Ferrus: Nimrod, Fight Me and I'll Give You a Weapon

Nimrod's Psionic Energy projection had just arrived on Terra when it heard the voice of Scholar Magnus.

Only by opening your eyes can you avoid being dazzled by the light.

The Primarch keenly sensed the anger hidden in Magnus's voice.

"Look who's here," Magnus laughed, his multicolored pupils now red. "Russ, I heard you were knocked unconscious by Nimrod."

Russ's eyes turned fierce, and his gaze shifted from Magnus to Nimrod.

He felt his nose bridge collapse and his head throb, as if he had returned to Duran.

Nimrod looked at the crowd to see their reaction.

Robert Guilliman sighed slightly; he did not want to see the Dreadnoughts Brothers clash.

But as expected, Nimrod, as the key figure, was bound to be the winner.

Hannibal, with his prominent cheekbones that seemed to pierce his face, looked at Russ with a mocking expression.

Perturabo's icy blue eyes were as calm as a still lake, without a ripple. He looked at Nimrod, pondering why he had clashed with Russ.

Mortarion gave Russ a dark look, finding it foolish that he had turned his attention to Nimrod instead of Magnus.

Vulkan recalled that during the race between Nocturne and Nimrod, Ninglu was slightly weaker than him but much faster, and Ninglu even saved him while hunting Salamanders.

Vulkan, who often restrained his power to avoid harming others, couldn't help but smile.

Omega's gaze lingered briefly on Nimrod before turning to Magnus. How did Magnus know such a secret that his legion was completely unaware of it?

Lion El'Jonson and Jaghatai Khan, with deep gazes, scrutinized Nimrod and Russ from the perspective of swordsmen.

Lion and Warhawk, respectively recalling Nimrod's performance on Thramas and Rangdan, Superhuman Brain Homeworld arrives at the expected conclusion.

Horus Lupercal and Sanguinius exchanged glances, reading the same thought in their friend's eyes: only they could Nimrod in combat strength.

Lorgar Aurelian was greatly surprised. He looked at the burly Russ, never expecting that he would be defeated in a one-on-one duel.

Rogal Dorn Dorn's rock-like expression remained frozen for a long time; having had little contact with either side, he fell into deep thought.

Fulgrim looked at Ferrus Manus, only to find to his astonishment that he was not looking at him, but that his silvery eyes were shining as he stared intently at Nimrod.

The sound was like lead, accompanied by waves of heat.

"Nimrod, let's have a fight."

"Regardless of the outcome, I will present you with a weapon that I forged myself."

Upon hearing this, Nimrod thought to himself:

[Here comes Primarch, who has launched a challenge against the Ferrus in order to become stronger.]

Nimrod remembered that Primarch had challenged the Ferrus in his pursuit of perfection.

Of these, he knew of four:

Guilliman was not interested and refused outright.

Vulkan didn't want to fight and refused.

Dorn was the only one he knew who accepted the invitation, but the outcome was unknown.

Fulgrim also refused, but not because of their friendship, but because he feared that defeat would ruin the perfection.

He thought to himself with great interest, "[Ferrus and Fulgrim both pursue perfection, but their attitudes toward perfection are quite different.]"

Ferrus anticipates being defeated, finding his shortcomings, and becoming more perfect; Fulgrim, on the other hand, is more concerned with perfection itself and does not want his perfection to be destroyed.

As expected, Fulgrim is more in line with Slaanesh's preferences.

"I accept," Nimrod without hesitation, "But I want a suit of armor made to my specifications."

His armor shattered at the Thramas; the skill of the "Mechanic Expert" Malevolus was still inferior to that of Ferrus.

He would accept it for the sake of Ferrus' armor.

Upon hearing this, Vulkan immediately conceived the idea of forging armor for Nimrod and sending it to Nimrod along with the next batch of weapons he had crafted.

This was both an expression of gratitude for the Bastion-class Energy Shield technology he provided, which allowed the Salamanders to protect hundreds of human worlds ravaged by Xenos and Catastrophe, and a desire to receive feedback from Nimrod to refine his forging skills.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Perturabo's eyes, then he remembered that Nimrod had always been equipped with the Plasma Guns he had made, and that he had also created powerful Stasis Devices for Nimrod.

Nimrod even built a grand theater for him, his icy blue eyes sparkling.

"It will take a while; I'm busy with something recently."

After the "Drun Liberation", he will hold a promotion ceremony.

He wasn't in a hurry to convert the Perpetual, but Arsena and the others couldn't wait.

There is no time for a duel in the near future.

"Alright, I'll wait for you." Ferrus clenched his large silver hand.

Looking at his friend, Fulgrim couldn't help but wonder whether he should agree to his request to fight.

"Nimrod, let's fight again, I will definitely defeat you!" Russ roared.

"Okay, as long as you bring something that interests me."

Nimrod wouldn't mind adding another item to his collection. Although Lion had a larger collection of weapons, and Russ wasn't as skilled at crafting as Vulkan, Ferrus, and Perturabo, he had used the most well-known weapons among the Primarch.

He stared at Russ, who had lost his Russ Wolf Helm and Great Wolf of Death Cloak, and thought to himself.

[I've been too good to Russ, not only keeping his secret about the Canis Helix's malignant mutation, but also reducing the burden of choosing weapons for him.]

He then thought: [Neither the Space Wolves nor I will reveal Duran's affair, I've heard...]

