Chapter 990: Tzeentch is out
Before Gu Jing's eyes, a demon raising ceremony was quickly unfolded and completed.
His past knowledge mentioned that the demonic ascension ritual was a dangerous process. Accepting the evil god's gift seemed easy, requiring only depravity, but the price paid was immense, and the vast majority of recipients could not survive. Even for Chaos Champions who had advanced far enough in pleasing the evil god, the success rate after receiving the gift was pitifully low; it was uncertain whether one in a million would become a demon prince.
Those worthy of grace are already rare; they must have achieved sufficient merit to please the gods. Even so, failure is still the vast majority, and the fate of failure is dire—transformation into mindless Chaos Spawns. It's possible that those obsessed with worshipping the evil gods consider this a good thing.
However, looking at Gallardo's demonic ascension... it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a piece of cake.
It is said that whether the demon can be successfully upgraded depends on the demon upgrader himself, but now it is obvious that as long as the powerful in the subspace wants to, the demon upgrade can be successful.
Otherwise, how could this Gallardo be elevated to a demon? Was he more powerful than a million Tzeentch champions? More pious?
It's simply because his position is important and his role in this incident is important enough to disgust the Human Empire, so he succeeded.
But Gu Jing was not worried about anything.
His original concern was only for the true powers of the Warp, but after the appearance of the thunder that pierced through the Warp, this concern was no longer necessary.
The only person Gu Jing has to deal with now is Gallardo, who has ascended to the level of a demon.
What's there to be afraid of?
There are also differences between the demon princes.
Raising a demon isn't necessarily that awesome.
Magnus, a Son of God and the most elite psychic master among them, had a demonic ascension that nearly crushed Robert—even with the Emperor's Sword, he would still be outmatched. During the lunar battle, without Gu Jing by his side and the support of numerous Sisters of Silence and Spellbreakers, Robert alone would have been powerless to drive him out.
But Gallardo is not such a demon prince.
Before his promotion, he was neither an unrivaled warrior or champion, nor a psychic master with exceptional talent and control over his psychic powers.
He is just a mortal, at most smart, cunning, good at scheming and manipulating conspiracies.
These things are of course the characteristics that Tzeentch appreciates and likes. However, even if these characteristics have been unprecedentedly strengthened after being promoted to a demon, it will only make Gallardo a master who is better at weaving conspiracies, and at best give him some supernatural abilities that are conducive to doing these things.
To strengthen the frontal combat capability?
For Gallardo, who was originally just a mortal shell, this was of course extremely huge. It made him go from being "powerless" to being able to tear apart Space Marines with his bare hands.
But it can only tear apart ordinary Space Marines.
If he encounters a regiment champion, he might be able to crush him with his brute force through the unprecedented growth of his physical fitness and psychic power.
But if he goes any higher, Gallardo, who has almost no combat experience or skills, will expose his greatest weakness: he has no idea how to use his strength.
As for the bold words he said in front of Gu Jing earlier?
It's almost nonsense!
And what about Gu Jing?
Gu Jing was undoubtedly a seasoned warrior. Ever since he'd reached a certain age and started working, he'd undoubtedly received considerable help from his father. But those countless adventures, those brinks of life and death, were no lies. He'd already become exceptionally skilled through this process.
Therefore, at the moment, Tzeentch could only successfully upgrade Gallardo to a demon, and because Gu Hang was blocking him in the subspace and could not provide more help, Gu Jing was suppressing Gallardo and fighting.
Gallardo's previous confused state of mind after suddenly gaining enormous power far beyond his imagination was quickly worn away.
He has indeed become extremely powerful, but so what?
On the one hand, he discovered that the power displayed by Gu Jing, the son of his enemy, was definitely on the same level as his.
Even a little stronger.
On the other hand, Gallardo clearly possessed a strength level almost similar to Gu Jing's, but he couldn't touch Gu Jing at all.
