Warhammer 40 A New Hope

"Protect our allies' ships at all costs!" Sanguinius ordered over the comms channel. "Let those Eldar ships join the battle! It won't take that many people to prepare for the ritual!"

"Lord Sanguinius! Subspace fluctuations detected!" a tester shouted at this time. "The suppressive effect of the Great Vortex is weakening!"

The power of Nurgle originating from the Warp is spreading throughout the area, and when their believers need him most, he lends a helping hand, using his powerful divine power to offset the inhibitory effect of the Maelstrom on all chaotic creatures.

And what he asked for in return was simple - to get his Aisha back!

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Lizardmen warriors in power armor are launching an attack on a cultist group that has successfully landed. These humans, who have more or less received some "gifts" from father Nurgle, are waving their various weapons at the Lizardmen warriors who are several times bigger than them.

What greeted them were power clubs and bolters in the hands of the Lizardmen. In the human empire, these weapons are usually equipped by Ogryn or Space Marines, but they are regular equipment for Lizardmen warriors.

In fact, a lot of equipment in the Lizardmen's current expeditionary force was purchased from the Human Empire. Although the Lizardmen have left their own planet, they have not yet completed the industrialization suitable for them, and factories have not been fully deployed, so their weapons and equipment have not been fully transformed.

But fortunately, the Human Empire is their ally, and this ally is happy to provide suitable weapons and equipment to its allies who are also fighting against Chaos.

For example, in this Lizardman Expedition, 60% of the weapons and equipment in the entire army came from the Human Empire, and some came from the dwarves in the medieval world and themselves.

However, this does not prevent them from using weapons from various places in their hands to smash the heads of the Chaos enemies.

These Nurgle believers before them were completely unable to resist the attacks of the Lizardmen warriors, and were defeated after holding out for a while. The tamed group of Devil May Cry were released to hunt down the fleeing Chaos believers.

"We have cleared out the nearby enemies." A Skink with a communication backpack reported in not very fluent High Gothic. "We will soon go to other areas to provide support."

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As more and more enemies successfully landed on the surface, even with Zhang Yi's humanoid radar against Nurgle, he was unable to intercept all of them. He could only prioritize ensuring that they did not crash into some important areas.

As more and more enemy Space Marines and medium vehicles landed, the defenders' numerical advantage disappeared, and the Human Empire troops that had previously taken the initiative to attack and wipe out the enemy began to retreat one after another. However, not all troops were able to evacuate successfully.

A rocket accurately hit the leading Leman Rust tank, stopping the retreating convoy. Then dozens of Nurgle believers followed the Nurgle Space Marines who rushed out first and killed towards the stopped convoy.

Bang bang bang－－!

boom--!

It was obvious that this was a premeditated ambush. The sudden attack caught the convoy off guard and caused a large number of Astra Militarum casualties in an instant.

boom--!

Dadada--!

A Leman Rust tank at the rear of the convoy finally got into position and opened fire at the enemy that was attacking them. The heavy bolters on both sides spit out flames, and a 120mm battle cannon shell fell into the enemy group.

But his attack failed to hit the attacking Nurgle Space Marines. Perhaps these Space Marines fell into Chaos, accepted the blessing of the loving father and underwent some changes, but they were all Space Marines anyway.

Using the wreckage of their destroyed vehicle as cover, several Nurgle Space Marines were taking turns to draw the fire of the Leman Russ tank and gradually approach it.

The laser rifles in the hands of ordinary Astra Militarum cannot effectively threaten these fallen angels. The Nurgle Space Marine brothers are destroying other enemy vehicles. Now the only threat is the Leman Rust tank in front of them.

boom--!

Another 120mm battle cannon shell was fired, completely destroying the flaming wreckage of a vehicle, but the Nurgle Space Marines who had been hiding behind it had already left the bunker and fired at the Astra Militarum troops surrounding the tank with explosive bombs in their hands.

The scattered red laser beams could not penetrate the power armor of the Nurgle Space Marines, but the grenade launchers in the hands of the enemy could easily smash every Astra Militarum soldier that was hit. Even if these people were considered elites among ordinary people, they were just mortals.

Finally, the Nurgle Space Marine in front of them was hit by a heavy bolter. The successive attacks on him tore apart his power armor and body, but before the crew had time to be happy, an explosion occurred at the engine position of the tank.

"Your failure is inevitable!" The Nurgle Space Marine who destroyed the Leman Rust tank said to the remaining Imperial soldiers. "But don't be afraid, the loving father will give each of you..."

call out--!

A blue line flashed by, and a fist-sized bloody hole appeared on the chest of this Nurgle Space Marine.

"How can...?"

The auspicious instrument was issued

Hearing the alarm, the Space Marines' superhuman vision could clearly see the giant lizard warriors, like dreadnoughts, charging from a distance.

"For the Ancient Saint!"

The Nurgle Space Marines who captured this scene immediately turned their guns and fired at the oncoming giant lizards, but all the attacks were blocked by the heavy energy shields they carried.

