Warhammer: I don't want to become a stinky can!

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Tarasin quickly added,

"Changing time is not uncommon; the Fearless, humans, Eldar... have all ventured into this area."

"But only if the fate he alters is small enough. You can easily change the course of a canal, but you cannot stop the flow of the sea. This is unimaginable. I am just reminding you not to let Eurycan trip you up here, and to pay attention to the movements of the other Death-fearers. You can rest assured about the rest."

“If there are any major changes to the timeline, your emperor will certainly notice in advance—and take action.”

Yay! That's it!

Chapter 680 A mystery within a mystery, a trap within a trap, the cunning and ruthless...

Even the largest battlefield has its gaps. Hades breathed a sigh of relief as the giant ship sank beside him. Amidst the dazzling explosion, the airflow squeezed out of the cabin blew across his face.

"It's finally over."

Even Hades was finding it hard to withstand the intense combat. He was now floating sideways in space, which was no longer a novel experience.

Hades floated to the wreckage of the broken enemy ship, and on a slightly larger platform, he saw Gara clearing out the remaining alien forces.

Hades snapped his fingers (even though it couldn't be heard in space), and the silver liquid pierced through the enemies surrounding Gara like bullets. Gara paused in astonishment for a moment, then turned to look at Hades.

Where are you going next?

Hades asked, noticing the golden flames on Gara growing ever brighter—the weasel was about to withdraw its cursed army.

"go back."

As Galo spoke amidst the golden flames, as if remembering something, she laughed.

“You’re back… Leaving wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. The Pale Lord is much more mature now than he was back then… He’s suffered a lot over these ten thousand years, it was his own doing.”

"How are you doing?"

Hades hurriedly asked again, but Galo shook his head.

"What can a dead man do...? Heaven is real, and it's something I sought myself—tell Vox to make that kid get back to work and stop writing in his diary."

Galo laughed again, the golden flames blurring his face.

"Was I too cruel? That taciturn Vox can only write a few things..."

Then the veteran's figure disappeared into the cold along with the golden flames. Hades sighed. He decided to embellish Gara's words before relaying them. At the same time, he decided to beat up the weasel next time to make him give the cursed army more time.

He couldn't ask for too much if he could see Jialuo again after ten thousand years, after all, too many old friends had disappeared into the long river of history; some people were still around, but they had changed forever.

Hades surveyed the area, confirming that the naval battle was over, and then space distorted as he vanished into a void.

………………

"How's the progress?"

Hades asked, glancing at the fallen Eldar in front of Mortarion. The eerie, multi-armed Eldar had already fallen, its eyes vacant, and the Dark Domain had taken it away forever.

The first phase of the plan has been successfully completed.

Mortarian said that upon seeing Hades arrive, he simply withdrew his scythe and reached out to unfold a holographic projection, showing Hades the current situation.

But Mortarian glanced at Hades and added before speaking,

You should rest.

Hades smiled, peering at the holographic projection. Mortalian said nothing more and began to manipulate the projection.

[On the outer battlefield of Zone One, the mortal army has successfully captured four planets. Two more planets remain under attack, but the tide has turned in our favor.]

[On the inner battlefield, the three most corrupted planets were also conquered by the Death Guard in conjunction with the Imperial Fist.]

Hades nodded. He understood the naval battle aspect; the yellow-skinned superluminal fleet alone was far from sufficient. Therefore, the Imperial Fist and the Imperial Navy were also responsible for a portion of the naval battle area.

[Second War Zone... Macado and the Dark Angels did get some work done.]

The Primarch scoffed.

[Hopefully their underhanded tactics didn't cost them too many troops. Next, I'll send them to fill the gaps.]

"cruel."

Hades commented,

So where should I fill in the blank?

[With the breach in the network, some of the crazed Eldar have escaped from Comoros. I'm preparing to send in the First Legion and recall Makado to the main battlefield—it's time to see Makado's plans.]

Hades remained calm. "And over there?"

Everything went smoothly; I think my brother has been preparing for that day for far too long.

The Lord of Humanity is also involved... He tells us not to worry.

Motalian emphasized the last high-gothic word, then chuckled dismissively.

I've decided to grant him a credit loan.

Hades carefully examined the star map. The Imperial army had already retaken the Imperial territories that had been infiltrated by the Slaanesh forces, ensuring the stability of the interests bordering the war-torn star sector.

Next, the Imperial army will continue its advance, facing planets infused with Slaanesh psychic energy. Web portals lurk in this sector, blurring the lines between the warp and the physical world.

The warp, the shattered web, and the physical world—the boundaries between these three were broken by the Slaanesh psionic energy used as a bullet, and the warp is now infiltrating the physical world through the web.

The network is situated between the subspace and the physical world, possessing characteristics of both realms. The loss of this barrier actually accelerates the erosion of the subspace.

Slaanesh, taking advantage of the Eldar's corruption, unleashed such a massive psionic shockwave all at once...

This will be even more difficult for Hades. Last time, Slaanesh actively tore through the veil to enter the physical world, but this time Hades will try to enter the warp. A short stay is possible, but if the time is extended, staying will become more difficult.

