Chapter 117 117, We Have Arrived!
On the deck of the Heartfire, Dukel held high the Eagle Banner of Destiny.
With the continuous infusion of psychic energy, the golden Eagle made of the Carlos specimen burst into endless light - easily dispelling the layers of fog in the warp, tearing the shadow of the Great Devourer, and exposing the Baal system blocked in it.
"Go tell Guilliman that I have penetrated the shadow of the Zerg and opened the door to the real universe."
Dukel held high the Eagle Banner, full of vigor; he said to the members of the Heartnet on the Macragge's Glory through the heart network.
Even after the body of Fateweaver Carlos was harmlessly treated by the Primarch, it still had extraordinary characteristics; but this was not important. For Dukel, the most important thing was handsomeness.
The Eagle Banner of Destiny was one of his most proud collections. When he held high this flag, all the haze of blasphemy would be dispelled, and all impurities would be washed away.
All psychic users will clearly sense his arrival, and all living beings will be shrouded in the glory of loyalty.
As long as this flag remains standing, the loyal army of the empire will fight to the death.
Dukel rarely felt the desire to show off. He stood on the bow of the Soul Fire and raised the flag that required the joint efforts of more than a dozen mortal soldiers to lift. At this moment, the light radiated from it was like a rising golden sun, radiating the surroundings of the Sea of Souls.
Countless chaotic creatures living in the dark land wailed under this dazzling golden light.
At this moment, there was no need for astropaths. Even Dante himself in the Baal galaxy felt the presence of the golden sky eagle. The battlefield where they fought each other was silent for a moment. Whether it was the Blood Angels or the Hive Will, their eyes were unconsciously attracted by the light blooming in the High Heaven.
With Dukel's actions, the expeditionary corps immediately announced their arrival to all enemies of Baal like arrogant warriors.
The huge shadow carried by the swarm will re-condensed as soon as it was dispersed, wanting to counterattack again.
But when Dukel drew out the dark power sword like the abyss, when the endless malice from human beliefs almost condensed into a solid in the subspace - He actually took the initiative to retreat, and the huge and immeasurable dark shadow took the initiative to hide and disappear in the bizarre subspace in a very short time.
"Brother, you just openly announce your arrival to everyone? The swarm will is not an unintelligent beast. They will adjust their tactics in the shortest time. Aren't you afraid that you will pay the price for your arrogance?" Magnus, who was hanging on the waist of the Primarch, said with a strange smile after seeing this scene.
"You know nothing, you are just a nerd who knows how to play with psychic energy."
Dukel said disdainfully to him, and then looked behind him.
The combat troops on the Fire of the Soul had already assembled at this time. They were arranged in a neat queue, and there was no end in sight.
Dukel looked at them with bright eyes. At this moment, he saw worship and longing in the eyes of the Doom Warriors, fanaticism and admiration in the eyes of the nuns, and loyalty and faith in the eyes of the mortal soldiers.
At this moment, he knew that he didn't need to say much. The fighting spirit in the hearts of all soldiers was the same as his own. These fighting spirits would burn fiercely on the battlefield, and the roar and anger of mankind would become the lingering haze of the enemy.
"My warriors, fight until the last enemy is torn apart by you!"
"For the Empire!"
Dukel launched a battle cry under the banner of the Fate Eagle.
"Win!!!"
Amid the unyielding roar, the fleet, arranged in a matrix, sailed into the real node leading to the Baal galaxy.
(For a larger scene, I use AI or get some illustrations from the Internet, which will feel better. Dukel's perspective, the front deck of the Heart Fire, and the Heart Guard.) When the expedition fleet sailed to the node leading to the real universe, a terrifying existence appeared in the Baal galaxy first.
That is the Khorne Demon, Kabanha, who has been entangled with the Blood Angels for a long time!
Although the prophets of the Blood Angels predicted the arrival of this terrifying existence in advance, they still could not stop him from descending to the mortal world. After experiencing many obstacles, Kabanha's landing position was only deviated, and he did not land accurately on Baal Prime.
Instead, he was sent to Baal I.
When Kabanha appeared in the physical universe, the arrival of the Blood God Demon made the energy of the High Heaven spread over Baal I like a roiling flame.
The sky burned, the smell of blood filled the air, and the demons hit the already bumpy surface like a continuous meteor shower.
The energy carried by these meteorites after falling was instantly detonated, and they fell into the swarm of insects like a tide, causing circles of destructive ripples.
