Huron entered the main castle of Calamity Star Fortress and walked through the stone corridor. On both sides of the corridor were strange statues made of various materials - including bones, human skin, metal, crystal, flesh and blood. In the distance,
, followed by a corridor made entirely of a glass-like substance.
The corridor cast wild, countless reflections, but Huron paid no attention to those sights, nor to the beast-headed statues that filled the niches along the corridor's walls.
Perhaps there was no such corridor when the fortress was built, but like most creations of Chaos, even a fortress may eventually develop some kind of self-awareness.
But Huron was its master, and he would not mind such tricks.
In the meantime, Huron also encountered various groups of people, most of whom were hunchbacked servants wearing black robes. They were hurriedly rushing back and forth in the castle. Sometimes he would encounter some Chaos Space Marines, some alone, some in twos and threes.
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When they saw Huron, they would bow their heads or kneel down respectfully.
Soon, Huron arrived in front of the huge metal door of the central hall of the fortress.
The door was decorated with an iron pattern of a devil's skull. The warriors guarding both sides of the door immediately punched their chests with their fists upon seeing Huron, silently paying tribute to the Black-Hearted King. At the same time, metal drums and horns made thunderous sounds.
Then the door automatically opened inwards, making an ominous sound as it scraped against the stone slabs on the ground.
Huron crossed the threshold expressionlessly. A group of people had already gathered in the hall. They were the war lords and war gang leaders of the Angstrom battle group. They stood under the ceiling of the hall like a beast skeleton, surrounded by dozens of people.
A brazier illuminated their crimson armor.
They are all the true core of the Red Pirates. Some are wearing fully armed Terminators, some are fused with flesh and armor, and some have armor covered with human skin.
When they discovered Huron's arrival, they all bowed their heads respectfully.
The one closest to the door was a Chaos Lord whose lower body had mutated into something resembling a reptile. There were six guards covered in armor that looked like scales standing behind him. He was the first to salute Huron and made a high-pitched voice.
"Long live the Black-Hearted King!"
Huron only glanced at them, and then moved his gaze from the crowd to the end of the hall.
In front, he saw a huge throne. Behind the throne was a gleaming black silver-edged flag, with the red pirate's black hand symbol in the center of the flag.
The throne is forged from twisted silver metal, sourced from the remains of Skitarii slain on the battlefield and the remains of Mechanicus war machines. Hundreds of losers were ruthlessly shattered to create this throne.
It shines in the firelight, as if to prove some kind of glorious victory.
But in fact, everyone present knew that they were still far, far away from victory.
At the same time, Huron came to another man. He was wearing red armor with silver trim and a rust-red cloak on his shoulders. He was without a helmet and had a bare head, revealing a dry and thin face. When he saw
When Huron, the look on his face quickly changed to that of a most humble servant.
He is the person in charge of this Red Pirate Angstrom side, War Lord Mogaro Kalai.
Many people thought he would be punished by Huron, but Huron walked over and gave him a brotherly hug.
"Well done, my brother."
Although Huron's voice was still calm, it was much less cold. After he let go of the other party, Mogaro Kalai showed a look of shame on his face.
"Sir, I have failed to live up to your expectations, until now..."
"It's not your problem alone."
Huron waved his hand, then passed Mogaro Kalai, walked to the throne, then turned around and sat on it.
Mogaro Kalai then turned around and said to everyone in the hall:
"It is a great honor for all our soldiers to come to Angstrom to command the battle from the Black Heart Throne! Now, please give instructions to the Lord of the Maelstrom."
Everyone immediately fell silent and looked at Huron in unison. Even the foreign war gangs did not dare to be too casual on this occasion. Even Zhu Fu gave Huron away.
Huron's eyes swept over, and then he said in a deep voice:
"For the moment, I can't find the right words to express what kind of hope I have for you. For example, I saw that there were not only more than 5,000 reinforcements coming to Angstrom with me, but also our close ally, Black
The Zhufu brothers sent by Abaddon, the Lord of the Legions."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand towards Zhu Fu, and the giant nodded symbolically to the people around him.
"And Lord Varothen from the Screaming Vortex."
The Chaos Lord, whom Huron calls Lord Varosen, is covered from head to toe in bone-like heavy armor. Thick curved steel plates are made into armor in the shape of femurs, sternums and ribs, and have gone through many delicate processes.
Polished, and his helmet was in the shape of a demon skull with fangs, curling up from the forehead. When the other Red Pirates looked at him, something dark and cold was ignited behind the mask of the thick armor,
It started to burn blazingly.
The war gang led by Varosen is called the Sword of Scourge. It is a hybrid war gang with a number of about three hundred people. It mainly operates in the Screaming Vortex area.
There are a total of three Screaming Vortex warbands who came to the Maelstrom with him this time. This is actually quite abnormal to some people within the Red Pirates, because the Chaos Space Marines in the Screaming Vortex do not often come out for activities.
It's hard not to be suspicious when three of them come out this time.
In fact, only Huron knew that these three warbands were controlled by a demon prince. However, this mysterious demon prince was not invited by Huron. He was attracted by the fierce battle in the Maelstrom.
Therefore, it is also difficult to control, but fortunately its warbands are willing to obey Huron's command, so Huron doesn't care so much.
"...and the Necrotic Lord who infected the Apostles."
As the only Nurgle believer present, and the one who was deliberately kept away from everyone, the leader of the Infectious Apostles warband, the Necrotic Lord who calls himself the Hand of Nurgle, had a kind smile on his face covered with scars and sores, and then nodded.
, making a purring sound.
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"The King of Black Hearts is welcome."
The Infectious Apostles are a warband purely derived from the Death Guard. The Necrotic Lord was originally an apothecary in the legion, and later led the team to run away during the civil war on the Plague Star to establish the Infectious Apostles.
At the same time, this warband is also one of the 11 Chaos warbands that participated in the siege of Vraks. Necrosis and Zhu Fu are even considered "old comrades". It was Zhu Fu who invited Lord Necrosis to come with him when he came to the Maelstrom this time.
The Apostles of Infection had suffered heavy losses in the siege of Vraks before, and coming to the Maelstrom this time was an opportunity to recover. After all, Huron was famous for being wealthy, and the Necrotic Lord was naturally willing to get involved in this matter.