NOVEL WEB Chapter 124: 223
Chapter 223 Blackstone Fortress and the Ark of Evil
And Digris even saw Macragge burning in his psychic vision.
But in this illusion he saw hope again.
He immediately informed Calga, who was outside looking for Vashtor, of this unusual scene. Calga's trust in Digris made him immediately put aside his current mission and return to Macragge with all his strength. No place was more important than here.
As the director of the think tank, Digris is definitely one of the top psykers in the Imperial Astartes Chapter. He can even glimpse a corner of the powerful Zerg will. Normal psykers may have their brains burned by the Zerg will even when facing brain worms.
And Digris has a unique and powerful ability in the spiritual power of prophecy and divination.
He had a feeling that this so-called hope might come from the people in front of him.
Gao Yi also looked at Digris in front of him.
"How could Guilliman's son produce a psychic of this level? This shouldn't be possible."
Gao Yi could sense the psychic power in Digris. The psychic power of the Blood Crow's chief think tank was no match for him.
The gene seeds that seemed to be the most stable in Gao Yi's eyes were either too unstable or produced some outrageous existences, such as a Primarch with negative magic resistance or a Titus with full magic resistance.
Gao Yi looked at the psyker's staff in Digris's hand again. This thing was the real holy relic. There were too many holy relic in the Warhammer world, and most of them were actually useless. The cup used by the Primarch could also be regarded as a holy relic.
However, the scepter in Digris's hand has a special function, and the reason why his psychic power is so powerful is inseparable from this scepter.
The great magic pattern Malcador is a mortal being who is on par with gods. In Digris's hand is the psychic scepter he once used. This scepter will bring Digris some psychic illusions from time to time.
In the idealistic world of Warhammer, Gao Yi even suspected that because of people's admiration for Malcador, a remnant of his soul might be residing on this scepter.
If Blood Crow were here, would he try his best to pick it up and take it home?
"Respected Brothers of the Adeptus Custodes and Great Sages from the Order, I am Digris, the Librarian of the Ultramarines. May I ask why you have suddenly visited Macragge?"
As Digris walked in front of the crowd, his eyes were immediately attracted by Gao Yi.
Gao Yi used his psychic power to explore it, causing it to suddenly lose its connection with psychic power for a moment, and the surrounding subspace energy seemed to suddenly become a vacuum.
"Untouchables? No. Not really." Diglis quickly rejected his own guess.
"Astartes, we have come to fulfill the Emperor's orders! We need to see your Chapter Master!"
The accompanying imperial guard spoke first, and Kaul followed suit.
"Digris, I have come to fulfill my promise to the Lord of Ultramar!"
"The Emperor's order? The Lord of Ultramar's agreement?!"
Diglis was equally shocked by what the other party said.
"Captain Calgar is not in Macragge at this time. He is on his way back to Macragge."
"Kalga is not here? Where is he? Digris, our time is very urgent. This concerns the life and death of the empire."
"Lord Calgar is leading a company of warriors to hunt down a Chaos fleet."
Hearing this, Gao Yi also understood why Macragge was so nervous. It seemed that the Red Pirates mentioned by Sefer had already launched an attack on Ultramar.
"Then he definitely won't be able to come back in a short time?"
"I think so. It will take at least two or three days."
Digris did not expect Gao Yi's tone to be so urgent, and the interruption of a wandering merchant was not stopped by the imperial guards and the great sage.
Gao Yi then looked at the imperial guards and Kohl standing beside him, and they also understood what Gao Yi meant.
"Digris, as the Emperor's representative in the Empire, the Adeptus Custodes, in the name of the Emperor, now requires you to take the Archsage and Lord High Fortitude to the sanctuary where the Emperor's son, Lord Guilliman, is sleeping. They will awaken the sleeping Primarch and allow him to once again join the Emperor's grand plan to revive humanity."
The words of the Imperial Guards stunned Digris. He saw hope in his fantasy but he never expected that hope would appear in this form, awakening the great Primarch?
The Ultramarines have never stopped searching for a way to revive the Primarch, but all attempts have failed. And now some outsiders suddenly arrive and say they can awaken the Primarch?
However, Digris had no right to allow these people to enter the sanctuary where the Primarch was sleeping without permission, even if they were the Imperial Guards.
"I'm sorry, even if I am accompanied by the Imperial Guards, I am not qualified to agree to your request. This matter is of great importance. I must inform the Chapter Master and seek his permission!"
"Digris! There is no time for you to hesitate. The Red Corsairs' attacks on other planets are just bait! Their target is me! Macragge! And your Primarch!"
Gao Yi originally thought that the appearance of the Imperial Guards would allow him to reach Guilliman without any hindrance, but he did not expect that this group of Ultramarines were so disciplined?
"Astartes! Follow the orders of Lord Gauguin. His words are the Emperor's will!"
The Imperial Guards were also slightly angry at the reaction of the Ultramarines. Even these loyalists could not stop them from completing the mission given by the Emperor. They walked towards Digris, and the Ultramarines Honor Guard beside Digris also vigilantly placed their hands on the power swords at their waists.
The nearby Olarama auxiliary troops also pointed their weapons at Gao Yi and his group.
Loyal to the Empire or loyal to the Ultramarines, they would probably choose the latter.
This is an inevitable drawback brought about by the empire's loose ruling style.
While Digris was struggling, Gao Yi looked up at the sky over Macragge.
An urgent communication came from the Star Pioneer.
"Here they come."
"them?"
The next second, Digris also felt the movement in the subspace.
In the Warp, the Ark of Evil Omens sails at the forefront of the Red Corsair Fleet. It is a blasphemous creation called the Soul Pillar that requires the burning of psykers as fuel, and it guides all the Chaos fleets behind it.
At this time, the Soul-Guiding Pillar is just a small movable Star Torch to Chaos.
Having regained his strength, Tzeentch used his divine power to calm the Warp storm that the Red Corsairs could not cross.
A huge warp space crack was directly torn open under the impact of Tzeentch's power, and the power of Tzeentch washed away the curtain between reality and the warp space.
Chaos warships poured out from the rifts that tore through the veil of reality.
These Chaos fleets mixed with alien pirates immediately pounced on the nearby Ultramarines fleet.
The entry of Blackstone Fortress and the Ark of Evil brought unprecedented pressure to the Extreme Marines.
"My lord! It's the Chaos Fleet!"
Digris and Gao Yi received the report from the fleet almost at the same time.
Gao Yi thought that Chaos' attack would be fierce, but a Blackstone Fortress and an Ominous Ark still caught Gao Yi off guard.
The Empire had never seen the Ark of Evil before. The entire Ark was like a huge subspace energy radiator, and the physical laws of the void began to distort wherever it went.
Macragge's defence fleet immediately began to engage the Chaos, with countless defence platforms opening fire simultaneously.
The Ultramarines stationed on Macragge also joined the battle