Mushroom!

"I do not understand!"

Looking at Felus, who had been properly housed in the Dreadnought and was floating up and down in the Incubation Pod like a Ferrus, the Raven King finally asked the question.

"What exactly happened to you? Where are the Son of the Emperor and the Iron Hands? Why are there only the two of you? And what does Second Brother mean by this?"

Thanks to the collar's protection, although only his head remained, Ferrus was in much better shape than Fulgrim, who had traversed the Warp with his physical body; at least he could still speak.

"It's gone. My body has been completely taken over by the imposter, and even the legion is almost entirely gone. Horus deceived us. Mordred did not betray us; it was he who betrayed us, or rather, the imposter residing within him."

But Horus is unimportant; their real target is Mordred.

Although it sounded a bit confusing, Corvus Corax really understood. He had encountered that kind of malice before, but he had defeated another version of himself.

The price was that some of the Raven Guard went mad.

What troubled the Raven King even more was that, with the defection of some of the Raven Guard, a large-scale rebellion also broke out in his home Salvation Star.

The empire's internal conflicts erupted completely, with countless Civilians and Cultists rising up in rebellion, plunging a large part of the Storm Sector into chaos.

According to Corvus Corax's speculation, other legions should be experiencing the same situation, which is why he did not act rashly but instead quelled the rebellion near his own territory.

Corvus Corax believed that when all the legions were embroiled in internal strife, his brothers would find a way to quell the surrounding conflicts before heading to Holy Terra.

Whether it's rebellion or Fealty, even if it's a body possessed by a false entity, when all the legions gather in Holy Terra, everything becomes clear.

After all, Holy Terra is humanity's homeworld, the capital of the Empire, and home to Emperor who is the Master of Mankind. It is undoubtedly the ultimate goal of all Ambition.

But Ferrus said that Holy Terra was not important; Mordred was.

Ferrus immediately saw through his brother's thoughts, after all, he had thought the same way before, but he was completely wrong.

"Brother, you must believe me. Our most important task now is to reach Serenity and stop Mordred from killing Horus."

Have you ever heard of the Chaos Eight-Pointed Star?

Corvus Corax nodded, indicating that he had indeed heard it from his Second Brother, and that because Mordred had placed her bets on him, a large amount of Atlas's internal information had been transferred to the Raven Guard, including a copy of the <Codex Immateria>.

This book clearly describes the basic structure of the Warp, but it does not mention any Warp Chaos God at all. Instead, it uses Old Terra mythology to refer to them.

Various speculations were even made about the origins of the Four Merchants, and a major historical event known as the War in Heaven was mentioned.

In Mordred's research, he pointed out that the Four Merchants did not spontaneously become gods, but were chosen by extremist ideologies.

In other words, the Chaos Gods came first, and only then did the Khorne, Nurgle, Tzeentch, Slaanesh, and other specific figures appear.

The Four Merchants are not the entirety of the Warp, but merely four islands within this Sea of Souls. They became the masters of these islands entirely because the islands chose them, not the other way around.

However, due to the absurd nature of the Warp, once the four islands are born, they will become One Proof of Eternity and the most abstract rule gods.

At this point, if we carefully guide the process and curb the emergence of extreme emotions, we can at least prevent the Four Merchants from becoming benevolent deities, rather than turning them into such abstract figures.

The problem is that those capable of clearing the channels are long gone. The nearly 5 million-year-old War in Heaven has completely muddied the Sea of Souls, annihilated the Old Ones Saints, and shattered the C'tan, who were comparable to the Warp God.

Then these lumps, like cancer cells, multiplied wildly in the Sea of Souls, eventually turning into this grotesque state they are now.

Moreover, throughout this monumental work, Mordred consistently emphasizes the word "symbolic."

This is just like advanced mathematics in the Physical World. One is one, two is two, and if you don't know it, you don't know it. Even if the races are different and the cultures are contradictory, the principle remains the same. Mathematics is definitely the underlying logic of the Physical World.

In the Warp, thought represents everything, and will is your foundation. Humanity's first murder will give birth to Daemon, as will the Battle of Verden in World War I. This is the symbolic meaning.

After recalling the information in his mind, Corvus Corax seemed to realize something. "You mean to say?"

"That's right!"

Ferrus twisted the camera; he still wasn't used to this body, especially the anime-style meme printed on the Dreadnought body, which was completely inconsistent with his own temperament.

But in the end, he accepted everything; after all, living is better than dying.

"After I defeated that fake, a powerful will calling itself the Dark Prince suddenly appeared and directly took over my body. I didn't even have a chance to resist before I was squeezed into a corner of my consciousness."

Although their offer was very tempting, I remained steadfast and refused to yield. In doing so, I also learned of their true plan.

I don't know what my father and Second Brother were thinking, but it's clear their plan has failed.

The ultimate goal of the Chaos Gods is to sacrifice countless lives to elevate Mordred to that position.

Then, using Mordred as a springboard, they exerted extreme pressure on our father, turning him into the bomb that would destroy humanity.

Since you were also attacked by those fakes, you should understand what the bomb I was talking about is, right?

"..."

"That's not right! As far as I know, Atlas once conducted so-called experiments on artificial gods."

If one wants to create a true Warp Entity, then one must first sacrifice oneself. Others are one thing, but with my Second Brother's attitude of preferring to live rather than die, how could he possibly do it?

Moreover, in order to successfully ascend to godhood, the quality of the offerings must be guaranteed; at the very least, they must be races qualified to become the overlords of the galaxy.

I admit Atlas was very strong, but they didn't have this ability!

Even if you include the entire population of the Serenity 50 Worlds, its size isn't even enough to qualify it as a sacrifice.

Corvus Corax was starting to panic, but he still refused to admit the truth and continued to argue:

"If we follow your reasoning, even if someone was forced to ascend to godhood, shouldn't it be our father? What does he have to do with our Second Brother? He's not the Master of Mankind!"

"Are you sure there isn't a race large enough to become the galactic overlord and to serve Mordred as their master?"

Ferrus's voice rang out through the loudspeakers in the bridge, extinguishing Corvus Corax's last glimmer of hope.

Atlas has an outrageous number of secrets, and among them happens to be a race that could be sacrificed and has been overlooked by everyone:

"Lizardmen? No, they're mushrooms!"