Kabanha also fell into the insect tide. When the demons descended, they were surrounded by countless Zerg.
A huge Hive Tyrant, under the cover of countless flying beasts, rushed straight towards Kabanha.
The Hive Mind has rich experience in fighting against Chaos Demons. It knows very well that long-range attacks will not have much effect on these followers of the Blood God. Therefore, it uses powerful melee units to try to execute this unexpected demon at once.
"Blood sacrifice to the Blood God, skull sacrifice to the Skull Seat! I-I don't care what you are, humble bugs!"
Facing the powerful Zerg surging on, Kabanha roared in response, anger filled his heart, and at this moment, all he wanted was blood and fighting! .
Baal is the shield of Baal Prime and an important strategic point to contain the Zerg troops. At this moment, the intensity of the battle on this satellite is even more intense than that of Baal Prime.
The main force stationed on this satellite is the two most brutal and radical regiments of the Blood Angels-the Flesh Tearers and the Blood Knights.
In front of the defense line they built, the Zerg swarms fell one after another on the barren plains of Baal.
The roar of artillery never stopped. The dense array of artillery, the recoil produced by the barrels when firing, made the earth of this satellite tremble endlessly.
The blood and soil on the surface of the castle fell with the tremors, but even so, they still could not stop the offensive of the Zerg.
Under the unity of the will of the Zerg, they had no fear. In order to break through the defense line of the Blood Angels, they withstood the almost crazy artillery attack.
Tyran built a towering biological tower behind the battlefield. It was made of black chitin and connected to the biological nest ship suspended in the outer atmosphere orbit like a thick pipe.
These pipelines will extract everything that the Zerg can devour. When they win, all the biomass on this planet will be eaten up, leaving only bare rocks exposed on the surface.
The wave of Zerg stretched from the defense line of the Blood Angels to the horizon. Looking up, the colors of the earth and the sky were all covered.
A Blood Knight squad suddenly roared like a beast in the battle. Although they were fighting against the Zerg, the roars from their mouths were not about this.
"Father!" "Traitor, I will drink your blood!" "Unforgivable!".
They jumped out of the protection of the defense line in the roar and rushed to the encirclement of the Zerg, as if the Zerg in front of them had a grudge against them for killing their father, which made them completely lose their minds.
In the endless killing, they embraced the Black Rage.
The chaotic illusion blocked their perception, and the memory from their genes made them think that they were in the siege of Terra ten thousand years ago.
Lord Yor of the Blood Knights, as the head of the regiment, witnessed this scene with his own eyes. A trace of sadness emerged in his eyes, but then it was filled with endless anger.
He was also under the control of the Black Rage, but his more tenacious will supported his heart.
Seeing his brothers go crazy in the killing and rush into the Zerg voluntarily, Yor could do nothing but pray that they could return to the arms of Sanguinius.
May the blood of Sanguinius be worthy of us!
"I hope that my father will not be disappointed when he sees us."
With the little sanity left, Yor could not help but think that the Blood Knights, like other Blood Angels, had been tortured by the two defects of blood thirst and black rage.
They had launched a galactic expedition to eliminate the enemies of the Empire, but because they committed too many atrocities during the expedition, they were declared traitors to the Empire by the Supreme Lord in the early 41st millennium.
They have always been loyal, but they are easily affected by the black rage and immersed in the illusion that made all the Blood Angels heartbroken.
Although the Blood Knights never admit this verdict, they still have to keep a distance from their allies to protect their friendly forces from being accidentally injured by them.
Disdained by the Empire, they could only fulfill the sacred duty bestowed upon them by the Blood of Sanguinius in the midst of their disdain. They would intervene in the battlefield in times of crisis and quietly leave after victory.
Although they were notorious among the Space Marines, when Baal was in danger, they resolutely rushed here under the call of the Blood of Sanguinius to protect the remains of the Gene Father.
And they were stationed in the most difficult battlefield, Baal.
In the sky, a new round of spore sacs of the Tyranids swarm fell again, covering the sky like thick dark clouds without gaps, covering everything in the sky.
The Empire's defense line was on the verge of collapse.
What was even worse was that the Lord of the Blood Knights, Yor, saw that in the sky covered by the swarm, meteors burning with flames were falling.
The sky was thus ignited, and the blasphemous energy of the Warp poured out wantonly.
"Kabanha!!!"
