Warhammer 40 A New Hope

Snap--!

The metal staff endowed with magic power broke directly and then walked towards Saraf in front of him.

Seeing this, Saraf tried to use the same trick again, and powerful psychic lightning attacked DOM. In response, DOM just paused slightly and continued to approach Saraf.

The attack was ineffective, and Saraf immediately switched his attack. Several blue hot fireballs appeared in the air and then attacked DOM.

Boom boom boom boom--!

There were successive explosions, and black smoke produced by the explosions rose from the ground, filling the air with dust.

However, not long after, the man slowly walked out of the smoke and flames and continued to approach the patient Saraf.

"you you!"

A powerful force was released from Saraf in an attempt to stop DOM from getting closer, but it was to no avail.

DOM, radiating red light all over his body, was about to walk in front of Saraf, but his face, still corrupt, no longer had the previous composure.

Snapped!

The outstretched arm was grabbed by a heavy, armor-covered hand. Even through the thick helmet glass, Saraf could feel the angry eyes beneath the helmet.

"You were having fun beating me before?!"

"I've made an appointment with Somalia to go to Cairo! (Don't come near me!)"

Bang--!

DOM responded to Saraf's panic with a heavy punch.

Then, Saraf, who was trying to escape in a panic, had his wings grabbed. With a chilling tearing sound, one of his wings was torn off by DOM.

Saraf fell to the ground. In panic, he turned around and released another psychic attack towards DOM at almost zero distance, which was more powerful than the previous ones.

Finally, DOM was repelled and began to stretch out its hands to block the attacks he released.

Just when a glimmer of hope was rekindled in Saraf's heart, DOM in front of him suddenly stood firm, reached out and grabbed his right hand again.

Snap—tear!

The bloody right arm was torn off by the furious DOM, and then another heavy punch hit Saraf in the face.

boom!

Saraf, who was not known for his physical fitness, was beaten unconscious and fell face down on the ground. At this moment, DOM looked at the other remaining wing of the enemy in front of him.

DOM grabbed the wing and lifted Saraf in front of him. He clenched his right fist again and aimed it at the enemy's head!

boom!

boom!

boom!

Tear it apart!

After three punches, the fragile wings broke off, and Saraf flew out and fell heavily to the ground.

The originally holy wings revealed a blood-red color that only existed in hell in DOM's hands. After taking a look at them, DOM threw them on the ground and walked towards Saraf.

All of his wings were torn off, and one of his hands was also torn off. Saraf had completely lost the ability to resist.

Seeing DOM approaching again, Saraf frantically tried to move away from him with his only remaining hand, but was eventually stepped on by DOM.

bite--!

The blade that had killed the God of Creation popped out from DOM's arm armor, and Saraf broke out in a cold sweat when he saw this.

"Master, save me!!!"

brush--!

The stab missed.

The blade pierced into the ground, and Saraf, who was lying there, disappeared.

"...Qi!"

DOM was a little unhappy that his prey was rescued, but there was nothing he could do as it was too early for him to challenge the four evil gods.

The battle, or rather the massacre, was over, and the surrounding Khorne warriors cheered for the winner of the massacre and for the defeat of Tzeentch's believers.

"Retreat, and find the followers of Tzeentch who are still in this star region." The bloodthirsty demon who helped DOM escape ordered the Khorne warriors around him. "Drive them out and annihilate them! Because they have destroyed a sacred and glorious battle!"

"In the name of Khorne on the Brass Throne! Let these followers of Tzeentch who broke their promise pay the price!"

Then, the bloodthirsty demon looked at DOM, and hot flames spewed out of his nostrils.

"I am Khorne, Kabahak the Skulltaker," the bloodthirster said. "We must fight, Demon Slayer."

"But not now..."

Afterwards, under the leadership of this Great Daemon of Khorne, a large number of Khorne troops began to withdraw and hunt down the Tzeentch troops within their planning range.

