Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 237 Old Huang is Addicted to Winning Without Lifting His Hands (Please Subscribe)
Thinking of the various "dark technology era" relics on Medusa, Nimrod immediately decided to answer the Emperor's call.

After a moment's thought, he decided on the people who would accompany him.

"Fourth Legion, follow me to Medusa. Order the Death Lord to immediately withdraw from the surface and prepare to set sail."

Nimrod remembers the Black Snow Mountain of Karash, where Fernus Manus fell, a place considered cursed by the locals, haunted by the spirits of the dead from the long old night and monsters with steel skins.

Ferrus Manus ventures deep beneath the frozen ruins of Medusa, opening several anciently sealed underground bunkers, where he discovers mutants and zombies hidden in the depths, as well as cyborgs made of flesh and metal.

Those extraordinary individuals using the "Death" pathway can exert influence on Medusa.

Of course, there are also extraordinary individuals and technical sergeants who follow the "Perfect" path.

“Summon Gabriel to come to me.”

The Forge Master Rosicky Cech is overseeing the installation of portals and fortress-level energy shields across seven star systems, while Wojcech Belik is developing the Sepra Mundi.

Two sidereal hours later, Ninglu met with Technical Sergeant Gabriel.

"What is the current status of the Vickerstrix family's knight mechs?"

Gabriel spoke out in the report.

“My lord, as you commanded, I have been assisting them in repairing the knight armor ever since Vixtric swore allegiance to you.”

"By the time I left the Darksos Twin System, eighty-three of the Vickerstrix family’s ninety-five mechs had been repaired, and the remaining twelve were too badly damaged for me to repair."

"After arriving in the Flame Wheel system, I have been working with the Knights of Vixtricx. Forty Knight mechs have suffered varying degrees of damage in the battle."

"Of them, fourteen were beyond repair, and ten were destroyed by the Death Dreadnoughts and artillery during the attack on the Orc warlord's fortress."

After listening to Vickers' briefing, Ninglu spoke.

"Come with me to the Medusa Galaxy."

He then determined, by questioning and observing Gabriel's aura, that Gabriel had already absorbed the "Generalist" potion.

After having Arsena explain Medusa's situation to Gabriel, Nimrod returned to the "Land of Chaos" and ordered the space apes to concoct an "archaeologist" potion.

Upon returning to the real world, Gabriel drank the golden potion and advanced to Sequence 8 Extraordinary.

Five sidereal days later, the Shadow of Reign and the fleet of the Fourth Chapter set sail for the Medusa system.

Apart from the Second, Third, Fourth, and Seventh Warbands, the other eight Warbands committed varying numbers of troops to continue purging the remaining Greenskins in the Flame Wheel system, together with the Second and Sixth Legions.

Three weeks later, the fleet arrived in the Medusa system.

Nimrod traveled alone in the shuttle to the Imperial flagship, the Busephalus.

During the journey, he looked out at the Medusa Galaxy through the viewing window.

The star in the Medusa Galaxy is very unique; it is a supergiant blue star.

This star system has four planets orbiting the "blue sun".

From any perspective, this star system is not a habitable world; it should be classified as a dead world, like Katachon and Fenris.

Moments later, the shuttle landed on the Bussefaros helipad.

As Ning Lu stepped off the deck, he immediately saw Old Man Huang and Alpha Reis standing behind him.

“Ninglu, after you find your brother, I will tell you in detail about your achievements in the Wheel of Flames.”

"Now, let's set off."

Ning Lu had no objections and spoke up.

"As you wish."

The three boarded the Emperor's Stormbird, and the gunboat immediately took off.

Nimrod's gaze pierced through the viewing window, passing through the silicate dust clouds and debris such as asteroids and wrecked ships within the galaxy, and looked toward the giant planet Medusa IV, which was several times the size of Terra.

The Primarch's eyes suddenly narrowed as he keenly sensed a surge of psionic energy emanating from the Emperor and enveloping the Stormbird.

Ion storms, randomly malfunctioning space mines, and a host of ancient but still deadly automated weapon systems.

In "Subspace Insight," it is a cold world, only slightly colder than Fenris.

The raging ion storms and drifting space mines were kept at bay. The ancient and deadly automated weapon systems were completely ineffective, allowing the storm birds to fly right past them.

The surface of Medusa, the throne of Medusa forged from iron, is as hard as the stone of the desolate Shadowlands, as black as shale in the dead of winter.

Like all the creations of Phenus Manus's hands, it is very beautiful.

The throne has a towering, handcrafted metal chain back and somewhat worn armrests, with thick, black iron bars coiled around it like snakes, etched with silver scales.

On his throne, Phenus Manus, who was talking with those around him, looked up at the sky, his liquid metal-like silver eyes gleaming with a dazzling light.

The Medusas followed Gorgon, their demigod gaze fixed on the sky, where they saw the dense atmosphere as if it had been cleaved by lightning.

In the Medusa's memory, such a scene has only happened twice: the first time was when Gorgon descended, and now it is the second time.

Finus Manus suddenly stood up, his voice ringing out as always, a voice as heavy as lead that echoed throughout the hall.

He spoke to Gabriel Santo and the group of Iron Fathers he had trained.

"be prepared."

Gorgon of the Medusa offered no explanation and strode away.

The steelworkers frantically climbed onto their machines, each vehicle at least a hundred meters long.

With engines roaring, Santo and the Steel Fathers floored the accelerator, and the steel chariot sped off.

But they were quickly left behind by Gorgon, whose chariots sped across the cratered ground.

The hundred-meter-long steel tank was tossed into the air and plunged into impact craters like a toy.

A steel tank, unfortunately, crashed diagonally into an abandoned mineral mining pit that reached deep into the Earth's core, and was swallowed up in an instant, leaving only the loud bang of the collision and terrified screams.

"Stop!"

Santo of the Avini clan shouted loudly.

"Trust Gorgon, he is a demigod, no one can threaten him."

One sidereal hour later, the Stormbirds landed.

Ninglu was one step behind Old Man Huang, and Alpharez, just like before, was also one step behind him.

Nimrod looked at Finus Manus, whose shale-colored hair was cut very short.

His eyes were like two silver coins, reflecting no light, and they were cold and scrutinizing as he looked at the three of them.

He was clad in chainmail, strung together with saw-edged straps made of Medusa Iron, revealing pale, bulging muscles covered in scars.

Feralus Manus was not as ferocious as the wolf king; he was like a boning knife or a hand-forged suit of armor.

Nimrod's gaze finally settled on Finus Manus's hands, which shimmered as if they were wearing gloves made of liquid metal.

His eyes were deep and unfathomable as he thought to himself.

[Asimos is very likely a star god, or at least a fragment of it.]
While Ninglu was pondering, the emperor spoke.

“Finnus Manus, my son.”

"I am the Lord of Humanity, it is time for you to return to my side."

Finus Manus spoke, his voice like lead being poured.

"You must prove that you possess power that rivals mine."

He clenched his silver fist, and even though the starlight was obscured by thick clouds, his iron hand gleamed brilliantly.

The human emperor's eyes flashed, and he spoke.

“Your brother, Ninglu, will fight for you in my place.”

Ning Lu frowned slightly, glanced at Old Man Huang, and thought to himself.

Is Old Huang addicted to winning by doing nothing?
First, I was put to face Riemann Russ, and then I was put to face Fernus Manus.

Unlike the Wolf King, with whom a conflict was inevitable due to psychic powers, I have no reason to clash with Medusa's Gorgon!
(End of this chapter)