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Chapter 334 Li Nuo Destroys Evil!
The eyes of the Human Empire and the Paru Empire were focused on the ascension scene, and everyone forgot about an important figure—Alpharis.

Granit 5.

The planet has fallen, ravaged by demons and chaos orcs, and permeated with an impenetrable sense of despair and death.

"Rustle, rustle—"

The sand and gravel slid down, leaving shallow footprints on the soft sand dunes.

AlphaRice activated its invisibility field and walked silently through the desolate wilderness.

Granite 5 is beyond saving; its orbital tower and many other aerospace facilities have fallen into the hands of demons and chaos orcs.

Alpharis is walking towards a relatively poorly defended orc airfield.

He planned to stay there and look for an opportunity to leave the planet.

"Hiss, hiss hiss hiss——————"

The sound of a venomous snake flicking its tongue was like the gentle shaking of a maracas.

Alpharis stopped and looked warily toward the source of the sound, only to find that a figure had appeared there at some point.

"A lizardman?" Alpharis's gaze narrowed slightly, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Having lived for so many years, this was the first time he had ever heard of lizardmen in the world, and that they existed on Granite 5.

Is this a coincidence?
The lizardman's triangular eyes looked over, and Alpharis knew that his appearance was no coincidence.

This lizardman came for me.

"Who are you?" Alpharis asked in a low voice while remaining invisible, activating the external speaker.

His voice was muffled by the wind, but the lizardman could hear it clearly.

"As you can see, I am a lizard man."

"Ha, what a charade. If you want to leave this planet, just stay here quietly and don't cause any trouble. Otherwise, please leave."

Alpharis weighed the heavy bomb gun in his hand, pondering whether to shoot the alien to prevent it from revealing its location.

“This is our second meeting, Alpharis. You weren’t so awkward the last time we met.”

"A second meeting?" Alpharis dug into his memories but couldn't recall it.

The lizardman chuckled:

"Oh, your great emperor, didn't he tell you about the sub-universe?"

Alpharis frowned. "Sub-universe? What's that?"

The gun barrel was raised, and the finger rested on the trigger.

Alpharis felt as if he were being corrupted by chaos, and instinctively assumed an offensive stance:
"You'd better make your point clearer, my bullets don't have eyes."

The lizardman's smile faded, and a mocking look appeared in his eyes.

It raised its left hand, its fingertips tracing a line in the air.

"Crash--"

The heavy bomb gun turned into countless grains of sand, which slipped through their fingers.

Alpharis watched in shock as his weapon vanished into thin air.

“I think you can listen to me now.” The lizardman, with his hands behind his back, strode toward Alpharis.
"Let me tell you the truth. You are Alpharis, Lord of the Alpha Legion, the 20th son of the Emperor. But as you can see, you do not command a Space Marine Legion; you merely act as an Imperial agent, carrying out dirty and shady espionage missions. Isn't that pathetic? The culprit behind all this is not your Emperor, but that transmigrator named 'Li Nuo'..."

The lizardman slowly recounted the story of "Li Nuo's" time travel.

The story it tells is consistent with the "time travel process" presented to Li Nuo by the Emperor and the Book of Destiny.

The storyline and details are well-developed, but it's clear that Alpharis won't trust the other party so easily.

"It's a very good story, but unfortunately, to me, the story you told is almost like a fairy tale and lacks persuasiveness."

Alpharis drew another heavy bomb gun from his waist.

"Crash--"

The second gun followed in the footsteps of the first, blending into the yellow sand on the ground.

The lizardman lowered his left hand, which he had been using to cast the spell, and returned to the position of having his hands behind his back. He said calmly:

“I know you don’t believe me, Alpharis, but that’s alright, I’ll convince you. Just as I said, Lino possessed a portion of your twin brother’s warp essence, thus enabling him to freely transfer consciousness between different orcs. Based on this, he established the orc empire called ‘Paru’.”

“I don’t have any twin brothers,” Alpharis couldn’t help but interject, then felt a tightness in his throat and could no longer make a sound.

The lizardman continued:
"The bad news is that Li Nuo is using that part of the warp essence to become the true god of the Palu orcs, and you may never be able to take that part of the warp essence back."

