Warhammer 40 A New Hope

However, this Primarch was beheaded by his close friend Fulgrim during the subsequent heresy, which led to his death and Fulgrim's body being completely controlled by the devil. His head was then presented to Horus by Fulgrim.

Influenced by him, the entire Iron Hands Legion, like their Primarch, tried to overcome the various weaknesses of the flesh and make themselves 'perfect' (this is also the reason why they pursue mechanical ascension).

If he was not in the 'cursed' state, Ferrus would have rushed to the planet Medusa and slapped each of his offspring who had gone astray, but now he had a chance.

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"Ferus?" Fulgrim was a little surprised. "You are not..."

[Now is not the time to chat, Fulgrim] Ferrus, wearing Terminator Power Armor, looked at Perturabo who stood up in front of him and said, [We need to deal with the problem of the 'little princess' first]

Perturabo, whose size far exceeded that of an ordinary Primarch, stood up and looked at Ferrus who had knocked him out.

"Ferus... it's really lively today." Perturabo said. "Two Primarchs of the false emperor will die here!"

The metal parts of his body began to move as if they had life, and the gun barrel that was damaged by the high temperature began to repair itself.

The next moment, a dense network of fire came, and seeing this, Ferrus immediately raised his shield forward and deployed an energy light curtain to block the incoming attack.

Seeing that Ferrus had temporarily withstood Perturabo's fierce attack, Fulgrim bypassed the opponent's attack direction and launched an attack towards the enemy.

Perturabo immediately allocated half of his firepower to attack Fulgrim who was coming in a roundabout way, but Ferrus, who was in front of him wearing Terminator power armor, also charged forward with his shield!

It was a dilemma, but Perturabo made a quick decision - he rushed towards the charging Ferrus.

The Terminator power armor is thick and large, but it is still too small compared to the current Perturabo.

It was like a huge truck colliding with a person. The energy shield was overloaded at the moment of impact, and the storm shield in Ferrus's hand shattered. Both of them took a few steps back at the same time.

But then, Ferrus held the Storm Hammer in both hands and swung it at the enemy again, and Perturabo also smashed his left fist at him.

However, just as the attacks of both sides were about to collide again, Fulgrim slashed Perturabo's left ankle, causing him to kneel uncontrollably on one knee. His fist that was smashing towards Ferrus flew past the opponent's helmet, and then the storm hammer hit his jaw.

Ding--

The red light curtain appeared again, blocking the fatal blow. Perturabo then turned sharply and swung his arms to repel the two Primarchs.

A fierce battle was going on all around, with the Space Marines of the Emperor's Children and the Iron Hands entangled Perturabo's personal guards, allowing their own Primarch to concentrate on dealing with the other side's Primarch.

but...

"Foolish choice!" Perturabo said, looking at the two people in front of him. "You went deep behind enemy lines, sacrificed countless lives to get here, just to destroy my shield generator?"

The shield generator was ejected with blue smoke and rolled to the ground. At the same time, an Imperial battleship broke through the atmosphere and exploded in the air.

"The false emperor took away my life and everything that belonged to me, ignored my advice, and turned me into a killing machine..."

"He needs to pay the price! The entire human empire needs to pay the price for this!"

"...I really want to say something to him like my little brother...what's the word? 'mouth cannon'?" Fulgrim muttered. "But with his logic and words, I don't know where to start..."

[He has been like this for a long time. His father should have spent some time to correct his thinking.] Ferrus also said. [There is a reason why he is called the 'little princess']

"..."

Well, the two Primarchs didn’t even say anything about Perturabo’s threat. Zhang Yi’s arrival allowed them to understand Perturabo’s life from another perspective and to have a more comprehensive understanding of their brother.

If the Emperor is sorry for all the Primarchs, his series of actions have led to many things that could have been avoided, but as for some of Perturabo's problems and some things, the Emperor really cannot be blamed.

