Chapter 482: Lu Se: Kosorax Is Indeed Not to Be Underestimated!

【Item Name: Real Escape Room Box】

【Origin: 22nd Century Earth — Future Department Store】

【Production Date: 231. 3】

【Function: Shaped as a square box, when activated, it transforms the entire building into an inescapable, indestructible labyrinth. The occupant must continuously answer questions of varying difficulty to meet the game's objective and complete Tongguan. Note: This item is defective; it has previously trapped individuals for up to one month. Do not use casually.】

Zhou Yun sat with closed eyes upon the Command Throne of the Lord of Light, a device specifically prepared to prevent Erebus from using the Ritual Dagger or Bilarak from employing his shadow-walking ability,

capable of instantly turning the Blessed Lady into an inescapable labyrinth; unless Erebus correctly answers a series of questions and reaches the bridge, he will be trapped aboard the Blessed Lady and unable to leave by any means.

Zhou Yun himself did not board the Blessed Lady; he remained aboard the Lord of Light,

partly to avoid the risk of himself being trapped aboard the Blessed Lady — this item is somewhat indiscriminate in its effects,

and partly out of vigilance, wary of Lu Se's possible appearance and the potential emergence of the Three Ancient Gods' Relics.

Yet Zhou Yun still dispatched two of his Great Demons, Yebi Daxiong and Fatty Damao, embedding his will within them to enter the Blessed Lady,

and of course, Khan's World Eaters squad, Saronjin's Jester squad, Seth's Butcher Company, along with Black Fury Dreadnought Kasso, and Titus's Space Wolves company all entered the Blessed Lady as well,

while Kaelen's Terminators and Thor's Primaris Company remained aboard the Lord of Light, serving as Zhou Yun's guards.

As for Lu Se's side, Zhou Yun entrusted him to Kosorax, Captain Sarin, and the World Eaters,

Zhou Yun held little expectation of Kosorax and the World Eaters — the World Eaters were hard to control, and the Blessed Lady was now in an indestructible state; Captain Sarin and the Conqueror were of little use, so after some thought, Zhou Yun ordered them to pursue and intercept Lu Se,

yet he harbored no great hope.

Lu Se may be mad now, but he was once the co-commander of half the Dark Angels Legion, a man who could hold his own against the Lion — he was no easy foe.

What Zhou Yun truly relied upon to deal with the Three Ancient Gods' Relics was an item — one that could swiftly transport himself and everything nearby to the safest location in the galaxy.

He gently rubbed the item in his hand, closed his eyes, and sent his consciousness surging into the bodies of Fatty Damao and Yebi Daxiong aboard the Blessed Lady.

In the silent forest, upon the ritual altar,

Lu Se and his trusted few Fallen Angels stared coldly at the Seer upon the altar,

the Seer emitted a piercing scream; his hazy Star-Tongue carried the coordinates of numerous Fallen Angels into the void, reaching deep into the stars,

Lu Se drew his own Caliban greatsword and slashed it across the Seer's throat, preventing the Star-Tongue signal from being traced or his location discovered by those upstarts.

Almost done, Laine, almost done — Lu Se whispered silently in his heart, praying for the Lion's return.

The Ouroboros is Caliban — the sum of all things from Caliban. All fragments, flora, artifacts, and even people scattered across time and space when Caliban was destroyed are part of Caliban,

especially the Fallen Angels, who carry Caliban's culture, condense its spirit, and concentrate its power; only half a legion's worth of Fallen Angels are needed to summon the Ouroboros, combined with the largest fragment, the Stone Fortress, to make the Fallen Angels the new vessel of the Ouroboros,

Erebus had convinced Lu Se to believe that if he gathered enough Fallen Angels, found the Plague Heart, and drew the Stone Fortress and the Tuchulcha Engine close enough, he could reunite the Three Ancient Gods' Relics, restore the one who ascended to godhood ten thousand years ago, return him to his rightful place, and resurrect Laine — but time was running out; Lu Se no longer had the luxury to slowly collect the Fallen Angels scattered across the galaxy,

many Fallen Angels did not trust Lu Se, refused to aid him, and would not follow him — several times, battles had erupted.

There was no other choice; to resurrect Laine, he must suffer the Fallen Angels, and bear the blame himself.

Lu Se bundled all the Fallen Angel coordinates he could perceive or foresee and sent them to the Dark Angels Chapter, to the Stone Fortress,

if anyone excelled at capturing Fallen Angels, it was the Dark Angels Chapter; if any place was best suited to imprison and collect them, it was the Stone Fortress.

He could only pray that his former comrades would endure longer under the Dark Angels' interrogation.

"It's time to go," Lu Se muttered, reluctant.

His reluctance was not because he deliberately let the Fallen Angels be captured by the Dark Angels, but because the items personally gifted by Laine had been stolen, and the two Necron thieves had not yet been caught.

If they left this star system, they might never recover them; for the greater goal, Lu Se could only temporarily abandon those things and let the thieves go —

Wildfire scorched the heavens; the grand light-lances descended from the horizon, striking the ground, burning across the forested planet's surface.

This sudden attack caught Lu Se entirely off guard; he looked up to the sky and saw a magnificent warship hovering in orbit, brutally unleashing firepower upon the planet.

That was

"My lord, it is the Conqueror," whispered the Fallen Angel beside Lu Se, marked with the Winged Terror sigil — they had received a transmission from the Conqueror.

The Conqueror? The World Eaters' flagship? Is this the round hand of Saint Doraemon?

It made sense they found Lu Se then,

yet they used only light-lances, not more lethal weapons. Is this a provocation?

Knowing Bilarak's shadow-walking lets Lu Se easily evade Exterminatus, they're using orbital bombardment to taunt him, hoping he'll teleport to the Conqueror for a duel?

At that moment, a chaotic comm burst in Lu Se's ear — from the Conqueror,

the Regent of the World Eaters, Kosorax, issued a challenge to Lu Se.

Kosorax? Lu Se's pupils narrowed slightly; he recalled Erebus's words: "Kosorax is an extremely terrifying man, cunning beyond measure, his ambition rivaling Guilliman's."

But didn't Erebus claim he was dead? How is he still alive?

A wariness stirred in Lu Se's heart — Kosorax truly is not to be underestimated.

(End of Chapter)