He could force his way out, but the price would still be a ticket to the intensive care unit of the medical room.

Hades cannot go to the ICU for the time being. If Chaos plays a trump card now, he can still withstand a wave of attacks. If he is worn down and eliminated early, then Chaos can act recklessly.

"In important matters, we can still trust the weasel."

Hades pondered the star map and said,

"After all, if we fail this time... he'll probably be the saddest one."

The Primarch sneered again.

[Then he shouldn't have hidden it... The numbers tell me that the Lord of Mankind is hiding something... Taraxin just came to see me, and guess what it said?]

"what?"

Hades blinked, but Mortarion calmly removed the lantern filled with the souls of other races from his scythe and handed it to Hades. Hades instinctively caught it, realizing that these were souls entrusted to him by the Grim Reaper.

Without refusing, he directly covered the area with darkness, and amidst the faint screams, the lights went out again.

The death of Slaanesh would cause temporal distortions, which might attract the attention of cosmic undead... but I believe that the undead are not the only ones watching this place.

Mortarian said calmly, seeing the answer the number gave him: nine.

He is everywhere.

Death thought silently, already gripped by a quiet rage. He had never forgotten that the betrayal in the garden was also orchestrated by Tzeentch, even though He had hidden Himself well.

"Jianqi?"

As if knowing what Mortarion was thinking, Hades casually asked, and Mortarion nodded.

Hades also fell into a brief moment of thought. He did not intend to outwit Tzeentch, because Tzeentch always had more time, foresight, and patience than they did.

Hades' solution to this was to use overwhelming force.

"The Lord of Man has been keeping an eye on Tzeentch, so there shouldn't be any problems."

The war will not cease because of chaos... If He appears, let the labyrinth burn as well.

"They will all pay the price," Mortarian said ominously.

Hades laughed, his standard villainous remarks inexplicably hitting the funny bone.

"Then let's turn the warp into flammable material! Let's set it all on fire!"

Hades laughed loudly.

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Winter is coming, my friend, can you hear the howling wind?

"Ruth sighed as he stroked the smooth surface of the boulder. Among the verdant leaves and blooming flowers lay the lion's carcass. Leon had waited too long for this day, as had Ruth and the Khan.

To fight against Tzeentch.

The wolf king thought of Magnus… He shouldn’t have treated Magnus that way… Now it was their turn to suffer the same fate.

Thinking about it this way, Russ started to get confused: was he in a worse situation now, or was Magnus in a worse situation back then?

Do you think he was able to understand any of this when he woke up?

Ruth frowned again, muttering under his thick beard, as if worried about how to explain everything to the awakened lion in a short time.

Ruth, we are the effect, not the cause; we are another possibility of failure.

The Khan spoke calmly, his face appearing even more gaunt and resolute against the light of the tallow candle, his eyes shining with the sharpness of an eagle.

[After that, we can go back—to face the realities, but for them, this is just the beginning.]

【oh,】

Ruth spoke vaguely, seemingly still worried about the lion.

[And what about him? Is he trapped in this cycle?]

He will come with us. Have you forgotten the lion coffin your father built for him, Ruth?

【oh,】

Ruth reached for a bowl of wine; the liquid was murky and emitted a pungent odor—even the Primarch shouldn't drink such rubbish.

However, both Primarchs accepted this calmly, as the shortage of supplies had been going on for a long time.

They were the rebels chosen by their father, and Leon's situation was more complicated. The Lord of Humanity believed that they would never be confused, and in fact, they survived. Only they did not compromise.

It's been too long, I can't remember.

The wolf king spoke softly, carefully took a sip of wine, and handed the bowl over. The Khan also calmly took a sip.

Is he really that cruel?

Ruth muttered to himself again,

Is this how he treats lions?

[Because only Johnson unconditionally obeys him, and is more warp-resistant than all of us.]

Khan said he heard the sound of Orikan approaching, and it seemed the astrologer was walking quite carefully, because Khan did not hear the sound of its feet stepping on the demon's flesh.

If Leo hadn't been so unpopular back then, the position of War Master would have been—

【Ah, ahhh!】

The wolf king shouted incoherently, interrupting the Khan.

Don't mention that. I'd rather he were lying dead in front of me right now.

"Cough cough."

Beside the stone platform where the lion's carcass lay, the Khan and Rus simultaneously turned their heads to look at the reinforcements that the Lord of Man had summoned for them.

"I've identified the second hidden time anchor."

Orikan said that at this moment, all the metal on the astrologer's body was gleaming with a kind of dazzling light, and in his single eye it was as if a galaxy was flowing within it. Some kind of energy, or time, was transformed in his palm into something that could be seen by mortals from a certain angle.

[The Caliban have fallen.]

Ruth spoke first, snorting.

Is there even a need to confirm this? Leon is right here.

The Khan raised a hand to block Rus's view, signaling him to remain silent.

“But we all know that Leon was able to get there because of me,”

Orichen raised his voice.