[{"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-354":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},1681224,2147,"Chapter 354 355: Wuhu! A Grand Spectacle — Ka'Bandha’s Bloody Battle Against the Hive Mind!","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-354",354,"\u003Cp>Baal Secundus, High Orbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Bloodthirster Ka'Bandha moved with terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mere moments, he led a force of eight times his number in frenzied daemons, tearing through the Tyranid aerial swarms and charging straight into space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hideous and malicious aura he exuded was swiftly sensed by the main tentacle fleet's synaptic consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These living bio-ships understood at once—their loathsome, biomass-less, daemonic foes had locked onto them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main tentacle fleet immediately shifted formation, attempting to repel the oncoming daemonic onslaught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands of bio-ships surged toward Ka'Bandha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their forms varied wildly—some resembling oozing slugs, others akin to void whales, and many more like grotesquely enlarged marine organisms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A myriad of lifeforms arranged in endless combinations gathered here, merging, mutating, and submitting to the Hive Mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzrrt—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bio-plasma cannons lit up the void, yet failed to harm the daemonic bodies. Hundreds of meters long, barbed tentacles lashed out, only to be severed by the Bloodthirster's axe. Eel-like bio-torpedoes failed even to keep pace with the flame-wreathed, crimson daemons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching orbit and nearing the Warp rift, Ka'Bandha's monstrous form and presence swelled even more. The runes of slaughter carved into his flesh pulsed as though bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A titanic chitinous blade from a bio-ship slammed into his armored bulk, yet failed to even dent it—shattering under its own momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Blood God's Will—Unstoppable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha roared louder, piercing the bio-ship's eye cluster and tearing through it from within, turning its innards and Tyranid crew into paste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he tore free from the far side, the Tyranid void-behemoth was rolling belly-up in space, twitching helplessly—utterly destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Bloodthirster rampaged among the bio-fleet like a crimson spear, slashing and burning through all in his path. His wrath was uncontrollable, a relentless blaze of fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vast form became a red beacon in the swarm, dealing unending death and agony to the Tyranid forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunderous roars and monstrous shadows enveloped Baal Secundus's orbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blackstone Lounge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden watched the projected recording with a sharp intake of breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the hell did Ka'Bandha get this powerful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time he faced this Bloodthirster, over twenty years ago, the beast was merely a \"slightly stronger\" Supreme Bloodthirster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, he wasn't even on par with the daemon demi-god Be'lakor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now? Ka'Bandha had clearly surpassed Be'lakor's strength and become a monster in his own right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden had a sinking feeling. Even if Roboute Guilliman himself showed up, Ka'Bandha might still beat him down—unless the Primarch was blessed by the Emperor or outright possessed by Him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Eden, being a newly risen Primarch, would fare even worse—maybe ten minutes of survival before he got flattened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he tapped into the violent energy sealed within the Little Sun and gave himself a dark blessing… only then could he even stand a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Ka'Bandha secretly Khorne's bastard son or something? Getting extra gifts on the side?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Ka'Bandha had been blessed by Khorne twice, but this level of power was still beyond reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he was just naturally gifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps their history of mutual public praise—commercial hype—had unintentionally created a reinforcing loop of belief and emotional energy that empowered them both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had his boastful nonsense actually made Ka'Bandha into the Chaos Galaxy's number one Bloodthirster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't sure if this was a good or bad thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he should tone down the exaggerations going forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was frustrating to see the guy actually getting stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Eden was growing too. He wasn't going to be left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, Ka'Bandha had piggybacked on Eden's reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now? Eden might need to ride the daemon's coattails for once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roles reversed. Tables turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite some concern, Eden didn't truly worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Ka'Bandha was the Warp's #1 Eden fanboy. Better he grow stronger than some other daemon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more formidable Ka'Bandha became, the more valuable Eden's own status as the Devourer would seem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mutual success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, he still had his \"super-nuke\"—the Super Ivan. If Ka'Bandha ever got too bold, Eden could still teach him a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps they could even deepen their cooperation. Secretly coordinate and harvest daemonic faith and emotion together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, no need to rush. If Ka'Bandha's goals weren't clear, a sudden approach might backfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden turned back to the footage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And saw that Ka'Bandha was even more fearsome than he'd thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodthirster had already slain the core command bio-ship of the Leviathan's main tentacle fleet, collapsing the entire formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he wasn't stopping—he was charging straight at Leviathan's main body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden's jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ka'Bandha could take down Leviathan itself, this whole war would be over. Time to pop the champagne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baal Secundus Orbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The command center of the main tentacle fleet had been torn open—a twenty-kilometer-wide gap floated in the void, filled with severed tentacles, ruptured organs, shattered horns, and massive chunks of flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood-red daemonic flames flickered atop the drifting meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the bio-ships had been torn apart. Their Tyranid controllers slain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SSSKRRR—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the