For some unknown reason, the reports submitted by the Imperial soldiers guarding the lowest deck were directly and selectively ignored by the Astartes masters.
What's even more outrageous is that the superiors actually sent back an unwarranted rebuke asking the imperial soldiers guarding the gate not to meddle in other matters, but to just guard the passage and not to interfere with other matters?
Although the Imperial soldiers felt very strange and aggrieved, and they didn't know why, since the superiors didn't want to care about it, the Imperial soldiers were naturally more willing to do less than to do more.
Therefore, they began to follow the rules and selectively ignored the explosion that occurred in the abandoned deck of the abandoned FC-N-01 and the occasional horrifying howls, and even sent people down to check the situation as a routine.
Too lazy to do it.
Perhaps, in the eyes of those Imperial soldiers and some Astartes masters, as long as you pretend not to hear certain things, they can be treated as if they never happened?
then!
So an anomaly report that in the past would have required at least several Astartes Space Marines to personally lead a team to check was just like this, some upper and lower level officers of the Vengeful Spirit jointly suppressed it, and then, not long after, the report
He was soon thrown into a corner to eat ashes.
However, the Imperial soldiers and those Astartes lords can pretend that things never happened, but the leader of the resistance, Ali, cannot pretend that they never happened!
In the past few days, she and her subordinates were racking their brains and worrying about the abandoned deck on the bottom floor, the demons that appeared in this "underground world", and the monsters that seemed to be contagious to corruption.
After all, the abandoned deck of FC-N-01 is the only space they have lived in for decades. If this place is occupied by those chaos demons, the results and base they have managed for decades will be completely destroyed.
.
By then, if there are so many people who "do not exist" in the ship's database, and those thousands of rebel soldiers and family members want to blend into other decks, it will be almost impossible!
Therefore, in order to protect their homeland, Ali and others, who had finally escaped back at that time, were racking their brains with her men to discuss and arrange various measures for several days, and were even forced to retreat to several places.
sub-bases and outposts, in order to prepare for the possible spread of attacks by those terrible demons, and to concentrate their forces to defend based on the terrain, to see if they can hold on and preserve the basic base of their resistance army.
Then, although there was no distinction between day and night in the Vengeful Spirit, she was still busy today just like the previous few days, until very late, even several hours later than usual, so that when
After everyone changed their shifts and went to rest, she returned to her residence a little exhausted, lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
And just then!
The original body of the Thousand Sons Legion, that is, the commander of the Fifteenth Legion known as "Red Magnus", was routinely spying on the subspace through his one eye, and then, surprisingly, he suddenly discovered
The secret of Warmaster Horus, discovering that Horus seems to be receiving the whispers of Chaos?
Magnus was surprised by this, and immediately used his own psychic power, which was second only to the Emperor, to connect and persuade the Warmaster who was about to betray the Emperor, hoping that the other party would be lost in time.
Remember, don’t fall deeper and deeper into chaos or anything like that.
But it is a pity that Horus, who had been severely corrupted, clearly rejected his brother's kindness and resolutely entered into a contract with Chaos?
Of course Magnus was extremely shocked by this!
However, just when he was about to retreat, withdraw his gaze and report to the Emperor as soon as possible, explaining the corruption and betrayal of Warmaster Horus, he unexpectedly discovered: on the Vengeful Spirit,
, beside the traitorous Warmaster Horus, there is actually a 'wild' psyker with extremely powerful psychic potential, even as much as Magnus himself?
Seeing this, he hesitated for a moment, and before preparing to leave, he turned his attention to the 'wild' psyker, and began to observe him secretly.
then……
"!?"
Ali, who had just been temporarily freed from the troubles of the demons and was falling asleep in a restless state, suddenly jumped up from the bed like a wild cat whose tail had been stepped on, and
She immediately stepped aside, picked up her slightly slender chain sword and placed it in front of her. Then she began to scan the surroundings with sharp and dangerous eyes and listened carefully.
Obviously!
Even though she was in her sleep just now, even though she was already drowsily asleep, she still felt that vague gaze and was successfully frightened to wake up.
"Who is it?"
Being able to sneak into one's surroundings and spy on oneself silently is obviously not something that ordinary people of one's own can deal with, and calling people rashly will only make the scene chaotic. No matter what the other party wants to do,
Everything will be much more convenient.
"Come out quickly!"
"I found you!"
Therefore, Ali did not immediately call the rebel soldiers who were on duty and patrolling outside. Instead, she scolded them in a low voice, hoping to deceive them first, and then go and see the specific situation before making a decision.
