Zeke's figure reappeared within the Warp, and the Human Giant's light illuminated the entire Warp.
Upon discovering Zeke's arrival, Nurgle quickly hugged his head with both hands, shrinking tightly within his garden.
Khorne, on the other hand, sat on his brass throne, staring intently at Zeke. As soon as Zeke approached his location, he would fight Zeke to vent his desire for battle.
He had already prepared himself to be beaten half to death by Zeke.
While fighting Zeke might lead to being beaten half to death, not fighting Zeke was truly unbearable for him; he really wanted to fight Zeke.
As for Slaanesh, he remained the same.
He still stared blankly at Zeke, as if he had seen a rare treasure.
And Tzeentch continued to be stubborn, saying, "Everything is going according to plan." But after saying this, he turned into a puff of smoke and hid.
Who could figure out how Zeke acted? What if, because of his casual remark, he came with his sword again to stab him through?
Besides the four of them, the moment Gork saw Zeke, both of them immediately distanced themselves from this Warp, fearing that Zeke would once again beat them with one hand.
The Emperor, however, nodded at Zeke's arrival. He knew very well why his younger brother was here.
He had also considered whether Zeke could seal the golden throne beneath him, allowing him to stand up and personally save his sons, but in the end, he gave up.
He could feel that Zeke's energy consumption was extremely severe. If he were to seal the golden throne for him again, that energy would be a pure loss.
Even the Emperor was unwilling to do such a losing business, as it would weaken their own combat strength.
Zeke entered the Warp, and he began to observe the events in the Cadia Sector. Due to the presence of the Eye of Terror, Zeke easily saw the changes on Cadia.
His first glance fell upon Abaddon, who was on his flagship.
At the same time, the Black Fleet was continuously striking the Imperial Fleet. The Imperium of Man's fleet was gradually collapsing, just like in previous battles; the Imperium of Man's fleet was no match for the chaos Fleet.
The last large-scale chaos invasion had already caused heavy losses to the Human Attack Force. If Zeke's Dominion Fleet had not also joined the battlefield at the last moment, the Imperium of Man would have already failed.
"Good heavens, he's really bold. After such a battle before, he still dares to continue fighting?"
"Old Huang, what do you say? Although I also want to help Cadia now, you know my fleet is currently carrying out combat missions in other star systems."
"Now I am willing but powerless. My side is about to face a Tyranid Swarm attack."
"You also saw that there's a huge Blackstone Fortress there. Unless I bring battleships to bombard it with main guns, it's really hard to be effective."
"And even if we use the main guns of battleships, honestly, it's not easy to make the other side pay a sufficient price."
"Tell me, what can I do about this? Unless I personally take action, but if I do, the large rift of the Eye of Terror will become even bigger. Last time, it was with great difficulty that I managed to mend it."
Zeke asked the Emperor beside him for his opinion.
The Emperor shook his head. Honestly, he had no good solution. He could only sit on the golden throne now and do nothing else. At most, he could deploy his Thrall Legion if possible.
Zeke looked at the other party's expression and knew that this fellow could do nothing.
"Alright, I'll be honest with you, I really don't want to fight a ground war.
But the situation on Cadia is no longer a problem that can be solved by space battles. They have already appeared on the surface of Cadia, and a ground war is unavoidable."
"Alright, I understand. I will send a legion to Cadia to fight then. You continue to squat on the throne."
After saying that, Zeke disappeared within the Warp and returned to his colony.
Having just returned to the colony, Zeke began to examine his forces. First, there was the fleet; the number of ships was quite large.
Compared to the initial Dominion Fleet, he now possessed a large number of fleets, but his fleets had no troops to use.
He was accelerating development as much as possible. His fleet had already begun to sortie to other star systems to consolidate their territory and reclaim more colonies.
Currently, the only fleet that could be mobilized at the main colony was a squadron consisting of one cruiser, four destroyers, and eight frigates.
This fleet had just been built, ready to be dispatched to other places for combat, and it just hadn't departed yet.
In terms of ground forces, he currently had seven legions of Human Attack Force, but six of these seven legions had already been dispatched to attack new colonies.
Adhering to the idea that sufficient troops should be dispatched as combat units for any operation, Zeke put one Human Attack Force into each attacking fleet.
As mentioned before, one of Zeke's Human Attack Force consists of one million Space Marines, along with a large number of supporting weapons and equipment, as well as Titan Legions.
There was no other way. Compared to the Imperium of Man, which had a large number of Astra Militarum as frontline troops.