The railgun on the shoulder of one of the giant lizards fired again. The Nurgle Space Marine who witnessed this scene immediately dodged, but was still shattered on the shoulder by the rapidly fired projectile.

Whoosh—boom!

An anti-vehicle rocket was fired and hit one of the giant lizard warriors. The sound of something breaking was heard and smoke and dust flew.

However, the next moment, a giant fist swung out from the smoke and hit one of the Nurgle Space Marines, knocking him flying, and the other hand smashed an enemy.

Mortal soldiers are powerless when faced with the sudden appearance of Space Marines, but Space Marines are also powerless when they encounter enemy Dreadnoughts without preparation - and now there are three "Dreadnoughts".

The Nurgle Space Marine who was knocked to the ground was picked up by the giant lizard and thrown towards another enemy who was still firing not far away. The latter rolled to avoid it, then threw several fragmentation grenades at the huge enemy in front of him.

Boom boom boom--!

Explosions sounded one after another, flames and smoke engulfed the giant lizard, and before the Nurgle Space Marine could confirm the situation, a thug covered with thick armor stretched out from the smoke and grabbed him in his hand.

roar--!

The giant lizard that was engulfed by the explosion roared at the enemy in front of it, its teeth flashing with metallic luster, and it was only a little distance away from the enemy.

You can't eat him.

A voice sounded in the giant lizard's mind, stopping him from biting the Nurgle Space Marine in front of him in anger, and instead smashed him hard to the ground.

Nurgle's blessing prevented the enemy from fainting immediately, but the fist with kinetic energy that fell on his head immediately caused him to fall into a long sleep.

This three-man giant lizard assault team completely reversed the original defeat. The follow-up troops were on the way to take over the battlefield and receive the living and wounded.

"You can't eat it..." At this time, the giant lizard wearing heavy power armor patted its head and muttered. "It will upset your stomach."

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The addition of the Lizardmen forces has greatly slowed down Nurgle's ground assault. These ancient creatures are just as reliable in dealing with Chaos as they were more than 10,000 years ago.

Even so, Nurgle still managed to gain a foothold on the planet of Aduk and established a safe landing site so that more of his compatriots could land on the planet and launch an attack.

But there is also good news. The number of Nurgle's reinforcements has begun to decrease. Obviously, the hasty attack has prevented them from obtaining a large number of troops. Although the current scale is not small, compared with the known scales of Nurgle's attacks, this time the attacking force is obviously much smaller.

This means that as long as the Human Empire can withstand this attack and inflict heavy damage on them, Nurgle will need time to recuperate and regroup its troops before launching another attack.

During this period, the rapidly developing human empire will face new challenges with a new look.

"Keep preparing for the ceremony. Don't rush to start. The enemy's follow-up troops have not yet arrived." Zhang Yi said. "Sanguinius has not even fought Mortarion yet. Both sides still have some strength to spare."

"There's no rush to use all kinds of high-powered weapons. Whoever loses patience first will lose this battle."

"It's still unclear who will win until the last moment!"

698. Panda? Panda!

We all say that Nurgle's attacks are like green lava, slow and deadly. When you see them, you can run, but there will come a time when you will have no way to retreat.

For human beings, it is normal to cut through mountains and cross rivers. No matter what obstacles there are on the way forward, people will always use various methods to overcome them.

Was Nurgle's attack working? Of course it was, as always, slowly but surely.

But Nurgle was very dissatisfied with the current progress. As mentioned before, he, contrary to his usual practice, asked his subordinates to speed up and overcome the obstacles in front of them as soon as possible.

This is not easy. As mentioned before, Nurgle's attack this time was somewhat slow, and they did not have an absolute crushing situation in terms of the number of troops. On the other hand, Sanguinius and his men, as a fortress planet specially used as bait and trap, it is no exaggeration to say that this is an iron wall.

The Human Empire, which had been prepared for a long time, did not allow Nurgle to complete the plan of "surrounding the city" from the countryside. The existence of Aisha and Zhang Yi prevented them from attacking after they had made sufficient preparations (unless Nurgle urged them).

Sooner or later, Nurgle will be able to break through this iron wall, but at what cost? They may not be able to achieve their strategic goals, and will suffer heavy losses.

In this situation, Mortarion, who had been sitting on the Diaoyutai, finally took action.

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As the blue beam of light cut through the dark space, another enemy ship that attempted to break through the defense line was destroyed and turned into garbage in the universe.

Even with the support of Nurgle, the influence of the Maelstrom on Nurgle's forces was weakened to a certain extent.

But just this alone has already allowed the Human Empire to gain a considerable advantage in this battle.

So far, Nurgle's fleet has been unable to gain an advantage in space warfare, and the battle on the ground has also been progressing slowly, and the Father is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with this.

Previous actions here had already attracted the attention of other beings in the Warp, which was why Nurgle did not further support his troops.

For this reason, Mortarion, as the commander-in-chief, ordered a general attack centered on the infected and controlled Eldar Ark.

