Nimrod, Who Had Aged a Thousand Years, Felt Weakness and Pain for the First Time

879. M30.

At the heart of Craven's underground, under the Primarch's orders, the Third Legion took over the front lines from the other three Chapter and took charge of the attack on the Archives.

The Primarch hoped to obtain as complete a record of the Hrud as possible.

Oleksandr, First Company Captain newly appointed "Soul Assurer," walks through the tunnel.

In the darkness, the "Requiem" transcends the perception of the Shadow of Order and the aid of his armor; he can see everything clearly, even capturing the Distortion and unreal Herud.

Oleksandr looked around; the tunnel walls were uneven, but the surface was as smooth as glass.

Even Termite Drill can't dig tunnels like this.

As the thought of "the Requiem" flashed through his mind, he suddenly felt a suffocating heat surge up inside the tunnel.

He knew Herud had arrived; time had moved ahead of them.

Their influence tears at the structure of spacetime itself, and the bizarre, accelerating motion surrounding them alters the composition of the atmosphere, making it thicker.

The speed of light exceeds the limits of nature, and the hue subtly shifts towards the blue end of the spectrum.

The "Requiem" whose eyes had turned completely black, and who had been raising his Plasma Flintlock and wielding his two Herud, stopped in his tracks.

The Honor Guard members beside him raised their Archaeotech Pistol, unleashing beams of energy harvested from stars at each of the Herud who were forcibly pulled into Dream-entry.

The darkness in the eyes of the "Requiem" faded, Oleksandr continued forward, passing through one secret room and passageway after another.

The Hrud's buildings had no doors; each of their passageways and secret rooms was connected to the next.

Oleksandr walked along the raised road toward a large room.

A group of Hrud had just poured out of the room when they met their demise in the dream he had created, without even a chance to launch an attack.

Oleksandr walked into a large room, his gaze sweeping over a hollow, honeycomb-shaped shelf made of some kind of resin.

Most of the shelves were piled with solidified mycelium, and there were also some Mycelium Scroll on the floor and in strange leaf-shaped containers.

Malena Skala stared at the scene before her, Catachan vines tore open the layers of dead skin that enveloped the Hrud.

The Biomancy- Psyker placed his left hand on the Hrud's body, keeping the Hrud frozen in the moment of death.

Malena witnessed a dead Hrud rapidly dissolve into a foul-smelling liquid.

To conduct her research, she must use Biochemical Psionic Power to maintain the activity of every cell in the Hrud.

The Biomancy Psyker also completed the Analysis of the Hrud's physical structure.

Her right hand flew across the paper, the vines acting like hands, supporting the Data Slate for the "Biologist":

An unknown silicone resin compound was found in the skeletal structure.

Hypothesis: Organic linkage with protein chains?

...]

The Biologist had a sudden thought, tossed his hand, and a vine cascaded down, catching the falling pen.

The "Biologist's" hand rested on Herud's left eye, and Spirituality spread.

After a moment, she withdrew her hand, took the pen, and continued writing:

[There are two visual organs, which are roughly similar in structure to the human eye, but much larger.]

There were no obvious cone cells, but a large number of spiral-shaped unknown objects were accumulated on the retina.

Conclusion: The sensory organs of the Hrud supported their underground and nocturnal lifestyle.

At the same time that the "Biologist" was studying Herud, in the Third Layer Space of the "Nation of Disorder".

Nimrod gripped the Flagpole with his left hand and picked up the Dice of Prophecy with his right, a plan flashing through his mind.

Geometry flashed through my mind: the black mist of the "Nation of Disorder," the Uniqueness the "Red Priest," and the green teardrops of the Tear of Silence.

After presenting the entire plan step by step, he silently recited it to himself.

Methods for improving sacrificial ritual plans.

...]

As he silently recited the Dice of Prophecy trembled slightly.

Nimrod noticed that the Dice of Prophecy differed from those used in previous divinations; [the prophecy involved Source Essence, Uniqueness, and C'tan Shard?]

He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately tossed the triangular cone into the air.

The triangular pyramidal body, as if in slow motion, trembled continuously as it flew to its highest point.

It paused for a minute, and just when Nimrod thought the divination had failed, the triangular pyramid spun rapidly like a windmill, so fast that even the Primarch of Gene could not keep up.

A vision Flash Step the Primarch's Superhuman Brain, which etched the fleeting image into its memory.

Nimrod opened his palm and caught the falling triangular cone.

He opened his palm and caught the dull, lusterless triangular pyramid.

The "Baron of Corruption" slung the Flagpole behind his back, activated his Spirit Sight, and gazed at the Dice of Prophecy.

Hmm... the Spirituality light is dim, but it hasn't disappeared.

If the worst-case scenario didn't occur, divination should still be possible.

Longer recovery time? Smaller prediction range?

While Nimrod was pondering, he put down the Dice of Prophecy.

Upon returning to the real world, he issued an order to land on the capital world of the Hrud — the Gugan Prime.

Malena, along with Arsena Dunn and Diana Boleyn, spent ten days setting up the altar under the command of the Black Emperor.

The entire altar was filled with legion insignia and symbols of the Black Emperor.

The altar of the Double-Number Black Gold building is an abstract crown, with columns bent into spikes and wings covering its top.

Disordered black runes, forming arcs, were imprinted on every surface.

The Biologist stared at the completed altar, as if he saw a huge shadow looming over it.

She glanced at the Black Emperor with awe, and the blasphemous thoughts in her mind vanished instantly.

Disordered black arcs, followed by surrounding wings, spikes, and an abstract crown above.

As night falls, the Stasis Device is activated.

Nimrod stood atop the crown, holding the "Red Priest" Path of Uniqueness, chanting a new incantation in Dunnish.

