Chapter 793, Cataclysm
At the top of the tallest tower in the Kingdom of Storm God, Gu Hang sat on his Thunder Throne, his eyes shining, his head slightly raised, watching from afar the violent explosion that was happening in the distance.
If we use a sea to describe the subspace, then this sea is surging all the time.
There are both obvious waves and inconspicuous but terrifying undercurrents.
Although the surging violent force was terrifying, it had become the norm in the subspace. Gu Hang, who often stared at the subspace, naturally got used to it.
There was a sudden explosion somewhere in the subspace, causing violent energy fluctuations, which was indeed a normal situation in the waves of the subspace.
In other words, when the subspace becomes calm, that is a special situation and requires special attention.
However, the explosion that Gu Hang saw was too violent.
It was so intense that it was something Gu Hang had never seen since he began paying attention to the subspace.
It was like a storm in the ocean, with raging waves and undercurrents. But this time, it was like a super volcano erupted under the sea, causing a horrific tsunami!
This is extremely rare in the entire subspace ocean.
After all, even in the sea of subspace, super volcanoes do not erupt all the time.
The color of the flame could not be described by the spectrum of reality. It was like a chaotic rainbow that was formed by crushing ten thousand contradictory colors and forcibly blending them together. What was surging at the core of the explosion was not ordinary energy, but the concrete madness of the universe.
At that moment, Gu Hang saw countless distorted faces multiplying in the psychic tide. The newly born cries were covered by new screams before they could even take shape. The layers of sound waves condensed into a purple-black crystalline rainstorm.
Gu Hang heard the echo of blasphemy, saw the cantilever of the universe twisted into a distorted shape, and the stars turned into flowing liquid gold in the spiral lines;
When a farmer on an agricultural planet billions of light years away looks up at the sky, his future of being ruptured is reflected in his pupils;
As the shock wave of the explosion swept across the border of the Storm Kingdom at a high speed, the curtain of reality was like a wet silk torn by an invisible giant hand.
In the tug of time and space, Gu Hang got a glimpse of the future: within the alliance, multiple star fields on the west side simultaneously observed distortions in the starry sky. Asphalt-like substances seeped out from the inside of countless man-made objects in the orbits of planets, and infrasonic vibrations similar to a baby crying were heard from the core of the planet.
The most fatal crack appeared outside the Lingze Galaxy, which is the most prosperous commercial navigation. It is a reality gap of 0.25 light years long. The subspace turbulence is rapidly eroding the real universe and will soon swallow up Lingze Star.
And all this is just the aftermath of the great earthquake in the subspace.
What really frightened Gu Hang the most was that when he looked towards the core point of the explosion, he saw that the gap between reality and illusion had actually broken!
Gu Hang seemed to see the corresponding part of the real universe there, being torn apart, twisted and fused together. It was like a funnel leading to the depths of the subspace, and also a wound where the material universe was festering. All the stars nearby were experiencing a transformation from matter into a strange and twisted state.
Rocks and steel turned into flesh and blood, and the entire planet was corrupted and revitalized, symbolizing the terrifying power of the subspace. And if those stars were habitable stars, with creatures or even humans on them, what would happen? Gu Hang didn't want to think about it.
Gu Hang, who was sitting on the throne, the lightning in his eyes gradually subsided and dissipated.
He had heard enough of the four most powerful evil gods in the subspace, laughing wildly with malice in the waves. The sun, full of golden light, did not make any more noises, and there was naturally nothing to do with his own "storm" - he could do nothing about it.
When the golden sun was up, he could still be a good assistant, waving the flag and cheering. Now, no one was moving, and if Gu Hang showed up, he would only be crushed to death by the four evil gods who had cooperated for a short time.
Of course, Gu Hang is very powerful now, but compared with the four gods, he is still far behind.
Let alone those four, Gu Hang could probably crush the ordinary demons under their command, just like those four crushed Gu Hang; however, if it was a Godly Demon, which was a stronger existence, Gu Hang had not encountered it yet, but it was expected that Gu Hang would not be able to fight it easily. Maybe he could still win, but it would probably cost him a lot.
Among those gods and demons, there are also some well-known ones. For example, the Fate Weaver is the most famous monster among the Tzeentch demons. It has two eagle heads, one of which tells the past and the other tells the future. The past and the future, together, weave the fate of all things in the world.
If Gu Hang really encountered this kind of thing, he might not be able to defeat it.
But no matter what kind of demon it was, it would be easily crushed in front of those four great men.
That means that if Gu Hang falls in front of them, his fate will not be any better.
Gu Hang has no way of emerging independently.
As for why the sun did not prevent such a terrible explosion...Gu Hang had a guess.
These four great gods of the Warp are the most powerful beings in the Warp. The Sun may not be at a disadvantage against any one of them. However, once they unite, the Sun will have to temporarily avoid the edge and hide in the dark clouds.
However, those four great gods will not unite easily.
The conflicts between them are no less than those between them and the ascended God-Emperor.
And even more.
There has been an eternal war between the four evil gods from the ancient times to the present day. Each of them has a deep hatred for the other three.
Among them, between the Tyrant and Slaanesh, between Honor and Corruption, there are absolute mortal enemies, and the hatred is extremely deep; Tzeentch represents infinite changes, while the Kind Father represents eternity and is also a mortal enemy.
They have never truly united, not in the past, not now, and not in the future.
This short-lived union is fragile and unbalanced and will soon collapse and end.
Judging from the crazy smiles on those four people's faces now, they are probably full of malice towards each other. They are about to turn against each other and stab each other in the back.
Before that, we really shouldn't act rashly. Otherwise, attracting the attention of the four people would be a bigger disaster.
Even so, the explosion in the subspace this time will have a horrific impact on the real universe.
After figuring this out, Gu Hang could only let out a long sigh.
