Warhammer: Filial Piety Unleashed
Chapter 426

Old Terra's History, Completely Unrestrained

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"Second Brother, what do you think?"

"How can I look at it? I'm standing on all fours, and this thing just doesn't look right. Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

Having spent two years together, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei had inevitably picked up some of their silly habits, and their speech was no longer as classical.

He was fine normally, but when he was with the two brothers, he spoke quite plainly and directly, almost like speaking in plain language, and immediately began to recount their experiences over the past two years.

Just as the plan had been envisioned, with Angron's assistance and Mordred providing ample funds and supplies, the three brothers enjoyed smooth sailing and forged a deep friendship.

Most importantly, Liu Bei was a kind person. He had some minor flaws, but he could distinguish right from wrong when it came to matters of principle, unlike other bandits and convicts who burned, killed, and looted.

Whether it was the Yellow Turban Rebellion or the Yellow Turban Rebellion is another matter, but ultimately it was because the people couldn't survive. Under these circumstances, the fact that Liu Bei's small army had no shortage of food or supplies and had ample medical support makes them seem the most human.

Killing bandits was a must, but Liu Bei did not kill innocent people to claim credit. This gave them a great advantage. Even if the enemy had a large and powerful force, after taking down their leader, the remaining people would not put up a desperate resistance.

Not to mention that Guan Yu and Angron Fei had already shown their prowess, and with the magical cat Angron assisting them, they were practically invincible, their military merits skyrocketing as if they had a cheat code.

After quelling the unrest in the surrounding areas, Liu Bei was able to successfully become an official by leveraging the connections he had built up through previous fundraising efforts. It was a perfect start.

But here's the problem: Zhuo County is far from the central government. Although it's a large place, it's a remote and impoverished area. The Yellow Turban Rebellion was most severe in the heart of the Central Plains, where the fighting was truly fierce, and a large number of bandits fled outwards.

Limited by the flow of information, Angron had no idea what the outside world was like, and Mordred had given him a guide, so he definitely had to trust his Second Brother!

As the fighting progressed, they realized something was wrong. With the arrival of the bandits, the battlefield situation changed drastically. These bandits were different from those they had encountered before; they were incredibly strong, bloodthirsty, and acted as if they were on drugs.

However, Angron was still unaware of the gravity of the situation, because Mordred had mentioned before leaving that Old Terra had a special unit called the Perpetual.

Ancient Rome had them, and the Dragon Kingdoms has an even larger population, so it's bound to have them too; it's not surprising that some extraordinary people and events would occur.

The soldiers on the other side weren't invincible; after all, even the strongest are still human, and they can die from bleeding. Even if their heads were chopped off, they would still die instantly. It was just a matter of being extra careful.

As time went on, the number of such bandits increased, and later a mutant even appeared. He was stabbed through the heart by Guan Yu but did not die. He even ate human flesh to restore his health. In the end, he was only dealt with by having his head cut off.

By this time, Angron realized something was wrong. Sure enough, in the ensuing battles, there were more and more of these mutants, and eventually they even encountered a mini-boss.

"That's definitely not human, it's a monster!" Zhang Fei said. "That bandit leader had jet-black hair and wore double-layered heavy armor that arrows couldn't penetrate. He cleaved my personal guard in two with a single slash."

"My third brother is right. When I fought him, when I looked into his eyes, there was only beastly instinct in them, like Space Wolves in the deep mountains and forests."

Even after the three of us brothers chopped off its head, it bit off one of our horse's legs before it died.

The fear in Guan Yu's eyes seemed genuine. After all, Guan Yu was no ordinary person. Mordred had previously conducted tests and found that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were all exceptionally skilled.

As their reputation grew, a mysterious Psychic Power glow began to emanate from the three of them, making them even more extraordinary.

After all, a solid wood railing as thick as a bowl could never be broken by an ordinary person with a single punch, yet they could do it, leading Mordred to suspect that this land might have undergone some kind of large-scale biological modification experiment.

Now he was certain that the history of Old Terra was definitely different from the history of Earth in his memory, and that this land must be hiding some little secret.

"Then where did this pill come from?"

"This is a reward from the imperial court, bestowed upon us meritorious individuals. Your Excellency, could you please explain the meaning of this item?"

In the flickering candlelight, the three brothers were shrouded in shadow, but their eyes shone brightly as they gazed at the Dog Venerable who was giving them advice. They had already realized something, but they didn't say anything; they simply wanted to seek an answer.

Mordred and Angron had ulterior motives, but what they taught was genuine: military strategy, tactics, natural science, and even common knowledge that could only be known in later generations.

Furthermore, the cat and dog made no attempt to hide anything; Mordred even snored, farted, ground its teeth, and talked in its sleep. After two years of living together, the three of them had roughly figured out some of the details, reaching a certain level of tacit understanding.

So after obtaining the pill, the three of them immediately returned to inquire, wanting to know if it was the thing they had imagined, and whether the world was truly doomed.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Mordred didn't say anything more, opened his dog mouth, swallowed the pill, and savored it.

