Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 526 Luther, who disobeyed the Lion King's orders, is the most valuable target for "corruption".

"The Disordered Country", the fourth layer of space.

Ninglu sat high on his throne deep within the black mist, listening to the reports of the four lords.

“That’s it,” Thierry Vieira exclaimed. “The grenade I threw didn’t detonate inside him.”

Ninglu recalled the scene of Alpha Reis leading his team in the battle against Shlos, and he thought of Rukur, the think tank director of the "Alpha" Legion, who launched a psionic attack at the cost of his life.

Schloss was momentarily stunned, and Alphareth seized the opportunity to throw an armor-piercing grenade into his body.

[Sacrificing think tanks is a bit too costly; there are other weapons that can achieve the same effect.]
Thinking of this, he spoke up.

"A glass grenade, it will give you a chance."

Thierry understood. “My Lord, you mean that when the Warp Brain Worm collides with the Wormman, they will reach a stalemate.”

Howard Find's eyes lit up upon hearing this. If that were the case, he could hunt down Sloth more easily and present him to the Black Emperor.

As he pondered, he continued his report, following the words of the knight lord.

"With the power you have granted me, I captured Sloth. The technocrats then discovered advanced technology, unlike anything humans could ever imagine, within the disc-shaped ship."

Upon hearing this, Ninglu considered the expertise of his various "mechanical experts" and concluded that Ryan Ramirez, who had explored the Ramirez-class star fortress, was clearly the most suitable.

"I will have Ryan take over the research on Sloth's ships."

“We will assist the Great Sage in completing the reception,” Howard added.

"After Shloth's death, the Randan Xenomorphs seemed to descend into a desperate madness."

"We suspect that Shlos's death will lead to severe punishment for them."

"After we withstood their frenzied attack, we have divided, surrounded and annihilated them, and Abyss Port has resumed operation."

“Very good,” Ninglu nodded in satisfaction. “After you have rested, drive out all the aliens that have invaded the new district of Colony.”

The black mist engulfed the four lords, sending them back to the flagships docked in the four quadrants of the Ramirez-class star fortress.

Over the next ten days, Nimrod accepted tens of thousands of sacrifices, including magical potion materials and spiritual materials such as Basmemanic people, brain eaters, and bone eaters, as well as extraordinary properties from various sources.

He summoned the tested Honor Guard and bestowed upon them extraordinary qualities.

If there are still candidates to train, Ninglu will prioritize using extraordinary traits to train or enhance extraordinary individuals.

On the one hand, he was loyal to his offspring, and on the other hand, he cherished them emotionally.

On the other hand, extraordinary items are more valuable than magical items.

Magical items created from low-sequence extraordinary properties may possess some magical abilities, but most can be replaced.

Weapons crafted with the exceptional traits of "Hunter" or "Warrior" are far inferior to those crafted by Volkan.

The extraordinary properties of a "diviner" can be achieved by using divination focal points made from psionic crystals.

Furthermore, magical items created with extraordinary characteristics usually do not possess all the abilities of the corresponding sequence.

Depending on the creator's abilities, there may be one or more extraordinary abilities.

Nimrod possessed many similar magical items; the Crimson Chain provided him with powerful regenerative abilities, while the Prophecy Dice could only be used for divination.

Only the gauntlets corresponding to the "Hand of Order" can utilize the extraordinary abilities of each sequence.

He speculated that this was related to his being the chosen one of the "Disordered Kingdom," with the "Judge" and the "Black Emperor" corresponding to the same source.

As one group of honor guards departed and a new one arrived, Ninglu was in his office listening to a report from Arcena Dunn.

"My lord, as you command, the eight warbands will proceed to Vostoria, Sepra Mandy, Triken, and Mordian to resupply."

"They will then travel through the portal to Karigum Gate to await orders."

After reporting, the Primarch's attendant paused for a moment before continuing.

“My lord, I believe the threat to Port Aquila should be taken seriously.”

Ninglu leaned against the black throne, looking at Alsena, whose long silver hair was flowing.

"Port Aquila?"

“Yes,” Arsena continued.

“The Star Language Choir Master received a request for assistance fifteen standard days ago.”

"The Planetary Governor reports that ships laden with spikes and flails have destroyed the starport and invaded the surface." "Aquila Port is located at the confluence of several subspace routes, five of which lead to the Vostoria Sector, two of which lead directly to Vostoria and Sepra Mundi."

