Chapter 793 235 Great Devourer

Chapter 793 235. The Great Devourer

【past】

[I think we need to talk...Mortarion. 】

It was late at night, and stars shone on the broken dome of the Imperial Palace of Terra. The Imperial Fists' scaffolding had been erected around the palace's once-highest observatory.

It was completely shattered because of the Necron assassinations.

【……】

The sound of heavy breathing came from behind the gas mask, but there was no sound.

Robert Guilliman swung the wine glass in his hand, and the moonlight shone on his blond hair, giving him a light white color.

He raised his eyes and looked at the top of the broken palace.

[What is he...? I think you have to give me an explanation, Mortarion. 】

[...You can ask him personally, or his creator, the Emperor. 】

Guilliman chuckled, lowered his head and took a sip of his wine.

[I don’t think they are close enough to the answer,]

The Lord of the Empire lowered his voice and looked at Mortarion, who was seven steps away from him.

【he……】

Guilliman's voice softened;

[He and the Emperor are both pragmatists and never explore the truth behind phenomena - but I think you are different, Mortarion. 】

Mortarion hid his face under his hood, and the original body said nothing. Only his hair fell out, and was sprinkled with silvery white by the moonlight.

[After all, I want to know what kind of existence can make the Necrons vow to destroy them even if they go to war with the human empire. 】

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【Now】

"Star God,"

The King of Silence said softly, stepping down from the throne.

"Once upon a time, the Necrontyr thought they were the masters of logic in the physical world, gods embodied by logic and rules."

"They are ignorant, like children holding great power."

"The Necrontyr created a body for him. As the substantial body was granted, the Star God further gained a clearer personality and emotions."

A dazzling green light ignited behind the Silent King, and the imprisoned Burner was screaming here. Its painful screams echoed in the tomb king's court, accompanied by eternal silence day and night.

"But then, I discovered that they were more akin to Chaos in the Warp... They were a collection of malice in the world."

Pain - Ishtar the Countless; Destruction - Mag'Ladras, the Void Dragon; Decay - the Blighter...

The Star God is by no means a unity of authority and logic, but a more chaotic existence, which is why the King of Silence swung his sword at him after that.

"With just a few words from the Deceiver, the Star Gods began to devour each other."

They bite each other and devour their own kind to gain strength.

The Silent King Szarak knows the reason behind it——

The laws of the separated worlds tried to unite, and the Star Gods and Star Gods merged with each other, and finally a true Supreme Star God emerged, in charge of all authority in the physical world.

By then, the physical world will completely become a plaything in the hands of the Supreme Star God.

Being controlled by a malevolent being.

This is not allowed.

And now...human beings, an immature race of apes, have actually assembled an artificial monster——

The bottom line of morality and law has been breached. This is not allowed and will never be tolerated.

Szarak, the Silent King, raised the eternal glory in his hand, the celestial sphere twinkling at the tip of his scepter.

The monster named "Pluto" has been introduced, and it's time to bring this farce to an end.

The grievances about the Storm King can be put aside for the time being. As the manager of the galaxy, the Silent King Szarak must remove the real tumor in the galaxy.

"send troops!"

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[Chimera of Star God fragments... This is the emperor's explanation to me, but from what you mean, it doesn't quite look like it? 】

Guilliman said thoughtfully, while Mortarion remained silent.

[The Star God Fragments will affect a person's mood and make him more irritable - I once saw a similar scene on Barbarus. At that time, we were very hungry and he had not eaten much for a week. 】

[Then it’s a more violent Star God chimera. 】

There was doubt in Guilliman's eyes. Regarding the knowledge he knew about the Star God, Pluto could only be called a relatively powerful fragment of the Star God. Mortarion's explanation was similar.

So it's probably because the emperor's move touched the bottom line of the Necrontyr, rather than Pluto himself being more of a threat.

Mortarion's eyes, which had been lowered, slowly moved up. He glanced at Guilliman, and then looked away again.

【? 】

[...During the period of his disappearance, I investigated the history of Star God. 】

[The Night Holder was the first to start devouring fellow star gods. 】

Mortarion suddenly said,

[Then the originally clear history of the Star Gods began to be smeared and tampered with; a background of chaos and absurdity colored the history of the Star Gods——

After the first case of cannibalism, the C'tan race declined rapidly. Although there was intervention from the Necrontyr, the race itself was also decaying rapidly, and they seemed to be going crazy on their own. 】

Guilliman was stunned, a sharp light flashed in his eyes,

[Are you saying that cannibalism has accelerated the decline of the Star Gods - can I understand that this makes them even crazier? 】

Mortarion nodded. The original body seemed a little uneasy.

[Neos told me that his way to seize the power of the void dragon was to devour it. 】

Guilliman frowned, staring at Mortarion, as if he understood what Mortarion wanted to say.

