Rumors Targeting the Shadow of Order Disappear

After Nimrod returned to the real world, he was about to attend to official business when Arsena Dunn walked in.

"My lord, news has arrived from Mars: the Gloriana-class Battleship is expected to be completed in five weeks (Terra-hour)."

Nimrod nodded and issued the order, "Order the Arbites Lord to lead the First Chapter to Mars."

"Order the 11th Chapter to prepare and accompany me to the Sol System."

"Order the 7th Legion to return to Catachan and regroup."

The promotion Sequence 6 "Baron of Corruption" requires two main materials: one is the Rangdan Brain-Eaters, and the other is the Osiris Mind-Seed.

Eleven star systems in the Osiris Sector will declare independence in 833, a year from now. This rebellion is orchestrated by the Osiris Mind-Seed, who enslaved the local humans.

Nimrod remembered that Glenn Worsotto, commander of the 13th Legion, would lead the 12th Expedition Fleet to quell the rebellion, but due to Error intelligence, the planned swift decapitation operation failed.

Ultimately, the counterinsurgency operation devolved into a war of attrition against the civilians enslaved by the Xenos, who launched suicide attacks.

Legion Commander Worsotto was killed in action, Thunder, the flagship of the 13th Legion Thessalan, sank.

Nimrod knew that the Osiris Mind-Seed were enslaving a large number of humans throughout the sector, so he naturally wouldn't let his guard down.

After deciding to take over the Gloriana-class Battleship, he led the First and 11th Chapter to join forces with the 7th Legion in the Ultima Segmentum.

After recording the command, the Primarch's Attendants spoke:

"My lord, the Third Company of the 7th Legion, while pursuing the Dark Aeldari Corsair, discovered a binary the Star southeast of Catachan on the Galaxy map."

"There is a planet in this star system that the locals call Nocturne, and it also has a super-large moon that the locals call Prometheus."

Upon hearing the name Nocturne, Nimrod guessed that the Third Company of the 7th Legion had discovered the Vulkan, the genetic Primarch of the 18th Legion.

"The giant led the local people to repel the Aeldari were harassing the area. In the battle, he killed a hundred Xenos with only his iron hammer."

After listening to the report from the Primarch's Attendants, Nimrod said to him, "Report this news to the Emperor; I think he will be pleased."

Four days later, the Eleventh Legion's fleet departed from Vostonia, at the same time as the Morvo Hive City of Terra.

Hive City in the Upper Hive near the library.

A strangely thick arm, unusually large compared to his body, extends from the chest of the handsome man dressed in a white robe.

He had a woman pinned down by his arm, with shattered Lasgun fragments at his feet.

A voice echoed from within the man's body, "Speak, who ordered you to come and deal with us?"

Tsvetana only saw the same thick arms on the Monarch.

The immense power contained within it gave her no doubt that if the other party exerted even the slightest force, her throat would be crushed.

Even in the face of death, she would not yield, much less betray the Black Emperor or reveal any information. She said with difficulty:

"Traitor... you dare to spread rumors about the two Primarch... and their Legion, you..."

Before she could finish speaking, a barrage of gunfire erupted from the direction of the library.

A smile spread across the "Instigator's" face, and the librarian she "instigated" would surely fire punitive bullets at his other comrades in the criminal organization.

"Damn it!" A non-human roar erupted from the man's body. With a slight exertion, Tsvetana's neck and head exploded into a pool of blood mist.

The mask on her face was mostly blown off.

The man ran quickly toward the library, his speed disproportionate to his sedentary body, and a hint of resistance occasionally flashed in his brown eyes.

He appeared in the library in an instant, and the moment he stepped inside, he saw the librarian, whom he had brainwashed, holding a Lasgun.

The bodies of more than a dozen librarians lay scattered on the ground.

Damn it!

A roar erupted from within the man; his plans had suffered a major setback.

Unlike the miners who could be found anytime, these librarians were carefully selected and gathered over decades; they were an important part of his plan.

His Enlightenment Organization was destroyed.

The man rushed toward the librarian, but when he was still four meters away, he suddenly had a dangerous feeling.

He saw the librarian press the detonator button in his other hand, the one not holding a gun.

Boom boom boom!

An explosion rang out, and the man's body was torn to pieces by the energy of the blast.

Damn it!

The combat boots were covered in severed limbs and blood.

"They've been controlled again. Is it the Shadow of Order, or a servant of the Thousand Sons?"

"Without any obvious celestial power, the woman's power is even more elusive, more likely to be a servant of the Shadow of Order, whose Psionic Energy are even more bizarre and secretive."

