Chapter 414

For Khan and Emperor!!

Traitor, give me your life!

？？！！ - punctuation only.

Hearing the familiar battle cry again, Xiluosa, who had just cleaved a group of mortal trash in half and split them vertically, froze and turned his head to the left.

The source of the battle cry was a low hill about two kilometers from their Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, where another golden portal had unknowingly opened. From it emerged a group of Astartes wearing their own painted ceramite armor, towering over mortals and wielding bolt guns, charging out of the Warp. As they set foot on Terra's soil, they unleashed their anger and hatred upon the traitors and demons.

By observing the paint schemes of these Astartes, Xiluosa could tell they were the loyal brothers of the Zero Three Universe's Imperial Fist, Holy Blood Angels, and White Scar, all devoted to the Emperor!

At the same time, he also saw many Shadow Moon Grey Wolves wearing silver-white paint.

This...

This is simply unbelievable!

Xiluosa's expression was nothing short of spectacular: first stunned, then shocked, and finally even more agitated than Moluoke.

But this is merely the 'appetizer'.

Believe in the Imperial Truth! Believe in the Emperor! Death to the heretics!!

Accompanied by a spirited, bright special battle cry, the heroic souls of the Battle Sisters, hailed as the Emperor's Daughters, also appeared in the trenches, assisting their main force in fighting off the seemingly endless demon horde.

However, the moment Xiluosa saw two 'giants' also step out of the portal, his face filled with disbelief, reading 'How is this possible?'

Because those two giants, standing about four meters tall, were respectively clad in gilded armor with purple as the base and gold as accents, wielding flaming swords in their right hands, with silver-white long hair and extremely handsome features—they were the Original Bodies of the Sons of the Emperor.

Fugerimu.

The other was clad in specially crafted, gleaming golden armor fit for a king, his left hand resting on the sword hilt at his waist, his right hand gripping a golden spear, with golden long hair, similarly rugged and handsome features, and most striking, a pair of pure white wings sprouting from his back...

This is the Original Body of the Holy Blood Angels of the Zero Three Universe——

Shengjilesi.

Watching the two Original Bodies of the Sons of the Emperor and the loyalist Blood Angels, leading tens of thousands, slowly approach, Xiluosa slightly opened his mouth, the power sword in his right hand nearly falling to the ground, unsure of how to face them.

If it were the Master of Mankind who had pulled Shengjilesi's soul to Holy Terra, Xiluosa could understand, but Fugerimu? That's a traitor Original Body!

Even though Fugerimu's soul had been imprisoned and his body seized and occupied by demons due to his use of a demon's parasitic silver sword, the fact that he was a traitor Original Body could not be changed.

It is obvious that the Master of Mankind redeemed Fugerimu, freeing him from the influence of demonic chaos; otherwise, he would not be walking side by side with Shengjilesi.

Given Xiluosa's mastery of spiritual energy and his understanding of the Warp, he could not comprehend all of this.

In fact, aside from Horus Lupecal inside the Terra Imperial Palace and Peturabo responsible for Terra's defense, as well as Chahatai Khan, also in the Terra Imperial Palace but abused and imprisoned by traitors, and the missing Wokan, Sui Bian 'redeemed' the souls of all the remaining Original Bodies of the Zero Three Universe.

Thanks to the five sons leading the expeditionary force advancing together against the traitor Original Bodies and legions, Sui Bian was able to complete the 'collection' operation in just three months.

And for the Original Bodies of the Zero Three Universe's Shengjilesi, Robert Guilliman, Rog Dorn, and others long dead, Sui Bian directly used his own Warp-targeted, overbearing spiritual energy to briefly break reality and the void, snatching them back from the clutches of the chaos gods and demons.

Initially, Sui Bian thought to let these unfortunate children rest, waiting for the expedition to end, then have the Plague Doctor, Rebecca, Alekxia, BoKen, Zigler, and himself 'manufacture' Original Body vessels, after which he would place the children's souls into them.

Now, Horus and the Warp, unwilling to give up, would rather completely sacrifice the human homeworld of the Zero Three Universe than stop the main universe's human expeditionary force.

Thus, to avoid overstepping in the war and to dampen the expeditionary force's desire for glory, Sui Bian then awakened the heroic souls of warriors who had sacrificed for humanity, including the Zero Three Universe Original Bodies he had 'collected' and the loyalist Astartes of each legion.

Dong! Dong!

Over a hundred thousand Astartes heroic souls loyal to the Emperor, belonging to the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, White Scar, Imperial Fist, Sons of the Emperor, and Holy Blood Angels, flooded the trench areas, slaughtering the demon horde everywhere.