[I have investigated most of the Star Gods. Although they use "eating" as a way to grab the power of their own kind, there is currently no Star God whose authority or anchor is related to "devouring". The Scarlet God, the Endless Swarm, the Death of the Stars, the Tears of Silence... No, no Star God is like this. ]

[He never told me this. ]

Guilliman said,

[He obviously doesn't know... or hasn't thought about the anchor. ]

[He thinks he is a patchwork, ]

Mortarion took a deep breath,

[And he cares more about the Black Domain than the Star God. I reminded him, but apart from contacting Tracindo, we have no other way. The Star God race is too mysterious, and the remaining Star Gods are either crazy or have long forgotten the past. 】

【But I am worried now...】

Mortarion's eyes became erratic, he crossed his arms, and his hands grasped the armor, so the white helmet creaked.

【Swallowing is so important to the Star God - but why didn't the god who controls it appear? Or has the galaxy noticed this, so a new "Star God" was born. 】

【You mean -】

【Don't let him appear on the front battlefield this time. 】

Mortarion suddenly interrupted Guilliman and spread out one hand,

【I have emphasized it to him, but - I shouldn't let Neos stay with him often. Neos contaminated him. He doesn't care whether he is "healthy" or not. This change suitable for combat makes him satisfied. 】

Guilliman smiled bitterly, with a hint of helplessness on the corner of his mouth,

【Do you think I can control this matter? 】

【You can try - at least he still listens to your work arrangements now. 】

Mortarion sneered.

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【? ? ? 】

"Storm King --!!! Storm King joins the battle!!!!"

Hades's sharp scream almost pierced Guilliman's eardrums. On the violently shaking Macragge's Glory, Guilliman also screamed,

[I know! I know --!!! 】

At least 305 battlefields suddenly disappeared along the entire line, and the disappearance did not stop, but its scale was expanding!

"That old bastard -- it threw antimatter annihilation bombs at the front line, No. 1, No. 4, No. 7!!!"

Hades's roar was deafening, and Guilliman's brain was spinning rapidly. Macragge's Glory was also attacked by the Storm King's little gift, and the entire fleet had to start moving immediately.

No. 1 was the battlefield of Sanguinius and Magnus, No. 4 was Conrad and Corax, and No. 7 was Mortarion alone.

【Can they hold on? ! 】

Guilliman asked hurriedly. Time was urgent. No matter how fast the help was, it would not arrive now - unless Hades came in person.

"I have reminded them. Mortarion and Corax can do it - but - Magnus!!!"

Because Sanguinius was extremely tired, Magnus was sent to the No. 1 front, but it was obvious that Magnus's strength was not enough.

Guilliman wanted to say something, but the next moment he had a premonition that something had happened. Hades arrived at the battlefield first to resist the sneak attack from the Storm King.

[Ogryn? ! Why are you here? ! ]

Magnus screamed, and the Red King looked forward in embarrassment and saw Hades who tore through the void and rushed from another dimension.

"Guess why?!"

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Hades was roaring, and the huge splice expanded in the air, and the darkness covered the sky, like a smooth plane gliding and extending in the air.

The monster anchored by [Swallow] is trying to take charge of his own authority, which is not easy. He is not an orthodox star god born from the center of the world, but a Frankenstein created by a mad scientist.

The world has become a stage for giants. The fragments of the star god released on the battlefield screamed and tried to escape. The flames set off the army. The huge tanks and knights of the past were directly overturned and blown away like pieces of paper.

All the Seraphim and Hades structures fired at the darkness extending from the sky, but the attacks were directly swallowed and sank into the Hades water like stones.

The star gods are arrogant, and they will subconsciously ignore the tiny things.

The strange giant hands forged by darkness hung down from the darkness in the sky, clumsily trying to grab the fleeing star god fragments.

The Void Dragon and Burner released by Hades before were already screaming in despair, being pulled up to the sky step by step by the black chain on their necks. They struggled hard, but in vain.

The bright red flames splashed like blood, the Burner wailed, tearing the chain with both hands, sparks flew, and the darkness was getting closer...

Closer...

Without a sound, half of its hideous face was swallowed by the darkness, followed by the other half, and a fragment of the Star God suddenly disappeared.

? !

The Void Dragon struggled even harder, thundering, but it did not slow down at all. It watched with its own eyes the tiny mortal of the past grow into the monster of today, and this unwillingness made it even more painful and desperate!

But the scream that pierced the sky stopped abruptly in the darkness. The Great Devourer was not satisfied with two small fragments, let alone the ones it had been absorbing before.

It looked at the fragments of the Star Gods...still not enough, hungry.

"Still - too little!"

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[Maybe you should...eat less? 】

Mortarion spoke hesitantly, but then Death shook his head.

[We have discussed this matter before. 】

"Don't worry too much, I know what's going on."

Hades said casually, but his eyes were still staring at the document. Mortarion remained silent. His worries were only occasional and he was not sure whether they were correct.

"We've talked to Trazin about it, and all I can do now is use Star Stance less."

[But on the next battlefield——]

"I was ready to lose control."

Hades raised his head, stared at Mortarion, and smiled helplessly,

"I think this will be inevitable - after all, we are facing the Necron. If the Empire does not have the existence to compete with their Star God fragments, then I must do it."

