Warhammer: I don’t want to be a can of worms! ! !

Chapter 510 4.28 Malcador is about to strike hard

"Next, you must listen carefully to what I say... listen to it, Mortarion, do you understand?"

Malcador sat on the armchair, his sunken eyes as red as if he had a fever.

The old man came out and came to his room on the Endurance - the only room with a lot of useless decorations. The old man sat on the patterned chair in the center of the room, with his scepter flat in front of his legs.

Mortarion stood and stared at the sitting Malcador - in the past, even if Malcador repeatedly reprimanded him, or even used his spiritual power to physically admonish him, he would never sit down and talk to him - except for the Emperor. Emperor, everyone needs to respect the Primarch.

Mortarion's eyes moved, and finally he stood silently in front of Malcador and responded casually,

Malcador looked at Mortarion silently,

After a long silence, so long that Mortarion began to grow impatient, Malcador put away his meaningful gaze.

"I'm afraid something bad will happen this time."

Malcador said the first sentence calmly, and Mortarion was shocked, but still had no reaction on the surface.

Malcador raised his hand, interrupting Mortarion's preparation to speak. The Imperial Regent continued to speak weakly,

"Exchange one for one, it's a good deal. You don't have to feel sorry for me anymore."

[Replace the deceased? 】

Malcador nodded slightly, while Mortarion frowned.

[Values ​​are not equal. 】

The Pale Lord pointed it out without hesitation. Malcador was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly,

"So I need other powers!"

The old man shouted, laughing all the time, but the laughter sounded bitter,

After laughing enough, Malcador took a deep breath

"I really don't know whether it's a blessing or a misfortune that I ended up with you..."

Mortarion crossed his arms, [I'm just stating the facts. 】

"Fortunately, the empire doesn't need you to handle government affairs, and I don't need to improve my non-existent political literacy and interpersonal skills,"

Malcador waved his hand and decided to let this topic go. His expression became serious again.

Mortarion wanted to say something to rebut, but he remembered the current situation, moved his mouth, and finally said nothing.

"But you have to listen next,"

Makado said, "I can't always follow you, there are some things you must do."

The Imperial Regent stopped and looked at Mortarion. Mortarion gave him a positive answer, so Malcador continued,

"Now," Malcador's scepter flashed purple light,

"[The deceased] is in the palace of Slaanesh - while the other three gods have reached a brief tacit understanding with the Emperor."

"We need to redirect the black realm of the [Decedent] back to his physical body,"

[Not in his body? 】

The Pale Lord caught the subtle differences,

"Not in his body."

Malcador confirmed Mortarion's question, "The place where it will truly arrive will be the Vengeful Spirit."

Mortarion frowned but said nothing.

"The reason why it is not above Cardia..."

Malcador said in a low voice, "Firstly, the empire cannot be responsible for bringing back the [Dead], and once the [Dead] returns, the war will start again. At that time, you can use the [Dead] characteristics,"

"two is……"

The old man stared into Mortarion's eyes.

"When the [Dead] descends with the spirit of revenge, I will go to Cadia to lift the seal on the [Dead]'s body."

【I will go with you. 】

Mortarion answered without hesitation,

[My spiritual power is not inferior to yours at all. 】

"no!"

Malcador shouted categorically, but then he realized that he had lost his composure. After taking a deep breath, Malcador continued to speak, word by word, and said seriously,

"You must stay aboard the Vengeful Spirit until then."

【Delay Horus? 】

Macado nodded,

"Yes and no,"

The Imperial Regent said, "Hold Horus...Hold the four gods, hold back the [Dead]."

Mortarion was silent, his amber eyes under his hood flickering. Finally, Mortarion whispered,

[The difficulty is not small. 】

But then, Mortarion looked away indifferently,

【But I like it. 】

Malcador coughed and laughed,

"Just a moment—until I pull out the arrow."

[Yeah,] Mortarion said, [Got it,]

[I will go to the Spirit of Vengeance and hold them all, and then you will go to Cadia to save the dead. 】

Mortarion was silent for a moment and said in a relaxed tone,

[With my life, I can make all of them feel uncomfortable. 】

Malcador smiled and looked at Mortarion, "It's not as simple as you think - I finally understand why the leaders of the Death Guard have very good political qualities."

Malcador continued,

"Have you seen the fleet of Horus? He has gathered more than just an army from the dark side of the empire, fleets, knights, titans... Khan could board his ship before because Horus allowed him to do so. ”

"The Death Guard fleet is not weak," Mortarion said. "There is also the White Scar fleet. If we just attack by force, we can arrive after paying enough blood." 】

"No," Makado waved his hand again, "We will board the ship smoothly."

Mortarion narrowed his eyes. There were two things he didn't understand in Malcador's words. One was "successfully boarded the ship" and the other was "us".

