A Squishy Mage Dares Taunt the Assassin?
"It's you?!"
The arrogant demeanor that Lorca had shown when dealing with Alvin was completely gone from Luo Jia's face.
Instead, there was a deep-seated fear, like a steel knife scraping flesh from bone—the most direct kind of fear!
"You, how could you be here?!" A hint of horror flickered in the Daemon Prince's pupils, which swirled with Chaos Star: "Impossible, you're not—"
In fact, this was not just Lorca's question.
Even Alvin was shocked. How could the legendary Lord of the Legion, the King of Shadows, Primarch Corvacs Kor'vash, who was said to have vanished long ago, be here?!
Could it be that there really is some magical "bond" between these two?
Wherever Lorca appears, there is a very high probability that a "Raven Guard" will randomly spawn nearby.
What are you doing here?
Alvin forced himself to open his mouth, as if to ask something.
But he was interrupted. Kor'vash shook his head, turned his back to Alvin, and said casually, "Your appearance here was just an accident. Don't overthink it."
His jet-black Raven Feather cloak fluttered like a giant banner in the invisible wind, and Kor'vash, clad in black armor, had endless fury in his eyes, as if igniting the Chaos around him!
As Raven Feather scattered, the Warp domain belonging exclusively to this "Primarch" transformed into the power of shadow, standing in opposition to Lorca's Chaos power.
It's hard to imagine that a Primarch who was blessed by the Four Gods and Ascend to Daemonhood Lord would act like someone with post-traumatic stress disorder towards his former Primarch brother!
In Alvin's view, Lorca's current state is definitely due to psychological trauma.
Before the two sides had even made a move, the Primarch of the Lord of the Legion, the Raven Guard, Corvus...
Kor'vash only took two steps forward, but Lorca subconsciously took half a step back to create distance between them.
"I smell the stench of fear emanating from you—a cowardly mad dog." A tall figure shrouded in Dark Figure, as if surrounded by falling Raven Feather, looked at the retreating Lorca with a tone of disdain.
Contempt, and deep anger.
"Lorca, are you afraid of me--"
"Fear?!"
These words struck a nerve with Lorca, who immediately flew into a rage, growling in a low voice, "I am now the spokesperson for truth, the practitioner of the great power of Chaos! Why should I fear you, you inhuman monster?!"
"Because you have never changed." Kor'vash clenched his claws, the dense shadows like a surging tide, gradually eroding the surrounding space and time. "Even if you embraced Chaos and became a slave to the Evil God, your essence will not change, Lorca —"—you are just a cowardly, lowly mad dog.
Upon their first meeting—or rather, their first meeting since the Horus Heresy —Korako spoke with sarcasm, "I thought you would forever remain under the protection of the Evil God, hiding in their shadows, afraid to face me."
"Kor'vash —compared to me, you're the mad dog!" Lorca roared, glaring fiercely at his former brother, unable to resist mocking him, "I know you still can't forget the humiliation I inflicted on you aboard the Istvan V, right?"
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Lorca to the principle of "never losing face, and always sticking to your word even when you can't win," Luo Jia, having learned from Alvin, wanted to provoke the King of Shadows and force him to reveal a weakness.
"That was truly a battle I can never forget."
On Lorca's distorted face, a hideous and terrifying grin appeared. "The blood of Istvan V, the cries and agony of your offspring, every time I think of them, I feel a kind of soul-stirring pleasure!"
This brings us to a point.
The Istvan V Rebellion is also the deepest pain and memory in the hearts of many legions, including this Lord of the Raven Guard.
Because Lorca, Horus, and Fulgrim, the three rebellious Primarch, jointly orchestrated this conspiracy.
This resulted in a large number of loyal interstellar warriors suffering a horrific massacre upon landing!
The Raven Guard, Iron Hands, and Salamanders were the "protagonists" of this Chapter.
