Chapter 131: A Greater Performance

In the Upper Nest, in the Ecclesiarchy's domed cathedral, before the broken statue of the Emperor, Galken cast a throne with the flesh and blood of nobles. His twisted, evil face, and its surroundings, were filled with the surging waves of the Warp!

He looked at the ships appearing around Losel on the star map, and the corners of his lips raised slightly: "Good, that's it... come, all of you, come to the... grave I have carefully prepared for you!"

The servo-skull twisted by Chaos floated slowly to his front, playing a message: "Tark is leading an elite squad, advancing toward the planetary orbital defense cannon. Should we deploy troops to intercept?"

"No, of course not, why intercept them?!"

Galken danced with excitement, his brows filled with joy, and laughed loudly: "Just give them a little resistance. If they are blocked, who else can come to destroy the orbital cannon?"

From the beginning, Galken didn't hold the hope that the planetary orbital defense cannon alone could block the Empire's reinforcements. That was just an appetizer!

The truly wonderful "performance" hadn't even started yet!

"Contact Rosales, say... it's time, it's time to let that demon engine come out!" Galken's eyes flashed with a treacherous light, and he said with a smile: "Soon, soon... this place will become the second Cadia!"

In the last resistance stronghold of the Middle Nest, the unconscious Alvin was transferred to a safe area by Priest Aluman, at least the safest area relative to the entire stronghold.

Not long after, Alvin, who had been injected with medicine, woke up again, but his mind was haunted by a shriek enough to drive him crazy. Blood burst from his eye sockets, and he couldn't help but let out a low roar.

"Sure enough... you are a psyker."

Priest Aluman looked at Alvin's painful reaction, took off an ornament from his body, and put it around his neck: "This necklace can temporarily suppress your psychic power. If you don't want to die... don't take it off here."

Alvin, wearing the necklace, immediately felt the sharp pain disappear, and the shriek in his mind lowered, almost negligible, so he said gratefully: "Thank you, God-Auxiliary Priest Aluman. But you just said... don't take it off here, what does that mean?"

Priest Aluman didn't speak when he heard this, but sighed slightly, turned to the door of the room, and pulled open the heavy curtain: "See for yourself..."

A dazzling light poured into the room along with the curtain.

Through the gap in the curtain, Alvin saw the huge rift, dozens of meters in diameter, spewing, venting, and ravaging the great power of the Chaos Ruinous Powers from the Warp!

"A rift has been torn in the physical universe." Priest Aluman turned his head and said meaningfully: "I don't know if you understand psykers, but in such an environment, psykers are easily out of control, thus being possessed by Warp demons, or exploding to create a second storm."

So that's it... No wonder, as soon as he woke up, he felt the shrieks of thousands of demons stuffed into his brain, like red-hot, scorching branding irons, being fiercely inserted into his brain and stirred, the pain unbearable.

"You're quite lucky, kid."

Priest Aluman sat back in his chair, his electronic eyes staring at him, and said slowly: "If it weren't for Tark believing you were definitely alive, we probably would have given up on you. I have to say... this is both your luck and our luck."

"God-Auxiliary Priest Aluman, I... don't quite understand what you mean." Alvin frowned. What did it mean by both his luck and their luck?

"Originally, this matter shouldn't be told to you by me."

Priest Aluman was silent for half a second, then said in a low voice: "But since you asked, I can tell you a reason, so you don't run out and die again."

He was really afraid that Alvin, who had been saved with such difficulty, would run out and die again. Once or twice could be luck, but what about three, four, or five times?

Upon hearing that Alvin had defeated a Khorne Chosen in single combat, unlike the morale-boosted Law Enforcement Department and PDF, Priest Aluman's heart almost stopped!

A Khorne Chosen, that's a Greater Daemon reserve!

I really don't know what kind of dog shit luck this kid had to be able to beat a Khorne Chosen. It's simply the Emperor's protection!

"Are you... going to tell me that I'm your illegitimate child?" Alvin's eye twitched, and this thought naturally popped into his mind.

If not, why was Priest Aluman so good to him?

"Why would you think that..." Priest Aluman was almost choked to death by a breath, glared at him: "Don't talk nonsense, I have dedicated my whole life to the great Omnissiah, how could I do such a boring thing?!"

"Then Tark said you were for the Senior Sister..." Alvin said halfway, suddenly feeling a chill on his neck, and saw Priest Aluman's murderous eyes, immediately closing his mouth sensibly.

Priest Aluman was so angry that his teeth itched. He coughed twice, and then his tone became extremely heavy: "Alvin Valerius, because you are the last descendant inheriting the noble name of... 'Valerius' existing in the world."

"Me? A noble?"

Alvin was stunned, pointing at his nose, looking like you seemed to be teasing him: "Don't... don't tease me, God-Auxiliary Priest Aluman."

However, Priest Aluman's meticulous expression, and his solemn, dignified, and grave demeanor, seemed to be telling Alvin... he was indeed a descendant of a noble!

Gulp!

Alvin swallowed his saliva. Could it be... the Yellow-skinned, bah, the Emperor finally couldn't stand it anymore and planned to change him to a Chosen start?

"Wait... wait... I'm a little confused..." Alvin still couldn't believe it, asking: "How do you know I must be someone's descendant? What if it's just a simple name collision?"

Yes, what if they found the wrong person? Wouldn't that be a huge loss of face?

"Remember the physical examination I did for you?" Priest Aluman said slowly: "Originally, I was just suspicious, but in the later physical examination, I could be sure that you are indeed a descendant possessing the 'Valerius' bloodline. Although I can't determine the concentration, your surname is undoubtedly true!"

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The sound of violent heartbeats erupted in the somewhat silent room. Alvin took a deep breath several times before barely calming down, and asked cautiously: "Can I ask, is this 'Valerius'... powerful?"

"Guess why we must find you?"

Priest Aluman smiled slightly and said lightly: "The reason is very simple. If you die on this planet, then... Valerius will completely burn this planet and burn all life to ashes. Now, do you understand your value?"

Burn the entire planet...

Alvin swallowed his saliva, secretly saying "good boy" in his heart. Could he be some kind of knight family?

I got a fever after the hemorrhoid surgery... and was bitten by a wasp. Why am I so miserable? Damn, my whole body's bones feel like they've been crushed and hurt. ===== CHAPTER 132 =====