DOM, who didn't want to let this bunch of demons and fallen ones go, was stopped by Valen.

It is a good thing that Khorne's troops retreated and temporarily shifted their attack targets because of the disturbance of Saraf, which can buy the Empire more time.

And now, what the entire empire needs most is time.

Put aside your anger for now, fearless [Demon Slayer].

The war is not over yet, for the sake of billions of lives, let's postpone it temporarily.

275. Constantine and the Moving Plague

The problems caused by Archaon and Saraf were temporarily resolved.

Saraf, who was still somewhat useful, was rescued by Tzeentch after being beaten half to death again. And because of his interference, the originally aggressive Khorne army shifted its target and killed Tzeentch within their attack range.

I guess Tzeentch himself in the Warp will also get beaten up by Khorne...

(Khorne: You dare to touch my SSR?!)

On the other side, Fulgrim and the Slaanesh troops that were brought out by Archaon were also cleared out with the help of Zhang Yi - among them, Fulgrim was even slashed by old man King Hassan, and he felt like he was "killed".

Today, Archaon's troops are still practicing his "blooming everywhere" technique. If he is allowed to continue like this, the stability within the empire will inevitably be greatly affected, and the front line will inevitably be affected as well.

When Zhang Yi asked the emperor about this issue, the old man's answer was that Zhang Yi didn't need to worry about him - there would be others to deal with this former "Chosen of the Four Gods".

That's fine~

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subspace

A huge crow shadow obscured a large area in the warp, and beneath this area, a tall human figure in golden armor was talking to the owner of the shadow.

"The Primarch of the 19th Legion - [Raven King] Krax." The tall golden figure said. "I bring news about your father, the Emperor of the Empire..."

"The fallen Primarch, Lorgar Aurelion, has evaded your blockade, left the Warp, and entered the real world..."

"The situation of the Empire is extremely critical now. Many Primarchs who left the Empire for various reasons have now returned to the Empire..."

“But it’s not enough.”

"The Emperor hopes that you can return to the Empire and lead your descendants to complete a mission that you are best at..."

"I am the first commander of the Imperial Guards, Constantine Valdor. I will carry out this mission with you..."

"Everything for the empire, everything for the continuation of mankind..."

"...I accept, father's request..."

"Everything for the empire, everything for the continuation of mankind..."

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The main force of Khorne temporarily shifted its target, while the main force of Slaanesh was so busy that it lost contact.

The Eldar's large army successfully delayed Slaanesh's attack with the help of a small number of Imperial fleets. In addition, Fulgrim was deprived of his senses, which made the situation on this front improve.

But on the other hand, there was no good news for the Nurgle front, which was preparing to cross multiple chapter homeworlds and head towards Holy Terra while causing huge damage.

If Khorne's attack is a sharp knife, deadly and swift, then Slaanesh is a boomerang - you never know whether this thing will hit its own head after flying out.

Nurgle's attack is like lava that flows slowly but cannot be stopped. It is slow but unstoppable, and wherever it goes, it turns into scorched earth.

The Tyranids that were attracted to delay Nurgle's army have been completely destroyed, and some of them have even become the "new nutrients" of this army. The living Nurgle planet that consumed this wave of enemies has begun to continue moving towards the direction of the Empire, and at the same time, all the living planets along the way have become part of this army.

On the other hand, the Nurgle Rebellion, which was previously caused by the Empire's acquisition of the fragments of the Eldar Goddess, is still raging in the Empire. Various viruses, mainly those that can turn living things into zombies, are spreading rampantly.

Each chapter has mobilized part of its army to go to various planets to clean up and suppress these problems, but sometimes, the threats are not only zombie plagues, incited crowds, and fallen space marines...

And humanity.

. . . . . .

Xiximi - an ordinary planet in a certain empire

When the plague of Nurgle began to ravage the nearby systems, this planet was the first to respond to the Imperium's call.

