Warhammer: The Black Emperor
Chapter 395

Grimnyr Magos

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"Thousand Sons" and "Iron Warriors" left, leaving only Hathor Mhat behind.

Nimrod led Hathor away from the Primarch's Palace and into his private office.

In his "Warp Vision," Hathor was not surrounded by any hovering Warp creatures.

Nimrod paused for a moment, thinking to himself.

[Well, in 853, when "Thousand Sons" and "Iron Warriors" were ordered to go to the rescue during the magnetic field anomaly of Dawn Star, there were no Guardian Spirit yet.]

It must have been after that that a method to summon the Guardian Spirit was found.

He leaned back on his the Throne, gazed at Hathor, and asked:

How is "Thousand Sons" doing now?

"My lord, the Primarch has resolved the Flesh Mutation of the 'Thousand Sons' and has begun recruiting new soldiers in Prospero."

"The foundation stone for the new city has been laid, and construction has begun on the Pyramid of Photep, the Primarch,' the Pyramid representing the Five Cults, and the Great Library."

"The Thousand Sons entered the Five Cults to study, and I joined the 'Pavoni.'"

Hathor's face beamed. "Through eight years of study, I have mastered all the Bright Feather Technique and am now Temple Lecturer."

Nimrod nodded slightly, thinking to himself.

The "Corrosion" effect of the Fifth Layer Space the "Nation of Disorder" is still relatively stable. Hathor must have had many contacts with Magnus over the past eight years, but he remains loyal to me.

"It seems you are highly regarded by Magnus?"

The Spectator spoke up:

"Based on the abilities you have bestowed upon me, I believe the Primarch trusts me only less than his former mentors, Amon, who has just completed his genetic modifications and has been appointed as his attendant, and the former legion commander, Azek Ahriman."

The "Baron of Corruption" saw that the "Spectator's" Mental Body was entirely golden and unified, and he asked:

You have mastered the power I have given you.

"My lord, I have carefully observed the legions and have mastered the power you have bestowed upon me."

A moment later, Hathor was promoted to Sequence 8, "Telepathist".

"My lord, I will certainly use your power wisely to obtain more secrets of the 'Thousand Sons' for you."

Nimrod slightly and instructed Hathor.

"Record Liang Yu's memories in the Data Crystal and store them in the Librarian."

"Back up all the knowledge acquired by the 'Thousand Sons,' transcribe all of Prospero's books, and store them separately in the School Pyramid and your future flagship."

Hathor, as the future Temple Master "Pavoni," holds authority within the entire "Thousand Sons" second only to Magnus, Amon, and Ahriman, and has access to the vast majority of Mystery.

"Yes, my lord." Hathor the order.

In the second Sun month of 848, the Ramillies-class Star Fortress was launched into the Squat System.

Inside the Navigator Sanctum, the Navigator Visher closes his third eye.

He looked around; unlike the previous two Ramillies-class Star Fortress voyages he had led, this trip was missing three navigators.

With half the assistants gone, the Navigator found the entire journey much smoother.

The Warp journeys completed through the Carium Gate were both rapid and stable.

Throughout the entire voyage, he did not feel the same sense of danger as before.

As soon as the Ramillies-class Star Fortress entered the Squat System, it was immediately attacked by the Squats' void defense system.

Squat's void is filled with weapon platforms, torpedo silos, and booby traps, all connected together like a giant spider web.

The entire defense network extends from the edge of the galaxy all the way to the orbit of Squat's primary star, covering a vast area with a depth of 100,000 kilometers.

The dwarven warships of the Squats weaved through the defensive netting, rapidly approaching.

The rockets, trailing blinding light, converged together like a storm of arrows, hurtling towards the Ramillies-class Star Fortress.

In the central quadrant of Star Fortress, countless torpedoes flew out to meet the rocket.

A silent explosion erupted in the void, its dazzling light illuminating the warships of the Squats Alliance.

The missile silos of the defense platform, as large as Warlord-class Titan, with missiles whose cores are filled with unstable plasma, take off as the mechanical countdown reaches zero.

In the command center of the central quadrant, alarms sounded, and the incoming plasma missiles flashed a dangerous crimson light on the visual training screen.

A large number of torpedoes were deployed and allocated by the Simulacrum Chamber to intercept plasma missiles.

Within a range of 10,000 to 5,000 kilometers of the Ramillies-class Star Fortress, torpedoes collided with plasma missiles.

Like the light of a newly born star bursting forth, the crimson Fireball indiscriminately engulfed shells and torpedoes, friend or foe alike.

The Ramillies-class Star Fortress's Bastion-class Energy Shield trembled violently amidst the inferno. Its heart— the Punishment-class Reactor —pumped, continuously powering the shield and maintaining the defense system.

As the fire rain subsided, the grid of stars burst into light, and a gap was torn open in the vacuum.

The Carium Gate unleashed the warships of the First Chapter and Fourth Legion into the Squat System, where dazzling vapors and magnificent lights surged into reality as each Voidship poured in.

The Gloriana-class Battleship Arbitrator and Death Wither launched an attack on the exposed missile launch platform.

The dazzling Lance slashed down on the missile launch platform, tearing through the energy shield.

The second wave of beam strikes hurled energy onto the missile launch platform, the exploding beams tearing apart asteroids.

The League of Votann fleet emerged from its defensive network and launched an attack on the black warship.

One after another, black warships leaped out of the void. The four Chapter of the "Shadow of Order" tore through reality and unleashed their firepower upon the dwarven warships.

The void war then broke out. The thousands of warships of the "Shadow of Order," with the Ramillies-class Star Fortress as their core, steadily advanced, tearing out the Squats' defensive facilities one by one.

The League of Votann's reinforcement fleet continued to pour into the system, hindering the advance of the "Shadow of Order" fleet.

The Void Wars lasted a year, Squat System was filled with burning debris.

The reckless attacks by the Squats fleet further convinced Nimrod that Votann of the League of Votann was in this star system.

Three Gloriana-class Battleship — the Arbitrator of the First Chapter, the Dark Shadow of the Third Legion, and the Death Wither of the Fourth Legion —led their fleets in succession, launching surprise attacks and occupying five star systems while other star systems were undefended.

In the fifth Sun month of 849, Nimrod led his fleet to board the flagship of the Squat fleet.

Torpedoes rained down on the vast void, as large as the Shadow of the Throne, breaking through anti-aircraft fire.

The Gauntlet Assault Boat crashed into the flagship of the League of Votann, its armor Melta and molten, Nimrod charged into the flagship.

Nimrod led his team in a charge, barrages tearing apart the bodies of the Hearthkyn, Power Blade shattering the steel shells of the Ironkin.

After rushing past five decks, two Servitor with their backs bent upwards and wearing ornate crowns covering their blank heads strode forward.

Compared to the Servitor of the Imperium of Man, the Mind Servitor of the Grimnyr Magos are ornately decorated.

Behind them, the Sage Grimnyr Magos, covered in runes, raised his staff.

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