Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monsters

Chapter 491 Returning to Terra, Giving Guilliman a Surprise

Calgar, the leader of the Ultramarines Chapter, or more specifically, the current deputy leader of the Ultramarines Legion, is also known as the ICU God of War or the ICU Immortal.

This guy entered the ICU as if he were at home. He was injured multiple times, but he stubbornly got up again and again. In some books by the boss, it is even said that his limbs were eaten away during the first Tyranid invasion war.

However, in some later books, this guy's body inexplicably grew back. When he first arrived in Macurag, Rhodes was also very curious about this.

So, under the guise of a medical bay, they treated the Karl family member and discovered that his limbs had indeed been severely eaten by the Tyranids, but were not completely damaged.

With the help of the medical pod, he successfully recovered to full health and then went to Holy Terra to visit his genetic father, Guilliman, and then to the Emperor and underwent super beast modification.

These injuries naturally disappeared. After undergoing the super beast transformation, Rod thought that this ICU war god could finally shed that title!

But who would have thought he would still have to bear this title!
“Lord Rhodes, our biggest loss this time is the loss of all the superhuman organs. These organs were all stolen by the mixed forces,” said Diggris, the curator of the Legion’s think tank.

This was his dereliction of duty, and a loss for the entire Ultramarines. You have to understand that these superhuman organs could train at least 1 Ultramarines to fight.

Now they have all been acquired by the Chaos forces, which means that 10,000 Chaos Space Marines will be able to undergo upgrades and modifications.

"This is not the biggest loss! In my opinion, the lives of all the soldiers are the most precious thing; these are just inanimate objects."

"They can be trained with just a little time and resources. What truly breaks my heart are the Imperial Guards who died in battle, the genetic offspring who perished, and your Ultra Warriors and ordinary civilians," Rhodes said.

“Your magnanimity puts me to shame, great Primarch,” said the commander of the 27th Ultramarines Chapter.

In the eyes of the Space Marines, even the Ultramarines and their subcommittees, who have a good reputation, treat civilians in much the same way. Only the Salamanders and their subcommittees seem to care about the casualties of ordinary civilians. It is unexpected that the Primarch would care as well.

“The people of the Empire are the foundation of everything, and you Space Marines are the force in between. Both are extremely important to the Empire. You must know that all Astartes are transformed from ordinary people; they are not born as Astartes,” Rhodes said.

The modernization of Astartes in the new era is not so simple. Without its own medical bay to assist, the mortality rate of the original Space Marines during the upgrade was very high.

Unless those Chaos Gods are willing to use their divine power to sustain the lives of these Chaos Space Marines, the success rate is infinitely close to zero.

If he were to start training them from scratch, it would be another complicated project, taking at least a decade to produce a new batch of Chaos Primal Forged Super Space Marines.

Furthermore, Zetton's bio-engineered muscles, bone-strengthening fluid specially formulated using ultra-lean technology, and the black carapace that forms the skin of Zetton are all part of its body.

The tendon coils woven from living regenerated metal and the special brain core are not simple things; even if they obtain them, they cannot replicate them.

"Lord Rhodes, the forces of Chaos seem to have mastered the ability to grow to gigantic size. What are your thoughts on this?" Digglis asked.

The power that was already enormous, combined with the new era of Astartes, and the special Titan machine provided by Lord Rhodes.

The Empire's strength directly overwhelmed the Chaos side, but now the Chaos Chosen, Cain's gigantic ability has brought everything back to balance.

If there is one, there will be two. If there is a Chaos Chosen that can grow to a gigantic size, then it means that a second, or even a gigantic, Chaos Champion will appear in the future.

“I will investigate this matter. You don’t need to worry about it. Go and make arrangements for Macragge. Your Warship Party is currently recuperating, and there are many things that need your personal attention,” Rhodes said.

This matter naturally needs to be thoroughly investigated: how did these chaotic forces obtain the ability to grow to enormous size?

You can grow to gigantic size by relying on warp energy and the power of the Chaos Gods. During the Web War, the four Chaos Gods empowered Angron and made him as big as the Dark Giant Darram.

But this is just a facade. The massive size created by the accumulation of subspace energy makes the body as fragile as a piece of paper, utterly insignificant in the face of a weight of tens of thousands of tons.