These heroic souls swept past Sparta, Glory Iron Fist, the UNSC Elite Division, and even the once-brotherly Shadow Moon Grey Wolf.

In an instant, the situation turned into humans completely overwhelming the demon horde.

As for mortal trash and Steel Warriors?

No need to mention the trash; in a war of this scale, mortal bodies don't even add up to a number.

Like the auxiliary forces following Sparta, Glory Iron Fist, and Shadow Moon Grey Wolf in their charges, and the UNSC Elite Division—if not for Sui Bian's spiritual energy protection—they would face a disastrous casualty toll.

Approximately three hundred thousand Steel Warriors are needed to defend various parts of the Terra Imperial Palace; naturally, they cannot focus solely on a single chokepoint, so Peturabo deployed only three thousand Steel Warriors in the trench area.

Astartes are indeed elite, but the main force often consists of mortal warriors numbered in the billions, regardless of loyalty or chaos.

Thus, the mortal trash and Steel Warriors gathered in the trench area, along with over a hundred Sons of Horus, were already wiped out before the heroic souls of Andre and Salttu even appeared; adding a charge of a hundred thousand loyalist Astartes heroic souls, they were dead beyond death.

It can be said that the current situation is simply a clash and confrontation between demons emerging from the Warp and heroic souls.

However, Moluoke, the 'Mutant Commander,' is fighting side by side with his fallen brothers, and the main force gathered in the trench area is also charging alongside the heroic souls.

But the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf's participation is somewhat low…

After all, Xiluosa and fifty-three veterans—or rather, the former Shadow Moon Grey Wolf and the Sons of the Emperor—had a close relationship, having endured countless perilous wars together, and thus held a reverent attitude toward the Original Body of the Sons of the Emperor, Fugerimu.

At this moment, Xiluosa and his fellow veteran brothers watched as Fugerimu and Shengjilesi drew nearer, about to stand before them; they all dropped to one knee, lowered their gaze, and avoided looking directly at the two giants.

Furthermore, Xiluosa actively said, 'All surviving members of the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf's 9th Company, greetings to the two great…'

'Child.' Before Xiluosa could finish saying 'two adults,' a title obviously denoting rank, Fugerimu, who had already approached Xiluosa and the others, slightly bent his left hand to virtually support Xiluosa's rise, showing a kindly expression, and spoke:

'These past years, you've worked hard. Rise now, for the kneeling rite no longer applies to humanity's future order. You are Astartes, superhuman warriors protecting humanity; you must lead by example, keep my words in mind, understood?'

His calm tone, combined with Fugerimu's appearance and the occasional spiritual energy aura, caused Xiluosa and his veteran brothers to steady their minds almost instantly.

Thus, Xiluosa and his veteran brothers rose, following Fugerimu's virtual support, lifted their heads, and directly gazed upon the two mighty giants.

'Hehe.' Shengjilesi also wore a smile, lightly flapping his wings behind him, causing white feathers to drift and scatter in a splendid effect, and soothed:

'All right, children, now is not the time to quarrel; know that Horus, whose eyes are blinded and lost in chaos, still awaits us to resolve him.'

'Yes!' Xiluosa and his veteran brothers replied in unison.

「. 」 - just a period? Actually line: 「. 」 maybe a stray punctuation. We'll translate as ".".

The Shadow Moon Grey Wolf auxiliary forces watching from the sidelines were not as agitated as Xiluosa and his group; those from the main universe were not particularly 'taken' by Fugerimu, and even found Shengjilesi of the Zero Three Universe somewhat jarring.

Regardless, receiving the aid of the two Original Body heroic souls is worth celebrating.

Roar!!!

Suddenly, a howl of spiritual energy mixed with bloody and vicious intent broke the brief calm.

Moreover, accompanying the howl, a scarlet-light-emitting spiritual shock, faster than sound, swept across the trench area, its force and motion destined to annihilate all heroic souls and the main force of Xiluosa and his companions.

Boom!!! But the result remained the same; this bloody furious roar was blocked by the golden barrier.

However, the chaos and pure Spiritual Energy kept colliding and clashing for a full several seconds before the golden barrier finally dissipated the blood‑soaked roar.

No need to guess; it's clear that the one releasing that blood‑soaked roar is the hundred‑meter‑tall creature floating in the air, who calls itself the elite under the Terror's command, Kaha Lan De.

Indeed it's a qualitative difference; no wonder it's a great demon.

