Warhammer: The Black Emperor
Chapter 588

Khorne, the more you can't see, the more you want to see

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In the line of sight of Marquinius, the Chapter Master of the 12th Chapter, a colossal Xenos, as tall as Primarch, was approaching.

The bombs hissed, and the plasma beams crackled.

With every step Slaugth took, he was met with a barrage of fire.

His necrotic cloak was smashed to pieces, and swarms of maggots scattered everywhere.

Even Astartes would be engulfed by the intense firepower, but Slaugth's body recovered rapidly, making up for the damage he suffered.

His terrifying Necrotic Staff shot out beams of necrotic light.

The black armor melted away amidst the Corrosion hiss of bodily fluids, and the flesh and blood of his guards disappeared.

The "Barbarian" roared and charged at Slaugth with his sword raised.

Slaugth paused for a moment, but only for a second, before raising his scepter.

The moment the blue and green lights collided, the "Barbarian" felt a tremendous force strike him.

The Power Sword spun and flew, and the worm-like arm lunged at him, causing him to lose consciousness.

Nimrod, aboard the Stormbirds, upon learning of Marquinius's death, immediately ordered Nelson to change course and issued further instructions.

William Wood succeeded as Chapter Master of the 12th Chapter.

"Father, one kilometer." Nelson's voice rang out, Nimrod immediately stood up and opened the hatch.

He leaped down, his golden wings spreading wide.

The Primarch's superhuman vision pierced through the Psychic Mist in the mountains, overlooking the battlefield.

The Xenos's pincers locked onto the black armor, its sharp teeth and gaping maw.

His golden wings flapped, and a golden Fireball pierced the mist, striking the Xenos with pinpoint accuracy.

The flames originating from the Shard of the Burning One exploded with a deafening roar, shattering the individual energy shields.

The Shadow of Order broke free, and he looked up at the sky in confusion before shouting.

"Father!"

The Shadow of Order erupted in cheers, charging towards the Xenos under the golden light.

Just as the arc of electricity leaped from the pig-shaped Xenos's head, the Shadow of Order surged forth.

A blue light, hissing as it overwhelmed the lightning, tore apart the pig-shaped body.

Just as the Brain-Eaters bent its arm and pulled out a brain, the flying talisman exploded.

The worm's will overwhelmed his sanity, and his unconscious body crashed to the ground.

The Bone-Eater swept across with its three arms, causing the Shield-Weave of more than a dozen black-armored Warriors to shake violently.

A Spear flashed like lightning, piercing through the mist and striking him on the head.

The flowerbed-like head shattered with a bang, but the Spear of Dionysus, pierced through the Bone-Eater's chest with a dazzling light, shooting out from one of his branch-like feet and crashing to the ground.

Nimrod swiftly swept across the battlefield, streaks of golden fire flashing as the Shadow of Order took over the fourteen battlegrounds that had been fought over repeatedly.

Golden light swirled and fell like a shooting star, crashing into the emerald green scepter.

Khorne, perched atop his Brass Throne, instantly abandoned the other battlefields.

His body, taller and stronger than other Slaugth-kin, was blasted away by a single punch and crashed into the rocks.

The Slaugth-kin slid down from between the rocks like a sticker.

Only when Nimrod rushed in front of him did he regain his full size and transform into human form.

Punch after punch, the Slaugth-kin was smashed into the mountains like the lowest training target.

He said approvingly, "Strength."

As He was admiring Nimrod's storm-like, swift offensive, a green light suddenly rose up.

He can no longer see.

He roared angrily and slammed his massive right claw down.

The Brass Throne swayed, and the eight Bloodthirster that had been hovering around it fell to the ground as if struck by something.

The eight Bloodthirster flapped their wings and it took them an unknown amount of time to regain their footing.

Bang!

Another deafening roar followed, and eight Bloodthirster were slammed to the ground.

Khorne stared at the amber-encased Slaugth-kin, then shifted his gaze to another black figure.

