[{"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-224":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},1511023,1962,"Chapter 224: The Catachan Devil","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-224",224,"\u003Cp>Mikael used his Spirit Vision to observe the \"Hunter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he confirmed the toxins in his body were neutralized, he ordered the squad to move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadows of Order grew increasingly cautious, scanning their surroundings with sharpened focus, ready at any moment to counter an ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed the heavy humidity in the air, it was as if they were trudging through thick sludge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground was soft, their boots sometimes sinking, making every step far more laborious than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They advanced to the droning hum of insects, each movement slow, deliberate, every step carefully measured and controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did their best not to disturb the vegetation, to avoid even the faintest sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In silence they marched, in silence they learned the Catachan way of moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the jungle began to thin, the \"Vampire\" raised his palm downwards, signaling them to slow even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they were already nearly noiseless, they had to be even more discreet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadows of Order crept forward in crouched stances, and then they saw them, hulking behemoths the size of trains, shaped like multi-limbed scorpions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadows compared these scorpion-like giants to the information given by their Gene-father: Catachan Devils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Vampire's\" senses were sharper, he smelled four more of the same blood scent from nearby, along with thirty-seven smaller creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Catachan Devils lived in nests, formed by several adults and dozens of young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikael drew his archeotech pistol and loaded yellow, capsule-like rounds into the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weapon hailed from Necromunda, a relic of the Dark Age of Technology, capable of firing any kind of ammunition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised it, aiming at the Catachan Devil's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The round struck true. The shell burst, and yellow reagent spread rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil roared in fury, whipping its massive head. Several towering trees were snapped clean in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadows of Order broke into swift, silent motion, moving the Devil way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil's bulk made it slow, and the Shadows easily dodged its sweeping head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew they had to avoid its scythe-like claws and venomous scorpion tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with power armor, those weapons could tear them to shreds, and right now, they had no such protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant beast turned, leveling whole swathes of forest as tree trunks and branches shattered in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikael fired twice more into its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its movements slowed, staggering drunkenly, growing heavier and clumsier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, from the left, the right, and ahead, tremors rumbled through the ground, more giants were coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Vampire\" knew he had little time. He unfurled the Wings of Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his back rose thick black mist, coalescing into a phantom pair of bat wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His speed surged. He bounded forward and took to the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like lightning, he reached the Devil's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his satchel, he hurled an amber vial that shattered across its skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mist billowed, enveloping him and the beast's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil roared again, weaker this time, its cry laced with fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fought to lift its head, claws slashing wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vampire's wings beat hard, carrying him out of reach of the desperate strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikael's spirit coalesced into a whip, lashing against the beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Beast Tamer, he dodged, chanted, and struck, using his \"Taming\" to make the monster submit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Apothecary's amber concoction empowered his spiritual lash, making it almost tangible, thrashing again and again against the Devil's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vampire's wings faded, and he landed atop the Devil's skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bucked violently to throw him off, but his reflexes were far beyond human. His feet tapped lightly, never losing balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its resistance waned until, finally, when the Beast Tamer pressed his hand to its forehead, the struggle ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikael invoked Animal Sense, sending his spirit flowing into the Devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his will, the colossal body sank down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Climb on,\" he ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadows scrambled onto the train-sized creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling its resistance, Mikael pushed his spirit harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil yielded, letting the Shadows climb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his command, its segmented legs moved, carrying them forward out of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From atop the Devil's head, Mikael glanced back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More Devils, both large and small, were closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew a red vial from his pack, loaded it, and fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The round struck a tree three kilometers away, releasing a red mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devils smelled it, pungent, intoxicating. Frenzied, they charged toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, they tore at each other, giants splitting smaller kin in half, scorpion tails skewering the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the swarm lured away, Mikael urged his new beast to advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bulldozed through countless trees, until three kilometers later, the Beast Tamer brought it to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked ahead: four kilometers out, sprawled across the ground, lay a cluster of frog-like creatures of varying size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikael frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'From the Father's data: the Greater Catachan Barking Toad and its lesser kin are the most toxic and dangerous creature known in the galaxy'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They appear harmless, but when startled, they unleash an explosion of toxins.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Everything within a kilometer dies and liquefies, including the toad itself.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The toxin is so virulent that respirators, power armor, even sealed suits cannot protect against it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew if that swarm self-detonated, every Shadow of Order but himself would be reduced to sludge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beast Tamer raised his hand: stay still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Man and Devil alike froze like statues, staring at the toads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Barking Toads croaked, unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikael's mind raced, calculating alternate routes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, he abandoned the thought, detours would take them too far, and the Devil's sheer bulk would surely provoke the toads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They waited two long hours before the toads finally grew bored, croaking and hopping away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the Beast Tamer drive the Devil forward, out of the jungle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the tribesman in camp saw the beast, they were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons raised, they prepared to attack, until the Shadows emerged from the flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One spoke in broken, halting Catachan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It… is… our… pet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The locals were dumbfounded. They had slain Devils with great effort, but never had they heard of anyone taming one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas rushed forward, weapon in hand, then froze as he saw Mikael atop the Devil's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Word spread like wildfire through the tribes: the Shadows of Order had tamed a Catachan Devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, every Catachan's gaze upon them changed.\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>",1066,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","8d5c1a8f3f70c842ce92103a2584718961d387c1bb0a101e5523ad2928225f23","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-225","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-223",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]