heart of the carnage, the Hive Mothership screamed in agony. Two colossal mandibles opened like scissors, howling with pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clusters of purplish-red eyes beneath the jaws locked onto the enemy before it, launching tendrils toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was all too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tendrils were ripped away, only causing more suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a furious roar, the Bloodthirster brought down his supernatural axe, crushing the mothership's skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood burst forth in torrents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the command collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bio-ships lost control, scattering in panicked instinct, fleeing the nightmarish daemon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha ignored the stragglers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attention locked onto a far more powerful soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the barren minds of the Tyranids, this ancient soul was… delectable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A proper offering to the Blood God would surely earn him even greater gifts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he took flight toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Mind reacted quickly, sending swarms of bio-ships to intercept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they couldn't stop him. His momentum was too overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever he flew, bio-ships turned belly-up, dying under his blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sheer presence tore through their formation like paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more slaughter energies gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body swelled further—now tens of meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His infernal flames reached so far that even distant Baal felt the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every lifeform in the star system instinctively turned to look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None could ignore the crimson phantom raging in orbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, he was still distant enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he'd been closer, the Khorne-tainted Warp energy alone would've shattered minds and dragged souls into madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blood God…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ka'Bandha approached Leviathan's true body, even he was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared up at the mountain-like chitin and muttered in awe, \"The galaxy really has bugs this huge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was just a limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan stretched thirty kilometers long, nearly five kilometers wide. Over a dozen massive rending limbs jutted from its front, capable of snapping cruisers in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its gaping maw could swallow starships whole. Tentacles writhed endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On either flank, numerous fin-like chitin plates propelled it forward via unknown forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was drawing closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan stood at the pinnacle of the galaxy's food chain. A true world-eater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the Warp, Ka'Bandha might best it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in realspace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rules of physics gave its massive form overwhelming strength and resilience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its enormous compound eyes, tens of meters across, fixed on the daemon like a human eyeing a buzzing fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Leviathan didn't underestimate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sensed the burning fury inside this enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It knew—it could be burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The titan and the daemon stared each other down in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ancient Hive Mind will clashed head-on with a soul forged for slaughter. Psyker might and Chaos sorcery gnawed at one another, refusing to yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither side had any intention of backing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their colliding presence roiled the void, causing even the surrounding Tyranid bio-ships to lose control. Some began attacking nearby lifeforms indiscriminately, driven mad by the psychic storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tension reached even distant observers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Blackstone Lounge, Eden held his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the kilometers-long magnifying scope installed in the Angelic Citadel, he was watching it all in real-time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the battle that could decide the entire war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Ka'Bandha, you're seriously the GOAT… charging in like that…\" he muttered with genuine awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For once, Eden didn't call him \"Ka'bro\" or any teasing nickname. This time, he truly meant it—he called him brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because his brother was really going in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the galaxy, who else but Ka'Bandha would dare solo charge the main body of Leviathan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe all his previous intel was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That guy had never been a coward. At least not in moments like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huff... huff...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodthirster's chest heaved. Volcanic smoke spewed from his jaws, making him appear even more savage and apocalyptic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blood God... perhaps... a tactical retreat…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep down, Ka'Bandha regretted it a little. Challenging this monstrosity solo might've been rash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he should've waited for reinforcements—an army of daemons to back him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the situation left no room for retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the favored of Khorne, the Supreme Bloodthirster, the archnemesis of the Devourer—how could he turn his back now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially not in front of this reeking bug. He refused to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under countless watching eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blood for the Blood God!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha's fury ignited. He let out an earth-shattering roar and charged Leviathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wreathed in daemonic fire, axe raised high, he launched himself at the colossal void-beast with unstoppable force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like a flaming, screaming little fly throwing itself at a mountain-sized foe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, Ka'bro! Wreck it! For the Devourer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was so epic that Eden was just about ready to cry tears of joy. It was more hype than if the national football team made the World Cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The odds weren't great—but if Ka'Bandha won?