The Guessing Game: What Was Khorne Up To?
The Stone Fortress.
In the Hall of the Prayers before the Nameless Gate, since the Lion King's return, without any proof, the offspring of the Dark Angels recognized his identity through the memories passed down from the Gene Seed!
Soon, under the Lion King's organized leadership, the remaining Dark Angels gathered their strength and guarded the only path leading to the Nameless Gate!
The return of the Primarch has more than just the effect of boosting morale.
The return of the Gene-Father resonated with the remaining Dark Angels, igniting a deep connection between their souls and genes, and plunging everyone into unprecedented fervor!
Although the attacking Chaos side had a numerical advantage, this was ultimately the Dark Angels' lair, and the labyrinthine underground passages provided the Dark Angels with an excellent position for an ambush.
As the Primarch, the Lion King is leading his elite forces to personally stop the Chaos Creator!
But—there was something about it that made him feel uneasy!
Logically, Vashtor should have been eager to attack, but this Chaos Daemons was unusually calm and unhurried, as if he were stalling for time.
What benefit would he gain from delaying?
The Lion King couldn't figure it out. He looked up and saw the disgusting, mocking sneer on Vashtor's face, and his anger grew even stronger.
"What's on your mind?"
Vashtor continued to make sarcastic remarks.
The Lion King said nothing, and swung his sword in a horizontal slash.
The seemingly simple strike contained immense power; the sword's edge, accompanied by a storm, drew a chilling, piercing line.
When!!!
Amidst the clang of metal, sparks flew!
In the dimly lit hall of saints, the faces of the Lion King and the Chaos Creator were illuminated. One had a resolute gaze, concealing deep anger, while the other, a mechanical Daemon, had a hint of mockery and sarcasm in his eyes.
"Let me guess—do you feel like something's not quite right right now?" The Chaos mechanical creator, the evil demigod Vashtor, scrutinized the returning Primarch with an increasingly intense mockery on his face.
"Daemon, put away your pathetic rhetoric, you can't bewitch me!" The Lion King let out a cold snort, full of contempt and disdain for the Warp evil ticket. He took a half step forward with one foot, and his knee suddenly slammed into Vashtor's chest without any politeness!
Bang!
The immense force, like a cannonball, slammed into Vashtor's chest, causing the Chaos Creator to stagger back several steps, kneeling.
Seizing this opportunity, the Lion King unleashed a barrage of explosive shots to suppress the enemy, while simultaneously charging forward like a raging torrent, giving Vashtor no chance to catch his breath.
Vashtor, who had been repelled, looked annoyed. He hated being interrupted when he was speaking.
However, several explosive shells followed in quick succession, accurately striking the field shield.
Boom! Boom!
The flashes of exploding bullets obscured visibility.
What followed was the Lion King's relentless, storm-like sword strikes, as if caught in a Stormfront.
Even with the protection of the force field device, Vashtor was still being beaten back step by step, without even a moment to catch his breath!
This is the Lion King's tactic.
He knew very well that simply defending would not give the Dark Angels a chance of winning in their current state.
Moreover, Vashtor is a mechanical demigod from the Warp. Once distance is created, he can unleash his evil Warp magic, gain electronic advantage, and paralyze the Auspex and weapons. In that case, the balance of the battle will be completely tilted.
Therefore, the only way to defeat Vashtor is through close combat, using fast, deadly, and dense attacks to prevent him from casting spells!
Caliban's swordsmanship had already been mastered by the Lion King, and his own swordsmanship was extremely famous within the Imperium, even being hailed as the best.
Since his return, the Lion King has never been serious.
The reason is simple: neither the Chaos Lord nor the so-called Ancient Soldier is strong enough to make him take them seriously.
But -Vashtor is different.
He is a demigod from the Warp; that alone is enough to warrant his serious attention!
Thus, the scene shifted to the Lion King wielding his sword, chasing after this Chaos Creator. The impenetrable sword light was occasionally interspersed with explosive bombs for suppression, leaving no room for anyone else to intervene.
Occasionally, some foolish Chaos Star Warriors would attempt to hinder the Lion King and create an opportunity for Vashtor, but the result was always the same.
