[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor":3,"chapter-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-331":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Warhammer: Starting as a Planetary Governor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1681101,2147,"Chapter 331 332: The Vanguard Hive Panics — The Greenskin Engineering Team Arrives!","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-331",331,"\u003Cp>Outer Defensive Line\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground was littered with Tyranid corpses, sprawled across the mats of spore-fungus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Tyrant's escort creatures were falling one after another, while Tyranid reinforcements failed to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The segmented defensive zones carved through the battlefield had completely cut off the swarm's retreat paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those few Tyranids that broke through the lines were met with the unrelenting onslaught of Redeemer-class Titans, Imperial Knights, and squadrons of superheavy Venomblade tanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THOOM THOOM THOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three towering Redeemer Titans advanced, flanked by dozens of Imperial Knights and Venomblade tanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Tyrant, gripped by fear, attempted to break through in multiple directions—only to discover that every path was blocked by terrifying human warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The synapse beast began frantically broadcasting distress signals, darting about desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heat shimmered in the air. Crimson Flame beat its iron wings, leisurely shadowing the Hive Tyrant, keeping it within constant threat range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atop the molten beast stood two formidable warriors, eyes fixed on the alien monstrosity below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you feeling a bit hot?\" Eden asked suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lightly wiped a nearly invisible bead of sweat from his forehead—then realized that the internal temperature regulation system of his armor had failed during the previous battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A careless oversight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And worse, Crimson Flame's internal systems weren't well-optimized. Its sheer heat output made riding it quite… unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really needed to have the Tech-Priests install a temperature control system and a proper saddle. Or just build a cockpit, perhaps?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante simply shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without the armor's regulation, he could withstand the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed down at the Tyranid leader with solemn reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never imagined that in just a few days, these alien bugs would be on the verge of annihilation…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Savior's arrival, he had witnessed the sheer horror and might of the swarm—how it had devastated the Sons of Sanguinius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't fathom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What fate would have awaited them had the Savior never come?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That same monstrous xenos, which had brought devastation to the planet of Higanbana, was trembling in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Savior, please allow me to personally end that creature—to avenge the fallen!\" Dante gripped the Axe of Eternity, burning with righteous fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold on, hold on. We have to wait for orders from Command…\" Eden quickly pulled him back, fearing the veteran might leap off and challenge the Hive Tyrant to a duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That xeno might still be hiding some lethal trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Dante got himself killed again, who knew if he'd be recoverable? The Sons of Sanguinius might just force him into retirement next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wouldn't do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why bother dueling when you can annihilate with overwhelming force?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Tyrant was already surrounded by human forces. More heavy support was inbound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A larger encirclement was forming, cutting off more Tyranid reinforcements and exhausting the synapse beast's stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden assessed the trap:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky—Crimson Flame, Dante, himself, and dozens of Thunderhawks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground—three Redeemer Titans, dozens of Imperial Knights, superheavy Venomblade tanks, three hundred Centurion Devastators, eight hundred warriors from the Blood Angels and Sons of Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus ranged artillery support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless something went terribly wrong, that synapse creature was going nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the galaxy's top Chaos Champions or alien warlords would want to be in its position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most would beg for a truce the moment they realized what was about to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Tyranid leader didn't know how to beg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only followed instinct, trying to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HISSS—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Tyrant eyed the encircling human forces and instinctively retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It immediately avoided the direction of that hulking, bloated green-armored human—the one whose mere gaze felt like staring at a predator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it turned to run, a squad of superheavy tanks forced it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another direction—blasted by a Titan's volley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic set in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several failed attempts, it realized most of its escort swarm had perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without them to shield it from bullets and shells, it was vulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it still had a powerful psychic shield and deadly talons, they meant nothing alone against this kind of firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another few skirmishes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Tyrant seized a brief opening and tried to burrow underground again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it had barely begun before Earthshaker missiles struck, shaking it loose with soil and debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dazed from the blast—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something's missing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked up—just in time to see the bloated green-armored warrior and a squad of armored humans standing before it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warrior's gaze… was the same the Hive Mind cast upon biomass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had they become prey!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the ultimate humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The executor of the Hive Mind's will must not become food for primitive apes!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Barrel came stomping up, clutching a massive pincer in one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh this is good stuff! Hold it down for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SMASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Tyrant threw him off with a violent thrash, then turned to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would rather face those terrifying human war machines!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Barrel hit the ground hard, spat blood, then leapt back to his feet and chased after it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the Savior's holy flame! Don't just stand there—AFTER IT!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thing was the most delicious-looking xeno he'd ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it got blown up by artillery, what a waste!