Warhammer: The Black Emperor
Chapter 172

Morkai Temple

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Szczesny and Jorginho fell into the Sea of Storms and immediately felt a surge of power within them.

As a higher-ranking companion of the ocean, the "Seafarer" receives a comprehensive upgrade on the high seas.

Jorginho charged alone toward the smaller Kraken, his dark eyes gleaming with azure light.

With greatly enhanced observation and memory, the "Seafarer" sketched out the Kraken's journey across the ocean in his mind.

The Fenrisian were astonished to see a figure descending from the sky, like a fish swimming in the sea, rushing rapidly toward the Kraken.

He easily dodged all the tentacles that shot out from beneath the sea surface.

A burly Fenris man wearing a spiked mask and wielding a large axe muttered in astonishment.

"Someone actually managed to dodge the Kraken's tentacle attacks!"

The "Seafarer" sensed the underwater ripples, its brain quickly calculated, and avoided the tentacle attack.

After changing direction dozens of times, he rushed to within 300 meters of Kraken.

The "Seafarer" raised his hands and slammed them onto the sea, the splashing water being Spirituality compressed into several javelins, which shot towards the Kraken.

After being promoted to "Seafarer", Jorginho can use some water-related spells to a limited extent.

Still not very skilled, he produced water guns of varying lengths and thicknesses.

It is over a meter long, but only as thick as an average person's finger.

The shorter ones are about half a meter long, with a diameter about the size of a person's clenched fist.

Several water guns hit Kraken on the head.

The Kraken, writhing in agony, let out a shriek as its massive body slumped to the side and crashed into the icy seawater.

"Storm Power!"

Amidst the Fenrisian' gasps, Jorginho leaped onto Kraken's head, pressing the Runic Rune on his Power Sword, a dazzling blue force field enveloping the blade.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, and the enormous head fell into the sea.

The Fenrisian Shock at the towering figure atop Kraken; someone had actually managed to kill Kraken single-handedly.

As they stared in astonishment, the man who had single-handedly killed the Kraken shouted to them in broken Juvik.

"Don't just stand there like idiots, get on the ship!"

Jorginho spoke, he boarded a Sea Dragon material.

Just as he was gathering the Fenrisian and seizing the dragon boat, Szczesny was also directing the many "Tyrant" Pathway of the Shadow of Order to begin besieging the Iron-Scaled Kraken.

He divided the twenty-six Beyonder into five teams, each led by one of the five "People of Fury".

"Team One, lure the enemy from a distance!"

Six Shadow of Order immediately rushed forward. The "People of Fury" activated their runes, and their Power Fist, gleaming with blue light, slammed heavily into the oncoming tentacles.

All his strength was concentrated into Wrathful Strike," and Mars flew from the cast iron scales.

Although the defenses weren't breached, Kraken's tentacles were knocked away.

Meanwhile, the five "Sailor," like swimming fish, dodged the tentacles' attacks.

"Second team, lure the enemy at close range!"

Five Shadow of Order rushed toward the Kraken's head, luring its fangs to strike themselves.

Szczesny noticed that Kraken had lost his balance while pouncing and immediately gave the order.

"Teams three, four, and five, attack!"

The Fenrisian climbed aboard the Dragon Boat, saw black-armored Warrior descending from the sky, hunting the Iron-Scaled Kraken in a similar manner to their own, but with greater efficiency and better teamwork.

Five teams took turns luring the enemy. Every counterattack by the Iron-Scaled Kraken failed.

The attacks of the black-armored Warrior always struck the wounded areas of the Iron-Scaled Kraken.

Seeing that the battle was over, Nimrod ordered the Gunship to fly towards Kraken's Spire.

After the Gunship landed on the island, he went down to the deck.

Nimrod's dark eyes were filled with Spirituality light, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"Treasure!"

He immediately sprang into action, his figure flashing as he swiftly moved the massive remains, bones, and long, sharp teeth, all carried back to the "Nation of Disorder."

Nimrod discovered that some of them had dimmed Spirituality light and could not be used as ingredients for potions.

But they are not useless; they can be used as Spirituality materials to forge Mystical Item.

I remember that before I and the Old Man in Yellow arrived, Leman Russ hunted the largest Kraken in the Sea of Storms — the King of Gorgons.

After he returned to the Imperium, the sea monster's beak was forged into a sword that could easily cleave Fenris's iceberg in two.

Some of the beaks, which cannot be used as potion ingredients, can be used to forge weapons, especially suitable for Beyonder using the "Tyrant" Pathway.

While Nimrod was scavenging the remains of the sea monster at Kraken's Spire, Szczesny organized the Beyonder to hunt down the Iron-Scaled Kraken.

He summoned the orbital fleet, and the Tech Sergeant, along with his retinue, dealt with the remains of the two Kraken.

Szczesny and Jorginho rescued the surviving Fenrisian from the sea and selected four of the better-maintained Dragon Boat to form two fleets.

At the same time, Nimrod walked toward the ancient the Rock ruins of Morkai Temple atop the Kraken's Spire.

Morkai is the Wolf of Death worshipped by the Fenrisian, representing death and the dead.

Nimrod recalled that the future Space Wolves, believing Morkai to be Leman Russ's partner, called the recruit training the Morkai Trial.

The recruits must follow in the footsteps of Leman Russ, venturing alone into the icy wasteland to confront death itself—only those who survive Morkai's return can become Space Wolves.

Before the Primarch even set foot inside the temple, he suddenly felt his hair stand on end.

Nimrod cautiously stopped in his tracks. He knew that even the Fenrisian did not know when or why the temple was built.

But what is important to the tribe is that this abandoned temple is the location of a vast treasure left over from bygone eras.

Nimrod "Warp Insight" to look at the temple in front of him, and the magnificent, rugged, and solemn temple in his vision immediately changed its appearance.

The temple gates seemed to have become the gates of hell; in the unseen darkness, countless indescribable eyes peered outwards.

The Fenrisian once ventured there in search of treasure; there shouldn't be anything there that would pose a threat to me.

I now feel a sense of danger inside. Is it because I am not Fenrisian and am being rejected by the temple?

Furthermore, the fact that the dying Kraken did not destroy the temple was certainly not because they cherished the artifacts.

Nimrod walked around the temple and discovered that the temple walls were carved with numerous mysterious runes, which were tentacled and covered the entire outer wall of the temple.

Nimrod stared at the tentacles, as if he had gained some insight.

[In the vast Fenris, the Kraken, before their deaths, all traveled thousands of miles to this place to await their demise. Was it because this place is a permanent surface, only occasionally rising to the surface of the sea?]

This is illogical, based on the logic that the deceased disliked being disturbed in their Peace.

It would make sense if some mysterious force attracted them to the Morkai Temple.

A sudden thought flashed through Nimrod's mind, and he suddenly had a guess.

[It's not a coincidence that the dying Kraken was drawn to the temple by some mysterious force, coming here to await his death; it was inevitable.]

The Primarch stands before the gate, sensing the danger within.

[It's dangerous, but not fatal.]

After a moment, he decided to enter the temple and explore its secrets.

Fenris is home to Leman Russ and the "Space Wolves," and it won't be easy for him to return there.

Now is the best time to explore.

The key point is that the Great Wolf of Death Morkai, is not a true god.

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