The Ancient Tome is Stolen, Tzeentch's Conspiracy, Obtaining the Ouroboros

Obstacles

870. M30.

The bridge of the Falcon in the Galamandro System.

Jorin's dark eyes stared into the void. His pupils were not the amber irises commonly found in Space Wolves, as if the mutation effect of the Canis Helix had had no effect on him whatsoever.

Like his other commanders in Dalian, Jorin was already old before he received the Wolf King's Spiral application.

Only a very small number of them are fortunate enough to undergo all the remodeling surgeries, because they are too old to endure such a severe ordeal when they begin receiving transplants.

But they were all ready to die; they were Russ's Brotherhood.

When Russ was still considered a mortal, they were with him through thick and thin in the harsh land of Fenris.

Therefore, they were assigned to the last of the Zhudalian units— the 13th Company, which was also the closest and most glorious unit to the Gene Primarch.

[I will win for Russ.] Jorin's cloudy eyes, which had been drinking mead all year round, were fixed on his prey— Fashi's Hunter-class warship.

"Osega," Jorin asked the captain beside him, who was wearing Mark II Expedition Power Armor, "Are we ready for the hunt?"

"Wolf Lord, I've captured him," Osega said sneer. "The Adeptus Mechanicus's red priests told us that their calculations show the Fashi shield is similar to the Imperium's Void Shield."

"But our hunting experience tells us that penetrating a shield requires an astronomical amount of energy."

"This time, I will send six boarding squads to completely disable their shields."

"Action." Jorin stared at the target. The wolf pack had wasted a lot of ammunition in the previous hunt and had lost more than a dozen ships.

"Give all the power to the engine, don't let it run." With Osega's command, the floor began to shake.

"Fire!"

"Boarding Torpedo, prepare."

Jorin watched as the Falcon and the other Space Wolves warships surrounded their prey, their cannons and lasers relentlessly bombarding the shields in front of them.

The Hunter-class warship made a spinning maneuver to try and shake off the wolf pack's hunt.

Osega stared at the data stream jumping on his helmet and gave the order, "Action!"

Jorin gripped the railing with both hands, searching for the torpedo's trail in the air.

His cloudy eyes had just locked onto the burning tail flames when they flew to the vicinity of the target.

Jorin gripped the railing tightly, awaiting the moment of victory as the torpedo struck its target.

The torpedo was torn to pieces in the next instant, scattered in the void like trash.

Jorin released the railing weakly.

"The Fashi's Defense Array regenerate at a speed far exceeding the Imperium Void Shield's restart speed."

Osega's eyes swept across the tactical data page, glancing at the casualty figures and then at the sensor data.

"Four seconds, they only took three seconds."

Jorin watched as the Hunter warship shook off the wolf pack and flew towards Mandeville Point.

"Conventional methods of boarding won't work; we must adopt entirely new approaches."

"What?" Osega asked his Wolf Lord, puzzled.

"An object of sufficient mass, orbiting in a perfectly weighted trajectory, hurtles toward it at a sufficiently high speed; the energy generated upon impact is enough to tear through this protective shield."

"You mean...?" Osega asked in surprise, "That our ship crashed into it?"

Jorin nodded. "That's right, modify the ram, turn your ship into Assault Boat."

"Order to set sail and complete the terraforming before reaching the Yeni System."

"Osega, you must complete the transformation before reaching Yenni."

Osega could not foresee the consequences of carrying out this dangerous mission; he might lose his Falcon, or even the entire fleet of Space Wolves on board.

But the Wolf Lord's orders must be carried out.

"Yes, my Wolf Lord."

At the same time that the Falcon was undergoing modifications, in the Yeni System.

The black, Shadow of Order flew towards the area where the Fashi warships were gathered.

They were neither attacked nor did any warships move away.

The Fashi warships were already within the Void Hunters' firing range, but Sanchez did not give the order to attack.

On the holographic strategy table on the bridge, the built-in Communicator of the Russ Wolf Helm rang.

"My lord, as you commanded, we falsified the readings of the Fashi ships, and they did not detect it."

The "Conspirer" are watching the Planet II in the Yeni System as the defeated Fashi warships retreat into the system.

Yeni III was surrounded by orbital defense facilities such as space stations, he chose Yeni II, which had weaker defenses.