When the huge Eldar Ark began to move forward surrounded by numerous ships, Saint Jerome knew that the most important and difficult battle was about to begin!

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A fleet of the Human Empire launched a charge towards the Eldar Ark that was on the move again, and the other Nurgle ships serving as escorts would naturally not sit idly by and watch them approach, and they fired at them with macro cannons and light spears.

Huge shells and dazzling light beams hit the leading escort ships, destroying them directly. The Human Empire began to fight back, firing dozens of torpedoes.

A large number of flying insect-like Nurgle demons flew out from the Ark and pounced on the incoming torpedoes, causing them to detonate on the way and defusing the Human Empire's offensive.

But then the enemies discovered that the smoke and dust produced by the torpedo explosion seemed to be a bit large, and... seemed to be expanding.

Soon, the black smoke and dust produced by the torpedo explosion expanded to a large area, blocking the vision and detection of the auspicious instrument. At this time, dozens of Imperial transport planes drove out and plunged into the smoke and dust.

Under the cover of smoke and dust and the protection of ships, the Empire's transport planes successfully found a landing position on the Eldar Ark. The entire transport fleet successfully landed with very little loss and sent the personnel to the Ark.

The golden flames ignited the twisted and corrupted plants around him. As soon as Sanguinius set foot on this infected Eldar ark, he revealed his power that once needed to be respected by the Four Gods.

"You go destroy the core," Sanguinius ordered. "I am going to meet my brother."

As Sanguinius boarded the Eldar Ark and used his powerful strength to dispel the Nurgle infection, Mortarion aboard it also sensed this familiar breath.

"Woo-woo-woo! Woo!"

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Although Sanguinius has not yet fully recovered from the weakness of his resurrection, he is still a powerful fighter - at least Guilliman cannot defeat him.

Along the way, he was like a 'sweeping robot', igniting all the corruption on the road, sending groups of low-level Nurgle demons back to the warp, and bestowing death on those fallen people who believed in Nurgle.

When Sanguinius came to a crossroads, he stopped as he sensed the presence of several Death Guard Space Marines attempting to ambush him.

The fact that Sanguinius had stopped was naturally known to the ambushed Death Guard Space Marines. Just as they were preparing to rush out to challenge this Primarch who might be the strongest in the human empire, they were surprised to find that they could not move.

[Advanced Net of Amyntok]

The emergence of the Great Vortex reintegrated and dispersed the violent power of the Warp, restricting psykers while allowing them to use them better and more safely.

Although the strength of the spell has dropped a lot, it's not like the whole person will explode at any time, right?

The flaming powered halberd decapitated a Death Guard Space Marine before his body was engulfed in flames, and Sanguinius moved towards the next enemy who was restrained and unable to move.

After he killed another enemy, Sanguinius felt a familiar breath appear. The next second, the wall beside him was forcibly knocked open, and Mortarion, who was much taller than him, broke through the wall and appeared in front of him.

He used his short-looking arms to swing his kinetic sickle towards Sanguinius, who immediately held up the kinetic halberd in his hand to block it. The huge impact from the halberd handle made Sanguinius slide back a long distance before stopping.

This confrontation also allowed Sanguinius to release the restraints on the other Death Guard Space Marines. As soon as they escaped, they pulled the trigger at the extremely holy angel, but a scorching golden flame directly melted the incoming bullets and engulfed them.

Watching his offspring being killed, Mortarion, whose entire body was covered in power armor, did not make any expression. He just looked at Sanguinius who was already dead in front of him, and Sanguinius also stood there looking at him.

After a long time...

"Actually," Sanguinius said, "all you have to do to change back is take a hot bath."

"?!"

"But you've never touched hot water, right? When was the last time you took a shower?"

“Woo! Woo woo woo—!”

"...I don't understand."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

Mortarion was extremely angry at Sanguinius' teasing (as one of the top psychics, it was impossible for Sanguinius not to understand Mortarion's words), but in his current state he was unable to speak normally.

When he was soaked by the Panda Spring, he found Father Nurgle and wanted this powerful god in the Warp to help him remove the water.

But when Nurgle saw Mortarion's current appearance, he just smiled and said nothing, neither saying that he would help him nor that he would not help him.

That is why Mortarion has maintained that incredibly large panda appearance until today.

"I brought clean hot water." Sanguinius spoke again. "How about you show me what you look like now and I'll give it to you?"

This was obviously Sanguinius lying to him. Who would carry hot water with them when going to war?! Besides, Sanguinius shouldn't help him. He just wanted to see what he looked like now and laugh at him. That must be it!

Mortarion knew this, but after hearing what Sanguinius said, he inevitably wavered.

Although his fighting power has been enhanced after becoming what he is now, he is unable to speak normally in this state and has no authority at all - he has been told by others that he is so cute more than once!

He, the Primarch of the Death Guard! The Lord of Death! The Pale King! The one who is called the God of Death by others! You actually called me cute?!

"Will you consider it?" Sanguinius sensed Mortarion's hesitation. "I really brought it~"