Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 511: Rescuing Omega Ahead of Schedule, Asking for Live Samples Isn't Too Much to Ask For, Right?
June 863.

Bad Habits Sector, Shadow of Reign, Primarch Office.

After listening to Keane's report, Ninglu fell into deep thought.

[Sloth was only concerned with escaping from Perturabo; he had no scepter capable of firing destructive rays and no numerous constructs to protect him.]

His regenerative abilities were also weak, and he was killed by Peturabo's external attack.

He should be the lowest-ranking infiltrator in the Schloss group.
Nimrod recalls that during the "Randan War," Alpharis learned that his twin primordial brother Omega had ended up in Baal Sarvor.

He led his men to that planet.

Alphareis then discovered with rage that Shloth was using their biotechnology to attempt to enslave Omega.

In close combat, Alpharis was no match for Shros; the worm-men's powerful regenerative abilities...

His power spear was knocked away, worm tentacles wrapped around his waist, and necrotic acid corroded his armor.

Ultimately, it was the think tank director Rukur who sacrificed his life to launch a psionic attack, stunning Schloss for a second, which gave his Primarch the opportunity to insert an armor-piercing grenade into Schloss and detonate it.

Rukur knew he was going to die the moment before he launched his attack. He had used his psionic powers shortly before, and seconds later he collapsed to his knees in agony, convulsing and gagging.

He was a powerful curator of the Astartes think tank, with a will far beyond that of ordinary people, but he was still countered the moment he touched Shlos's mind.

Even if Perturabo is stronger than Alpharis, he couldn't possibly kill a Shlos Overseer, or even a Destroyer, so easily.

After all, even when the three Primarchs, including Ryan Eljonson, fought their final battle in Turks, the situation was extremely dire.

Peturab encountered an infiltrator.
Ning Lu came to a conclusion, when suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him.

[Yes, I can go to Baal Savor to rescue him a few years earlier, before Alpharis knows Omega's location.]
Ninglu believed that Sloth would not be lenient with Omega. Since he wanted to enslave Omega, he would definitely conduct a comprehensive study of him.

[Sloth's science and technology have perfectly broken down the boundaries between organic and inorganic matter. Their biochemical synthesis technology can achieve various functions and act entirely according to the will of its master.]

Schloss's laboratory is of immense value. Besides research data, it contains live samples such as blood and skin tissue, which can be used to create occult items and discover the infiltrated Alpha.
The blood of the progenitor contains powerful, mysterious energy.

Nimrod knew that the future Nurgle Archdeacon Krugs had created a disease called the Plague of Gods using a drop of Guilliman's blood.

Omega was tormented to the point of despair by Shlos. I reduced his suffering and prevented Alpha from losing its think tank director and a large number of elites. In return, I only asked for some live samples, which is what I deserve.

Hmm... I really am a very kind person who works tirelessly and asks for very little!
After noting down the future arrangements, Ninglu turned his gaze to the one-meter-long crystal coffin in front of him, where clumps of worms and a tattered piece of clothing floated in the static force field.

The "Corrupted Baron" activated his spiritual vision to examine it. [Unfortunately, even an ordinary infiltrator is a qualified potion ingredient, but it is damaged and can only be used as a spiritual material.]

The shroud is the primary material for the "Necromancer," the next Sequence 6 advancement in the "Spiritualist" path, but it's damaged and can only be used as a spiritual material.
But they have other uses before being used as spiritual materials.

Ninglu looked at Malena Skala, whose brown hair, resembling venomous snakes, swayed.

"Marlena, they are yours now."

“You should conduct your research first, and then send it to the master of the foundry; he might also find something there.”

"When the research is finally completed, the worm is yours, and the cloak is his."

"Follow Your will." Malena raised her hand, and vines spread from her armor, wrapping around the crystal coffin.

She turned around, and the vines, like tentacles, lifted the crystal coffin as she walked out of the eleven-meter-wide main office door.

Seeing that the Black Emperor's gaze had fallen on him again, Keown continued his briefing.