[Once the Randan aliens enslave the local humans, they could indeed obtain information such as star maps and then launch an attack on my territory.]
Thinking of this, Ninglu decided to eliminate the potential threat before launching a counterattack.

"Dispatch the 12th Regiment and accompany me to Port Aquila."

The bridge of the Shadow of Kings was bustling with activity, with the technical sergeants, replacing the other legion's engine prophets, coordinating their followers like conductors according to the operating procedures.

"Attendants, prepare the incense-burning equipment for the sacrificial ceremony to appease the machine spirit."

"Senior technician, recite the prayer and generate the current data report."

Amidst the symphony of binary code, the mechanical tentacles of the Tech Sergeant pierce the electronic throat of the Thinker Guardian.

With a series of flashing runes, the data storage device received new data.

Amidst blessings, the subspace sextant updated its data and subsequently completed its calculations and planning.

After observing that the subspace engine was operating normally, the technical sergeant immediately reported to the female captain.

"Captain, the engineering hall is functioning normally, and we are now ready to jump to subspace."

"Initiate the jump," Diana Pauline said, stroking the Brain Cat beside her.

After a four-standard-week voyage, the Shadow of Reigns jumped out of subspace.

After reviewing the summary oracle data report on the video screen, Diana spun her chair toward the command throne.

"Lord Ninglu, the bird divination instrument scan indicates that there is a fleet within the star system."

"The warships' identification codes indicate that they belong to the 'Dark Angels'."

Ning Lu frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"Dark Angel"?
The War Council authorized me to command the war against Randan, and I ordered the legionary task forces to assemble at Karlham Gate.

Has the proud First Legion defied my orders?
"Send a communication request!"

Black warships sprang from the real world and gathered around the Glory Queen-class battleship.

"Sir, the communication link has been established."

"Lord Ninglu, Luther pays his respects."

Ning Lu was astonished when he heard the voice coming from the communication bead.

[Huh? Wasn't Luther sent back to Caliban by Ryan Aljonson to train new recruits?]
Nimrod knew that Luther, who had adopted Lane, was too old to undergo the full Astartes modification surgery, just like Cole Fallon, the adoptive father of Logar Aurelion.

He was in Astartes, yet different from them, which troubled him and made him jealous of Ryan, who had complete control over the Grand Knights.

In 848, Ryan led the 22nd Chapter away from the Phineus Expedition to Sarosh, to replace the impatient Starhunters and oversee the Terran officials.

The High Lord refused to ride the Stormbird and instead traveled to the Unyielding Truth in the Sarosh Shuttle.

When he met with Ryan, he activated the device in an attempt to detonate the nuclear warhead loaded on the shuttle.

Out of jealousy, Luther hesitated when rescuing Ryan.

Although Ryan was eventually rescued after being persuaded by the think tank Zaharel, he was subsequently discovered by Ryan and, along with a large number of Terrans, was sent to Caliban.

This second-in-command of the Grand Knights, along with many dark angels, was practically exiled to Caliban during the ongoing "Great Expedition".

Luther and his followers, along with the Terrans, participated in only one more battle: the Battle of Zaramond in 970.

Luther supported Horus and Karas Typhon in suppressing the rebellion of Zaramond.

During the celebration, upon arrival, Ryan angrily rebuked Luther for disobeying orders to garrison Caliban and stripped him of his fleet.

[Luther still has a fleet, and he disobeyed Ryan's orders and acted on his own.]

The resentment of being trapped in the Kaliban?

For glory?
The "Corrupted Baron" thought to himself, his eyes deep and thoughtful.

[Luther had thoughts of betraying Ryan in the past and will betray him in the future. He can be "corrupted" and has not yet studied the Chaos Tome confiscated from the Sirius Knights.]

Although he hasn't obtained the power of chaos yet, his combat strength is not high.

However, Luthor's overall abilities are unmatched below the Primarch; without him, the Dark Angels would not have reached their current scale.
Nimrod thought of Luther's exceptional abilities, the batches of new recruits who "corrupted" him and subsequently became corrupted, and the secrets of the "Dark Angels" he had learned.

[Luther is the most valuable "corruption" target!]
(End of this chapter)