【……absurd. 】

Mortarion whispered that they decided to fight in order not to lose Hades, but if they wanted to win the battle, they had to face the scene of losing Hades.

Hades felt Mortarion's depression, and he sighed in his heart.

The Necron came too quickly and with great force. This was still a dangerous battle, and too many sacrifices were destined to be made.

At one point in the war, Hades became convinced that he had to come on, either faster or slower.

He really wanted to fight a close battle, or a more conventional battle,

But the Silent King will not give Hades a chance. As long as Hades appears, the battlefield is destined to escalate immediately at the next moment, and Szarak will attack Hades with all his strength.

He must be prepared to face the entire enemy force as soon as he takes the field.

[But after you lose control...what will happen during the war? 】

Hades smiled when he heard this,

"Guilliman has seriously discussed this topic with me. You may want to look at the war plan he wrote. Starting from page 1075, Guilliman previewed about 307 possibilities surrounding my loss of control."

Mortarion knew why Guilliman had gone to him.

"In the end Guilliman's conclusion was to improvise - because plans can never keep up with changes."

【……】

[No matter what, I will support you, Hades. 】

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Damn... Damn...

Storm King! ! !

The Pale Lord fell from the sky, and the mist drew a long straight mark in the air like the tail flame pulled out by a battleship, and broken scales fell one after another.

The sudden new forces don't care about the bottom line of morality and law, and start with unpreventable necromantic technology.

If Hades hadn't sounded the alarm in advance - Mortarion might not have been able to prevent it!

The remaining heat of the light arrow caused the wings to burn. In the airspace above Mortarion, the white light began to dissipate, but it was still as bright as a river of light.

Under that, the battle between the Empire and the Silent King did not stop at all. The Storm King only attacked the area occupied by the Imperial Army.

Boom—bang!

They landed with a crash and dust was flying everywhere, but the army was still advancing. Mortarion did not let them stop. The Death Guard, the Astra Militarum, the Mechanicus... holding their guns, they ran through the giant pit and continued towards the location of the Silent King's army. attack in the direction.

Swaying, swaying, a tall and thin figure stood up, holding on to the sickle.

Hades...

Mortarion thought to himself, his expression gloomy, as if he had noticed something, but now he could not arrive, and he did not know where Hades was at the moment - the general needed to be responsible for his soldiers.

Death slowly raised his hand, and the fog enveloped the marching army again. The dead revived and continued marching.

He could only hold back the Silent King's troops as much as possible. This was the greatest help Mortarion could do.

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Fuck... trough.

Cultural people do not curse easily, but now Magnus was trembling and didn't know what to do. Taking advantage of Pluto's madness, the Red King almost rolled and crawled to move his army.

Now, in addition to the dead people of the Empire, the Mechanicus who are still struggling in the enemy's camp, and Magnus and Sanguinius who are rushing here, the only force in the Empire is Hades.

Magnus huddled behind a boulder, holding his scepter. He turned his head and looked at the front line, and almost vomited again.

The sky has been submerged in darkness, and there is a small black figure in the center. A giant hand stretches out from the dark sky and reaches towards the ground.

There, the C'tan shards wept, while the frightened Necrons collapsed.

The giant hand rummaged around on the ground, grabbing something unskilled and stuffing it into the sky.

Magnus recalled the past among the greenskins, and the Crimson Primarch was shocked.

Indeed, compared to the Hades in front of the cell in his memory, Hades after that was more violent, more cruel, and more obsessed with data.

But it was Hades after all. Magnus thought that at least Hades came to support him. He couldn't bear to watch Magnus and Sanguinius disappear into ashes——

He received a text message from Guilliman, okay, okay! His great Magnus may or may not be able to stop the Storm King's blow.

Without Hades, this battlefield would probably be nothing by now.

Magnus swallowed and looked at the battlefield with one eye again. He wanted to support Hades, but it seemed that he was not qualified to play now?

The next moment - the brilliant scarlet light directly illuminated Magnus' face, and the wind blew up, blowing the Primarch's red hair away frantically, and his hair flew into his mouth.

Pfft - Pfft!

Magnus spit out the hair, and his eyes were temporarily blinded by the light.

? ! ! !

When the Primarch's one eye regained its sight again, he saw -

the dark sky was falling.

Magnus opened his mouth slightly because of shock. The attack of the Necrons had almost no "time continuation". It was not a small line in time, but a point, a time singularity.

Previously, there was no way, the darkness that covered the sky and the sun was falling, condensing in the air like raindrops. The Primarch saw the half-body that was made up of a viscous liquid, and the scarlet on his left eye flashed with the flames of the Milky Way, staring fiercely at the person opposite him.

Opposite him was the Three Saints who sat firmly on the throne of domination.

The Silent King appeared directly, after the Hades was exposed.

"Nothing more than that..."

The Silent King said,

"It's just a monster assembled from the corpses of your fellow tribesmen, Hades."