royal guards and tribunals, Ra, once again felt a glimmer of hope.
At this time, Tzeentch's desire for Magnus forced him to devote a great deal of resources and energy to how to break Magnus out of prison, rather than to the most crucial matter, the Web War, which could determine the fate of humanity.
In other words, it doesn't matter how many Primarchs rebel outside, because the power of the Four Gods' blessing is limited and can only be applied to one.
But the outcome of cyber warfare can truly determine the future fate of humanity.
This only made the allied forces of the other three factions even more hostile to the absence of Tianqi.
Ra couldn't believe what she was seeing, and neither could the Emperor—after the Web rift shattered, almost everyone instinctively assumed it was the end of humanity, that an endless army of demons would invade the human world through the Web rift, and that Holy Terra would never know peace again...
But it seems that the valiant Emperor's Claws successfully resisted the demonic alliance that was about to fall into infighting, gradually driving them out of the rifts in the web, leaving none behind.
The alliance of the dark gods was already very weak.
Khorne is hostile to Slaanesh and Tengid, and Tengid's function is opposite to that of Nurgle; they also dislike each other.
Even demons eventually tire... but the Imperial Guard will never give up!
"Brothers and sisters! For the Emperor! We will use his blessed spear to drive the demons out of the Web!"
Although the Emperor himself emphasized that the retractable spear was not his design, Ra knew that this was certainly just the Emperor's humble statement.
Who, besides emperors, could possess such insightful wisdom?
"For the Emperor!"
"For the Emperor!"