Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 225 Catachan Lobe

Void Hunter, Lord Captain's Quarters.

Sanchez walked through the office, removed his black armor in the private armory, crossed the meditation room, and entered the bathroom, which was located at the innermost level opposite the bedroom.

He added eleven drops of the ritual oil he had asked Thomas for to the bath, and then immersed himself in the water.

After the clock ticked thirty-three times, he got up, dried himself with a towel, and put on a black robe.

Sanchez entered the meditation room and walked to the altar.

The altar in the meditation room is 11.1 meters in diameter and 3.3 meters high, occupying most of the room's area.

Sanchez ascended the altar, lit the candles, and then used a ritual dagger to decorate the spiritual wall.

He then knelt on the black onyx mat and began to recite in Dunn.

"The Black Emperor of the Shadow of Order"
The mysterious ruler of a disordered kingdom
The King of Light and Shadow who rules the rules.

I pray for Your watchful gaze.

I pray that Your voice will be heard:
I have arrived in the Catachan system and persuaded the local tribes to pledge their allegiance to Lord Nimrod.

Scales, balance of a disordered land, please transfer your power to my incantation.

……

"The Iron Laws of the King, the foundation of a disordered kingdom, please transfer your power to my incantation."

As soon as Sanchez finished reciting the incantation, he suddenly felt an invisible force surging within the altar.

He lowered his head and continued chanting the incantation. At the same moment, on planet number four of the Flame Wheel Galaxy...

A faint sound, almost imperceptible, reached Ning Lu's ears. Had he not been so perceptive, he would have almost missed it amidst the roar of gunfire.

The Primarch, attached to the Hand of Order, roared as he thought to himself.

[It sounded like a prayer, but much fainter than when Arcena Dunn and Thomas prayed. Was it due to the distance?]
Thirty-four minutes later, after the battle against the fortifications ended, Ninglu shunned the crowd and went to the shadowy side of the "Land of Chaos".

Ninglu discovered a sphere of light, shimmering red, on the shadowy side.

Ninglu unleashed his spirituality, spreading it towards the red sphere of light.

Upon first contact, blurry and distorted images immediately appeared in his mind, and illusory and overlapping sounds rang out.

"The Black Emperor of the Shadow of Order"
A disordered nation...
……

I pray that Your voice will be heard:
I have arrived in the Catachan system... They... have offered their loyalty.

……

"The King's Iron Law... Please transfer your power to my incantation."

Sanchez's voice was intermittent, and his Dunn words were incomplete.

His eyes were deep, his thoughts racing as he pondered the reasons behind it.

The distance between Katachon and the Wheel of Flame is measured in light-years, and Sanchez's prayers consumed a great deal of energy during the "transmission process".

This is somewhat similar to interstellar communication; the information is incomplete, but the advantage is that it can be done almost in real time.

Yes, normal prayer doesn't require offerings, but if Sanchez hadn't set up an altar and offered sacrifices, the message probably wouldn't have been able to "deliver."
Ning Lu frowned, carefully examined the matter for a moment, and pondered in his heart.

With further privileges granted, cross-galaxy, real-time, and clear communication should be possible.

The earliest I could achieve this is when I digest the "Briber" potion, and the latest I should be able to do so is after I'm promoted to "Corrupted Baron."
Even after realizing this, Ninglu was still satisfied with the results of the experiment.

He whispered, "I understand," and then transmitted it to the red orb through a subtle connection.

"Catachan Galaxy, Void Hunter," Sanchez chanted repeatedly.

He received no response, but he did not give up and continued to recite diligently.

Suddenly, black mist rose in his eyes, and within the mist, a blurry figure stood in the deepest part.

"……understood."

Sanchez was shocked and also noticed that the sentence was incomplete.

[Am I not devout enough to hear all the revelations of the Black Emperor?]
Are the Black Emperor and the Father the same great being?

[…]
Sanchez's thoughts drifted, and after kneeling for a while longer, he rose and went to the surface.

Chief Pharmacist Mikel has led a "Beastmaster", five "Pharmacists" and three "Hunters" deep into the dense forest.

Because the information issued by the father of genetics warned that wearing power armor would make them easier to spot by dangerous plants and animals, they did not wear black armor.

The Shadows of Order were all dressed in green shirts and shorts, carrying green backpacks.

However, this also reduced their resistance to poison, requiring them to be injected with an antidote every so often they advanced.

