Emperor's Daughter of the Red Sands

Chapter 154 Soul Anchor
Looking at the battle report from the Twelfth Legion in front of him, Luojia felt a headache, so that his face, which had been washed away by the scriptures, was slightly distorted.

"...Is the war situation on Cadia Prime very bad? My lord."

Angelte beside him asked softly.

"…No, the battle is going very well. Even good to the point of being kind of - uh."

Lorgar glanced at the soldier beside him who had been promoted to the bodyguard of the original body. Although he wanted to explain to him what he saw on the data board, Lorgar thought of the many rumors about the Twelfth Legion. Rumors, the words in my heart slowly swallowed back.

no way. He could never tell his Primarch bodyguard that the Son of the Mountain, who had provided a lot of assistance to the Word Bearers and even saved him from crisis and confusion, and who was currently fighting alongside him, was on the battlefield. Are you using some heretical techniques that are taboo?

"It appears you are facing a difficult moral decision."

Angeltai nodded slightly.

Obviously, there are many secrets about the Twelfth Legion.

There are even many rumors claiming that the Twelfth Legion may become the third Legion Astartes to have its history and traces erased in the near future.

"…well."

"It's time for us to go down, Elaine and her enemies have been waiting a little too long."

Lorgar looked at the planet burning with supernatural war outside the porthole, and the deep purple pupil in the starry sky that looked like a bottomless abyss. He knew where his destiny should be.

In fact, Lorgar felt that his own legion might be the third Astartes legion to have its traces erased.

It's just that this secret from the [future] cannot be freely told to others. In the human empire, which has inherent prejudices against wizards and heretical beliefs, there are no forces that believe that the Word Bearers are fighting against a war that originates from the highest heaven. The battle of life and death.

Beside them were only the sons of the mountains who had also experienced similar battles.

This road to death is not one we walk alone.

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"Is this all your blood god can do?"

"Is this the extent of your war?"

"Tell your evil master, this is not enough!"

The loud electronic synthesized sound echoed like thunder across the hills covered with twisted skulls and bloody corpses, and the suffocating atmosphere filled with blood mist as thick as a miasma was also torn apart by this roar.

Looking at the past, they are all demonic skulls.

Although it has not been deliberately stacked or shaped. But a hill made of skulls has been formed invisibly.

And the scarlet giant figure standing on the top of the hill was holding high the head of a big demon that had not yet completely died. The constant rolling sounds from its thick gauntlets were mixed with the wailing of the big demon. The heavy chain ax in his hand was constantly flowing with sticky and smelly blood.

Obviously, this big demon named [Skarbrand] is about to be sent back to the sky again, adding another chapter to its past filled with humiliation and hatred.

But the scarlet shadow that almost covered the sky of the planet seemed to appreciate the scene in front of him. The rain of blood became more intense at this moment, washing away the scarlet man standing on the top of the skull hill. First.

but…

But it can only be limited to this.

On the planet of Cadia, which once served as the bridgehead of the "Exorcist Death Realm", the shadow of the warp created by countless cultists' sacrifices is no longer enough to accommodate the invasion of another Khorne demonic army.

As the big demon's head exploded into a shapeless mass of twisted flesh in the giant hands of the original body, the scarlet shadow covering the sky slowly faded away.

It was as if the sudden and sudden downpour of blood was just a reflection of the demonic army of Khorne, as if the honor of being bathed in the endless rain of blood did not belong to the demonic army of the Blood God. After the rain cleared, Elaine slowly took off the helmet that had been dyed scarlet by the rain of blood, letting the blood stains on it slowly drip and disperse, and finally turned back into the silver-white and scarlet helmet of the original body. .

The blood stains on its thick power armor also restored their original color under the sunlight, not only reflecting the holy brilliance of silver, but also engraved with the scars and wear and tear of the war.

Only the blood-soaked scarlet cloak behind him still maintained its scarlet color—seemingly symbolizing the eternal blood debt that the Twelfth Legion had to bear.

"Mother."

As a cold voice came from behind, Elaine tilted her head slightly.

This is a son of the mountains wearing silver-white power armor, but the scarlet nerve bundle behind his helmet symbolizes a certain [taboo] rumor.

"The cultists have been wiped out and we are ready to cleanse the planet at any time."

The Son of the Mountains said, his cold voice without any emotion or ups and downs, as cold as a dead person.

"very good."

Elaine nodded slightly.

"However, as for this planet... we won't use the Extermination Order."

As she spoke, she looked at the deep purple eye of fear in the sky.

【...Is it because of the future 'Cardia'? Mother. 】

At the same time, Kahn's voice suddenly sounded from the soul link.

[Not just Cadia, I feel that the power of Chaos is being gathered like never before - if this planet is destroyed now, then the great rift will probably unfold prematurely, and now is not the time. 】

[I see...you have to wait until the big rebellion happens before——]

[The Great Rebellion will not happen, Kahn. But...this is also a last resort backup plan. 】

[At that time...you will probably take on an unimaginable responsibility. 】

[That doesn’t matter. 】

From the beginning to the end, the exchange between the two seemed not to be heard by the son of the mountains in front of Elaine. Although he remained silent, it seemed that his soul had never been connected to the 12th Legion that carried out the past and the future. Like the sea of ​​souls.

And the reason... is precisely about several taboo technologies that were used after the legion was reorganized.

Whether it is a life conceived in an artificial breeding chamber similar to a honeycomb format, or the corpses of dead warriors are treated and then the consciousness is reactivated, their souls will be permanently separated from the chain of souls of the Twelfth Legion. .

The nerve bundle behind their heads, which was created by Elaine himself through Iron Man's reverse engineering of Nuceria's Butcher's Nails, can effectively anchor the souls of these warriors to ensure that they are able to fight against subspace creations. Has excellent soul resistance.

"One more thing, Lord Luojia is waiting for you."

As Elaine's consciousness was withdrawn from the sea of ​​soul, her eyes returned to the son of the mountains in front of her.

"Let's go, kid."

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(End of this chapter)