The bald giant heard footsteps approaching from afar. "We're making too much noise; we might alert Malcador's loyal hound."

"We can only temporarily abandon our efforts to deal with Nimrod and the Shadow of Order; Magnus and his Thousand Sons have not yet been discovered."

"Once I've dealt with Magnus and Thousand Sons, it'll be Nimrod and the Shadow of Order's turn."

The bald giant vanished in an instant.

When the Adeptus Arbites arrived at the library at the epicenter of the explosion, all they found were collapsed bookshelves, burning books, and mangled limbs...

Around the corner, a tall figure emerged from the shadows.

When Maria Kournikova saw Tsvetana's body, a flicker of sadness crossed her eyes, which she quickly dismissed with a cold, hard expression.

She reached out and picked up the tattered mask, disappearing into the shadows before the Adeptus Arbites's Chastiser could find her.

The moment the Shadow of the Throne jumped into the Sol System, Nimrod, who was handling official business in the Primarch's office, heard a faint prayer.

[Is it a woman's voice, Malena Scarla from Catachan, or Maria from Terra?]

After tossing the Spear of Dionysus into the armory, Nimrod vanished into the "Nation of Disorder."

He saw two Purple orbs flash, and then the other orb disappeared completely.

[Did an "Instigator" die?]

Nimrod's Spirituality spread, pulling the two who were praying up.

He saw Maria and Dementyeva, and asked them, "Tsvetana is dead?"

"My lord, you are wise; it is indeed so." Maria's expression was calm; having been trained as an assassin since childhood, she was well aware of this.

Tsvetana's death, in her view, was a sacrifice for the Black Emperor.

"Tsvetana died during an operation in the library of Upper Hive City. Morvo I arrived, she had been crushed, leaving only half of her black mask."

A barely perceptible trace of sadness flashed in Nimrod's eyes before he turned his gaze to the black mask, which could cover a third of an ordinary person's face.

Unlike some masquerade worn by nobles at masquerade balls, it is not as neatly arranged; some parts bulge outwards, while others are concave inwards.

It had messy holes on it, like a tattered piece of clothing.

But in the "Briber's" Spirit Sight, he could see the shimmering Spirituality light above.

[At the time of Tsvetana's death, the Beyonder Characteristic of the "Instigator" combined with her mask, making it an extraordinary item.]

"What happened?" Nimrod asked.

A moment later, his pupils narrowed.

"In other words, since Tsvetana's death, there have been no more rumors about the Shadow of Order; now, the only rumor circulating is that Thousand Sons are a wizard."

Nimrod thought to himself, "In that case, Tsvetana's death wasn't in vain; at least it thwarted the corrupt Horus's plot against me."

"Indeed," Maria replied. "My lord, shall we remove those rats?"

Nimrod thought of Osiris Mind-Seed and spoke up.

"No need. You lead your men aboard the Shadow of the Throne."

There's no need to risk your men's lives. I've already done Magnus a small favor; the rest is up to them.

However, after Magnus's return in 840, he and Thousand Sons probably didn't have the energy to focus on this matter; the pressing issue was the "Flesh Mutation."

He made a deal with Tzeentch, the "Lord of Change," exchanging one of his eyes for a temporary halt to the "Flesh Mutation." It wasn't until 900 that the "Thousand Sons," who had been absent for 77 years, rejoined the "Great Crusade."

Upon returning to the real world, Nimrod summoned his Primarch's Attendants for questioning.

"Arbites Lord, is it possible to reach the Sol System?"

"My lord, he has arrived," the Primarch's Attendants replied.

"He sailed to Mars, sending him Mars to receive the Gloriana-class Battleship."

On Mars, Nimrod saw Howard Fender, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and said with a smile:

"Howard, my Arbites Lord, are you ready to take possession of your ship?"

"Father, thank you for your gift. I will make good use of the warships you have given me to bring destruction to your enemies," Howard replied.

The two approached the Sage in charge of the handover from the Adeptus Mechanicus. The prosthetic eye swept over them, and the Sonic Array Device emitted a synthesized Sonic Array sound.

"Assets // Gloriana-class Battleship / It is 25.81 kilometers long / and weighs 140.61 megatons."

"According to contractual obligations, at the current time, Mars may provide Nimrod Primarch with the means to fulfill the treaty. Please confirm whether you accept the transfer."

"I accept," Nimrod agreed.

"Request accepted/Please proceed to Pier 33 to receive it," said the Mars Sage.

Nimrod turned to Howard and said, "Howard, go and collect your ship."