Warhammer: The Black Emperor
Chapter 527

The "Lucky One" in Unfortunate Teleportation

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Colonid Sector, the Lament System.

Flamini was given command of the 4th Company, whose commander had been killed in action, due to his merits in the Battle of Gardinal.

He wore Saturnine Terminator Prototype created by Judang Star and led his guards toward the Teleport platform.

His raised left leg paused in mid-air before landing on the ground.

The prophetic Psyker sensed a hazy mist enveloping the Teleport platform.

The mist vanished in an instant, and he frowned.

As a "Lucky One," he was certain that today was his lucky day, but just now he had a sense of foreboding.

"Company commander, is something wrong?" The guard captain noticed his company commander's unusual behavior and asked, puzzled.

Flamini did not answer immediately; his eyes were deep as he looked up.

His gaze pierced the barrier between reality and the Warp; having fully mastered the power of the "machine," he saw more than ever before.

He saw a vortex formed by invisible colors, nameless emotions, and boundless dimensions.

He also saw that delicate, fine threads flowed into the trickle of future events.

Flamini controlled his pre-battle excitement with his recently acquired "Thousand Sons" and "Corvidae Cult" techniques, ensuring that his gaze did not stray from his surroundings.

The moment his gaze fell upon the trickling river, he saw layers upon layers of metal.

Just as he was about to examine it closely, the layers of metal suddenly shattered inch by inch, as if they had been crushed by some kind of force field.

[Metal... Crushed...]

According to the documents distributed by his father, Basmemanik has a metallic outer shell.

The Revelation I received is that we will tear the Xenos apart?

Flamini interpreted the divination Revelation and arrived at a somewhat uncertain conclusion.

The "Lucky One's" extraordinary inspiration always made him feel that something was amiss.

He had a premonition that he would encounter some setbacks on this lucky day.

Just as he was pondering this, the voice of the station director rang out.

"Company commander, Teleport located."

Within the hexagonal, Adamantium Pillar area, the force field crackled and popped.

The Teleport operator reported, "Ready, sir."

Flamini continued walking forward, and after confirming once again that his day had gone smoothly, he spoke to the captain of the guard in his usual tone.

"It's nothing."

The guard captain breathed a sigh of relief and caught up with the company commander.

As a newly promoted "machine," he was no stranger to the company commander's strange behavior.

He had gone through the complete "monster" stage and often had sudden, abnormal sensations, sometimes appearing as an abnormal, dazed state in the eyes of his combat comrades.

While he was pondering, he followed the company commander and stood on the Teleport platform.

"Activate Teleport."

The current surged up suddenly, but was blocked by the curtain and did not harm the eyes of the Chapter's servants.

Flamini felt a chill seep into his body. He immediately sensed something was wrong; it was colder than when he jumped with the Teleport runes in the past. He felt as if he were above a bottomless Abyss.

[The Basmemanik ships have devices that interfere with Teleport.]

As this thought arose, he felt as if he had fallen into an iceberg.

The Teleport was in progress, and since he was neither Daemonology nor a telekinetic Psyker, he was helpless in this situation.

Flamini instinctively defied Imperial Truth and sought refuge with the Primarch.

Father, please protect me!

Flamini's boots touched the solid deck, and he breathed a sigh of relief, shouting piously.

"Honor the Primarch!"

Flamini's relief turned to sorrow in an instant.

The "Lucky One" felt one guard member being stuffed into a metal wall, and another guard member hanging inside a metal pillar hanging from the ceiling.

He took in his surroundings; inside the Basmemanik ship, the bulkheads were about four times thicker than those of human ships.

The entire deck was covered with various metal objects: metal pillars hanging from the ceiling, and metal spikes scattered all over the floor...

[Catastrophe Teleport!]

Flamini also noticed the Basmemanik charging towards them.

They were enormous, a third taller than him in his Saturnine Terminator Prototype.

Encased in a metal shell are yak-like creatures covered in dense, black hair.

Rows of skulls hung on their chests.

They roared like wild beasts, their thick arms swinging spiked metal rods as they charged forward.

The "Lucky One" intuitively felt that the Basmemanik, running at full speed, didn't take any time to observe their surroundings.

Their animalistic instincts allowed them to move swiftly between metal pillars and spikes, completely unaffected.

"Attack!" Flamini shouted into the communications channel.

