Warhammer 40: My Fiancée Fulgrim

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Just as Luo Jia was sent flying by his right fist, Kasga, with a ghostly figure, immediately followed up the moment the flames exploded.

This is the perfect opportunity to kick a man when he's down.

While Luo Jia was still trying to neutralize the force of the punch, Kaska, who was right behind him, threw another hook punch with his left hand, carrying the same explosive internal fire, aiming at his head to kill him instantly.

However, as the Primarch of the Demons, Luo Jia is obviously not so easy to kill.

Despite his disgraceful behavior and the fact that he couldn't beat anyone except Guilliman in a one-on-one fight, he was still a Primarch.

After all... it's still a Primarch!

Even though he felt as if he were being burned alive, even though Luo Jia, relying on his survival instincts as a Primal, used the giant hammer in his hand to shield his face at this crucial moment.

In the end, Luo Jia managed to block the fiery iron fist.

However, the impact was not diminished by the resistance—under the powerful punch from Kasgar, Luo Jia's burning demon body exploded like a cannonball on the psionic barrier set up by Kasgar in the next moment.

"look."

"Isn't my psionic barrier quite useful?"

The instant Luo Jia was sent flying, his hands gathered spiritual energy anew, preparing to launch a new and relentless attack on the fallen demonic progenitor.

Under Kasgar's three punches, the power that Luo Jia had painstakingly obtained from the Chaos Gods had been basically scattered, leaving him as a lone demonic Primarch bouncing back against the psionic barrier.

"you......"

"Don't come any closer!"

Under his blustering yet cowardly threats, even the Primarch's eyes became extremely clear after being punched three times.

This won't do; if we keep fighting like this, people will die!

If I can't win, I'm running away!

The next moment, a surge of spiritual energy, accompanied by a black mist filled with chaotic energy, once again enveloped Luo Jia.

"Want to escape?"

Golden-red flames burst forth from Kasga's hands, sizzling again upon contact with the black mist that had thickened due to Luo Jia's summons.

Unfortunately, it seemed as if something was preventing the flames from breaking through the black mist and burning Luo Jia to death; Kasga felt an extra strong resistance blocking his way.

Although Luo Jia's combat ability is indeed embarrassing, at least he can run!

"Celebrate this small victory of yours, mortal!"

Just as the black mist around him was completely drained, the demonic primordial, whose aura had been weak, disappeared before his eyes with eyes full of resentment and hatred.

“My army of those who cherish words is not here yet... You can be thankful that you can live a few more days.”

"The gods have awakened... The human empire has fallen, and the day when Terra becomes a demon paradise is fast approaching!"

"Enjoy...this brief victory!"

Snapped.

As the last wisp of black mist was completely extinguished by the flames in Casca's hands, the entire flagship's main bridge was once again cleared out.

......

pity.

Seeing Luo Jia disappear before his eyes, Kasgar silently stared at the steel gauntlet in his hand, which was burning with psionic flames.

To be precise, this should be called a hand protector.

However, since Kasgar doesn't have a suitable weapon with powerful destructive capabilities like the Emperor's Sword, he can only rely on his fists (which aren't even powered gauntlets) to fight.

While psionic flames can purify a Primarch using only psionic fire, it is still too difficult.

If possible, I need to return to the Sons of the Emperor's headquarters as soon as possible and retrieve my lost weapons from the chapter's monastery there. Only then can I unleash my full potential once again.

"Great...warrior, you succeeded?"

After Casgar completely cleared the main bridge and removed the psionic barrier set up outside, the Red Scorpion Chapter Commander, who was waiting outside the main bridge, walked into the main bridge, which had been cleared away by psionic flames, with a look of astonishment on his face.

After the flagship was completely taken over by Kasgar and others, and Luo Jia was forced to escape the scene by using subspace teleportation, the traitor Astartes, who had fought tenaciously and even had the upper hand at one point, suddenly lost morale.

Although they have now completely destroyed the abandoned transit station, if they leave this combat barge here, wouldn't that be tantamount to announcing to everyone that this third-party force is an interference from us, the Whisperers?

We cannot leave any more clues about the Word Bearers for the human empire!

Retreat! Retreat!

Although Luo Jia wasn't there to act as a human shield at the front, these guys seemed to specialize in this, and their retreat speed far exceeded Casca's expectations.

Perhaps in terms of combat, the Word Bearers are not as formidable and tactically adept as other legions of the Astartes, especially since these camouflaged guys are all new recruits.

But judging from the speed at which they fled towards the subspace rift where they appeared, these people were indeed soldiers trained by Luo Jia.

—The escape was incredibly fast.

After the retreat of Loka, the Word Bearers of Astartes naturally scattered like birds and beasts. Before long, and before the support from the human empire could arrive, all the Word Bearers except for the battle barge captured by Casca had left the place.

It wasn't just the mysterious warships of the Word Bearers that retreated.

After achieving their goal, they used Kasga's psionic abilities to send a message to the Void Dreamers on the pirate ship, so that the other party would know that it was not advisable to stay there any longer.

The count of casualties and spoils will have to wait. Under the guidance of the Void Dreamer, the pirate fleet that had suddenly intervened in the battle broke up into smaller groups and successfully left the Sorrowful Galaxy, returning to the Great Vortex.

They came without warning and left without making any demands for looting—it was as if they had truly come to the rescue.

"The fluctuations in the warp rift are fading... Notify the flagship of the Red Scorpion Chapter to have the Star Speakers contact the Imperials of Mankind and report our situation to them."

