[{"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-472":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},1510921,1962,"Chapter 472 - 471: My Calculations Were Wrong","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-472",472,"\u003Cp>Nareth, accompanied by his Honor Guard from various pathways, walked towards the assembly point. Arsena, Thomas, and Marlena brought only two attendants each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan Land led twelve Skitarii and five servitors. A mechanically augmented monkey perched on his left shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let us proceed,\" Nareth said, then strode towards the Vhulian Swirl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viewed from afar, the Vhulian Swirl resembled a bowl, its outer rim expanding progressively higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth knew this was due to energy dissipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team advanced. When one kilometer from the vortex's edge, Nareth halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His black armour creaked and groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black wolf Freddy and the gyrinx John, beside him, also stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Freddy gazed up at the dust vortex. His spiritual intuition sensed no mortal threat within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he perceived mist-like energy distorting physical space, layering and spreading, limiting his vision to five kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch keenly sensed that proceeding further would subject them to Warp energy influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his Warp Insight, colored mist swirled; from the \"Baron of Corruption's\" perspective, threads of rules twisted and tangled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This energy intensity wouldn't affect him significantly, but would harm the minimally augmented bodies of Arkhan and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the meeting, Arkhan immediately issued an order to a servitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate the Energy Suppressor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servitor placed the spherical device it carried on the sandy ground, pressing a hand onto the metal apparatus's top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a series of green runes flashed, the sphere extended two antennae. Energy currents danced between magnetic poles, emitting sharp crackles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath it, two mechanical claw-feet extended, stepping onto the sand, moving forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light and shadow flickered in Nareth's eyes. He could see invisible energy currents encircling the magnetic antennae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust drifting nearby visibly settled; surging Warp energy calmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Nareth's Warp Insight, the colored mist dissipated. The \"Baron of Corruption\" also saw threads of the physical world stretching out, returning to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Truly worthy of Arkhan.' He praised inwardly, continuing forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the machine's energy field touched the Vhulian Swirl area, a waterfall of dust cascaded from the sky towards the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew psychic power couldn't be used under such conditions; it would disrupt the machine's operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marlena raised a hand. Vines from the interstices of her Dominum Armor rapidly spread and grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Biologist's\" spirituality extended. Vines layered overhead, covering the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust surging skyward, weighing tens of tons, slammed onto the vines like a slithering python, producing dull thuds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vines shuddered for several seconds, then stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team advanced. The vines, seemingly alive, moved with the \"Biologist's\" steps, blocking the continuous dustfall overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan, leaning on his cane, wearing a respirator, trudged through the sandy sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monkey on his shoulder held a data slate, large eyes behind protective goggles fixed on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen was divided into sections. The largest occupied from the top-left, extending right and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was subdivided into five areas; only the central one was lit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the monkey confirmed that the activated energy interference device operated normally, it looked right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the top-right area, digits jumped continuously, increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the distance traveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the digits reached 13.57, it suddenly saw the number representing the influence range on the energy interference device flicker, changing to 999.4 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monkey immediately presented the data slate to Arkhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan halted, examining all data on the slate. Pressing his throat comm, he spoke on the team channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Nareth, everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Closer to the vortex center, energy density increases. My interference device is already affected; its range has shrunk by point six meters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My prior calculations indicated that continuing five kilometers would compress the device's range within one hundred meters, my set safety limit. Then I would activate the second device.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to calculations, five devices should suffice for this journey.\" The \"Polymath,\" having simulated their plan, added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five devices are also our operational limit.\" Arkhan supplemented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The energy interference devices emit some energy while operating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Different machines' energies interfere with each other. Five is the equilibrium.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood,\" Nareth said. \"Proceed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second device was deployed, initially positioned 950 meters from the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team repositioned accordingly, reforming around the midpoint between the two machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they prepared to advance, Nareth suddenly ordered over the comm-channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marlena, prepare for impact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Biologist\" immediately extended her spirituality. Vines grew wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant armored transport fell from the sky, slamming onto the vines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vines rustled and shook, taking dozens of seconds to stabilize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought from the \"Biologist,\" dozens of vine-tendrils extended from the canopy, grabbing the transport like ropes, flinging it aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Biologist\" paled. Spiritual expenditure forced her to reduce coverage. The vines, like snakes returning to nest, contracted to a hundred-meter radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More incoming.\" Nareth's eyes flashed. He knew the Vhulian Swirl lifted tanks and giant armored transports into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Navigating by experience wasn't entirely safe; Warp energy fluctuations triggered storms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He keenly sensed more armored transports in the air, falling towards them as dust cleared, clearly a convoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flight trajectories flashed through the Primarch's mind. Two armored transports would strike the team; another would hit the energy interference device ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open the canopy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Freddy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black wolf followed Nareth, dashing to the vine canopy. The \"Biologist\" opened a way for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch beat his wings, appearing above the energy interference device. His left arm swung; the Power Gauntlet struck the giant armored vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vehicle crumpled into layered scrap, flying dozens of meters before crashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black wolf's legs tensed, leaping into the air. He raised a paw, shoving forcefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two giant armored transports were successively batted away, crashing into the sandy sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black wolf looked at his master. Nareth had already turned other falling vehicles to scrap, landing them afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After clearing obstacles, the black wolf returned with his master to the vine canopy, strutting proudly past John.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team advanced. After deploying the third energy interference device, the stable triangular formation allowed smooth progress for five days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the tenth day, all five devices were deployed, now compressed within the hundred-meter safety radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan's voice suddenly sounded over the comm-channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Nareth, everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I made an error...\" Arkhan admitted bitterly for the first time in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the data slate, we should have completed the journey, reaching the vortex center.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Arsena's expression changed. He snatched the data slate, examining the data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the bottom-right corner, the black dot representing their position had reached the green dot at the center of the yellow circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Polymath's\" mind raced. Moments later, a possibility occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The energy interference devices don't fully eliminate chaotic energy. The distance traveled, recorded by sensors, isn't the actual distance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light and shadow flickered in the Primarch's eyes. Peering through the vines, he surveyed the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the \"Baron of Corruption's\" vision, threads of rules were also chaotically tangled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his Warp Insight, faint mist swirled nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment's thought, Nareth spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arkhan's machines aren't useless. We've completed most of the journey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But closer to the Voidclaw, the devices' effectiveness weakens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, the Voidclaw can distort spacetime, compounded by Warp energy interference, causing this outcome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my fault for not accounting for this variable.\" The proud Arkhan self-criticized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We haven't been traveling a straight line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My operational plan also had flaws,\" Arsena added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter. I have a solution.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth didn't blame Arkhan for the failure. He hadn't detected the minute deviation either, indicating it was extremely slight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed that after exiting the vortex and repeating exploration several times, Arkhan could correct the error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nareth didn't want to spend more time. He glanced at the Dice of Prophecy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Approximately one day until full recharge.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without knowing the deviation's extent, only the Dice of Prophecy could find a path within the vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Nareth prepared to find a place to wait, a voice sounded in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, I think I can find Citadel Vigilant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Nareth looked at the gyrinx.\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>",1334,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.771Z",1,"novelbin.me","7254d1f82756343432b2f5fce7443710ce59a6df41b6acd578aa6f6ccac19829","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-473","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-471",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]