Chapter 729, Great Era
Xernos thought about it for a moment and decided to surrender.
He could accept death, but not real death.
For any Eldar, to see their soul fall into the hands of Slaanesh is worse than any torture.
His soul box had been tampered with, and he could not return; but at least he was not directly cut off from the connection with Comoros. The protective function between the curtains was still in effect, so he and his subordinates did not have their souls sucked away all at once.
But if they die, it's over. They can't be resurrected from the Soul Box, and their souls will fall into the hands of Slaanesh.
It’s better to surrender.
Although, falling into the hands of humans does not mean that there is a way to survive. The most insane racial purists in this universe are extremely hostile to all aliens.
However, Xernos also has a certain understanding of humans. Among humans, various aliens have a certain priority for extinction. Even some races are quite different from humans, such as dwarves, ogrynn, halflings, beastmen, mutants, etc., which have also been accepted by the human empire.
They were classified as "sub-humans" and suffered discrimination, and were even wiped out in many places with a high level of insanity. However, in some relatively open-minded or chaotic areas, these sub-humans would have a certain living space.
Even the Astra Militarum, the Inquisition, and the like may recruit these sub-humans into their armies.
The elves are definitely not sub-humans, but if you really compare them, they may look more like humans than some sub-humans.
Furthermore, the Eldar themselves are very intelligent. Even the Dark Eldar, with their cunning and clever nature, at least make them capable of communication. They are different from the greenskins and Void Zerg who only know how to mindlessly work, kill, kill, and eat; they are also different from those Chaos traitors and demons.
Even some imperial caravans that have obtained special charters will continue to trade with the Eldar on a regular basis.
This makes surrender negotiations possible.
Of course, how could the alliance accept conditional surrender under such circumstances?
The Alliance gave the Dark Eldar pirates an ultimatum, demanding that they lay down all their weapons and surrender unconditionally.
This is the only path to surrender.
Xernos accepted it swiftly.
Afterwards, the Human Marines, accompanied by the Space Marines, boarded the ships, took control of all the ships, and disarmed all living units such as the Dark Eldar, Blood Slaves, and Alien Mercenaries, and escorted them to ships specially used as prisons.
The interrogation began.
I thought it would take some effort, but in fact, these dark elves who surrendered voluntarily were very cooperative and answered whatever I asked.
Where else in the Spider Web Universe have they set up the Curtain Spirit Gates? On which planets have they deployed lurkers? What is their contact method? How can they be caught?
They told us all this information.
In addition to these, they also told us everything they could about the Dark Eldar themselves and about Commorros.
No psychological burden at all.
With such a cooperative attitude, I just want to die separately.
The most important interrogation target is the plundering captain Xernos Bloodcurse himself.
He is a middle or senior member of the Blood Curse Family.
In the past, the Inquisition had captured Dark Eldar, but captives of this level were relatively rare.
The Xenophobic Order was quite interested in him.
However, the first person to interrogate him was Martini.
Martini got out a bombshell piece of news from Xernos.
About that prophecy, about why they came to the Spider Web Universe, about the Blood Curse Family's all-round attack strategy against the Infinity War Group...
After listening to it, Martini was shocked.
He also realized the value of this information at the first moment.
After pacing back and forth for a while, he told Xernos, "Later, there will be some judges who will interrogate you. You must tell them everything else you know, but don't tell them these things. Can you do that?"
Xernos spoke the common human language with a strange accent and asked, "Won't they kill me? I know them, the Order of the Forbidden City, the Inquisitors, their methods are very powerful, and I may not be able to keep the secret. If they find out that I am hiding something, I will die."
"If you tell it, you'll die too," Martini said. "You don't have a choice, Alien."
After that, Martini comforted him a little more: "When they interrogate me, I will be there to provide you with some cover and help. I also believe that you aliens are best at lies and deception, and you will get through it. As long as you follow my requirements, I will guarantee your life, and maybe there will be a chance to send you back to Comoros."
"I hope you'll keep your promise."
…
Xernos actually doesn't believe anyone's promises.
But, as Martini said, he had no choice.
Moreover, revealing all the information so easily, on the one hand, was a way of demonstrating his value and trying to win favor with a cooperative attitude in order to save his life; on the other hand, it was also a means for him to take malicious revenge on his own family and fellow Comoros.
If it was his family that betrayed him, then this was revenge;
If it was another family that got his soul box in order to attack the Blood Curse Family, then it would also be the Blood Curse Family's fault. Who told them not to protect my soul box?
Even if the final outcome is that he cannot escape death and must fall into the hands of Slaanesh to suffer eternal torture, he hopes that the information he reveals can cause more of his fellow tribesmen to suffer the same fate as him.
This is the only consolation.
…
Xernos survived the subsequent interrogation without incident.
The Anti-Foreign Order was very interested in him, but their main interest was in the intelligence about the Dark Eldar and Commorra. They also asked why they came to the Spider Web to plunder, but it was not the key. In their view, it was normal for Dark Eldar pirates to appear anywhere to plunder.
