Warhammer: The Black Emperor
Chapter 154

Telepathy

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The Primarch's powerful consciousness permeated the entire Shadow of the Throne, reaching every key post.

As a psychic master who transcends the mundane and far surpasses any Astartes, his commands were transmitted to the crew's minds in an instant.

The Gloriana-class Battleship seemed to transform into an extended metallic body of Nimrod, lunging at its prey in the void.

The black Great Beast spewed out a dazzling Lance, which slammed into the Craftworld, which was much larger than itself.

As it swept past the Aeldari Craftworld, the entire side of the massive Macro-cannon, poised to fire, roared angrily at the Xenos Craftworld, unleashing a barrage of shells that pounded onto the red warship.

The Shadow of the Throne swept past Khaine -Han Craftworld, then turned around, while a shower of meteors rained down from the other side of the Gloriana-class Battleship, crashing into the massive space dock outside the Craftworld.

The Farseer's expression was grim as he sensed the black Great Beast lunging at him again and again, trying to tear him apart.

Compared to that war Great Beast, the Craftworld appeared to be moving with faltering steps.

Vast areas unarmed were exploited by the enemy; forests burned fiercely in a rain of fire from Lance, and elegant city buildings were brutally destroyed by artillery shells.

The Craftworld is an efficient spatial world, with each world having an independent biological system, including forests and natural areas, as well as urbanized areas.

Natural areas provide the Craftworld with renewable resources and breathable air, allowing the entire Craftworld to regenerate and self-circulate.

In past wars, these areas remained undetected under the cover of holographic force fields.

Now, that Primarch, the dangerous Monkey commander, has seen and used that area to launch a relentless attack on the Craftworld.

The Farseer smiled, a smile that held many meanings, including bitterness and self-deprecation.

His eyes were deep, searching for a way out of the unfolding picture before him, a way to escape the black Great Beast.

He found it!

The Farseer's complex smile was thick with bitterness and self-deprecation, overshadowing all other emotions.

Scattered around the perimeter, the Soothsayer, who were coordinating the entire battle, keenly sensed the surging, boiling emotions and cast their gazes toward the Farseer.

The Farseer felt the gaze upon him, and sensed incomprehension, concern, and doubt.

He entered a state of Mindset, forcing himself to detach from negative emotions, and coldly issued orders.

"All Craftworld ships and aircraft that have not yet returned, attack the Monkey flagship to cover the Craftworld's evacuation."

A hint of surprise flashed in the Soothsayer's eyes. Since the "The Fall of the Aeldari," less than one in ten Aeldari had survived. Abandoning their own kind was not only emotionally difficult to accept, but also a major blow to Samo-Han's strength.

It will take a long time for Samoa-Han to recover its current population.

During reproduction, emotions often reach extreme states, which is extremely dangerous for the Aeldari, who are constantly threatened by their great enemy Slaanesh. As a result, fewer and fewer Aeldari are willing to reproduce.

The Soothsayer fell silent, sensing the state of the entire Craftworld; the forests were weeping, and the cities were burning.

They also noticed that the Monkey warships in the void were forming an encirclement, and if they did not break away quickly, Khaine -Han would be annihilated here.

The Soothsayer silently and sorrowfully conveyed the Farseer's command to the warships and aircraft in the void, and the war leaders accepted this cruel order.

They changed course and launched a deadly attack on the surrounding black warships.

The Shadow of the Throne's weapon systems were operating at full power, tearing apart the sky full of red enemy ships.

On the command bridge, Nimrod frowned. He noticed that the Lance and Macro-cannon were operating at full capacity and had no spare power to attack the Craftworld. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Craftworld created distance and began to escape at high speed.

The Primarch glanced at the video screen on the left and instantly caught key information in the air combat damage report submitted by Diana Pauline.

The flagship Auxilia's fighter formation suffered a loss rate of 54.8%, with all returning fighters damaged, of which 32.6% were rendered incapable of continued combat.

The Astartes Gunship suffered a loss rate of 20.9 percent, and all returning Gunship were also damaged, with 17 percent losing their ability to continue fighting.