He was completely toyed with by Gu Jing's psychic abilities. He'd painstakingly accumulated shockwaves, unleashing them with ferocious force, but often the target was merely a deception set up by Gu Jing. Gu Jing's attacks were so diverse and dazzling that he couldn't tell the difference between the key and the deception. He could only resist haphazardly, often making one mistake after another.
His initial feeling of being invincible gradually turned into surprise, and then into irritation.
But now, all that remains is panic.
The power bestowed by the evil god was not infinite. The power he could draw from now was obviously inferior to the power Gu Jing had dispelled during the battle.
Even if Gallardo had no idea about fighting, he could feel that he was going to lose.
But what can we do?
He couldn't think of a solution.
He was like a trapped beast in a cage, roaring fiercely and intimidating others, endlessly exerting his strength towards the open space and cage next to him.
Gu Jing, on the other hand, was like a seasoned hunter holding a spear outside the cage. He kept teasing, tempting Gallardo to waste his energy, and then from time to time, he would seize the opportunity to stab him hard.
Not deep, not cruel, but blood is drawn every time.
As Gallardo continued to bleed, he became weaker and weaker, and even his howls and threats became weak.
Is he pretending this?
Gu Jing saw it—it was indeed true. This guy seemed to be setting a trap by showing weakness, trying to deceive Gu Jing and then wait for an opportunity to strike back.
But... he is really not that good.
At least, in a battle of this level, Gu Jing saw through his plan at a glance.
Moreover, Gu Jing could see further that the loophole left by Gallardo was a hole that he himself could not fill; the so-called back-up plan was also a trivial threat.
In that case, what is there to hesitate about?
Behind Gu Jing, a pair of pitch-black wings emerged.
It no longer looks like the Lord of Change, but rather possesses the power of Como, the Eldar's God of Despair.
The wings carried him at high speed towards Gallardo.
The thousands of eyes that appeared on Gallardo's body opened as wide as possible at the same time, emitting a burst of light.
Thousands of beams of light strangled Gu Jing's figure into pieces.
But before he could be happy for a moment, he saw another Gu Jing coming to kill him.
The smile on his face froze, and he tried to muster the strength to stop it, but it was no longer possible.
A magic sword appeared in Gu Jing's hand.
The appearance is exactly the same as the Dark Eldar’s treasure in the past - the Sword of Como!
With one strike of the sword, Gallardo's body was split in half vertically.
The two cut pieces of the Demon Prince's body were still wriggling on the ground, trying to stick together again.
However, the desperate annihilation force attached to the cut surface prevented the two from merging, and as Gu Jing, who was standing not far away, chanted the spell, it continued to erode in the opposite direction.
After just a few breaths, the newly promoted Demon Prince completely disappeared from this world.
Faintly, Gu Jing could hear an unwilling scream echoing from the subspace.
Tzeentch lost and was the first to be eliminated from this drama on Holy Terra.
…
Tzeentch is the god of conspiracy, change, thirst for knowledge, and curiosity.
But that doesn't mean He is rational.
Is there such a thing as rationality in the subspace?
Does not exist.
Even though Tzeentch, who had been eliminated, knew he had no chance of a comeback and no more pieces to play on the chessboard, he remained furious and raged, threatening to overturn the entire chessboard amidst the vicious mockery of the other evil gods.
Gu Hang felt under tremendous pressure.
Every time he came face to face with these four annoying guys, he was taught time and again that he had not yet reached the same level as them.
No matter how close you get, if you haven't crossed that threshold, you haven't crossed it.
Here, Tzeentch is obviously not giving his all.
Elsewhere, the eternal war between Him and Nurgle, His "Father," raged on without a moment's pause. At the border between their kingdoms, Nurgle's demonic host, jubilantly mocking Tzeentch's defeat, intensified their offensive. Tzeentch's demonic host, roaring to avenge their Lord's shame, launched a fierce counterattack. The two evil gods never relaxed their grip on each other.
