Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monsters

Chapter 521 Capturing Mortarian Alive and Bringing Him Back to the Empire for Trial

Although I don't know what Lightforged is, it must be something that makes him stronger and better able to serve humanity and the Empire.

Slay all of the Father of Genetics' enemies!
“After Lightforged, you will receive a blessing of radiant energy, a positive energy that can even heal some of the injuries of nearby allies,” Rhodes said.

Light energy is very useful in the Arcane world. Like the energy of cosmic beasts, light energy is a positive energy in the real universe and can effectively resist some invasions from the subspace.

It can also successfully counter some chaotic and dark spells. As long as one has the source of the Destroyer Angel Zog, this infusion of light energy can allow one to rest for a period of time and then perform lightforging on all the warriors of the entire legion.

As for dark energy, let's forget about it!

The dark energy of the Arcane Universe is also a kind of evil energy that corrodes living beings.

Rhodes nodded to Titus and entered the cell, looking at the pitiful demon prince, the former Primarch Mortarion.

At this point, Mortarian's body had recovered somewhat, but it was still a terrible sight, and he was in a coma.

With a gentle wave of his hand, he used his powerful psionic energy to draw energy from the warp, and a stream of warp energy was injected into Mortarion's body, awakening him.

“Mortalian is truly pitiful,” Rhodes said with a slight smile.

The first words Mortarian heard upon waking up caused him immense pain.

She glared at the man in front of her through gritted teeth. He was a man over two meters tall with black hair.

"Who dares to speak to me like that? You're just a jailer who's keeping an eye on me! Get out of here!" Mortarian roared angrily. Even though he was imprisoned here and his psionic powers were bound, he was still someone that no ordinary jailer could humiliate.

“So, I said your eyesight is a bit poor. The fact that I’m here means I’m not an ordinary jailer. You need to figure that out before you can do anything about it,” Rhodes said.

The Primarch was extremely proud, and even after Mortarion suffered two consecutive defeats, no one could make him put down his arrogance!
You idiot, haven't you read my intelligence? Haven't you learned about the new era's Primarchs?
Now, all the Primarchs can transform into normal human sizes after fusing with the Cosmic Beasts, without having to maintain their nearly 4-meter height!

However, it seems that this news is strictly kept secret in the Empire, and Rhodes' genes are something that only those who have seen Rhodes would not talk about.

You're a Primarch of the Demon Gene, a leader of the Death Order, how come you don't even have this much information?
"Get out! Go and call your legion commander over," Mortarian said.

"Then let me introduce myself. I am the leader of this new legion, the leader of the Space Garrison Legion, Primarch Rhodes. It was my men who captured you." Rhodes sneered as he introduced himself.

"You're the new Primarch? I thought you were something special! Your size isn't even as good as a typical Space Marine," Mortarian scoffed.

"If you say that, I'll be very upset!"

You're just a frog in a well, always looking at the sky from the bottom of the well!

"The world you see hasn't changed much from what it was ten thousand years ago." Rhodes shook his head helplessly and said.

You idiot! Don't you realize that even my deputy legion commanders have the ability to grow to gigantic size? How could I not?

The ability to grow to gigantic size was something Lao Tzu brought to the Warhammer universe. Previously, the Warhammer universe could only use psionic power, using warp energy to achieve gigantic growth, but that weight was far inferior to that of monsters; it was like a paper doll fighting a strong man.

"You mean you also possess the ability to grow to gigantic size, and you can change your size at will?" Mortarian asked.

“You’re not entirely stupid, but that’s enough for my expectations of you. Next, I will escort you back to Holy Terra and hold a grand public execution ceremony to put an end to this traitor,” Rhodes said.

There is no possibility of Mortalian being exonerated. This guy once attacked the Grey Knights and was even branded with his name on his heart by the shrew and then banished.

Given his personality, it's impossible for him to return to the empire; he's the type who would absolutely betray the emperor.

When the Emperor created the Primarchs, he knew that due to the nature of the warp, there was a 50% chance that the Primarchs would be thrown into chaos. He originally intended to keep all of these Primarchs by his side and raise them personally.

They tried to minimize this uncertainty, but in the end, the four Chaos Gods saw through the Emperor's plan and changed everything.

"Hahaha! Publicly execute me? That's the funniest joke I've ever heard. On what grounds? On what grounds should I be publicly executed?"

"Shouldn't you execute Horus and Magnus? They were the ones who caused the biggest mess!" Tarian roared angrily.

These two idiots, one was the true instigator of the great rebellion, and the other was its leader.

The other one personally destroyed the world of Kings, forcing the Emperor to sit on the Golden Throne, and was unable to suppress Horus's rebellion immediately.

How ironic that these two culprits who put the emperor on the golden throne were forgiven by their father and even returned to the empire!

"The reason why Ruth destroyed the Internet was actually part of a conspiracy by the Chaos God."

You don't think that Magnus and his army alone can open a wide gap in the path of the king, do you?
"It's just a psionic phone, not a psionic bomb," Rhodes said.

Over the years, the Emperor has come to understand some things: Magnus simply did not have the ability to do that, to destroy the net with perfect precision.

This is all a conspiracy by the Chaos God!

As for Horus, Rhodes was too lazy to explain. Anyone sitting in the position of Warmaster, no matter who it was, would have been corrupted by Chaos under those circumstances; it was just a different way of doing things.

That guy Eribas will also think of other ways, such as letting that poison arrow that corrupted Horus corrupt Guilliman, or corrupt Saint Gilles.

Then show them the future world.