Yes, after the Emperor discovered Perturabo’s problem, he should have communicated with him as soon as possible and tried to change his extremely twisted personality, but many things other than that were really Perturabo’s own problems.

He complained that the Emperor always asked him to produce war weapons, but in fact he himself did nothing but make weapons after that; he accused others of not caring about him and being too harsh, but in fact he was indifferent to the care of others; he said that he hated fighting and hoped for peace, but during the Great Heresy he was very excited and couldn't wait to destroy the palace designed and built by Dorne.

He was the ultimate twisted person, the hopeless self-admirer, the ultimate hypocrite, and when his sister pointed this out to him, he killed her himself (and then regretted it).

Perhaps the Emperor should have spent more time on Perturabo, but it is undeniable that this Primarch himself had many problems.

The two Primarchs told the truth, and Perturabo did not want to think about it.

This only aroused his anger (How dare you tell the truth?!).

The huge metal fist smashed towards Ferrus in front of him again, but the opponent dodged the blow by retreating back, leaving a big hole in the ground.

Just as the retreating Ferrus stood firm, Fulgrim on the other side launched an attack. He rushed towards the metal mountain in front of him at the fastest speed.

Snap--!

With a gust of wind, the power scimitar in Fulgrim's hand cut a crack on the back of Perturabo's hand and then broke, and then another giant fist smashed towards him.

Seeing this, Ferrus immediately stepped forward to try to rescue him, but as he walked into the attack range, the fist that was originally aimed at Fulgrim turned and hit Ferrus.

DUANG－－!

The attacks from both sides landed on each other almost at the same time, and the sounds they made were intertwined, but compared to Perturabo, whose power armor only had a dent, Ferrus was smashed into the ground by the huge fist.

Bang--!

Fulgrim, who was about to attack again, was knocked away by a backhand again, and then Ferrus, who was thrown into the ground, was caught by Perturabo.

"I don't know how you survived, Ferrus." The hands holding Ferrus gradually increased their strength, and the Terminator power armor on Ferrus' body made a whining sound. "But now, you are going to die again!"

Snap--!

A crisp cracking sound was heard, and Perturabo couldn't wait to see Ferrus' painful face under the helmet.

But as more and more metal fragments fell, a hot breath came, and at the same time, Ferrus, who was caught by him, suddenly grabbed his hand in return.

【Guess why I wear this power armor? 】

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Space

A large amount of exploding flames appeared on the huge [Omen Ark], and a red light curtain flickered on its surface before disappearing.

Several thick red beams shot out from it, hitting several Human Empire warships that attacked it, destroying them all.

Then, as space twisted, the [Omen Ark] activated its curvature engine and broke away from the battlefield, causing the defense line here to begin to collapse.

"This crowdfunding group has been fighting for more than a week, right? Finally broke through?" Zhang Yi, who took the time to come to Ryan's side, said to the local ships that finally began to collapse. "Not only us, the Chaos side also got a lot of new technology."

"That's natural. Any changes in the real world will not escape their attention." Ryan replied. "Next we need to enter the range of the planet with strong Chaos power. This will be another test."

Ryan said this to the Fox Technical Priests and the Automatons taking part in the battle. In the original Warhammer world, both the Astra Militarum and the Space Marines were already familiar with this aspect, but for these fighters from other worlds, this was a completely new field and a huge test.

Now all the Fox Clan technical priests and automatic humanoids have temporarily left and gathered in a ship, where there are a large number of members of the Imperial Church and nuns. They will be responsible for the safety of these people, and teach them how to resist the temptation and erosion of the subspace, how to protect their spirit and body, and deal with them when necessary.

Of course, in reality it is just the same old routine, preaching the truth of the Empire's state religion, preaching the greatness of the Emperor, and then letting them recite scriptures silently, burn incense and pray, etc. These things are very metaphysical, but very useful. This is how the Empire has survived for so long.

