Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 70 Conquering the Crystal Fantasy (End)

In the belly of the mountain, a statue rises up, penetrating the entire upper half of the crystal peak, with its head reaching above the peak.

At its foot, there is a smaller scarlet altar, and six huge circular ritual altars are evenly distributed around the altar.

Each ritual altar is built of psychic crystals, and the runes are drawn with the heart blood of captives from other tribes.

Six Heartslayer priests, dressed in purple robes and holding crystal ritual daggers, chanted loudly.

"The six hundred and sixty-sixth sacrifice has attracted the attention of our Lord!"

They simultaneously raised their crystal daggers and stabbed them downwards.

None of the Heart Slayer's followers who were kneeling on the ground dodged. They all bared their chests and welcomed the glorious moment with smiles on their faces.

There were six hundred and sixty-five hearts around his feet.

The corpses were dragged away by other believers and fed to the Heartpiercer's followers, the creatures that lived with them.

At the central altar, the final ceremony began.

The cannibal leader plunged the crystal ritual dagger into the victim's chest, then used his hands to pull out the bloody, still-beating heart.

"The first sacrifice is to offer food to our Lord."

"..."

"The sixth sacrifice, please bless me, Lord!"

At this moment, Nimrod was still one kilometer away from the exit of the mountain. He suddenly heard an inhuman roar from the front, which contained both pain and pleasure.

At the same time, his "subspace insight" sensed that the curtain separating the subspace and the real world was briefly torn open, and a force from the sea of ​​souls briefly penetrated into reality.

Nimrod looked forward and saw a twisted monster. Its body was bloated and blood red, and there were six pairs of tentacle-like arms swinging behind it.

He has six heads on his neck, with snake-like tentacles hanging from his lips.

"Erin!"

Arsene exclaimed as he looked at the only head that looked normal.

How did he become like this?
He thought puzzledly, and he began to believe that there really was some kind of supernatural existence, and perhaps the Heart Butcher really existed.

"die!"

The bloated Erin let out a shrill cry, and the other six priests followed suit, shouting, "Die!"

Six pairs of tentacles wielded crystal daggers, scimitars, ornate swords and other weapons to attack Nimrod.

Nimrod had already identified that the leader of the Heart-Eating Tribe, the master they worshipped, was most likely the Heart-Piercer, and merged him with the other six.

They cannot bear the blessing and are transforming into Chaos Eggs.

The remaining bit of consciousness drove them towards him.

Swinging the heavy halberd, he drew an arc with the sixth line of "Osberkh-Waya".

He chopped off all twelve tentacles with one blow. They fell to the ground, making a sharp hissing sound, which disappeared after a while.

With a cry of both pain and pleasure, the body of the Slaanesh Chaos Egg changed further. Amidst a creaking sound, its six heads twisted in different directions, stretching its body to become a prism-like monster, each with a head on top.

The Primarch, with his otherworldly perspective, saw the weakness of the Slaanesh Chaos Spawn.

The one that carries the power of the ritual is Erin's head, which is sunken into his neck.

Ningluo exerted force with his legs and jumped up slightly. He swung his heavy halberd and chopped at the head that was sunken into the neck with the 23rd rule of "Osberkh-Waya".

With a loud bang, the head of the Slaanesh Chaos Egg was smashed to pieces.

With a terrified howl, like a candle melting, the body of the Slaanesh Chaos Egg fell to the ground like a puddle of mud.

"Purify him!"

Arsene watched the terrifying monster being instantly slain by Nimrod. He was stunned for a moment, until the giant spoke, and then he came to his senses. He waved his right hand, and flames enveloped the filthy, muddy thing, instantly burning it to ashes.

Arsene now fully believed that Nimrod could really destroy the evil tribe of the Heart Eaters.

"attack!"

Ningluo strode forward and rushed into the mountain first, followed by the "warrior" Gul Gul, who led the Eighth Regiment.

As soon as he looked out, he saw a dazzling light in front of him.

Ninglu was delighted. He noticed that the crystals along the way were of high purity and free of impurities, making them suitable as data carriers for making data crystals.

Now, one can see large areas of psychic crystals in the belly of the mountain. In "Subspace Insight", most of them appear to be relatively pure and can be used as psychic materials to make psychic items such as staffs.

[An unexpected gain, the only obstacle is the fallen heretic.]
He looked at the Slaanesh followers who were rushing towards him madly and went to meet them.

Arsena was shocked to see that Nimrod cut them down as easily as cutting melons and vegetables. Whether they were sensitive mind-eaters or strange creatures, there was no difference in front of him.

He also noticed the officers leading the soldiers.

He raised his left hand and shot out a beam of light, which accurately hit the swift-moving Mind Eater more than ten meters away.

He quickly dodged the suction cup of the water-type mutant monster that was ejected, and slashed the monster with a rotating and roaring sword, killing the mutant monster with one blow.

Arsene also noticed that the soldiers were holding weapons he had never seen before. They had long stick-like objects in their hands that could shoot laser beams.

The wide terrain inside the mountain allows for better firepower advantages than narrow passages, and their dense beams harvest the Heart Eaters in large numbers.

Their volleys of light rained down, covering the swift monster.

Although its power is not as strong as his firepower, more than 2,000 people each have this weapon.

He had no doubt that even if he raised his telekinetic shield, he wouldn't be able to hold out for long against such an attack.

Arsene couldn't help but think to himself: [Godlike fighting power, powerful generals, and well-equipped soldiers, this is the strength of King Nimrod!

The other tribes had no ability to resist him.]
As more groups joined, the Heart Eaters found themselves surrounded by the enemy.

The battle was over in one sidereal day.

Afterwards, Nimrod came to the statue and observed the statue that looked like the Great Demon of Slaanesh.

He then discovered that the sculpture was unfinished, or perhaps the Mind Eaters did not have the right psychic craftsmen, and the carving progress was not even good enough to tell whether it was a Mind Slayer or not.

[This is carved on a huge natural psychic crystal, which is amazing. No wonder the communication is interfered with.

Although some supernatural power has seeped in, it has not solidified and can still be used.

As long as no one continues to make sacrifices here, the power will gradually fade, and it will probably be usable after a few decades.]
Ningluo was delighted with another unexpected gain. This huge crystal was not a top-level psychic material, but it was huge!

Nimrod turned and walked up to the silver-haired psyker.

"Arsene, will you play for me?"

Arsene knew he had no ability to refuse, and joining such a powerful king was also a good opportunity.

[Furthermore, he also destroyed the evil Heart Eaters and was a benefactor to all tribes.]
When he thought of this, he made a decision.

"My king, I pledge my loyalty to you."

Four sidereal months later, Nimrod conquered all the tribes of Crystal Vision.

Under the guidance of Vostroyan technicians, construction of sixteen mining bases began.

Taking into account the possibility of pirate looting, Nimrod left behind the frigate Piszczek and the destroyer Termálka, and the ground was controlled by ten regiments.

He then ordered the fleet to set sail back to Vostronia.

(End of this chapter)