Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 657 Perturabo: My armor-making for Nimrul is no less than that of Manus and Vokhan.
“I also benefited from this battle.” Ning Lu’s gaze swept over, returning to his arm, to the liquefied living metal.

"Your silver hand defense is the strongest I have ever seen."

As Ninglu spoke, he saw that Fernus Manus's body had begun to heal.

His gaze swept over the deep crater and the pool of bright red.

[With a drop of Guilliman’s blood, Kugas can use the Nurgle Cauldron to brew the Plague.]

Phenus's blood would be good for planting trees.
As Ning Lu pondered, his consciousness unfolded and spread rapidly.

His consciousness swept across nest after nest in an instant, covering vast oceans of wasteland and fine sand.

In an instant, the Primarch's consciousness covered nearly half the planet.

Before being promoted to "Chaos Mentor", his consciousness could cover about a quarter of the surface of Vostonia.

After his promotion, he underwent a spiritual transformation, his consciousness was greatly enhanced, and the area he covered became wider.

[Huh...]
Ninglu was astonished to find that Malena Scarla was not in the area he was covering.

[Based on her recent report, it should be located in the wasteland desert region near the Tezwok hive city.]
Nimrod thought of the Druids' extraordinary ability to "sneak underground," so he focused his consciousness, extending it to the deeper underground.

The wider the area of ​​perception, the more difficult it is to detect details.

When Nimrod used his psychic abilities to detect the situation, he overlooked the conditions of each hive.

While the mental energy required to penetrate the earth is not as great as that required for a large, spiderweb-covered nest, it is still greater than that required on the surface.

As consciousness seeps in, the spiritual energy consumed becomes increasingly powerful, and the area covered shrinks rapidly.

Ninglu suddenly ascended to the third level of Magnus's mental state, and his perception ability was suddenly enhanced.

He spotted Malena underground, along with two mind-controlling servants and a powerful cat wrapped and dragged by vines.

Hard rocks, like seawater, rippled around the Druid.

Malena suddenly sensed something and looked around warily.

A glint of light flashed in the Primarch's eyes, and in a flash of thought, he visualized the location of Fernus's blood and sent a mental pulse:

“Plant oak trees here.”

A phrase suddenly appeared in Malena's mind, and after listening to it, she clasped her hands together.

"Follow Your will."

As Ninglu withdrew his consciousness, Gabriel Santo, the commander of the Morlock Terminator, saw that Gorgon's bleeding had stopped and his injured leg had returned to normal as he walked, and his worries were relieved.

Only then did he realize that Gorgon, his father, the Primarch of the Tenth Legion, had been defeated by another demigod.

Santo watched as the silvery material reformed, licking Gorgon's forearm as if it were alive.

But that suit of armor, designed by Manus and Malevolus and hand-forged, was tattered and worn.

The silver-edged rivets on the neck armor had come off, and the iron curtain cloak was almost completely detached.

The breastplate was broken open, and the leg armor was shattered.

The charred and dull armor no longer bore any resemblance to an artwork.

Santo looked at Lord Ninglu, his knees slightly bent.

He bit his lip, resisting the urge to kneel with his willpower.

[Only Lord Nimrod could defeat my father.]
As Santo struggled with his “majesty” in Ninglu, Fernus’s leaden voice rang out.

“Ninglu, I promise you, if you fight me, I will forge a gift for you.”

"Do you have any needs for armor?"

As Primarch's servant, Santo keenly sensed the subtle difference in Gorgon's voice.

His tone was cheerful, without a trace of frustration. "I hope it can 'stretch and extend' to some extent, just like our living metal."

In the previous battle, due to the limitations of the armor, Nimrod did not want to damage it and was unable to fully utilize the "stretch and extend" ability.

When Vokhan forged it for him, he clearly hadn't taken this into account.

Fernus's silver coin eyes gleamed as he pondered the undulations of Ninglu's body beneath his armor earlier.

He clenched his fist again, and the silver liquid slowly spread and covered his arm.

"I need time."

“I’m not in a hurry.” With the armor forged by Vokhan and the improved stasis device by Peturabo, Ninglu should not need to personally risk his life to face the Hruds.

[Unless, that relic fragment can bring Bilak to the real world and allow him to unleash most of its power.]

Normal attacks couldn't penetrate my layers of defense, but his Shadow Blade, capable of shifting between solid and illusory forms, could still inflict damage on me.
Upon hearing this, Peturabo's icy blue eyes lit up, and he silently remembered Ninglu's request.

[Ninjaku has made my idea a reality; I should forge armor for him.]

My work is no worse than that of Manus and Vaucan.
Perturabo secretly decided that, while forging armor in the remote western part of the galaxy as a side activity, Nimrod extended an invitation to Fernus.

"The Grand Theatre in Exemplary City is currently hosting a series of inaugural performances."

“Fenus, would you be interested in coming along to see it?”

After considering for two seconds, Fernus accepted the invitation.

"it is good."

One day later, at the Grand Theater in Exemplary City.

Peturabo watched with great interest the cavalry charge performed by the Attilaians.

After observing the Attila's flanking charges in narrow areas, Fernús realized that they were limited to art and could not fully utilize their combat power, so he turned his attention to the bio-modified warhorses and spears.

Hasik Khan gazed at the scene. He knew the "Attila's barbarian cavalry" that was gradually taking shape, but this was the first time he had seen them in person.

When he followed Lord Nimrod to the northwestern part of the galaxy, his Brotherhood accompanied the Seventh Chapter and taught the Attilaians.

His brotherhood all came from Chogoris, and they were all valiant cavalrymen before they returned to the empire with the Great Khan.

Although they have now switched to metal mounts, their past experience still makes them excellent instructors.

Hasik learned from the report that the "Attila's barbarian cavalry" had mastered the use of weapons such as loggers and hunting spears.

They are capable of both large-scale collective attacks and small-scale harassment.

Now, witnessing the Attila man maneuvering his horse at full speed, constantly changing direction, he nodded approvingly.

As the performance ended and thunderous applause erupted, Peturabo turned to look at Ninglu, a hint of regret in his icy blue eyes.

"I must set off to complete my father's trial."

“I’m leaving too. Your armor will be sent to Vostoria once it’s finished being forged,” Fernus then said, showing little interest in the theatrical performance.

[If Zi Feng had come with me, we would have lingered for quite some time.]

But he won't; he doesn't want to give me the chance to challenge him again.
After bidding farewell to the two Primarchs, Ninglu was seen off on his behalf by Arsène Dunn.

He did not allow Peturabo to use the interstellar portal to shorten the journey.

The Cariham Gate was given to him by Old Man Huang, so it couldn't be hidden.

However, the technology of teleportation must not be known to others.

Even Peturabo is the same; he has not yet fully pledged allegiance to himself.

After returning to Shadowhold, Nimrod immediately went to the third level of the "Land of Chaos" and picked up the fully charged Prophecy Dice.

(End of this chapter)