Since receiving the Black Emperor's orders, he has devised a series of plans.

"The Librarian and Tech Sergeant, working together in the Simulacrum Sanctum, cracked the communication language used by the Fashi and responded to them."

"Aether Cannon, prepare to fire at the same time as the Gauntlet Assault Boat launch," Sanchez ordered, then turned and walked toward the flight deck.

On the flight deck, Pat, who had become a Primarch Honor Guard due to his outstanding performance, was about to embark on his first mission.

A loudspeaker announced, "Commandos, board the ship!"

Pat boarded the Gauntlet Assault Boat with the other Honor Guard members, restraint clamps pressing down on them.

As thousands of black fists flew out of the warships, twenty-five black warships and three more Relic-class warships further away lit up with colorful lights on both sides of their bows.

Rays of Aether light shot toward sixteen targets—the bulky and cumbersome warships of the Fashi.

Like all war machines, the Fashi warships were much larger than their Imperium counterparts in order to accommodate the reactor-based equipment built on the Duran.

The Aether beam traversed the void, leaving a trail of rainbow-colored light, and struck the thick Void Shield of the Fashi warship, yet it passed straight through the defense as if it had encountered no resistance.

The Simulacrum Sanctum accurately predicted the timing of the impact, and within twelve minutes of the Void Shield shattering, the Gauntlet Assault Boat slammed into the bulky Fashi warship.

The Fashi warship, which had been attacked by the Aether, had its reactor running at full capacity, and the Void Shield was restored to operation in thirty-five minutes.

Inside the tunnel of the Hunter-class warship, Pat inherited a booming voice from his worker parents—they had to shout to be heard by others amidst the roaring machinery.

"The Fashi are guilty of treason for refusing the benefits of enlightenment," Pat's voice amplified by the loudspeaker, almost a roar, echoing throughout the corridor, "By the Primarch, you are granted death, and your property belongs to the Shadow of Order."

He then loudly reminded the Honor Guard members, "Follow the exercise procedures, Storm Shield."

During their voyage, the Honor Guard and the 7th Legion, following the orders of the Primarch, conducted live-fire exercises targeting the Fashi attack methods.

Before they even arrived in the Yeni System, they knew more about the Fashi attack methods than the Space Wolves did.

Following Pat's command, five Shadow of Order members activated their generators and established a defense in front of the lines.

The Scabin- modified soldiers, as tall as Astartes, raised their double-barreled weapons and pulled the triggers.

The jamming gun fired without making a sound, but when it hit the Screaming Field, it produced a series of booming sounds.

The terrifying beam of light, which was difficult to avoid and could rearrange matter at the molecular level, turning Power Armor into dust, was blocked by the blue force field of the Storm Shield.

"Charge!"

As the Scabin slowly reloaded, Pat activated his Thunder Hammer and led the others to charge at Scabin.

The father told them that the enemy was equipped with individual shields and had undergone mechanical modifications; the generator implanted in their spines must be completely destroyed in order to kill the enemy.

Close-range Power Weapon are the most effective way to strike.

Boom!

Pat charged toward the sluggish Scabin soldiers, slamming his Thunder Hammer into their armor, which was flatter than Power Armor.

The Thunder- like explosions tore through the faint glow of the individual soldier's shield, ripping the spine into a pile of fragments.

The Power Sword hissed as it pierced the more rounded shoulder armor, penetrating the armor that was half mechanical and half flesh.

The Power Fist slammed into the heavy, blunt armor, knocking the Scabin soldier to the ground.

The ensuing Shadow of Order sidestepped the corpses, forming a shield wall that blocked the terrifying beams of light fired by the Scabin soldiers.

Storm Shield!

"Charge!"

Pat roared and led the Honor Guard in a wave-like, cyclical advance, repeating the same actions hundreds of times during the exercise.

He took the lead and rushed to the center of the command platform.

Pat swung his Thunder Hammer, smashing down the enemy standing in front of the two-meter-high pillar in the center.

Ten hours later, on the Shadow of the Throne, in the Primarch's office.

"My lord, we have successfully captured fourteen Fashi warships, including eight Hunter-class," Arsena Dunn reported.

Nimrod slightly and gave the order.

