Chapter 387: with translation of chapter title

When Angelong easily captured his fallen, corrupted 'version', Shensheng Tala lay four thousand light-years away.

As the core region of the New Human Empire, Shensheng Tala's near-Earth orbit deployed countless, immensely huge and complex defense facilities, and moreover there were tens of thousands of warships of various grades and specifications of the Empire.

But Shensheng Tala, which is Earth as called by the main universe, its surface environment simply cannot be associated with 'holy'.

The Earth of the main universe, although its orbit is likewise filled with various defense facilities and it possesses ten thousand warships tasked with guarding it, its surface environment is however more serene than before humanity entered the industrial age.

Forests and rainforests are lush, oceans are blue and clear, deserts are preserved for the sake of the global climate; in other words, the main universe has no colony that can compare to Earth.

Now look at the New Human Empire's Shensheng Tala…

The surface environment cannot be called extremely harsh, but there is hardly any green vegetation to be seen, and even the oceans are scarce, making it truly incomparable to the Earth of the main universe.

However, there is one thing that far surpasses Earth: the Thus line: Thus line: Diguohuanggong built on the Himalayas, covering a vast area of Eurasia, which can be directly observed with the naked eye even tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of kilometers away in space.

In fact, relying on the technology of the main universe and the construction speed of the Anbu Lei La Engineering Department, even more magnificent buildings could be erected on Earth within a few years, but it is unnecessary; as the leader of humanity, Sui Bian has no interest whatsoever in such vain comparisons and ostentation.

At this moment.

"Thud! Thud!"

A son of Helusi clad in dark green Terminator armor, bald and with deathly pale skin, hurriedly walked through the palace corridors; the noise made by his magnetic boots striking the ornate floor tiles echoed throughout the corridor.

Moreover, at intervals, two guards wearing pure white exclusive powered armor, holding thunder spears, with helmets topped by a red upward braid, stood as the Forbidden Army.

But the physiques of these Forbidden Army, even when equipped with Terminator-grade exclusive powered armor, were not much different from that son of Helusi—only about three meters tall, far inferior to the Umbrella's guards who are over three and a half meters.

However, the pure white armor of the Forbidden Army is covered with chaotic symbols and unknown markings that emit an eerie red light, indicating that they are beings directly blessed by the evil gods and demons; surely their power must absolutely surpass that of the Astate legion.

Soon, that son of Helusi reached the end of the corridor and entered a vast hall.

Here the walls, wall bricks, and even load-bearing pillars are gilded, and with the soft lighting from above, the whole hall can be described as resplendent with gold and azure.

The most striking feature is the front end of the hall, a 'Golden Throne' capable of drawing in Spiritual Energy to amplify, release, and even bless the entire imperial domain.

Seated upon the Golden Throne is none other than the Human Emperor, whose emaciated appearance resembles an oversized mummy.

Since being set up here by the traitors to continuously drain Spiritual Energy, he has become a corpse that can no longer move, reduced to a 'living corpse' for the traitors to humiliate and entertain.

Standing before the Emperor is likewise a white-armored figure wearing a wolf pelt, also bald, the New Human Emperor——

Helusi Lupekarl.

Helusi, blessed by all the evil gods, did not mutate and distort into a demon-like form as Angelong did; instead, his appearance and physique remained unchanged, still as they were 240 years ago.

If there is any change, it is that his eyes blaze like torches.

Noticing the gate opening and sensing his offspring's anxious approach, who came forward and performed a half-kneeling salute, Helusi still gazed straight at his former father, the former Human Emperor, and with his back to the offspring said in a low voice, 'What is it?'

'My lord…' the Terminator, his expression filled with fear and turmoil, nevertheless spoke truthfully: 'Our Astropaths and the World Eaters Legion, as well as the furious Angelong, have completely lost contact; possibly… possibly… they have been utterly annihilated.'

For before they lost contact completely, they had suffered a surprise attack by impostors… and moreover, the gods cannot assist us in tracking the impostors' voyage trajectory, unless the impostors reveal themselves voluntarily.

'Is that so?' Helusi showed no great surprise, as if he had expected the result; after a brief silence, he continued to command: 'Inform Mortarion, let him and his legion and fleet immediately halt their march, change direction to rendezvous with the Word Bearers, and make sure they hold the Sanctus Reach.'

