[{"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-581":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},1511314,1962,"Chapter 581 - 580: Tomes Stolen, Tzeentch's Scheme, Obstacles to Acquiring the Ouroboros","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-581",581,"\u003Cp>870.M30.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galamandro System, Bridge of the Falcon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jorin's pitch-black eyes stared into the void. His pupils were not the amber irises common among the Wolves. It seemed the Canis Helix's mutation had not affected him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jorin, like the other commanders in his Great Company, was already old when he received the Wolf King's application of the Helix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a fortunate few among them completed all the implantation surgeries, as they were already too old to withstand such rigorous trials when the process began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they all faced death without flinching. They were Russ's brotherhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had fought alongside Russ, before he was even considered a mortal, on the harsh world of Fenris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they were formed as the last of the Great Companies, the Thirteenth, the Wolf King's most intimate and honored company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I will win victory for Russ.' Jorin's eyes, clouded by years of mead, were fixed on his prey, a Dulanian Hunter-class destroyer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ossaga,\" Jorin asked the Shipmaster beside him, clad in Mark II Crusade-pattern power armor, \"is the hunt prepared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've got him,\" Ossaga said with a smirk. \"The Mechanicum's red-robed priests tell us their calculations show the Dulanian shields are similar to Imperial void shields.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But our hunting experience tells us the energy required to pierce them is astronomical.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, I'll send six boarding parties to completely shut down their shields.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Execute.\" Jorin watched the target. The Wolves had wasted vast amounts of ammunition in previous hunts, losing over a dozen ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Allocate all power to the engines. Don't let it escape.\" At Ossaga's command, the deck began to shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boarding torpedoes, ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jorin watched the Falcon and the other Wolf ships surround their prey. Las-fire from their cannons hammered the shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hunter-class destroyer tried to spin away, attempting to shake off the pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ossaga stared at the data streaming through his helmet display. \"Execute!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jorin gripped the railing, tracking the torpedoes' trajectories through the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clouded eyes had barely locked onto their flaming tails when they were already around the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jorin clenched the railing, awaiting the moment of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the torpedoes were torn to shreds, scattering like garbage in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jorin's grip loosened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dulanian defense array regenerates far faster than Imperial void shields can reboot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ossaga's gaze flicked across the casualty figures on his tactical data page, then checked the sensor readings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Four seconds. They took only three seconds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jorin watched the Hunter-class destroyer shake off the pack and head for the Mandeville point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Conventional boarding won't work. We need a new approach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Ossaga asked his Wolf Lord, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A sufficiently massive object, on a perfectly accelerated trajectory, with enough speed to hit it. The collision energy would be enough to tear through that shield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean...\" Ossaga asked, startled, \"ramming it with our ship?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jorin nodded. \"Yes. Modify a ram. Turn your ship into a boarding torpedo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Set sail. Complete the modifications before reaching the Ynniu system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ossaga, you must finish before we arrive at Ynniu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ossaga couldn't foresee the consequences of such a dangerous action. He might lose his Falcon, even the entire ship's complement of Wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Wolf Lord's orders must be obeyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you command, my Wolf Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment the Falcon was being modified in the Ynniu System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Shadows of Order ships moved towards the Dulanian fleet concentration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were neither attacked, nor did any Dulanian ships flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dulanian ships were well within the Void Hunter's range, but Sanchez had not given the order to fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the hololithic tactical table on the bridge, the internal comm of the Russ Wolf Helm sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, as you commanded, we have falsified the Dulanian ships' readings. They haven't seen through it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Conspirer\" watched Ynniu II, the second of the three planets in the system. Dulanian ships retreating from other systems had gathered here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Ynniu III had orbital defenses like space stations, he had chosen the more weakly defended Ynniu II.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since receiving the Black Emperor's orders, he had formulated a series of plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Librarians and Techmarines, working together in the Mimicarum Sanctum, have cracked the Dulanian communication language and responded to them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The æther cannons are ready. Open fire simultaneously with the boarding torpedoes.\" Sanchez gave the order, then turned and walked towards the flight deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the flight deck, Pat, who had been promoted to the Primarch's Honor Guard for his outstanding performance, faced his first mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loudspeaker blared: \"Boarding parties, board!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat and the other Honor Guard members boarded the boarding torpedoes. Restraint clamps pressed against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As thousands of black torpedoes launched from the ships, the two æther cannons on the prow of the twenty-five black ships, and the three more distant relic-class ships, glowed with colorful light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Æther beams, leaving rainbow trails, lanced towards sixteen targets, the Dulanian's bulky, heavy vessels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like all their war machines, the Dulanian ships were built around reactor technology manufactured on Dulan, making them much larger than their Imperial counterparts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The æther beams crossed the void, striking the Dulanian ships' thick void shields. They appeared to meet no resistance, piercing the defenses directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mimicarum Sanctum had precisely calculated the impact time. The boarding torpedoes struck the bulky Dulanian ships within twelve minutes of the void shields shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Dulanian ships hit by the æther beams, their reactors ran at full power, and it took thirty-five minutes to restore their void shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the corridor of a Hunter-class destroyer, Pat's voice, inherited from his worker parents, who had to shout to be heard over the roaring machinery, rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dulanians, having rejected the benefits of enlightenment, are judged guilty.\" The loudspeaker amplified Pat's voice to a near-roar, echoing through the corridor. \"By order of the Primarch, you are sentenced to death. Your property is forfeit to the Shadows of Order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also loudly reminded the Honor Guard members: \"Follow the exercise procedures. Storm shields.