Warhammer: Beginning with Planetary Governors

Chapter 756 Cardo Diego: Where is the Emperor? Why is it the Savior sitting on the Golden Throne?!
Cowen raised a very real question.

That is--

With the Grey Knights' maximum strength, can they break through the Imperial Guard's lines?

This Grand Master of the Seventh Brotherhood clearly believed that the Grey Knights were inferior to the Imperial Guard and that the raid would not succeed.

His tone was so certain.

"Coven, the Grey Knights will not be overwhelmed by any enemy, not even the Imperial Guard!"

"You probably need to prove whether you still follow the commandments of the Grey Knights, or become a lackey of the Savior!"

"The Emperor has granted the Grey Knights the Last Edict, which proves that we have the ability to fulfill it, and nothing can shake that..."

This behavior of boosting the morale of others while diminishing their own made the Grey Knight Grand Masters even more furious, and thick arcs of psionic energy emanated from their bodies.

If it weren't for the presence of the Supreme Grand Master, those who disapproved of the Seventh Brotherhood would probably have engaged in a man-to-man battle with Koven.

The Grey Knights were also warriors forged by the Emperor's genes, and even with the help of Sister Silent, the Imperial Guard would not have been utterly defeated.

Cardo Diego paused slightly, then seemed to realize what was happening, his greyish-white eyes fixed on Cowen:

"Do you... know the situation regarding the military strength within the palace?"

Since the Grand Master of the Seventh Brotherhood is so certain, he must know some relevant information.

"Yes, the Seventh Brotherhood knows the approximate strength of the Imperial Guards, after all, we... have special information channels."

Cowen met Cardo Diego's gaze and said this.

In this situation, he couldn't directly say that the Seventh Brotherhood was well taken care of by the Savior, that they were His Majesty's own people, and that they had high-level access to the psionic network.

What if the other fraternity's senior mentors get angry and come after me?!

Koven understands the new empire and its savior, and knows a great deal of inside information.

Given the current situation, he is more convinced that the Savior can solve the problem and help the Grey Knight carry out the Final Edict.

If the Grey Knights forcefully storm the Throne Hall and stand against the Savior, things will get complicated.

"Hopefully the Grey Knights won't go that far." A chill ran down Koven's spine as he thought of something.

He had personally witnessed how the Savior dealt with heretics, rebels, and enemies.

The methods used were extremely terrifying!
This Grand Master of the Seventh Brotherhood even had a vague feeling that the Savior had probably been on guard against the Grey Knights for a long time and had set up a related plan.

That's the most dangerous thing.

He didn't think the Grey Knights could withstand the savior's wrath.

Even if the Lord of Humanity were to intervene, they would already have suffered heavy losses under the Savior's methods.

We must stop the Grey Knights' reckless actions no matter what!
"By the Emperor, we have even greater hope for victory, and our mission will eventually be accomplished."

Upon hearing Koven's answer, one of the Grey Knight Grand Mentors couldn't help but feel a hint of joy.

In this situation, the strength of the Imperial Guard could determine the success or failure of the raid.

The Grey Knights can use special spell arrays to disrupt the Imperial Guard's support, allowing them to reach the Throne Hall more quickly.

The victory will be secured once the High Master and the remaining Brotherhood High Masters enter that area.

Even if it was a Primarch guarding it, it could not withstand the power of the High Master, the remains of the Makado Relic, and more than a dozen high-level psionicists!

"Since your Seventh Brotherhood knew about the Imperial Palace's troop strength, why did you conceal it?!"

Another Grey Knight Grand Instructor questioned him, his tone somewhat unfriendly.

The Grey Knights have always been united and unaffected by external influences.

However, the Seventh Brotherhood's collusion with the Saviors affected the overall environment within the Grey Knights.

Especially with the impending execution of the Final Edict, they did not know whether the Seventh Brotherhood still maintained a pure will.

This warrants their vigilance and suspicion.

"I'm sorry, I never had the chance to report the relevant information."

