As Duanmu Huai said, it is impossible for Horus to give up.

The Sixty-Second Expeditionary Fleet is regrouping, however, it is almost impossible to find the mysterious fleet in the Eastfan system.

Horus was now hideous, and although he had made a deal with the invisible beings of the subspace, who had promised to blind the light of the Torch and isolate them so that communication between those fleets would be interrupted, Horus did not know if this would work for that fleet.

The dregs of the depravity, the lackeys of the evil gods.

Horus clenched his fists, and the curses echoed in his ears, but this time, Horus was not angry, but doubtful. It was clear from what the other party was saying, they were well aware of what those subspace beings were, and thought they had succumbed to those mysterious guys......... No!

Horus slammed his fist into the table.

He's not a lackey of an evil god, it's just a deal, and Erebus makes it clear that they can't affect the real world, they just want to keep the two worlds safe and prevent the emperor from becoming a terrible god. And what he did was only to use their abilities, they traded with each other, each taking what he needed, and it could even be said that Horus was using these evil gods to achieve his own goals!

He's not a lackey of the evil gods!

"Knock......... Boom......... Knock ........."

Footsteps rang out, and Horus looked up to see Mortarian walking in.

"The Destroyers are furious, and they demand to search for the fleet immediately, and they vow to avenge their original body."

"They'll get what they want."

Horus said coldly, without Angron, there was no need for the Destroyer to exist in his plans. One time was enough for those uncontrollable risks, and he didn't want a second time.

"Will they come?"

"It's their only chance."

Horus gritted his teeth, the losses of the 62nd Fleet were not heavy, but several battleships were sunk, and a large number of battleships were damaged and needed to be repaired. The enemy's firepower was more fierce than he imagined, and not only that, but the artillery commander also told him that the enemy's rate of fire, range and reaction ability were much stronger than his own fleet.

This is also the reason why that mysterious fleet was able to defeat four enemies with one enemy and finally be able to retreat with one body.

By the way, a large number of loyalist fighters were also taken away.

Emperor blessed?

Thinking of this, Horus sneered.

No one can bless you, not even the false god.

You have only one dead end.

And at this moment, in the fleet of the Inquisition, the atmosphere was equally solemn.

Loken, Taviz, and Garrow bumped heads, each looking very serious.

"Everybody was frustrated."

Lorcan was the first to speak, his face exhausted.

"We know that we need to escape the Eastfan system and travel to Terra to report the rebellion in Horus to the Emperor. But I'm now worried about whether there will be a second split among us. ”

Hearing Lorcan's words, the other two also changed their faces slightly. In the past, Astarte was like a brother, and there would not have been a thing where one Astarte pointed his weapon at another. But now, everything is falling apart, Horus's betrayal, the massacre on the planet István III, and the rules that everyone relied on have been completely shattered.

But most importantly, their attitude towards the emperor.

The vast majority of the Space Marines sent to the surface are veterans, who, like Tavez and Garo, served in the Legion before the Emperor recovered his original form, and are the staunchest supporters of the Emperor, while also taking the truth of the Empire as an absolute creed.

However, now that things have happened, it is clear that the Imperial Truth, which was originally regarded as a faith, is just a lie, and that their warlords have been changed by the forces of evil, and their compatriots and brothers have also thrown themselves into the arms of Chaos, becoming unspeakable monsters, in this case, it is obviously impossible for them to believe in the Imperial Truth again.

Then, for the veterans, another question arises.

If imperial truth is a lie, then is the emperor still worthy of their trust?

They didn't have time to think about it before, and at that time these Astartes were just trying to survive, trying to protect themselves from the deadly poison gas and flames, as well as from the pursuit of their own people. So they fought without distractions and fought back. But now, as they sat exhausted and bruised in the silent cabin, they had to start thinking about it again.

Does the emperor still deserve our trust?

Do we really have to be loyal to the Emperor?

The imperial truth is a lie, so what's the point of everything we've struggled so far? What's the point of the Great Expedition?

Lorcan now finds himself in the heart of Horus, but he doesn't choose to give up, and sadly, not everyone makes the same choice.

"We need direction."

"So you're going to let that woman preach among them?"

Garo frowned.

"You know what I saw? A mortal stood on a high platform, babbling gibberish about the emperor being the true god, and in front of her, hundreds of Astartes fell to their knees. This scene reminds me of the planets we conquered during the Great Expedition, the preachers and listeners who preached the truth of the Empire! Now, having lost the truth of the Empire, we are going to pin our faith on the ethereal gods? ”

"Maybe we should talk to Your Excellency the Grand Inquisitor."

Taviz spoke at this point.

"Perhaps......... I think he can show us the way. ”

"Do you trust him so much? Taviz? ”

Lorcan also looked at Taviz.

"To be honest, I suspect that this fleet may have an unusual relationship with the Empire, as you have all heard, during the battle, they shouted 'for the sake of humanity' and 'for the Inquisition', but they never mentioned a word about the 'Empire' or the 'Emperor'."

"I know."

Taviz nodded.

"But what we have to do now is to find the target, what Astarte will do if he loses the target, we have seen it, and none of us want to do it here again."

After making their decision, the three of them hurried to the main hall again, but to their surprise, when they entered the main hall, they saw Sinderman and the woman sitting in chairs, chatting with the Grand Inquisitor.

