[{"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-185":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},1510984,1962,"Chapter 185: The Final Trial Between the Eleventh and the First Chapters","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-185",185,"\u003Cp>Kingdom of Disorder, Third Layer of True Space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Wolf tilted its head, eyeing the silver tower before it with suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Where did the Black-armored Giant go?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Wolf shook its head violently, forcing the terrifying image of the Black-armored Giant from its mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had only submitted temporarily out of necessity, waiting for the giant to lower its guard before making an escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disappearance of the Black-armored Giant was the best news possible, no matter the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weakened Black Wolf gazed greedily at the silver spiral tower. It remembered the nightmare of that noble girl, so pure, so delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes flashed, and it instantly dragged the noble girl into a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase, play…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After savoring this five times in a row, the Black Wolf decided to devour her nightmare entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as it was about to feast, it sensed a terrifying aura approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Wolf turned and fled, but it didn't run into that Black-armored Warrior who could cast fire again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth had simplified the loop's structure to highlight himself, ensuring a deep impression in the Black Wolf's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the Black Wolf was knocked flying once again, landing heavily on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying resentfully at the feet of the Black-armored Giant, it became more determined than ever to find a chance to escape. Still, like a pet dog seeking favor, it said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am willing… to be your… pet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, the scene shuddered and shifted, the Black Wolf found itself back beside the silver tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around in confusion, it muttered, \"What's going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It glanced longingly up at the tower before turning to run again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than ten such loops, it lay on the ground like a salted fish, physically and mentally exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you're going to kill me, just do it. Stop tormenting me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Wolf lay comfortably for a while, then realized it was still alive. Opening its eyes, it saw the silver tower still beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It leapt up, black eyes flashing with ferocity. If it couldn't escape, then it might as well eat its fill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It dragged the noble girl into a dream again, body trembling as that terrifying aura approached. It fought to suppress the instinct to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly shaping a nightmare, it lunged toward its \"meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, the nightmare it swallowed burst like a bubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing remained, it was as if it had been dreaming itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it was knocked away again, the Black Wolf thought bitterly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This really is a nightmare I can't wake from!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I create nightmares every night, and now I'm trapped in one myself!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It suddenly understood many of the words it had heard but never grasped in dreams before:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irony, hoist with one's own petard, reaping what you sow, a fate worse than death…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Black Wolf repeated its cycles, Nareth, having met with the twenty-three families on Terra, received a report that Mikael had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth returned to the Throne of Shadow's Sovereignity and through questioning and reading his aura colors, confirmed that Mikael had digested the \"Apothecary\" potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth returned to the Kingdom of Disorder and, using the largest Fenrisian mammoth as the main ingredient, brewed the Sequence 8 \"Beast Tamer\" potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Primarch's palace office, Mikael, gathering in his scattered power, said softly: \"Beast Tamer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, the orange-furred gyrinx sprang up and leapt aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nightmarish memories of being tormented with various potions by the Black-armored Giant flooded the cat's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the familiar and soothing presence through the psychic link calmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gyrinx beside Nareth bristled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the link, Nareth could sense its thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinct told the gyrinx that Mikael was dangerous, its natural enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth restrained the gyrinx from casting psychic spells, but it did not lie down again, staring at the \"Beast Tamer\" with wary, black eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth's lips curved. The cats' reactions amused him, and he said with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right. I have a task for you. Once you complete it, you will master the power I've granted you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, please tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go to the Seventh Chapter. Tame those Thunderwolves and breed their cubs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Mikael accepted the order, Nareth asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many apothecaries and apprentices does the legion currently have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifty-two full apothecaries, one hundred thirty-four apprentices.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And how many attendants can perform modification surgery?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One thousand three hundred eighty-four.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth nodded in satisfaction, then added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When sending apprentices to study at the Selenar Gene Cult on Luna, in addition to modification knowledge, focus on learning communication signals and language.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chief Apothecary recalled that during his training on Luna, he had noticed the Cult's communication signals were quite different from the Imperial standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They used an organic genetic binary code, a rotational cipher language based on the sender's unique genetic sequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikael left deep in thought, silently guessing at the deeper meaning behind the Primarch's orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eleventh Legion's three chapters gathered in the Sol System as ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Vostroya's Paradigm City, dressed in black robes and about to enter the Hall of Arbitration, Per Koschelny's memories flashed rapidly through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were blurry fragments, but also vivid experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After passing the recruitment selection, he and the other candidates boarded a voidship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All subsequent modifications were done on the medical deck, the cold surgery rooms, the hard beds, the metal cages of the training deck, forming a dull and hazy set of memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His experiences in training facilities across different worlds were clearer and more vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city training base in Vostroya, the endurance and adaptation facilities of the Symphony of the Sea, the high-gravity training base of the Ape-man System…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Per Koschelny had always excelled, earning an A+ from every instructor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was his final trial, unique to the Eleventh Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Per would serve as an barister, defending his client.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having undergone full augmentation, he needed no data slate; the case files were crystal clear in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that every recruit's final trial defendant had, strictly speaking, violated Vostroyan law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the Primarch's Iron Laws of the Monarch, but the still-limited-use Omnissiah's Guidebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Primarch unified Vostroya, he did not abolish the entire Guidebook, retaining its essence to keep factory efficiency high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Per, trained in reasoning, understood this as the Primarch's principle of using the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guidebook's industrial provisions were effective, and thus worth using.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Striding into the Hall of Arbitration, he looked at the presiding judge, knowing today's opponent was a candidate from the First Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the First and Eleventh Chapters recruited exclusively from Vostroya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was by the Primarch's decree, neither took recruits from Terra, the Symphony of the Sea, or elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old arbitration system from before the Primarch's descent was preserved. In the final trial, First and Eleventh Chapters candidates would face off as judge and barister, tradition continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Eleventh chapter's top-ranked candidate, his opponent was the First chapter's top-ranked peer. Second faced second, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, only one would pass, unless both impressed the jury enough to earn unanimous approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who passed would receive black power armor and become true Shadows of Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those eliminated would undergo special legion retraining and await the next final trial.\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>",1219,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","b6c4b844767dcd1b540988eabf429ec253fd134378cec8d835e278880e7309e3","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-186","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-184",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]