The Great Maelstrom.
A star system closer to the interior.
A daemon world completely shrouded in Warp energy.
Denser, towering daemon factories stood as countless mutated Mortals performed heavy labor while enduring the painful mutations their bodies constantly underwent amidst the fluctuations of the Warp.
Above the cacophony of countless Mortals wailing in agony, inside a planetary fortress, a lord of a Chaos Warband was nodding frequently at Black Skull with a "very serious" expression:
"So, what you're saying is that a group of Mortals, with a dozen or so ships, followed the Warmaster into The Great Maelstrom?"
Seeing how serious the other party was, excitement appeared on Black Skull's face at finally meeting someone "reasonable."
He even meticulously pointed out at least three mistakes the other had made in one go.
"It's not Mortals, but evil gods with the appearance of Mortals."
"And it's not a dozen ships, but a dozen pieces of junk."
"And they aren't following the Warmaster, they're chasing him to kill him."
As Black Skull explained, his eyes filled with emotion and a few tears; he even wanted to clasp the other's hands.
The pirate lord hadn't expected Black Skull to have such a "sentimental" side. Faced with Black Skull pointing out his mistakes and grabbing his hands, he was momentarily stunned and didn't react.
Black Skull, with a hint of a sob, recounted the hardships he had endured along the way:
"Brother, you don't know how I've made it this far."
"I've been running and talking the whole way, but not a single person believes me."
"Even when I talked until my mouth went dry, they insisted on charging in."
"Along the way, I've watched at least four Warbands; instead of firing their guns, they insisted on boarding that evil god's bridge."
"Sometimes I even wonder if I hadn't told them these things, maybe they would still be normal instead of getting so excited to prove that I was talking nonsense."
Black Skull's eyes brimmed with tears, and the Chaos lord whose hands were being held couldn't find a response for a moment.
Only Blasphemous Horn, acting as a human-shaped lucky star behind him, couldn't help but lower his eyelids in gloom!
Black Skull had the nerve to cry. If it weren't for him pointing at a Mortal to everyone and calling him an evil god, and saying the other was beating the Warmaster the whole way, these Warband lords wouldn't have been provoked by his words to insist on boarding to see just how brave this Mortal was.
In other words, those four Warband lords who went up to die were all sent there by Black Skull himself!
Now, looking at the pirate lord before him on the edge of The Great Maelstrom's core, it seemed Black Skull had finally found someone willing to listen to him.
While Black Skull was deeply moved, Blasphemous Horn looked at the Chaos lord, who wore an expression of disgust and awkwardness toward Black Skull, and sighed helplessly in his heart.
He guessed there would soon be a fifth one going up to die.
Blasphemous Horn didn't speak. Black Skull, after being moved for a long time, raised his head and was about to continue his complaints when an alarm for an enemy attack—a sound Black Skull had heard countless times on his journey—resounded through the fortress once again.
Black Skull's eyes widened instantly, and he stood straight up: "Oh no, that evil god is attacking."
Terror appeared on Black Skull's face, while the Chaos lord opposite him finally found an opportunity to pull his hands back and stood up as well.
"Prepare the troops immediately!" the Chaos lord ordered. Upon hearing this, Black Skull's face lit up with joy: "Are you going to run away with me?"
After speaking, fearing the other might hesitate, Black Skull specifically added: "With you and me together, our chances of escaping will be much higher!"
Black Skull was full of anticipation, and the Chaos lord actually nodded in agreement: "No problem, we'll set off together later to find the Warmaster."
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