Chapter 624

Xiang Xiang Leina stood on the bridge of the Lord of Light, watching the barren planet before her with some worry.

This was a nameless planet, known in Imperial archives only by the name Duat-8, signifying that it was the eighth planet of the Duat system.

This planet had no importance whatsoever in the entire galaxy.

It had no minerals worth mining, the atmosphere was insufficient to sustain life, and no inhabitants lived there.

But at this very moment, in Xiang Xiang Leina's eyes, this planet was almost as important as Terra, perhaps even surpassing Baal and Macragge.

Simply because Zhou Yun was on this barren planet, and the two Primarchs, Sanguinius and Roboute Guilliman, were with him.

Yet, apart from them, there were no other troops on Duat-8; neither Zhou Yun's Doraemon Chapter, Sanguinius's Sanguinary Guard, nor Guilliman's Victrix Guard had followed them.

The three most important beings of the Human Empire stood on this planet completely unprotected; even the Lord of Light, where Xiang Xiang Leina was, had been ordered to evacuate the system immediately.

Xiang Xiang Leina felt fear, terrified that something might happen to them, but Zhou Yun had refused any form of protection.

"Giving me a hundred thousand Astartes is not as useful as giving me one Squat."

"At least I can tell some Squat jokes to entertain myself."

What Xiang Xiang Leina had to admit was that Zhou Yun was right.

Once a real battle broke out, neither the Astra Militarum nor the Astartes would be of much use, nor could they provide any protection for the two Primarchs and Zhou Yun. The final result would likely turn into the Primarchs and Zhou Yun protecting the Astartes and the Astra Militarum.

But Xiang Xiang Leina was still full of worry; she truly felt the risk was too great.

"You once believed that everything was the Hua Hua Hua Di Huang's best arrangement, but are you unwilling to believe that everything now is Saint Doraemon's best arrangement?"

Jeanne stood beside Xiang Xiang Leina, also gazing at the barren planet, and said.

"I trust Saint Doraemon, but I worry about Zhou Yun," Xiang Xiang Leina couldn't help but clasp her hands into a circle and place them against her chest. "May the Hua Hua Hua Di Huang and Saint Doraemon protect them."

"..." Jeanne looked at Xiang Xiang Leina; she couldn't quite grasp Xiang Xiang Leina's logic.

The Hua Hua Hua Di Huang and Saint Doraemon themselves, protecting the Hua Hua Hua Di Huang and Saint Doraemon themselves?

"Can your precognition find where the Squats are?" Xiang Xiang Leina suddenly asked.

Jeanne tilted her head in confusion, not understanding what Xiang Xiang Leina meant.

"Squats?" Jeanne asked perplexedly.

"Zhou Yun said he wanted to tell Squat jokes. Squat jokes should be jokes told by Squats, right?"

"Let's go catch some Squats to tell Zhou Yun jokes."

Although Xiang Xiang Leina was slightly slow, she also sensed that Zhou Yun's mental state seemed to have a few subtle differences compared to before.

It was as if he felt a bit bored, so Xiang Xiang Leina tried to find something interesting for Zhou Yun.

"On the edge of the Pariah Nexus, there is a group of Squats trying to sneak in."

Jeanne's eyes flickered slightly with light as she spoke, and then her tone shifted:

"Do you know which Primarch's progeny is the least adept at dealing with Squats?"

"... That? Which one?" Xiang Xiang Leina asked, confused, while ordering the Lord of Light to head toward the location Jeanne pointed out.

"It is Jaghatai Khan's progeny, the White Scars. The White Scars once issued an Exterminatus order against the Squats, but not a single Squat was harmed," Jeanne said with a straight face.

"Wh-why?" Xiang Xiang Leina was a bit confused.

"Because the Chogorians do not kill men or women shorter than a chariot wheel," Jeanne said solemnly.

"Ah??" A series of question marks appeared over Xiang Xiang Leina's head, but before she could ask, a red dot appeared on the Lord of Light's auspex...

In fact, there was no need for an auspex; with the naked eye, Xiang Xiang Leina saw the magnificent ship that had broken into the Duat system.

It was like an entire pitch-black tomb city suspended in space, tearing through the stars as it arrived. Its size was so immense that Xiang Xiang Leina had never seen anything like it; even the Abyss-class battleship Doraemon Cabinet could not be compared to that warship, and even the Phalanx would pale in comparison.

Xiang Xiang Leina even suspected that a black star had crashed in.

Fortunately, the other party ignored the Lord of Light entirely and headed straight for Duat-8.

At the very last moment before leaving the Duat system, Xiang Xiang Leina only saw three burning fires falling from the void, and a sharp laugh echoed from the void.

"Szarekh! Silent King! You pathetic wretch!"