[{"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-95":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},1511194,1962,"Chapter 95: “The Hunter”","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-95",95,"\u003Cp>A bolt of black lightning crashed down on several Shadows of Order, darkening their black armor even further as their bodies froze stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the \"Hunter\" reacted just before the Ogryn psyker attacked. His left arm shot up, and he fired a bolter round at the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp explosion, the Ogryn's oversized head burst like a watermelon, scattering chunks of flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lieutenant pulled off his helmet irritably, revealing his short black hair. He strode over to the corpse and muttered as if seeing a ghost:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it… A psyker among those stupid Ogryns?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hunter continued scanning the surroundings as he walked. He noticed the unique {XI} and {XXXIII} growth patterns, the high magnetism of the black metal crystal, and even felt it subtly pulling at his chainsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanchez spoke thoughtfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's probably this mountain range. The unique environment must be affecting the Ogryns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the command channel and listened. The only response was a chaotic mess of static, buzzing, and crackling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still no comms, just noise…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Sanchez spoke, his gaze swept over the Ogryn psyker. He looked similar to the others: clad in black armor and holding a long, slender black-metal staff, more like a staff than a club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his pupils contracted sharply. No, this one wasn't like the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His ears are much larger than the average Ogryn's… and his feet too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lieutenant bent down to confirm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're right,\" he muttered with a frown. \"Maybe it's because of this world's gravity. The Ogryns are adapting, bigger ears, thicker feet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanchez shook his head slightly. He pressed a rune on his sword's hilt, and it roared to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sliced open the Ogryn's black armor, revealing a physique just as muscular as an Astartes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a quick glance, he confirmed his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. He's just a bit more muscular than the others we've seen. But his ears and feet are unusually large. I believe this mountain range has some unique property that triggered a mutation… even granted psychic ability to a normally mindless Ogryn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lieutenant looked again and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His ears and feet are noticeably bigger,\" he muttered. \"Too bad… his oversized feet didn't leave any tracks on the metal ground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only option left is to eat his brain and extract the memory, find out where the others are hiding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed. Though Reapers were bloodthirsty, they weren't like the ghouls of the Ninth Legion; they didn't enjoy cannibalism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need,\" Sanchez replied, smiling as he removed his helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the interference disabling the visor's scan system, he was still the Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He focused. His black pupils deepened, and he could hear his own heartbeat pounding steadily in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His senses amplified, and the world shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had been invisible now became clear, faint, shallow footprints on the ground suddenly came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could also faintly detect the lingering body odor of the Ogryns, a thin scent trail like a ribbon, winding forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seventh Company marched forward, the Hunter on the trail of his prey's lair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Nareth aboard the Void Hunter. Alongside Arsena Dunn, he brought a tech-sergeant from First Company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside his private armory stood a squad of unmodified Vostroyan warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My liege,\" The leader bowed. At Nareth's signal, he raised a silver control rod and aimed it at the red disc embedded in the black door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Runes glowed, and the ancient doors opened, revealing his personal armory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber was the size of an entire deck, with over half of its space filled with tens of thousands of strange items: porous sea corals, multi-limbed alien corpses, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a small portion had been gathered by Nareth himself. About a third were creations of the Jokaero, but most came as gifts from Vostroyan regiments and the Eleventh Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had hidden some rare and dangerous relics among alchemical supplies and moved them into the Kingdom of Disorder, leaving the rest stored here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked over to a massive section marked by a black-striped label inscribed in golden letters:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creations of the Jokaeros]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth bent down and picked up a metal box, handing it to the tech-sergeant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Start by dismantling the spy fly. Learn its internal structure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned to the wide-eyed silver-haired psyker, who was still admiring the armory's inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here are weapons and shields made by the Jokaero. Pick what you need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If your psychic powers fail, or your mind is drained, rely on these.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your generosity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsena said respectfully, moving to an iron rack where rows of precious ring-weapons were separated by metal dividers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He selected ten rings, enough to fill both hands, then moved to a second rack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, protected shield-spheres of various sizes were stored. He selected four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Arsena was finished, Nareth gave his next order:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two, study the spy fly. Disable its projection function.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spy fly not only provided surveillance, but could also project a 3D starlight image woven from light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth suspected the device was actually designed for two-way communication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ordered his servitors to load 200 units of spy flies onto the landing craft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of these, each of the 59 psykers across ten Companys would receive one set. The rest would be distributed as reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the landing craft descended, Sanchez had already followed the scent trail left by the Ogryn psyker through a winding mountain path to a pitch-black cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lieutenant's eyes widened. Without the Sanchez's guidance, it would've taken a full grid search to discover such a hidden entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How did the Captain find this? I didn't sense anything strange along the way.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hunter examined the cave walls, torn rock, and gouged layers and confirmed it was a crude, manually carved tunnel made by Ogryns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanchez looked forward. The three-man-wide entrance would force squads to squeeze and hinder one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Recon squad, move in two-man cells,\" he ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the post-Second Founding Recon Marines, who were often new recruits, the recon troops in this era were fully trained battle-brothers, veteran Astartes specialists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of them entered the cave, glancing at their visors, still just static.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They activated stealth modules, raised their long-range rifles, and advanced under crossfire cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they moved deeper, the tunnel grew wider, soon wide enough for four scouts to walk side-by-side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a tremendous force swept them up, slamming them against the black metal walls of the cave.\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,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.768Z",1,"novelbin.me","076b462b52d54a4c34b99f29314da5f0f7b7093ff72af41f74c251c55991c594","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-96","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-94",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]