"Oh, here you are."

Seeing the three Astarte warriors, Duanmu Huai smiled and raised his chin at Sindman and the woman.

"These two people have been trying to convince me that my arrival is part of the Emperor's plan, and I have to say that their logic is quite self-consistent, and it is still written in strict logic, at least it can be said."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Lorcan and Taviz's expressions looked a little helpless, while Garo frowned. Even if the truth of the empire was a lie, he didn't like these god-like preachers.

"For it is true, Your Excellency the Grand Inquisitor."

The woman spoke again, her voice soft and calm.

"The Emperor's brilliance has guided you here to find a new future for us..............."

"To be honest, I think I've heard enough."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand.

"I've never scored high marks in my reading class, so you don't need to be so far-fetched to put any big sense of righteousness into my actions......... And......... A very interesting thing occurred to me. ”

Staring at the old missionary and the woman in front of him, Duanmu Huai suddenly thought of a joke that was famous among the players.

"You say you believe in the emperor and think he is the true god, right?"

"Yes, Lord Inquisitor, the Emperor is indeed the true god of this universe........."

"I have no objection to this, but what proof do you use to prove that the emperor you believe in is the emperor?"

“…………………？”

I have to say that Duanmu Huai's inquiry really confused several people.

"Of course we believe in the emperor..............."

"The emperor is just a title."

Duanmu Huai interrupted the woman's defense.

"A noble title, but there is more than one person in the universe who can be honored as an emperor."

“………………………”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Lorcan's expression was a little strange, he clearly remembered that the Shadow Moon Blue Wolf Warband had captured a civilization galaxy before, and the leader of that civilization also called himself the emperor at that time, and he even set a trap to lure Astarte, but in the end Horus killed him with his own hands.

So for a long time after that, the joke "I was there when Horus killed the Emperor" was very popular among the warriors of the Shadow Moon Wolves.

Now it looks more like a prophecy.

"So, you can't prove that the emperor you believe in is the emperor of Terra."

Duanmu Huai spread out his hands and looked at the woman with a smile.

"Right?"

"But I felt his power, the light from Terra guiding me, dispelling the fog and foreshadowing the future..............."

The woman clasped her hands and placed them on her chest, while Duanmu Huai was unmoved.

"Well, I agree with that, as I said earlier, many gods are born by the power of will, and if there are enough believers and people in the empire who think that the emperor is a true god who will protect mankind forever. Then it is indeed possible that such a true god ——— a god named the emperor. ”

Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai smiled.

"So, you're the emperor who plans to replace the ruler of the Human Empire with a god named Emperor, huh......... Interesting, isn't it? From this point of view, there is not much difference between you and Horus. ”

“…………………！！”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's taunt, the woman's face changed greatly, and the old missionary next to her also trembled, and the three Astarte soldiers were also dumbfounded.

"Nope! Your Excellency the Grand Inquisitor! We believe in the Emperor of Terra! It's no one else! ”

"You are only his worshippers, and if it is a fictitious god, it is naturally in accordance with your imagination, because it was your mind that created it. But the emperor actually exists, you see, just like those idols and artists who are worshipped, their admirers will also see these artists as flawless, even the pinnacle of existence, but you should know very well that there is a gap between the artists seen in the eyes of the worshippers and the artists in reality, are you right? ”

"This ..............."

The woman stepped back, she wanted to deny Duanmuhuai's words, but she had to admit that Duanmuhuai's words made sense. She is a recorder herself, and she has many friends with artists, and she knows that many mortals worship these artists and are even willing to give everything for them. In the eyes of those admirers, these artists are noble, handsome and dashing celebrities. But she knows that many times those colleagues are heavy drinkers, and even often give up on themselves.........

"No!"

The woman screamed and collapsed to the ground trembling.

"I'm not, I don't mean that...............!"

At this moment, she completely lost her usual eloquence, she never thought about this question, is the emperor she worships really the same person as the one who is really in Terra?

If they are not, then what does everything they do?

"Well, it looks like that's the end of it."

Duanmu Huai spread out his hands.

"Go down and think about your life, and don't talk about boring things in front of me in the future."

Duanmu Huai's question,In fact, it's a particularly famous joke among players.,At that time, a very serious player posted a complaint, "After reading the Holy Word, I feel that the emperor in it and the one in Terra are not the same person at all", and then some players replied, "Then what do you use to prove that the emperor is the emperor?" ”

So this becomes a nesting doll terrier.

You can't prove that the emperor you believe in is the emperor, which means that the emperor in Terra is not necessarily the emperor of the state religion......... Laughing to death.

At most, it can only be said that it has the same name and surname.

So the soul in the skull shelf sitting on the golden toilet may not be the emperor of Terra for a long time, but the emperor who has become the state religion.

This is the tanuki for the prince, Luo Jia spent 10,000 years to successfully usurp the throne, congratulations, congratulations.

To Duanmuhuai, he was just joking, but it seemed to hit Sinderman and the woman hard, and they held each other up and left the hall trembling. And the three Astartes looked at them, and they were inexplicably a little sympathetic in their hearts.

"Alright, the boring stuff is over."

Duanmu Huai retracted his gaze, patted the little head of Ogis beside him, and looked at the three of them.

"So, what are you looking for me?"

(End of chapter)