Chapter 224: No Time in the Warp

Zhou Yun, accompanied by Morpheus, descended along the spiral staircase hanging inverted outside the tower.

The entire Sheath Castle was reversed, so naturally the spire of this tower pointed underground; thus, the Chitterers had constructed a series of crude spiral staircases along the tower's exterior.

Under the influence of the mechanizer, Zhou Yun's left hand emitted the roar of a chainsaw, effortlessly slicing through the body of a Chitterer blocking the way.

Above Zhou Yun's head, the Chitterers were engaged in combat; the sound of chitinous shells shattering rang out incessantly, and occasionally corpses fell from high above, plunging heavily into the abyss below.

He and Morpheus quickly climbed the final few steps and entered the room through what had originally been a window.

This was a room forged from black iron, filled with an alien style; the walls were covered in incomprehensible inscriptions and strange murals.

In the center of the room stood a throne, assembled from crude black steel, appearing ugly and massive.

The throne was empty; only a Chitterer, about three meters tall with four arms, stood beside it.

The Chitterer's triangular eyes stared fixedly at Zhou Yun.

"Invader!" the Chitterer roared: "Wretched invader!"

"You could have——————"

Zhou Yun did not wait for the Chitterer to finish; he suddenly drew a cane from his four-dimensional pocket and struck the Chitterer's head hard.

Unable to withstand the immense force Zhou Yun applied to the cane, the Chitterer fell to the ground, utterly bewildered.

It tried to stand, but the shockwave from Zhou Yun's overwhelming power left it half-unconscious on the floor.

Zhou Yun glanced at the cane in his hand; the cane showed no reaction whatsoever.

It was not an ordinary cane, but the final item from the Xia Luoke Holmes set.

【Item Name: Xia Luoke Holmes' Radar Cane】

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

【Production Time: 261. M3】

【Function: Imitates Xia Luoke Holmes' Radar Cane; sold as a bundle with the Clue Magnifying Glass, Detective Pipe, and Reasoning Hat. Smoke bubbles exhaled from the Detective Pipe spiral above the culprit's head, marking the criminal.】

In other words, this Chitterer before him was not at all the person Zhou Yun was looking for.

Then why did the Clue Magnifying Glass indicate the clue was in this room? Was it simply because of the murals on the walls?

After confirming this Chitterer was not the one he sought, Zhou Yun kicked it, knocking it completely unconscious.

However, Zhou Yun did not kill it; he intended to interrogate it later to see if he could extract any valuable information.

Then, Zhou Yun and Morpheus both glanced at the empty Wang Zuo before turning their gaze to the inverted murals on the walls.

"Alien script; I can decipher it," Morpheus said in a low voice: "but it will take some time."

Morpheus glanced briefly outside the Gao Ta; the battle beyond the tower was intensifying.

The Chitterers' slaughter had reached a fever pitch; footsteps were still echoing on the hanging steps outside the door.

He was just about to suggest temporarily recording the content of the murals to decipher them slowly in a quieter place.

However, before Morpheus could speak, Zhou Yun waved his hand to cut him off.

"There is no need for that." Zhou Yun glanced at Morpheus, then reached into his four-dimensional pocket; shortly after, he retrieved two speckled konjac blocks.

【Item Name: Translation Konjac】

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

【Production Time: 261. M3】

【Function: A uniquely flavored konjac confection; upon consumption, it allows barrier-free conversation with speakers of different languages (including but not limited to foreign languages, alien languages, Parallel World languages, or any form of language). Additionally, the item's effect can be applied directly to text, enabling one to read any script, even those difficult to identify or understand.】

【Price: 750,000 per block】

After glancing at the price, Zhou Yun resolved that upon his return, he would definitely make Sanguinius reimburse him.

Morpheus looked somewhat bewildered as Zhou Yun stuffed the konjac into his hand; then he saw Zhou Yun shove the konjac into his own mouth in one bite, so he followed suit.

The konjac was smooth; upon entering the mouth, it felt slightly cool, then slid down Morpheus's throat.

Yet Morpheus felt no change. Hmm?

"Thus, the sublime angel was born in death."

"In His death, He was born of Himself; those turning toward death are the Dark Angels, those turning toward life are the Golden Angels."

"He is both blessed and cursed; He must die, yet through death, He lives."

Morpheus felt a sudden dizziness.

He suddenly understood the alien script on these walls; reading it flowed as smoothly as reading Low Gothic.

"The cursed one killed Him; the cursed one witnessed His death; the cursed one gave birth to His life."

"He must die! He must die! Yet through death, He gains life! Yet through death, He gains life!"

The chaotic text assaulted Morpheus's mind; he involuntarily chanted the words aloud, his body trembling slightly.

Finally, both he and Zhou Yun's gazes rested on a carving at the center of the mural.

This carving was extremely chaotic, filled with various disordered elements.

Yet Zhou Yun still easily identified the elements within it.

A self-intersecting serpent, a mass of rotting flies, a bleeding hound, and a strange bird resembling both an eagle and a crow.

