The Emperor’s Angel of Death

After being reminded by Shoshyan, Zdzno also realized the oddity and frowned, whispering:

"In that case, there are indeed some contradictions."

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Seeing that the other party had been persuaded, Shoshyan turned to face Mazar and said in a deep voice:

"To solve this difficulty, I'm afraid... Brother Zdzno, don't worry, I promise I will save Senior Mazar. I swear, I will personally investigate that Eternal Court."

Then he looked at Kayan.

"Is there no way at all?"

"I am definitely powerless to heal him, but temporarily delaying it shouldn't be a big problem."

As he spoke, he drew three tarot cards from the satchel on his waist. To Zdzno's surprise, he flicked them lightly, and the three tarot cards flew to Mazar's forehead, chest, and abdomen. Immediately afterward, Kayan put two fingers together and reached into the stasis field, a faint psychic light emitting from his fingertips. Then, a complex, light-golden magic纹 appeared on Mazar's pale skin.

When he retracted his fingers, he said slowly:

"It should be able to last for another year and a half."

Zdzno shook his head in disbelief:

"I have never seen such skill. Why doesn't this brother reveal his real name? He will surely become famous throughout the Empire soon."

Kayan simply replied:

"I don't like attracting attention. Besides, a name is just a code engraved on a tombstone for a Space Marine. Does it matter what it's called?"

"That makes sense."

Then he looked at Shoshyan and bowed deeply.

"I thank you on behalf of the entire chapter, Chapter Master Shoshyan."

"Don't be so polite, you're being too formal. Senior Mazar has given me and the Star Knights countless help since we met. I should help in both sentiment and reason! I will not forget the grudge of the Ascetics this time, and the attackers must pay their blood debt!"

After finishing the visit to the Ascetics, Shoshyan detoured to the Scar of Victory, where he convened a collective meeting of the League of the Afflicted. The Ascetics also sent representatives to participate in this meeting.

The meeting mainly discussed four things.

The first was the attack on the Ascetics. Most of the chapter masters already knew about Mazar's condition, which could be said to be on the verge of death. Fortunately, Kayan successfully held his breath, but the fundamental problem was still not solved. Shoshyan's opinion was to find a way to save him first. At the same time, he also elaborated on the idea that the attackers were likely the Commorragh Eldar. The main arguments were the Bloodbrides' poison, the Commorragh-tech daggers, the ineffective soul stones, and the act of destroying the corpses.

Moreover, Shoshyan not only said it, but also retrieved all the combat images from the Death Temple and analyzed them frame by frame. In addition, the weapons left by the attackers were also disassembled and analyzed in the most detailed way.

Here, I have to mention a point that Viktor ignored, that is, most of Commorragh's weapons come from a few cabals. Due to the unique pride of the Eldar artisans (regardless of faction), they will leave marks when manufacturing their weapons, and they are often very hidden. Although Viktor used many Craftworld Eldar weapons, some people will eventually carry their favorite weapons, especially melee weapons. As a result, when disassembling and scanning, these symbols hidden in the details were found and matched the logos of some Commorragh cabals.

After Shoshyan's detailed analysis, the chapter masters and representatives participating in the meeting basically recognized the conclusion that the attackers were Commorragh Eldar in disguise. This is also why Shoshyan chose to cool down and cover up the matter as soon as it happened.

Astartes are generally impulsive and emotional. When burning with anger, it is easy to lead to a decline in judgment and analytical ability. This is also why Astartes are often lured and manipulated by some simple tricks (GW dog donkey routines - the can gets stupid when angry). So at that time, Shoshyan realized that to deal with this matter, he must first cross this "emotional period."

As long as emotions and anger stabilize, the Astartes' thinking ability and reason are enough to distinguish not-so-complex events. Simply put, it's easier to reason with them.

But even so, the Eternal Court has not completely washed away its suspicion. After all, it is an alien force, and the Astartes cannot have a trace of trust and goodwill towards it.

Fortunately, the direction of the investigation has finally changed. In the future, that "pro-xenos" Inquisitor will play its role as an intermediate bridge between the Court and the League of the Afflicted. Shoshyan only needs to "catch" a few middle and high-level figures of the black-hearted cabals as physical evidence to find out the truth.

This matter is difficult for a chapter, but not difficult for Shoshyan. Soon he will personally teach Viktor a lesson.

At the meeting, Shoshyan also stated that he had contacted the Deathwatch and the Ordo Xenos, and was preparing to launch a "special operation" against the Commorragh Eldar, grab a few tongues to interrogate, and find out who the mastermind is.

The second thing discussed was the Tyranid invasion.

"According to warnings from various places and reports from reconnaissance units, the Tyranid swarms split from the Grand Catechism are moving along the Blackflash Star Belt. They will pass through a barren area, and the target is likely to be the Gryphon Sector, where there is an even more important target, the large forge world Gryphon IV. They have now received warnings, but the sages are not too worried, believing that the number of this hive fleet will be reduced when passing through the Blackflash Star Belt, and will be met head-on by the Balthasar Fleet when it reaches the edge of the sector. Although they don't care about the Grand Catechism, the Balthasar Fleet is still very concerned about Gryphon IV, which has a high degree of cooperation. They have begun to revive a large number of sealed ships and have begun high-density patrol operations in the Gryphon Sector."

In the circular hall, chapter masters in power armor sat around the huge stone round table. The banners of their chapters hung on the walls behind them. Above the burning braziers, a huge star map was projected, covering the entire Storm Zone.

As Shoshyan spoke, the shadows like tentacles on the star map were also wriggling restlessly, one of which was stagnant on the edge of the sector, and the other extended in the opposite direction.

"But the Tyranid's actions are difficult to predict. Perhaps they will suddenly change direction in the Blackflash Star Belt. There is a large barren area between here and the Midpoint Star, with almost no colonies. If the Tyranids choose to change direction, then they will enter an area that is difficult to monitor, and then they may suddenly appear in the Nayseth system, or near Subole."

Midpoint Star is a feudal world located in the middle of the Storm Zone. It is not developed and no one has paid attention to it, but when Shoshyan explained the whole situation, everyone realized that this location is very important. (Map attached below)