The Attack! The Creepy Aunt Evrene!

Inside the Sons of the Phoenix's Strike Cruiser.

"Nobody here?"

A petite figure peeked out from behind a pillar at one end of the passageway, looking around.

Nobody's here.

The entire passageway was very quiet.

After the Sons of the Phoenix seized the ship from Lorgar in the Maelstrom, they made some modifications and improvements to it. However, since most of the Sons of the Phoenix combatants were taken by Kasgar to reclaim the Pride of the Emperor, the guards inside the Sons of the Phoenix Strike Cruiser are on high alert, and not many are allowed to wander around in the passageway.

As for why the Sons of the Emperor was so incompetent that he could even lose the legion's most precious flagship.

According to the Emperor's Children, this occurred a thousand years after Guilliman's disappearance, when one of the Chapter Master was dissatisfied with the overall decline of the Sons of the Emperor Chapter.

Seeing that the atmosphere within the Chapter had deteriorated to an extreme degree, he led a small group of still ambitious Sons of the Emperor warriors aboard the former Legion flagship, [Pride of the Emperor], and joined forces with some other sons of the Legion who were unwilling to succumb to Eye of Terror expedition, never to return.

The remaining Emperor's Children naturally couldn't go looking for it either—and so, the original flagship of the Pride of the Emperor, disappeared from the internal records of the Imperium of Man.

And now, they have finally reappeared in the sight of Kasgar and the Sons of the Phoenix.

Of course, this has absolutely nothing to do with Guilliman!

"Gurgle"

Thinking of this, the petite Loli-man, whose thinking seemed to have reverted to that of a child, felt somewhat exasperated.

But on Parmenio, she was horrified to discover something extremely terrible!

Although her mind had forgotten too much, her body still seemed to be instinctively processing domestic documents!

Loli-man may have forgotten far too much, but there are some things she can never forget.

There's no going back!

"No. I have to slip away now!"

But Loli-man still didn't give up hope!

In seven thousand years of struggle, he has come to understand too much.

Even if Kasgar were to take over his position Lord Regent, no matter how righteous or earnest his words.

In the end, it's always Guilliman who does the work!

She understood that, given that guy's hands-off approach, in the end, internal affairs would always be left to Guilliman to handle!

Whether he's Guilliman or Loli-man, if they don't run now, they'll never have another chance!

We need to find a way to escape from here!

Having lost her Primarch powers, she finally found an opportunity to make Second Captain Cato Sicarius relax his guard on her, thus creating a good chance to slip away from the upper deck of the Strike Cruiser.

Although the body has shrunk, the mind remains sharp!

"Get out of here!"

Although she didn't know where she could sneak off to, if she didn't, she would be locked up in the Terra's big office as Servitor for the rest of her life!

No way!

"--Ouch!"

Loli-man, who was about to sprint across the intersection after scanning left and right at the next corner and finding nothing amiss, suddenly felt herself bump into something that was half hard and half soft.

Based on touch, it appears to be a human leg, but much thinner; in fact, judging by subtle differences, it doesn't seem human at all.

"Um?"

Somewhat puzzled, I looked up and saw the exaggerated, high-piled braids and long, pointed ears of the other people.

And there was the undisguised excitement and predatory look in the other person's eyes upon seeing me.

Xenos!

Not only the Xenos, but also the Xenos aunt who, after waking her up, kept holding onto her and wouldn't let go, even when she secretly slipped away, she still tracked her down!

A deep-seated fear rang alarm bells in little Loli-man's heart.

Run!

"Ha!!! Don't you dare chase after me!"

In the critical moment, Loli-man first used intimidation on the Xenos, alien-like aunt, then cleverly knew she should seize the opportunity to quietly run away before the creature could react.

"Babble!"

Pity.

There's always a gap between theory and practice—just as Loli-man finished venting her anger and was about to run away, a hand calmly grabbed her clothes, which bore the U-shaped symbol of the Ultramarines.

"Help! Help!"

Why?

Loli-man kept having the same question on her mind.

Why did the Xenos appear in Macragge? Was it the first thing he saw after sleeping for seven thousand years?

And the first thing she did after waking up was to tell him—you're awake? You're a girl now!

That's terrifying! That's so scary!

"Xenos! Let me go! If you don't leave, I'm going to call for help!!!"

And it even appeared on the Sons of the Phoenix's ship!

Where are the security guards?!

Just as Loli-man was struggling to escape from the Xenos woman, she was pleasantly surprised to see a Space Marine suddenly appear right in front of them, walking towards them!

"Help—help me!"

That's—a squad leader from the Sons of the Phoenix Chapter!

Loli-man pounced on her with ecstatic joy, finally

No matter how rampant the Xenos was, it couldn't possibly abduct him from the heavily guarded upper deck of the Sons of the Phoenix's flagship.

"Evrene? What are you doing here?"

The squad leader was only slightly surprised by the other party's appearance—otherwise, he showed no reaction whatsoever, as if the other party were a guest visiting the village!

"I have some good news to share with the New Phoenix King —we just happened to run into this little kid who ran away. I'll tell him about it personally when Kasgar returns."

