Warhammer: Beginning with Planetary Governors

Chapter 616: Explosive, extremely loyal Shield of the Empire!

"Has humanity reached such a dangerous point?!"

Leon raised his head, his voice trembling slightly.

He also saw the dark red demon in the depths of the void. Any being with psychic powers could observe this terrifying figure.

That was the fifth evil god of the Warp mentioned by the think tank mentor. The power he exuded overshadowed the other Chaos Gods.

"I'm afraid this isn't the legendary Dark Lord?"

However, Leon noticed something strange and questioned: "The dark red devil only seems to be powerful, not the real Chaos Evil God."

He could see that the other party's essence had not yet reached the level of the evil god of the subspace.

"Your Highness, this is what I am worried about."

The think tank mentor shed tears of blood due to the high-intensity observation: "The dark red devil has such terrible power before it is truly born.

If he really appeared in the warp and made his first cry, what kind of destruction would it bring?"

Leon had briefly heard of the forbidden legend of the Dark Lord, but he still had doubts:
"You mean that after the birth of an abomination in the warp, it can destroy the galaxy and destroy humanity? Isn't this a bit absurd?"

After a brief shock, this being who once believed in the truth of the empire regained his rationality.

He had trouble believing that a Warp Abomination could wreak so much damage on the galaxy.

"I have delved into many secret libraries and learned a large number of forbidden historical records. Some of these records were even older than the time when human civilization and wisdom were born..."

The old think tank mentor is quite proud.

The Dark Angels were the chapter with the most forbidden secrets in the Imperium, and he was one of the more studious ones, able to access even more secrets.

He knew more forbidden knowledge than many senior scholars of the Inquisition and the Holy Library of Terra.

The think tank mentor continued:

“For example… the Eldar aliens, they once created a vast empire and ruled the galaxy. At that time, Holy Terra was still a barbaric world, and we humans were just apes.

However, the glory of the Eldar Empire ended in an instant.

The collapse of the Eldar Empire was related to the birth of the fourth evil god of the Warp. The moment the dark prince was born, the entire Eldar Empire fell into madness and destruction.

The remaining Eldar have been in exile, escaping the Dark Prince's pursuit until now.

They left behind many records about the subspace and evil gods, and have been spying on the secrets of that dimension.

Ten thousand years ago, the Eldar prophets captured a terrible prophecy that the fifth evil god of the Warp - the Dark Lord - would be born.

He represents total destruction without any cause!"

"The alien's words may not be worth believing."

A trace of disgust flashed across Leon's face: "Especially those Eldar aliens who are good at manipulating events and setting up conspiracies."

He hated those pointed-eared people who were full of superiority and arrogance. Perhaps only that annoying guy Guilliman would communicate with those pointed-eared people.

It is possible that the Eldar xenos are deliberately spreading rumors in an attempt to cause panic and chaos in the human empire.

The think tank mentor shook his head, his tone was extremely firm:
“Your Highness, that is probably not a rumor. Not only the Eldar aliens, but we humans have also predicted the existence of the Dark Lord.

More than one prophet has noticed all this, and there are signs of the existence of the Dark Lord."

He hesitated for a moment, but chose to continue: "Initially, the prophets speculated that the Dark Lord was Horus, the Primarch corrupted by Chaos, or Samus, the great demon named Wind of Destruction.

But after the rebellion, all these speculations were overturned.

At this time, the Eldar Prophet spread a terrible and heretical prediction to us..."

When the think tank mentor said this, he paused and looked at the lion, their genetic father, with extreme caution:

"What I am about to reveal may be one of the most unrevealable secrets of the Dark Angels. I hope you can forgive my offense."

"Go ahead." Leon said briefly. He needed to know more of the truth.

The think tank leader took a deep breath to calm down, and then uttered the following words:

"They say that the Golden Throne is the most terrible torture device in the galaxy, pregnant with extreme destruction, and the ultimate darkness will be born there.

Humanity will face a fate even more tragic than that of the Eldar, and no one will survive."

"Impossible, that's a complete lie!"

When Leon heard this, there was a hint of anger in his tone.

He absolutely did not believe such absurd words, the Lord of mankind, his own father, the being who personally saved mankind from darkness and ignorance.

How could it be the Dark Lord?

The lion admitted that he did feel a dark aura from his father, but he did not think that he would become an evil god of the subspace that destroyed humanity.

In other words, he is unwilling to admit this possibility in his heart, which would be the saddest scene for mankind.

"You are right. We never believed that the Great Emperor, the Holy Sun, would be the Lord of Darkness. That is a complete fallacy."

The think tank mentor nodded and agreed with the lion's statement:

"Any think tank, astropath, or even illegal psyker in the Empire can feel the sacredness of the sun. It is a force that is opposite to the warp. How could it possibly cause destruction?!