"The good news is, I happen to have a copy of the subspace essence belonging to Omega. It can grant you... hehehe—"

The lizardman let out a sinister laugh that sent chills down the spines of those who heard it.
"It can grant you the ability to possess demons. You heard right, the ability to possess demons. You can freely transfer your consciousness among demons, like Lino, and build a demon empire. How about it, interested? Just nod your head, and this warp essence is yours."

The tightness in his throat disappeared, and Alpharis regained his ability to speak.

"If you possess such a powerful warp essence, why don't you use it yourself? I am loyal to the Empire, loyal to the Emperor. Even if you truly possess a warp essence capable of controlling demons, I will not use it..."

"Heh." The lizardman darted closer, his right fingertip piercing through Alpharis's chest armor and protruding from his back with a soft "plop."

"Thump, thump..." A scarlet heart pounded in the lizardman's right hand.

Alpharis only realized he was under attack at this point, but he was unable to move.

The lizardman withdrew his right arm, which was embedded in the other's body, and crushed the heart in his hand in front of Alpharis.

Blood splattered everywhere, staining his goggles and blurring Alpharis's vision. Intense dizziness and coldness assaulted his brain and body.

"Huff, huff..." Alpharis's breathing became heavy. "You...you..."

"Too weak, Alpharis. How can someone like you help the God Emperor defeat the mighty Paru Empire?"

As the lizardman spoke in an elegant tone, he slashed through the void with his fingertips and took out a sticky, foul-smelling object from his dimensional pocket.

Aiming at the hole in Alpharis's chest cavity, with a forceful push and press, accompanied by a "plop" sound, the black object was forcibly squeezed into Alpharis's chest cavity, becoming his new heart.

"Enjoy the pleasure of controlling and enslaving demons."

The lizardman withdrew his right hand, brought his fingertips to his mouth, and stuck out his long, thin tongue to savor Alpharis's blood, completely absorbed in it.

It turned and strolled away leisurely, its figure gradually fading. Alpharis clutched his chest, feeling a powerful and evil force taking over his body and assaulting his head.

As he was about to lose consciousness, he collapsed to the ground, extending his right hand toward the lizardman's retreating figure:
“Why…why…”

The lizardman didn't turn his head, but raised his right hand and waved it behind him:

"There aren't so many whys. I just think it's more fun this way. I look forward to more types of demons appearing. That way, the world will be more interesting."

The lizardmen disappeared.

Alpharis's head lolled to the side, and he fell into a coma.

Half an hour later, Alpharis slowly woke up.

He immediately touched his chest and was surprised to find that his body and armor had been restored to their original state, as if what had happened before was just a dream.

But the unusual heartbeat inside his chest told him that a heart that did not belong to him, yet possessed immense power, was beating within him.

“Control, demons…” Alpharis stood up, supporting himself on the ground. “That’s a complete fantasy.”

He instinctively reached out to touch where the weapon was, but found nothing.

His primary and secondary weapons had been crushed to dust by the lizardmen.

Alpharis looked at his empty palms, his fingers contracting and expanding, as if searching for a suitable weapon.

As if in response to his desire, a trickle of psionic energy flowed from his chest and converged in his palm.

Alpharis's pupils contracted slightly.

He saw a wisp of black energy in his palm.

The gas transformed into an arrow symbol, pointing to several black dots not far away.

The scanning module of the goggles told Alpharis that they were several demons wandering the wilderness, the lowest kind, without even a fixed outline, growing out of whatever they ate, and their appearance was hideous.

"Controlling...demons"

Alpharis narrowed his eyes, a thought flashing through his mind.

The black arrow in his palm shot out and entered the body of a low-level demon in the blink of an eye.

The next instant, Alpharis's eyes glazed over, and he stood there dumbfounded, while the lowly demon trembled, its eyes filled with shock and joy!
It really can control demons!
...

...

Terra Palace, Golden Throne.

The four Primarchs met with the God Emperor and learned the truth about the sub-universe, as well as the true origin of their enemy, "Li Nuo".

The God Emperor condensed a golden avatar, walked to the throne, and came to the holographic sand table to share his battle plan with his four heirs.

"The Paru Orcs have used warp shadow technology to blockade that star system, cutting off our ability to reach our target location via warp travel. Your legions can only reach the battlefield via the Webway."