"Okay, have a safe trip."

"Hey, wait a minute!"

That's Xenos!

Xenos!

The Loli-man, struggling in the arms of Evrene —that must be the name of that strange Eldar aunt—gradually succumbed to despair.

Have all you Sons of the Phoenix gone mad? Xenos got into the ship and you didn't even react?

Ah?

Actually...

Seeing the Loli-man in her arms in despair, Evrene began to explain to her with amusement.

"Kasgar!"

"You—traitor to humanity!!!!"

Loli-man was furious when she learned from Evrene that Kasgar was two-faced.

How could you do this!

"But we're only here to discuss cooperation—even your Emperor has communicated and cooperated with the Prophet [Eldrad]—he and Kasgar are our last bulwark and hope against Chaos."

"Although cooperation with humans is highly controversial within our Eldar, we must cooperate in order to fight against the Chaos enemy."

"Cooperate!?"

"Damn Xenos! I will never cooperate with you or your treacherous kin!"

"And what's more! Your eyes are malicious! Strange auntie, let me go!!!"

She displayed an unyielding demeanor, turning her head completely to one side.

So cute! So cute, so cute, so cute!

Following the other party's actions, Evrene was engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

[My God! How can that girl be so cute! How did she go from being a super strong human to this adorable creature!]

Evrene, who had previously declared that she would never give Guilliman a kind look, was completely charmed by this adorable creature.

Hiss.

With lightning speed, almost imperceptible to the human eye, Evrene wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth and continued poking Loli-man's cheek, "Really not cooperating?"

"No! Cooperation!"

"That's a pity."

Evrene sighed. "I only recently received news from the Prophet that our goddess of life Asha, has finally returned to the Pantheon in the Empyrean."

According to reliable intelligence from the Craftworld's Prophet, the Pantheon, which had been silent for countless years since the Great Fall, has finally received a response from Asha, the goddess of life, today.

According to Him, after the Great Fall, He was fought over and imprisoned by the Chaos Gods, and He was only able to escape and return to the Aeldari Pantheon when Garden of Nurgle was completely burned to ashes not long ago.

If things go as expected, the Dark Prince Slaanesh will soon reappear to vie for His ownership.

Fortunately, the situation Asha feared most did not occur.

Seemingly weakened by the Horus Heresy ten thousand years ago, Slaanesh is currently recuperating in her Six Rings, without any movement.

But the threat remains.

He warned all Aeldari Farseer who still believed in the existence of gods (the Dark Eldar had become less religious before the Great Fall) that they must find a way to defeat Slaanesh as soon as possible, so that the Eldar could regain hope of rising again.

If even He is ultimately consumed by Slaanesh, the last glimmer of hope for Eldar's revival will be extinguished immediately.

"This is why I am on this ship— the Chaos enemy is eyeing our gods with predatory intent—we need to cooperate with you to fight against the Chaos enemy together."

"The sorcery of the demon demigod Magnus is extremely insidious—it's equivalent to restoring your life to its youth rather than imposing a curse, and this cunning sorcery cannot be countered by the power of the New Phoenix King."

"But the great goddess of life, Asha —perhaps she can lift the curse on you."

!

Break the curse!

Guilliman, who had been struggling intensely, suddenly calmed down completely.

"Furthermore, according to the discussions of the Seer Council —if Asha can indeed be kept, it's even possible to consider gaining the support of the God-Emperor of Mankind in exchange for opening up a portion of the Webway technology."

There's no way around it, Asha is just too crucial.

He controls the healing, fertility, and harvest of the Eldar.

After Asha, the goddess of life, returned, the birth rate, which was almost at its lowest point within the Eldar, suddenly surged, bringing tears of joy to the Prophet the older generation of prophets in each of the Craftworld.

Finally!

Just when all the Eldar thought Eldar were completely dead and had no chance of turning the tide, Asha's return gave them a huge boost!

There is still hope!

As long as Asha can be protected by Slaanesh, there's no reason why the Eldar can't achieve their own revival.

So, in the entire universe, who could possibly protect Asha from that damned Dark Prince in the Warp? Surely we can't send Sigucci?

Human beings.

Looking left and right, it seems that the only ones who can protect Asha from Slaanesh are these two human demigods, whether it's the terrifying ape god sitting on the Golden Throne or the New Phoenix King favored by Yriel.

"Webway technology?!"

Loli-man's eyes lit up.

Although the Imperial Truth opposes cooperation between humans and Xenos, Guilliman is a Primarch who does not like Xenos.

But then again...

What is this sacrifice compared to the advancements in Webway technology?

"But I don't believe you—you! How could you untrustworthy Xenos possibly keep your promises?"

"That is precisely why I came here—I also brought some Warp protective force field technology as a gift to show my sincerity—I believe the New Phoenix King will be willing to negotiate with us."

"As those who have steadfastly recognized Kasgar as our Eldar's New Phoenix King for ten thousand years, Princess Irill and I will serve as a bridge between humanity and the Eldar."

As it spoke, it seemed to pull out a piece of Wraithbone that shimmered with strange runes.