Although Kaha Lan De's blood‑soaked roar still cannot shatter the golden barrier, at least it gives the demon army hope that, by continuously attacking and charging, they will eventually break it.

"Blood sacrifice, Blood God! Skull offering, Skull throne!"

But when Kaha Lan De saw its Spiritual Energy attack ineffective and the demon army blocked everywhere, it could no longer restrain its temper, spread its four‑hundred‑meter‑wide blood‑bat wings, and, brandishing a huge sword and spear, dived rapidly from the sky.

"Boom!!!"

"Bang!!!"

The sword blade wreathed in blazing flame and the spear tip gleaming coldly slashed and thrust at the golden barrier, and each strike made the whole earth tremble.

Following that trend, it seemed—perhaps, maybe, indeed—possible to actually shatter the golden barrier.

"Roar!!" Thus the demon army's morale surged, their uncontrolled shouts echoing…

Those unaware would think they had gained the upper hand.

From start to finish, it was the main universe that held the crushing momentum; Kaha Lan De's attacks were only grand and spectacular, while the actual damage was negligible, pitifully small.

One must know that Sui Bian had to attend to the entire Terra battlefield, dividing his attention, so he never deliberately focused on the ravine area, let alone reinforce the golden barrier to counter Kaha Lan De—there was actually none.

Watching Kaha Lan De's mindless slashing, which severely affected the ravine's geological structure, Xi Luo Sa couldn't help cursing, "Arrogant thing."

This veteran who dislikes helmets wanted to mobilize the heavy artillery of Shadow Moon Grey Wolf to give Kaha Lan De a lesson.

"Calm down, child." Yet before Xi Luo Sa could act, Shengjilesi halted Xi Luo Sa.

"Hoo~ Hoo!" At the same time, Shengjilesi fully spread his pristine white twin wings, flapped them to lift off the ground, and rushed toward the vastly mismatched Kaha Lan De.

Soon, Kaha Lan De noticed Shengjilesi's approach.

The great demon glanced at the "tiny" OriginalBody spirit, then at its own hundred‑meter body, was first stunned, then loudly mocked, "Little thing! Don't think that because I, the Divine, pay attention to you, you can push your luck!"

"If that self‑proclaimed chairman‑imperial impostor came, I might show some restraint, but you? Hahaha! Pathetic, pathetic, come! I'll give you one move, see if you can kill me?! Huh? Little thing!"

Speaking, Kaha Lan De voluntarily gave up trying to smash or pierce the golden barrier, spread its arms, opened a portal wide, and presented Shengjilesi with a "come out from inside if you have the guts" stance.

Kaha Lan De despised Shengjilesi for daring to challenge it, and also because Shengjilesi was under the golden barrier's protection; if you want to fight, you must come out, hiding is meaningless.

However, Shengjilesi, a member of the spirit cohort, merely smiled without a word, completely ignoring Kaha Lan De's simple provocation, as if waiting for something.

?

Looking at Shengjilesi's confident demeanor, Kaha Lan De, however reckless and disinclined to think, sensed that the situation was turning oddly, though it couldn't pinpoint why.

Suddenly!

"Swoosh~—!" A golden flash streaked straight across the sky, heading for the most obvious and largest target, Kaha Lan De.

!!

When the great demon realized the dazzling light, faster than light, was bearing down, it had already lost the optimal dodge chance and could only barely shift to the right.

"Pfft!!"

Although the golden flash did not explode Kaha Lan De's head, it easily pierced its Spiritual Energy shield, then pierced its right shoulder, and also pierced the right side of its blood wing.

Moreover, the body parts wounded by the golden flash kept spreading and expanding to other areas, and the chaotic Spiritual Energy within its body kept pouring outward.

"Roar!!"

The excruciating pain made Kaha Lan De roar again, but this time the roar carried fear and resistance toward death.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Immediately after, Kaha Lan De flapped its blood‑bat wings with all its might, unwilling to waste a single second, and flew toward the portal in the sky.

Dammit, nothing is more important than staying alive; as long as I escape back to the void, that human lord can't take a single fraction from me!

Unfortunately…

"Swoosh~—!" Another golden flash surged.

"Rou~—!" A spear nearly one hundred and fifty meters long sliced the heavens, whistling as it stabbed toward Kaha Lan De's back.

"Pfft!!"

The golden flash pierced the great demon's left shoulder, creating a symmetrical wound, and the spear also pierced the great demon, pinning its massive body to the ground, crushing countless demons beneath.

The mastermind behind all this was the DivineBody with equally pristine white twin wings behind it.

(End of chapter)