The Vengeance.
Angron's words boosted morale to a certain extent, but the real problem only began to show itself at that moment. The Empire knew the enemy would come, but not when they would come, nor in what form they would arrive.
That was the worst part—if you meant to swing a sword and kill something, you at least had to be able to see it. If your blade could not even reach the other party, then slaughter became empty talk.
Leaving behind an illusion, the Emperor of Mankind took his leave of his sons for the time being. He knew that Sanguinius, Roboute Guilliman, Jaghatai, Konrad Curze, and Magnus could probably all see through the little trick he had played, but he also knew they would not expose it.
After a moment of silence, the Emperor of Mankind felt a burst of irony at his own trick.
He came to the Lower Decks. The Lower Decks of the Vengeance were always empty; aside from the places that had already been requisitioned, most areas were still in a state of "awaiting construction." Because of that, he had the Central Hub find him the most secluded place with ease.
However, this place was not one of those "awaiting construction." This was a graveyard.
He walked past coffins and tombstones. The remains sleeping quietly within did not know of his arrival. But that was fine. If he truly needed to wake even them, then it would prove the situation had reached a point beyond all redemption.
Let the dead rest.
He calmly arrived at an open space, stretched out his right hand, and took out an acorn. After their last meeting, the Treefolk from the White Tower Council had left him this thing. It was said to be one of the tokens