Guilliman's Dreadnought Brothers, One Man's Aid

I can win any war

Glenn Worsotto followed the Primarch aboard the Aquila Shuttle, peering through the entire viewing window.

As Worsotto gazed at Lord Nimrod, who resembled a marble statue, the rumors circulating within the legion came to mind.

More than one nobleman from Macragge mentioned that his father had erected statues for his five brothers at the Hera Fortress.

Unlike Marius Gage, who had close contact with his father, he stayed away from the core of power. As the Chapter Master of the First Chapter, his contact was limited to every tactical simulation exercise of the Primarch.

However, Worsotto could still guess who the five statues represented. When Lord Guilliman spoke of his Primarch brothers, he showed particular respect to Primarch of them.

"Among my brothers, there are five who resolutely and reliably fulfill their sacred duty; they are Dreadnoughts."

"The hot-tempered and belligerent Leman Russ, the resolute Rogal Dorn Dorn, the noble Sanguinius, the unwavering Ferrus Manus, and..."

Worsotto remembers his father pausing noticeably for more than a second.

Worsotto couldn't accurately grasp his father's thoughts; he could only guess from his complex expression that he had some concerns, or that his feelings were too complicated to be easily summarized.

Lord Nimrod's outstanding military achievements forced Lord Horus to abandon his smooth diplomatic tactics and accelerate the pace of conquest.

The father would be troubled by the fact that the Monarch had prematurely occupied three important strategic centers in his blueprint for the Kingdom of Ultramar — Thalassa in the west, Ganz and Calth in the north.

They are like three wedges, embedded in the core of the blueprint.

As a former "Sons of War" legion commander, he knew the important strategic significance of the three regions. They were connected with more than a dozen other star systems of Lord Nimrod, but separated Otaramar.

As the father of a great strategist and politician, he could not ignore the flaws that tore apart the strategic vision.

Worsotto thought of his father and calmly uttered the last person's name—"Nimrod."

He then spoke quickly, seemingly trying to steer his descendants' thinking in a new direction.

"No matter what enemy I face, as long as I have any one of my five brothers, I can win any war."

Even in the most dire apocalyptic Apocalypse, if the Ultramarines to join forces with any of the five Allied factions, I could deduce a plan for actual victory.

"Nimrod is the key; if you fight alongside him, victory will surely be yours."

Worsotto now deeply agrees that his father called Lord Nimrod the key to the Dreadnoughts.

He united the Astartes from different legions, allowing them to leverage their individual strengths and achieve glory.

He possessed immense combat power, and the powerful Xenos was instantly defeated.

As Worsotto pondered, a green light flickered in his eyes.

He saw Malena Skala's ship, the Emerald, as conspicuous as the Squats' fortress ships.

They were an outlier among the many Gothic-style warships in the Expeditionary Fleet.

Unlike heavy warships, the Emerald, converted from Aeldari Craftworld fragments, resembles a void Garden of Nurgle.

The dense trees are lush and verdant, like a green ocean.

After the Aquila Shuttle landed, Worsotto followed Lord Nimrod toward the biological laboratory.

He noticed that vines were spreading throughout the entire warship.

Upon entering the biology lab, Worsotto saw that the vines seemed to be alive, swaying within a certain range.

The laboratory is filled with bizarre creatures, some with eagle heads, lion bodies, Scorpion Tail, others with tiger heads and python bodies...

Malena Skala, with her head full of snake hair, came to Nimrod and the others, and a Catachan vine swiftly shot from the left side of the "Biologist".

The Astartes instinctively felt that the vines posed a certain threat to them.

Worsotto and the others couldn't help but stare intently at the vines.

They noticed that the vines were jet black, and within them was a spherical object with an uneven surface, somewhat resembling the shape of a human brain.

But it was covered in slime and had a vertical red line running through it.

As the vines spread, they all felt their thoughts momentarily pause.

Malena smiled and reported to the Black Emperor, "My lord, through research, I have found a way to counteract the poison of the Brain-Eaters."

She noticed the numerous followers surrounding the Black Emperor.

Malena had only interacted with a few people, so she couldn't be sure of their loyalty. She didn't explain the process in detail and decided to let people experience it for themselves.

Another path extended from the right, bringing the green bottle to the group.

Who's willing to give it a try?

"I'll go." During his time following Lord Nimrod, Worsotto noticed that the people around him possessed different abilities.

He looked at the green bottle intently and decided to experience it for himself.

The vines spread out in front of Worsotto and dripped onto his nose.

The green pus disappeared rapidly, seeping into Worsotto's body.

With his Superhuman Brain, Worsotto carefully discerned the changes in his body, and his mind rapidly became clear.

"Efficient."

Worsotto looked at Malena in astonishment; he had personally fought against the Brain-Eaters during the battle on the artificial satellite.

Before the Xenos used its bizarre attacks to indiscriminately defeat enemies like the Brain-Eaters, it had personally experienced how Neurotoxin caused its superhuman body to become sluggish, its brain to become dull, and its body to become stiff.

Now, she has actually found the ability to counteract the Neurotoxin of Brain-Eaters.

"I recruited 104 Auxilia Warrior conducted an average of 52 experiments each."

"Each drop of this medicine can make an ordinary Warrior immune to Neurotoxin within one minute."

"The Astartes are more determined and should be able to resist for longer."

Nimrod's eyes lit up. Brain-Eaters were one of Rangdan's two core races, outnumbering Bone-Eater and often serving as commanders.

Finding a solution to Neurotoxin would be crucial.

He asked, "Can it be mass-produced?"

"My lord, there is no problem."

"Indeed, as you said, it is a research finding that can influence the course of the battle."

Nimrod smiled and nodded. With Malena's discovery, he was even more confident of ending the war with Rangdan ahead of schedule.

"I've prepared a gift for you at Steel-Break Fortress; it contains Slaugth's laboratory and research materials."

I believe you will benefit from this.

Nimrod's subordinates always seem to find effective ways to solve the problems they face.

Malena's eyes lit up. "My lord, I will certainly not disappoint you."

During the flight of the Aquila Shuttle to the Shadow of the Throne, Arsena Dunn reports to the Black Emperor.

"My Lord," the fleet of the "Word Bearers" legion has arrived in the Pulheim System.

Nimrod remained silent upon hearing this.

The "Word Bearers" team is really slow; they're three months behind schedule.

Thierry led the 8th Legion back from the Eastern Galaxy. Although the Warp Gate shortened the journey, it was still longer than that of the Word Bearers.

The number of "Word Bearers" is growing at a rate no slower than that of "Shadow of Order" and "Ultramarines have yielded meager results; no wonder the Old Man in Yellow has imposed punishment.

He looked at the Primarch's Attendants, "Who is the commander?"