[{"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-5":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},1510754,1962,"Chapter 5: Twisting Off the Dog’s Head","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-5",5,"\u003Cp>Nareth arrived at the central dome of West Hantman with two subordinates. In front of the three-story gray building stood two guards holding weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you Nareth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards eyed the lasgun strapped to his back warily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You go in alone. And unarmed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth complied, removing his lasgun and chainsword, handing them to his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards relaxed slightly. The one on the left spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Dimitrov is waiting for you in the arbitration hall on the third floor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, people looked at the boy with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the boy who killed 'Vulture'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Vulture' must've been drunk. Killed by a runt like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard his marksmanship is insanely accurate, better than the governor's guards. Every shot goes right through the enemy's eye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth clearly heard their murmurs but walked calmly up to the third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire third floor, over 400 square meters, was occupied by the arbitration hall. After another check at the door confirming he was unarmed, the guards let him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, a man stood with his back to him, wearing a gray uniform. His left arm had been replaced with a steel prosthetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Woof! Woof!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chemical hound stood as tall as a man\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bolted toward Nareth, green eyes locked onto his black ones, its long tongue reaching to lick his face, the stench so intense it wafted out the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yogane, back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimitrov turned around. The large dog retreated to his side, wagging its tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arbitrator stroked its fur and looked at Nareth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They said a boy killed 'Vulture.' I thought it was an exaggeration, but you're even younger than I imagined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yogane, don't scare the kid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He emphasized the word kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ancient Terra had a saying: 'Heroes aren't measured by their age.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth's voice was ice cold. \"If your dog misbehaves, I'd be happy to teach it manners. Starting with twisting off its head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimitrov's eyes narrowed. His scan confirmed the child was unarmed. A smirk crept across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had raised Yogane himself since becoming an arbitrator, adding plenty of enhancers to traditional Vostroyan formulas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how vicious the underhive criminals were, once the chemical hound targeted them, they were torn apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Nareth had a gun, Dimitrov might be cautious, but empty-handed, the boy was easy prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Still, it'd be a pity to waste such potential.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The beast could use discipline. Succeed, and I'll bear no grudge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fail... and you'll train under me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he slapped the chemical hound on the head. It went berserk, leaping high into the air to pounce on Nareth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth's black eyes locked onto the beast. Beneath its thick brown fur, he spotted its throat, faintly yellow. A habit of Yogane's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drinking chemical agents, it liked to savor the taste, which over the years had corroded its already vulnerable throat, its weak spot, now hidden by thick fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most enemies were overwhelmed by its massive body and the pungent chemical odor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth pivoted slightly, causing the beast to crash into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clamped its neck with his arms, locking onto that yellow line, and clamped its body tightly with his legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud crack, the arbitrator watched in shock as the boy twisted the hound's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimitrov stared, stunned, as if seeing a human-shaped monster. Someone had actually snapped the chemical hound's neck barehanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll be taking this head with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth needed only the tongue, a key for his \"Lawyer\" potion, but claiming the whole head masked his intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm…\" The arbitrator looked at the bloodied corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"D-46 Foundry is yours. Everything continues as usual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth turned and left. He didn't sense any killing intent from Dimitrov, and he wasn't ready to challenge the old order of the West Hantman dome just yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once outside, he pulled out a prepared rope, tied the dog head, and slung it across his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People along the way recognized the arbitrator's chemical hound and stared at the boy in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked up to his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take me to the Hive City's giant rats.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, boss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, they brought him to a long, narrow tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, this passage is the largest colony of giant rats among the hundreds of passages around the West Hantman dome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss… just the three of us? Shouldn't we call the others?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one with the gray rat tattoo on his left arm asked in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, there are thousands of giant rats in this tunnel! Even with your insane shooting skills, it's too much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have my own way.\" Nareth looked at them. \"So, do you want rat meat or just the skin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked at the sword-wielding Nareth skeptically. Even if his swordsmanship matched his marksmanship, his body was still that of a child. Each rat was larger than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These rats were fast, had steel-piercing teeth, and worst of all, there were too many. In these tight corridors, they could be overwhelmed in seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't want to go, but couldn't refuse. They had seen Nareth kill without blinking, one shot, one kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two exchanged glances, reading the bitter resignation in each other's eyes. They said in unison:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...We're with you, Boss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They followed Nareth into a dim tunnel ten men wide and watched him start the chainsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar was particularly piercing in the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tunnel trembled. The rats' screeching made their scalps tingle. Countless red eyes made their legs shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them didn't have time to stop it, they couldn't run if they wanted to, they sighed in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This time I'm definitely dead. Thought we followed a powerhouse…only for him to be a reckless kid.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Nareth moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every swing of his blade killed a giant rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As their eyes adjusted to the darkness, they saw the boy ahead like a ruthless killing machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a rat nearly two meters long lunged at Nareth from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss! Look out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth was faster than the warning. He jumped to the side, dodging both the ambush from above and another pounce from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two giant rats collided. The larger one screamed, and the smaller one froze in fear, then was bitten to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the big one could react, Nareth was at its side and kicked it in the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was knocked unconscious. The rest of the rats stopped, then turned and fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss! You caught the rat king! The swarm's run off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth slung the chainsaw sword on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two, each carry two rats back. You've earned your meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks, boss! You're brilliant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss is the king of the underhive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They scrambled to flatter him. Now they knew—following this boss meant a bright future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth slung the unconscious rat king over his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men each carried two roughly one-meter rat. The rats weighed about 30 kilograms each, so carrying two at 60 kg was tiring, but manageable for men used to living on the edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth didn't return to the foundry right away. He first exchanged one of the giant rats for 2000 ml each of four Vostvoth chemical variants: black, gray, yellow, and green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only needed the black—the rest were decoys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Back at the foundry, I'll pull a wirevine—then all my potion ingredients are complete.'\u003C\u002Fp>",1220,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.489Z",1,"novelbin.me","e8c3b206c7fda04a55e9245e5fb9e577ce3b482e38573041ff68c1654a6e4cab","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-6","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-4",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]