This was a complete slander, and humans could never tolerate such humiliation. The Imperial Guards executed the Eldar alien who spread the heresy on the spot, and then sent troops to retaliate.

Afterwards, a group of people who accepted the heretical rumors were cleared out one after another, and this incident was completely sealed as a taboo in history."

"The facts also prove that the Dark Lord is another existence."

He pointed at the demon figure in the depths of the void:
"He is right in front of us. Apart from the Dark Lord, who else could possess such a huge and terrifying evil power?"

The think tank mentor said this, his face turning pale.

Although everything that happened before his eyes eliminated the possibility that the Great Emperor was the Dark Lord, the existence that destroyed everything had already shown signs of being born!

This indicates that the galaxy and humanity have begun the countdown to destruction, which is undoubtedly very bad news.

Leon calmed down a little, looked up and asked, "Do those prophecies indicate how to prevent the birth of the Dark Lord?"

He couldn't just stand by and watch the destruction happen, he had to do something.

"No, there's nothing we can do."

After hearing the lion's words, the think tank mentor was stunned for a moment, and then he closed his eyes in pain: "We can only let this happen and wait for the arrival of the Dark Lord!"

"why?"

"Your Highness, if you delve deeper into the Warp, you will know that it has no pure concept of time.

There is the present, the past, and the future all at once.”

The think tank mentor's tone became increasingly desperate and powerless: "That is to say, at the moment the prophecy appeared, the Dark Lord had already been born in the future.

We are just waiting for His coming.

Time has no meaning to the Warp and Chaos.

No matter what we do or how we try to stop it, the King of Darkness and the God of Destruction will appear at the prophesied moment.

That is to say, the Dark Lord’s servants and His rule already exist…”

When Leon heard this, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he sighed deeply:

"Trust, I'm glad you didn't turn into lunatics."

Such a terrifying prophecy with a sense of fate and inevitability is undoubtedly a huge blow to the think tanks' thinking. They know everything, but can only watch the predicted destruction happen bit by bit.

How hopeless that is.

It is better to be ignorant like the people of the empire. At least you can retain hope and not lose the courage to fight.

If a terrible thing is bound to happen, why should humans do anything to stop and fight it?

The think tank mentor looked even older: "I am not crazy, but many think tanks went crazy after learning the secret. Some were executed, and some turned into fallen angels and escaped.

Fortunately, our inner circle monks have been hunting them down to prevent the secret from being leaked."

This is one of the most secretive secrets within the Dark Angels, and like other forbidden secrets, it has given rise to more Fallen Angels.

Then the Dark Angels can only train more inner circle monks to hunt down.

However, a large-scale hunt makes it difficult to prevent the monks from coming into contact with the Fallen Angels, which may lead to their defection after they learn the secrets.

This is also one of the reasons why the number of fallen angels is increasing. It is like being too stubborn and blocking both ends.

"We can keep the secret." The think tank mentor said to the lion in front of him as if he was taking an oath, with full confidence and assurance.

Leon didn't comment on this matter. He was more concerned about the Dark King.

It seems that the Imperium of Man has encountered an enemy more formidable than the Chaos Gods.

If the Chaos Gods caused the Empire to suffer continuous bleeding, then the birth of the Dark Lord might have stabbed the Empire's aorta.

What’s even more terrifying is that He will be born, and no one can stop it!
The current galactic war is much more difficult than during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy. It's not even on the same level of difficulty.

During the Great Crusade, the armies that Leon commanded were basically fighting aliens or human civil wars, most of which were won by sheer numbers and tactics.

During the Horus Heresy, he fought against his fellow Primarchs and Space Marines, and even though it was a little difficult, he was able to basically turn the situation around after sending out the Exterminators.

However, the galaxy is now full of monsters and demons. Humans need to face all the heretics and aliens at the same time, and they also need to guard against the covetousness of chaos demons and evil gods.

They were facing a god-like force.

Now there are even more terrifying gods like the Dark Lord who can destroy the galaxy and are theoretically unstoppable.

“Diabolo…”

When Leon was looking at the shadow of the demon in the depths of the void, the name of that existence suddenly popped up in his mind.

He became more and more wary and even felt a little bit scared.

"Whether he is the Dark Lord or something else, the knights of Caliban have the courage to wield the blade!"

The fear in the heart of the First Primarch only flashed by for a moment, and then he became firm in his belief, no matter whether the other party was a so-called evil god or a destroyer.

All you have to do is swing your blade, and the Dark Angels will find enough weapons and artifacts to deal with them before the day of destruction comes.

The lion's words cheered up the depressed atmosphere around them, and the dark angels cheered his name.

Afterwards, new news came, which was good news about the imperial army.

"Praise the Emperor!
"Your Highness, the savior will arrive within three Terran days, and special vanguard allies will arrive earlier to help us resist the enemy!"

