[{"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-656":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},1511205,1962,"Chapter 656 - 655: Perturabo: Forging Armor for Nareth, I'll Be No Worse Than Manus or Vulkan","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-656",656,"\u003Cp>\"I have also benefited from this battle.\" Nareth's gaze swept over the liquefied living metal, returning to the arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Iron Hand has the strongest defense I've ever seen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he saw Ferrus Manus's body already beginning to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze also swept over the crater and the pool of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'With a drop of Guilliman's blood, Ku'gath used Nurgle's cauldron to brew the Godblight.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ferrus's blood should be good for planting trees.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, his consciousness expanded, spreading rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, it swept over hive after hive, covering vast swathes of the crystalline sand sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, his consciousness covered nearly half the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before advancing to \"Mentor of Disorder,\" his consciousness could cover about a quarter of Vostroya's surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After advancement, his spirit had been refined, his awareness greatly increased, covering a wider area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was surprised to find that Marlena Skala was not within his coverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'According to her recent report, she should be in the wasteland near the Tetzvok hive.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the \"Druid's\" \"Underground Passage\" ability, he narrowed his focus, reaching deeper underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wider the area of perception, the harder it was to discern details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had probed with his psychic power earlier, he had ignored the hive cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penetrating underground required more mental energy than the densely populated hive cities, but less than covering the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his consciousness delved deeper, his psychic energy drained faster, and the covered area rapidly shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly ascended to the third level of the Enumeration. His perception sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught Marlena underground, her vines dragging her two cogitator servitors and her gyrinx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solid rock rippled like water around the \"Druid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sensed something, looking around vigilantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light flickered in the Primarch's eyes. He transmitted the location of Ferrus's blood as a mental image, sending a thought-pulse:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plant an oak tree here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice suddenly sounded in her mind. She listened, then clasped her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By Your will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he withdrew his consciousness, Gabriel Santar, commander of the Morlocks, seeing the Gorgon's bleeding stop and his injured leg healing normally, put aside his concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he realize the Gorgon, his father, the Primarch of the 10th Legion, had lost to another demigod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched the silver re-form, licking the Gorgon's forearm, as if alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the armor, designed by Manus and Vulkan, hand-forged, was now a wreck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver trim rivets on the neck guard had fallen off. The iron curtain cloak was nearly gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The breastplate was breached. The leg plates were shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scorched, dark armor no longer resembled a work of art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Lord Nareth, his knees bending slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bit his lip, resisting the urge to kneel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Only Lord Nareth could defeat Father.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he struggled against Nareth's \"Majesty,\" Ferrus's leaden voice sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nareth, as I promised, I will forge you a gift for fighting me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have any requirements for the armor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Primarch's Equirry, Santar keenly noted the subtle difference in the Gorgon's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was pleasure in his tone, no trace of defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want it to have a degree of 'Extension and Contraction,' like your living metal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the previous battle, constrained by his armor, Nareth hadn't wanted to damage it, so he hadn't fully used his \"Extension and Contraction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vulkan obviously hadn't considered this when forging it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ferrus's silver-coin eyes flickered. He thought of the undulations beneath Nareth's armor earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fist. Silver liquid slowly spread, covering his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not in a hurry.\" Nareth still had the armor Vulkan had forged, and with Perturabo's improved stasis device, he shouldn't need to personally face the Hrud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Unless the relic fragment allows Be'lakor to manifest in reality, with most of its power.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ordinary attacks can't penetrate my layered defenses, but his Shadow Blade, which shifts between solid and ethereal, could harm me.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perturabo, hearing this, his ice-blue eyes gleaming, silently noted Nareth's requirements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Nareth brought my vision to life. I should forge armor for him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My work will be no worse than Manus's or Vulkan's.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided that while on the remote western frontier, he would forge armor in his spare time. Nareth invited Ferrus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Paradigm City's Grand Theater is hosting a series of opening performances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ferrus, would you be interested in watching?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a two-second pause, Ferrus accepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A day later, at Paradigm City's Grand Theater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perturabo watched with interest as the Attilans performed a cavalry charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ferrus observed the Attilans maneuvering in tight spaces, realizing their performance was artistic, not a demonstration of their full combat potential. He then focused on the bio-augmented horses and the hunting lances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hasik Khan watched the performance. He knew the Attilan Rough Riders best, but this was his first time seeing them in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had accompanied Lord Nareth to the northwestern galaxy, his brotherhood had traveled with the Seventh Chapter and taught the Attilans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brotherhood were all from Chogoris. Before returning to the Imperium with the Great Khan, they had been skilled riders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they now rode metal mounts, their accumulated experience still made them excellent instructors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew from reports that the Attilan Rough Riders had mastered the use of heavy stubbers, hunting lances, and other weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could charge in large formations or harass in small groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, watching them maneuver their horses at full gallop, he nodded approvingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the performance ended, amid thunderous applause, Perturabo turned to Nareth, a hint of regret in his ice-blue eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must leave to complete Father's trials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must leave, too. Your armor will be delivered to Vostroya when it's finished.\" Ferrus said. He had little interest in the performances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If the Purple Phoenix had come with me, he would have lingered.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But he wouldn't. He doesn't want to give me a chance to challenge him again.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After bidding farewell to the two Primarchs, Nareth had Arsena Dunn see them off on his behalf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not let Perturabo use the teleportarium between the stars to shorten his journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kalium Gate was given to him by the Emperor. He couldn't hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the teleportarium technology must not be known to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Perturabo. He had not yet completely sworn fealty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to Shadowhold, he went to the third layer of the Kingdom of Disorder and picked up the recharged Dice of Prophecy.\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>",1081,"2026-06-06T05:05:28.648Z",1,"novelbin.me","bafb204a100550f710f184dc4b29b3dec792e36cb7f0448cf894e9c5f22092d7","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-657","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-655",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]