Die Trying to Show Off

The Rock, also known as the Tower of Angels, is the home and monastery of the Dark Angels.

Possessing a powerful Warp Engine and shield system,

It contains various ancient and mysterious technologies and artifacts collected by the Dark Angels over thousands of years.

It was created from fragments of the remaining world of Caliban.

Larger than any of the Imperium's conventional battleships.

It possesses multiple escort fleets and Thunderhawk Gunship squadrons.

Its powerful armaments enabled it to annihilate an entire fleet single-handedly.

When the Lion stepped onto the Rock

His mood was very heavy.

The once Caliban was reduced to fragments by his irrationality.

The initial animosity of Zabriel and the Fallen Angels was not without reason.

He went too far, refusing to even give his descendants, who had been abandoned in Caliban, a chance to explain.

The Fallen Angels, including Zabriel, felt something was amiss.

Ten thousand years later, they set foot on Caliban once again.

Although the Rock is now merely a fortress sculpted from ruins,

But it still holds extraordinary significance for them.

Azrael saw the Lion and the Fallen Angels emerge from the transport ship together, his expression complex.

Excitement, trepidation, hesitation, and helplessness all surged into my heart at once.

So much has happened in these ten thousand years.

The Dark Angels Chapter once regarded the Fallen Angels as a shameful stain that the Imperium could not reveal.

We vowed to wipe them out completely.

Now, the situation has changed.

With the return of the Lion, these Fallen Angels, whom they had once hated, became their brothers once again.

This kind of change makes one wonder if everything done in the past was truly meaningful.

"Lord Lion El'Jonson."

Azrael, accompanied by a large number of Dark Angels, quickly approached Lion El'Jonson and bowed to him.

Lion El'Jonson looked at the Grand Master's weathered face.

He had so much to say, but he couldn't get it out.

Finally, the Lion patted Azrael on the shoulder and said, "I'm sorry."

These words stunned Azrael.

He never expected the Lion to apologize.

In the ancient texts left by our ancestors, the Lion is described as a proud and proud Primarch.

Even if they know they have made a mistake, they will not apologize for it.

"This is not your fault, Father," Azrael said.

"It was my fault. If I had been more patient back then, perhaps the Battle of Caliban wouldn't have broken out," Lion El'Jonson said. "Those who betrayed the Imperium were probably just Luther and other high-ranking officials."

"They hate me because I exiled them back to their home planet, took away their fleet, and forbade them from earning merit and honor."

"..."

Azrael and the others listened quietly.

The Lion spoke at length, reflecting on his mistakes.

"Fate has given me another chance, and this time I will never repeat the mistake I made ten thousand years ago."

"Zabriel and the others are innocent. Promise me you will stop hating them."

"I understand." Azrael nodded. "I will order the end of the indiscriminate hunt for Fallen Angels and only try those who have been confirmed to have entered into Chaos and completely betrayed the Imperium."

"Alright," Lion El'Jonson said. "Tell me everything that has happened to the Dark Angels over the past ten thousand years."

"I owe you all too much. From this day forward, I will once again lead you to rebuild the collapsed order of the Imperium."

Azrael nodded, revealing everything that had happened over the past ten thousand years without any concealment.

The Battle of Caliban ended with a massive explosion in the world of Caliban.

The Dark Angels reorganized their legions amidst the chaos.

They collected the remains of the Caliban and built the Rock from them.

Because the Lion disappeared during that great battle, the surviving Dark Angels believed that the Fallen Angels and Luther had used some underhanded means.

Therefore, they relentlessly pursued the Fallen Angels, interrogated Luther, and searched for the Lion's whereabouts.

After recounting in detail what had happened over the past ten thousand years, Azrael revealed another piece of news that shocked the Lion.

"Luther has escaped."

After the Battle of Caliban, the Dark Angels did not find the Lion, but only the unconscious Luther.

They imprisoned Luther and interrogated him periodically, hoping to extract information about the Lion's whereabouts from him.

But Luther has consistently claimed that he didn't know.

He was blinded by the power of Chaos, the Lion Redemption him, and then he fell into a coma.

