He thrust out his enormous foot and planted it on Abaddon's proud head, grinding his face firmly into the cold metal deck.
"I reckon if Horus knew his 'successor' was this pathetic, he'd crawl out of his grave just to strangle you himself!"
"You...!"
A roar of boundless humiliation and rage rose from Abaddon's throat. He struggled frantically, trying to wrench himself free from beneath that mountain-heavy foot. But the agony piercing his bones and the holy energy steadily eating away at his life force rendered all his resistance feeble and futile.
Just as Liu Zhipeng was about to press down harder and finish off the ultimate villain who had plagued the Imperium for ten thousand years, crushing his head like a watermelon.
Something changed again.
The entire bridge of the Planet Killer suddenly began to shake violently without warning! Every light instantly turned an unsettling, blood-red hue!
Two teleportation pillars composed of twisted energy and crimson lightning blazed into existence without warning!
As the light faded, two figures steeped in legend and radiating terror appeared before Liu Zhipeng.
One stood roughly three meters tall, clad in Power Armour long since stained dark red with blood and covered in enormous rivets and brass skull ornaments. A vicious helmet resembling a daemon's skull concealed his face. He carried two immense Chainaxes, one still dripping someone's scalding blood. Endless rage, pure beyond measure, poured from him like a tangible force, making the surrounding air boil.
Khârn of the World Eaters! Khorne's chosen, the merciless Betrayer!
The other figure appeared far more "elegant." Tall and slender, he wore Power Armour adorned with lavish, decadent purple and gold ornamentation. He wore no helmet, revealing a face so handsome it was almost unearthly, yet covered in countless hideous scars. In his hands were a long