Chapter 466 "Preemptive Strike" "The Truth"

Family meeting?

After hearing his father's words, Mortarion was stunned, but soon came back to his senses and nodded:

"Yes, father, then I will end the communication first and wait for the meeting."

"Well, very good."

Sui Yang on the screen also nodded, and his tone was calm.

After the conversation ended, Mortarion cut off the encrypted video communication, and silence returned to the cabin.

He slowly stood up and cast his eyes on the boundless sea of ​​stars outside the cabin window.

The stars dotted in the darkness, like torches from ancient times, still emit eternal light, giving people a strange comfort.

Although the shadows of the battlefield before still lingered in his heart, the conversation just now was like a warm stream, dispelling his inner depression.

His father's words were not complicated, and there was no extra explanation, but Mortarion felt the deep concern contained in that calmness clearly.

Family Meeting

To be honest, this is the first time that my father has "summoned" all the Primarchs together to discuss important issues, except for the ceremony of the establishment of the Human Empire.

Is it about the truth of the Warp?

Or the future of the Human Empire?

Or about the real purpose of their birth?

While waiting, the faces of his brothers appeared in Mortarion's mind.

From the traditional Leon, to the sharp Riemann, and his best brother Corax.

He can imagine that in this "family meeting", everyone will face the "proposition" described by his father in his own way.

Mortarion took a deep breath and felt a rare calm.

His eyes still stayed outside the porthole, as if he was looking for some answers through the sea of ​​stars.

At the same time, in the meditation hall of the main universe;

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Sui Yang on the golden throne looked solemn and his eyes were slightly fixed.

He was no longer calm and composed when facing Mortarion just now, but was replaced by a solemnity in contemplation.

Previously, the chaotic psychic fluctuations that erupted in the underground city of Queconto not only cut off regular communications, but also disrupted the main universe's ability to detect the area.

Any power armor, drones, and biological and mechanical weapons can no longer provide real-time intelligence, making the underground city with the portal completely isolated from the outside world.

Even so, he still sensed the "Dawn Raiders" that fell into chaos.

To be more precise, it was the Death Guard that crossed the portal and stepped into the physical universe.

At that time, Mortarion, in order to save the heavily surrounded Tiberus and the company guards and company champions of the Man-eating Shark, chose to stay in the underground city to cover the rear and face the siege of the Nurgle Demon, the heretics, and the demonic creatures.

However, Sui Yang did not worry about whether Mortarion would be affected by the Nurgle Demon.

He always had absolute trust in every Primarch.

He knew that no matter how desperate the situation was, his sons' loyalty and tenacity would never betray him, nor would they succumb to any temptation or corruption.

Of course, if the human empire lost him as its core pillar, those seemingly united primarchs would most likely gradually slide into the abyss of conflict and internal friction in the complex network of relationships.

But as long as he continued to rule the empire, it would be enough for these sons to perform their duties, whether as governors of the universe or leading their own legions, and they would do their best to perform their duties and maintain the order and stability of the empire.

Therefore, Sui Yang's current focus was not on the potential differences between his sons, but on the large-scale invasion launched by Chaos.

Judging from the signs of Mortarion's confrontation with the fallen Death Guard, the Chaos forces were clearly trying to drag the rebel legions in the Warhammer 40k universe into the territory of the main universe empire.

After all, unlike the uncontrolled Tyranids and Necrons, the rebel legions that once served the Emperor but chose to be "fatherly and filial" and fell into Chaos are precisely the best "tools" for the Chaos God to attack the Prime Universe Empire.

The Chaos God's conspiracy is obvious.

They hope to shake Mortarion's loyalty at the emotional and cognitive levels by letting him witness the current situation of the Death Guard with his own eyes and by "revealing the truth".

This is not only a test for Mortarion, but also a far-reaching strategic attempt -

If the beliefs of the Primarchs can be successfully provoked and shaken, cracks may be opened in the foundation of the Empire, causing its glorious appearance to collapse.

But Sui Yang is confident about this. He knows that these attempts may stir up a short-term wave, but they are not enough to shake Mortarion's firm belief in the Empire, let alone break through the iron wall of the Empire's unity.

