[{"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-649":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},1511342,1962,"Chapter 649 - 648: The Unquestioned \"Faceless\"","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-649",649,"\u003Cp>Deep within the lush oak forest, 'Roefs', a Harvest Giant with a battered body and thick gore on his scythe-like arms, staggered towards the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Roefs' saw a Harvest Giant lounging against an oak tree rise unsteadily. His tongueless mouth opened and closed, the creaking sound laced with a faint scraping noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadows of Order keenly discerned the subtle difference and, using the memories he had obtained from the Harvest Giants, understood the other was asking about the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Faceless's\" \"Shapeshift\" only changed his appearance. Though he could instantly observe and accurately recall a target's features, mannerisms, and unique scent, it was still only external.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ordinary person, or even an Astartes from another Legion, would likely miss the subtle differences in the creaking sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a Shadow of Order, William Wood could perceive them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind raced. In Roefs's memories, he found the name of the Harvest Giant with a triangular pattern on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tallebi,\" 'Roefs' said, slowing his speech, mimicking the subtle creaking, his voice like rustling branches. \"We have defeated the enemy. We pursued the black-armored figures to the Shattered Mountains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The black-armored ones are still resisting. The Guardian Lord sent me back to report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guardians were the generals of the Harvest Giants. They served the Tree God in peacetime and led the Harvest Giant warriors in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent,\" Tallebi shook his body happily. \"Quickly, go see Lord Regis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Faceless\" followed Tallebi, walking forward. He felt something dissolve within him, like the feeling of satisfaction after a good meal on Gardinaal, fading with movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having experienced this before, he knew he was mastering part of the Black Emperor's gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt more certain that \"shapeshifting\" into a tree-man to lure the enemy was the right decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed Harvest Giants, who resembled trees, and reached the temple's center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Harvest Giants' temple was open, without diamond or other obstacles. The brown earth at its center was covered only with oak leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Roefs' saw a Harvest Giant buried up to his waist in the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His exposed upper body was different from the other, all-red Harvest Giants. He had a white spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved slowly, as if swimming through the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blessed One,\" 'Roefs' bowed. He knew the figure before him was the Tree-Blessed, Lord Regis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What a peculiar ability.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In Vlaka records, only a very few dual-discipline biomancers and telekinetics could achieve this, combining bio-lightning to briefly change their structure with telekinesis to alter the soil's structure.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought, he began recounting the battle, following his prepared narrative: the Harvest Giants' bloody victory and their pursuit into the canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regis's sunken eyes stared at 'Roefs.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the entire account, he opened his mouth and exhaled a thick, earthy scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The black-armored ones must be punished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dispatched twenty-five Temple Guardians, leading nearly three thousand Harvest Giants, to accompany 'Roefs' to the Shattered Canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three thousand Harvest Giants moved like a steel caravan. The ground rumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the earth shook, they reached the canyon's entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw the cracked bodies of their fallen kin and black armor fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickened their pace, charging into the canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Faceless\" shook his head, almost imperceptibly. The Harvest Giants hadn't suspected him at all. His prepared words were unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Of course. The Harvest Giants wouldn't think anyone could \"shapeshift\" into one of them.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I have Roefs's memories, voice, and scent.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In appearance, I am a true Harvest Giant.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each step, he felt a dissolving sensation within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mass of Harvest Giants treating him as a kin provided obvious feedback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they advanced, the canyon narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked, he casually glanced back, his vision far superior to the Harvest Giants, confirming the rearmost were over a kilometer past the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Faceless\" slid behind the three flanking Guardians with a speed impossible for a Harvest Giant. He drew two Shadow Tarot cards from his cracked body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his right hand, the card replacing the Chariot depicted a Gardinaal tripod walker in gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his left, the Sword card depicted a blade like the Black Emperor's Sword of Vaul, blue-white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full-fledged \"Magician's\" spiritual energy surged. The two tarot cards became \"Drawn Paper to Sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He puffed his cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp crack sounded, reaching the Shadows of Order' ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the canyon walls, the \"Artisan,\" hearing the signal, activated the device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the canyon, the runes on the twelve buried earth-moving devices lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp chemical smell permeated the soil. An alkaline solution, ten thousand times denser than that used on agri-worlds, softened the earth as if it were melting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Giants, caught off guard, sank into the soft earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tried to root themselves, but the chemicals in the soil burned their feet, and the earth softened rapidly into a swamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more they struggled, the deeper they sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Faceless's\" \"Air Bullet\" cracked against a Harvest Giant Guardian's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sunken eyes were filled with disbelief as he stared at \"Roefs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His feet sank. Struck unexpectedly on the head, he crashed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Faceless\" nimbly slipped between the other two Guardians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two rods, \"Drawing Paper As Weapons,\" slammed into their legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Shadows of Order's immense strength shattered the rods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fragments clattered like metal shavings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With two thuds, the two Guardians fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Faceless\" raised his hand, throwing a dozen promethium matches. He walked across the Harvest Giants' heads, using \"Flaming Jump\" repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Tarot cards, turned into drills by \"Drawing Paper As Weapons,\" slammed into the heads of Harvest Giants not yet mired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they swayed, they lost their balance and sank into the swamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five days after the battle, William offered the Harvest Giants trapped in the canyon to the Black Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth landed on the canyon rim. His consciousness expanded. He immediately identified the Harvest Giant Guardians in the earth as supplementary ingredients for Sequence 5 \"Druid\" on the Mother Pathway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learning from William about the Tree-Blessed and their appearance, he confirmed they were the main ingredient for the \"Druid\" potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself, 'Whether or not there is a fragment of Be'lakor here, this trip wasn't wasted. I've gathered the \"Druid\" potion ingredients.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm, by leaving Vostroya, I've made it impossible for the Emperor to lock onto my position. I've made things harder for him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending the Harvest Giant Guardians into the Kingdom of Disorder, he flew towards the brown mountain range.\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>",1087,"2026-06-06T05:05:28.115Z",1,"novelbin.me","4fb2231cfb53c7cb65a2d830b15151fefe1f8ccd60326d9327775e48a2d8f64d","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-597","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-648",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]