Unfortunately, after Ali waited for a long time, the other party still showed no intention of showing up.
Then, just when Ali was confused and ready to call someone, surprisingly, a voice sounded directly in her head?
'Take it easy, young mortal.'
'I have no hostility, and I am not around you. I am now hundreds of millions of light years away in Prospero...'
'I just accidentally discovered that you are different, and then I secretly used psychic energy to observe you through the subspace, but I didn't expect that you would still find me.'
'Your talent is really amazing!'
Yes, it seems to be what sounded in my head!
Anyway, Ali was very sure that it was not transmitted to her brain through her sensitive ears, but it was as if someone was talking directly to her in her head, and her ears clearly didn't listen at all.
No sound or movement could be heard, but directly and strangely, he could 'hear' what the other party said?
"Prospero?"
However, no matter how the other party did it, or whether the other party's explanation was true or false, it did not make Ali relax, but made her even more nervous.
"Never heard of it!"
"Who the hell are you?!"
Although Ali didn't know where the 'Prospero' the other party was talking about was, she only knew that if you could observe and talk to yourself through the subspace, you were most likely a demon, because those chaotic monsters lived in
In the subspace, and she had encountered it a few days ago and almost escaped.
Therefore, now she didn't have to think too much to figure out that the other party might not be willing to escape, so she sent a more powerful being to come to the door at this time, and also deceived herself that there was no hostility. She didn't think about that kind of thing.
How could you believe it so easily?
'Relax.'
'child……'
'You can close your eyes first and feel the spiritual power in your body carefully, and then..."
'You can see me.'
Finding that Ali had become even more nervous, and that the subconscious psychic energy in her body had the tendency to interrupt the 'communication' that the two parties had finally connected, the owner of the voice once again comforted Ali and kindly guided her.
Control the forbidden power in her body.
"..."
Silent and observing the surroundings again for a while, she even walked towards the door and carefully opened a gap to observe the outside. After finding that there was indeed nothing abnormal, Ali, who hesitated again and again, had to frown and walk back to the bed, and then bit
Gritting his teeth, he slowly lay down and closed his eyes according to the other party's guidance.
However, she did not completely let the other party control her.
But while doing what the other party said, she still held the chain sword tightly in her hand. At the same time, her powerful body was also secretly on guard, once she found out that the other party appeared and wanted to do something.
If she is plotting and scheming, she will get angry at any time and use the chain sword to kill the opponent on the spot!
However……
Soon, Ali completely relaxed.
Because after she closed her eyes, she saw that in a place like the chaotic subspace that a battleship saw when it was sailing in the subspace, there was actually a red-skinned person with a figure far larger than that of an ordinary person, a one-eyed man who looked like
Like an Astartes guy was watching her?
"Did you see that?"
"Then let me introduce myself first..."
Then, after seeing that Ali was successfully connected, the other party did not try to make a fuss about his identity or deliberately hide his identity, but took the initiative to introduce her.
And after the other party finished speaking, Ali finally knew that it turned out that the other party was really not a demon, but the legion commander and original body of the Thousand Sons Legion, the one known as the 'Red Magnus'?
"Is it you?"
"Primarch of the Fifteenth Legion?!"
After learning the other party's true identity, Ali, who was still a little wary and curious, was immediately frightened and didn't know what to say for a moment.
You know, that is the original body of a legion, an existence on the same level as Horus!
For Ali, the identity and strength of the other party are much more terrifying than the demonic monsters peeping in the darkness and chaos and preparing to do harm to her.
To be honest, if she had a choice, Ali really didn't want to be targeted by any of the original bodies, not even Magnus!
You know, she had always thought that she was already very strong. After decades of growth, she had reached the point where she could compete with a being like Loken from the Tenth Company. After a while, she might be able to try to compete with He.
Russ arm-wrestling or something?
But now, she realizes that she was very wrong!
Because now another primordial body can actually observe and communicate with her from a planet hundreds of millions of light years away. That level of power, that kind of god-like method, has completely refreshed her understanding of the primordial body and power.
, making her feel that those legion commanders might be far more powerful than she imagined?
Fortunately, after exclaiming and feeling uneasy, Ali, who looked a little ugly, thought about it and suddenly felt that the other party probably didn't know her details yet. After struggling for a while, she managed to calm down and tried with some uncertainty.
He asked:
"That……"
"Commander Magnus, what do you want to do with me?"