"In my name, I bestow upon the 'Red Priest' and the 'Nation of Disorder' power, rendering the Stasis Field imperceptible to the Hrud outside of Gugan."

In the instant the "Baron of Corruption" lost his Spirituality, the altar briefly granted him the identity of the master of the "Nation of Disorder".

The power of the Source Essence was activated, and rising black mist filled the entire altar.

An invisible, colorless flame rose from the Flagpole, and the Uniqueness the "Red Priest" shone brightly.

A light shone in the night of Gugan.

The surging hundreds of millions of Herud stumbled and crashed about in a panic.

The tunnel rattled and the cave trembled incessantly.

Immediately, they stopped and surged toward the repulsive thing.

Among Hrud, deep underground, an individual four times the size of his kin moved with the speed of a shadow, smashing away the Herud blocking his way.

Behind him, Herud, like ants, carried bizarre machine components and moved forward.

After the Primarch's perception range was filled with the vast ocean of Herud, he waited a moment until the Distortion force field compressed the Stasis Field by one-third before he began to chant the incantation.

"In my name, I Silence Herud!"

On the wings, one side had eleven Silence Amulet, while the other side had thirty-three green teardrops that lit up first.

Then, on each of the thirty-three black spikes, eleven green teardrop runes shone brightly.

Finally, the crown beneath his feet lit up simultaneously with the thirty-three outer rings and the eleven Inner Circle Silence Amulet.

Eight hundred and fourteen talismans shone brightly, and a green teardrop rapidly took shape, covering the entire planet.

All Herud fell into a state of stasis, except for one.

King of the Hrud.

He, along with the Shadow of Order and the Auxilia, remained motionless for only a moment.

The next instant, he swung his limbs and flew forward at great speed.

Wherever he went, the still Herud sprang to life and followed behind him.

Four minutes later, Nimrod, who was busy collecting materials for the potion, suddenly stopped.

The Primarch sensed a mass of Herud rapidly approaching.

There was actually one special individual.

Hmm... In the billions of Herud race members, there is a possibility that a special individual could be born based on evolutionary probability.

King of the Hrud?

Nimrod flapped his golden wings and flew towards Herud.

As the distance closed, the Primarch's perception range expanded, and he discovered that a million-strong Herud army had been awakened and was following behind their king.

His golden wings burst into flames, and his speed suddenly increased. Like a shooting star, he arrived in front of Herud in an instant.

The Primarch instantly felt that he had aged a thousand years, and his body felt heavy.

"The Baron of Corruption" channeled all his Spirituality into the Hand of Order gauntlets and roared in Dunnish.

" By Decree, time Distortion is prohibited here!"

The Primarch's eyes flickered with light and shadow as he clenched and waved his right hand.

A massive rift has been torn open between the Realspace and the Warp.

In the Empyrean, within the crystal Spire of the Impossible Fortress, a gaze was cast toward Gugan.

He saw a dazzling flame.

In the real world, the "Destruction Vortex" swept up tens of thousands of Hrud King's kin.

The tens of thousands of Herud Distortion fields were shattered by the immense Telekinesis, and the limbs disintegrated, turning into a shower of light.

The "Baron of Corruption" channeled all his newly restored Spirituality into the Hand of Order gauntlets, then raised his hand and pushed downwards.

The flowing liquid descended from the sky, enveloping King of the Hrud in layers.

In the Empyrean, the Tzeentch shook his staff.

The flames died down, and He saw Nimrod and the amber on the ground.

His gaze swept over Nimrod, who was carrying Amber, and took flight. He then turned his attention back to the most perfect Primarch — Magnus.

As Nimrod to the air, he ordered four Chapter to launch an attack and wipe out the remaining Hrud.

Having aged a thousand years, he had exhausted his Spirituality twice during the sacrificial ceremony and twice more during the battle just now, and had also released all his Psionic Energy Spirituality, leaving him feeling extremely weak Affliction.

Nimrod's face was deathly pale, and his mind felt as if a thousand steel needles were churning inside him.

He didn't recover until ten minutes later.

Nimrod sent Hrud King to the "Nation of Disorder," then began collecting potion ingredients and started thinking.

[Yes, when I did the divination, I was unaware of the existence of the Hrud King and did not take that factor into consideration.]

The Dice of Prophecy divination involves Source Essence, Uniqueness, and C'tan Shard; it lacks the ability to fill in the missing information.

Nimrod recalled the first Gorgis sacrifice, the Hrud breaking through the Stasis Field device created by Perturabo, and the aging of Arsena and others.

The second time at the Craven Ceremony, for unknown reasons, a large number of Herud were late.

Now, the third accident has occurred.

Once is an accident, three times is inevitable.

Nimrod pondered for a moment and realized the reason: he had used power beyond his own rank.

As expected, power beyond one's own level is difficult to control.

Use the Uniqueness the "Red Priest" with caution to prevent unforeseen Catastrophe.

Upon reaching promotion Sequence 4, I should experience a qualitative change, at which point I may be able to better wield the power of Uniqueness.

Nimrod then examined himself again, waving his arm and releasing his Telekinesis to lift Herud up.

Although he is a thousand years older, it has little impact.

When advancing to "Mentor of Disorder", replacing a regular Herud with Hrud King will result in a power boost far exceeding the loss.

At least he didn't end up like Lion ten thousand years later, with a full head of white hair and a noticeable decline in strength.

Nimrod weighed the gains and losses and concluded:

He obtained better potion ingredients than expected, and his power temporarily decreased, but he will receive a greater boost when he advances in rank.

To achieve our strategic objective, we must capture the Gugan System.

The Shadow of Order suffered far fewer deaths than the Iron Warriors, achieving a genuine victory, not a false one like Perturabo's.