Since Chaos Evil God attempted to shake the loyalty of the Primarch by "revealing the truth", Sui Yang decided to take the initiative and tell his sons the "truth" directly.

In this way, Chaos' tricks would not succeed.

After a brief thought, Sui Yang turned his eyes and looked at Apu standing on the left side of the pedestal, and ordered in a steady tone:

"Notify Vulcan and ask him to rush to the Meditation Hall immediately. There are important matters to discuss later."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Apu responded respectfully and conveyed the order to Vulcan who was responsible for guarding the Imperial Palace.

Sui Yang raised his hand to control the hard light panel in front of him, and immediately sent the notice of the "family meeting" to each of his sons scattered in various universes.

Sui Yang rarely initiated such notifications on weekdays, and the content of the message was concise and concise, leaving no room for doubt among the primarchs about his father's instructions.

The Primarchs who received the notice, without exception, temporarily stopped what they were doing and began to prepare for the meeting.

As for Luojia and Kezi, Sui Yang excluded them for the time being because they were still too young.

When the two of them grow up and are fully prepared, he will choose a more appropriate time to talk to them privately.

In addition, Sui Yang was confident in the protective measures of the palace, and with his own presence in charge, it was enough to ensure that Luojia and Coze would not be secretly contacted or intruded by the forces of Chaos.

Immediately afterwards, Sui Yang turned to the entire imperial army stationed in the Meditation Hall and the two intelligent artificial intelligences with physical bodies, and ordered in a calm but unquestionable tone:

"You go out and station outside first."

"Yes, Father (Your Majesty)."

Although the Custodes secretly wished they could have listened in, it was clear that their father's discussions with the Primarch would be held in absolute secrecy and they were not yet allowed to participate given their clearance.

Apu and Melissa, on the other hand, obeyed Sui Yang's orders without any "emotional fluctuations" or hesitation, and immediately turned around and left.

As the heavy door slowly closed after they left, the meditation hall suddenly became quiet, with only Sui Yang remaining.

After a while, Sui Yang quietly closed his eyes, seeming to have fallen into brief contemplation.

When he opened his eyes, he gently raised his left arm.

The next moment, a soft golden light suddenly bloomed around the golden throne.

Using a precision hard light projection device, several bright particles appeared around the throne, like a pale golden cloud rising slowly, making the entire meditation hall even more sacred and majestic.

Not long after--

The heavy door of the Meditation Hall was pushed open again, and the imperial guards stationed outside meticulously completed the welcoming ceremony.

I saw an extremely large figure slowly walking into the hall.

Boom, boom!

Every step of the other party was as shocking as a drum, and the reverberation of the soles of the magnetic boots colliding with the carpet and floor was particularly clear in the empty hall.

Moreover, the opponent also carries two giant hammers and wears exclusive power armor. The dark green armor is inlaid with red decorative lines, showing his style of casting and flames. This is the Lord of the Flame Lizard——

Vulcan.

This primarch, who was stronger and taller than his other brothers, walked to the golden throne, bowed slightly, and said in a rich and respectful voice:

"Father, what are your orders?"

"Wait a minute your brothers."

Sui Yang answered the question incorrectly.

As he finished speaking, he waved his hand, causing the golden particles suspended in the air to change shape.

Following a subtle buzzing sound, several holographic images with a physical touch were generated one after another and were slowly arranged in front of the golden throne.

Each image is a complex and exquisite matrix of runes, shining with light gold and sky blue, like brilliant scrolls spread out in the meditation hall, making ordinary people hold their breath and concentrate.

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Vulkan glanced at these projections. Although he said nothing, he showed a hint of curiosity about what was going to happen next, so he stood aside quietly and waited for the "arrival" of other brothers.

Soon, a total of fourteen holographic images of the original bodies were generated at the front of the Golden Throne.

They are——

Ultramarines, Guilliman,

Blood Angel, Sanguinius,

Dark Angel, Leon,

Luna Wolf, Horus,

Magnus, son of a thousand wounds,

Imperial Fists, Dorne,

Son of Man, Fulgrim,

War Hound, Angron,

Space Wolves, Riemann,

Dawn Raider, Mortarion,

Raven Guard, Corax,

The Iron Warriors, Perturabo, and the twin Primarchs of the Alpha Legion, Alpharith and Omegon.