Returning to the real universe, he summoned the top officials of the alliance.
Some of the many scenes he saw were in present tense, and some were in future tense.
Especially those that will happen around the alliance, which have not happened yet, but with the aftermath of the violent explosion, I am afraid they will soon affect us.
Gu Hang required that everyone in the alliance must make all plans and preparations, and react quickly and work as one when a disaster strikes.
At the same time, Gu Hang also sent a letter and even contacted Qi Bodu personally to warn him about what he had seen.
Qi Bodu was skeptical.
Could this be a conspiracy of the Alliance?
But soon, his own psychic advisor also warned him in panic.
However, when he believed it, news of the destruction of the great fortress world - Cartier - in the far south of the western border of the empire also came.
This is truly earth-shattering news that could cause a huge uproar!
Cartier is one of the most famous fortress worlds in the entire empire.
There are two reasons.
First, it was on the planet Cadia that the Cadian Shock Troops, one of the most famous interstellar legions of the Empire, was born.
The Cadian Shockwave Corps has become a model for the Imperial Astra Militarum, and a considerable proportion of the Imperial Astra Militarum regiments throughout the Empire were established based on the Cadian Shockwave Corps model.
The Cadian Assault Forces were not only stationed on their home planet. The Empire would naturally not let go of such a powerful legion. Their troops were not only stationed in Cadia for a long time, but were also often mobilized to help in other battles. Sometimes they served as instructors to train other Astra Militarum Corps, and sometimes they served as elite troops to directly participate in the war.
This further amplified their fame.
The reason why Cartier was able to train such outstanding star troops is closely related to the environment of their world.
The natural environment on the planet itself is not particularly harsh, but the external environment, or the external threats they have long suffered, is unimaginable in other places.
They are right next to the 'Gate of Hell'!
The so-called "Gate of Hell" refers to the southern part of the western border of the empire. There is a special place there, called the Gate of Hell star field. In fact, this star field has never been under the control of the empire, because among the estimated more than a thousand worlds in the star field, the lightest one is like the Wrathful Owl Star back then, and the reality curtain is particularly weak.
That means that under normal circumstances, the Warp is likely to break through the reality veil and affect the interior of the planet. The creatures on the planet are very likely to hear some strange whispers and be bewitched and corrupted without knowing it. Even non-intelligent creatures are more likely to become carriers of the Warp demons.
But in fact, there is no need to think too much about these things. Thousands of years ago, there were no normal people in this entire star field.
There are indeed many abnormal living people, but the amount of people they contain is very questionable.
Those 'people' who were corrupted by the warp, whether in essence or in appearance, probably only have a human form at best.
There they have established a chaotic daemonic realm, dancing with true demons of the Warp where the veil of reality is weakest.
From this perspective, the 'Gate of Hell' is just as its name suggests, that is, the largest boundary between the subspace, a place called hell, and the real universe.
From there, countless demons and traitors attacked everywhere, assaulting the surrounding areas of the empire, causing profound disasters.
It is also for this reason that the Empire has launched expeditions to the Gate of Hell many times.
There were more than four large-scale operations, all of which were aimed at eradicating all evil in the area and cost a huge amount of money.
There are countless small-scale ones. Many warbands sentenced to atonement crusades are required to have their final destination at the Gates of Hell.
This is what is meant by 'march toward hell'.
But the gate of hell has always been open, and the demons are still attacking everywhere, so one can imagine what the outcome of those expeditions will be.
Even failure was the least of their worries. Those large-scale expeditions provided the traitors with many talented people.
How difficult is it to enter Hell? Not only do they have to face powerful enemies, but they also have to face ubiquitous corrosion in the environment inside the Gate of Hell. Even if the human expeditionary force is fully prepared to enter, the rituals, incense, and chanting of the state religion and the Mechanicus can only protect them for a while. Over time, even they themselves will be corrupted.
Not to mention the Space Marines who went in during the Penitent Crusade, they were sent to die. Some of them were honest and went to die. Some of them wanted to live, so they changed their logo and livery after entering, and changed from a Chapter to a Warband, which was very popular with the Traitor Army.
After trying their best, the empire found that there was no way to destroy the Gate of Hell. However, they were also troubled by the constant attacks, looting and harassment from these evildoers, so they could only take a defensive stance.
Fortress World-Cartier was born in this way.
Cadia was originally one of the important bases of the Third Hell Crusade and the starting planet. After the Empire decided to take a defensive stance, Cadia became the most important hub world on the Hell Gate defense line and the core of the defense line. It was against this backdrop that the Cadian Assault Force was established by the surviving warriors of the Hell Crusade.
The Cartiers controlled the important passages for the Hell Gate to attack from outside. The smoothest astral tunnels all passed through Cartier. They undertook the most severe tests for countless worlds outside.
Of course, hard defense alone is not enough. If all the pressure is always put on one planet, the fierce attacks of the evil demons will always succeed; at the same time, the enemy can easily twist and turn through other star tunnels, take a detour, bypass Cartier, and invade the outside world.
The Supreme Lord of Cartier, as the highest commander of the Hell Gate defense line, always actively attacks the interior of the Hell Gate to create some flexible space. These worlds controlled by humans are also usually able to control more astral tunnels, preventing the enemy from taking detours.
This is a whole line of defense, with Cartier as the hub. Towards the inside of the Gate of Hell is the flexible space, and to the outside is the second line of defense. Cartier itself is located in the center.
This defense line has worked well for tens of millions of years. Although there have been many critical moments, they were eventually resolved with the efforts of the Cartier people and the support of people from all over the empire.
But this time, according to the news from the front line, no one could help the Cartiers resolve the crisis.
Cartier was completely blown away.
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There is one more chapter before dawn to make up for yesterday
(End of this chapter)
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