"Forget about the Fox Tribe, the automatic humanoids... I just can't imagine how they pray..." Zhang Yi pondered. "Wait a minute, if I go over now, can I see Sister Da Nana kneeling there and praying or something?"

"..."

Ryan clenched his fists sharply.

677. Outbreak (XIV)

Everyone knew that Ferrus was dead.

As mentioned before, he was beheaded by Fulgrim in the battle, and Fulgrim, who was completely controlled by the devil, offered his head to Horus, who was controlled by the four gods at that time.

Of course, the Emperor would not let such a Primarch go to get off work, and Ferrus was later seen appearing in the Emperor's [Bound Legion] - in the image of a burning skeleton.

The [Bound Legion] can be completely regarded as a great demon under the Emperor's command. After all, the title of 'Fifth Evil God of the Warp' is not called for nothing. But also because of this, these powerful skeleton giants burning with flames cannot exist in the real world for a long time. They can often only appear in the most important and dangerous places in the Empire's territory.

NieR's Automata were designed and manufactured to house human souls and allow humans to return to the world after all things harmful to humans have been cleared away. Similarly, they can also be used to house the souls of the [Cursed Warriors] - in theory.

However, in actual operation, one also has to consider whether these automatic humanoid bodies can accommodate and withstand those powerful souls burning with flames. After accommodating these souls, whether those powerful warriors can exert their full strength.

This point is worthy of study and consideration, and requires a lot of time to test. The metal bodies of Ferrus and several other members of the Cursed Legion are now completely rushed.

And such a body directly leads to their

They could not use their full strength and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. Even so, their burning souls were slowly melting their metal bodies from the inside.

However, there are benefits to doing so. As long as they control the use of their own power, this body will greatly reduce their consumption in the real world, allowing them to stay in the real world for a longer period of time.

But when necessary, they can still break out of their metal bodies and fully demonstrate their power at the cost of greatly reducing their activity time in the real world.

For example, now

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Because of Perturabo's attack, or perhaps because of his own reasons, the Terminator power armor that Ferrus was wearing was breaking apart bit by bit, and Perturabo was also feeling more and more obvious pressure.

As the armor slowly shattered, Ferrus was unable to speak. Among the other Iron Hands Space Marines fighting around him, some of them also had hot flames ignited from their armor after it shattered.

This is not just an ordinary [Iron Hands] Space Marine reinforcement, there are a considerable number of [Cursed Warriors] among them!

Bang--!

At this time, Ferrus broke free from Perturabo's hand and punched him in the face, and then a burning hammer appeared in his hand.

【Let’s begin... the second round... Little Princess...】

DUANG－－!

The flaming two-handed hammer smashed into Perturabo's arm, knocking him back with such force that a raging flame ignited on his arm.

"Don't even think about defeating me so easily!"

A huge dragon-shaped demon engine dropped from the sky and landed behind Perturabo. It lifted it up with its claws and placed it on its head, then roared at Ferrus in front of it.

[Fulgrim...] Ferrus's intermittent voice sounded again at this time. [Go destroy... that building...]

The tall fire giant stopped the exasperated Perturabo, and flames ignited on the battlefield. Both the fallen Space Marines and the demons were now delayed by the [Cursed Warriors] that emerged from their armor.

Without much hesitation, Fugen picked up a chainsaw sword on the ground and ran to the back of the dragon-shaped demon engine.

The huge dragon-shaped demon engine raised its clawed corpse to stop Fulgrim, but was knocked away by Ferrus' flaming hammer, which then smashed it from bottom to top on its chin.

The huge demon engine toppled behind Fulgrim, and the angry roar of Perturabo behind him, all of which shrank as he moved away.

Fugen passed through the enemy's defense line and came to the construction site. He saw the beacon building that had basically taken shape, with four huge chimneys, cables wrapped around it, and spiked wing-like decorations.

A large number of slave laborers and mortal slaves were doing the final construction. Some of them showed panic at the appearance of Fulgrim, some knelt down before him, but most of them turned a blind eye.

