The artillery fire across the sky seemed as though it would never cease for a single moment.
The ground, scorched by artillery fire, was littered everywhere with the charred remains of Tyranids.
An Imperial Warlord Titan lay fallen on the ground, while three bombers, on some unknown suicide mission, roared through the sky above.
Several squads of Astra Militarum soldiers were rushing toward a new defensive position, led by a Leman Russ.
Standing beneath the Warlord Titan and watching these unfamiliar soldiers, Sith allowed his gaze to linger on the Leman Russ for an extra second.
It clearly bore the insignia of his own Legion.
"Sound the great bell once; activate the pistons and engines."
Behind him came the sound of the Adeptus Mechanicus soothing the machine spirit. Wisps of incense smoke rose from the gear-adorned dais, while Tech-Priests, accompanied by a large number of Servitors, circled the Titan, chanting prayers incessantly.
Sith withdrew his gaze and continued to channel his golden light, teleporting toward the Terra Imperial Palace.
The Terra Imperial Palace possessed a powerful anti-Warp field, making it impossible for Sith to teleport there in a single go.
He had no choice but to rely on multiple short-range teleports to make his way there.
Fortunately, Sith was standing on Terra, and for the first time, his distance from the Emperor had reached the kilometer scale.
He didn't need to worry about running out of psychic power or divine energy.
Soon, with another flash of golden light, and under the speechless gaze of the surrounding Custodes, an Imperial 'loyalist' appeared on the high walls of the Terra Imperial Palace—glowing with golden light, wearing a Ork Crown, carrying a Khorne red sword at his waist, and wielding an evil god's black gun.
Beneath his feet, the chitinous tide surged endlessly. orac dared not approach the Terra Imperial Palace too closely, and Lorgar Aurelian would never agree to it, even if it killed him.
Therefore, the Tyranid Swarm around the Terra Imperial Palace remained rampant.
In reality, after Sith left orac, the firepower of orac, with its amplification weakened, returned to the level expected of the galaxy's premier flagship.
That is to say, within a radius of hundreds of miles, not a single bug could hope to appear around orac.
However, none of this mattered to the Tyranids; they continued to launch frantic attacks against the Terra Imperial Palace and orac, even knowing it was a suicide mission.
It was for no other reason than to see how much ammunition humanity could possibly have to sustain this level of firepower!
After all, back in Octarius, the Tyranids' final victory in the siege against the greenskins was truly achieved by relying on their sheer numbers, forcing the greenskins to exhaust every round of ammunition and dull every single chopper.
Only then did they swarm forward and completely overwhelm the unarmed greenskins.
This time, the Tyranids wanted to replicate that same tactic on Terra.
Therefore, when Sith arrived at the high walls of the Terra Imperial Palace, fierce exchanges of fire were still raging all around.
However, these battles were no longer important to Sith, and Lorgar Aurelian, having received reinforcements from Sith, finally turned his attention back.
Looking at Sith, who had finally arrived, he tried his best to ignore the alien and heretical artifacts covering Sith's body, simply turning to clear the path leading deep into the Terra Imperial Palace.
"Sith... Lord, let's go. The God-Emperor has been waiting for you for a long time."
Lorgar Aurelian addressed Sith as "Lord" with some awkwardness, fearing that Sith was pulling another prank. Upon his return, Lorgar Aurelian had immediately sought confirmation from the God-Emperor, and the final answer was the God-Emperor personally confirming Sith's identity.
With the God-Emperor's personal word, Lorgar Aurelian no longer had any reason to place himself in a position superior to Sith.
Calling Sith "Lord" in public at this moment meant that Sith, along with Guilliman and Lion ElJonson, had officially become the three great 'Primarchs' of the Empire!
Sith was in no mood to care about such titles at the moment; he merely glanced at the surging Tyranid Swarm outside the high wall and strode directly toward the Terra Imperial Palace:
"Lead the way."
Sith spoke, and Lorgar Aurelian immediately walked in front.
As they walked, he introduced the defenses of the Terra Imperial Palace. Halfway through, with complex emotions containing confusion, disappointment, and shock, he pointed to a breach in the wall that had been broken through by the Tyranids.
There, over a dozen Black Gold Custodes were directing a large number of Imperial Fists, Imperial Guardsmen, and even golden Custodes to hold back the surging Tyranid Swarm.
"Your Black Gold Custodes have truly been a great help to us."
Lorgar Aurelian spoke with complex emotions, and the disappointment in his eyes became even more apparent when he looked at the Black Gold Custodes.
After all, as the Emperor's most outstanding genetic engineering project, the Custodes had always believed they were the Emperor's most perfect creation. Not to mention the Grey Knights that had popped up earlier—at least their overall capabilities were still inferior to the Custodes.
But now, another '101' had appeared, and that was truly rubbing the Custodes' pride into the dirt.
Just how unconfident had the Custodes been beaten into?
Let's put it this way: as Sith looked over, he could see a 101, for some unknown reason, taking off his helmet to reveal an uncommon Eastern face, shouting loudly at two Custodes in the chaotic battlefield.
And those two arrogant Custodes, in front of this 101, despite their unwillingness, still lowered their heads and admitted their mistakes with sincere attitudes.
Oh, right, at that 101's feet, two Norn Emissary corpses were piled up.
Not to mention the lectured Custodes and Lorgar Aurelian, even Sith couldn't help but take note.
Putting aside the significance of single-handedly taking down two Norn Emissaries, after all, according to the default unwritten rules of Warhammer, anyone not wearing a helmet is extraordinary.
Lorgar Aurelian also withdrew his gaze from the lectured Custodes, his expression filled with emotion:
"Your Custodes are already... powerful enough, but as a captain, this person is still, er... more 'rule-breaking' than we imagined."
It was rare for Lorgar Aurelian to use such strange vocabulary to describe someone.
At this moment, several 101s had already spotted Sith, and they quickly came to his side to act as his personal guard.
Hearing Lorgar Aurelian's words, Sith walked into the palace corridor while asking the people beside him.
"Who is this person?"
A 101 bowed his head respectfully:
"Lord Vulkan."
"The logistics officer from the Alert Star 101st Regiment who accompanied you to the supply station back then."
By now, Sith had already entered the palace corridor, and the figure of Vulkan had completely disappeared.
But before Sith withdrew his attention, he still made a mental note of this name.
Soon, as they went deeper into the Terra Imperial Palace, after passing through who knows how many doors, the noise from the outside world was completely cut off.
In the magnificent and towering grand palace, the hazy shadow of a giant statue was revealed in the distance.
And beneath the gaze of these blurry giant gods lay a long path illuminated by light, stretching straight toward the end of the darkness.
The 101s who had brought him in had stayed behind at the previous doors; now, in the silence, there was only the crisp 'click' of Lorgar Aurelian and Sith stepping across the golden floor.
And when they arrived before the final door, this time, even Lorgar Aurelian stopped in his tracks.
Not daring to get too close to the door, Lorgar Aurelian stopped far away, then turned to face Sith, lowering his voice to a whisper.
Seeing that Sith had walked all the way here without any 'adverse reactions,' he completely let down his guard. Respectfully bowing his head, Lorgar Aurelian performed a highly formal salute to Sith.
He pointed to the door behind him:
"Lord Sith, the God-Emperor..."
"...is right behind the door."
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