Lord Perturabo, Your Offspring Have Been Parasitized

The void of the Campinas System is filled with wreckage engulfed in flames.

The most obvious of these is the burning new "Sun" —Rangdan's Artificial War Satellite.

To achieve this glorious victory, the flagship of the Lord of Iron, the Iron Blood, paid a heavy price.

The Gloriana-class Battleship's gray-iron hull is covered with scars left by the Rangdan drone swarm.

After winning the void war at a great cost, the "Iron Warriors" successfully landed on the surface.

In the Primarch's command center, Kion, clad in armor, stood before the holographic table, quietly listening to Perturabo's orders.

Perturabo explained his plan to his Trident, and finally pointed to a mountain ridge.

"Right now, the only uncertainty in my plan is the mountain range that traverses this plains world."

"Due to unknown electromagnetic interference, the head of the Auger Matrix did not provide me with sufficient scan results to eliminate all the unknowns."

His icy blue eyes were fixed on the center of the holographic image, a mountain range resembling a reclining dragon, and his tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

"The Trident's Blade of the Spear, the Warsmith Frix, said to his Primarch."

"Father, I have dispatched Kael-Kez, the most skilled reconnaissance officer among the lieutenants. He will surely bring back intelligence that will satisfy you."

The main planet Campinas has a continuous mountain range that rises and falls, shrouded in mist all year round.

In the heart of the continuous mountain range, magnificent fortresses rise from the ground.

Hidden in the shadows of the rocks, the Slaugth Infiltrator, Dominic, wriggled with worm-like movements, leisurely watching what lay below.

His body was wrapped in Shroud Cloak, and the light shining on him was absorbed.

Two of his summoned minions, the Brain-Eaters, obeying his will, had surrounded the Warrior clad in iron-gray armor.

As someone who has already made his mark in the field of biological weapons, Slaugth can tell that Neurotoxin have been dispersed in the air. Before long, he will be able to obtain test subjects and carry out his plans.

The worm wriggled and stretched out a smile that resembled a human's, and Dominic saw a Warrior dressed in iron gray kneel down.

A flash of light, Brain-Eaters swung its Crystal Longsword, severing another Iron Warriors in half.

Hour after hour passed, and young Dominic looked at the unyielding Warrior with growing impatience.

He ran out of ammunition, and his Power Sword was destroyed in a clash with the Brain-Eaters's Crystal Greatsword, but he was still struggling.

Dominic emerged from the shadows of the rocks and slipped among the Rangdan Warrior.

The infiltrator, shrouded in Shroud Cloak, slid silently among his servants, appearing unnoticed three meters behind Kael-Kez.

The Shroud Cloak and twisted as if it were alive, following the spreading worms.

The worms all over Dominic's body stretched out rapidly, and in an instant they spread to the top of Kael-Kez's head, grabbing his head like a giant hand.

The Slaugth-kin's body tissues rapidly secreted necrotic fluid, and the acid at the molecular level enveloped Kael-Kez's helmet.

Kael-Kez swung his Chainsword, struggling to deflect the Crystal Longsword. Just as he sensed something above him, necrotic acid had already torn a fist-sized hole in his helmet.

Countless worms spread wildly, burrowing into the helmet and clinging to Kael-Kez's head.

Necrotic acid enveloped Astartes' head, tearing a gash in his skull in an instant.

Hundreds of worms, like hands, grabbed a Blood Red, insect-like object and Kael-Kez's brain.

Kael-Kez's Chainsword swing froze in mid-air, his face contorted in pain, his body trembling.

The two Brain-Eaters and the other Rangdan also stopped their attack. They stepped back a distance and looked at their masters with some fear.

The worm quickly contracted, Shroud Cloak also shrank, transforming back into human form.

He walked to the body of an Iron Warriors, his left arm hanging limply, worms swarming onto his right arm.

An outstretched right arm gripped the helmet of an Iron Warriors.

After the necrotic acid dissolved the helmet, worms swarmed out and completely enveloped the Iron Warriors's head.

A dozen seconds later, the Iron Warriors's head disappeared, and a massive influx of mixed memories, knowledge, and experience flooded into Dominic's mind.

After the worms on his face writhed erratically for a while, he finally found the part he needed from the chaotic information and regained his human form.

At the same time, "Kael-Kez" stopped trembling, walked up to Dominic, and knelt on the ground.

Dominic's body writhed, and the worm-like hand once again gripped the top of "Kael-Kez's" head.

Then, "Kael-Kez" stood up, ripped off the helmet of an Iron Warriors, and put it on his own head.

The worms on Dominic's body trembled. He raised his right arm, positioned in front of his tentacles, and the uneven metal spheres glowed. The speech-generating device translated the Slaugth-kin's rubbing sounds into words that his servants could understand.

One of the Brain-Eaters immediately led its minions away to relay its master's orders to the other Xenos.

Another Brain-Eaters, along with his other henchmen, carried the Iron Warriors's corpse and followed behind Dominic.

Dominic returned to his fortress with the spoils of war.

The Iron Warriors's body was divided into two parts. Ten relatively intact bodies were sent to the laboratory to await his dissection and biological research.

The remaining corpses were sent to his restaurant, where he would wait until they decomposed before he began to enjoy his meal.

Compared to the discomfort of consuming living memories, rotting corpses are far more delicious.

Four sidereal hours later, "Kael-Kez" entered Perturabo's command base.

He bowed to the Primarch and the Trident, then spoke in a normal and fluent tone.

"I was ordered to scout the central mountains, Xenos haven't built any fortifications there."

"Several straight highways run through the mountains, which the foolish Xenos failed to utilize."

"We can occupy these positions and build fortifications, which will give us an advantage."

Kion listened to the Iron Warriors's report, the "Spirit Medium" suddenly felt his inspiration strike.

He also sensed that there were barely perceptible signs of decay in Kael-Kez's body.

Although faint, it was by no means wrong to the former "Corpse Collector".

The "Spirit Medium" immediately activated his Spirit Sight, scrutinizing the Iron Warriors before him.

[Um?

Something was off about Kael-Kez's soul; it wasn't the somber, resilient iron gray of Iron Warriors, but a light red.

He shut down his Spirit Sight and activated the "Eye of Death," which he had mastered when he was the "Gravedigger" and which he had enhanced after becoming a "Spirit Medium," to continue scrutinizing the Iron Warriors before him.

Entering the Spirituality world, looking down upon Astartes from a higher level, he immediately saw decay on both the physical and spiritual levels.

The "Spirit Medium" closed the "Eye of Death," and his Spirituality spread to the Iron Warriors, touching the Blood Red insect creatures.

The "Spirit Medium" sensed his independent consciousness, and combining the results of his Spirit Sight and the "Eye of Death," he reached a startling conclusion:

The Iron Warriors has been parasitized.

Astartes, who had been modified by Superman, was parasitized and seemed to maintain his sanity, which seemed impossible. However, the Black Emperor had previously told him that Slaugth had this ability.

["Kael-Kez" is a lie; it's a trap set by Slaugth.]

Just as Kion was about to offer his reminder, he suddenly remembered the Black Emperor's instructions to assist Lord Perturabo.

He changed his words at the last minute, "Lord Perturabo, I have important information that I need to report to you privately."

Perturabo's icy blue eyes swept over Kion. "Come with me."

Perturabo led Kion away from the holographic table and into the private room.

After activating the Damping Field, he spoke.

You have one minute.

"Lord Perturabo, your offspring, Kael-Kez, has been parasitized."

As soon as Kion finished speaking, he felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer. He met Perturabo's icy blue eyes and saw that they were filled with coldness.