'Yes, my lord.' The son of Helusi replied respectfully, then rose as if relieved of a burden and swiftly left the magnificent hall housing the Golden Throne.

After the offspring left, Helusi continued to stare at the living corpse, whose eye sockets were sunken and pitch-black hollows, and muttered nervously: 'Father… will humanity really be doomed because of me…'

Ha! How could it be possible! Just a legion and a brainless fool! Incompetent! Worthless brothers, as far as the Empire is concerned it's no big deal!

Just as Helusi said, such a loss is still within the New Human Empire's capacity to bear; since the overthrow of the Tyrant 240 years ago, the newly established New Human Empire, relying on the leadership of the Astate, managed to recover the Empire's strength within a mere fifty years.

By now, the New Human Empire is far stronger than the Human Empire during the expedition era; moreover, with his gods' assistance, the number of his offspring (the Astate) has already recovered to the peak of one million.

The results speak for themselves: it is obvious that humanity can only prosper and thrive under the leadership of these demigods and angels; mere mortals' efforts are futile.

Therefore, he Helusi is correct; his father's ideas, beliefs, and actions are all wrong! Utterly wrong!

At this moment, Helusi's eyes appear clear and bright, but in reality they are completely veiled.

This is due to the opening of the Vortex Space Gate, which actively provoked a human war between the two universes, along with various events' causes… or rather, Helusi's actions, even his thoughts, are being controlled by the evil gods and demons.

Even if it is wrong, the evil gods and demons will make him believe he is right.

When Helusi was secretly schemed against and wounded by the traitors of the Word Bearers, then corrupted and wholly devoted to Chaos, at that moment he ceased to be himself, becoming a puppet, pawn, and plaything of the gods.

Laughable and lamentable.

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…

Meanwhile.

In a star system about 100 light-years in a straight line from the Vortex Space Gate, and roughly 4800+ light-years from Shensheng Tala…

Boom——!!

The entire star system, including terrestrial, gaseous, and icy planets, as well as all moons and asteroids, suffered the visitation of a golden Spiritual Energy impact.

In the blink of an eye, this star system was 'purified' by that golden Spiritual Energy.

The traitors' orbital fleets were all burned into blazing clumps; the ground forces deployed on planets, space stations, and asteroids, as well as mortal civilians who believed in the Chaos evil gods, had their flesh reduced to ash, their souls unable to escape, and were moreover plundered by the wielder of the golden impact.

However, those who heeded the elders' instructions and teachings, secretly believing that the Emperor or the 'Imperial Truth' is humanity's orthodoxy, remained unharmed; indeed, even while receiving the golden impact's baptism, their body and mind felt as if they had attained salvation.

The only surviving space fleet within the star system consisted of Umbrella's Glory Iron Fist Legion, together with the accompanying UNSC 4th, 12th, and 13th fleets, making a total of sixteen fleets.

As for the joint fleet tasked with commanding over ten thousand warships, its temporary flagship is the homeworld of the Glory Iron Fist, the Eternal Vanguard.

At this moment, inside the Eternal Vanguard's main control room……

'Father.' Rog, standing beside the main console, saw through the holo-screen that his old man had once again released Spiritual Energy, and involuntarily his mouth twitched as he advised Sui Bian beside him: 'Can we… take it easy?'

Indeed, their old man is formidable; a single thought, an instant, and he eliminated the threat of an entire star system.

But Rog always felt that he and his Glory Iron Fist had yet to be put to use, while the war had already ended??

Although this would keep their casualty count permanently at '0', it really seems… improper, wouldn't they be looked down upon by their brothers? And wouldn't they be teased as 'dad's boys'?

'Haha, seems like I went a bit overboard.' Sensing his son's emotions, Sui Bian couldn't help but chuckle, yet he insisted: 'This time, I am fighting alongside you, and as a father I cannot accept my children dying or sacrificing under my protection.'

I understand your little thoughts; I know you don't want to be looked down upon by your brothers, after all you and your Glory Iron Fist can finally participate in another expedition, ready to unleash your fists and feet, to achieve merit.

But those glories and achievements are, to me, utterly pointless comparisons; anything before life is too insignificant, do you understand?