The formation of the Shadow Order was not the usual dense formation; they were spaced hundreds of meters apart.

This is to avoid gathering together and making too much noise, which could provoke attacks from plants and animals.

Even so, vines would occasionally shoot out like pythons towards the shadows of order. The shadows of order reacted swiftly, wielding their charged blades to shred the onrushing vines.

The three "hunters" walked on the sides and back of the group respectively, while Mikel walked at the front of the line.

The "vampire" further amplifies the sense of smell of the shadows of order; to him, every creature smells different.

The same species, including every shadow of order around them, possesses different blood characteristics.

The "vampire" can identify the subtle scent characteristics of every creature he encounters and record them in his superhuman brain.

The "vampire" moved nimbly, weaving through the ground cover that was about the width of a normal person, avoiding the yellow-green light that filtered through the tree canopy.

The "vampire's" nose twitched slightly as it locked onto a creature six kilometers away.

Its blood volume is thick, making it appear as different from the surrounding creatures as a pond or a puddle.

The "vampire" understood that this was also due to its enormous body and large amount of blood.

Mikel recalled the information issued by the father of genetics and had already guessed what the creature might be.

Katachon the Devil.

After confirming that the creature was a Katachon demon, the "beast tamer" decided to tame it.

Even in Katachon, where dangerous animals abound, the Katachon demon is a formidable creature. Taming it will make navigating the forest much easier.

The "vampire" used its sense of smell to avoid the Catachan creatures that smelled of blood as it made its way toward its target.

Just then, he felt something fall from above.

Mikel looked up and saw a bird-like creature floating toward his head.

Its body is composed of tendril-like plants.

The "vampire" felt that there was not a single drop of blood in its body.

That's a plant, not an animal.

Mikel's superhuman brain spun rapidly, matching it with the brain lobes described in the data distributed by the Father of Genetics.

The cerebral lobe is hidden in the dense jungle of the Catalan region, but it can attach tendrils to a person's spine and brain to control the body.

Mikel was not surprised at all that the lobes of the brain could move and actively hunt for food.

In Katachon, every plant is like a living creature; they are all hunters, feeding on living things.

The vines will launch attacks, and the lobes will control the creature's actions.

[The brain lobe was specifically requested by the father of genetics.]
While Mikel was thinking, he pulled out a black, arm-length iron bar from the side of his backpack.

He raised the iron bar and pressed the round button on it.

A silk net shot into the air and enveloped the brain lobe.

The silk netting stuck to the brain lobe, and the medicine prepared by the "pharmacist" immediately penetrated the brain lobe.

The brain lobe is completely paralyzed and unable to move.

Mikel caught the lobe and hung it on his backpack.

Mikel's backpack had many hooks on it, which he had specially prepared for his trip to Qatarchan.

Just then, the "hunter" on the far left of the group suddenly rolled backward.

In front of him, enormous tentacles, like tentacles, sprang up from the ground and swiftly wrapped around the "hunter's" arm.

The hunter swung his right arm sharply, severing the tentacles that reached him with his charged sword. He was about to swing his sword at the cracked, wrinkled opening in the ground.

The hunter suddenly felt dizzy and swayed.

He planted his power sword in the ground to keep from falling.

I've been poisoned.
Realizing this, the "hunter" tore off the tentacle with his right hand and then took out an antidote from his shirt pocket and injected it into his left arm.

After regaining his senses, the "hunter" drew his power sword and cleaved the gaping maw in the ground.

He stared in shock at the plant slowly disappearing before him.

[I am the shadow of order, inheriting the sensory abilities of the father of genes, or the "hunter." My senses are sharp; I didn't even notice it just now.]

This is Milner, the catcher.
The Shadow of Order recalled the Miler catcher data issued by the Father of Genetics.

Miler catchers are plants that grow close to the ground. Their roots are very sensitive to ground vibrations, which are caused by creatures wandering nearby.

They appear harmless when they are in a dormant state.

When they attack, their enormous tentacles spring up violently, unleashing a fierce strike.
The Hunter suddenly realized what the Father of Genetics and the Chapter Leader had both said.

"A hunter needs to be familiar with the environment and make use of it."

[Only by becoming familiar with the environment and creatures of Katachon can I act as the hunter, rather than as prey for the flora and fauna of this world.]
When the "hunter" understood the meaning of this sentence, he suddenly felt his spirituality become more active and his control over the power within his body became stronger.

(End of this chapter)