The subspace energy here is already very dense, and these people and servitors have shown obvious signs of mutation. Whether in the past or now, they will be cleared out by the Human Empire.

But not now. It was good news that these humans corrupted by Chaos did not attack him. Fulgrim must destroy the building in front of him before it is fully completed.

But just as he was about to move closer, the sound of a shell cutting through the air was heard, and Forgan immediately rolled away from his spot, with flames from the explosion rising where he had been standing.

[So, you are the Primarch of the Empire?] A dark metal figure fell from the sky and looked at Fulgrim who had just dodged the attack. [A sissy? I thought they were all the same as that big black guy.]

【But maybe you would be a very good slave? 】

"Chaos Dwarf..."

Fulgrim recognized the being in the mecha before him, the fallen relatives of the dwarves, a race that worshipped Chaos gods and were slowly petrifying due to contact with magic - the Chaos Dwarves.

Several Chaos Hounds covered in metal armor appeared around him, surrounding Fulgrim, and the black Chaos Dwarf mech also pointed its bolter at him.

[Oh, by the way, maybe after we catch you, we can crack the secret of your power, and then, we can become like you! ]

【Capture him alive! Hounds! 】

At the command of the Chaos Dwarf, the Chaos Hounds surrounding Fulgrim began to attack. The beasts attacked the tall Fulgrim from all directions.

Fulgrim swung the chainsword in his hand, but it was difficult to hit these enemies who advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, so orderly that they did not look like hounds.

The chainsaw sword flew sparks on the opponent's black armor, but failed to cut it in the brief contact. When he attacked one of the hounds, the others would seize the opportunity to swarm around and attack from different directions.

There is no doubt that the Primarch's fighting power and combat awareness are powerful, but this is also limited. Even though Fulgrim began to defend immediately, several Chaos Hounds still left scars on his power armor with their teeth and claws, and the beast that he had targeted at the beginning returned to the herd and continued to spy on the prey in front of him.

[We spent a lot of effort to train these hounds.

It was specially used to hunt down escaped slaves and enemies.】 The Chaos Dwarf in the mecha spoke. 【You may be strong, but in this situation, what should you do?】

After experiencing a series of battles and being surrounded by the enemy, it would be difficult for Fugen, who is alone, to break through the current predicament if he does not think of a way.

Once again, a Chaos Hound pounced towards Fulgrim, and the other enemies were also prepared at this time. In response, Fulgrim directly stretched out his left hand to meet the oncoming enemy and put his palm into its mouth.

This situation was somewhat unexpected to the other enemies, but soon accompanied by the sound of the Chaos Dwarf's whip, the rest of the Chaos Hounds pounced on Fulgrim in front of them, but what greeted them was the first hound whose throat was grabbed and unable to escape. Fulgrim used it as a weapon and smashed it at the other Chaos Hounds.

Fugen's choice was correct. Without being restrained, his combat pressure was reduced, but the enemies soon changed their attack method. They began to actively bite Fugen's left arm and tried to drag him down.

He was alone, while there were nearly double-digit Chaos Hounds present. Although none of them were as big as Fulgrim's, it was certain that his left arm would become slower while dragging a waving hound, which gave them an opportunity.

Another Chaos Hound bit his left arm and nearly dragged him down. His agility was further slowed down, and the remaining enemies began to slowly approach him.

At this moment, Fugen, who was almost unable to stand due to the pressure of the four Chaos Hounds biting his left hand, suddenly took a deep breath, raised his left hand with all his strength and smashed it at the other hound closest to him.

Bang--!

This move directly sent more than half of the Chaos Hounds back into the Warp. Fulgrim might not be a Primarch known for his strength, but he was also a Primarch, and he was not comparable to ordinary demons!

Another accident caused the remaining Chaos Hounds to lose their order as before. No matter how different they were, they were just ordinary demons and had not reached a higher level. The current situation was beyond their training.