Slaugth in the Shadows

At the Primarch's Palace of the Shadow of the Throne, Arsena Dunn continued to report on the negotiations.

"Forge World Anvilus IX, hoping to obtain a license for the standard template of the Land Raider main battle tank, but they cannot offer us satisfactory terms."

"We eventually reached a compromise agreement with them: we provided the blueprints for the Mars Land Crawler in exchange for resupply and future collaboration based on the engine's development."

"Okay." Nimrod slightly. He knew that Anvilus IX was also a highly innovative Forge World.

Several variants of the Land Reaver were developed by them.

I hope they can surprise me.

"The Forge World Voss are very interested in the Land Crawler multi-purpose heavy engineering vehicle, which my staff analyzes is related to their reliance on the mineral resources of the Morton Belt," the Primarch's Attendants reported on the last negotiation item.

"The Morton Belt is a resource-rich asteroid belt and the main source of minerals for Voss."

"Besides being willing to provide supplies, Voss is the center for the mass production of the Malcador Heavy Tank."

"They are also willing to supply the Legion with Lightning Fighter, a newly developed Imperium combat aircraft and a revolutionary improvement over the Swordtail Interceptor."

As Arsena spoke, he used his Control Staff to display a new holographic image.

"Wojciech Belik evaluated this new fighter jet, highlighting that compared to the Swordtail Interceptor, the Lightning Fighter possesses unparalleled power and a much larger fuel tank."

The Chief Supply Officer's report also highlighted that Voss possesses a unique advantage in aircraft manufacturing among many Forge World.

He believed that the alliance with Voss would help us be the first to complete the deployment of new fighter jets and would also help the Legion improve and deploy Jump Pack.

"I agree." Nimrod nodded in satisfaction.

Although the Land Crawler Multipurpose Heavy Engineering Vehicle and the Mars Land Crawler are slightly less valuable than the Land Raider and Land Speeder, they still yield decent returns.

[The rich rewards Arkan Land Land has brought me have made my efforts to "Corrosion" him worthwhile.]

After listening to Arsena's report, Nimrod was about to attend to official business when he suddenly heard a muffled voice, an invisible whisper echoing in his mind.

With a thought, he arrived at the Fourth Layer Space of the "Nation of Disorder," spreading his Spirituality as he touched the expanding and contracting gray-green sphere of light.

It was he who sent Kion to accompany Perturabo.

Nimrod saw Kion in the dormitory. He clasped his hands together, his index finger pointing downwards, while the other fingers were together and hanging down naturally.

"My lord, I have arrived in the Campinas System with Lord Perturabo's fleet."

"The Lord of Iron immediately launched an attack on the Rangdan Xenos. Although they lacked Simulacrum Sanctum, the 'Iron Warriors' fleet still operated like a machine, each ship functioning like a precisely rotating cog in the machine, deploying according to the battle plan."

"The fleet suffered considerable losses, but each squadron achieved its tactical objectives, broke through the drones' obstruction, Iron Blood was able to reach the orbit of the Artificial War Satellite, launch an offensive, and gain the upper hand in the engagement."

Nimrod was not surprised. Although the Iron Blood's 20-kilometer length was not large among the Gloriana-class Battleship, the warship, personally designed by Perturabo, was actually one of the most powerful capital ships, capable of annihilating an entire fleet single-handedly.

As he pondered, Kion continued.

"I am acting on Lord Perturabo's orders to launch an attack on Space Station 1504."

"I found foul-smelling, putrid gases and green spots of decay from the corpse in a compartment inside the space station."

Nimrod's eyes flashed. As a former "Gravedigger" and "Corpse Collector" who had already been promoted to "Spirit Medium", Kion was a professional in this regard.

"I communicated with the spirits that remain here, and from the fragmented images I obtained, I know they came from another space station, 1499."

"After they were killed, their bodies were left to decompose before they were eaten."

"..."

The "Spirit Medium" reported on everything he knew, and then said...

"Based on the information I have obtained, this closely matches the signs of activity of Slaugth, which you have asked us to pay attention to."

Kion's report fits the characteristics of Slaugth as the "Maggot-men" and "Lord of Carrion."

After listening, Nimrod was able to confirm that there were signs of Slaugth activity in the Campinas System.

"That's Slaugth. They often appear behind the Rangdan lines. You need to be extra careful."

Nimrod knew that the population of Slaugth had always been small, and they usually did not appear on the battlefield. Most of the time, they would only enjoy the corpses offered by Rangdan and sabotage the enemy's operations in a covert manner.

Perturabo's greatest weakness is that once he has a plan, he will not change it, even if new circumstances arise.

He refuses to admit he can make mistakes, and when he encounters the shadowy Slaugth, the "Iron Warriors" will suffer a major loss.

I cannot intervene personally, as that would humiliate Perturabo. I can only have Kion assist him from the sidelines, allowing him to resolve the threat of Slaugth "on his own," and then showering him with lavish praise afterward. Only in this way can I win Perturabo's heart.

Thinking of this, Nimrod sent a series of images commonly seen by Slaugth to Kion.

As Slaugth-kin, Slaugth can appear in multiple forms; they can even flatten their bodies or stretch them to three times their height.

"Once Slaugth is located, use your abilities to assist Perturabo, but he must handle the situation personally."

Inside the Iron Blood, black mist surged before Kion, and the Black Emperor's majestic voice echoed in his ears.

After listening, he spoke devoutly.

"Follow Your will."

Nimrod immediately severed his connection with the sphere of light and leaned back on the Throne.

[Slaugth are adept at hiding, making them difficult to track. They also possess powerful regenerative abilities and cannot be stunned, making it even more difficult to preserve their corpses intact.]

To obtain the potion ingredients, the only option is to rely on the "Judge's" "Imprisonment," and besides my Power Fist, Howard Fender is the most suitable candidate.

The First Chapter should be deployed to the location where Slaugth is most likely to appear.

Nimrod then inspected his men. He thought that the "Biologist" might also have a solution, but he would first need to obtain Slaugth's corpse and gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics of the worms that make up the body.

As he was pondering, he suddenly felt the spheres of light expanding and contracting. He extended his Spirituality over them, touching both the blue and reddish-black spheres of light.

He saw Alkahas Phall and Neratt Gillin kneeling together on the altar, and on a whim, he pulled them into the "Nation of Disorder."

The two, who were being pulled into the Mysterious Kingdom of endless black mist for the first time, looked around in amazement.

Is this the kingdom of my lord?

Their gaze swept over the Throne deep within the black mist before they came to their senses.

The XIX Legion commander and company commanders immediately knelt down and cried out in unison, "Our Lord!"

Nimrod nodded slightly and asked, "What is it?"

The Lord of Shadows replied, "My lord, after leaving Xana and reporting back to Lord Horus, he entrusted us with a task."

"The Frank Navigator Houses established their territory in the beautiful Ocean World of Sveik, which was recently attacked by Xenos."

"Xenos piloting an elegant Chain-ship appeared in the Sveik system and attacked the Navigator Houses's star station, resulting in the disappearance of fifteen Navigator."

Neratt added, "Their ships are very strange, seemingly composed of a series of interconnected parts, capable of disintegrating into multiple different parts during combat."

In the Segmentum Pacificus, Chain-ship capable of disintegrating attack the Navigator.

After a moment's thought, Nimrod immediately determined that the Xenos was a space ant—Qiu Or.