"Is there anything you need me to do?"
Yes, Ali is going to continue to contact the other party in the name of a female officer of the Vengeful Spirit.
Anyway, in her opinion, if the other party is really on that "Prospero" planet billions of light years away, with the convenience of being far away and not having smooth information transmission, maybe she will
Can you try to trick the other person first and see what the situation is like?
"Actually, it's not much..."
"I was just talking to your primarch Horus about something. I was about to leave when I accidentally discovered you, so I came to take a look."
The shadow of Magnus in the subspace did not explain the specific reason, but just smiled and started chatting with Ali face to face.
"child……"
"Your psychic talent is very strong, it can even be said to be the strongest I have ever seen!"
"but……"
"I discovered that you seem to have never developed your psychic talent?"
Then, it seemed that Magnus really didn't know Ali's identity, and he actually started chatting kindly with her, the leader of the rebel army against the empire.
"Psychic talent?"
"whispering sound!"
"Ordinary people with psychic powers can kill people..."
"You think I should have that ability?"
After hearing the other party's words, Ali immediately laughed contemptuously and asked the slightly surprised original Magnus.
"..."
But after hearing Ali's words, Magnus immediately fell silent.
Because he probably understood what Ali meant, and also knew what would happen to someone who was discovered by the empire to have psychic talent!
The better ones may serve as astropaths or navigators, while others may have their brains cut off and used as psychic batteries?
Moreover, he also knew that their father, the Emperor, had already announced a ban on psychic energy after the 'Congress of Nicaea' and decided to disband and ban the existing think tank units in various Legions of Astartes, and
Since then, all Astartes forces have only been allowed to use the two types of psyker units, Navigators and Astropaths, while all other psykers have been banned.
Therefore, no matter how outstanding the woman's psychic talent is, you don't need to think too much to know what kind of misery awaits her if her psychic talent is really exposed on Horus's ship.
end.
"perhaps……"
"You should come to our Thousand Sons, to Prospero's place?"
"When the time comes..."
"We Thousand Sons will accept you and conduct systematic training and development of your psychic talents. I guarantee you that your psychic talents will be used in the most appropriate manner?"
After pondering for a long time, the original body Magnus finally spoke out again, and looked at Ali with some emotion and promised.
"Developing psychic powers?"
"Prospero?"
"Maybe..."
Hearing the other party mention that strange planet again and extending an invitation, Ali still shook her head, noncommittal.
Because she obviously won't tell the other person: She is actually the leader of the rebels, and she works against the empire and the false emperor. Therefore, it is estimated that she and the other person can't get along with each other?
"Listen!"
"child……"
"Time is very tight, I don't have time to explain too much to you..."
"If possible, you should leave the 16th Legion and the 63rd Expeditionary Fleet as soon as possible, wherever you go!"
"When the time comes, can I send someone to pick you up?"
Seeing that Ali didn't seem to pay much attention to the advice he had just given, and then thinking about the other person's outstanding talent without any training or development, Magnus hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help but speak and persuade again.
"leave……"
Ali just frowned and thought for a moment, then shook her head and lied:
"I'm afraid not!"
"I am an officer of the empire. I can't go anywhere without a proper reason."
Of course, she is not actually lying, because her original identity is indeed an officer of the empire, but now she has died of old age, and as the leader of the rebels, she has no apparent effectiveness.
identity.
"Officer..."
After a moment of silence, Magnus thought hard for a long time, knowing that it would be impossible to dispatch an officer under Horus when he had just discovered the secret of Horus and had a falling out with him.
, in the end, there was still no good solution. He could only continue to warn with some frustration:
"Anyway!"
"You're in danger on the boat!"
Now that Horus has betrayed the Empire and made a contract with Chaos, Magnus doesn't have to think about it to know what the entire 63rd Fleet and the people in the fleet will face by then, but he can't say it directly.
Just come out.
After all, the woman in front of me is just a nobody, it's useless to talk about it, it will only increase the distress.
"I know!"
"You don't need to tell me that it's really dangerous here!"
With a chuckle, Ali admitted the other party's statement.
After all, could her current situation not be dangerous?
She is not only the leader of the rebels now, Horus and his Astartes, as well as massive fleets and imperial troops have been watching with eager eyes. Once she is exposed, she will die!
Moreover, the key is that there are subspace demons and chaos monsters active in this abandoned FC-N-01 deck, and at the same time, a monster trillions of light years away in front of her has found and stared at her, saying that she is currently in
Even dancing wildly on the tip of a knife is considered light.
