It turned out that Li Qinwu and Bruce Crocodile's fusion self-destruction had not killed Lucius. It had merely blown off both his legs and left him grievously wounded.
Lucius was, after all, a chosen one. His physical capabilities had been enhanced by Slaanesh, and his defenses were stronger than those of an ordinary Astartes.
Had an ordinary Astartes taken Li Qinwu and Bruce Crocodile's combined attack at point-blank range, he would likely have been reduced to ashes. Yet Lucius had forcibly endured it through Slaanesh's blessing.
Only, because his legs had been too close to the blast, they had been blown clean off. He himself had also been badly injured and fallen unconscious.
An ordinary person whose legs had been blown off would most likely bleed to death, but an Astartes's blood had exceptionally powerful coagulation properties.
Within a dozen or so seconds of the wounds appearing, the bleeding had stopped on its own.
The Explosion had inflicted extremely severe internal injuries on Lucius. He remained unconscious until five hours later, when an Astartes's superhuman regenerative abilities slowly restored him.
Once Lucius understood his situation, he was both ashamed and furious!
He had never expected this operation to go so disastrously. Having lost both legs, he had even wanted to kill himself and start over.
He retrieved his sword and was about to kill himself, but after thinking it over, he gave up.
Lucius the Eternal could possess the body of whoever killed him and be reborn through them.
If he killed himself, Slaanesh, one of the Chaos Gods, would personally resurrect him and restore both his condition and equipment.
It sounded rather convenient. Lucius seemingly could exploit suicide to restart endlessly and refresh his condition.
But the Chaos Gods were still the Chaos Gods. Whenever they gave you an