"Command the Tech Sergeant to search for Duran's coordinates, study the Fashi Void Shield and its reactor power supply method, jamming weapons, dual-barrel molecular weapons, individual shields, and Power Armour."

"Apothecary and Tech Sergeant collaborated to study the remains of Scabin."

The Bastion-class Energy Shield was developed to protect Hive City and is not fully compatible with warships.

Compared to a solid shield, the Void Shield is more flexible in Void combat, and it consumes less energy to restore overloaded chunks.

As warships become smaller, Bastion-class Energy Shield are becoming increasingly cumbersome and wasting more energy, which is more pronounced on frigates and destroyers.

Without the power supply of Punishment-class Reactor, the "Shadow of Order" could not sustain this "waste."

The Fashi reactors are far less efficient than the Punishment-class Reactor, but mastering the power supply method is crucial for the Void Shield to function effectively.

Dual-barreled molecular weapons, individual soldier shields, and Scabin soldier modification technology, while having obvious drawbacks, can still serve as technological reserves.

As soon as the silver- Primarch's Attendants left, Nimrod heard a murmur in his ear.

He casually placed the Spear of Dionysus on the weapon rack, walked past Freddy and John, and went into the bedroom.

Nimrod drew the Sword of Vaul, and after "Concept Substitution," activated the "Euclidean Sigil," and with a thought, arrived in the "Nation of Disorder."

After taking his seat on the Throne, he spread his Spirituality and touched the ever-expanding sphere of light.

[Hmm? Luther and Zahariel, but no tome.]

Nimrod was puzzled, and a thought suddenly occurred to him.

Luther and Zahariel were engulfed by the black mist. When they came to their senses, they found that they were not kneeling on the altar, but had arrived in the Mysterious Kingdom shrouded in black mist.

They looked around and saw a majestic, blurry figure on the Throne deep within the black mist, and immediately knelt down.

"My lord."

After bowing, Luther lowered his head even further.

"My lord," the commemorative texts of the Order of Sirius have disappeared.

"Two of my knights, Seraphax and Bela, have gone missing. They must have stolen the tomes. I have ordered my men to hunt them down."

[Seraphax, Bela.] Nimrod's eyes deepened when he heard these two names.

["Ten Thousand Eyes" Battle Gang.]

Nimrod recalled the memories of Seraphax, and how Lion, who had awakened ten thousand years later, was bound by Chaos artifact.

Seraphax plans to possess Lion, travel to Terra, and assassinate the Old Man in Yellow.

His reason for doing this was that he believed the Imperium was beyond saving, and his way of saving humanity was to liberate the Old Man in Yellow from the Golden Throne.

Seraphax believes he can control the power of Chaos, and judging from the name "Ten Thousand Eyes" and the form of the artifact, his backers are most likely from the Tzeentch faction.

Nimrod turned his gaze to Luther, recalling the Devil form he had summoned before the event that tore Caliban apart.

The blue flames unleashed by the Devil, and the ambiguous way he answered questions, clearly indicate that he is the Tzeentch Daemon, and the mastermind behind it may even be Tzeentch himself.

[Damn, Tzeentch Luther his plans and put Seraphax in power ahead of schedule?]

Lion has impressed a lot of people, and I was thinking of helping him out.

Tzeentch is causing trouble; obtaining the Ouroboros won't be easy.

"No need to blame yourself, this is not your fault." Nimrod knew that Tzeentch was behind the trouble, and Luther was powerless to stop him.

Even if there were no Seraphax, there would be others.

"Tell Ulian to investigate the Terra who were sent back to Caliban by Lion."

Nimrod knew that among the Terran-born that Lion had repatriated, there were many Chaos Cultists.

Luther first used the power of Chaos when he sensed their threat to Caliban.

He now suspects that Tzeentch might very well get Seraphax to join them.

After all, without Luther, the rebellion was too weak.

"Follow Your will." The Black Emperor's lack of punishment relieved Luther, but the "Briber" still regretted not having offered a sacrifice.

With a thought, Nimrod returned to the real world.

He had just returned to his office when the Communication Bead started buzzing.

After the call connected, Arsena's voice came through.

"My lord, the Wild Wolf Fleet has arrived in the Yeni System."