[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor":3,"chapter-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-117":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Warhammer: The 11th Primarch - The Black Emperor",{"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},1511066,1962,"Chapter 117: Hunting the Exodites (Part 1)","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>The Tricen System played a vital role in Nareth's long-term plans, it would become the industrial heart of his burgeoning empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth entrusted the system to Sanchez, who, along with five \"Hunters\" from the 7th Chapter, was tasked with the extermination of the Exodites Aeldari still inhabiting the region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tricen was a cluster of Maiden Worlds, lush, green paradises once lifeless but later terraformed by the ancient Aeldari Empire, prior to the Fall, using advanced geoengineering technologies to meet their population needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nareth knew that in the future, the Imperium of Man would claim the Tricen System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its resource-rich primary planet would be developed by the Mechanicum into a Forge World, while Tricen II, IV, and V would be turned into Knight Worlds, defending the forge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To do this, Nareth had to eradicate the Exodites and secure all five habitable planets before the Mechanicus arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, target spotted at Hunting Site A-004.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speaker was Julian, a psyker, a 'Hunter', and captain of the Sanchez's Honor Guard. He handed a visual screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the screen, Sanchez observed activity at Site A-004.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A company from the 333rd Regiment of the Solar Auxilia had been deployed there, tasked with hunting local fauna, a strange creature with the body of a cheetah and a bear-like head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, they were bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through weeks of probes, skirmishes, and observations, the 'Hunters' had learned much about the Exodites of Tricen: they would not tolerate damage to the environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was their weakness, and Sanchez had set his trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed the visual screen back to Julian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That area belongs to First Captain Szczesny. I trust in his abilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep your eyes on Site A-007. That's where I threw the big bait, the Aeldari will strike there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanchez had spent an entire local solar month preparing the trap. Every ambush point and every snare had been handcrafted by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ordered all teams to use the bait site as a supply hub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the Exodites, despite their primitive lifestyle, were remnants of an ancient xeno empire. They would understand the strategic importance of attacking a supply base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Julian's voice rang out with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, they've taken the bait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanchez snatched the data slate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of dinosaur-riding warriors were charging the supply depot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Exodites' skin had darkened to a blue-gray hue. Their brow ridges and cheekbones were inlaid with dinosaur tooth-bone shards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mounts were lean and springy, with long hind limbs and exaggerated lower legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dinos had low, narrow skulls with upturned snouts, lined with dozens of serrated, curved fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their powerful hind legs ended in sickle-shaped claws, coated with keratin, sharp as surgical blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their three-fingered front limbs bore hooked talons, built for gripping prey with crushing force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hunt begins,\" Sanchez whispered, striding out of his black command tent toward his bike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Site A-007, the Exodites spurred their dinosaurs into a shrieking charge toward the human encampment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Exodite, wielding a white bone spear, charged ahead, just a hundred meters from the human position, when his mount suddenly collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reacting instantly, he leapt off the saddle, using his feet to push off the beast's back, and launched into a mid-air somersault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'[How could the Mon-keigh's trap be so well-hidden? I didn't sense it at all.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite their primitive lifestyle, the Exodites had incredibly sharp senses, especially in the wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish his thought, a loud blast rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A high-velocity explosive round pierced his spine mid-air and detonated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another rider's dinosaur triggered a mine with its left hind claw, killing it instantly, and the fragments killed another unlucky rider nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of Exodites were now dead, some not even knowing why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The charging horde faltered, looking toward a warrior on a dinosaur two heads taller than the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their tribal leader took a few seconds, then raised his right arm and yelled in their dialect:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These Mon-keigh's must die! This is our home, our world! Scatter, charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The riders immediately split into multiple attack columns, charging the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each second triggered more hidden traps, landmines, spike pits, and shrapnel charges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, they didn't retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the human camp, soldiers from the 333rd Regiment had taken up firing positions behind crates and cover. They opened fire on the Exodites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dinosaur riders returned fire with bows and arrows, but not primitive ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they lived like primitives, they retained advanced tech from their fallen empire, blending psychic energy and craftsmanship to forge weapons far superior to true savages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their \"wooden\" arrows easily pierced Solar Auxilia's armor. In one volley, more than a dozen soldiers fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at high speeds on rough terrain, the Aeldari riders fired with pinpoint accuracy, moving fluidly atop their galloping dinosaurs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything disrupted their attack, it wasn't the return fire; it was the traps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using their heightened senses, some began detecting hidden devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They located tripwires, mine triggers, and improvised explosive charges, all hidden beneath dirt and debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sanchez had anticipated that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Hunter\" had created layered, multi-trigger traps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one cautious Aeldari dismounted to avoid a grenade trap, his dinosaur set off a hair-thin tripwire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grenade sprang into the air, hitting him directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanchez had laid a three-dimensional trap grid around the entire site, a masterpiece of overlapping kill zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the first Exodite broke into the camp, hundreds of their kin had already fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dino-rider raised his spear in triumph, only to hear a thunderous explosion behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chain of Mark XIX thermite bombs had detonated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of heat and flame erupted, vaporizing riders and dinosaurs alike in seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanchez, just arriving on-site, stood atop a ridge watching his trap spring perfectly, and felt a strange heat stir in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the retreating figures was the tribal chieftain, barely escaping with a few guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A great prey,' Sanchez thought, locking on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you enjoy the story, my p@treon is 30 chapters ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002FDaoistJinzu\u003C\u002Fp>",1000,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","a33d4da913bcef14d5b998a0598377b4ab8916d0949c6a988e199adcc7560f61","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-118","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-116",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]