Sleep a Little Longer

"Besides that, I have some good news for you: Roboute has woken up and is on his way with his men."

Just as Sinleech finished speaking, a new Communications Frequency came from the Flagship of the Lord of Drakes.

"Can you hear me? We are a support force of the Thirteenth Legion Ultramarines, led by Roboute Guilliman, the Lord of the Ultramarines."

"This is the Salamanders Flagship. I am Vulkan Vulkan. It's good that you're awake, brother."

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Guilliman's initial sense of unease upon waking vanished without a trace.

"It's so good to hear your voice again, Vulkan."

You have no idea what I've been through.

"Vulkan doesn't know, but I do."

"Chancellor?"

"Aren't you in Ultramar?"

Guilliman never expected that the Chancellor would be faster than him.

"It could also be that you've been sleeping for too long and your legs aren't very nimble."

"Alright, now is not the time for reminiscing. Although there are people intercepting you from the rear, you are still under considerable pressure."

"Two-thirds of the entire Cadia has been completely corrupted, leaving less than a quarter of its volume still usable for Space Marine operations."

"This battle will be very difficult."

"Are we going to take Cadia back?" Guilliman asked.

"No, Roboute, it's impossible to retake Cadia now; the destruction of this Fortress world is almost inevitable."

"If that's the case, based on the battlefield situation, the price we'll have to pay will be an extremely high number."

Since the objective isn't to reclaim Cadia, then there's only one goal in this battle.

To minimize the impact of the Cadia destruction.

This protracted struggle already destined this war to be more than a simple Apocalypse-level.

"Yes, Guilliman, I hate to say this, but this war may cost the entire Imperium of Man."

Upon hearing Vulkan's battlefield analysis, Guilliman fell silent, pondering whether it was truly worthwhile.

"Don't be so pessimistic, young man. What you need to do is not end this war, but wait for reinforcements."

"Waiting for reinforcements?"

"Yes, this war is an invasion of the real world by the Warp. Given the current capabilities of these Legions, they have no effective countermeasures against the Warp."

"So what you need to do is hold out until reinforcements arrive."

"But where are we going to get reinforcements now?"

"Don't worry about that. Once reinforcements arrive, this war will be much easier."

"Until reinforcements arrive, your task is to hold this place at all costs."

At all costs, which means squandering all our savings.

"Get moving, young people, I'll back you up."

With the arrival of the Ultramarines, the Imperium's military strength was greatly replenished, and the entire frontal battlefield began to enter a meat grinder phase.

At this moment, the Lord of the Ultramarines and the Lord of Drakes stood side by side.

This is undoubtedly the greatest encouragement for the entire frontline battlefield.

"Vulkan, what's the situation now?"

Vulkan knew that Roboute was asking about the current state of the Imperium.

After all, Roboute was already familiar with and accepted the conditions on the battlefield, given his abilities.

"The Imperium of Man has undergone tremendous changes, and of course, these changes have occurred in less than three years."

"Less than three years? What exactly happened?"

"Based on the most reliable information I have, it began after the end of the Second Armageddon War."

"Dante, the Chapter Master of the Blood Angels Chapter, has exhibited a atavistic tendency in his Gene-seed, becoming increasingly like the Great Angel himself."

"Then, the Imperium of Man saw its greatest Chancellor since the hero Malcador, the one who is currently in power."

"The strongest Chancellor in history, Living Saint who could communicate with the Emperor, Sinleech."

"Of course, all these changes are insignificant compared to what happened afterward."

"After a long period of Imperium by the Imperium Chancellor, a great figure appeared in the historical record of Imperium of Man."

"We call him the Father of Night."

"Father of Night?"

Guilliman was at least able to keep up with what Vulkan had said earlier.

But Guilliman was a little taken aback by this sudden title.

"Yes, Father of Night, Mr. Han."

"Roboute, this gentleman's arrival is revolutionary in its impact on the Imperium's transformation and salvation. Be prepared for what I'm about to say."

"What could be more shocking than tearing the galaxy apart? Tell me, brother."

"This Father of Night is the father of Konrad Curze, the Night Haunter, just like your father, King Konor."

Upon hearing this news, Guilliman was stunned.

Konrad Curze's adoptive father in Night Haunter?

Are you kidding me?

Or perhaps I fell asleep Time Travel, ending up in a different world.

"I know it's hard to believe, Roboute, but it's true, and what's even harder to believe is yet to come."

"The Night Haunter Resurrection; he has a new body, and at the same time, his madness has vanished without a trace."

"And after the Night Haunter Resurrection, he began to save the Imperium of Man, upholding his respect for the Father of Night."

"Stop! Vulkan, are you even conscious?"

Guilliman stared into Vulkan's fiery red eyes, trying to ascertain his mental state.

"I'm sober, brother, and everything I'm saying is true. I know it's hard to believe, but it's the truth."

"Shall we continue?"

Roboute rubbed his forehead, trying to calm himself down.

"Let's keep going, bro."

"After his Resurrection, the Night Haunter purged the Eighth Legion, then found Corvus in the Warp and brought him back to the Imperium of Man."

"And during the Night Haunter's operation, the Father of Night descended."

"After the Father of Night descended, the first thing he did was to Resurrection Sanguinius."

"What?!"

Hearing the news of the Night Haunter's Resurrection was already a huge shock to Guilliman, but now he had heard of Sanguinius' Resurrection.

"Yes, Roboute, that's why I said the appearance of the Father of Night was a devastating event for the Imperium of Man."

"The Father of Night and the Chancellor traveled to the Warp and obtained everything of Sanguinius from the Chaos Gods god."

"Then, the Great Angel of the Imperium revived after ten thousand years."

"Then, the Father of Night found the Lion slumbering in a secret chamber at the bottom of the Rock."

"Thus, since that deeply abhorred betrayal, several Primarch have once again emerged from the Imperium of Man."

Guilliman didn't say much; his shock left him speechless.

"Are you alright, Roboute?"

"I'm fine, Vulkan, I just want to sleep a little longer."

"Haha, you need to work on your mental resilience, young man. This is nothing."