"I can't believe I can't kill you."
Magnus was completely enraged, pointing his scepter at Datch. Datch's feet spewed molten, boiling mud, which instantly devoured him. The Terminator armor melted like candle wax in the hellish heat; the flesh inside could not withstand it, burning to a crisp, and even the projection of his soul was utterly erased. Magnus involuntarily curled his lips in a cruel, satisfied smile.
But in the next moment, his smile froze.
Datch, who should have been dead, came back to life again.
"Why is this happening? I saw that man's soul turn to ash—how can he keep coming back?"
Even daemons reincarnate with their souls. How did this guy do it? The soul was destroyed—how can he still revive? This is truly unscientific!
Magnus pointed his bladed staff at Datch.
"How are you doing this?!"
Of course, Datch wasn't so generous as to teach Magnus. Instead, he raised his fist, flipped his middle finger at the Daemon Primarch in contempt, and shouted again:
"One-eyed, red-skinned, brainless Ogryn!"
Magnus was furious, wanting nothing more than to torture Datch with a few savage spells. He wanted to make his opponent feel the utter despair of having no way to survive, but unable even to die.
Just as he was about to act, Guilliman came charging in with the Emperor's Sword.
"Your opponent is me, Magnus!" Guilliman shouted.
Magnus abandoned his attack plan on Datch, forced to retreat and avoid his brother's wrath. The two Primarchs clashed again, sword-light and staff-shadow intertwined, their movements quickly driving straight to the point.
Datch took advantage of the deadlock between the two titans to leap out once more, firing another shot at Magnus, shouting repeatedly:
"Coward! Shameless!"
Enduring the pain, Magnus soared into the air, cursing as he absorbed warp energy to repair his body.
"Who made you so cowardly and shameless?"
Armed with the Imperial Sword, Guilliman helped Datch fend off Magnus' sorcery. In battle, their cooperation became ever more skillful—Guilliman facing the enemy head-on, Datch harassing from the sides, always exhausting Magnus.
However, even with the two working together, it was still extremely difficult to truly defeat the Daemon Primarch. Magnus cast vicious curses across the Webway, polluting and releasing endless Chaos energy, allowing himself and his minions to stay in the material universe with impunity.
Blessed by the highest heavens, the Crimson King was nearly invincible.
The battlefield fell into a dangerous deadlock.
Celestine and her handmaidens soared through the air, their flaming swords and explosive bombs slicing through enemy ranks in dazzling arcs. Below, Imperial heroes like Sicarius, Voldus, and Navradaran fought desperately against the endless tide of daemons. Swords cut, spears pierced, and countless enemies fell—but no matter how hard they fought, the enemy's numbers did not decrease.
As time passed, the loyalists were overwhelmed and casualties mounted.
Just as all seemed lost, the Terran fleet, detecting anomalies from Luna, appeared in orbit, their numbers greatly increased.
Under the precise command of Fabricator-General Raskian, multiple warships began orbital bombardment. Several lances of light struck designated targets, turning daemons and traitors into flying ash.
Immediately after, yellow drop pods, engulfed in flames and roaring like meteors, crashed precisely into the battlefield.
The hatches opened, and Imperial Fists in vibrant yellow power armor formed up with steady steps. Bolters and heavy weapons instantly established a new death-fire network.
"For the Emperor! For Dorn!"
The battle cry of the Imperial Fists echoed across the battlefield, announcing their arrival.
Simultaneously, gunships, Thunderhawk gunships, and Stormcrow fighters roared through the sky. Cannons and missiles swept through the densest concentrations of daemons and traitors, providing fire support to the ground forces.
Yet the number of daemons kept increasing, pouring forth from the rift Magnus had torn open to fuel the war.
For the Imperium, the arrival of the Imperial Fists was just the beginning—more and more troops surged in.
As both sides continued to pour in reinforcements, this was sure to develop into an ultra-large-scale battle, likely affecting the entire moon.
Only by facing Magnus could everything be brought to an end.
The problem was, Magnus was supported by the highest heavens, and even with the aid of the Nameless One, they couldn't secure victory.
How to deal with Magnus became a major issue.
At that moment, a voice echoed in Guilliman's ear—it was Veilwalker.
"Roboute Guilliman, the Daemon Primarch is using some evil ancient spell to distort the webway gate—the only way to banish him is to throw his corrupted body into the tainted webway portal itself."
Guilliman considered for a moment before deciding to trust the Shadowseer.
Standing nearby, Datch was startled to see a golden question mark appear above Guilliman's body. Unexpectedly, a main quest had been triggered on Luna, but he had no idea what the reward would be.
Bang! Bang!
Datch grabbed his shotgun and fired twice at Magnus, causing the daemon body to leap away in fear. After driving off his foe, Datch ran to Guilliman and asked, "Lord Regent, is there any task you'd like me to do?"
Guilliman stared at Datch in surprise. He had only just decided to accept Veilwalker's suggestion—how did this guy already know?
How did this man do it?
Datch thought of no answer, or simply didn't want to answer. He distilled the Veilwalker's plan into the simplest terms:
"We have to destroy the daemon's body inside that portal—only then can he be banished."
As the voice faded, a mission prompt appeared before Datch:
[Mission: Help Guilliman throw Magnus into the webway. Magnus has been relentlessly hunting the pilgrims, corrupting the webway, using this as a pretext to invade Luna. Help the loyal Primarch Guilliman defeat and banish him.]
[Reward: 1800 XP, 1800 points, White Blade]
"Of course, leave it to me."
The instant he saw the reward, Datch accepted without hesitation.
No matter how strong the opponent, if you drew the sword and struck, the enemy would always receive the blade.
Just thinking about using it to defeat enemies and force them to kneel was exhilarating.
Ready for the task, Datch pulled out the Invincible Star from his inventory. The effect lasted only ten seconds, but it should be enough to force Magnus into the webway.
Feel fear—the invincible plumber is coming!
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