The magnificent gold decorations of the black terracotta armor have been reduced to a pile of rubble, but the armor itself is still intact, with only pitted marks.

Lion's sword spun rapidly, tearing open a path.

The sounds of fluid inside the cavity resembled the chirping of insects, and maggots moved slowly.

Lion pulled out Armor-Piercing Grenade, threw it into the cavity, and then kicked the worm's body away.

The exploding maggots splattered onto the black ceramic armor, sending plumes of black smoke rising.

Khorne immediately turned his gaze back to Nimrod, who had already flown to another Slaugth-kin.

Golden figures surrounded the worm's body, while streaks of blue and white light sliced down clumps of worms.

Rays of emerald light struck the mountain walls on both sides, causing dust to billow.

"Speed."

As soon as Khorne uttered his praise, a green light burst forth.

In the Silence, there was nothing.

With a slam of its massive claws, the eight Bloodthirster that had been thrown into the air were smashed into the same crater.

Khorne's gaze shifted to the battlefield he had first looked at.

Alpharius raised his Pale Spear and pierced a hole through the worm's body.

Omega followed closely behind, its Armor-Piercing Grenade tumbling into the slimy cavity.

The splattering worms slammed against the Twin Primarchs, leaving only fragments of their emerald armor covering their vital areas.

The Brass Throne trembled eight times, and the wings of the eight Bloodthirster were shattered, just like those of the Exiled Skarbrand.

Khorne watched as the eight Slaugth charged toward Nimrod together.

Nimrod looked around and said to John and Freddy.

"You guys should get to work."

John acted first; Brainy Cat knew that using Psionic Energy on Slaugth was tantamount to suicide.

The "Calamity Priest's" eyes instantly turned pitch black. He leaped into the air, jumping towards the person closest to him who had dodged.

A beam of emerald green light shot out, and the "Calamity Priest," following his Spirituality intuition, leaped and bounded, moving swiftly through the dust.

When the shadow of the worm's body shrouded him, the "Calamity Priest" brought about the catastrophe.

The ground shook violently, a crack appeared in the earth, and rocks tumbled down.

The "Calamity Priest's" Spirituality erupted, and a "Mental Storm" struck Slaugth.

The spreading worms paused abruptly, then were smashed into the crevice by the falling rocks.

Freddy the Black Wolf took two steps forward, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

The three Slaugth stopped in their tracks immediately, and even the maggots ceased their wriggling.

Nimrod, facing four Slaugth as tall as him, Nimrod raised his hand and threw out a green teardrop-shaped talisman, reciting the activation spell in Dunnish.

"Silence!"

The four Slaugth paused, but Nimrod did not immediately "Imprisonment" them.

A Primarch- level Slaugth must be Weakening to a certain extent before he can be restrained.

The Baron of Corruption infused his Power Fist with Spirituality and roared in Dunnish, "Death!"

He leaned forward and swung his arms.

His body merged with some strange power, leaving a trail of afterimages as he crashed into Slaugth, his fist striking the target's head with unstoppable force.

With a loud bang, a large number of worms scattered.

The Crimson Chain wrapped around the little finger of his right hand shimmered with light, and his Spirituality energy rapidly recovered.

"Imprisonment!" A golden light erupted, and amber enveloped the wriggling maggots.

As Nimrod captured a Slaugth, he felt two beams of light shooting from his side and maggot-like arms attacking from behind.

Spirituality erupted from the body of the "Baron of Corruption" and condensed into a prism.

Two beams of dead light shot out and slammed into the "Multiversal Prism".

The emerald green light refracts back and forth in countless mirrors of different angles and sizes, becoming thinner and thinner, gradually dimming.

Nimrod turned abruptly to face Slaugth.

Blue and white light soared up, the Sword of Vaul acting as a rein, and the scepter that came crashing down was like a tamed wild horse, completely deviating from its height and direction under the "Gekuafu Style".

The roaring Khorne, having just seen Nimrod, saw his spinning sword blade as he maneuvered Slaugth past him.

The Slaugth-kin's twisting body looked as if it were bound by reins.