The planetary governor immediately ordered an end to all unnecessary contact and communication, and ordered the isolation of all possible plague infected people (more often they were directly burned and killed).

Interactions between levels are also restricted, and the rulers of the planet have made all necessary and unnecessary regulations to prevent the possible spread of the plague, even if this will have a huge impact on all aspects of the planet.

But the reason he did this was not out of loyalty to the empire, but simply... fear of death...

Yes, he took many measures to prevent the possible spread of the plague from Nurgle on the planet, but most of them were aimed at the upper city and the upper class including himself. Although there were also ways to deal with ordinary people, they were very rough (meaning they would be cremated directly if they sneezed).

The reason he did all this was not because he was a good governor, nor because he was extremely loyal to the empire and actively responded to the call of the empire, but simply because he was afraid of death...

His actions did play a good role when Nurgle's followers tried to spread the plague, greatly delaying the spread of the plague and also delaying the occurrence of the disaster.

Later, when things became beyond the ability of the planet's local military to handle, the preparations made by the governor in advance allowed the planet to successfully hold out until a unit of Space Marines from the Salamanders arrived.

Even though he had made so many preparations, fate seemed to have rewarded him for his selfish layers of protection and made things go smoothly, but after that, the planet still could not escape the possibility it had always been avoiding - the zombie plague still spread.

The followers of Nurgle were as tough and cunning as imagined - although this 'cunning' might not be theirs, they did succeed in spreading the plague under these layers of protection.

The number of ordinary people who were infected and bewitched was so unexpected that when the Space Marines of the Salamanders arrived on this planet, their first eradication operation in cooperation with the local PDF (Planetary Defense Force) ended in failure. The plague spread unstoppably and began to spread to various areas of the planet.

Eventually, the problem was no longer something that could be handled by a few Space Marine squads and several Astra Militarum Chapters, and the Salamanders Space Marines, who had originally been preparing for an annihilation operation, could only change their goal to saving as many ordinary people as possible who were confirmed to be uninfected after requesting reinforcements.

The standard-bearer, who held the holy banner of the Legion to help the large number of ordinary people around him resist the Nurgle plague that might be everywhere, led a large number of mortals to join the main army, but saw that the city gate had been completely closed.

"Governor Xiximi, open the city gate!" a Salamander veteran shouted into the intercom outside the city. "There are still ordinary people who haven't entered!"

[... You stupid guys, why do you care about these worthless ordinary people?!] The governor's voice came from the communication device.

"They and you are both citizens of the empire. We cannot ignore them!"

[Their lives don’t matter!] The Governor suddenly raised his voice and said to the Space Marine veteran, [My life is the most important! I am important!]

[We can’t let them in! We can’t let them in! They’re from the infected area! They’re all from the infected area!]

【Everyone outside! Everyone is infected! 】

[You will only bring the plague in! You will destroy the only pure land on this planet! You will kill me! Kill everyone! ]

"Open the gate, Governor Xiximi! You can't..."

[I can! I am the Governor! I am the supreme being on this planet! I can decide the life and death of anyone!]

[No one can order me! No one! ]

"You are betraying me! Governor Xiximi!"

[Betrayal? No one will know that I locked you out. Your bodies will become part of those monsters, and then they will be destroyed by the reinforcements that will arrive soon...]

【No one will know what happened on this planet! 】

[And I will live, I will always live! ]

After that, no matter how much the people outside shouted, there was no response.

To make matters worse, the reconnaissance team reported that a huge Nurgle army composed of zombies and various deformed creatures was approaching them in an endless stream.

"We need to protect these ordinary people." said the Salamander Space Marine veteran. "They will never survive this battle."

"The city gate has been blocked, my brother." said another Space Marine. "The city-level void shield has also been raised. With our current equipment, we cannot and will not force our way into this city..."

"... Then let's fight!" the old soldier responded. "No one can get past us until we are all dead!"

"Brothers! Even in times of trouble, do not despair! The Primarch is always watching us!"