Fulgrim's Broken Defenses

The Crixus World in Ultramar is a desolate world.

Beyond the city lies the desolate, scorching Gobi Desert, devoid of any sign of life.

The Crixus World has no industry and no minerals.

The only things they possess are ancient texts and documents that other worlds are unwilling to include.

Knowledge is cursed, especially when it comes to the Warp.

Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar has always valued history and knowledge.

They will record those important information.

However, they also worried that these classic texts might bring disaster to innocent people.

Choose some desolate worlds specifically for storing books and documents.

That would be an excellent solution.

In that case, even if something happens, the casualties will not be significant.

Crixus is such a world.

This place houses a vast collection of ancient books.

Many of these books are listed as forbidden collections, accessible only to professionals.

Completing the work is your responsibility.

Knowledge is cursed; do not read it, do not think about it.

Stay devout, stay focused.

Do not doubt, do not be confused.

The martyrs' voices, amplified by loudspeakers, echoed continuously in Tobias's ears.

He was born into this world.

He started working at the age of 14.

Tobias's daily job is to inventory the books in a designated area.

Arrange them according to the catalog and check for any damage.

They are forbidden from reading any of the books here.

Sometimes, even if you show it to them, they still won't understand.

Because their knowledge only extends to understanding catalogs and numbers.

Tobias always adhered to the rules and never overstepped them.

His decades of dedicated work earned him a promotion from junior inventory clerk to senior inventory clerk.

They also possess more knowledge than ordinary inventory clerks.

Trusted by his superiors, Tobias was put in charge of managing the forbidden library.

The books and records in this area contain many dark secrets.

But Tobias was neither curious nor greedy.

Just complete your work step by step.

For decades, he has never made a mistake.

As the airship landed on the helipad, a new batch of books was delivered.

Following his supervisor's instructions, Tobias delivered the books to the designated area.

Suddenly a book fell to the ground.

A gust of wind, seemingly from nowhere, blew the pages of the book open.

It contains records of events from not long ago.

The Angel of the Emperor led the heroes across half the Milky Way, ultimately bringing the great Primarch back.

"Lucius the Eternal was dragged down with a valiant Imperium hero, and this despicable traitor has been defeated once again."

The story recorded was very brief; I only glanced at it before reading it.

Tobias's heart skipped a beat, and he looked around.

After confirming that no one was around, he hurriedly picked up the books.

He lowered his head and hurried to the bookshelf area, placing the books in the designated areas according to their numbers.

"Praise be to the God-Emperor."

After doing all this, Tobias breathed a sigh of relief and silently prayed in his heart.

He remembered this story again during lunch.

In a monotonous life, stories are also a form of entertainment.

He carefully considered the story.

I rejoice that the Imperium heroes have defeated the evil enemy.

As for who Lucius was, he didn't know and didn't care.

After finishing his daily work, Tobias returned to his stuffy and crowded dormitory.

As always, I washed up and prayed.

Then I savored the story again.

He fell into a deep sleep as usual.

In his sleep, he was pulled into a terrible hell.

In my dream, a hideous monster was slaughtering people.

His movements were ghostly, and his swordsmanship was extremely superb.

The living person was dismembered down to just a head, and was still screaming.

After the slaughter ended, the monster turned around and spoke to Tobias.

"I am Lucius."

Tobias was awakened by a nightmare.

Still shaken, he went to the restroom to wash his face.

"It was just a nightmare, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Tobias muttered to himself.

But as soon as he finished washing his face with the cold water and looked up, he saw a distorted and terrifying face.

He turned around in fright, but there was nothing there.

Looking in the mirror again, there was nothing there either.

"I must be too tired."

Tobias told himself that.

However, the situation did not improve at all in the following days.

He was repeatedly pulled into nightmares, the dreams becoming increasingly vivid.

That terrifying face was getting closer and closer to Tobias.

It kept repeating that one sentence.

"I am Lucius."

"I am Lucius."