Machado continued to explain patiently,

"I said before that the Emperor and them have reached a short-term balance. The three gods who are eager to bring back the [Dead] will successfully let us board the ship. The Spirit of Vengeance will then become a shining spiritual landmark."

"But after that..." Malcador's voice trailed off, "You and Khan must hold on until Guilliman and reinforcements arrive."

"By holding Horus back, you are doing your best to prevent him from attacking Cadia."

[Wait,] Mortarion said, [Why "us"? Are you heading to Vengeful Spirit? 】

Macado breathed a sigh of relief,

"Yes," the old man said, "...talking about old times."

【I don’t understand. 】

"I need something else, more power. Slaanesh's alone is not enough."

Mortarion understood, [I will give you part of my power. Can this replace... the power of that existence? 】

Malcador smiled and said,

"Can,"

And then, Mortarion thought,

[Are you looking for Fulgrim or Alpha to catch up on old times? 】

"alpha."

Malcador said somewhat dejectedly, but the old man laughed again, which made Mortarion feel inexplicably irritated. Malcador acted like the kind of relieved person who was about to die,

"I once complained to [the deceased]," the old man said with a smile, "I said that as long as the Emperor had a good talk with the Primarchs, many things would not happen."

"As a result," Malcador paused, "[The deceased] said that I am not qualified to speak of the emperor,"

In the original line of fate, Malcador personally led Alpha and then taught the number one Riddler in the galaxy.

In this line of fate, the reputation of Alpha and Mortarion, led by Malcador himself, has further declined.

Mortarion thought for a while, [Indeed. 】

Malcador coughed and stopped laughing, muttering to himself in a low voice, as if he was talking about sin.

"Alpha..." the old man's eyes were cloudy, "I don't know whether he is...really...or whether that stupid kid believes it again..."

【What? 】

"nothing."

[So, the order is that we board the ship, you go to Alpha, and after gaining strength, then go to Cadia to rescue the dead. I will stay on the Vengeful Spirit and hold them back until you rescue the dead and reinforcements arrive. arrive? 】

Malcador affirmed Mortarion's conclusion and added,

"You won't be the only one... Luojia will also help you."

Luojia and Fulgrim will also land in the Spirit of Vengeance at that time.

But at the same time……

"You have further things to consider, Mortarion."

"If I succeed on Cadia, then the dead on the Vengeful Spirit will leave - the pressure on you will be even greater. At the same time, you also need to cooperate with the evacuation of the dead. He may not be awake by then. of."

Mortarion's dull breathing sounded,

[I can beat Horus. 】

"That was before," Malcador said disapprovingly, "Do you know what's going on in the dark side of the empire now?"

Mortarion was silent;

"Slaanesh has completely disrupted their plans. Now, on the dark side of the empire, a large-scale extermination sacrifice is being carried out on the planet controlled by the false gods. Once the ritual is completed, the entire planet will be destroyed. There will be life.”

"They have completely ignored the future development. How many believers they have in their hands will gain as much soul power as possible."

"This means that they will also devote more to Horus - and the lack of Slaanesh's power will make Horus even more unstable."

[A brief balance was achieved. 】

Mortarion strangely repeated what Malcador had just said,

"Just a moment's truce," Malcador said. "You must stop being so forthright, Mortarion."

【I? Straightforward? 】

"Not speaking, silence, does not mean being tactful."

Malcador pointed out clearly, and Mortarion laughed sinisterly twice.

[Until now, I still act exactly as the Imperial Regent said. 】

"Yeah?"

Malcador said loudly,

"Then - there is indeed one more thing. Before we go to the Vengeful Spirit, we need to visit someone who can save the [Dead]."

[I would sincerely thank him for his help. 】

Mortarion said, not hearing the slightest hint of what Malcador meant.

Seeing Mortarion's reaction, Malcador became happy again,

But the corners of his mouth quickly lowered,

"Mortarion,"

Makado said seriously,

"I will die in the process of removing the seal for the deceased, and the war will never stop after the deceased is rescued."

Mortarion was stunned for a moment but Malcador ignored him and continued,

"You, Khan, and Luojia will need to pick up the dead and wait for the opportunity - and at the same time retreat as much as possible."

"If you really want your friends to be safe, you have to learn to be patient - I know you're good at it, but I hope you really understand what the word means."

"A few months, a few years, hundreds of years, thousands of years... you may have to pay more than that,"

Malcador took a deep breath,

"You need to be... less upright, understand, Mortarion? You can't stand out as much as you do."

“You can’t do things based on your likes and dislikes anymore.”

Mortarion in front of him stared at Malcador lifelessly without blinking.

Finally, Mortarion rolled his unblinking eyes,

[The existence you mentioned can save the dead...]

【Who is it? 】

"Tarrazin."

[Alien or Chaos? 】

"Alien."

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