It didn't even take a fraction of a second before the Lion King casually killed him.
Vashtor grew increasingly furious, but how could Warp demigod be chased like a stray dog by a Primarch?
"Enough!!!"
Completely overwhelmed by the relentless, torrential attacks, Vashtor finally lost his temper and unleashed a massive amount of Chaos Scrapcode. This attack, imbued with the "authority" of a demigod, though invisible to the naked eye, formed Stormfront in the invisible Warp, which surged toward the Lion King before him with overwhelming force.
An invisible Chaos Scrapcode, mixed with the authority of a demigod from the Warp, swept towards the Lion King, who was standing nearby, like a terrifying Psychic Power tsunami!
But who is the Lion King?
One of the Primarch Primarch by the Emperor, with the highest resistance to the Warp.
Moreover, just a few days ago, he found the second "treasure" bestowed upon him by the "Emperor" in that mysterious forest castle.
Suddenly, the Lion King pulled out a golden shield engraved with a lion and slapped it mercilessly across Vashtor's forehead!
Mia!!!
The invisible Chaos Scrapcode and Warp Psychic Power collided with this shield and were actually bounced back. Moreover, the hard shield, like a hammer, slammed hard into his head.
For a period of time, I felt dizzy and my thinking became rigid.
Vashtor's mind went blank as he felt a terrifying surge of Psychic Power rush in, as if several burly men were dragging his consciousness and thoughts into a dark space and brutally beating him with their fists and feet.
Without hesitation, the Lion King seized the moment when his opponent was momentarily stunned and swiftly thrust his sword straight at the Daemon's head!
However, at this critical moment!
His sword, powerful enough to banish Daemon, was blocked by a large blade wreathed in Blood Qi!
When!!!
With a clang, the large sword, wreathed in thick Blood Qi, suddenly exerted force, sending the Lion King flying.
There are enemies too?!
The Lion King turned in mid-air and landed steadily. His gaze, like a sharp sword light, fell on the huge, blood-red figure behind the Chaos Creator, which seemed to have appeared suddenly.
"Ha, is that all you've got?"
With a mocking laugh, the enormous blood-red shadow stepped out. Its ferocious and terrifying face was enough to instill fear in anyone at first glance, while the twisted chair corners symbolizing its status and the huge blood-red Daemon wings on its back all testified to its identity.
"It's you?" Awakening from the chaos, Vashtor's face contorted in a grimace as he saw the "Daemon" behind him. "What are you doing here, Belak?"
This statement reveals the identity of the "Daemon".
Prince Belak, the Khorne Daemons Prince of Khorne!
"If I hadn't come, you would have been banished just now—" Belak lowered his scarlet eyes, looking at Vashtor with a mocking gaze. "My lord paid a great price for your ambitions and plans."
Looking at the suddenly appearing Daemon Prince, the unease that had been lingering in the Lion King's heart grew even stronger; he felt he had overlooked something—
"Don't flatter me, Belak!" Vashtor was unmoved, instead letting out a few cold laughs, gripping his mechanical scepter tightly, and sarcastically remarked, "We're just using each other. You're using me as bait to hold off Ryan Eljonsson."
At this point, the Chaos Creator's intriguing, ambiguous gaze suddenly fell on the Lion King, and he said in a sinister tone, "So here's the question, Ryan El-Jonson, why don't you guess what 'surprise' this Blood God of the Warp has prepared on Dragon Forest Star?"
Boom!
Upon hearing this, the Lion King was struck dumb!
He finally understood that all those fragmented clues, including the deeper meaning behind Vashtor's strange behavior, had been connected!
Vashtor's target is the "key" hidden behind the Nameless Gate, but what is the self-proclaimed target of the Khorne Daemons Prince, and even the vast Khorne Legion?
Purely for the sake of war?
No!
Khorne's target is Alvin!
You guessed it?
Seeing the Lion King's drastic change in expression, the Chaos Creator Vashtor felt his anger at being suppressed by the man lessen somewhat, and even mocked, "Too bad, it's too late now that you've guessed— Ryan Eljonsson, you're always one step too late, whether you were Warmaster or now on Dragon Forest Star!"