"Father."

In the meditation hall, as the holographic image was generated, a total of fifteen original bodies, including Vulcan, appeared under the radiant dome, and saluted Sui Yang in unison.

Despite the gathering of these extraordinary beings, there was nothing relaxed or joyful about the atmosphere in the temple.

Even the brothers who were close to each other did not greet each other or exchange pleasantries.

After all, before receiving the notice, they had used their respective intelligence network channels to know that a Chaos invasion had occurred in the "Halo" universe numbered "Zero Eight".

Their expressions all showed solemnity, especially those of Horus, Magnus and Mortarion, whose faces were as deep as iron.

Horus and Magnus knew the dangers of Chaos.

Although the two of them teamed up not long ago to smash the evil god's conspiracy and protect Pandora in the "Avatar" universe from being transformed into the "smaller" Eye of Terror, this victory left the two with lingering fears.

Mortarion, on the other hand, felt doubly painful as he directly faced the "scions" struggling in corruption, as if every drop of filth was trying to erode his faith.

The silence in the palace was a silent response to the situation.

The Primarchs knew full well that this time the enemy might be greater than any previous challenge, and even threaten the stability of the multiverse.

They each meditated, waiting for more detailed information and Sui Yang's instructions, and tacitly regarded this silence as the prelude to the upcoming storm.

"Father."

In the end, it was Sanguinius, one of the eldest sons, who spoke first.

There was hesitation and a hint of uneasiness in his tone, breaking the silence in the conference room:

"Excuse me, are you convening this meeting to discuss how to deal with this Chaos invasion?"

"So be it."

Sui Yang did not deny it. At the same time, he raised his hand slightly, and a large hard light screen appeared in the center in front of the original bodies.

On the screen, the details of the battlefield of Quikanto were displayed in detail, especially the images of individual soldiers uploaded by Mortarion through encrypted communication.

In the picture, the underground city is like a purgatory on earth, and the swamp-like mud is full of twisted heretics and demons.

What attracted the most attention of the Primarchs were the "Dawn Raiders" who wore damaged armor but still exuded majesty.

Their appearance still bears familiar traces, but every move reveals the madness and chaos of corruption.

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"Rebel Astartes?!"

Dorn's tone was as low as ever, but at this moment there was a hint of anger and disbelief, hoping to find a clue that might explain the misunderstanding.

"How is this possible?"

Angron also wanted to deny "betraying the Astartes", but the facts were right in front of him.

Except for Mortarion, the other Primarchs were all stunned, and their expressions also showed shock and complexity.

Because in the original body's understanding, the gene-seed derived from their father contains pure spiritual energy.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for the Astartes of the Human Empire to be corrupted.

Only the Astartes were captured by Chaos and forced to undergo extremely "filthy" and "blasphemous" transformations, and they might be successfully transformed into members of the Chaos side.

But this is just a hypothesis and conjecture, and there is no actual case at all.

Could it be said.

"Hey, you idiot!" Riemann, who seemed to have thought of something, immediately looked at Mortarion and asked:

"You can't even control your cubs?! Don't you even know they're missing?!"

"idiot!"

When he heard that Riemann called him a "bad guy" and said that he could not control the Astartes of his own legion, Mortarion immediately responded angrily:

"None of the Dawn Raiders are missing, they are obviously Chaos Astartes from other universes!"

"That's enough."

Before Riemann could continue to speak, Sui Yang directly stopped the dispute between the brothers.

Moreover, he temporarily withdrew the psychic energy that "radiated" the entire empire, stood up and left the Golden Throne.

While walking towards his sons, he also said: "Those are indeed the Astartes who chose to rebel against the Empire and humanity, and turned around and threw themselves into Chaos.

But these are not Dawn Raiders, they are Death Guard. "

Death Guard?

"It's not just the Death Guard." Sui Yang took the initiative to answer the questions without waiting for his sons to ask questions:

“There are also renegade legions such as the Sons of Horus, the Emperor’s Children, the Iron Warriors, and the World Eaters, as well as the renegade Primarchs.

However, they are not directly related to you, but come from another parallel universe.

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