Magnus must have heard it from the Warp.]

As Nimrod pondered, the Old Man in Yellow, Constantin Valdor, and the Mars Fabricator-General simultaneously entered the palace gates.

After accepting the greetings from everyone and taking his seat, the Emperor began to speak.

"Drun, the Astronomican of human civilization, is now inhabited by people with lifeless eyes and ragged clothes, like Marionette."

"The XIX Legion's Librarian, led by Balthasar Kuturi, discovered that the local population was under the control of some kind of Xenos creature. He also discovered the Psionic Energy nodes used by the Xenos to control humans."

Nimrod frowned slightly upon hearing this.

[Hmm, I remember it was discovered by the Stormseer with the "White Scars," how did it become discovered by Balthasar?]

As Nimrod pondered, the Emperor surveyed the crowd.

"Horus, Nimrod, Mortarion."

"Go to Drun and liberate the local people."

Nimrod was taken aback again; he remembered that Jaghatai had also been sent to Drun.

Three Primarch fought a bloody battle against the Enslavers for six months, killing all the invading Enslavers.

All the Stormseer participated in the battle perished, and the enslaved humans also died at the same time as their Enslavers.

Sixty million years ago, the Enslavers delivered the final blow to the Old Ones in the "War in Heaven" also varied in strength, with size and the number of eyes being outward manifestations of power.

In Nimrod's memory, the three Primarch' final encounter with the multi-eyed, enormous Enslavers was extremely powerful.

He faced three Primarch alone, binding the mighty Horus, the astute Jaghatai, and the resilient Mortarion, rendering them immobile.

Finally, it was the Stormseer, the last remaining member of the "White Scars," who freed Jaghatai from his restraints, allowing him to approach the leader of the Enslavers and complete the kill.

[Without the Stormseer with "White Scars" participating, "Liberation of Drune" is difficult to defeat.]

Nimrod had just formed the thought when he smiled slightly.

The most powerful Stormseer the "White Scars" is Togutai Yesugei.

If he can break free from Psionic Energy bonds, so can I.

The "Shadow of Order" Librarian team and its Beyonder members are also stronger than the "White Scars" Stormseer team.

Thinking of this, Nimrod spoke up after Horus and Mortarion had received their orders.

"I will obey your command."

After the Old Man in Yellow got up, Nimrod called out to Perturabo.

"Perturabo, wait a moment."

He spoke only after everyone had left.

"I encountered the Xenos race I described to you before, the Hruds."

"I fought a great battle with them and discovered that as their numbers increased, the Distortion Entropy Field exceeded expectations. The Stasis Device was overwhelmed when facing over a hundred million Herud."

Seeing the look of surprise and astonishment on Perturabo's face, Nimrod immediately spoke.

I didn't know much about the Hruds before.

Nimrod blamed himself, saying he had limited knowledge of the Hruds and that Perturabo should bear even less responsibility.

He led the "Iron Warriors" against the Hruds, and after personally learning about their situation, the Stasis Device he designed was overwhelmed by the nearly one billion Herud in the Gugan System.

He hasn't even seen a single Herud yet.

Asking him to devise a design capable of fighting against billions of Herud based solely on his own description is like trying to cook without ingredients—even a genius like him can't do something without ingredients.

But things are different now.

"The Tech Sergeant recorded data from three battles against the Hruds."

"The Psyker also created crystal cages and deployed Psychic Fields to bind the Hruds."

"I believe that with these, you will be able to design Stasis Device that can outnumber billions of others."

"The Hruds number in the hundreds of millions," Perturabo exclaimed. Hundreds of millions of spacetime -Distortion creatures, and Nimrod's legions are actually waging war against them.

The Imperium remained unknown, Nimrod silently fought against the powerful Xenos race.

The "Iron Warriors" are not alone when they are sent to the frontiers of the Imperium to fight against the Xenos.

I will definitely complete my father's trial.

Tireless and indomitable.

I will build you a more powerful Stasis Device.

"I have no doubt," Nimrod said after acknowledging Perturabo's abilities.

"The grand theater you designed has already begun construction in Vostonia."

The foundation has been laid.

Perturabo's eyes lit up. "Thank you, Nimrod."

"It will bring artistic enjoyment to your people."

"I look forward to the day it is completed," Nimrod said with a smile. He then made an agreement with Perturabo regarding the method of delivering the Stasis Device and the Herud prisoners.

Upon returning to the Shadow of the Thrones, he walked back to the Primarch's office and, pressing the Communication Bead, sent a message to Arsena Dunn.

"Set sail, destination: Drun."

He then arrived at the Fourth Layer Space the "Nation of Disorder".

The "Baron of Corruption," spreading his Spirituality, pulled Balthasar into the "Nation of Disorder" after confirming that no one was around.

"My lord," Balthasar bowed respectfully.

"You went to Drun?" Nimrod asked.

"My lord, I have been ordered by Lord Horus to proceed to Drun..."

After understanding the situation, the "Baron of Corruption" saw that Balthasar's spirit was completely integrated.

You have mastered the power I have given you.

"Yes, my lord," Balthasar replied.

"Later, I will grant you new power." After Nimrod finished speaking, the black mist engulfed Balthasar.

A moment later, Balthasar, having removed his armor and donned a black robe, drank the potion.

The "Barbarian," now half a head taller and much stronger, burst through his long robe.