For millennia, the Dark Angels have kept a close watch on Luther, imprisoning this damned traitor in the deepest part of the Rock.

Everything was fine before.

Until Magnus launched the Battle of Fenris,

The Daemon Primarch used the Dionysian Spear, once wielded by Leman Russ Russ, to perform Transformation Ritual.

This causes the Wolf King's offspring to have difficulty controlling themselves, frequently exhibiting Wolf-form behavior.

During a mission to exorcise demons, the Dark Angels and the Inquisition discovered something was amiss.

So they formed a joint fleet to investigate the matter.

During this time, Tzeentch's henchmen infiltrated the Rock and the Fang.

Stirring up trouble and creating conflict between the two camps.

This nearly led to a confrontation between the survey fleet and the Fenrisian Wolf pack.

Although the misunderstanding was eventually cleared up and the crisis was averted,

However, the Changeling took the opportunity to wreak havoc, tearing open countless Warp Rift in the Rock and releasing a large number of demons, which severely weakened the Dark Angels.

After the Great Rift opened, Daemon Primarch Marbas led his demon army and Chaos Warband to invade the heavily damaged the Rock.

The battle was extremely fierce.

Although the Dark Angels successfully Knockback the enemy, the cell where Luther, the leader of the traitors, was located was opened, and he himself disappeared.

"I will bring him back."

After hearing the whole story, Lion El'Jonson spoke calmly.

It seems that with age, his former impulsiveness and recklessness have disappeared, and he has become more composed.

If it were the old Lion El'Jonson, he would probably have rushed out immediately.

Following the clues, he was brutally beaten by Luther, venting his anger at Luther for damaging his reputation.

In the past, Lion El'Jonson valued his reputation and control over the legion.

He will immediately fly into a rage and retaliate if anyone crosses his red line.

Lion El'Jonson has now undergone a dramatic change.

Instead of anger, calmly analyze the situation and then take action.

The players then entered the Rock.

This time, Dante was smarter.

The task was announced in advance, allowing these God Chosen to tidy up their appearance.

I don't want to cause the same kind of trouble that happened when I met the Lion before.

The players behaved very well.

It looks like a simple photo op.

Of course, all of this was a disguise.

If they were to behave themselves, they wouldn't be players.

When the Dark Angels became accustomed to the presence of the God Chosen and lowered their attention...

In the Damo, Director Qi and other players quietly slipped away from the crowd.

Sneak into the depths of the Rock,

Searching for those precious ancient relics.

Of course, their purpose wasn't solely to steal the Relic of the Dark Angels.

They had another important purpose for this trip.

That is to find that Old Ones creation with immense power, even capable of altering the Milky Way the Rock.

This Old Ones creation is the Tuchulcha Engine.

Tuchulcha is an ancient device with self-awareness.

It enables the fleet to perform Warp jumps efficiently and precisely.

It was discovered by Lion El'Jonson in the Perditus system during the Horus Heresy.

At that time, Typhus, the Death Guard, was searching for this ancient artifact.

Lion El'Jonson defeated Typhus, seized the Tuchulcha Engine, and used it to navigate and defeat the Night Lord and Konrad Curze.

Upon learning that the Emperor had not yet perished,

Guilliman, Lion El'Jonson, Sanguinius, who had established the Second Imperium, halted their attempts to divide the Imperium and planned to head to Terra to provide support.

However, at that time, Ultramar was shrouded in Ruinstorm.

In order to cross the Ruinstorm and reach Terra, Lion El'Jonson once again used this ancient artifact for navigation.

This ancient engine enabled them to successfully locate the source of the Ruinstorm: the fallen land of Horus — the Davin.

After destroying the Davin, the Ruinstorm that ravaged the entire Milky Way dissipated, and the light of the Astronomican reappeared.

Therefore, Lion El'Jonson ordered the disused Tuchulcha Engine to be sealed off.

After the Horus Heresy ended, this thing was sealed inside the Rock.

In fact, the Tuchulcha Engine, like the Ouroboros and the Plague Heart, is a Warp artifact created by the Old Ones.

By combining them, you can obtain an Unholy Engine that can break through time and space.