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under everyone's stunned gaze, Big Barrel and hundreds of Sons of Man veterans chased the Hive Tyrant all across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They began \"emergency meat salvage operations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even risking injury just to carve small chunks from its flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Barrel even pulled a strange fleshy egg out of its torso cavity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though none of this was enough to truly injure the Hive Tyrant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was deeply humiliating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely demoralized, the creature was terrified these lunatics might swarm and devour it whole—just like its own kind would do to prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Savage…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden sighed, watching it unfold, offering a silent moment of mourning for the xeno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, there is always a greater predator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These veterans had fought the Tyranids for centuries—some of the finest among all Astartes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most warriors who'd lived that long were already interred in Dreadnoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these guys had experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the timing was right—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Command issued the order to terminate the Hive Tyrant swiftly, before it could unleash a desperate final attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It endured over ten minutes of inhumane beatdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including strikes from a Primarch, two Chapter Masters, countless veteran Astartes—and one Emperor-class Redeemer Titan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HISSSS!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid a shrieking psychic wail, the Hive Tyrant died—consumed by fear and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its death echoed across the battlefield as a psychic scream, throwing the remaining swarm into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaderless, the Tyranids panicked and scattered, guided only by base instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperials wiped out most of the remaining swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SKRRK—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Redeemer Titans impaled the Hive Tyrant's carcass and hoisted it onto a defensive wall—a gruesome trophy of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous cheer swept through the warfront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Savior's army and Imperial reinforcements had broken the Tyranid tide with unstoppable force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante looked up at the impaled alien corpse and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This proved it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tyranids were not invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humanity could win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baal now had a real chance of surviving Leviathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Savior… is something wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante turned—and froze at Eden's grim expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just received a report…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Leviathan Hive Fleet has accelerated. It'll arrive near Higanbana's orbit in ten days. That means… we need to speed up everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He contacted Command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Change of plans. Begin the detonations now. Cancel the celebration—start the evacuation immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All surviving civilians of Higanbana had already been secured aboard the transport fleet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original plan—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was to let the troops rest for an hour, celebrate with a feast, gradually recover key gear, and then leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the most vital equipment would be taken. Everything else was expendable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Departmento Munitorum had already planned for this contingency—so no one was too upset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just an excuse to upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Command's orders—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helios Starport kicked into high gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evacuation began in earnest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atop the watchtower—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden looked toward the massive capillary spires stretching into the clouds, still pulsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the biomass conduits feeding the Vanguard Hive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the synapse creature defeated, the Tyranids there had lost control—making them easier targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No doubt—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vanguard Hive was already breeding a new synapse leader and swarm, preparing for the next assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And another feast on Higanbana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperium wasn't staying for dessert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were flipping the table—and burning the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Distant explosions rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meltabombs tore through the capillary spires—causing them to collapse in thunderous ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn't just that one spire—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the planetary surface, explosions rang out in succession. Towering capillary spires collapsed one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This severed the Vanguard Hive's ability to siphon biomass from Higanbana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden raised a magnocular toward orbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grotesque tendrils of the Vanguard Hive writhed in fury, shrieking in silence as the capillary spires were destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hive began a new set of actions. Thick tendrils lashed out, ensnaring nearby bio-ships and dragging them in, ravenously devouring them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like the Vanguard Hive… has lost its cool,\" Eden sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With its primary biomass conduits gone, it had chosen a much faster—but also far more costly—method of replenishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was desperately trying to birth a new swarm to retaliate against the defenders of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was exactly what Eden wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more biomass and resources the Vanguard Hive wasted on Higanbana, the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had consumed dozens—if not hundreds—of bio-ships, and hurled down a fresh wave of Tyranid spore pods toward the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky grew dark with a storm of descending organic matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden stared up at the nightmarish spectacle with no fear at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clapped Dante on the shoulder and turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on. Let's go find those metal-boned boys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transport fleet would begin full evacuation from Higanbana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Orbit\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi's Savior Third Fleet launched a fresh assault on the Vanguard Hive, drawing its attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cover operation for the retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to last time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Fleet handled the Tyranid hive fleet with far greater ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Ground\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THOOM THOOM THOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another monstrous synapse creature emerged from a spore pod, even more imposing than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stronger than the Hive Tyrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fixed its cold gaze upon the human war machines in the distance, screeched to rally every Tyranid remaining on the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swarm brought even more massive siege organisms. Their tactics had changed—no more splitting up. Instead, they formed four primary assault groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And charged toward Helios Starport simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Redeemer Titans moved to intercept the lead wave of Tyranids—buying time for the retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several fierce volleys—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Titan crews entered their teleportation chambers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were extracted via teleportation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the Savior's domain, skilled Titan pilots were more valuable than the Titans themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the unmanned Titans were overwhelmed by the swarm, their ammo stores detonated—erasing hundreds of Tyranids in the blasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BWOOOOOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid smoke and ashstorms—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One transport after another lifted off, leaving the planet's far side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HISSSSS—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gigantic