Exterminatus, Reunion with Russ

Since he had already been dispatched, along with a powerful psyker tasked with mind-wiping everyone on the ship afterward, sending his cheapskate father along would be a bit redundant, wouldn't it?

Wait! Perhaps there was another possibility: that this mission was meant to be carried out by both himself and Leman Russ from the very start.

Emperor had likely arranged it all; once this mission concluded, he would be able to return to the Space Wolves.

Axis instantly considered this alternative, his gaze shifting to Kaisa, who stood to the side. She was the one truly sent by the Emperor.

Noticing Axis's gaze, Kaisa smiled and spoke:

"Axis, once this mission ends, you will return to the Space Wolves Legion. Your father is here to handle the cleanup."

Simply wiping the memories of everyone on the ship wouldn't be enough; the inhabitants of nearby Imperial worlds, and even some of the regular Imperial military, would all have to undergo a massive purge.

This was to ensure that no one would ever know anything about the Second Legion, not even a shred of unofficial history.

"You mean that this time, it's not just about destroying the Second Legion? The mortal armies they led, and even the residents of several nearby Imperial worlds, are all to be destroyed?" Axis asked.

Axis immediately realized the implications. In this cesspool of a world, while Chaos was detestable, the Imperium built by the Emperor was no better.

If one were to compare them, the Imperium was the first layer of hell, while the world ruled by Chaos was the eighteenth.

For ordinary humans in the Imperium, simply living a decent life was a luxury, and this was only during the 30K era; it would become even more hellish in the 40K era.

Relatively speaking, there was a reason why the Greater Good established by the Tau was able to attract humans and so many other xenos species—it was simply too appealing.

At the very least, the lives of the common folk were far, far better than those of the average Imperial citizen!

The Tau even managed to manifest a Tau'va Goddess through the belief of humans and other xenos, despite the Tau themselves lacking any psychic power.

This meant the goddess's birth was entirely the credit of other races, with humans contributing the most.

This alone proved the immense potential of the human race; the Emperor had accepted the worship and kneeling of all humanity for ten thousand years, and he had managed to become an existence rivaling the four Chaos Gods!

A thought couldn't help but form in Axis's mind: If! If he were to accept the prayers and worship of the human race, would he become a Super Saiyan God?

The birth of a Super Saiyan God required five righteous Saiyans to pour their Ki into another, forming a god of their race.

This condition didn't seem harsh, but it was absolutely impossible to fulfill in the Warhammer Universe. Even if he were to produce offspring with human women, the resulting half-Saiyans would possess no Ki. Only he had it, so he could never transform into a Super Saiyan God.

If he followed the path of a pure Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 4 would likely be his limit, even as a Legendary Super Saiyan.

While the Legendary form was incredibly rare, he was not the Broly from the new movie, who could utilize the power of the Great Ape in his base form.

That Broly had fought for 30 minutes, upgrading from a base Saiyan to a level capable of beating down a Super Saiyan Blue. He was a Legendary Super Saiyan, but he was not Broly.

At most, he was on the level of the demon Saiyan Kale, as his Legendary status was acquired later in life.

Super Saiyan power was a pure increase in physical strength, whereas Godly power was the precise application of Ki—a comprehensive elevation, a sublimation of the entire being.

Perhaps this was something worth considering. Becoming a God of War, or a God of Destruction?

"Correct! In the name of the Emperor, we shall exercise the sacred authority granted to us by the Emperor to carry out Exterminatus on the nearby planets. However, it will not be us executing it, but your father, Leman Russ," Kaisa said.

Axis had seemed distracted for a moment; was he thinking of his father, or perhaps sympathizing with the innocent commoners about to be wiped out by the Exterminatus?

"I understand. Let's go. It's time to see my father," Axis nodded and said.

Axis's response surprised Kaisa. She had expected him to attempt to plead for the lives of these commoners, but he showed no intention of doing so.

He didn't even show a flicker of emotion, completely indifferent to the fact that an Exterminatus was about to be carried out—tens of billions of human lives were about to vanish!

The only reason was to maintain secrecy. What Kaisa didn't know was that Saiyans didn't care about the lives of others; they lacked such overflowing compassion.

Saiyans were born cold-blooded executioners and destroyers. Axis had wiped out every living thing on a planet when he was only four years old.

"Let's go. We're going to see your father." After saying this, Kaisa went to prepare a landing craft to head toward the Gloriana-class battleship of the Space Wolves.

A small landing craft departed from the destroyer and quickly flew alongside the Gloriana-class battleship. After performing a data handshake and confirming their identities, the battleship opened its hangar doors, allowing the craft to enter.

At the center of the Gloriana-class battleship, the Wolf King was with his sons, discussing the execution plan for this mission.

Suddenly, they received an order from the Imperium: a squad of Adeptus Custodes would be arriving to assist in the Exterminatus.

"Great Wolf Father, is the Allfather worried about us carrying out this mission? He has even sent a squad of Custodian envoys," a Space Wolves captain asked, looking at Leman Russ.

Since their founding over twenty years ago, the Space Wolves had served as the Emperor's executioners, never failing a mission. But this was the first time they had been tasked with executing a Primarch, the highest combat power of the Imperium.

"Great Wolf Father, must we really carry out an Exterminatus on defenseless commoners?"

Within the legion, many had voiced their opposition to the slaughter of civilians.

This time was different; after all, I was dealing with one of my brothers, and the Emperor likely feared I could not handle him alone, so He sent a few Adeptus Custodes to provide support.

Purging a Primarch was no simple matter.

Moreover, this matter could never be leaked, so the Exterminatus was unavoidable.

At that moment, the sixteen Custodes arrived at the center of the Gloriana-class battleship, accompanied by Axis and Kaisa.