"Or, the great Lord Regent Guilliman, insisting on the supremacy of humanity and refusing to use the 'dirty' Xenos Webway technology, watched helplessly as his allies were devoured by the Chaos enemy, only to be greatly enhanced and sweep across the entire galaxy."

"At worst, we can die together and let Chaos take over this pathetic, hopeless world—the choice is yours, right?"

"Gurgle"

Loli-man really wanted to refuse him.

But she gave so much.

"Tell me, what exactly do you want?"

After a brief moment of contemplation, Loli-man lay completely flat in Evrene's arms.

"Let me pinch your little cheeks first!"

"You!"

Don't push your luck—

"Hmm? You don't want Webway Technology anymore?"

"I—tsk, forget it! Let's go!"

"Hehe--That's a good boy!"

"Is it done, Xenos Witch?!"

"When did you two start doing this again?"

"It's nothing, that 'again' was just a slip of the tongue, it really didn't mean anything else, Guilliman."

Using a shuttle to pick everyone up and put them on the Space Hulk —or more accurately, the [Pride of the Emperor] —Kasgar looked at Evrene, who was holding Loli-man and looking blissfully happy, and couldn't help but ask.

Not long ago, Kasgar led the Sons of the Phoenix in a surprise attack on the Omen Ark.

Despite the plethora of monsters and demons roaming the Omen Ark, a veritable horde of ghosts abounds under the influence of Vashtorr —fortunately, the Kasgar side boasts a sufficiently lavish makeover.

Even without Mortarion's power scythes being used, Kasgar's almost inexhaustible Psychic Flame completely eradicated the Warp power that Vashtorr had attached to the ship.

This was also a chance to test his fighting abilities in the real world again—after the complete explosion of Garden of Nurgle, Kasgar could feel that his power was much stronger than before—but he lacked some actual combat opponents to compare himself with.

Even after the Pride of the Emperor became Space Hulk, an unimaginable number of bizarre creatures gathered during its thousand-year Warp in the warp.

But before his flames, no Xenos or Chaos can hide.

After the flames effortlessly swept across the entire ship from top to bottom, the restoration of the Pride of the Emperor was complete.

After being completely burned from head to toe by flames, the entire ship quickly shed its ugly, clinging attachments, successfully restoring its original magnificent and noble wine-red exterior.

"I never expected that a flagship would actually be delivered to my doorstep. I wonder if this is a gift from that Chaos demigod."

The legion flagship he had been searching for so long had actually floated right in front of him at this very moment.

But he never imagined that something even more outrageous would happen—

"Guilliman, can you explain to me what you mean by saying you are actually your own daughter with Evrene?"

"Woo"

Loli-man was on the verge of tears.

That's right, Guilliman. By simply admitting that she is actually his own daughter (that's a bit of a convoluted way of putting it), he could not only save face for Roboute Guilliman—

What a load of rubbish!

How can someone possibly save face after having a child with Xenos?!

In any case, he'll be cleaved into a bloody mist by the Emperor's sword!

"This is all that Xenos witch's twisted sense of humor."

Guilliman really wanted to kill the Xenos.

But Webway technology!

Hold on, Guilliman, hold on!

Think about the Webway!

Think back to those nine hours when we were stuck outside the Warp of the Solar System!

What does this little humiliation matter!

--And besides, she's not Guilliman anymore!

She is Tarrasha, the child of Guilliman and Evrene!

"Waaaaah"

She seemed to bury her head even deeper into the other person's chest.

After Kiri—no, now we should call her Tarrasha— found her other mother besides Euten, and after Kasgar found the Legion's former flagship, Warp travel went smoothly and normally, and there were no more accidents.

Until they approached the Solar System and received Astropathic Communication from within the Terra.

The content is not complicated.

"A large number of Orks have appeared on the Solar System's Battle Moon —this is the first time the Orks have organized such a massive force to launch an attack on the Solar System."

"Moreover, it seems the Orks army is invading the surrounding world by Battle Moon, and soon their target will turn to Terra."

It seems that War of the Beast is imminent.

"According to the Astropath's intelligence, the naval fleet is currently stuck in the shipyard and unable to obtain approval to launch an attack— the High Lords of Terra needs to discuss this more thoroughly before it can better contribute its strength to the Emperor."

Tsk, what a bunch of insects.

All I can say is that I'm lucky I arrived at the right time.

"And just before we arrived, they had already sent a negotiator to the Holy Imperial Palace."

"A negotiator from the Orks?"

Yes, the Orks do have negotiators.

During the War of the Beast, the Beast's Waaaaagh field was so strong that the Orks became so powerful that they regressed to their ancestral state—even Orks diplomats, who possessed great wisdom and diplomatic skills, ended up in the opposing camp.

However, if things proceed as planned, the Orks diplomat may leave disappointed.

With a formidable enemy at hand, the various High Lord not only failed to devise countermeasures, but instead became engrossed in power struggles, mutually supporting each other for fear that the other would gain fame in the war.

It was so vile that even the Orks found this stinky Shrimp ridiculously stupid.

"Have no idea."

"The Astropath said that the guy calls himself Iskandar Khayon."