Upon hearing this, Ke Wen rolled his eyes at the other person.

These high masters of the Brotherhood treat the Seventh Brotherhood like thieves, and they don't even invite themselves to meetings with the High Master.

How could he possibly have the opportunity to report these things?
It is said that if it weren't for the Grey Knights' commandment stipulating that all existing Brotherhoods must be present when the Final Edict is revealed, they wouldn't even want to summon the Seventh Brotherhood back.

But Cowen couldn't be bothered with such things. The most important thing now was to correct the flawed plan and successfully carry out the Grey Knights' ultimate mission.

He activated the communication equipment, projecting the latest information on the palace's troop strength into the air.

Of course, that was just general information about the palace's troop strength; there was no more detailed information about its defenses.

But that's enough.

"Over the years, our Grey Knights have recovered very quickly, and our numbers have reached more than three thousand."

Under normal circumstances, a force of three thousand psionicists would have a chance to break through the Old Guard's defenses..."

Cowen looked up at the crowd and slowly said:
"But that was before. The Imperial Guard has recovered faster than the Grey Knights and has expanded further."

According to data obtained by the Seventh Brotherhood, the Imperial Guard currently numbers approximately 20,000, in addition to a 3,000-strong troop of the Silent Sisters.

Cardo Diego and other high-ranking beings changed their expressions upon hearing these words.

Cowen didn't stop there, and continued to throw out even more astonishing data: "These Imperial Guards and the Silent Sisters alone are extremely terrifying."

Even more terrifying, the palace contains dozens of psionic titans and many more other types of divine titans, totaling approximately three hundred.

That means that, if necessary, the Imperial Guard can also mobilize vast amounts of psionic power and firepower to suppress the Grey Knights.

After he finished speaking these figures, the high-ranking Grey Knights widened their eyes and trembled slightly.

They never expected that the palace contained so many Divine Titans, and even dozens of Psionic Titans!
Especially Cardo Diego, the Supreme Master who had just returned from the Warp.

"It's unimaginable how many Titan machines there are..."

The empire in his mind was still the old empire of hundreds of years ago. The new empire's armament of the palace seriously challenged his previous ideas.

Cardo Diego took a deep breath.

Didn't they say the Custodians only built twenty psionic titans? Especially after the Horus Rebellion, only a few psionic titans were left that could move freely.

How come dozens of psionic titans suddenly appeared, and there are hundreds of other divine titans as well?
However, before the Supreme Grand Mentor and the high-ranking Grey Knights could recover, Koven dealt the Grey Knights another devastating blow:

"In addition, we may also have to face two Primarchs and more than a dozen Chapter Masters."

This is the force we need to engage in the Gray Knights' raid; each of our warriors will face an enemy several times their own size!

Based on this data, each Grey Knight could be allocated 7 Imperial Guards, 1 Silent Nun, and 0.1 Divine Titans.

As for the high-ranking Grey Knights, they can obtain 0.2 Primarchs and more of the same high-ranking warriors.

And this does not include other supporting armed forces.

This is definitely hellish difficulty, the kind that can repeatedly crush all the Grey Knights.

After Koven finished speaking, the entire Pure Hall fell silent. No one dared to utter a sound, let alone say that the Grey Knights could still win.

Any Imperial soldier of sound mind knows that this battle is impossible to win; the chances of a successful surprise attack are virtually zero.

Even if we launch a surprise attack, we only have a chance of victory if we gain a local advantage.

The Grey Knights faced two Primarchs, the entire Imperial Guard, and numerous Chapter Masters.

The palace guards weren't fools; the Imperial Guards were likely more experienced in defense and had the defensive advantage of the city walls and fortresses.

How to fight this? !

???

Cardo Diego and the Grand Masters were stunned by the disparity in troop strength between the two sides.

They didn't know what to do.

The next moment, a new upheaval occurred, and they felt the fluctuations of the subspace again.

This fluctuation occurred in the airspace above Titan!

hum~
A large number of Imperial ships ended their warp travel and appeared brazenly above the Grey Knights headquarters and Homeworld.