The God Emperor pointed a beam of psionic energy at the green area on the holographic sand table:
"There are no fewer than a hundred billion orcs gathered here, but the vast majority of them are merely paid to contribute their faith to the evil Lino and lack combat capabilities. The enemy you are about to face is a regular army of over ten million Palu orcs who have blocked the exit of the network. They possess nearly a thousand warships, including one hundred and ten battleships. The regular Palu orc army is mainly composed of armored orcs equipped with Gauss weapons and personal protective force fields, and their individual combat capabilities are comparable to the elite mortals of the Sun Army."

More than ten million elite Sun Army orcs of equal combat strength may sound like a lot, but in reality, they are nothing compared to the human empire.

The Palu orcs have been able to hold out until now entirely because they control the exit of the network, allowing them to concentrate their more than ten million orc warriors and block the human empire's only direction of attack.

If the location were different, such as a small star system in the Milky Way, these more than ten million orc warriors would be scattered when they fought, their combat power would be greatly reduced, and they wouldn't even be worthy of being a piece of the Space Marine Legion's teeth.

“Father, I will lead the inner circle warriors to carve a bloody path for the empire,” Ryan Johnson said, his golden short hair complementing his golden divine emperor avatar.

“No, Ryan, the responsibility of leading the charge falls to us Space Wolves,” Leman Ruth added immediately.

“We have fought against the elite of the Palu Orcs, and we know these greenskins better than you do. Trust me, the Space Wolves will pave the way for the Empire's warriors as quickly as possible.”

Ruth thumped his chest and growled in a deep voice:

"The wolves are fearless in the face of sacrifice, so it's settled. The task of clearing the way will be left to us!"

Everyone looked at the God Emperor, who nodded slightly to them, thus confirming the choice of the vanguard.

The God Emperor zoomed in on the green area, displaying dozens of bulky ships on the holographic sand table, and introduced them as follows:
"These are the Palu Orcs' ecoships, engineering vessels, and warp shadow ships. Your primary target is the ecoships. No need to destroy them; simply disable their life support systems, and Lino's evil plan to become a god will fail. Then you can slowly deal with these wicked creatures..."

The discussion lasted for several hours.

Later that same day, four Space Marine legions, totaling more than half a million Space Marines, entered the Webway through the Golden Gate, embarking on their journey to beyond the galaxy.

The God Emperor spared no expense to prevent Li Nuo from becoming a god.

The fleet, consisting of 500,000 Space Marines and 25 million mortal soldiers, was unprecedented in size, with 300 battleships alone.

Faced with such a behemoth, even with their mastery of the network navigation technology, the Eldar fleet dared not dodge or be negligent.

Elena personally led the Jesters to welcome the four Primarchs and guide the Imperial Fleet to Lino's ascension site.

The convenience of online navigation is fully demonstrated at this moment.

The Legion's mechanical priests were almost dumbfounded when faced with the Webgate. Their logic circuits were running at high speed, but they were still unable to crack the technology behind the Webgate.

The Auger matrix scanning network parameters was operating at high capacity, and the Thinker array responsible for reverse engineering the network technology was generating a dense barrage of electrostatic noise.

All the technical staff in the entire fleet were immersed in the network technology. Even the soldiers who did not understand the technology were full of emotion and imagined the wonderful scene after the Empire mastered the network.

"Gentlemen, we are about to reach the finish line, and a battle will break out next."

Elena said in front of the sand table:
"The Eldar fleet last engaged the Paru Orcs six hours ago. The Paru Orcs launched a fierce counterattack, inflicting heavy losses on us, forcing us to retreat entirely to the network space near the terminal station for repairs. When we launch our assault on the network gate later, the Eldar fleet will flank us..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lehman Russ waved his hand, interrupting Elena:

"No need. Space Wolf will handle everything. After passing through that space ahead, there's the net passage gate leading to the ascension site, right? In that case, we don't need to waste any more time here. Let's start the attack now."

Elena hesitated, but ultimately chose to submit to the large human empire fleet.

Lehman Ruth returned to the flagship and led the Space Wolves fleet in an attack.

The fleets of Dark Angels, Raven Guardians, and Blood Angels lagged half a step behind, closely following Space Wolves as they charged toward the net gates of the final station.

Strangely, no Palu beastmen appeared on the road.

Near the gate of the net passage, there was a deathly silence.

(End of this chapter)