Zeke did not have an army like the Astra Militarum at hand. He could only mobilize his offensive forces.
The six dispatched Human Attack Force legions were targeting six colonies.
He planned to bring all eight surrounding star systems under his control.
Using these eight closely connected star systems, he would build a defensive system, preparing to deal with the hive Fleet that would arrive in a few years.
Therefore, after surveying his military strength, Zeke couldn't help but sigh that Abaddon had indeed chosen a good time.
He launched the 13th Black Crusade again just as he was preparing to face the hive Fleet crisis.
After a moment of thought, Zeke issued his orders.
"The 7th Human Attack Force is now boarding the transport ships. Under the cover of the 7th Attack Squadron, prepare to proceed to the Cadia Sector to support Cadia. Cadia stands!"
After issuing his orders, Zeke himself also stood up. He prepared to personally get involved in this matter and, incidentally, educate Abaddon.
He was truly very interested in this warrior now. He really wanted to know what Abaddon was thinking?
After they had just fought with the Chaos Gods, and after he had seen so many titan war machines, Space Marines, and Custodes intervene in the battle, why did Abaddon still dare to launch his Black Crusade?
Abaddon: "I don't know! I didn't see you fighting the Chaos Gods. If I had, I would have surrendered long ago!"
As Zeke prepared to depart, the Custodes also boarded a transport ship. They, too, were ready for battle.
Where the Emperor is, there the Custodes are.
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#90Chapter 90 Blackstone Fortress Appears
Zeke's fleet set off once again, but unlike the large fleet cluster last time, this was a small fleet group consisting of only one cruiser, two destroyers, and eight frigates protecting four transport ships.
As Zeke's fleet began its departure, the knight house once again received a request for support from the Imperium.
Grisha looked at the request sent by the Department of Military Affairs in front of him. He only glanced at it twice before tossing it aside.
Indeed, the message from the Department of Military Affairs to House Yaeger was a request for House Yaeger to dispatch troops to support Cadia.
This request was the same as last time; then, too, they had used a requesting tone for House Yaeger to move out and support Cadia.
Now, they were still requesting.
Facing a behemoth like House Yaeger, the Department of Military Affairs naturally knew what respect meant.
Those who disrespected House Yaeger were either dealt with through political means or had already died in the stellaris, with no one knowing how they died, but they would die nonetheless.
Grisha looked at the message requesting support in front of him. After a moment, he folded it and threw it aside.
"Assemble our fleet, activate our Iron Legion, and prepare to completely eliminate that foolish Abaddon, making him disappear from the galaxy..."
Grisha's words stopped before he finished.
No, it was not right. Just as the actions of House Yaeger were known to the necron dynasty, the actions of the necron dynasty were naturally discovered by House Yaeger.
If House Yaeger were to use the Iron Legion, it would undoubtedly provoke the slumbering necron dynasty, causing it to unleash its tomb fleet and engage House Yaeger in a major battle in the Segmentum Obscurus.
This was not what the family wanted.
The family did not want to fight a necron to the death here; it was meaningless.
"Forget it, do not mobilize the Dominion Fleet and the Iron Legion. Assemble our family's knights and deploy two Titan Legions to prepare to support Cadia again."
After much deliberation, Grisha made his decision.
Although the Dominion Fleet could not be used, the Imperial knights and Titan Legions could still be deployed. This would not provoke the nerves of those necrons.
The Qianji family acted again, not mobilizing the Dominion forces but only using the armed forces within the Imperium of Man.
emperor-class battleships and merchant fleets reassembled, and transport ships arrived at the knight house's homeworld to load drop pods. They would once again set off to participate in the Battle of Cadia.
Two Titan Legions were brought out from a hidden pocket dimension next to House Yaeger, also preparing to enter the fray.
Considering the influence of the necron dynasty, the Yaeger knight house still prepared to put on a show.
They only dispatched one gloriana-class battleship as the flagship, two emperor-class battleships, and four other types of battleships, along with 16 cruisers, 48 destroyers, and 69 various frigates.
From within the family, 1800 knight titans were deployed, along with two Titan Legions, comprising 180 titans.
Additionally, there were privately armed forces from various parts of the family that could be publicly mobilized.
The total number of these soldiers, armed with Imperial power, was 18 million.
House Yaeger deployed most of its publicly mobilizable armed forces, preparing to head to Cadia to stop Abaddon's 13th Black Crusade.