"You know?"
But Ali's words surprised Magnus.
However, he didn't know what Ali was thinking specifically, so he subconsciously thought that what Ali said was the same thing as what he was thinking, so he couldn't help but asked in a voice:
"You really know?"
While asking, Magnus couldn't help but look at Ali's body several times again. It was unclear whether he saw anything.
"Of course I know!"
"A few days ago, I encountered a Chaos Demon on the ship, and I almost died!"
Ali thought for a while, so she simply told the story about the devil, and thought that maybe she could use the other party to convey the devil's story to Horus, and then ask the senior executives of the Vengeful Spirit to quickly send people to eliminate the devil.
?
If those Astartes could be used to cleanse those demons, she would definitely not mind.
"demon?"
"!!"
“What does it look like specifically?
Hearing that it was indeed like that, Magnus' heart skipped a beat, and then he quickly continued to look at Ali and asked.
Obviously!
He didn't expect that things would develop so fast. As soon as Horus signed a contract with Chaos, those monsters had already appeared on the ship. The speed and efficiency were indeed something he had never imagined. Therefore, he began to have doubts in his heart.
Got some very bad ideas.
"What kind?"
"Um……"
"A group of rotten, not very strong, but explosive monsters?"
"besides……"
As she said that, Ali couldn't help but cast a playful glance at Magnus in front of her.
"A group of red-skinned horned monsters, very strong!"
"Is it similar to your skin color?"
These days, those monsters forced Ali to shrink her defense line and manpower, and even gave up a small half of the deck area, which made her feel very frustrated!
You know, before those monsters appeared, she had the final say here, but now, as soon as the other party appeared, she felt tremendous pressure and forced her to shrink her defenses. It would be strange if she could be in a better mood.
!
"oh!"
"Is it Nurgle and Khorne?
"It's too bad..."
Magnus obviously knew a lot, and he immediately made a preliminary judgment from Ali's description about the specific existences of Chaos that appeared in the Vengeful Spirit.
Come to think of it!
The Thousand Sons of Magnus and Prospero are famous for their specialization in the use of subspace and psychic energy, and it is said that his original body even had a deal with the devil?
So it's not surprising that he knew about Nurgle and Khorne.
"What are you talking about?"
"What torture?"
But Ali didn't seem to hear it clearly.
"nothing."
Shaking his head, Magnus looked gloomy and it was hard to explain.
"Anyway"
"Hurry up and leave the 63rd Fleet..."
Then, he warned again.
"You think I don't want to?"
Sighing, Ali said that she dreamed of leaving this broken ship, but she really couldn't do it!
But soon, she rolled her eyes, then changed the topic and asked in a sly and persuasive way:
"or!"
"You're sending a ship to pick me up?"
While asking, Ali had already thought about it. If the other party was really willing, she wouldn't mind giving it a try.
"I……"
Unfortunately, Magnus did not dare to start a conversation in the end. He just remained silent for a while. After realizing that he seemed to be unable to help Ali at the moment, he had to shake his head regretfully and sighed:
"Let's do this first!"
"I will contact you again..."
"You have to be careful..."
After saying that, before Ali could say anything more, the other party hurriedly disconnected and left with some annoyance, disappearing directly into the weird subspace where the two of them were connected.
"?!"
After the other party left, Ali opened her eyes immediately and sat up from the bed.
"Magnus?"
"snort!"
"Although it's a bit dangerous, maybe you might as well take advantage of it?"
"Um……"
"The other party seems to have a good impression of me. It would be a pity not to take advantage of it..."
"And..."
"He seems to know that those subspace chaos monsters and demons will appear on the ship, and he keeps urging me to leave quickly. What is going on?"
"What are the Great Crusade Fleet, those Astartes, and those Primarchs doing?"
"Things seem to be getting more and more complicated..."
Ali sat up from the bed and gradually relaxed as she thought about it. Then, the weapon in her hand was thrown aside again.
Then, her eyes began to flicker and she no longer felt sleepy. She no longer lay down, but just sat there and frowned, thinking about how to use the other party next, how to deal with those demons, and how to resolve and transfer the crisis.
Waiting for something.
"never mind!"
"I can't sleep anyway, let's go out and take a look!"
In the end, after thinking a lot but having no clue, she simply gave up. Then she stood up and took all the weapons with her, then resolutely opened the door to her room and strode out towards the base outside.
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Chapter completed!