After surveying the battle, the Primarch decided to abandon the attempt to destroy Khaine -Han's Craftworld.

The cost is too high.

Once all the Legion's warships are equipped with Aether Cannon, I will use the Dice of Prophecy to divine the fate of Khaine -Han's Craftworld and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

At that time, I didn't want the broken pieces of the Craftworld; I wanted the entire Craftworld.

Although Nimrod abandoned the plan to destroy Khaine -Han's Craftworld, he would not allow the Aeldari Craftworld to leave.

Divination requires a medium; the more direct the connection, the higher the probability of success.

Moreover, he also wants Khaine Ham to pay the price.

Nimrod's mind raced as he devised an attack plan.

He immediately issued the battle order, and the Macro-cannon on both sides and the stern guns of the Shadow of the Throne roared, and a barrage of bullets covered the surroundings.

Few red ships were destroyed, but the trajectory of all Aeldari ships was affected.

Despite the attacks, the Void Shield of the Shadow of the Throne burst out of the red ocean, and the bow Lance launched a series of attacks on the stern of the Khaine -Han Craftworld.

Each beam of blazing fire struck almost the same spot on the red Craftworld, with an error margin of no more than 100 meters.

The Farseer felt the Craftworld tremble, inspected the Craftworld's condition, and was filled with Shock, considering the situation of the space battle: two warships flying at different speeds, the enemy ship being much larger than the Shadow of the Throne...

All these factors make it far more difficult to launch such a precise strike in the void than for Warrior to attack each other and target the same spot.

It requires precise capture and perfect crew coordination...

The Farseer, still in Shock, suddenly let out a sharp, unwilling roar as his pupils dilated.

"No!"

With his angry scream, only one-sixth of the ships were detached from the Craftworld due to the constant "cutting" of the beams.

Three stellar hours later, the remaining Aeldari ships and spacecraft in the Vigilant Star were destroyed.

The Eleventh Legion began clearing the battlefield, Nimrod led his Honor Guard toward the city-sized fragments of the Craftworld.

The Lance and Macro-cannon destroyed large Craftworld, revealing huge cracks.

The landing craft flew in along a crack, Nimrod saw through the viewing window that the environment of this Craftworld fragment was mainly composed of forest, and the energy supply and ecosystem that maintained this environment were still intact.

Elegant Aeldari architecture stands intermittently in the dense forest.

Stepping off the deck, he walked to a building belonging to the Aeldari. A quick glance revealed vines climbing up the building.

No one has lived here for a long time.

Nimrod knew that some areas of the Craftworld would be abandoned for various reasons and await reuse.

Just as he was about to step into the Aeldari architecture, his ears twitched. He looked up and saw hundreds of red two-seater motorcycles suddenly emerge from the trees.

Behind the rider of the Twin Jetbike, there is a sniper holding Sniper Rifle and wearing a cloak.

[Aeldari Ranger, Duo, Pathfinder.]

Nimrod knew that after the "The Fall of the Aeldari," the surviving Aeldari forces would each use their own methods to resist the great enemy Slaanesh, who had an insatiable thirst for their souls.

The Craftworld Aeldari primarily employs the Path and Spirit Stone, but Spirit Stone were only discovered in the Crone World by the Soothsayer Silversoul of Iyanden in Imperium Calendar M33.

The current Craftworld Aeldari primarily rely on the Dao to restrain themselves.

Young Aeldari have no interest in the discipline of the path; driven by their curiosity, they taste every fruit on the tree, and thus many embark on the Path of the Outcast or the Path of the Damned before they even reach adulthood.

Aeldari Ranger are Aeldari who walk the Path of the Outcast, mostly exploring places far from the Craftworld.

As Nimrod pondered, his consciousness spread towards the motorcycle at the front, and in an instant, he knocked on the door of his Bramble Mind Gate.

Yes, they were summoned by the Farseer to return to the Craftworld to fight.

The most remote part of this abandoned building area is the area designated for Aeldari Ranger by Khaine -Han Craftworld.

After they returned to the Craftworld, the situation was hopeless, but instead of leaving again, they sought an opportunity for revenge.

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