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a jackpot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzraaak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bio-plasma blasts, acidic sprays, and barbed tentacles turned the void into a death zone—trying to intercept the incoming daemon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none could stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slashed through the lethal barrage like a blood-red lightning bolt, closing in on Leviathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At such close range, the swarm's ranged weapons were useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan raised a massive limb to swat the Bloodthirster away—but missed. The enemy grew larger in its vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha wasn't growing. He was simply flying straight into its eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squelch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stinking bug!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodthirster's axe cleaved into the unarmored, soft tissue of Leviathan's eye, slicing through with ease and sinking deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foul, corrosive pus gushed forth, splashing over him—only to be vaporized instantly by his hellfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SSKRRR—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan shrieked in agony, its soul burning under the psychic assault. Ka'Bandha's blow had done more than physical damage—it scarred its spirit, laced with soul-searing warp flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The daemon tried to burrow deeper through the eye into the beast's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But parasitic worm-like organisms emerged and entangled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbed tentacles lashed out from Leviathan's maw, snagged him, and flung him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha caught himself mid-air, then dove back toward the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, however, he failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan had armored its vulnerable spot with hardened chitin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Ka'Bandha wouldn't give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He changed targets—aiming for the softer underbelly instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each swing of his axe carved deep, molten gashes into the Tyranid titan, releasing geysers of blood and bile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The injuries burned with daemonic flame, scorching its hide from the inside out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha landed on a weak point and hacked away furiously—until the flesh around him ruptured and a swarm of creatures spilled forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lictors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stealthy Tyranid assassins crept toward him, blades gleaming under dim bio-luminescence, each movement precise and deadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their blades couldn't pierce the Bloodthirster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the Lictors were reduced to shredded meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their failed ambush exposed a critical weakness in Leviathan's outer layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think you're the Devourer, bug?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha roared, smashing through the breach into the beast's innards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't stop Ka'Bandha the Great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its core, Leviathan was a gargantuan bio-ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside: a labyrinth of gene-vat chambers, digestive pools, biomass stomachs, and living energy storage sacs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Web-like flesh-tunnels connected it all, veins of meat and bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of worker drones, Tyrant Guards, Genestealers, and Lictors populated the interior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ka'Bandha entered, Leviathan's nervous system sparked to life, transmitting a surge of alerts across its organic network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire ecosystem erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyranid swarms flooded the tunnels, converging on the intruder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha wasn't intimidated. He carved them down, a relentless machine of blood and fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill after kill—his body barely grew tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the spiritual cost was steep. His essence was being drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pure loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he didn't care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he could now feel it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ancient, massive soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he sacrificed that, he would recover all he'd spent—and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood God wanted that soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Ka'Bandha would be rewarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fueled by belief, he stabilized his form and charged toward the soul's chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tore through vat-chambers, ignited storage stomachs, causing massive explosions within the beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan screamed. Every Tyranid in the system felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzrraaak—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Delicious soul… found you…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha ripped through a fleshy wall and entered a vast, fleshy chamber—grinning savagely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A decrepit-looking, oversized bug. Shrunken. Frail. Ancient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suspended in a neural sac, thousands of nerve cords connecting it to the beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stared at him with deep black eyes—calm, wise, ancient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Mind of Leviathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the untrained eye, it seemed pitiful. Weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was Leviathan—the intellect behind the swarm, the devourer of worlds, the Tyranid hive-node itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had bred and commanded everything in the swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it faced the seething, smoke-wreathed Bloodthirster without fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it had prepared a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SSKRRR—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Mind hissed—infused with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two massive Hive Tyrant warlords stepped from either side, their limbs bristling with boneblades sharp enough to slice through any armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several jellyfish-like psyker organisms floated in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHRRMMM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying psychic pressure crashed down on Ka'Bandha, causing his armor to creak and groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Tyrants struck, landing deep gashes in his body. Boiling crimson blood splashed down, sizzling holes in the chamber floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bugs… Ka'Bandha will NEVER submit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wounded, the Supreme Bloodthirster became even more frenzied. With a roar of fury, Ka'Bandha broke free from the psychic restraints and lunged once more at the Hive Mind of Leviathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he moved—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An even greater surge of psychic force slammed into him, halting his advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old creature's pure black eyes rippled with unease—clearly shaken by the daemon's might, tinged with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bore a grudge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it had personally led the Hive Fleet to wipe out the Blood Angels' fleet—no doubt part of its vendetta.