The offspring of the Raven Guard were almost completely wiped out at the Istvan V landing site. Even the surviving offspring suffered from contaminated Gene Seed and were tormented.
The Aggressive Raven Guard was a "product" born out of necessity under these circumstances.
As the Lord of the Legion and the Gene-Father, Kor'vash always held a grudge about this matter and always believed that it was his responsibility. So after the Horus Heresy ended, he went to the Warp alone to find the culprit of the Ishtarfon V landing operation.
He believed that only by killing Lorca could he cleanse himself of his sins and atone for the sins of his deceased offspring!
And now... Lorca's old stories are being brought up again.
Even the severely injured Alvin, ignoring the pain, stared at Lorca in disbelief.
If it weren't for the current atmosphere and occasion, which were rather inappropriate, he would have even given Lorca a thumbs up and praised his courage.
You're really brave!
Dare to bring up the massacre at Istvan V landing site again in front of the Raven King?
This is similar to mentioning Sanguinius in front of the Blood Angels, or shouting "Long live the Second Empire!" in front of Guilliman.
Asking the Lion King to his face that he was unworthy to be a war commander, or asking the commander of the Lord Commander of the Imperial Guard why they hadn't protected the Emperor, are all examples of asking death-defying questions.
You didn't grasp the essence, Lorca brother!
Alvin shook his head and couldn't help but sigh for Lorca; even sarcasm should be directed at the right person.
Where does a fragile mage get the audacity to taunt the King of Slander?!
Sure enough, in response to Lorca's sarcasm, the Raven King's reply was much simpler, "If I don't beat Lorca's shit out here today, I'll be a disgrace to the King of Shadows!"
The Lord of Shadows's figure suddenly transformed into a scattering flock of crows, carrying dozens of afterimages, and pounced on Luo Jia, who was still fluttering about the Lorca of the slaughter of the Raven Guard offspring on the Istvan V.
We've been tricked!
Lorca was secretly delighted. The pages of the Sevenfold Holy Codex flew by, and the scepter embedded with the living skull burst out with a child's shriek!
With just a casual wave of his hand, it seemed to transform into viscous, liquid flames, which then burst forth like a torrential downpour!
Alvin's intuition was issuing a frantic warning!
These seemingly dazzling flames are actually extremely threatening, containing Chaos and malevolent curse!
However, this seemingly dense rain of fire could not stop the King of Shadows's advance at all. His scattered phantoms, like all-pervasive shadows, actually slipped into the tiny gaps in the rain of fire!
Upon seeing this, Lorca Jia hurriedly began to retreat.
But it was too late.
The King of Shadows approached, carrying a terrifying killing intent, forcing Lorca to face the consequences of his foul mouth. The scattered crows suddenly regrouped and transformed into the King of Shadows once more. On his cold, pale face, a pair of extremely angry pupils surged with a killing intent that seemed to be real!
The Primarch of Word Bearer roared, unleashing Warp Psykana Power like a tidal wave, attempting to push the King of Shadows away.
However, he was a step too slow!
The King of Shadows's dagger appeared like a ghost, slicing through the surging Psychic Power tsunami in a fraction of a second, and then he seized Lorca with his bare hands, capturing the Daemon left arm Chaos Blessed.
Then, twist and pull hard!
Tear!!!
"Aaaaaah--!!!"
With a scream from Lorca, his entire left arm was twisted off by the King of Shadows and torn from his body.
"Get out of my way!!!"
Lorca gripped the scepter tightly, manipulating Psychic Power to unleash a violent attack, which finally forced the King of Shadows back.
The black crows scattered and then gathered again.
Kor'vash gripped the severed arm, his pale, bloodless face still cold. "Is this the power those scum gave you? You're still as incompetent and cowardly as before."
Wow, what a fierce Raven King!
Primarchs who have grasped the Primarch of the Warp Essence are simply not on the same level as humans or Space Marine. What kind of monsters did the Emperor create in his research lab in the Malal?!