Chapter 1017, The Evil God's Key
He has figured out what the key is that Gu Hang snatched from the Disaster Fleet.
"It's about a terrible 'weapon,' is how I would describe it."
"It's difficult for me to say what this weapon is, or how it will work. But I'm certain that if our enemies get their hands on it, the Empire will face utter destruction. This isn't just alarmist talk; it's actually happening."
"That's not all. This weapon holds great significance for a Chaos God."
"That is the evil god known as 'The Creator,' named Bassol. He is the evil god of inventors, engineers, scientists, and craftsmen. Perhaps the creatures of the real universe, striving to understand and enslave nature at all costs, ultimately exploiting technology to their limitless demands... this is perhaps the source of his power. Countless wars, the endless arms race, gave rise to him. It was these desires that fueled his continuous growth, turning him into the embodiment of ambition to wage war using technology and machinery."
Gu Hang briefly introduced the evil god Bassol.
Leon was a little unfamiliar with his name, but he didn't ask any questions and listened patiently.
"That 'weapon' is locked away in an unreachable dimension. Only by obtaining a 'key' can it be found. You may be familiar with these so-called keys. At least two of them were once held by the First Legion—the Angels of Death."
As soon as these words came out, Leon knew what Gu Hang was referring to.
A geocentric device located on the home planet of the Angel of Death - Knight Star.
Many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, but Leon remained expressionless and said nothing.
Actually, he didn't need to say it.
After becoming the Primarch, Martins faced a Disaster Fleet in his first battle and snatched a key fragment from them.
It had been a while since Gu Hang had this fragment. Despite various events that had delayed his attention, he had always maintained a keen interest in studying it, and had even invited many Mechanicus sages to participate, including the Grand Sage of Mars, Cawl.
After decades of research, Gu Hang has gained a deeper understanding of this fragment and everything it represents.
Even through the warp divination, he caught a glimpse of the moment when the Knight Star exploded.
According to historical records, that was the battle in which King Lionheart disappeared, a civil war between the angels of death.
The geocentric device on the Knight Star was shattered into countless pieces in the explosion, and the fragments flew all over the universe.
The largest piece of it is located in the Death Angel's lair, the Stone Monastery.
The so-called Megalith Monastery is actually the largest piece of planetary debris after the explosion of the Knight Star. It was captured by the Angels of Death, hollowed out, and transformed into their "home planet" as a space fortress. It was also equipped with various planetary engines, allowing it to move in the universe, and even navigate in the subspace, or teleport through astral tunnels.
"Bassol has been searching for the fragments of the key for many years. The calamity fleets that have appeared throughout the universe, bringing devastating disaster to the Imperium, are the product of his collaboration with the Chaos Warmaster, Archathon."
"A key fragment fell into my hands. I have to admit, Bassol truly possesses the most extraordinary technological capabilities, even in the entire subspace, and can turn the impossible into reality. I simply cannot figure out how to reassemble and reforge this key fragment. But Bassol can, and we can't let him get all the fragments."
"Unfortunately, by the time we discovered this problem, it was already too late. Although our expeditionary force has been paying close attention to intercepting Chaos's calamity fleets throughout the universe, and we have also figured out how to find other key fragments based on the key fragments we already have, our progress is still significantly behind Bassol's."
"Even worse, we might need to gather all the fragments and then conduct lengthy research before we can—just might—reforge the key. However, Bassol shouldn't have to. As long as he gets the largest, most indispensable pieces, he'll be able to complete the rest and reforge it. This means that even if some scraps or small fragments fall into our hands, we won't be able to stop him."
"He now only has one last indispensable piece left to obtain. I believe you know which piece it is."
"The Angels of Death have long been active in the southern borders of the Empire, fighting fiercely against various enemies of humanity. They possess more diverse means and techniques than ordinary chapters, and to a certain extent, they can even communicate with many sub-chapters across star regions and even conduct coordinated operations in the context of a major cataclysm."
"After the establishment of the new Empire, the Imperial Center also contacted the Angels of Death. The Chapter Leader, the Supreme Grand Master - Orgallon, recognized the Regent and the new Prime Minister, and also approved the political reforms on Holy Terra. The Angels of Death even accepted a group of new recruits from the Primaris Space Marines trained by the Imperial Center."
Having said this, Gu Hang did not expand on the story.
There is actually some preliminary information here, but Leon already knows it.
When he was learning about the history of the period when he was asleep and the current situation of the empire, a considerable part of his attention was, of course, focused on his genetic offspring.
Without mentioning the history, the current situation of the Death Angels Legion is worth talking about.
They are almost one of the best performing forces in the Empire, except for the Alliance and the Infinite Star Domain.
At the time of the Cataclysm, the Angels of Death, piloting the Monolith Monastery through space, were located at the southwestern tip of the Empire's southern border, belonging to the Empire's dark side. Upon discovering the dramatic environmental changes and losing contact with the Imperial Center, the Angels of Death immediately began suppressing the Empire's territory. When necessary, they would use their unique technology to contact their own sub-groups and call them into action.
To date, the areas actually controlled by the Angel of Death and its sub-groups add up to more than four star fields, accounting for one-third of the world in the Absolute Night Universe located in the western part of the southern border of the empire.
If the Angels of Death and their sub-groups had focused on managing their territory and expanding it properly, and had not been unlucky enough to encounter extremely powerful enemies like the Blood Angels, the area they controlled would likely have been even larger than it is now.
But unfortunately, they are not willing to do so.
(End of this chapter)
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