What? Teammate lives in Arkham Asylum?

"Josh! As the War Commander, you have to give the brothers an explanation!"

A towering Primarch, its entire body as black as a black hole, except for its pure white eyes, arrived atop Josh Brolin's flagship.

The Imperial War General slowly raised his head from the piles of paperwork on the flagship, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

“Kang…you’re no longer that silly kid who worked as a miner on Dragonscale Star. You’re the Primarch of the Thirteenth Legion of the Human Empire…Although you’re the youngest brother among us, we’re willing to give you more pampering…could you lend a hand when your older brother is about to be buried alive by paperwork? At least stop making such a fuss.”

"I am the Thirteenth Primarch, you are my brother!"

"What are you thinking? The revolution and rotation of different planets are different. In addition, we Primarchs only begin to truly grow after we leave the amnion chamber... Not only are you the last Primarch to return to the Empire, but you have only been out of the amnion chamber for fourteen years... It wouldn't be wrong to call you a little kid."

Josh Brolin sighed.

As the Imperial Warmaster and the eldest brother of the Primarchs, this youngest brother was, in a sense, raised by him like a son.

Because the human empire was already large enough when Kang was discovered, he was quickly brought back.

Unlike his brothers, he did not grow to maturity. Instead, due to damage to his amniotic sac, he remained on Dragonscale Star for nearly two hundred years until his energy was exhausted before being released.

At the age of one, he was already no different from a teenager, and then he infiltrated a mine and became a glorious miner.

Because Dragonscale Star is too peaceful as a resource-mining planet, apart from the large workload, there are no other disadvantages.

Therefore, his growth rate was immediately slowed down.

When he was two years old, he was discovered and taken away by Josh Brolin.

For the past ten years or so, he has been the sole caregiver for his youngest brother.

Compared to Josh Brolin, Thanos, who spent his time holed up in his palace in the Himalayas researching with the Elders, was practically Kang's biological father.

After all, what father would only meet his child once before leaving him in Josh Brolin's care?

"Alright, I won't mention anything else! We brothers are fighting battles out there, while our dear father is hiding on Earth, reaping the benefits. What kind of situation is this?!"

“…Kang!” Josh Brolin suddenly raised his head, his imposing presence, built over a century of conquest, was far beyond what a fourteen-year-old could match. “Whose nonsense have you been listening to?”

"No, no one."

Josh Brolin sighed.

Although Kang didn't say it, he knew exactly who it was... or rather, which people.

Of his twenty brothers, not all of them were completely convinced of Emperor Thanos's authority.

They could maintain a semblance of a close father-son relationship, but this conflict erupted completely after Emperor Thanos returned to his palace in the Himalayas.

The reason Josh Brolin didn't directly punish his brothers was, besides, that he wanted to give them a chance...

That is, a trace of doubt about Emperor Thanos also arose in his own heart.

Ever since he saved Emperor Thanos with the help of the four gods, he has maintained contact with them in secret.

The more Josh Brolin spent with these four noble deities, the more he began to question the truth of the Empire.

As his doubts deepened, he also felt that something was amiss with the Emperor's return to Earth and his seclusion.

However, his respect and affection for Thanos made him subconsciously avoid this question.

It wasn't until Kang brought it up again that a strange flame ignited within him.

After sending away his youngest brother, Josh Brolin looked into the void before him.

"So... why is this happening? What is my father trying to do that he can't even tell us, his descendants?"

It seemed like a question was being posed to thin air, but soon a beautiful display of light and shadow appeared.

At the 6th second, the six-fold purple palace of love shimmered.

At the 7th second, the green seven-fold life garden lights up.

At the 8th second, the red eightfold ring of courage was created.

At the 9th second, the blue nine-layered wisdom maze appeared.

Four noble gods watched over their eternal selection.

After a long while, the voice of the god of wisdom emanated from the nine-layered labyrinth of wisdom, which shone with a blue light.

“Child, it’s time to tell you the truth…”

"The truth? God of wisdom, what do you mean?"

“Your father…wants to become a god.”

"What!?" Josh Brolin abruptly raised his head, looking at the blue nine-layered labyrinth of wisdom in the void. "Even if you are a god, you cannot insult my father!"

"Calm down, calm down, our little Josh... Although you're denying us, your heart has already begun to accept us, hasn't it?" The purple, six-fold palace of love shimmered with a soft light. "Think about it, why did he promulgate the Imperial Truth? Because he wanted to conceal the truth of the world from the entire human empire, so that he could make the entire human race a stepping stone for his ascension to godhood..."

"...I don't believe that my father did this for..."

"It's for the entire human race, yes, I've never denied that." A sneer echoed from within the red eightfold circle of courage. "This is the ingenious method of the cursed..."

"I don't know."

“Because as a powerful ‘human,’ if he wants to become a true god like us, he must sacrifice the entire human race to the warp… and the stronger the human race, the easier his path to godhood will be… those so-called Ancients are his assistants.” The gentle gospel of a loving father echoed from the green Garden of Seven Life, “The reason we chose you… is that we hope you can become the one who stops the cursed.”

Josh Brolin looked at the four noble deities and finally fell into deep thought.

He didn't say another word and turned to leave the bridge.

But in his heart, the seeds of doubt had fully blossomed, illuminating a spectrum of colors.

As Josh Brolin left, the four lights that illuminated the entire bridge slowly disappeared.

As the light faded, so too did the mocking and chaotic laughter of the gods.

"It's been a long time since we've done evil god stuff, but I didn't expect our skills haven't declined at all."

"But this child is really interesting; he's suspicious but doesn't dare to admit it."

"But most importantly... he believed it."

"Hahahaha!"

"Hehe... He believed it, he really believed it!"