There was a considerable distance between star systems, let alone the fact that the Solar System was practically a backwater compared to the Milky Way. Even if the Silent King's side was fighting a battle that shattered heaven and earth, Terra would not feel the slightest thing. Only powerful psykers could sense the deathly stillness gathered by the Necrontyr fleet.
As the Imperium's strongest psyker, the God-Emperor, whose power was little different from that of a god, could follow the Astronomican's light and see the Necrontyr fighting a group of unfamiliar, indescribable forces.
It seemed that breaking the stalemate would still require Lin Fan's help.
Terra's current situation was exceptionally complicated. The Deceiver's followers hid in the corners and shadows of buildings, constructing rituals. More than once, the God-Emperor had sensed some inexplicable force acting upon the Golden Throne, making the device even more unstable. But long illness had made him a skilled physician. Having sat upon the throne for so long, the God-Emperor had gained some understanding of its temperament, allowing him to suppress its runaway failures time and again.
A small squad of Adeptus Custodes had received the God-Emperor's revelation. They would carry the most advanced equipment and search Terra for these followers of The Deceiver, destroying their ritual sites.
These followers had been thoroughly influenced by The Deceiver, becoming so cautious that even the Adeptus Custodes found them troublesome. Though they could hardly harm a single Custodian, they could greatly delay their advance.
Some regions of Terra had also been filled with plague zombies. This calamity had spread upward from the filthiest, darkest depths. Many mutants and impoverished tribes living near sewers and drainage outlets had readily become followers of Nurgle, while the few pure ones were simply unable to stop the plague from spreading.
The God-Emperor—or