And in various places throughout the universe, countless conspiracies and intrigues are happening or are being planned in accordance with the will of the Lord of Change, and many of them are being watched by Tzeentch.
This drama on Holy Terra is certainly important, but it will not and cannot allow Tzeentch to go all out.
But even so, Gu Jing still had a hard time dealing with it.
However, even in such a miserable state, there is no one else in the entire physical universe who can cope with the wrath of an evil god and hold on until the other party finds it uninteresting, boring, and meaningless and gives up.
No matter what, the result is good.
Although Tzeentch was the first of the Four Gods to be eliminated from the drama of Holy Terra, Gu Jing actually believed that his layout and planning were the most dangerous among the Four Gods.
The other three evil gods' main deployments were primarily concentrated on the surface. Although Khorne had infected ground troops, the Nurgle plague had spread widely among the civilian population, and Slaanesh had corrupted many dignitaries and wealthy businessmen... for Holy Terra, this was equivalent to an all-out destruction in progress.
But in the final analysis, these problems can be solved as long as enough effort and cost are invested.
It has to be fast enough.
However, Tzeentch's corruption of the navy, of orbit, and his disruption of the peace talks between the Solar Fleet and the Crusade posed the greatest threat.
If he succeeds, we're doomed.
Holy Terra possesses the most powerful orbital defense system and naval defense force in the universe, originally designed to deal with humanity's greatest enemies. If this firepower were to be directed at the expeditionary force, it would be a disaster.
Even though due to a series of factors such as the loss of the moon, the fact that the palace is still under the control of the imperial guards, and the existence of many loyalists, the entire orbital defense system can only exert 30% to 40% of its power. It is still very terrifying.
Even if the expeditionary force's entire fleet were to attack, it's unclear whether they could succeed.
Over time, the coalition's support for the ground will become uncontrollable, and the situation in Terra as a whole will become more unpredictable.
Now, I have finally gotten over this.
With Gallardo's death and Tzeentch's defeat, the remaining Tzeentchian corruption was no longer a threat.
The important space fortress, the Holy Grail Base, was taken under control by the powerful assault of one hundred Grey Knights and Black Crusaders. With the arrival of more landing ships, it has completely fallen into the control of the coalition forces.
Then, after persuading the surrender or forcibly controlling many surrounding fortresses, armed space stations, and star ports, the entire orbital airspace can be considered safe for the coalition forces.
A few days later, the ships of the Solar Fleet that had left with Marshal Song Min and assembled at the designated location were all inspected by Robert, who reconstructed the entire command and combat system. He also conducted loyalty reviews and personnel transfers at key locations on the ships to ensure that the entire fleet could be included in the coalition's command chain.
They were then transferred to the task of controlling the orbit of Holy Terra.
The whole process is like falling dominoes or a rolling snowball.
The beginning was the most difficult, but as more and more Imperial Navy sided with Robert's side; more and more orbital space defenders changed their flags; more and more Chaos traitors who were obstructing the progress were arrested, eliminated, and purged...
The remaining people who cannot see the situation clearly, those who are wavering, and those ambitious people with ulterior motives... will become more and more aware of what choices to make next.
Although, in the orbit of Holy Terra, people have been dying every day in recent days, small-scale battles have broken out every day, and even many coalition fleets, or solar fleets and orbital space stations that have not understood the situation, have been destroyed...
But in general, no matter how fierce the battle was, it was short and local.
Compared to fighting a full-scale orbital naval battle, this cost is insignificant.
And it's very fast.
In less than a month, the entire outer orbit was controlled by the coalition forces.
As for ground support, it had already begun three weeks ago.
Robert and Gu Hang did not forget their promise to the Imperial Guards.
Without even waiting to fully control the planet's orbit, they had already taken risks and sent a lot of reinforcements to the ground.
(End of this chapter)
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