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it changed tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hive Mind gave a new order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to push this threat away—only at a safe distance could the swarm's advantages crush him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Hive Tyrant warlords lunged forward, stabbing their boneblades into Ka'Bandha's flesh and shoving him toward a nearby digestion pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLASH—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three powerful beings plunged into the corrosive vat. A foul, bubbling stench filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha thrashed, trying to climb out—but a suction force below pulled him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fluid rapidly drained, dragging the daemon into a waste tunnel—his form vanished from the core chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Leviathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worker drones resumed their labor, repairing the damage from the invasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the structural damage could be mended, the biomass consumed in the defense was irreplaceable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loss was massive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The daemon had inflicted grievous wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Leviathan grew ever more ravenous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it—blub blub—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha struggled inside a high-speed fluid transport conduit, unable to brace or resist the current.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the pressure suddenly vanished, and light returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized he was back in space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan had flushed him out via an excretion vent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury reignited, Ka'Bandha beat his wings and steadied himself, preparing to charge back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had time to conquer that cursed bug!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he turned—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt an overwhelming power gathering ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive biological cannons and a kilometer-wide plasma beam began forming in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, the bio-cannon fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy wave engulfed him, striking him dead-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous force followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plasma beam ravaged everything in its path, friend and foe alike, leaving behind a mile-wide scorched trail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha was pinned by the blast, his body charred and scorched—bone exposed through his ruined flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below him was the planetary surface—and the familiar eight-pointed star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It rushed toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could process it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plasma beam slammed into the ground, creating a massive crater and explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact collapsed much of the Khorne-dedicated skull mound shaped into the Chaos symbol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guy's gotta be dead, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden swallowed the last of his ice-cold soda and muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinarily, such a devastating physical attack would annihilate a daemon's body in realspace and banish it back to the Warp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Psychic methods or more esoteric means worked better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemons had absurd physical resilience. Some, like Magnus the Red, could even transform into incorporeal mist to evade harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless one had Sisters of Silence, Librarians, or the Emperor's power, banishing such beings was nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially if they chose to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fought to the bitter end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha wasn't a sorcerer by any means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the—?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden's scalp tingled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could still sense Ka'Bandha's presence—and the live projection confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baal Secundus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha crawled from the crater, armor shattered and falling away, revealing scorched, muscled flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The runes of slaughter across his body had dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Khorne's blessing had saved him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head, dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mighty Bloodthirster slumped to the ground, staring ahead at the ongoing daemon swarm still battling Tyranids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His daemon army had lost over two-thirds of its forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many were borrowed from other Bloodthirsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His losses were catastrophic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Leviathan had suffered worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its fleets decimated. Its ground forces on Baal Secundus—nearly wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were the main bulk of its planetary assault troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud. Thud. Thud—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bloated, shifty daemon—Bary—came trotting up, worry on his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, are you alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka'Bandha didn't respond with his usual gruffness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brutal impact had extinguished his rage—he was thinking. Really thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodthirster tried to piece it all together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had really happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause, his face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the Blood God… we've walked into a trap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he continued coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were used. Someone set this up—manipulated us into fighting these damned bugs and bleeding ourselves dry…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever dared to set a trap for the Chosen of Khorne—Supreme Bloodthirster Ka'Bandha—would pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes locked on Bary:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means someone knew our assault plans. Someone leaked them from the inside!\"\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>",3159,"2026-06-06T13:29:01.688Z",1,"novelbin.me","58da91cef563791a32a0962f7aa22e7b3300b1b885472a28b489d3db5d4f84a7","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-355","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-353",771,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-cover.jpg"]