Chapter 973, Divine Evil
The Marines' sudden betrayal was clearly premeditated.
They just made up their minds to do it.
All previous cooperation and obedience were pretended.
But if it's just betrayal, the problem may not be that big.
With the navy already at peace, the troops under Robert's command are more than enough to sweep across the surface of the planet.
Especially since the ground forces he sent down had already established a foothold on the moon, he could continue to deploy ground forces. With the support of a large number of Imperial Navy fleets, even if a single Marine unit defected, even if all the Moon Guards defected, it would not affect the overall situation.
However, what people care about most is not their betrayal itself, but the sacrificial array they stole.
What was that sacrificial array for? Why was it worth it for those Marines to make such a huge sacrifice? The deaths were secondary. What was more important was that they gave up a great opportunity to lurk around Robert.
If they could remain hidden, they could be considered the first group of the Holy Terra Army to defect to Robert. Later, as long as they could remain hidden, they would eventually turn against him at a critical moment and deal a heavy blow.
Especially when he saw the reports from the front lines about the appearance of the demons and Chaos believers disguised as Marines, Robert, combined with the knowledge he had learned, was able to analyze that they were probably the so-called "Cult of Tzeentch".
The followers of this evil god are known for their cunning schemes. Given their personalities, a long-term layoff is the best option.
The reason why they didn't do so was probably because of one possibility - the stolen magic circle itself meant a huge conspiracy to them, which was the so-called 'critical moment'.
While deploying his troops, Robert personally set out with his closest guards to disrupt the enemy's actions.
Although he had already set off immediately, time was too tight and he might be late. On the way, he was also thinking about what he would face next.
He was already thinking about the worst-case scenario.
However, when he actually faced this situation, he was still stunned and stood there, still unable to believe his eyes——
It was a terrifying giant with a single eye, nine horns on his head, demonic wings on his back, and countless evil eyes swirling around his red and purple skin...
How could Robert believe that such a terrifying existence was actually one of his brothers?
Magnus...has become like this?
This son of the Emperor, once the Son of God, the genetic father of the Sage Legion, has now turned into a 'divine evil'!
Robert knew that many of his brothers had turned traitor. He had fought many of them and seen their hideous forms.
No matter how much I hate their betrayal, the blood relationship we once had still exists.
It is precisely because they are blood relatives that the betrayal seems so deep and so heartbreaking.
However, generally speaking, ten thousand years ago, when they just rebelled, even though their souls had become corrupted, at least they still looked a bit human from the outside.
Magnus was one of the 'brothers' that Robert had not seen in person after the rebellion. He had not expected that ten thousand years later, when he woke up from the stasis field, the first brother he saw would be like this.
His face was filled with sadness, grief, hatred, anger... a variety of emotions mixed together, looking quite strange.
Magnus admired him very much.
He opened his mouth, as if wanting to say hello to his brother whom he hadn't seen for ten thousand years.
But what greeted him was a swift and explosive bombardment from Robert!
The Regent had no intention of saying another word to him. He rushed forward quickly, firing fiercely.
People have always praised Robert's so-called rationality, wisdom, and prudence... At this moment, all of them were thrown out of the window.
Grief and rage filled his heart, and all he could think of was his fallen brother. The flames ignited by the Emperor's Sword were the ultimate manifestation of his inner rage.
Similar things had happened before. Whenever he calmed down, he would always regret his impulsiveness, always able to think of more reasonable and efficient solutions. However, in the moment, when things happened, when faced with things that could provoke a major change in his mentality, he always lost control of himself.
Time and again, he would sink into anger and grief when he encountered things that were enough to provoke him to lose control of his emotions.
Commonly known as 'shangtou'.
Once he gets carried away, he will not care about anything else and will only want to fight to the end.
The genetic descendants around him tried to dissuade him, but he simply wouldn't listen.
What else can we do?
His many descendants could only follow in a hurry.
As Robert rushed forward, focusing his attention on his ascended demon brother, his descendants were standing beside him, one after another, clearing the way for him.
Those demonic enemies who tried to stop him and overwhelm him with human wave tactics were blocked by the Infinite Warriors with all their strength.
And now the "evil god", the demon prince Magnus, seems to want to have a good meeting with his brothers.
He took the initiative to step forward.
As he advanced, rifts in the Warp opened up around him, one after another. Countless demons surged out of them, charging towards the humans.
From the bird's-eye view, the demons that surged out almost completely filled the entire area.
Robert rushed forward too far, and he and his closest guards looked quite small, like a small boat sailing against the waves of a sea composed of demons.
But no matter how small they are, no one can ignore them.
This was especially true when Robert, holding the Emperor's Sword, began to kill the demonic enemies who tried to stand in his way.
No matter what level of demon it is, it can't withstand a single sword strike from him.
The most terrifying thing is that this Emperor's Sword can truly kill demons and completely shatter their warp essence.
This is too terrifying for the demons.
After some of them died, the Tzeentch demons with a little bit of brains were no longer willing to stand in front of him.
It is both useless and costly.
Only those brainless low-level demons, either didn't think deeply about the danger, or were born not long ago and had never heard of the Emperor's Sword, or were forced by higher-level demons to push to the front and thus had no choice but to obey orders...
