For any Chosen One walking the Crimson Path, the gaze from the Blood God is not a gift, but a test of practicing the Eight Blood Bends.

As for the gifts? That was only the understanding of mortal believers—stronger, more tyrannical, more bloodthirsty, and perhaps weaker beings would indulge in the intoxication of this power, but the Lord of Skulls had never allowed any chosen one to fall into the sixfold ring of the Prince of Pleasure, and any weakling who slackened off would be hunted down by the Blood Hound for eternity, and the warriors who could make the Blood God favor would only fall into a brutal fight to the death again and again.

until a sharp blade has been forged and tempered by blood and fire.

They are the Chosen Ones of Cruelty.

Each Chosen One will gradually become a mad bloodthirsty demon in the gap between fight and death, soaking both reason and will in hot blood plasma.

This is the truth of the Blessing.

Karn had seen with his own eyes the future, the Betrayer, the Chosen One, the 'self' who had resolutely gone down the eightfold path of blood after the World Eater had fallen apart.

He was on the scene when the Twelfth Legion ceased to exist...

The blood in the veins was boiling and screaming, the blazing steam from the high-speed operation of the chainsaw axe was steaming thoughts, reason, friendship, emotion, loyalty, everything that was once cherished or beautiful was slowly eaten away under the whispers of the blood god, and the shell called Karn was left with an endless thirst for blood and skulls.

A feeding frenzy? Reverent? Karn didn't know how to describe that state of mind, but he definitely didn't want to experience it a second time, and he definitely didn't want to make that horrific scene a reality.

Therefore, when he realized that all the recruits recruited by the Children of the Mountains had the influence of the Blood God, he immediately stopped all efforts to recruit new recruits.

This is not only his obligation as a blood finger, but also the fear after the war.

As a veteran of the Terra Wars, Karn knew that the dogs of the past were not as good as the Ultramarines and Salamanders, but they were bound by the strict rules of the Legion, and their fierce nature was not as stubborn as the ghouls.

Before Elaine's return, the war dogs had at least similar reputations in the empire to the space wolves.

It's just that... If history hadn't changed, and the original body of the Legion was still the one who had been nailed as a butcher, then it would only be a matter of time before he degenerated into a world eater.

The Great Rebellion set off by the War Commander was a complete disaster for the Empire.

The former battle brothers have become enemies, and the great exploits of the Great Expedition have been played with by the Chaos Evil Gods from the High Heavens.

At one point, Karn had some expectations for life after the Great Expedition.

The enemies they have to contend with have gradually disappeared in the galaxy, whether it is the rising alien empire or the technological barbarians entrenched in the galaxy, they have all been crushed in the great expedition of the human empire, although each Astarte will fight to the death for the empire after taking an oath, but they were also once flesh and blood humans, with dreams and hobbies, interests and friends.

In the midst of the precarious wars of the Great Expedition, Karn wondered if he would retire like the Thunder Warriors and live a comfortable and peaceful life in some agricultural world, just as there are many stories about Guterra, as an old man dying in a dream.

But... Having seen the future of the Great Rebellion, Karn knew that such beautiful stories only existed in dreams.

The war will never leave, the fighting will never stop, even if the genetic prototypes he knows are all missing and dead, and the emperor has been turned into a living corpse on the golden throne, the war will continue for thousands of years.

Confusion is the inner background of every son of the mountains who has witnessed the future.

They didn't know what their mother meant by showing them the future, or what it meant to believe in the truth of the empire.

The so-called "gods do not exist" and "reason will prevail over all" are ridiculous lies.

Needless to say, they were going to face a supreme deity.

The reason they believed in in in the past did not give them strength, only the fear and fear that came with revealing their true vision.

Fear will fall into the madness of the Blood God's control, and fear that they will become downright depraved madmen like the World Eaters they have seen.

Until. The majestic figure appeared before them, and with gentle words and firm will, he bound their hearts together, twisting the power that was so subtle and weak compared to chaos into a strong rope, forging it into a sharp blade, leading the children of the mountains who were still confused to move forward without hesitation—

Rush into subspace and attack the Sadistic God's Domain.

Unleash an unprecedented war.

Fight against infinite enemies with limited resources, and bear the suffering of all with the will of one person.

Fight against the power of the gods as a human being.

With the courage of what has been called a great hymn, she saved the Twelfth Legion, which was about to fall into the mire.

Despite the victory, the Children of the Mountains have almost broken free from the chains of the Blood God.

The [Skull Nail Death] that had been frequent in the Legion had quietly disappeared, and the huge wave of chaos that had once entrenched in the Great Vortex Star Domain had gradually subsided.

Karn would not allow anything to go wrong with this hard-won redemption until his mother returned.

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"You've done well in my absence, Karn."

Elaine nodded slightly at Karn's serious gaze.

The Children of the Mountains were still weak, but Karn was undoubtedly right.

For any unexpected situation that is not understood, there is a chance that the evil gods of chaos are hindering it, not to mention that this terror is directly aimed at the source of the sons of the mountains, and I am afraid that the purity of the legion members - the sons of the emperor who are ravaged by genetic diseases, and the thousand sons who are tortured by the curse of flesh and blood, I am afraid that they can feel the same way.

For any sudden flames, it is better to contain them at the initial stage as well.

"It's not just me who works, Mother. Greer, Redjak, Ronald, and my fighting brothers, they all supported my approach. ”

Karn said slowly.

"And... As for the recruitment of new recruits, in fact, it has not completely ended - most of the recruits we recruit are limited to the stage before the transformation operation, and the genetic seeds are also very abundant. Just waiting for your return. ”

"And because of the excellent quality of the troops, our auxiliary army has almost returned to the pre-war level."

"At the very least, on some battlefields where Astarte is not needed, the Children of the Mountains can return to the Great Expedition."

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(End of chapter)