The think tank mentor said in a fanatical and excited tone.

Just now, he captured new fragments of information from the subspace, an exact prophecy.

That was the vision information that the Saviors had released in large quantities to Vostroya, so that it could be captured by high-level think tanks or psykers.

It can be regarded as a man-made prophecy formed by his power.

Now the huge Redemption Expeditionary Fleet is forming an encirclement around the Vostroya Pan-Star War Zone, and the assault force he leads has also penetrated deep into the star zone.

The main purpose is to fish out the Lion King and then find the enemy's core.

If the assault force led by the Savior can arrive at the expected time, then the prophecy is correct and must be correct.

"Is the news accurate?"

When Leon heard the think tank mentor's words, his face was immediately filled with smiles, and he was even more delighted in his heart.

He no longer hated the Savior at all now, and only hoped that guy would quickly bring the Imperial fleet to save this suffering star region.

After asking this question, the lion burst into laughter again.

He asked a nonsense question.

Just as the think tank mentor said before, there is no concept of time in the subspace. The present, past and future exist at the same time, so the Dark Lord will surely come.

Likewise, now that the news of the Savior’s arrival has been captured, it is bound to happen.

Otherwise this prophetic message would not have been captured.

However, along with the good news, more bad news happened.

Boom boom boom——

The fortress made of solid rock and alloy shook violently, and there were violent flashes outside. Nuclear explosions occurred one after another.

That would mean the destruction of the Extinction Mechas and the collapse of the defense line, making the already difficult situation even worse!
"Can we hold on until the savior arrives?"

Leon's electronic eyepiece reflected the flaming suns formed by more than a dozen nuclear explosions, as well as the chaotic demonic tide that was coming like a tsunami and occupying the horizon.

He became increasingly anxious.

They and this planet may not last more than three Terran days.

Once the last line of defense is lost, all the imperial citizens inside the fortress will be killed.

“All the knights of Caliban, follow me.

This may be our last battle. We must hold the line until three Terra days have passed, even if we die on the line, we must hold on!"

Leon lit the blade, faced the remaining dark angel, and carried out a pre-war mobilization.

Afterwards, he led these Caliban knights to the last front line of the planet to resist the endless tide of Chaos.

They were like reefs, welcoming the impact of the chaotic tide, and people kept falling down.

The remaining line of the fortress was crumbling, and even the flag bearer symbolizing the lion fell down due to the fierce battle. Fortunately, someone took over the flag of honor in time.

"Think Tank, where are the prophesied Vanguard allies?!"

Lion pulled the blade out of the Chaos Demon's head, then swung it wildly to kill the clawed demons that pounced on him from all around.

He roared and asked the think tank mentor on the communication channel.

Judging from the current situation, if no new reinforcements arrive, they will definitely not be able to hold out beyond three Terra days.

Perhaps before sunset, everyone will die in battle!

The think tank mentor's voice was a little weak, but with a hint of surprise:
"Your Highness, they have arrived. I saw the arrival of the Vanguard allies."

The think tank once again used psychic power to make predictions, but the excessive use of power caused his originally strong body to become dry.

"Here we are, why didn't I see it?"

Leon took a deep breath and looked at the planet's airspace through the gap in the swirling clouds.

There is nothing there, is the prophecy wrong? !

Just when he was disappointed, he suddenly sensed something and shifted his gaze to the huge shadow of Diablo.

Fluctuations in space occurred.

It was visible to the naked eye that a colorful vertical crack appeared on the chest of Diablo's phantom, and then a huge Chaos warship crashed out.

The appearance of that giant ship was so hideous and terrifying that it was obviously a Chaos-hateful ship.

It also released hellish death heavy metal music into the atmosphere.

"It's not reinforcements, it's... a new enemy."

"No, that's impossible!"

When Leon was frightened, the heart-wrenching voice of the think tank mentor was heard in the channel.

The sudden arrival of the Chaos warship and the continuous falling fire made the Knights of Caliban even more desperate.

The hope they had been waiting for was lost.

dong dong dong-

Batch after batch of terrifying claws emitting hellfire and decorated with hideous skeletons, runes, and emblems smashed down onto the battlefield.

The number is no less than that of the Dark Angels.

"No way?!"

Leon looked at the area where the terrifying claws fell, and suddenly an absurd idea came to his mind, and his scalp tingled.

The location where the enemy's airdrop pod landed was very delicate.

The behavior of the Chaos Warriors who later rushed out of the Terrorclaw confirmed his thoughts.

They did not rush towards the Imperial line, but stood in front of the fortress line, facing the endless tide of Chaos.

Ding Ding Dang Dang~
Those hideous and severely deformed Chaos Warriors stood in rows, with their glowing shields lit up.

They used their bodies as shields to block the incoming demonic flames and bone spurs for the Dark Angels, especially the human defenders...

(End of this chapter)