How could these low-level demons stop Robert and the victorious soldiers around him?
They advanced faster and faster until—
They met their 'brothers'.
Robert encountered the dark psychic power of his blood brother, Magnus, which bombarded him. Even with his Son of God-level psychic resistance and the excellent defensive capabilities of his Fate Armor, he still staggered.
And the genetic descendants around him, whether they were the Ever-Victorious Army or the slightly more ordinary warriors of the Infinite Legion, they also encountered opponents of equal strength.
Magnus was once the Legion Master of the Magi. After his fall, he no longer held full leadership of the Magi, and like many other rebel legions, the Magi splintered into numerous warbands, large and small. The remaining legions themselves, though still largely under Magnus's leadership, were not entirely under his command.
But generally speaking, most of the "sages" who pursued knowledge fell into the arms of Tzeentch and became supporters of the Lord of Change. Magnus, on the other hand, was a Daemon Prince of Tzeentch. Coupled with the connection between the Gene-Father and his Gene-Children, it was only natural that when Magnus emerged from a sacrificial ritual stolen by Tzeentch's followers into the real universe, ripping open numerous Warp rifts and calling for help, his traitorous children, clad in pink battle armor, would also appear.
Almost every one of the Sage warriors, while possessing powerful combat skills as Space Marines, is also an outstanding user of psychic powers and a powerful Chaos Sorcerer.
In other words, the total number of the Sage Legion is almost the smallest among all the rebellious legions. Otherwise, their current power and notoriety would probably be much more serious than it is now.
Despite this, the Ever-Victorious Army and many Infinite Warriors have already experienced the difficulty of dealing with these rare traitors.
The Sages weren't numerous, but they were certainly not significantly fewer than the Ever-Victorious Army, now deeply trapped within the enemy horde. Even more annoying, these Chaos Sorcerers lacked much of a warrior's honor. They disdained single combat with the Ever-Victorious Army, often using their psychic powers to unleash Chaos sorcery, igniting terrifying psychic flames from the Infinite Warriors, or summoning pink, incorporeal tentacles to suddenly grab the Space Marines by the ankles, at least restraining their movements, even if they failed to trip them.
And when the Ever-Victorious Army aimed their bolters or plasma guns at their backs, they would use their psychic powers to pull over some nearby Tzeentch demons to use as shields and scapegoats.
When the Ever-Victorious Army attempted to charge swiftly towards the Chaos Wizards in close combat, it proved difficult. Not only did they have to fight their way through the numerous demons blocking their path, but often, by the time they reached their target, the Chaos Wizards were already enveloped by a flash of light and transported dozens of meters away.
The previous dangerous charge had to be repeated.
There are a large number of demons standing in the way, and during this process, they are constantly being disturbed by the spells of sage wizards, so the risk is very high.
There were a few exceptional and ever-victorious soldiers who accomplished this feat. However, the Chaos Wizards were unable to perform a second Blink Teleport in such a short period of time. In close combat, they tried their best to resist with their magic swords, but were often no match for their opponents, having their psychic shields broken and then killed.
However, the Ever-Victorious Army could see that the entire armor of the slain 'sages' was often torn to pieces, with no blood or flesh inside, only quicksand flowing out from the cracks in their armor.
I don’t even know if they are really dead!
Of course, regardless of whether it was a true death or not, at least in this way, a "sage" had permanently withdrawn from the battle.
However, the victorious army, often able to kill the Sage at close range, had already penetrated too far into the enemy formation. Even with the long-range firepower and support of their fellow warriors, retreating after achieving their goal was still difficult.
Often, they themselves will be overwhelmed and unable to come back.
The Infinity Warriors are losing numbers.
Although the rate of reduction in numbers was not fast, facing the seemingly endless demons that kept pouring out from the rifts in the subspace, if this situation continued, they would definitely be the losers in the end.
The real key to this battle still lies with Robert and his brothers.
However, what was even worse was that Robert was unable to gain the upper hand.
On the contrary, it is still a disadvantage.
Perhaps if Robert was given the opportunity to get close to Magnus, the Emperor's Sword in his hand would surely be able to teach this traitor a lesson from his own father.
But, that's really difficult.
Magnus wielded powerful psychic powers and a variety of Chaos sorcery with ease. He sped up the tearing of several Warp rifts to summon more demons, while simultaneously using his psychic powers to suppress Robert. He even managed to multitask, teasing Robert with vicious words.
This made Robert's anger even worse.
This inner anger made the flames burning on the Emperor's Sword in his hand grow stronger and stronger.
Although he was very far away from Magnus, he angrily swung his sword at the traitor fiercely. The sword actually crossed the long distance and formed a flaming blade, which was about to cut Magnus' face in the blink of an eye!
The Demon Prince was a little surprised, but he had countless ways to deal with attacks. In the blink of an eye, he summoned a psychic shield that appeared in front of him. It was much harder and thicker than the shield he had used to resist Robert's bombardment.
However, this flaming sword blade actually penetrated Magnus's psychic shield, weakening it slightly, but still hitting him hard.
He cried out in pain, and a charred sword mark appeared on his chest.
When he looked at Robert again, he was already full of fear.
(End of this chapter)
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