"It tastes a bit bitter and fishy, with a strong smell of heavy metal compounds, but the organic components inside don't taste right and still retain a trace of biological activity. However, there are too many impurities, which are filled with the helpless compromises made due to substandard technology."

Biochemical Alchemy? No, that's not quite right. It's far more crude and primitive, as barbaric as eating raw flesh and blood.

While speaking incomprehensible words, Mordred used himself as Little White to conduct experiments and analyses. By allowing a piece of flesh and tissue to mutate, Mordred finally traced the true nature of the pill and saw some fragmented pieces.

In the valley shrouded in dark clouds, unrestrained emerald lightning flashed, Space Wolves summoned werewolves to bite at the invincible dragon.

The earth is cracking, thunder is Roared, and the shattered Space Wolves have been captured, their pack being devoured by their former companions, all in an attempt to obtain power that does not belong to this era.

The dragon then looked at the group of humans prostrate on the ground, freely unleashing the Star God Power, and the whole scene was frozen in that moment.

As an observer, Mordred wanted to investigate further and see what the Void Dragon was up to. He even arrogantly ran up to the Void Dragon.

Looking at the menacing dragon before him, Mordred chuckled rather wickedly. What good is a high fashion stat? This is a memory illusion; what are you going to do about it?

This is an ability he inherited from Koz and Sanguinius, capable of making profound predictions. Its only drawback is that the skill is unreliable; what one can see depends entirely on luck, and one cannot freely adjust the perspective.

However, since the Void Dragon is so large, Mordred's current appearance is that of a short-legged dog, one must go to a high place to see what is going on, and the highest point here is the Void Dragon itself.

When Mordred climbed onto the Void Dragon's wrist, he finally saw what the Void Dragon was doing: the humans under its influence were being twisted and mutated under the radiation of the C'tan Energy.

What are they doing?

"Of course, it's about creating a group of servants who are exclusively mine."

"It is indeed possible, but the uncertainty is too high. To obtain a stable prototype, cultivation intervention is necessary, at least to ensure that the dominant trait can be propagated and inherited. The time cost is too high, but for the C'tan, time is not an issue."

"Wait! Who's speaking?"

Perhaps due to the extremely low value, Mordred's perception had reached its limit. Turning her head, she saw a single eye staring intently at her. "You, you—"

"Are you surprised?"

"I, I----"

"No doubt about it, I can see you, and I can even smell my scent on you. It seems my plan has succeeded. I have truly created a unique clan. The power of the Warp can be utilized. I am now Invincible Under Heaven."

Without giving the Void Dragon a chance to mutter to itself, Mordred decisively fled. As the last trace of anomaly was devoured and dissolved, these fragmented pieces also vanished, and Mordred opened its eyes.

How so?

"It's hard to say, but Russ is definitely here. I also saw a giant dragon, and if my deduction is correct, that dragon should be Void Dragon."

"The Eternal Night Maze?" The existence of the Void Dragon has always been a secret, known only to a very few people even within the Empire, and coincidentally, the Primarch was among those who knew.

"Yes, that's the useless C'tan who was beaten to the point of questioning his existence by the Yellow Skins and has been in seclusion for tens of thousands of years."

"C'tan, then you still say you're not a god?" Upon hearing this, Mordred lunged at Zhang Laosan with a dog-like thrust, then began biting wildly with his mouth. "How many times have I told you, I'm not a god, you should call me Venerable One! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll force-feed you aphrodisiacs and parade you through the streets in a pigsty!"

"But the dragon is a symbol of emperors!"

"How dare you say another word! Don't you understand the importance of respecting your teachers? Why didn't you say anything when I was teaching you how to sculpt anime figures? Don't forget, you begged me to teach you."

"What little person?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhang Fei reluctantly pulled a sculpture from his pocket. It was so shocking that Guan Yu, who still retained the traditional virtues of the modern era, blushed instantly and confiscated the indecent object.

"Second Brother, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but you should read more historical texts. What are you going to do with this frivolous pursuit of pleasure?"

Zhang Fei remained silent, only muttering to himself. Mordred also released the dog's mouth; he had indeed been quite frightened earlier, but this interruption made him feel much better. He continued to explain, "The Void Dragon is conducting biological experiments, Terra is its testing ground. Who knows when it arrived? But since Soulless humans, it proves that the Void Dragon has already infiltrated Terra."

This pill contains Russ's ingredients.

"That means?"

"That's right!" Just thinking about those twisted humanoids drinking wolf blood and the blasphemous technology developed over the past few hundred years, who knows what strange chemical reactions will occur? Maybe the Perpetual even had a hand in it.

"The plan has changed. It seems it's time for the empire's number one biological Big Mek to step out of seclusion."

Meanwhile, a tall, magnificent horse with a smooth coat and a lightning bolt emblem on its head was being held down by an ordinary-looking man.

In the near future, a hapless dragon will be repeatedly rubbed into the ground by this knight.

Time has become a circle, connecting the past and the future. Only one unfortunate Necrons named Astrologer is trapped in the cracks of time, complaining bitterly and cursing that this is simply not scientific.

But nobody cared; his ill-fated lover was already having a blast in the Serenity.

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