They knew very well what the Eye of Terror meant. If the Eye of Terror fell, House Yaeger would no longer be able to hide.
The Dominion Fleet would surely have to come out and fight the forces of chaos; they could not stand by and watch them slaughter the humans of the Imperium of Man.
But doing so would make the battlefield very chaotic.
The necrons would also emerge.
Coupled with the hive Fleet Leviathan, which they had already detected heading towards this star sector, House Yaeger's idea of accumulating strength to help its heir would be ruined.
The family could not allow such a thing to happen.
All parties once again took action, and Abaddon once again became the target of all.
Could Abaddon, the warmaster of chaos, who had been victorious in a hundred battles, truly succeed in completing his 13th Black Crusade?
No one knew what the final outcome would be, but anyone could say to Abaddon, you are truly persistent.
Fleets from all sides began to re-converge towards the Cadia Sector, and at this time, the battle on Cadia became even more intense.
The Imperial armies that had not withdrawn remained here, continuing to engage Abaddon, while the Cadian Shock Troops still shouted their previous slogan, "Cadia Stands!" resolutely wanting to defend until the last moment.
However, Abaddon would not give them this chance. Large numbers of chaos forces continuously leaped out from the Black Fleet and then entered Cadia's surface.
Now was no longer the time for space warfare; now it was ground warfare.
The resistance of the Imperial Navy fleet that had originally remained here was also growing weaker and weaker.
Except for the phalanx.
The phalanx, with its massive body, was still rallying the surrounding Imperial Navy fleet, making its final stand.
But even the phalanx, the largest battleship of the Imperium, its resistance had begun to weaken and was becoming ineffective.
The Black Legion's fleet was simply too numerous and too powerful.
The Black Legion fleet led by the *Vengeful Spirit* was continuously encircling the phalanx, and the Imperial Fleet's resistance grew weaker and weaker.
Boarding tactics might not have much effect on Zeke's Stellaris fleet, as they had energy shields.
Their boarding tactics, at most, would have an effect like a fly swatter, but for the Imperial Fleet, they were exceptionally effective.
Large numbers of chaos Space Marines boarded Imperial Navy warships, then eliminated one Imperial Navy force after another.
The Imperium's Astartes were no longer their opponents. These veterans of ten thousand years of continuous warfare, with the skills accumulated over tens of thousands of years and numbers far exceeding the Imperial Astartes, slaughtered all of the Imperium's Astartes.
As the Imperial Navy's losses grew increasingly severe and it was almost wiped out, under the cover of the Black Fleet, the Blackstone Fortress arrived—
The *Eternal Will*, a Blackstone Fortress, slowly sailed into Cadia's orbit like a floating mountain of death.
The Warp cannons of this ancient super-dreadnought could penetrate all defenses of the real world.
Its dark surface shimmered with eerie chaos Eight-pointed Star runes, as if mocking the resistance of the entire sector.
It is rumored that these space constructs were the creations of the eldar Artisan God, Vaul.
Their design purpose was to channel the power of the Sea of Souls to slay the C'tan.
Abaddon stood on the bridge of the Black Fleet's flagship, the *Vengeful Spirit*, his single eye glowing with fanatical red light.
Abaddon clearly hoped to use it to directly bombard Cadia, completely destroying the planet.
Finally, he was finally going to succeed; he was about to succeed.
He would soon wash away his shame, the shame of being ignored by everyone in the previous 13th Black Crusade.
The Blackstone Fortresses were no secret to Cadia's defenders; their power had been widely known since the Gothic War.
Facing such a huge threat and pressure, Sven Bloodhowl, one of the two Wolf Lords of the Space Wolves present, proposed a battle plan.
He planned to use his company, the Firehowlers, and their battle barge, the *Firemane's Fang*, which was currently the only warship in Cadia's orbit capable of breaking through the Black Fleet.
He loudly declared to his Space Marines:
"We are this planet's last hope! Now, everyone, charge the Blackstone Fortress with me!"
"Only this way can we buy more time for Cadia!"
The anthem of humanity is the anthem of courage. With the arrival of the Blackstone Fortress, this war seemed to have entered its final critical stage. If death was inevitable, then they would die on the charge!
They did not expect the Custodes and space marine Legions, which had appeared last time, to appear again. For the previous war, they simply summarized it as the Emperor's manifestation.
In the eyes of the Imperial armies, the Emperor had already blessed them once.
They did not hope that the Emperor could intervene again to bless them a second time.
Now, they were to make a desperate charge.