The attention was not here, and with Martini's cover, and Zernos was indeed good at concealing things, he passed the interrogation smoothly.
The Inquisitors began to discuss how to deal with these Dark Eldar.
Quite a number of people believe that these aliens, whose intelligence has been drained, need to be purified.
But Martini put a stop to this.
He said that there might be some other intelligence that had not been obtained, and they could be interrogated slowly. The prison of the Alliance Demon Hunters was built according to the standards of the Inquisition and could be used to detain these aliens.
Maybe it will come in handy in the future.
After appeasing his colleagues in the Anti-Foreign Order, he immediately reported to his superiors and requested a private direct conversation with Governor Gu Hang.
…
"Thank you for your intelligence, well done, Inquisitor Martini."
After listening to the report, Gu Hang praised the judge's achievements without hesitation.
He suppressed his discomfort and spoke a few words to Martini before hanging up the phone.
"Are you okay?" his wife beside him asked worriedly.
Ye Lixia was right next to them. She could see that Gu Hang, who had been in a very normal state, turned pale and even had some cold sweat on his forehead after listening to the report.
This is unusual for Gu Hang.
Only in the previous few times, when I witnessed Gu Hang fighting against powerful psychic opponents, had I seen Gu Hang in a similar situation.
“Hu…” Gu Hang breathed deeply. He stroked Ye Lixia’s hand and said, “I need to be alone for a while.”
Ye Lixia was very sensible and would not say anything extra at this time. She just gave Gu Hang a slight hug and turned away, leaving Gu Hang alone in the office.
At this moment, Gu Hang rolled his eyes and immersed his mind into his kingdom of God.
Here, there are already turbulent waves.
Violent thunder and lightning flashed fiercely in the sky above the entire kingdom of God.
The heroic spirits raised their heads, looked at the unusual scene, and talked about it.
Gu Hang's Kingdom of Storm God is indeed a kingdom of lightning. But for a long time, under Gu Hang's control, lightning would not roar out of control like this, but should be very stable, with an occasional flash and not a loud thunder.
But now, the constant roar of thunder not only always lights up the sky, but the sound of thunder also echoes throughout the kingdom of God.
It’s not that Gu Hang can’t control it, it’s just that he doesn’t have the mind to do so right now.
Go ahead and get out of the way. It won’t kill anyone if you get out of the way for a while.
His mind was completely focused on the scene that was being played out in the center among the dark clouds of the Kingdom of God, surrounded by lightning and thunder.
The images were a little blurry and fuzzy, but it did not prevent Gu Hang from seeing clearly what was in those images:
prophecy.
He saw the figure of Robert, a legend of the Empire, one of the Emperor's sons, and the genetic father of the Infinite Legion.
It was natural for Gu Hang to recognize him. His portrait was widely circulated throughout the empire. In the state religion, he was a high-level religious mythological figure, the son of God, and the object of faith; in the official propaganda of the empire, he was also the mighty general who laid the foundation of the empire; among the space warriors, especially in the propaganda of the Infinite Legion, the largest number of the current generation, their genetic father was also the most famous among all the sons of God.
And such a person, in the cloud image projected by the Kingdom of Storms, sat quietly on the throne. Stasis force fields were released from the devices at the four corners of the throne, and a faint blue light enveloped his body and the entire area, making time there no longer flow, and making him forever stop at the moment before his death.
Gu Hang had also seen this scene in a picture album. It should be a work praising Robert's achievements. At the end of the book, there was a picture of Robert sitting quietly in a stasis field, written in a sad style, which was exactly the same as what Gu Hang saw now.
But the difference is that in the picture in Gu Hang's memory, beside the throne, there were people kneeling and worshipping. They looked at the Son of God with reverence, pain, and expectation.
However, what was revealed on the cloud screen of the Storm God Kingdom was a bloody and brutal battle going on next to the throne.
On one side is the Infinite Regiment.
They have a signature indigo-colored armor, and many of them have rather fancy carvings, medals, and shoulder armor decorations.
These things clearly show their status, especially their past achievements.
Moreover, they are not purely decorative items that have no effect in battle. On the contrary, these sacred ornaments embody their past military exploits and possess the power of faith, which can truly make the Space Marines who wear them more powerful.
Some strength increase; some luck bonus; faster reaction; more agile body; blows that would have penetrated armor are deflected... It sounds quite metaphysical, but they can indeed play a similar role.
Gu Hang also noticed that most of the Infinite Warriors fighting here had helmet visors with golden eagle masks.
It is also highly symbolic, representing these Infinite Warriors, the most famous unit in the Chapter: The Ever-Victorious Army!
In the past, during the Legion Era, the Ever-Victorious Army was the personal guard of the Gene Father and the most glorious honor guard in the Ultra 500 World. At the same time, unlike ordinary honor guards, they were not just for show, but could actually be deployed on the battlefield. Their heroic figures could often play a decisive role on the battlefield and win merit.
