The "Golden Corn Men" are the most powerful warriors under the Emperor's command except for the Primarchs. Whenever the sun shines on their shiny golden armor, it heralds the brilliant appearance of the Imperial Guards!

They are the Emperor's guards, whose duty is to guard the Terran Palace and the Golden Throne within, and to oversee the operation of the Astronomican.

The leader of the Custodes is known as the Grand Marshal of the Guards, who reports solely to the Emperor. In theory, no one other than the Emperor has the power to mobilize or supervise the Custodes, not even the Regent Roboute Guilliman.

Each of these Custodians is equipped with the finest wargear in the Imperium, blessed by the Emperor himself. These powerful and noble "Draconians" can crush a Chaos Terminator squad to a pulp in an instant, thrashing Ork Warlords to death with a single blow. The Tau's garish little firesticks can only slightly delay their inevitable demise. Even the most scantily clad Miko bow down before their unrivaled masculinity, for their malevolent "magic" merely brushes past their sturdy, manly aura.

The Custodians are the Emperor's most exceptional genetically engineered warriors, but unlike the Astartes, they are not born to conquer, but rather to serve as bodyguards.

While the Astartes receive specialized training in how to coordinate with their comrades, the Custodes generally fight alone, never expecting support from other Custodes. Although they primarily fight in skirmish formations, each Custodes seems to instinctively fight bravely without burdening their comrades. They can even perfectly anticipate their comrades' actions without needing orders from their superiors, and coordinate perfectly when it's convenient.

In addition, the Imperial Guards are also very good at learning and studying various combat strategies for a long time, which has led to almost all of them being knowledgeable and skilled in martial arts and "ten thousand enemies"!

If you are still unclear about the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guards, then let me give you a simple example.

The comparison between the Custodes and the Astartes is like the comparison between the Astartes and mortals. In the original novel, a single company of Lunar Custodes shield guards can directly bring tens of thousands of Thousand Sons to their knees. Later, ten Custodes and thirty Sisters can hold their own against an entire shipload of Black Legion veterans.

By conversion, it can be confirmed that a well-trained Adeptus Custodes can roughly fight against a thousand ordinary Astartes alone, and when facing a mortal army, he can even fight against a hundred thousand!

Of course, the Imperial Guards weren't a single branch of the military. Internally, they were divided into the Sentinel Corps (equivalent to line-of-sight infantry), the Iron Cavalry (equivalent to rapid reaction forces), the Thunder Sorrow Corps (equivalent to long-range damage output), and the Supervisory Corps (specializing in covert operations, intelligence gathering, and assassinations).

The Dead (essentially the Dreadnoughts of the Custodians), the Chosen (warriors ready to carry out various missions), and the Shadow Wardens (responsible for guarding the precious objects sealed away by the Emperor in the crypts). Furthermore, there are the Aquila Shields, the Dread Punishers, the Sun Guards, the Imperial Oracles, the Eyes of the Emperor, the Purifiers, and the 300 Imperial Chamberlains who provide close protection for the Emperor. Oh no! These are the most elite of the Custodians.

In a nutshell, even if the Primarch comes, he won't get any good results!

Even with such a ceiling of Imperial strength, it actually has its own weaknesses. That is, it is very insufficient in the fight against psychic energy. To compensate for this, the "Untouchables" with anti-psychic abilities - the Sisters of Silence - will work together with the Custodians to slay all enemies of the Emperor!

Thinking about the intelligence reports on the Imperial Guards, Rui Ge was still a little uneasy. After all, no one wanted to be the one being beaten to the ground. Therefore, if he could negotiate and get the Imperial Guards to let them meet the Emperor, that would be the best.

Although the hope is slim, we have to give it a try.

So, Rui Ge put away his sickle and hammer, took a step forward, and spoke loudly to the leading imperial guard.

"I am Johnny Rico, Primarch of the Fire Legion. I have come to seek an audience with the great Emperor of Mankind!"

The leading imperial guard should be a centurion. He was not moved at all and replied directly.

"None of my business!"

"Hey! What's with your attitude?"

"none of your business!"

"You have to understand! I am the Primarch! We just want to meet the Emperor, we mean no harm!"

"None of my business!"

"Are all of you Imperial Guards so arrogant?"

"none of your business!"

Holy shit! They're definitely "Celestial Dragons"! They're so straightforward. So, no matter what, they won't let you go, right? Unless they step over you, right?

Rui Ge was also angered by this. With a stern look in his eyes, he slowly pulled out his monomolecular flaming sickle and inertial kinetic hammer, then raised them with one hand towards the Imperial Guards and issued orders to the Astartes behind him.

"Fire-Chasing Legion! Attack!"

Roar, roar, roar!

"Wherever our troops point their spearhead, they will be invincible, victorious in every battle!"

Thousands of red cans, shouting loud slogans and taking neat and heavy steps, began to charge towards the imperial guards!

Suddenly, the whole scene was like fluttering flags and thundering drums, which made people's blood boil.

The imperial guards did not stand there in a daze. They were wearing golden armor, holding long spears and huge shields, and also began to burst into passionate war roars.

"Everywhere we go, it is the Emperor's command! Everywhere we march, we march for the Emperor!"

"My heart is like fire, burning unquenchable! My will is like a mountain, unshakable!"

The two sides charged into battle, the clash of weapons and armor echoing across the battlefield. Every collision sent violent sparks flying, instantly adding a touch of grandeur to this thrilling battle.

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