[{"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-674":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},1511223,1962,"Chapter 674 - 673: Nareth Inflates Casualties by Eighty Thousand","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-674",674,"\u003Cp>Terra, the Golden Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth's psychic projection crossed the void. He immediately felt a gaze upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he sat, he glanced almost imperceptibly in that direction. He saw Konrad Curze, his body hunched like a vulture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He seems to have foreseen something.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought, he noticed the last seat on his side was empty. Angron was not present. He was the only Primarch missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Horus Lupercal, noticing his gaze, spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Angron refuses to use psychic powers. I think he will be absent from the war council for a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth nodded, thinking to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'His rejection of psychic powers is obvious. More impatient than Mortarion and Russ.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He rejects not only psychic powers, but the Imperium as well.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm, the Emperor probably doesn't want him at the council, ruining the atmosphere.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorcery is untrustworthy,\" Russ said with disgust. \"I hope one day we will no longer use such methods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you rely on it now,\" Jaghatai Khan's voice was soft, yet sharp. \"Not only that, you rely on it for communication and travel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you should acknowledge the usefulness of psychic powers and utilize them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will never rely on it. The Wolves do not use sorcery.\" Russ crossed his arms, saying coldly. He looked at Magnus mockingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You say psychic powers are useful, yet the Thousand Sons suffered heavy casualties at Kamenka, losing an entire cult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnus's pupils were crimson. He said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Thousand Sons fought a two-year, hard-fought campaign. I used the power of the aether to bring down the giant war machine the Orks called the King of the Wolves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was just an empty Wolf King. Your sorcery is useless against me.\" Russ taunted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Rune Priests use psychic powers too.\" Rogal Dorn's voice was like stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, your Wolves lost over a quarter of their strength at the Wheel of Flame. Their achievements did not match Nareth's.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you are right about one thing. Psychic powers are a double-edged sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorn was blunt. He called out Russ's hypocrisy towards psychic powers, yet opposed their use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, the palace doors opened. The Emperor entered with Malcador and the Fabricator-General of Mars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the salutes, the Emperor looked around and spoke gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, Fornax Aleph has erupted in rebellion. It lies at a key Warp route. It must be dealt with immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth recalled what he knew of Fornax Aleph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Originally, the Iron Warriors' 3rd and 118th Grand Companies were sent to put down the rebellion. They suffered nearly two-thirds casualties.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But Perturabo was sent to the edge of Segmentum Pacificus. He would not be available.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought, he felt the Emperor's probing gaze on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nareth, what campaigns has your Legion been fighting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm, he's lost track of me again, can't return the Dionysian Spear?' He was not alarmed. The Emperor had only ordered him to rest at Vostroya, not confined him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of his plan to inflate casualties and hide his strength, he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My territories were invaded by the Hrud. In a fourteen-year war against billions of xenos, Shadows of Order has lost one hundred six thousand men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly added eighty thousand to the actual twenty-six thousand eight hundred ninety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This inflated number was not unrealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he estimated that without the stasis device and the rituals using the \"Red Priest's\" uniqueness, cleansing the entire Sak'trada Deeps would have cost at least a hundred thousand lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Iron Warriors had lost nearly thirty thousand just to drive the Hrud from the Gugann system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not worried about his casualty figures being discovered. Any inference would require information, and Sak'trada Deeps was far from anyone's view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kingdom of Disorder and the \"Red Priest's\" uniqueness would interfere with even the Emperor and Magnus's foresight, preventing them from seeing the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foresight was not omnipotent. No one, not even a god, could foresee everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lion El'Jonson and Jaghatai Khan looked surprised. They had fought alongside Shadows of Order. It was hard to imagine xenos inflicting such heavy losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guilliman's expression was grave. He had no doubt the loyal Nareth was telling the truth. He mourned the heavy losses suffered by Shadows of Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Omegon pondered silently. He believed Nareth would not lie to the Emperor at the war council, yet doubted the number. He decided to gather intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Russ and Mortarion were stunned. Then they realized such heavy casualties would be a blow to the pro-psyker faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Images of countless black-armored warriors falling in blood flashed through Horus's mind. A wave of sorrow washed over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the tension in his nerves eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught his thought, then felt ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As thoughts churned among them, Nareth continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, Perturabo assisted me. He built a stasis device, allowing me to win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor and the Primarchs looked at the silent Perturabo. His ice-blue eyes flickered as he extrapolated from experimental results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Hrud's distortion effect increases exponentially with their numbers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The temporal current can age Astartes and corrode weapons. Only a stasis field can counter their distortion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the stasis device must be activated at the Hrud's center. It will draw fierce attacks due to conflict with their biological fields.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words painted a picture of a powerful, distorted enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor looked around. His gaze settled on the Lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since your Legion has suffered heavy losses, the pacification of Fornax Aleph will be handled by the Dark Angels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, the Dark Angels' blade will cut down all enemies of the Imperium.\" The Lion replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's gaze fell on the empty seat across from him, where Lorgar should have been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lorgar, you returned to the Imperium nearly fifty years ago. The 'Word Bearers' now number over a hundred thousand, among the largest Legions. Yet your achievements remain few.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You waste time building cities to worship me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have told you repeatedly, I am not a god.\" His voice was low, cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of shame crossed Lorgar's face. \"The people of Kor need faith...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" the Emperor cut off Lorgar's impending oration. \"They need only the Imperial Truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must accelerate your pace. Like Horus, Nareth, and Guilliman, bring more worlds into compliance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lorgar watched his father turn his gaze to another brother. He decided to write a book expounding on the necessity of faith, as a guide for the Imperium's people.\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>",1074,"2026-06-06T05:05:28.648Z",1,"novelbin.me","90a511f71feb785ccedc97c6f67d9a8abfa0187e9c07720699c6bf43c9c4b652","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-675","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-673",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]