The reactor of the Saturnine Terminator Prototype roared to life, Plasma Bombardment Cannon roared as it spewed a beam of light toward the Xenos.

Flamini saw a blinding beam of light suddenly strike the Basmemanik on the head.

Each black hair instantly vaporized, leaving the Xenos's head bald, but the Xenos did not fall.

The middle of his head had layers of strange metallic skin that were noticeably thicker than other parts of his head.

There, the attack from the Plasma Bombardment Cannon was blocked.

[Terrifying defensive capabilities, even stronger than Power Armor!]

Flamini realized the formidable defensive capabilities of the Basmemanik and immediately issued orders over the communications channel.

"Flanking attack!"

"Attack their fur!"

A missile, trailing a beam of light, rose from above Flamini's head and flew toward the eleven o'clock position.

Boom!

Flamini watched as the Armor-piercing Missile tore apart the beast's massive head, its thick fur instantly vaporized, but its metallic hide remained undamaged.

Its black metallic exterior lurched forward with inertia before crashing to the ground with a thud.

Just as Flamini was about to launch another attack with the fully charged Plasma Bombardment Cannon, he suddenly felt a chill from his right.

[Teleport!]

He couldn't help but worry about his comrades who were about to arrive on the battlefield. He raised his arm and launched an attack in the two o'clock direction, while turning his head to look.

Even before the light faded, the "Lucky One" had already identified the person who had been found.

Chapter Master Pascual!

His pupils contracted instinctively; he had already foreseen Pascual's unfortunate future.

Pascual's body Teleport a spike, followed by his Saturnine Terminator, and finally the Thermal Diffraction Field enveloping the armor.

In the physical world, this would all happen in an instant, but in this unfortunate Teleport, there was a clear sequence.

The spike pierced Pascual's left leg and then became lodged in the Saturnine Terminator Prototype armor, the protruding part of which was subsequently torn apart by the Thermal Diffraction Field.

Even through the Thermal Diffraction Field and the heavy Saturnine Terminator armor, the "Lucky One" could see that a one-meter-long metal spike pierced through his left leg and Distortion and stuck inside the armor.

He also sensed that a member of Chapter Master's Honor Guard Teleport into the metal pillar, becoming one with it forever.

Compared to the Chapter Master and everyone else, I was the "Lucky One" who was unfortunately Teleport.

The "Lucky One" sensed a beast-like Basmemanik charging through the barrage of fire toward Pascual.

He immediately took a step, power claw on his left arm crackled as it slammed into the large metal bar.

Bang bang bang!

Flamini's body swayed during the series of collisions.

[A terrifying power, like that of a ferocious beast.]

He slid his feet away, drawing the Basmemanik away from Pascual, and at the same time switched communication channels, shouting to the Chapter Master.

"My lord, the Teleport must be stopped immediately!"

Flamini circled around to behind a pillar, raised his arm, and was about to deliver a plasma blast to the beast-like Xenos.

Knock knock knock!

The Basmemanik Xenos club slammed into the metal pillar.

[Um?]

The "Lucky One" hadn't expected the Xenos's beastly instincts to make Error, but he immediately seized the opportunity, raising his power claw and plunging them into the Basmemanik's right side.

The force field crackled and tore apart the Basmemanik's elbows and the back half of his arms, which were not protected by a metal outer skin.

Thump! The forearm, covered in metal, crashed to the ground.

At the same moment Flamini raised his power claw again, he heard the Chapter Master's voice coming through the Chapter's communications channel.

"Honor Guard, all companies, halt Teleport!"

Flamini breathed a sigh of relief as he plunged his Lightning Claw deep into the thick-haired ribs of the Basmemanik.

With a thunderous crash, he saw two Xenos beasts wielding massive metal clubs, furiously smashing them down on Pascual.

Flamini immediately launched an attack to support Pascual.

The missile rose into the air, trailing behind it, and a plasma beam, like Sun flare, shot towards the two Xenos.

With a loud bang, Pascual's left leg was struck.

He staggered and fell to his knees, as another Xenos alien beast swung its massive club, smashing it against his helmet.

Rumble...

Flamini saw two Basmemanik and his Chapter Master, and sensed that only thirteen Saturnine Terminator Prototype remained around him.

The captain of the guard walked to his side, and the roars of wild beasts rose from all around, growing louder and louder.

"The Xenos possess Teleport Jammer; we cannot risk Teleport again."

"We have no support available in the short term."

"Company commander, what are your orders?"

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