Crystal Labyrinth Welcomes You

What's going on?!

Encountering Warp Storm right after setting off, and being attacked by the suddenly appearing "Tzeentch Daemon," is already a very strange situation.

The huge Dark Figure that swept past the warship undoubtedly left Alvin stunned for a few seconds.

But he quickly made a judgment afterward.

"Immediately seal off the invaded area." Alvin immediately ordered, using the communications array to inform the ship's guards. "Maintain Gellar Field at all costs. Let the Silver Templars and the Divine Punishers deal with the Daemon that have invaded the ship."

But bad news followed.

Before Alvin could even ponder what the enormous Dark Figure sweeping past the fighter jet was,

The warship suddenly shook violently!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, the "Tzeentch Daemon" appeared from the outside, shrieking as they launched an attack.

Moreover, a terrifying howl originating from the depths of the soul pierced through the outer Gellar Field and penetrated into the entire warship, echoing between the steel bulkheads!

From the warship's communication channel came a mixture of thousands of languages, the mockery and ridicule of the Chaos Gods, causing the Star Whisperer in charge of the warship's course to immediately cover his head and let out a terrifying and shrill wail!

The brains of the several Star Whisperer responsible for navigation expanded at a visible speed, then their facial muscles twisted and deformed, and finally exploded with a "pop"!

A viscous mixture of white and red, like dye, was spilled on the control panel!

Without the guidance of the Star Whisperer, the warships completely lost their way in this turbulent and distorted Warp.

The worst has happened!

With the Tzeentch Daemon attacking from the outside and Gellar Field in jeopardy, and crew members corrupted by Chaos from within, the Star Whisperer unable to control the course—all these factors seem to indicate that the fleet is on the verge of destruction!

That was so sudden!

From entering the Warp, to encountering the stargate, and then being blocked by the Tzeentch Daemon, the Star Whisperer was "shot in the head."

The fleet crisis left Alvin with almost no room or time to react.

"This is what you called a crisis?!" Alvin gritted his teeth and turned to look at his adoptive father.

"Theoretically speaking, this shouldn't be the case."

However, even Edras, who had experience before, was somewhat bewildered at this moment. He frowned.

Looking out the window at the distorted nebula, he said, "Logically speaking, entering this 'star gate' should involve some 'tests,' but—this is just too strange."

"Was it the same thing you encountered last time?" Alvin asked, sounding somewhat impatient.

An attack of this magnitude and scale clearly goes beyond the scope of a "test"!

"No, we—" Edras hesitated for half a second before saying, "We encountered an illusion, which was terrifying enough to kill nearly half of our men, but we definitely didn't encounter these things."

After saying that, Edras seemed to have thought of something, his gaze becoming somewhat heavy. "These things... seem more like they're meant to hinder you?"

"You're stopping me?"

Upon hearing this, Alvin was startled.

It seems that's indeed the case. We didn't meet earlier or later, but we just happened to meet when we were about to enter the "stargate" and return to the correct course.

It was as if Tzeentch had known all along that he would come here, and was deliberately waiting for him here to prevent him from getting close!

"No matter who it is, don't even think about stopping me!" Alvin took a deep breath, regaining his composure. "Notify the Klein family to do everything in their power to maintain Gellar Field, and let—."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhan Hang was suddenly pulled back by a tremendous force from behind!

The violent jolt nearly made Alvin fall from his seat. He tumbled backward, grabbed the armrest, and managed to lift his head. "Reporting, requesting leave, Machine Spirit!"

"Reporting to the Dominator Lord, the entire ship has lost power completely, we are trapped!"

Loss of power?!

Alvin's pupils contracted. "The engine room has been hacked too?!"

"Yes, Dominator Lord."

The Machine Spirit of the Sword of Redemption flickered with an ominous red light. "Both the main and auxiliary engine rooms have been invaded by a large number of Chaos Daemons. Attempt to restart failed - due to unknown factors."

The worst thing happened. Alvin wanted to access the surveillance footage near the engine room, but the Machine Spirit was already in Rock Machine mode and unable to perform its duties.

To escape this distorted nebula, they must get the engines running again as soon as possible.

But now, Gellar Field has been almost completely breached. From the lower to the middle levels, the shadow of Tzeentch Daemon is almost everywhere. Only the upper level, protected by a large number of anti- Warp, can barely maintain its position.

"Kid, have you offended any of the Chaos Gods?" Edras looked at him with a pained expression. "How come you always run into these weird things on every voyage?"

How should I know?!

Alvin gritted his teeth in annoyance, decisively drew his Power sword, ripped off the scarlet cloak embroidered with the Valshius family crest from his shoulder, and said coldly, "Winnie, Hilda, Ilya, come with me!"

Tzeentch, is it?

This time, we'll settle both old and new scores.

The three women, Carroll armored, stayed on the upper deck to control the last area of the ship, while Alvin personally led the three women, along with Edras in his spirit form, to retake the engine room.

However, as soon as they took the elevator to the middle floor, they were shocked by what they saw.

"Is this... still in China?!"

Alvin stared wide-eyed at the crystal-clear maze that resembled countless corridors, completely dumbfounded.

Crystal Labyrinth?!

From all directions, it appears to be a huge, staggered complex of buildings constructed from pure crystal, seemingly crystal clear. It is clearly not a normal Warp, but rather Chaos force originating from the High Heavens!

This is Tzeentch's domain!

In other words, their fleet inadvertently walked into the trap of this cunning and Chaos God!

"I'd like to ask a question."

Alvin took a deep breath, looking at Edras with a complicated expression. "Rogue Trader, are we destined for Chaos? Why do I always encounter this kind of thing as soon as I set sail?!"

"How could that be?" Edras glanced at him, his expression somewhat strange. "If it were that easy to meet someone, who would want to be Rogue Trader?!"

People became Rogue Trader and wandering travelers in order to make money.

If it were that easy, with constant "ghost encounters," who would want to be Rogue Trader?

In short, it almost cost Alvin Rock Machinery dearly.

He had assumed that the Rogue Trader's encounter with the Chaos Gods, if not a high-probability event, would at least be an occasional, unexpected occurrence.

However, judging from Edras's reaction, it seems that this is not the case.

"Ha, I've already told you, you're not a normal person." Edras crossed his arms and sneered, "In my entire life, I've probably encountered more bizarre things than you have in a single month."

He has served as the Valshius Patriarch for over a decade, frequently venturing into various dangerous areas, yet even so, he has only encountered one or two incidents related to Warp Evil God.

Moreover, even if they did encounter one, it would only be a few Chaos Daemons, unlike Alvin's situation.

The lowest tier is Chaos Demon Lord, and they can easily rise to Greater Daemon or Chosen God—what kind of nonsense is that?!

To put it bluntly...

Some Rogue Trader never encounter a situation like Alvin's in their entire lives, and even the Astra Militarum on the front lines are the same.

Alvin's lips twitched.

Got it, he's special, so his "treatment" is also special, making him more prone to "ghost encounters"!