It is possible to carve out passages in the gap between reality and the Warp, thereby constructing the Webway.

The rarity and value of the Tuchulcha Engine need no further explanation.

If you can obtain this ancient engine, you will definitely get the highest honor for players: the Aquila Medal.

If all three divine artifacts can be found, even one Aquila Medal per player would not be enough to recognize their achievements.

Director Qi said, "The Tuchulcha Engine has its own consciousness, and I suspect it is evading our search."

"The more it dislikes us, the more we must find it, brothers, spread out and search."

As stated in "The Most Efficient Neutron Sweep" by the Iron Warriors.

"Look carefully, brothers," the Damo encouraged the players accompanying him. "The Tuchulcha Engine is part of the Webway Shielding Machine. If we get it, the Imperium of Man can build the Webway themselves."

The players were full of enthusiasm and all wanted to find the Tuchulcha Engine and use it to show off their achievements.

But their actions were quickly noticed by Azrael.

The Rock too many secrets.

Therefore, the Dark Angels maintain a state of high vigilance at all times.

Moreover, there were also robed figures of the Watchers in the Dark lurking in the shadows.

The players were captured by the Dark Angels that were dispatched shortly afterward.

They were asked to return to the boarding deck immediately.

"Take them all away! They're so arrogant, daring to trespass anywhere!!"

"We must punish them severely and let them know that the Rock is not their Garden."

One of the Dark Angels was enraged and started punching and kicking the group of players.

His furious appearance forced the other Dark Angels to come and try to persuade him.

The God Chosen were, after all, Imperium heroes Emperor's Blessing, saviors of humanity.

A few words of scolding or beating are fine, but if you really offend them, how can you cooperate with the God Chosen in the future?!

"You stay here and patrol; leave the task of escorting the God Chosen to us."

The captain, who was in charge, left the Dark Angels behind, while he and his companions led the God Chosen away.

The Dark Angels initially appeared very angry, but this continued until everyone disappeared from sight.

The Dark Angels then removed his helmet, revealing a smile.

This person is not some Dark Angels, but the head of the Red Dragon of the Alpha Legion Librarians.

"Looks like the Aquila Medal is all mine now."

The leader of the Red Dragon put his helmet back on, stepped into the depths of the Rock, and headed straight for the Dark Angels's secret library.

Searching aimlessly like a headless fly definitely won't work.

It's a waste of time and inefficient.

Go check the historical records of the Dark Angels; they must have recorded relevant information.

In the lobby,

Director Qi, Damo, and the other players stood obediently.

Azrael looked at the God Chosen and felt a headache coming on.

He had already learned the origins of these God Chosen from Dante.

These creatures are yet another gift bestowed upon humanity by the Emperor.

It can resurrect infinitely, is immune to the corruption of the Chaos Gods, and has an astonishing growth rate.

Moreover, with them around, many seemingly blasphemous crimes can be pardoned.

After all, many times, the God Chosen are the most heretics.

Dante swore he had definitely heard these God Chosen shouting the treasonous slogan, 'The Golden Throne rotates, and next year it will be my turn.'

If the blasphemous acts of these God Chosen were committed by an ordinary person, they would definitely be subjected to a stern Inquisition for forty-nine days.

"You don't need to worry about the secrets of the Rock being exposed. Many things about the God Chosen are even more heretical than your secrets."

Dante comforted Azrael, telling him to take it easy.

The God Chosen are now wandering around Baal aimlessly.

At first, Dante was also very angry.

Over time, he gave up.

As long as these God Chosen don't pull Sanguinius from his stasis coffin, everything will be fine.

The Lion surveyed the God Chosen, its brow furrowing slightly.

Primarch possess astonishing memories; he clearly remembered every God Chosen ascended the Rock.

Now, one is missing.

"Interesting." Lion El'Jonson smiled, but didn't tell Azrael.

In his youth, he might have valued the legion's honor and his own personal honor and disgrace.

But now, he takes everything in stride.

When confronting Chaos, even the smallest human weaknesses are magnified infinitely.

For the final battle, the Emperor was even willing to abandon most of his humanity, simply because he feared he wouldn't be able to act when faced with a fleeting opportunity.