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Honor Guard and the Seventh Chapter, during the voyage, had conducted practical combat exercises against Dulanian attack methods, following the Primarch's orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before arriving at Ynniu, they already understood the Dulanian methods better than the Wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Pat's command, five Shadows of Order activated their generators, establishing a defense line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skarbyn augmented soldiers, as tall as Astartes, raised their double-barreled weapons and pulled the triggers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disruptor guns fired without a sound. When they hit the screaming force fields, they produced a booming roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying beams, which could rearrange matter at the molecular level and turn power armor to dust, were blocked by the storm shields' blue force fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Skarbyns slowly reloaded, Pat activated his thunder hammer and led the others charging towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their Father had told them the enemy was equipped with personal shields and augmented. To kill them, they had to completely destroy the generators implanted in their spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melee power weapons were the most effective means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat reached a slow-moving Skarbyn soldier and swung his thunder hammer against its armor, flatter than power armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunderous crack tore through the faint glow of the personal shield, shattering the spine to fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power swords shrieked, piercing rounder shoulder plates, through the half-mechanical, half-flesh armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power fists slammed into the bulky, rounded armor, knocking the Skarbyn soldiers down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows of Order following slipped past the bodies, forming a shield wall against the terrible beams fired by other Skarbyns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Storm shields!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat roared, leading the Honor Guard in a cyclic, wave-like advance, repeating the actions practiced thousands of times in drills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led the charge, storming onto the center of the command platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat swung his thunder hammer, smashing the enemy standing before a two-meter-high cylindrical object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten hours later, aboard the Shadow's Sovereignty, Primarch's Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, we have successfully captured fourteen Dulanian ships, eight of them Hunter-class destroyers.\" Arsena reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth nodded slightly and issued orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Order the Techmarines to search for Dulan's coordinates, study the Dulanian void shields and their reactor power supply methods, their disruptor weapons, their twin-barreled molecular weapons, their personal shields, and their power armor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Apothecaries and Techmarines are to work together to study the Skarbyn soldier remains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fortress-grade energy shield was developed to protect hives and was not perfectly suited for ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to a single large shield, void shields offered more flexibility in void warfare, consuming less energy to restore overloaded sections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As ship size decreased, fortress-grade energy shields became increasingly cumbersome and wasteful of energy, a problem more pronounced on frigates and destroyers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the Pnusher-class reactors to power them, Shadows of Order could not sustain such 'waste.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dulanian reactors were far less efficient than the Punisher-class, but mastering their power supply method was necessary to make void shields function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twin-barreled molecular weapons, personal shields, and Skarbyn augmentation technology, despite their obvious flaws, could serve as technological reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch's Aide had just left when whispers sounded in Nareth's ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casually leaving the Dionysian Spear on its rack, he walked past Freddy and John to his quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth drew the Sword of Vaul, \"Concept Swap,\" activated the \"Euclidian Runes,\" and with a thought, went to the Kingdom of Disorder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Settling onto his throne, he extended his psychic energy, touching the contracting and expanding orbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm? Luther and Zahariel, but no tomes.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, he pulled them in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luther and Zahariel were engulfed by black mist. When they came to, they found themselves not kneeling at an altar, but in the mysterious realm shrouded in black mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked around, saw the majestic, indistinct figure on the throne deep within the mist, and immediately knelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the salute, Luther lowered his head further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, the 'Knights of the Sirius' tomes are gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two of my knights, Seraphax and Bela, are missing. They must have stolen them. I have ordered my men to pursue them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Seraphax. Bela.' Hearing these names, Nareth's eyes deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Warp Ghosts warband.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth recalled Seraphax's memories. Ten thousand years later, the awakened Lion was bound by him using Chaos artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seraphax planned to possess the Lion and go to Terra to assassinate the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reason: the Imperium was beyond saving, and his method to save humanity was to free the Emperor from the Golden Throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seraphax believed he could harness Chaos power. Based on the name Warp Ghosts and the form of his artifacts, the likely patron was a Tzeentchian faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth's gaze shifted to Luther, recalling the daemon form he had summoned before the event that tore Caliban apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The daemon's blue flames and its ambiguous answers to questions pointed clearly to a Tzeentch daemon, perhaps even Tzeentch itself as the mastermind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I \"corroded\" Luther. Tzeentch changed its plan, advancing Seraphax?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I've taken quite a few from the Lion. I thought I'd also help him out a bit.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'With Tzeentch scheming, getting the Ouroboros won't be easy.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not blame yourself. The fault is not yours.\" Nareth knew that with Tzeentch pulling strings behind the scenes, Luther was helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without Seraphax, there would be others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell Urian: review and investigate the Terrans exiled back to Caliban by the Lion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth knew that among the Terran-born exiled by the Lion, there were many Chaos cultists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luther had first used Chaos power when he detected their threat to Caliban.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now suspected Tzeentch might have Seraphax merge with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, without Luther, the rebellious force would be too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By your will.\" The Black Emperor's lack of punishment was a relief, but the \"Briber\" still regretted not being able to present the offering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, Nareth returned to the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in his office, his communication bead buzzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating it, Arsena's voice sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, the Space Wolf fleet has arrived in the Ynniu system.\"\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>",1987,"2026-06-06T05:05:27.789Z",1,"novelbin.me","115568c6b0a6591a38d9ad4280ebfd32f0814af0d599bfe7a1765b14d2e4c6e7","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-582","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-580",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]