The blue and white sword flashed, slicing down swarms of worms.

"Skill." His exclamation had barely left his lips when Silence rose again.

The Brass Throne trembled, and His body leaned forward.

As Nimrod lunged at Slaugth, he raised his Power Fist, the Bolter hissed and roared, Plasma Gun gifted by Perturabo hissed and fired.

The still-motionless Slaugth was covered in clumps of worms.

Nimrod arrived before Slaugth in an instant, the Sword of Vaul slashed down, and the Screaming Field tore the Necrotic Cloak apart.

The "Baron of Corruption" had a deep gaze, and pieces of cloth rapidly coalesced into gray whips covered in sharp spikes, which lashed out at Slaugth.

The maggots spun rapidly like tops, making a crackling sound.

At the same time, another Slaugth was lifted up by an invisible "force" and his scepter slammed down on the worm's body.

The two Slaugth, controlled by "force," spun rapidly like windmills.

Amidst a series of impacts, swarms of maggots scattered.

A golden light rose as amber "Imprisonment" the two trophies.

Nimrod flapped his golden wings and flew toward the crack in the ground.

Compared to Mythical Creatures, the Sequence 6 "Calamity Priest" can obviously only last for a shorter time.

The Primarch crashed through the rubble and swooped down.

As Slaugth rolled, he raised the Necrotic Staff and fired beams of Necrosis light.

He soon discovered that his attacks always missed their target.

Sometimes I slowed down for a moment because of dizziness, and sometimes I lost my way and aimed in the Error direction.

Slaugth unleashed his evil will, pressing down on the ginger-furred Psionic Energy creature.

But the cat-like creature was not overwhelmed.

In a daze, rocks kept hitting him.

Looking at Slaugth, who was caught in a "Mental Storm," Nimrod thought to himself, "John is quite capable; he's saved me some trouble."

"Silence!" "The Baron of Corruption" flung out a spell, and at the same time, his golden wings slashed down, striking Slaugth hard.

The Necrodermis was as sharp as a knife, slicing off large numbers of worms.

"Imprisonment!" Golden wings rose, and the rubble solidified into a disc, carrying the lake and the Brainy Cat upwards at high speed.

The moment Nimrod leaped off the ground, Freddy sensed that the mountain of corpses he had created for Slaugth was beginning to lose its appeal.

They are about to leave the dream.

"I need time."

Upon hearing this, Nimrod raised his hand and tossed out a Silence Amulet.

The Black Wolf's body trembled, revealing its Mythical Creature Form, which broke its Silence.

Darkness enveloped the three Slaugth, whose two pairs of ventral legs stretched out.

An eight-legged Black Wolf stood suspended in mid-air. "Song of Serenity gently rippled through the air."

Everything was still.

Countless maggots were frozen in place, as if they were dead.

Nimrod leaped forward, raising his golden gauntlets.

"Whip-Lash!"

With a swing of the arm, three Slaugth were struck by invisible, soft whips.

Clumps of worms fell to the ground with a crackling sound.

Three more pieces of amber appeared on the ground, and Freddy returned to normal.

Khorne's body slumped heavily against the Brass Throne, his eyes flashing with countless black-armored, golden-winged figures.

Golden fist, blue and white sword light...

It was not what He saw, but what He thought.

When the Spear of Dionysus returned to Nimrod's hands for the eleventh time, he felt a throbbing pain in his temples from the exhaustion of his Spirituality countless times, and he looked up at the sky.

The Crimson Chain can restore Spirituality and physical strength, and heal injuries, but it cannot replenish the mental energy lost.

Nimrod's gaze pierced through the mist, and he thought to himself.

[The Old Man in Yellow, is it really true that there's no Void Dragon to help?]

The Spear of Dionysus returned to his hand for the thirty-third time. His black armor was already shattered, and the spreading golden Necrodermis enveloped his body.

Nimrod stood atop the mountain, bathed in the soft glow of the Thramas Sun.

He said wearily in a low voice, "It's finally over."

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