[{"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-53":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},1511152,1962,"Chapter 53: The Enigmatic Zaleski","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-53",53,"\u003Cp>Inside the palace, Nareth extended his palm towards Maria and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You performed well. This is the power I bestow upon you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria took the purple potion from his large hand without hesitation and drank it in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She, like the other girls, had been trained as an assassin from a young age and instilled with absolute loyalty to the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yelena offered them to Nareth, their allegiance shifted to the giant himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having witnessed the godlike combat power of his multiple times, she had long since cemented her devotion to Nareth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a standard hour later, the \"Assassin,\" under Nareth's guidance, had learned to meditate and restrain her own power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria knelt on one knee, hand over chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your gift, my lord. I will use this power to bring death to your enemies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth nodded. \"I already have a mission for you. This will also serve as a test for Tsvetana and Dementieva.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abilities and potential of the two were significantly inferior to Maria's. Based on their performance, Nareth would decide whether they were worth training into Beyonders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your orders, my lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth's deep gaze passed through the palace windows as he looked outside, his tone mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will infiltrate the nest cities and assassinate key figures. You may still choose your targets depending on the situation. This time, I expect even better results.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you wish. I will offer you the head of a false king.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria understood what Nareth meant. The \"Assassin\" pledged her vow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth watched her leave. The better the assassins performed, the smoother the path to unification would be, and the stronger the forces of the new Vostroya could be preserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately sent a message to Rogninho to gather the troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had scoured the palace, specifically the royal treasury of the Kaputska, who ruled the largest nest city in Vostroya, and it had not disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had found 29 kinds, totaling 54 potion materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from completing another full set of \"warrior\" potion materials, he also found ten horns of the Crowned Pegasus, which were used for life-prolonging elixers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also the primary material for the Moon pathway's Sequence 9: Apothecary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth sent all potion ingredients back to the \"Kingdom of Disorder,\" then returned to the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping out of the spire tower, the waiting Rogninho approached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After crash-learning Vostraya's Low Gothic on the ship, he could now speak and understand fluently and could even read and write some of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My king, I have reorganized Kaputska's private army and garrison forces. After screening, there are now 1,503 men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, you are the commander of the Sixth Regiment of Vostroya. Gather your troops. We march for Kemerovo Hive City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By your will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rogninho responded excitedly. In a short time, he had risen from a mere voidguard to platoon leader, and now, a regimental commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Sixth Regiment was still short of full strength, that was just a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth then issued another command to Wojciech behind him: \"Contact Thierry. Have him begin recruitment at Lukevo. No limit on numbers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Savant\" immediately obeyed, pulling out the communicator to contact the commander of Vostroya's Second Regiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, in the underhive of Szczecin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Temporarily serving as Second Company Commander, Mikaeli walked up to Bukayo, looking at the regimental commander, his eyes filled with reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, the recruitment is complete. Everyone is now equipped with the superior weapons you distributed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Form up. We depart immediately. Our target is the 33rd Altar in the Naryanmar Hive City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bukayo had already received a message from Roslov: Howard had suppressed a mutant uprising and executed heretic cultists. Bukayo realized that true turmoil had begun in Vostroya. This was the Third Regiment's chance to make a name for itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roslov was too conservative; after suppressing minor uprisings in Mazoz and Szczecin, he only wanted to hold two cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bukayo wouldn't miss the opportunity. He set his sights on Vostroya's most remote and isolated nest city: Naryanmar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth led the Sixth Regiment to Kemerovo Nest City. At the Uzhinsk dome in the lower hive, he encountered a routed noble army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brown-haired noble in a red robe and frameless gold glasses stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Count Zaleski Witeska. Please state your identity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosicky stepped up and introduced them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is King Nareth. Magos Kivior-2 has already recognized him as the sole ruler of Vostroya. Pay your respects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"King Nareth, I, Zaleski Witeska, offer you my loyalty and shall serve as your devoted servant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I accept your allegiance,\" Nareth said calmly, his jet-black eyes locking onto Zaleski. 'Something about the noble felt… off.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through warp insight, Zaleski's initial emotion was terror after surviving the chaos. Upon hearing Rosicky's words, he reacted with just the right amount of shock and contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nareth's instincts told him something was strange about Zaleski.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My instincts never fail. Zaleski is hiding something.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth took note but kept his expression neutral. He led the team onto the train heading to the upper hive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rail train was far slower than a maglev train. Four standard hours later, they arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'After unifying Vostroya, I must install maglev trains in all Hives and on future flagships to drastically improve logistics.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nareth stepped into the upper hive, he found madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the streets, mutants with weapons burst into shops, killing every citizen they saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mouths were stuffed with blood-soaked food, and they laughed hysterically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth gave the order and led the charge himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a galloping cavalryman, he slashed through the mutant horde repeatedly before his troops could even catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Rogninho was commanding well, Nareth turned his attention to the Witeska family's private army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed every soldier wore bulletproof armor and wielded finely crafted lasguns, chainswords, and other weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his scholarly look with frameless glasses, Zaleski fought like a savage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shield in his left hand, he barreled directly into a cluster of mutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when surrounded, he didn't panic. He let their weapons bounce off his power armor while he focused on swinging his power sword and cutting them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zaleski's advance was faster than even the Sixth Regiment's; he was fighting harder, more aggressively than Rogninho.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth shifted his gaze forward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a shrill birdsong, a creature covered in colorful feathers and with a sharp, bird-like beak flew down from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>",1071,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.768Z",1,"novelbin.me","b2f83530bb5bba3a835ec2df103412afd9c77371ca2812b677961fd470fc8a51","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-54","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-52",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]