To this day, the Ever-Victorious Army is also the most elite force in the Infinite Legion and is the personal guard of the legion commander.
With so many victorious troops here, then...
Sure enough, Gu Hang saw a strong warrior.
The current Chapter Master of the Infinite Legion - Kellermans.
He was covered in blood and fought hard.
They were able to break into the Infinite Corps' home, Ultra Star, and under the Infinite Corps' full defense, they even reached the most core location of the entire Ultra Star, which is where the Gene Father who the Corps had guarded for ten thousand years was. It can be seen how critical the situation has become.
And who is the person who did all this?
They are space marines wearing black armor.
However, looking at their paint jobs, they are significantly different from the Empire's Space Marines.
Beside them, there are a small number of demons, each of which looks very powerful, fighting with them.
There is no doubt that this is a group of Chaos Space Marines, the origin of the Empire ten thousand years ago and the biggest traitors.
The Ever-Victorious Army, led by Kellerman, fought bravely. However, their numbers were too small. On the contrary, their enemies seemed endless.
If the fight continues like this, the Infinite Warriors will surely be defeated.
At this moment, a portal suddenly opened at the top, and a mixed army descended here to assist the Infinite Warriors in launching a counterattack against the Chaos traitors and demons.
Their composition is complex and their attire is different.
But it doesn't mean they are weak.
Among them, there are the Black Crusaders wearing black armor, the Inquisitors of the Demonic Tribunal and his bounty hunters, the Mechanicus elites led by a Mechanicus Sage in a fighting posture, and the Battle Sisters led by a Living Saint with wings on his back...
If that was all, it would be fine. Gu Hang also saw a group of strange humanoid troops wearing red armor. Although their faces were not revealed, Gu Hang still recognized their identity from the style of their equipment - the Eldar.
Not the Dark Eldar, but the proper White Eldar.
They arrived and stabilized the front, but it was not enough to turn the tide.
At this time, a leader among the Eldar, an Eldar female warrior, wearing a set of armor, approached the throne under the escort of the Mechanicus sage.
They seemed to have said something to Captain Kellerman and there was an argument, but in the end, under Gu Hang's shocked gaze, he saw that the stasis field was turned off, and the armor in the hands of the Eldar seemed to have life, floating and unfolding its structure, quickly sticking to the body of the Son of God, and quickly closing.
Inside the tight blue armor, the emperor's son stood up from the throne.
He mentioned the Emperor's Sword, which had been dormant in the stasis field with him for ten thousand years.
In an instant, a raging fire ignited on the sword!
Robert strode down from the throne, and both the Imperial and Eldar warriors automatically made way for him.
The Son of God, holding the divine sword, slew the traitors and demons one by one like a whirlwind.
At this point, the picture gradually dims and eventually disappears.
The abnormal lightning and thunder in the Storm God Kingdom also gradually subsided.
The heroes who had also seen these scenes were whispering and discussing among themselves.
Not everyone can understand all of this, but it doesn't stop them from realizing that it is probably a big deal.
Gu Hang waved his hand slightly, and a voice reached the hearts of every heroic spirit.
"Secret."
The heroes all stopped what they were doing and saluted in the direction of Gu Hang.
Gu Hang was still confident about the Heroic Spirits. Heroic Spirits were essentially the external manifestation of his power, and they would not betray him or leak secrets.
What Gu Hang cared more about was what the scene in the clouds of his kingdom of God just now was telling.
He fully understood that Ultra Star would be attacked by the great enemy of Chaos, and Robert, the son of the Emperor and the genetic father of the Infinite Legion, would awaken.
But this isn't history, is it?
Never heard of this happening.
Is that now? Is it ongoing?
It's possible, but not likely.
The Alliance is still doing business with the Infinite Star Region. It is peaceful there. Apart from the looting of the Dark Elf pirates, there is no news of any unrest. Even if the Chaos Army launched an attack on Ultra Star, it would take time. It is impossible for them to break into the core area without any news.
Is that the future?
What you see is what will happen in the future?
Very likely.
Gu Hang didn't know why he saw these images. However, he did not forget that the reason he saw the images was because Judge Martini told him the prophecy he had found out during the interrogation.
After hearing the prophecy, he felt that his kingdom of God was in turmoil and the warp was surging. These scenes appeared in his kingdom of God.
Combining the picture with the prophecy, Gu Hang realized:
It seems that the Blood Curse family among the Dark Eldar had interpreted the prophecy correctly.
The youngest evil god - the Emperor.
The Emperor is certainly not an evil god, but in the eyes of the Dark Eldar, he is.
The Emperor's most rational son was Robert.
That makes sense.
After returning to the real universe from the Kingdom of God, Gu Hang sat alone in the office for a long time.
He was thinking about what this big event that might happen in the future meant and how he could use it.
Should we tell the Infinite Chapter? Should we tell Holy Terra?
This thing is said to be in the future, but how long in the future will it happen?
What role will the alliance play in this? What will the situation be like?
"The great era is coming..."
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