synapse beast screamed toward the heavens, enraged by the escaping transports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vanguard Hive received the news of the escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tried to pursue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its remaining bio-ships couldn't break through the layered defenses of the human fleet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only watch—helplessly—as the transports vanished into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the escort mission was complete—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Savior's Third Fleet withdrew from the battlefield, sacrificing several capital ships to ensure retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vanguard Hive originally intended to pursue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, as if sensing something—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It redirected several bio-ships to the planet, launching tendrils down toward the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then withdrew most of its forces away from Higanbana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Surface\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere turned suffocatingly still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the apocalypse had truly arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining Tyranids seemed to sense the impending doom and scrambled toward the thick, hollow tendrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were trying to flee—seeking shelter in the bio-ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within Helios Starport, several Whirlwind torpedoes and superheavy Earthshaker bombs had been deployed into the planet's core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low thrum echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Helios Starport as the epicenter, the entire planet began to quake violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive fissures tore open the crust. Volcanoes erupted. Lava gushed forth. Ash and molten rock painted the world in dark brown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power continued to surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The planet Higanbana shattered completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cataclysmic explosion and firestorm devoured every Tyranid on the surface—even the bio-ships that had tried to extract them were consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave radiated outward, flinging the Vanguard Hive fleet away from the blast zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HISSSS!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silent scream of anguish echoed through the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far Orbit\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aboard the Dreamweaver\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden stood at the forward observation dome, watching as Higanbana turned into a blazing sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew it was coming… but watching a planet die with your own eyes—it still sucks,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante, considering the Savior had only recently returned to the Imperium, tried to console him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Savior-sama… from my humble millennium of experience, I believe… you'll get used to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he added—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially since you'll soon be destroying the entire Hades System.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made Eden feel worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll get used to it,\" he sighed. \"But if I can help it—I'd rather none of this had to happen at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With all due respect,\" Dante said solemnly, \"If every army in the Imperium fought like yours, maybe it wouldn't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That got a snort from Eden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, and maybe the Emperor'll get up from His golden chair and start dancing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Savior's armed forces were supported by the equivalent of three entire flourishing sectors—backed by near-infinite resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They possessed miniature suns, Webway tech, and relics from the Dark Age of Technology, the Aeldari, and the Orks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperium had countless armies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all of them were up to Eden's standards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The galaxy would already belong to mankind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Mind would be cowering in a corner, praying the Imperium never comes knocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante wisely fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things only a Primarch's son could say. Anyone else? Blasphemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden's communicator buzzed. New intel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vanguard Hive wasn't done—it was pursuing the Dreamweaver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dreamweaver was en route to Perdita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A frigid, desolate world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, it was the resting place of the Mephrit Dynasty's Tomb World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The perfect place to lure the Vanguard Hive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Force the Necrons and humans to work together—against Leviathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Necrons had once ruled the galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their peak, they dared to war with the Old Ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they were eventually crushed, they rose again with the help of the C'tan—and defeated the Old Ones in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Necrons turned their weapons on the C'tan and shattered them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That war—The War in Heaven—had left the galaxy scarred and broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And though they triumphed, the Necrons fell into decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Aeldari took the opportunity to overthrow the Old Ones and ascend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To escape this rising Aeldari Empire, the Necrons built Tomb Worlds and entered stasis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would let time defeat their enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And time had worked in their favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aeldari declined over the eons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the galaxy became… chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boiling mess of warring factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as the Necrons awakened again—they found the galaxy in utter disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their dream of ruling once more was... difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden didn't care about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't care whether the Necrons wanted to rule again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he wanted was their tech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Necrons were a civilization of full mechanical ascension—their technology unmatched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially their mastery of Blackstone Technology—second only to the Old Ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And letting that kind of treasure stay in the hands of the Necrons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perdita housed a Tomb World rich with Necron relics. And its tomb lord still slumbered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Eden didn't rob them blind, it would haunt his conscience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd still have to cooperate with the Necrons. Couldn't be blatant about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had to be subtle. Discreet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which is why—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already dispatched a special 'engineering' team to Perdita… to \"excavate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perdita\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orbital Space\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warp ripple shimmered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WAAAGH!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red, rusted, barely-holding-together ship stumbled out of the void…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Check Out My Patreon For +20 Extra Chapters On All My Fanfics!!][[email protected]\u002Fzaelum]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[+500 Power Stones = +1 Extra Chapter]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thank You For Your Support!]\u003C\u002Fp>",2737,"2026-06-06T13:29:01.688Z",1,"novelbin.me","05650eb98e391367c54a9e447bf7a829b2c7b2fa42a1cabb58291a110acfba4a","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-332","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-330",771,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-cover.jpg"]