Moreover, they directly broke into the area of ​​the defense line.

Those steel behemoths were so numerous that they blocked out the sunlight shining on the Gray Knights' headquarters temple.

The sky over this small landmass suddenly darkened, revealing only the heavy, dark steel armor and the faint glint of ship cannons.

As for Titan's air defense array, it dared not make any move.

That was, after all, the Empire's fleet.

Opening fire rashly would have more serious consequences, especially since the fleet was so large that it exceeded the limits of what the near-Earth orbit air defense array could withstand.

Any resistance is futile.

"That's... the Savior's fleet?" "Why didn't Titan's concealment array work? The fleet shouldn't be able to reach our airspace. Who exposed all of this?"

"Your Majesty, what exactly does the savior intend to do?!"

Cardo Diego and the Grey Knight Grand Mentors turned green when they saw the gleaming insignia revealed on the giant ship in near-Earth orbit.

There's no need to discuss how the Savior's fleet arrived on Titan.

It has happened.

More importantly, they were discussing how to raid the throne room of the palace and deal with the savior.

The savior, the Emperor's armed fleet, arrived at the Grey Knights' headquarters.

Before their plan to raid the palace could even begin, the savior preemptively destroyed their stronghold.

All life on this planet is under the fleet's firepower!
"Don't worry, His Majesty the Savior is just delivering goods to us; it's just a technical shipment!"

Only Cowen and the elite of the Seventh Brotherhood were able to remain calm within the Pure Hall.

They were even somewhat pleased.

They knew that the Saviors planned to send a large amount of weaponry to Titan, including new weapons for the Seventh Brotherhood.

The only slightly odd thing is that this transport fleet has a slightly larger number of warships than usual.

However, this is understandable, as armed escort has become the norm for the Savior's transport fleet.

The firepower of some important transport fleets is even stronger than that of the naval fleets in most of the empire's territory.

This is quite normal.

Regardless, the Seventh Brotherhood believed that the Savior would not attack them.

At most, he would just show off his wealth to the Grey Knight.

After all, that savior and emperor of the empire has always liked to make a big fuss, so it's quite normal for the first shipment of goods to Titan to be a grand affair.

It can only be said that the Seventh Brotherhood has become accustomed to the savior's style.

“The savior needs such a grand display to transport supplies?!” Cardo Diego simply didn’t believe it.

He felt even more strongly that the savior was up to no good and had ulterior motives.

In the airspace, the Savior Fleet exuded a terrifying aura, and the Gray Knights could even see the cold glint of the giant ship cannons.

If the Saviors are determined to destroy the Grey Knights, they will face a devastating blow.

Everything was completely destroyed.

"What should we do?!" This thought crossed the minds of high-ranking Grey Knights like Cardo Diego.

They originally thought that after the final edict was revealed, the Grey Knights would usher in unprecedented glory and splendor.

However, before the Grey Knights could even begin to act, they encountered numerous obstacles and could not break free despite their best efforts.

The savior's overwhelming power and intimidation rendered the emperor's will and final edicts worthless.

The Grey Knights are now in a dilemma: if they teleport to the palace as a group, they will face a besieging attack from powerful forces such as the Imperial Guard.

They ended up like Pedrone, or even worse.

Staying on Titan, however, would mean facing the threat of firepower from the Savior's large fleet.

It is the same danger.

This situation is a double attack!
Of course, the Grey Knights had one last option: to teleport away from Titan as a group.

That would mean they would abandon the giant magical teleportation array of the Pure Temple and lose the opportunity to enter the palace to carry out the final decree.

In this way, the Grey Knight failed the Emperor and the Lord of Mankind's expectations, and was no longer pure.

The figure of that savior, the emperor, was like a deep iron curtain shrouding the empire, making them feel a little breathless.

I felt an even greater sense of despair.

Even when these emperors' indestructible shields and demon hunters faced the corruption of the Chaos Gods or the demon hunts, they had never experienced such despair!
Inside the Pure Hall, flickering arcs of psionic electricity illuminated the greenish faces of the high-ranking Grey Knights.

