Abaddon could be said to be very lucky; he survived once again.
This time, he relied on his pragmatism and the protection of the Four Chaos Gods.
Of course, it was more likely because he himself was insignificant in Zeke's eyes.
Otherwise, even with the protection of the Four Chaos Gods, Zeke would probably have crushed him.
The Blackstone Fortress was now in Zeke's hands, and he quickly dispatched a contingent of Space Marines from his fleet to take it back, using destroyers and frigates to tow it at superluminal speeds.
As for himself, he was preparing to head directly to Ultramar.
To await the arrival of Dora Kaul there.
To be honest, Zeke was quite interested in the 13th Primarch, Roboute Guilliman.
This Thirteenth, the future Regent of the Imperium, Zeke's attitude towards him would be much better than towards the other useless Primarchs.
To put it bluntly, this Thirteenth could be said to be the only one among the Yellow-skinned guy's (the Emperor's) sons who seemed to possess talent.
As for the others... those guys were simply a group of indescribable individuals, each with their own ideas, but they were unable to realize them.
That group of guys, when put together, could practically start fighting among themselves; to realize their respective ideas, the most important thing was to first possess Guilliman's administrative abilities.
In summary, only Roboute Guilliman seemed like a capable person.
Besides that, and most importantly, his abilities were indeed powerful, and his character and integrity were also impeccable; he was definitely an excellent commander.
To put it most plainly, Zeke had taken a liking to Roboute Guilliman.
Once the Terran Dominion arrived, Xiao Hui would definitely accompany him, wouldn't that leave Xiao Hui's planetary governor position vacant?
Surely there couldn't be no Sector Governor?
Moreover, having a local person serve as a Sector Governor in the Dominion could also greatly assist the Dominion's Ministry of Political Affairs in resolving the issues of the Warhammer 40k Human Imperium.
To be frank, the Terran Dominion was indeed powerful, and its fleet was indeed incomparable to that of the Human Imperium, but the Imperium's territory was simply too vast!
If the Dominion were to swallow this Human Imperium, its area would expand by an unknown number of times, and the poverty alleviation office would definitely go crazy.
To prevent complaints from his own Sector Governors, Zeke decided to bring in a 'tool-person' for them first.
Of course, before the Dominion arrived, Guilliman still had to act as the Regent of the Human Imperium, as only then could he manage the internal affairs of the Imperium and prepare for the Dominion's arrival.
Under the command of the rapidly retreating Abaddon, the forces of the Black Legion began an orderly withdrawal.
They would once again hide within the Eye of Terror, and after Zeke left, they would resume their 13th Black Crusade.
Although the Black Legionnaires did not understand why they had to flee, they still chose to obey orders because these were commands issued by the Four Gods.
The crisis on Cadia was once again alleviated, without even needing Zeke to deploy troops.
As for the remaining chaos daemon on the surface of Cadia, the Human Imperium's armies would naturally deal with them.
Zeke issued a direct order to the fleet behind him.
"The Custodes stay, the rest can all return. Remember to take the Blackstone Fortress back; it's our spoils of war."
The Emperor's command was naturally supreme. The Dominion fleet, upon receiving the order, began to slowly withdraw, and the Blackstone Fortress also started to depart under the control of the boarding Space Marines.
Only Zeke, accompanied by 10,000 Custodes, arrived on the surface of Cadia.
But the war was not so easily over. Because Zeke and the Emperor had teamed up to fight the Six Chaos Gods, the great "chrysanthemum" (Eye of Terror) in the Cadia Sector had grown even larger.
It was clear that the necron Blackstone Pylons were probably on the verge of collapsing. He had to go and study them to see if he could modify them and reinforce them a bit.
And while he was at it, he would also meet the "model king" among the necrons.
If his previous understanding of Warhammer was correct, such a large-scale war as the 13th Black Crusade absolutely could not fail to attract that necron overlord.
That is, Trazyn the Infinite.
This fellow, who collected models everywhere, would definitely be drawn in by this large-scale war. For no other reason than his love for collecting models, he was sure to be here.
The Thirteenth Black Crusade was a large-scale melee between the Terran Dominion and the Chaos Gods.
Although in the initial melee, Trazyn, if he had any sense, would not have dared to appear on the battlefield, it was different now.
The Terran Dominion's fleet had already left when Abaddon made his comeback, and the Chaos Gods had not focused their attention here, so it was possible for this guy to appear.
The outcome, of course, did not exceed Zeke's expectations. When he used his powerful psychic energy to envelop the entire planet of Cadia, he discovered a furtive figure.
Of course, this furtive appearance was only how Zeke perceived it.
"He's here after all." Seeing the necron made Zeke very happy, because he now had a huge demand for liquid metal.
Liquid metal was truly a very useful material. If it could be incorporated into his warship production, it would undoubtedly increase the automatic recovery capabilities of his warships after taking damage.
This would allow the warships he was currently building to recover from damage daily, just like the Terran Dominion warships that came to support him.
More importantly, adding liquid metal during alloy production could also speed up his alloy production.
This stuff was good, so Zeke was very interested. He planned to get some from the necrons.
Besides that, he also needed to understand what kind of civilization the necrons were, a civilization similar to the Fallen Empire.
The power comparison between Stellaris and Warhammer was simply too chaotic. Warhammer's low-to-mid-tier combat power was indeed abysmal, but their high-tier combat power was not weak at all.
Especially these necrons, they possessed a large number of strategic deterrent weapons, such as the Celestial Orrery. Zeke knew its function all too well, as he also had one.
Warp drive activated. Zeke and the 10,000 Custodes behind him vanished from their original location, appearing before a furtive necron.
Trazyn was squatting behind a ruin.
His green-glowing mechanical eyes constantly adjusted focus, and his mouth emitted "click-clack" mechanical sounds, like a paparazzi reporter secretly taking pictures.
It could be said that he completely lacked the demeanor an overlord of the necron race should have, and this scene made Zeke's veins throb.
For some reason, he always felt that the guy in front of him was missing a screw.
Zeke somewhat suspected whether this overlord of the necron dynasty, when changing bodies, had lost too much of his consciousness and was almost 'dead'.
However, considering the Warhammer 40k lore he had learned before, it shouldn't be that bad.
Zeke's appearance did not attract Trazyn's attention, because he believed he could not be discovered. This was the powerful technology of the necrons.
As the most powerful race in this galaxy, they had enough confidence to ensure that they would not be discovered while secretly observing a battlefield.