On the sixth day, the face from the nightmare was right in front of Tobias.

He repeated that sentence, word by word.

"I am Lucius."

Then, the monster transformed into countless distorted, inhuman faces.

Those screaming faces engulfed Tobias, completely enveloping him.

The sleeping Tobias let out a scream, waking up his roommates.

They looked at the wailing Tobias with fear on their faces.

Several kind-hearted roommates tried to rescue the person.

But then Tobias suddenly opened his eyes; his pupils were completely black, without a trace of white.

He coughed up black blood, and strange noises came from his body.

Those well-meaning roommates were all scared away.

Amidst a nauseating Rend sound, Tobias transformed into a skinless strip of flesh.

The originally pink flesh and blood began to turn dark red.

It then changed from deep red to an unsettling blackish-purple.

It shimmered with an oily sheen like an insect's carapace.

His bones were broken, shattered, and sharpened into terrifying spikes during the deformation.

The others were terrified, screamed, and fled the dormitory.

Tobias screamed in despair.

His body writhed as his broken bones convulsed.

Amidst the slippery, sticky sounds, his body twisted completely into chunks of flesh.

New limbs burst forth from the flesh, gripping weapons formed from blood and shadow.

Lucius was thus reborn, from that poor bookseller.

Tobias's desperate face quickly withered and collapsed.

Become yet another face screaming in Armor of Shrieking Souls.

Law enforcement officers arrived quickly.

They were dressed in full armor and carried Lasguns and flamethrowers.

"Fire."

The moment the officer saw Lucius, he immediately ordered his men to focus fire.

A barrage of beams of light was fired, but Lucius dodged them all.

Then, a massacre began.

By the time the main force arrived, Lucius had vanished, leaving behind only a scene of carnage with severed limbs and broken bodies.

While law enforcement in Crixus searched for the killer,

The culprit had already escaped the Crixus World by hiding in the cargo hold of the spaceship responsible for transporting food.

Lucius also unexpectedly saw the guy who killed him in a promotional video for Macragge.

I don't know what methods the other party used, but they didn't die.

Thinking of the humiliation the other party had inflicted on him, Lucius's gaze turned icy cold, revealing a brutal and cruel killing intent.

"I will find you, and I will show you what despair and pain are."

Lucius secretly vowed that this matter would not be left unresolved.

No matter the cost, he was determined to make that person wish they were dead.

At this time, a grand celebration was being held in Macragge.

The Warmaster standing behind the Guide sneezed.

"What's wrong? A girl misses you?" Ten-Timer asked teasingly.

"Isn't it normal for girls to miss me? After all, I'm handsome and good in bed," Warmaster replied shamelessly.

"When Warmaster shows off, the Warp laughs."

"The last Warmaster was so thick-skinned that he could withstand the Dionysian Spear, and this Warmaster is no less shameless."

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Others joined in the teasing.

"Stop fooling around, the grand ceremony is about to begin."

"At least get into the storyline, be serious, or you won't get a spot in the promotional video."

Little Fatty stopped the guys from continuing their roughhousing.

At that moment, bugle calls sounded, and the grand military parade began.

Along the wide avenue leading from the Gate of Titans to Hera Fortress, troops from various worlds began their parade.

Thousands of war engines, millions of Astra Militarum, Knight Titan in various paint schemes, and imposing Titan passed by in turn.

The city of Macragge was deserted as people gathered at intersections and squares to watch the celebration ceremony.

The cheers of millions converged into praise for Guilliman, Qin Yun, and other Imperium heroes, a deafening and enduring sound.

On the viewing platform, Qin Yun stood beside Guilliman, responding together to the clamoring crowd.

After the parade ended, the governor of Konor stepped forward.

They presented Guilliman with a magnificent golden laurel wreath, exquisitely crafted from pure gold.

Just as Guilliman was about to accept the offer and put it on, Qin Yun stopped him.

"Who can be fooled by such a trick?"