These four things loomed over the Sea of Souls, manipulating a bloated corpse.

The bloated corpse tore apart the body of a pristine white angel with its claws.

The angel's death echoed through the Sea of Souls; the sorrow and prayers of billions upon billions of living beings converged with it. Thus, a black angel and a golden angel were born.

"Sanguinius's death led to the birth of the two angels of Baal?" Morpheus, standing beside Zhou Yun, involuntarily exclaimed aloud.

"But this... but before Sanguinius descended upon Baal, before Lord Sanguinius was born in the Emperor's gene-laboratory... wait."

Morpheus sucked in a sharp breath; his body trembled slightly.

"There is no concept of time in the Warp; once born, one exists simultaneously in the past, present, and future, neither going forward nor backward." Zhou Yun answered for him.

Both understood what this meant.

This means that the death of Sanguinius is fixed——————

A beastly roar sounded; the Chirper that Zhou Yun had knocked unconscious with his cane suddenly woke up, roaring as it lunged at Zhou Yun and Morpheidon.

"Don't even think about it!" Before Zhou Yun and Morpheidon could act, a shout mixed with insect chirps and roars rang out.

A Chirper with thick chitinous armor suddenly charged into the room; it fiercely waved its sharp claws, forcibly pinning the three-to-four-meter-tall Chirper to the ground.

"I is Gavriel. Luo Ken De Yin, Captain of the Tenth Company of the Moon Wolves!"

"Are you that so-called 'Hua Di Huang'?!"

Luo Ken De Yin's voice was sharp as he questioned, knocking the old man who had attempted to attack the unmarked Astartes and the intelligent Ogryn to the ground.

He had just observed from outside the door; this strong old man wearing a floor-length purple robe was likely the one who claimed to be "Hua Di Huang."

However, what truly made Luo Ken De Yin feel strange was that unmarked Astartes and the intelligent Ogryn,

both of whom seemed more interested in the murals on the wall.

"... Who did you say you are?" Zhou Yun looked slightly bewildered at the scene before him,

the heavily armored Chirper pinning the three-to-four-meter-tall Chirper down, holding its neck with sharp claws, actually claimed to be

"Gavriel. Luo Ken De Yin, Captain of the Tenth Company of the Moon Wolves." The Chirper emphasized again: "My lord, I will verify your identity; please wait."

"..." Zhou Yun watched this scene and couldn't help but feel slightly bewildered.

Gavriel. Luo Ken De Yin, Captain of the Tenth Company of the Sons of Horus during the Great Crusade ten thousand years ago, who later became a member of the Four Kings Council of Horus's advisory group,

after the Horus Heresy, Gavriel. Luo Ken De Yin, as a loyalist among the Sons of Horus, restored the Legion's old name, Moon Wolves, and opposed Horus.

This Chirper before him actually claimed to be Gavriel. Luo Ken De Yin from ten thousand years ago; it truly seemed to believe it was Gavriel. Luo Ken De Yin.

Zhou Yun's eyes moved slightly; he gently pressed the baseball cap on his head.

The Golden Angels and the Dark Angels were both born from the death of Sanguinius; his death resonated in the Warp, triggering countless sorrows and prayers in the material universe, which gathered together to form the two angels worshipped by the people of Baal.

Zhou Yun vaguely understood,

that their birth from the death of Sanguinius did not mean they were born solely from Sanguinius himself,

in fact, everything at the moment of Sanguinius's death was likely the cause of the birth of the Golden Angels and the Dark Angels,

for ten thousand years, the emotions generated by all living beings remembering the death of Sanguinius actually included, to a certain extent, hatred for Horus and various impressions,

the emotions related to this part of Horus produced the Dark Angels in the faith of Baal, and the Coleoptera Sanguinius was also derived from the Baal people's faith in the Black and Gold Angels.

This Chirper before him was actually influenced by the Dark Angels in the faith of Baal,

the impressions and memories of all living beings regarding Horus and the Sons of Horus were projected onto this group of Chirpers to a certain extent.

"Wait, if there is a Gavriel. Luo Ken De Yin..." Zhou Yun murmured softly.

Standing aside, Morpheidon, who had just figured out all of this, stiffened his body slightly.

Yes, since even the impressions of all living beings regarding Gavriel. Luo Ken De Yin were projected into the bodies of this group of Chirpers,

then... then there is no reason the other protagonist in the death of Sanguinius would not...

"I am waiting for the Warmaster! I will surrender to him! And only to him!"

Gavriel. Luo Ken De Yin looked at the old man before him, roared, and sighed lightly.

The scene before him was somewhat blurred and chaotic; this old man seemed to have turned into a three-to-four-meter-tall alien monster resembling an insect,

Luo Ken De Yin's power sword had also turned into alien sharp claws, and his fingers were covered in various sticky mucus.

He quickly shook his head, gathered his spirit, placed his fingers on the communicator, and whispered for a moment.

"The Warmaster will come to accept your surrender."

(End of this chapter)