Just like the Wolf King Russ, if he hadn't hesitated when assassinating Horus, the Horus Heresy would have ended long ago.

Only by letting go of everything can we have a chance to save everything.

Let those God Chosen cause some trouble, and let the lifeless the Rock come alive.

Of course, the Lion also wanted to see when Azrael would realize that one of the God Chosen was missing.

Just as Azrael was pondering how to deal with these God Chosen, an unexpected event occurred.

The God Chosen radiated light, which then transformed into a beam of light that soared into the sky, passing through the layers of the Rock floor and flying into the Void, disappearing into the Immaterium.

One, two, three...

This scene left Azrael and the other Dark Angels speechless.

The God Chosen departed so swiftly.

In just a moment, it all turned into light and disappeared.

Where did they go?

Lion El'Jonson watched as one of the God Chosen vanished in a ray of light, and he too showed a look of surprise.

"It must have been Living Saint who summoned them," Dante said. "I have experienced something like this several times before."

"The Living Saint and the God Chosen are closely connected; they can use each other as coordinates to teleport across time and space."

Dante's explanation gave Lion El'Jonson and Azrael a completely new understanding of the God Chosen.

These guys were actually the Emperor's firefighters.

We move to wherever there is an emergency.

"Where did they go?" Lion El'Jonson asked.

"I don't know either, I'll have to ask Xi Ling."

The surface of the Signus Prime,

An earth-shattering battle is about to erupt.

Mephiston's decision was absolutely correct; when he realized the Chaos Gods wanted to seize the fragments of the Archangel,

He decisively abandoned the attempt to break through the encirclement, choosing instead to hold his ground and await reinforcements, seeking the help of Living Saint.

A few hours after the message was sent, the Living Saint arrived, accompanied by a group of powerful God Chosen.

"Second Father is really fast."

Mephiston silently gave the Living Saint a thumbs up in his heart.

He knew that the Living Saint would never abandon them.

Qin Yun rushed over immediately after receiving Xi Ling's report.

After all, it concerns the resurrection of Sanguinius.

Several powerful player groups, including the Emperor's Cattle Warband, also arrived in Signus with him.

As soon as they landed, they quickly threw themselves into the battle, greatly reducing the pressure on Mephiston and the others.

After killing several demons, Qin Yun walked up to Mephiston.

"The Imperial Fleet is using the Webway to rush here to provide reinforcements. Just hold on for a little longer."

Mephiston retrieved the fragments of Sanguinius and intended to give them to Qin Yun.

"Living Saint, I may not be able to protect the Archangel's soul fragments. I'll leave them to you."

Qin Yun shook his head and refused, "I have no choice. The eyes of Chaos Gods are on me. I can't deal with so many enemies."

There was nothing else Mephiston could do but guard it himself.

Qin Yun used his skill to summon players from all over the Milky Way.

Beams of light descended from the sky.

After the light faded, the fully armed players appeared before the demons.

"Block those demons and wait for rescue."

Qin Yun gave the players orders to hold the line at all costs.

"This is definitely targeted; it's a setup by capital."

The Dried Meat on the Golden Throne gritted his teeth as he glared at the Greater Daemon before him.

If it were only one person, he would simply consider himself unlucky.

But what's with the four?

Even if you've broken the heavenly rules, you shouldn't be allowed to encounter four Greater Daemon the moment you arrive on the battlefield.

Moreover, they are not from one faction, but from four factions.

What merit or ability does he possess to have four Greater Daemons from different factions attack him?

"Outsider, submit to the gods," a Greater Daemon said, trying to win over the Outsider before him.

The Dried Meat tossed his hair, revealing a mocking expression.

"A bunch of chickens and dogs, you dare to recruit me? I don't have much time, so come at me all at once."

The Dried Meat knew he couldn't win.

Even if I die, it won't stop me from showing off.

Anyway, an hour later, he'll be a hero again.

It would be a shame not to show off.

PS: My writing skills have plummeted; even writing 10,000 words is a struggle now.

I will try my best to update as soon as possible, please be patient.