When the Great Demon of Khorne appeared in the swarm, he roared so loudly that almost everyone's eardrums were broken.
Yor also roared, and his remaining sanity was almost shattered in an instant.
Kabanha showed his power wantonly on the battlefield of the Zerg swarm. The ground trembled, the rock layers cracked, and the earth was broken into spider-web-like cracks.
The demons were also fighting excitedly, and they didn't care even if it was a swarm of Zerg.
The Blood God needed killing and war, even if the opponent was a worm.
As long as the war is fierce enough and the fighting is crazy enough, it will be the best sacrifice to the Blood God.
Meteorites burning with flames are still falling, and groups of demons descended on the battlefield. They launched indiscriminate killings on the Zerg around them, and the bloody massacre began.
When Kabanha cheered for the killing and the deafening roar resounded throughout the world.
The sons of Sanguinius in this world fell into collective black anger.
They also wanted to suppress this endless anger, but the continuous killings had already made their rationality on the verge of collapse.
The appearance of Kabanha was the last straw that overwhelmed their will.
No blood angel could remain rational when facing Kabanha. They had a tangle and hatred with this Khorne demon for thousands of years.
Ten thousand years ago, it was this Khorne Demon that broke Sanguinius' legs and killed at least five hundred Blood Angels in an instant.
Until the most intense moment of the battle, the Demon activated the demon device "Raging Fire" - it was this device that awakened the dormant genetic defect in the Blood Angels, the blood thirst disease!
It can be said that Kabanha is the lingering nightmare of the Holy Blood Angels and the culprit who has tortured them for ten thousand years.
To this day, this Khorne Demon is still entangled with the Blood Angels.
At this moment, the eyes of countless Blood Angels have turned red, they roar like beasts, and sharp fangs grow in their mouths; they are no longer noble angels, but are rapidly degenerating into ghouls.
The illusions in the genes are constantly emerging, and endless anger is ignited. In the roar of Kabanha, the reason of the Blood Angels is collapsing at a very fast speed.
Even Yor, the Lord of the Blood Knights, is the same at this moment.
Just when they took the last step of falling.
The dazzling golden light in the sky pierced the barrier of the real universe.
The bright golden light burned through the illusions in front of the blood angels, and the bright and dazzling golden Eagle flag accurately appeared in the consciousness of every blood angel.
This golden Eagle flag is so sacred that it lingers in the minds of all blood angels.
Honor, loyalty, courage. All kinds of noble beliefs are constantly flowing in the hearts of every soldier.
This is obviously not a bad thing for the blood angels. The illusion in front of them was shattered by this Eagle flag, and the uncontrollable rage in their hearts was wrapped by courage.
When they were about to embrace the black anger and step into the edge of losing control, the dazzling Eagle battle flag made them find their way back.
Yoel woke up and recalled the state just now. He couldn't help but feel a little scared. No one wants to turn into an out-of-control beast, and he is the same.
He looked around in confusion and found that his brothers were in the same situation. They looked at each other in bewilderment. The golden sky eagle in their consciousness still existed. The blood thirst and black anger were temporarily suppressed by it. This phenomenon beyond imagination made them unable to understand.
Finally-
"This must be the power of the Holy Father!"
A blood angel shouted enthusiastically, and his emotions led all the brothers around him.
"The Holy Father is watching us!"
"I hope to live up to the blood of Sanguinius!"
Yor followed the blood angels and roared in battle.
Their fighting will was rising wildly, and the scene that seemed like a miracle made all the angels crazy.
And corresponding to this was the chaos of the swarm at this moment.
The hive mind seemed to be in a panic and lost its footing because it sensed an unprecedented opponent.
Its tactics were no longer accurate, its actions were no longer efficient, and it was even panicked to the point of issuing a series of contradictory orders, causing the entire swarm to become chaotic.
As one side gained strength while the other side lost strength, the surging insect tide was defeated step by step under the almost crazy attack of the Blood Angel.
This scene happened not only on Baal I, but also on every battlefield in the Baal Star System, Baal II, and Baal II.
The demons also sensed the dazzling light from the sea of souls.
Kabanha's arrogant arrogance suddenly stagnated, and then a more violent rage burst out from his body,
"Carlos! - What are you doing again?!!"
The big demon roared angrily, and when a big demon can recognize the existence of the Weaver of Destiny, it can only mean one thing -
It has been fooled by the Weaver of Destiny.