The Emperor’s Angel of Death

The name "Li" crashed in his ears like thunder, and Sow Shiyang widened his eyes and quickly asked:

"The one in the mountain array, covered in bandages?"

Techsar nodded.

"Yes, it seems you've met him."

"So, the grey marrow in your body was transplanted by Li?"

"Yes."

Sow Shiyang turned and took a few steps. Li had never mentioned this. It seemed that this "Primarch Zero" had reservations about him. Now that Techsar had come to him, it must have been at Li's prompting. What was his purpose?

And how did he have grey marrow in his hands? How did he even know how to transplant it into the human body?

After thinking for a while, he looked at Techsar.

"What happened after that? What did Li tell you? And what exactly happened with Belisarius destroying the Venomous Thorns Chapter?"

"Mr. Li told me that he was one of the erased brothers, entrusted by the great Primarch to continue the Eleventh Legion. He told me the truth."

"The truth?"

"We are descendants of the erased Eleventh Legion, and our great Primarch, Artaxerxes, was the Emperor's eldest son, the most beloved son of the Master of Mankind. His brothers were consumed by jealousy and conspired to kill their own brother, destroying our legion. Because so many were involved, and they were his own sons, the Emperor ultimately did not punish them. To cover up this scandal, everything about the legion was erased! The surviving members of the legion had their memories wiped and became slaves to the kinslayers, using their symbols like clowns in the guise of their descendants!"

Sow Shiyang pursed his lips helplessly. Li's story was poorly written and could only fool someone as ignorant and angry as Techsar. Anyone who knew a little about the Primarch's past wouldn't believe him.

But in fact, it was difficult to prove. Even the warriors of the First Company were stunned when they heard it.

To prevent this unreliable rumor from spreading, Sow Shiyang could only say:

"Techsar, that's not how things were. The past is complicated and can't be explained in a few words. When the time is right, I will explain it to the warriors. But for now, forget the story Li told you and don't mention it again."

"Yes, Commander. I will remember your orders."

"What happened next?"

"Mr. Li told me that the Imperial Fists had discovered the truth about our bloodline, and Belisarius had set out to destroy our Chapter brothers."

"How did he do it?"

"That dirty dog killed all the brothers who were with me, fabricating a lie that I died in an accident at the Feast of Blades. He pretended to carry a coffin with my body and wanted to lead a mourning ceremony. The Chapter brothers believed him and took off their armor, unloaded their weapons, and put on robes to mourn. But that bastard actually filled the coffin with bombs!"

"That kind of thing is worthy of being a Space Marine!?"

Hao Mo immediately exclaimed, and Sow Shiyang glared at him and scolded:

"Shut up!"

When he looked at Techsar, he said seriously:

"This is too shocking. Brother Techsar, are you telling the truth? After all, you shouldn't have been there at the time."

"Yes, I wasn't there at the time, but someone was."

Techsar turned around.

"Alexei!"

Hearing the call, a warrior who had also erased the color of his armor, but whose backpack and chainaxe showed that he was a Techmarine, stepped out of the line.

"Commander, greetings to you."

The other party's voice was hoarse, with the texture of a vocoder. At the same time, his left arm below the wrist and his right leg below the knee were completely mechanical.

"You are an eyewitness?"

"Yes, although I was standing close at the time, I was spared death because I was wearing power armor. Belisarius deceived us with a disfigured corpse. Because of our trust in the Imperial Fists, we did not doubt it. When all our brothers were gathered in the flagship's hall, preparing for the final farewell, it exploded. It was a micro-melta bomb that instantly killed all the command echelon and veterans in the front row, including the Chapter Master. When the others fell into chaos, Belisarius began shooting, and his followers began attacking the unarmored warriors. They were all assassins from the Assassinorum!"

As soon as these words came out, the warriors of the First Company exclaimed and cursed.

"...The brothers were caught off guard and fell one after another. At the same time, the fleet staying in planetary orbit was also attacked by the Navy and Inquisition fleets. This was a long-planned conspiracy! Belisarius had planned it with those bastards long ago! Thanks to Brother Techsar's timely return, he repelled Belisarius and took over the command, ordering the abandonment of other warships and allowing the flagship to quickly escape orbit. This is how we survived, but more than four hundred battle brothers were killed in this conspiracy! All the company commanders were killed! And my arm and leg were lost at that time. They are the most direct evidence!"

After listening, Sow Shiyang's heart was filled with mixed feelings. Perhaps this could explain why Belisarius was able to sweep the entire Chapter alone.

But emotionally, he really couldn't accept that the Chaplain of the Imperial Fists would treat an Astartes Chapter with such despicable and shameless means. This was already without a bottom line. If he didn't know his identity, Sow Shiyang could completely believe that this was the behavior of an Alpha Legion traitor.

And this was because Belisarius knew the truth about the Venomous Thorns Chapter's bloodline

At some point, Sow Shiyang felt a chill, and some terrible thoughts grew in his mind. If Lysander had discovered the secrets of the Astral Knights' bloodline, would he have slaughtered the Obsidian Fortress and wiped out these "remnants of the Eleventh Legion"?

Lysander's always gentle and serious face in Sow Shiyang's mind seemed to be able to transform into an angry and violent face at any time

"Perhaps, this is just his personal behavior"

"No, Commander! You can't be deceived by those conspirators!"

Techsar immediately took a step forward, seemingly wanting to grab Sow Shiyang's shoulder, but put his hand down.

"How could Belisarius, a mere chaplain, have the ability to ask the Assassinorum for dozens of assassins? Only one person in the Imperial Fists had this ability: Phew, who had just become Chapter Master and still held the title of High Lord!"

His words crashed like thunder on the bridge.

"Only Phew! Only he could get so many assassins from the Assassinorum! All of Belisarius's actions were authorized by him!"

After the initial shock, Sow Shiyang quickly discovered the problem.

"If it was Phew, then why didn't he discover the Astral Knights and the White Templars?"

"Because Mr. Li tampered with the files in the mountain array, making him believe that the Venomous Thorns Chapter was the last bloodline of the Eleventh Legion."

Sow Shiyang originally had a question, but he didn't say it. Now it seemed that he didn't need to say it – that question was, if so, how was the Venomous Thorns Chapter's bloodline exposed?

Moreover, there was an unspeakable sense of weirdness throughout the whole thing. After thinking for a while, Sow Shiyang immediately realized where the problem was.

"Techsar, Li told you all of this. Have you never doubted it?"

"Why would Mr. Li lie to me? He even saved me"

As he spoke, Techsar's eyes became a little confused, and finally he shook his head.

"He saved us!"

Sow Shiyang immediately realized that Techsar's condition was obviously not right!

Techsar never doubted how Li got his body, nor did he ever doubt how he was able to implant the grey marrow into his body, nor did he doubt everything Li said about the Primarch.

But Sow Shiyang knew that Phew and the others probably didn't know about the Eleventh Legion. The only one in the Imperial Fists who knew about the existence of the Eleventh Legion was Li!

And that chaplain was likely Li's man, and those assassins were also brought by Li!

Then the highest conclusion of the whole incident became chilling:

Li destroyed the Venomous Thorns Chapter!