"Despite the intelligence you provided and Lord Peturabo's meticulous planning, the 'Iron Warriors' still paid a heavy price."

"As far as I know, the number of casualties in the battle in the Campinas system reached 7,490, and the total number of casualties on other fronts exceeded 5,000."

"The 'Iron Warrior' also lost more than two hundred ships, including no fewer than seventy capital ships, about one-third of which were destroyed by drone swarms from artificial war satellites."

Primarch's servant spoke with a hint of worry during Kion's pause.

"My lord, we also suffered considerable losses in the battles to liberate Shana and the Bad Habits Sector."

"Five thousand eight hundred and forty Order Shadows have already perished. Due to the widespread participation of think tanks in the war and their targeted efforts to deal with the neural collars, the casualty rate is far higher than in the past, with a total of one hundred and thirty people killed." Ning Lu nodded slightly. He had anticipated this, but the prophecy dice still had more than a year of cooldown before he could perform divination.

I will resolve this issue soon.

Upon hearing the Black Emperor's words, the silver-haired Primarch's attendant was relieved.

"In gratitude for your previous rescue, the 19th Army Corps has dispatched a fleet to deliver a gift to you."

"Barsa received his comrades-in-arms from his legion, who were waiting outside."

"Let them in," Ninglu ordered.

After bowing to Keown, Arsène Dunne left.

After the Primarch's servants let Balsa and his companion inside, they busied themselves in instructing their attendants to receive Lord Peturabo, who was about to arrive.

A moment later, Alastor walked into the Primarch's grand office with excitement.

The office, made of obsidian, was so spacious that Alastor, who had just been promoted to captain by the Lord of Shadows, felt that his entire squad could move around freely here.

After respectfully performing the Eagle Salute to the Primarch, he spoke.

“Lord Ninglu, Alastor Roscha of the 89th Company of the 19th Army Corps salutes you.”

"By order of the Lord of Shadows, I offer you 381 alien queens and 25 planetary marker stones, which I captured in the war with the Qiu-Oor people. I hope you will like them."

“I’m very happy with this gift,” Ninglu said with a smile.

Alastor exchanged a glance with Balsa Kuturi, a think tank member, and found courage in the latter's eyes.

"My lord, the Lord of Shadows hopes that I can stay by your side for a period of time, serve you, and learn something from you."

"The Corrupted Baron" said with a smile, in a friendly manner.

"Alastor, welcome."

"I'd be happy to accept your service."

Alastor obeyed the Shadow Lord's orders and made the request, and to his surprise, it went so smoothly.

He became the Primarch's attendant with anticipation.

Nimrod let Balsa take Alastor to settle down, and he went to his private storeroom to move Queen Cho Or and the planetary marker stone to the "Land of Chaos".

Before his final trip, he sent a message to Captain Diana Pauline, asking her to come to his office in five minutes.

He then went to the first level of the "Land of Chaos" and ordered the Space Apes to use Queen Qiu-Ol and Mind Control Maggots to concoct the Sequence 6 "Hypnotist" potion.

Diana entered the Primarch's office ten seconds ahead of schedule.

"Drink it."

Diana excitedly took the potion from the Primarch's hand, staring at the clear, colorless, viscous liquid.

It vibrates and undulates in your hand, like tiny whirlpools silently rotating beneath the surface.

She tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp, and her skin immediately developed a layer of scales.

A moment later, the newly promoted "hypnotist," who had been suppressing the overflowing power of the potion, saw the "dragon scales" on her body disappear and sensed the changes within herself.

She felt that her physical abilities had been greatly enhanced, and her strength and agility had surpassed the level of ordinary humans.

With the defense of "Dragon Scales" combined with "Battle Hypnosis," I now possess the ability to engage in direct combat.

Their combat ability should be no less than that of an ordinary psychic.
She looked at Lord Ninglu gratefully. When she was chosen as the flagship commander, she never expected that she would possess such amazing abilities.

Three sidereal days later, the battered Steelblood arrived, and Perturabo, carrying his trident, boarded the Aquila shuttle and arrived at the Shadow of Thrones.

(End of this chapter)