After examining the crown, Qin Yun sensed something was amiss.

He looked at the Planetary Governor with a mocking expression.

Before the celebration, eager players investigated the powerful and privileged class, led by the Consul General of Macragge's capital.

They were all Warhammer fans, so they naturally knew that Fulgrim was going to take the opportunity to harm Guilliman.

The players were all channeling Sherlock Holmes and Conan.

It didn't take long to discover evidence of over a dozen powerful and influential individuals being corrupted by Slaanesh.

After gathering the evidence, they submitted it to Qin Yun in exchange for a reward.

Voldus and his men acted swiftly, immediately executing the corrupt nobles.

Who would have thought that Fulgrim hadn't given up and had set his sights on the governor of Konor?

"I don't understand what you're talking about?" The Planetary Governor looked frightened.

"Stop pretending," Qin Yun said. "Fulgrim, reveal your true form."

Voldus stepped forward and grabbed the Planetary Governor.

The Exorcism Holy Seal on the gauntlet touched the opponent's body.

A hissing sound suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

The Planetary Governor began to twist and deform, revealing his original form.

It was a hideous body covered in scales, deformed and twisted, resembling Snake-man.

"Fulgrim, how dare you show your face here?"

Guilliman recognized the other person, and his face darkened.

"I didn't expect it to be seen through so easily."

Fulgrim looked at Guilliman and Qin Yun.

"You must really want Revenge, but unfortunately this is not my true form, only a fragmented incarnation."

"Also, congratulations on returning to the Imperium you've always longed for, Guilliman. It's just a pity..."

Qin Yun looked Fulgrim up and down and said something completely unrelated.

"Does Fulgrim seem less handsome than Sanguinius??"

Fulgrim, who had been arrogant and thinking about how to make fun of Guilliman, was taken aback and turned to look at Qin Yun.

I am a Daemon Primarch, and instead of trying to banish me, you're just spouting threats and showing off your power.

Are you going to comment here on whether I'm handsome or not?

"How utterly foolish!" Fulgrim said dismissively.

Realizing he had been provoked, Guilliman quickly regained his composure.

He realized Qin Yun's true intentions.

It's better to provoke others than to be provoked yourself.

"Fulgrim is indeed not as handsome as Sanguinius, which was a consensus among all Primarch at the time."

"Even the Emperor praised him, saying that Sanguinius was the most handsome man in mankind."

"Bullshit!" Fulgrim shouted. "I am the most handsome of all the Primarch in the entire Imperium of Man."

Guilliman looked calmly at Fulgrim.

He felt a secret sense of satisfaction.

So that's how easy it is to make Fulgrim angry.

"No matter what you say, Sanguinius is still the most handsome and the most popular."

"Otherwise, why would you go to such lengths to receive the blessing? Isn't it just because you're jealous that Sanguinius has wings?"

"I didn't know there was such a thing." Qin Yun nodded.

"No wonder this guy wanted to be someone else's dog, he just wanted wings."

Qin Yun and Guilliman's back-and-forth banter somewhat broke Fulgrim's defenses.

"Is that all you can say? Guilliman, don't forget, in Thessala..."

Just as Fulgrim was about to retort in a fit of rage,

Taking advantage of the situation, Qin Yun pierced the ugly monster with his sword, banishing it back to the Warp.

"No!!"

Fulgrim let out a piercing scream from inside the Palace of Pleasure.

How dare they!

How dare you do this? You haven't even finished speaking!

Fulgrim had never felt so frustrated.

He would rather fight Guilliman for three hundred rounds.

I don't want to get angry like that.

"Very well, very well, Roboute Guilliman, and Father's lackeys, you have successfully angered me."

Fulgrim abandoned the Soul Feast and the many Slaaneshi Dancer, and left the Temple of Pleasure.

He's going to go there himself and make those guys pay the price.

P. S.: It's 1 a. m. now. I'll see if I can write another chapter before 4 p. m.