"Why are you sighing? Am I wrong? Do you know what kind of life I live? I'm a monster in everyone's eyes."

"Really? Then are you more of a monster than Angron? Have you ever been an executioner for the Emperor? Have you ever carried out missions like those of the Dark Angels and Space Wolves?"
"According to you, everyone should betray the Emperor? After all, when the Emperor created the Primarchs, he only used you as tools." Rhodes sneered. Mortarian was an absolute coward, the Primarch Rhodes despised the most, even more so than Fulgen.

Others defect because they want to, to embrace chaos, but you were forced by your own subordinates to betray you and join Nagle.

You're the only one who's looked down upon by your own offspring. How amazing do you have to be to have your own offspring, the kind of people who are naturally supposed to respect you, look down on you?

Rhodes shook his head, not intending to say anything more to Mortalian, and turned to leave the cell!
"Stop right there! What do you know? What do you bastards know? You have no idea!" Mortarian began to curse wildly.

Rhodes turned his head, a crimson light flashing across his body, raised his palm, and launched a single, almost the weakest, powerful Bull-Breaking Fist.

Then Mortalian beat him until only his head remained, and the poor Primarch passed out again.

"That's right, now you can't keep whining like a fly." Rhodes snorted and left the cell, instructing Titus to keep a close watch on him.

Upon arriving at the bridge command room, Rhodes contacted Guilliman, who was far away in Holy Terra.

"Rhodes, how's it going on your end?" Guilliman asked anxiously as soon as they made contact.

With his own Alteramar, 500 worlds, hundreds of thousands of reinforcements sent by Rhodes, and support from the Lord of Fire Dragons, he has now stabilized the situation and even forced the Chaos forces into a series of defeats.

His only concern now is the situation on the front lines with Rhodes. This time, the Chaos forces have also made some upgrades in order to win, and these guys have gained the ability to grow to enormous sizes.

“Don’t worry, my battle is over too. I didn’t even have to lift a finger. Titus took down Mortalian all by himself,” Rhodes said.

"Motalian was defeated by your genetic offspring? How is that possible! Tell me what happened in detail!" Guilliman asked in surprise.

"Here's what happened." I had to tell Guilliman the whole story, the entire course of the war.

"Nurgle didn't give Mortalian the gigantification upgrade! Is that why he was defeated?" Many of Nurgle's archmages received this gigantification upgrade.

Even some Chaos Champions have it, but I can't believe Mortarion didn't get it! How badly did this guy fare in the Nurgle faction?

“Even if he were enlarged, he might not be able to beat Titus.”

"Unless Horus turns Mortarion into an unkillable cockroach like he did back then, he's doomed," Rhodes said.

Although both can grow to enormous size, the kind of enormous size controlled by the Chaos Force is incomparable to their own; they are not on the same level at all.

Super Beasts are far stronger than ordinary monsters, and even Cosmic Mythical Beasts are incomparable to ordinary monsters.

“I understand. It seems we have won this war. As long as we can prevent the plague of the gods, then all of Natto’s plans will fail,” Guilliman nodded and said.

The fact that his brother was defeated so quickly still gave him a sense of unreality, but when he thought about the increase in strength he had gained after fusing with the cosmic beast, it all seemed to make perfect sense.

Without the ability to grow to gigantic size, one is not a super life form and cannot comprehend the power of a super life form.

"We plan to build a powerful energy amplification device here, with Elsa, the goddess of life, and one of my subordinates who controls the energy of light."

"We will use this device to create a field of light and life, and then project it into all the worlds of the galaxy to completely eradicate all the plague of the gods and provide protection," Rhodes said.

The power of the Goddess of Life can effectively suppress warp energy, while the light power of the Root Destroyer Angels can dispel physical plagues, leaving Nurgle helpless!
This green fat guy's true form can't come to the real universe.

“I understand. Is there anything I can do to help you?” Guilliman asked.

Building an energy amplification device, similar to the new series on Holy Terra, could indeed effectively suppress the divine plague originating from the warp.

He completely agreed with this approach.

“I don’t need your help. I have enough manpower and resources at my disposal. As for building materials, I will use one-dimensional metals,” Rhodes said.

Using extradimensional metal, Rhodes can also use this conquering device in the future, mobilizing powerful extradimensional energy and leveraging the extradimensional space to achieve better results.

“I understand. This expedition can continue. Complete the second phase as soon as possible, then the third phase. We are going to conquer the dark side of the Empire,” Guilliman said.

The war in the shadows of the empire had already begun, but the only ones carrying it out were Leon the Lion and Horus.

Once all the strategic deployments on the Imperial Holy Frontier are completed, they can go and provide support!

"How are your preparations going regarding Mortarion? I can prepare ships at any time to transport him back to Holy Terra," Rhodes asked.

Executing a traitorous Primarch was something Rhodes and Guilliman had planned long ago. Magnus was originally the first choice for this task, but now Mortalian has been chosen instead.

“The matter is complicated. Father has agreed, but we need to recall all the other Primarchs that have been added outside, then hold a grand public trial to pronounce judgment on all of Mortalian’s crimes, and then execute him completely,” Guilliman said.

This is a great opportunity to boost the morale of the Empire, and it cannot be missed. The traitor Mortarian will receive the punishment he deserves.

“I understand. I’ll give you a year. We’ll meet in Holy Terra after that,” Rhodes said.

“Okay, a year from now, we will execute this traitor in Holy Terra.”

The two nodded to each other and then ended the communication.

News of the empire's great victory spread like wildfire.

(End of this chapter)