They were deathly silent.

"Why don't we... reconcile with the Savior?" a Grey Knight Grandmaster suddenly suggested.

This person, who once resented the existence of a savior, has an unusually hoarse voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the other conservative Grey Knight Grand Mentors darkened, but they also slowly nodded.

This is probably the only way to save the Grey Knights and carry out the Final Edict. For the sake of the final mission, it is not shameful to do so!

The Imperial Guard's iron fist and the Savior's massive fleet made them realize the reality of the Empire, and perhaps the Grey Knights would have to show respect to the Savior.

Cardo Diego nodded with difficulty, facing the questioning gazes of the other grand mentors.

He realized he could not refuse the savior.

The Grey Knights must beg for the other party's understanding before they can carry out the Final Edict.

I'll give it a try.

But I cannot guarantee that His Majesty will understand us and accept the Grey Knight's request.

Cowen, facing the gaze of the crowd, said this.

He is now the best candidate within the Grey Knights to negotiate with the savior.

Soon, the Grand Master of the Seventh Brotherhood led several paladins to the palace using a giant magical teleportation array.

Cardo Diego and other high-ranking beings were monitoring Koven's situation using a psionic veil.

They were very nervous.

If the Grand Master of the Seventh Brotherhood fails to negotiate with the Savior, the Grey Knights will face unpredictable and terrible consequences, and will lose all their purity.

However, in the psionic images transmitted back from the palace, Kovin and the others did not encounter any obstruction or hostility from the Imperial Guards.

The Imperial Guards were so polite, exchanging pleasantries with Cowen and the others, acting like good brothers.

They used the Ares gunships to transport Kovan and the others to the throne room, and everything went so smoothly.

After that, the connection between Coven and the Pure Temple was severed, and they could no longer transmit psionic images back.

It was probably due to interference from special machinery and the Silent Sisters.

Although they could no longer contact Kovan, the high-ranking Grey Knights, including Kaldo Diego, knew that the negotiations would likely succeed.

They had a vague feeling that "having someone in high places makes things easier."

Fortunately, the Seventh Brotherhood had some connection with the Savior; otherwise, things would have been beyond repair.

After all that, the Grey Knights have become a bit more obedient.

"Praise the Emperor!"

Before long, a hint of surprise appeared on the faces of high-ranking beings such as Cardo Diego.

The savior allowed them to proceed to the throne room of the palace to carry out the final decree left by the emperor!
……

Throne Hall.

Dozens of high-ranking Grey Knights arrived without hindrance at this most heavily defended area of ​​Holy Terra.

The Purifiers held the remaining bones of the Handprinter, Makado, with unparalleled fervor and devotion.

Cardo Diego and the Grey Knight Grand Mentors were on high alert, sensing the endless darkness beyond the heavy gate.

That came from the Golden Throne.

Soon, the Grey Knights will face the Emperor, the dark avatar created by the Lord of Mankind.

They will carry out the Grey Knights' final orders without hesitation, completely banishing the dark side of the Lord of Mankind back to the warp!
Cardo Diego and the others took a deep breath and stepped into the throne room with trepidation.

No Imperial warrior would be at peace knowing he would be facing the Emperor and launching an attack against that being.

Boom! ! !

Inside the throne room, the magnificent throne shook violently once again, and several giant mechanical cables snapped.

Debris flew everywhere.

"With willpower as armor and loyalty as shield, we are the Emperor's Hammer..."

Cardo Diego silently recited his words, strengthening his resolve, and then slowly looked up.

But the next moment his body froze, his voice went out of control, and his face turned green to black.

"Your Majesty, where is the Lord of Humanity?!"

The Supreme Master stared at the golden throne, his face filled with disbelief.

On the magnificent throne, the withered skeleton of the emperor had disappeared without a trace, and in its place was the savior wearing the True One Armor and with a face full of pain!
(End of this chapter)