Upon hearing that, Rog restrained his previous clamor, immediately returned to a mature and steady appearance, nodded and responded: 'Of course I understand, Father; it's me who made war a game—I will now dispatch ground troops to pacify the planets and colonies you have already cleared, Father.'

"Hmm." Sui Bian also nodded and said: "Have you personally lead the troops to land on the surface, so that those steadfast in faith know that the era of the OriginalBody has never ended."

"Yes." Rog received the order and left.

Not long after.

"Chairman." The White Empress, who had remained silent, spoke: "OriginalBody Angelong has already captured a Chaos OriginalBody and a large number of Chaos Astate; currently, the battle in the Nuxia star system is also in its final stage."

While the White Empress was reporting, she also presented the detailed information of the battle between the Purifiers and the Devourers via the central console to Sui Bian.

As the White Empress said, orbital control of all planets in Nuxia has completely gone to the Purifiers legion, as well as the UNSC fleet responsible for assistance.

Ground combat is being carried out efficiently in mopping-up operations; the main universe human soldiers are not prepared to let any traitor go—upon sight they kill, upon encountering a unique individual they take alive, preparing to send them to the Plague Doctor for research.

Although casualties are somewhat higher than in dealing with previous enemies, they are negligible given the current scale—"only" over thirty thousand casualties.

This is mainly thanks to the tactical directive issued by Angelong, whereby Chaos Astate are dealt with by the Purifiers, while human scum are handled by the auxiliary forces and the UNSC Marine Corps, specializing in their respective fields to minimize casualties as much as possible.

As for one piece of information unknown to the White Empress, that is the Death Guard legion originally en route; upon learning that Nuxia had fallen, even if they were unwilling they could only turn back, obeying Helusi's orders to proceed to the Faithful Stars sector under the jurisdiction of the Word Bearers legion.

Moreover, the news of the Devourers legion's total annihilation will eventually spread among the high ranks; thinking that the war has only been underway for half a month and already lost an OriginalBody and an entire legion, it will surely cause the New Human Empire to begin doubting……

Why is the "counterfeit" touted and vilified by the gods actually far stronger than the Empire's "genuine" article??

Of course, Helusi will also strictly block news of the Black Warband's and the Devourers legion's defeat, to prevent unnecessary turmoil in the New Human Empire.

As for the fallen version of Angelong already captured by Sui Bian's eighth son (Angelong)…

To be honest, he always feels a sense of "regret" and "pity" toward this isotopic son from another universe, but also a feeling of "frustration at inability to mold".

Regarding the Emperor's ill treatment of Angelong, there are many speculations in Warhammer 30,40k; the most popular theory is that Angelong and his brothers were swept away by the Chaos Gods and scattered across the galaxy, after which the other OriginalBody brothers either conquered their homeworlds by force or relied on charm and wit, ultimately becoming rulers of their native lands.

Angelong had always been a slave; even when he led his brothers in rebellion, it was a failed uprising.

What is even more "laughable" is that an OriginalBody was actually enslaved by local mortals, having part of his brain excised and then implanted with the "Butcher's Nail", a dark technology device used by local slave masters to control and torture slaves.

Consequently, Angelong's originally kind, cheerful, sunny personality was forcibly twisted; physiologically he lost the ability for empathy, emotional control, and feeling pleasure, and even his self-awareness and intellect were somewhat affected.

As long as Angelong is not in a state of anger, he feels extreme pain.

Afterwards, the uprising led by Angelong also completely failed; due to his mental and personality defects, this OriginalBody who suffered a tragic fate fundamentally did not know how to win people's hearts, manage city-states, or handle logistical support.

Perhaps it is precisely because of Angelong's failure that the Emperor could not muster any interest in him.

Upon being told that this child might be tortured to death and unable to survive until the end of the Great Crusade, the Emperor directly chose to abandon him, ignoring and leaving him untreated, even though he knew Angelong hated him and still gave him an entire legion to mess around with.

Therefore, when Helusi raised the banner of rebellion, Angelong needed no persuasion and followed his "big brother" without the slightest hesitation.

After reviewing all the materials, Sui Bian pondered for a few seconds and then ordered the White Empress: "Tell Angelong to personally escort the Chaos OriginalBody and Chaos Astate here, and don't forget to bring that group of battle sisters."

(End of chapter)