"Just say it is—"

[Otis, I'll still need this battle barge in the future, but for now, you can keep it under the Red Scorpion's name.]

[Officially say that you turned the tide by boarding and killing the enemy leader and seizing the warship with the help of the pirate fleet.]

As for those pirates... if you want to show goodwill to Huron, you can consider it as a form of help from them.

Just as the Red Scorpion Commander was about to summarize the battle, a voice communication was transmitted to his ear through psychic power.

Otis couldn't help but look at the seemingly ordinary Red Scorpion Chapter Space Marine beside him.

Only he knew just how terrifying the opponent's true strength was beneath this veil of psionic energy.

"it is good."

Otis replied.

......

The Human Empire dispatched a temporary headquarters to handle the Badab incident.

It is located in the Kasgo Sector, adjacent to the Badab Sector. Given that the Sector Governor has now been thoroughly investigated and dismissed, the entire sector is now under the temporary administration of the Imperial Government.

The former governor's mansion was located in the most beautiful garden world on the planet, and now the mansion is being expanded and renovated to serve as the temporary headquarters of the human empire in the war against Badab.

The officials and clerks hurried about, documents piling up among the typing machines.

Logically speaking, with such a complex civil service system, what hadn't they seen? Even if something earth-shattering had happened, they still had to queue up at this moment—

The exhausted clerk slowly pulled out a document from the mountain of files and examined it carefully.

Hmm, it says here...

and many more? !

"We were attacked at the negotiation site in the Sad Galaxy!"

This news is truly significant, especially considering the time it was sent compared to the time they received the document...

one day!

The clerk felt all his fatigue and drowsiness completely swept away in the next moment.

A whole Terra Day has passed!

Such urgent intelligence, even a delay of a second, could completely turn the tide of the battle!

What should he do?

The clerk was once again in a panic.

If the higher-ups react as a result...

......

No more, no less.

“Your people do have some tricks up their sleeves.”

In fact, all of this was observed by Jerome Serkis, the judge lurking in the shadows.

That's right, it was he who adjusted the priority of the distress message, and it was he who blocked the reception of the Sorrowful Galaxy's interstellar communication.

Since the fluctuations in the warp are unpredictable, attributing them to Huron using mysterious magic to intercept them would only add to the crime.

He had to pin the blame on Huron, impartially.

......

The news that the Sad Galaxy had been attacked by an unknown force a day earlier quickly shocked the entire temporary headquarters.

"This must be Huron's conspiracy! We must completely erase their presence in Badab!"

"We can talk about that later. The most urgent task is to save the remaining Red Scorpion Legion!"

"But...a whole day has passed. If there really are survivors among the Red Scorpions...wouldn't that mean—"

Isn't that right?

Just as everyone was arguing fiercely, a projection of Otis, the leader of the Red Scorpion Legion, suddenly appeared on the 3D screen in front of them.

"Otis! How are you? Is the news that the Sad Galaxy was attacked by an unknown force true?"

"Yes, we were indeed attacked, but we also achieved great success in our joint operations with the tyrant Badab."

Otis nodded slowly.

"If it weren't for the aid of the pirate fleet allied with Ruft Huron... our entire Red Scorpion Chapter might have perished on that sorrowful star system!"

"I propose that, in return for Huron's goodwill, we are willing to schedule a new round of negotiations with him!"

Chapter 222 Huron: Am I a loyalist?

“I oppose the idea of ​​continuing negotiations with Huron, the tyrant of Badab, which is simply adding fuel to the fire.”

Judge Sergeus was the first to stand up and object.

Why is this Otis so hard to kill?

Originally, under the Inquisitor's arrangement, for the safety of both sides and to prevent the escalation of the conflict, the Red Scorpion and Mantis Warriors Chapters were not even allowed to send fleets of cruiser class or higher to the Sorrow System.

Neither side's main forces will appear near the Sorrowful Galaxy, thus creating conditions for negotiations between the two chapter commanders.

—This is just a peace negotiation; there is no need to use large warships and heavy artillery.

Both sides' armies must exercise absolute restraint to create conditions for this meeting.

Of course, only the judge himself knew that this was a scheme he had set up—before the talks even began, Judge Serkis had already informed his "ally" of the time and location coordinates of the meeting in exchange.

Soon he will receive the final conclusion of the Sad Galaxy's betrayal: Huron deliberately sabotaged the peace talks and murdered the Red Scorpion Chapter Commander, intending to break ties with the Human Empire.

Without Otis's obstruction, as the Inquisitor's Envoy, he could pronounce Huron's treasonous act when public sentiment was high and completely wipe him out of the Badab Sector!

Yet, this meticulously planned scheme failed to complete the most crucial step: killing Otis.

“I have already discussed this matter formally, Your Honor.”

"As for the detailed report, I think my adjutant will send it back to headquarters soon, so please keep an eye out for it."

Otis, the leader of the Red Scorpion Chapter, looked at the other party with a hostile smile.

Otis was well aware that all of this was actually related to the judges.

Serks... demanding that both chapters reduce their fleet size and refusing to accept Astronomical communications... every move this Inquisitor makes drastically increase his suspicion.

However, due to the lack of conclusive evidence, Otis did not directly confront his opponent.

"Moreover, our preliminary investigation revealed that the force that suddenly attacked the meeting was..."

"It is very likely the rebel legion that has been dormant for ten thousand years—the Legion of the Word Bearers."