It can't compare to the Emperor incarnate as an interdimensional killer, the Dark Giant, or even ordinary monsters. It can only be compared to the density of Earth monsters like the original Red King and Gomora.

But this Kane was clearly different; his physical density was terrifying, and he possessed a tangible form. This wasn't some kind of subspace energy, but a special substance that even Rhodes sensed a slight familiarity with, yet was also different.

This matter naturally needs to be thoroughly investigated.

“I have overstepped my bounds. Your subordinate, the great Primarch, takes his leave.” Digglis bowed to Rhodes and turned to leave.

This is indeed not something I can handle; I'll leave it to the great Primarchs!
Since the Primarchs returned in large numbers, the true high command of the Empire has now changed from the Highlords to the Primarchs and finally to the Emperor himself.

Over the next few days, Rhodes, in his capacity as Primarch, offered his condolences in Macurag and then personally visited Calgar in his hospital room.

Afterwards, he had Tartarus use his spatial abilities to teleport him back to Holy Terra without even returning to his mothership. Rhodes needed to discuss this with Magnus Skiriman and the Emperor.

Lion Leon, Lord of Fire Dragons Vulcan, Archangel Saint Gilles, and Horus have all left Holy Terra and gone to other parts of the Empire.

"You're back, Rhodes! How's the situation with Macurag?" Guilliman approached as soon as he stepped into Terra's palace, asking anxiously.

After all, this is my hometown, the mother of the Ultramarines. If something were to happen to her, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"The Chaos forces' target is the superhuman organs of our new-era Astartes. They organized a premeditated raid and seized these superhuman organs."

They also killed the Imperial Guards responsible for their protection, my genetic offspring, and many of your genetic offspring were also killed or wounded!
"But these chaotic forces have been driven away now, so you don't need to worry. Your hometown is fine," Rhodes said.

"That's good. I'll immediately send a message to Leon, Vulcan, and Sanguis, telling them that the Chaos forces might try to steal Superman's organs, and to warn them to be careful." Guilliman breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that his hometown was safe.

“Actually, I came back this time hoping to give you a surprise, but it seems to be both good news and bad news!” Rod said.

Rhodes has kept the matter of Rogdorn under tight control. The Primarch has not yet fused with a Cosmic Beast, so he cannot enter the Warp to communicate with people. No one in the Empire knows that he has returned.

"Any good news? That's certainly good news. Your good news shouldn't disappoint, so tell me first!" Guilliman said.

Strange news has caused them to lose their superhuman organs, while the Chaos forces have gained the ability to grow to gigantic size. Hopefully, this good news will cheer them up a little.

“When I attacked that space necromancer overlord, I found some strange things among his collection, including several cloned prototypes,” Rhodes said.

“This is not good news, Rhodes! Cloning Primarchs at this time is of no use to the Empire. Let’s destroy them all humanely,” Guilliman said.

Guilliman and Rogdorn were remarkably in agreement on how to handle the original cloned genome!

"Don't worry! I've already taken care of this. I've humanely destroyed those cloned prototypes; nothing will be left behind. Their existence has been completely erased," Rhodes said with a smile.

"That's good!"

"In addition, among the human collections of that space necromantic overlord are several Astral Army legions, as well as various Space Marine companies from the Great Rebellion."

Moreover, this space necromantic overlord not only captured companies of other chapters during the ten thousand years of the Great Rebellion.

Some of these belong to Zhong Chengfang, Horus's offspring, and Magnus's offspring. I will send them to them. As for the remaining members of the rebel legion, I suggest that they have their gene seeds replaced and then join your and my legions. How about that?" Rhodes asked.

“No problem, as long as they remain loyal to the Empire,” Guilliman said.

Previously, there was no way to deal with these rebel soldiers, but now, thanks to Rhode's medical pod, their gene seeds can be replaced, which solves the problem. (To clarify, the previous gene seed, the one in the chest cavity, could only be removed upon death, so theoretically it was possible to replace the seed, but in practice, it wasn't feasible until the protagonist's medical pod appeared.)
“Now comes the real highlight. I found a living Primarch, Rogdorn, in his final collection. He disappeared years ago because he was kidnapped by this space necromancer,” Rhodes said.

"What?! You mean Dorn? Dorn was kidnapped by that space necromancer overlord, and you rescued him?"

(End of this chapter)