When Zeke's Custodian Guard appeared before Cawl, all he saw was the Adeptus Mechanicus Skitarii guarding a gigantic, bizarre creature in the center.
Previously, this scene would have been met with excuses, but Zeke indicated that he could still accept it.
Zeke's student, an Archmagos of the Adeptus Mechanicus, was also like this.
Therefore, Zeke had developed some immunity and resistance to this matter, and he did not shoot Cawl.
The Custodian Guard merely adopted a combat-ready stance; after all, Cawl looked truly terrifying.
At the same time, the Adeptus Mechanicus Skitarii were considered blasphemous by the Custodian Guard.
They dared to transform humans into such forms; this was simply a desecration of humanity itself.
If it weren't for the fact that they had seen the Adeptus Mechanicus as a power, the Skitarii would now be facing slaughter from the Custodian Guard.
"Which one is Belisarius Cawl? Come out and meet me."
Zeke's words echoed among the Skitarii.
And the one with the enormous physique, who looked like a monster at first glance, stepped forward.
He slowly approached Zeke, and he also saw the Custodian Guard.
Living Saint Celestine also saw Zeke, who was protected by the Custodian Guard; just now, she had received a revelation from the Emperor.
The Emperor told her that the one before her was also the master of mankind, the Emperor from another universe, from the Terran Dominion.
Although Celestine was utterly bewildered by this statement, she still chose to obey the Emperor's command, so she flew ahead to Zeke and knelt on one knee.
"Greetings, Emperor. Praise be to you, master of mankind."
Living Saint Celestine's action was like dropping a massive stone into a frozen lake.
The grim array composed of steel, roaring engines, and Skitarii transformed into non-human forms instantly fell into an even deeper silence.
The hum of gears ceased.
Servo-skulls hovered in the air, their red lights flickering faintly.
The muscles or hydraulic rods of the Skitarii's limbs, encased in a mixture of steel and flesh, even showed a subtle, imperceptible solidification.
All eyes—whether hidden behind optical sensors, or embedded in bio-alloy eye sockets, or projected from observation ports within Cawl's vast, bloated body structure—
focused on Celestine, kneeling on one knee, her wings slightly trembling, radiating a pure divine light, and on the object of her reverence.
The man named "Zeke," who appeared incredibly handsome, as if not of this world, yet exerted an invisible pressure even on the strongest warriors.
The impact of this scene was far more shocking than facing an emperor-class titan charging at them.
This was the Chosen of the Emperor, a Living Saint, calling another being "Emperor"!
Could a Living Saint be mistaken about the Emperor? No!
That meant the one before them was the master of mankind, the avatar of the Omnissiah, the God of Machines, the Emperor.
Zeke nodded, then spoke.
"The Emperor told you about me? Next time you see me, don't do this. I don't want to be worshipped."
Zeke made a small joke, but his joke was not funny.
The surrounding Adeptus Mechanicus Skitarii, the Imperial Army, and Belisarius Cawl, no one dared to speak, and no one dared to laugh.
The Emperor could joke with himself, but how could ordinary mortals dare to face this god?
Well, their reaction seemed normal and reasonable to Zeke.
Therefore, he did not continue joking, but instead said,
"Let's go, everyone. Prepare your forces. We are leaving for the Ultima Segmentum now. It's time to save Bobby the 13."
"I am not the Emperor, so don't continue to misunderstand."
Zeke stated that he was not the Emperor, but no one among the surrounding Imperial Army was willing to believe him.
However, since Zeke was the Emperor, after he spoke, they still claimed to believe him.
Of course, Zeke could see their disbelief even with his eyes closed, so he did not continue to explain.
The cruiser activated its Warp drive, and then a spatial fluctuation appeared on the ground.
All the Imperial Army and Adeptus Mechanicus forces instantly vanished from their original location and appeared inside the Dominion cruiser.
A cruiser, almost the size of a battleship, was more than enough to carry tens of thousands of soldiers.
When they appeared inside the cruiser, Cawl had not yet reacted, but then he saw the highly technological interior of the warship.
How could Cawl resist such a magnificent warship?
The Adeptus Mechanicus's desire for technology manifested in Cawl; numerous probes extended from his hands, seemingly wanting to touch the surrounding warship, but the attempt failed.
How could a warship made of null-material armor be explored by the Adeptus Mechanicus's probes? They were cut upon mere contact.
Zeke did not pay attention to Cawl's actions, because he knew very well that whatever this guy did would be useless.
"Fleet, set sail for the Ultima Segmentum. Fly at maximum speed, enter the Warp for travel."
A standard Dominion cruiser's cruising speed was only two million times the speed of light; flying at such a speed in realspace would be too slow to reach the Ultima Segmentum.
To proceed at the fastest speed, the Warp lane was indeed an excellent choice.
After all, travel within the Warp would be much faster than direct superluminal flight in the real universe.
The cruiser, destroyer, and frigate together began to leave the Cadia Sector and entered the Warp.
And after Belisarius Cawl departed, the long-eared Aeldari also appeared at the original location.
However, they were destined to see nothing; when they appeared on the land where Cawl had just left, they helplessly found that there was nothing there.
The prophecy underwent an unknown change at this moment; the Aeldari's prophecy seemed to have failed, and these long-eared ones of the Death Guard were a bit bewildered.
The moment the Dominion Fleet tore through the veil of reality and plunged into the Warp, residual null-material particles on Cadia's surface scattered like stardust.
Three spirit-bone boots inlaid with obsidian patterns crushed the scorched earth, and the pupils of Death Guard Farseer Yvraine contracted sharply behind her faceplate—her third sight was awash with crimson warning runes.
"The prophecy... has been rewritten?" Her fingertips traced the lingering Warp echoes in the air, but the psychic threads disintegrated into ash upon contact.
This defied all common sense of the paths of fate, as if someone had brutally smeared the predetermined patterns on the Mobius tapestry with pure black paint.
However, the Aeldari are a race skilled in prophecy; although they found that the prophecy seemed to have changed, they quickly proceeded with the next step of their plan.
Regardless, even if the prophecy changed again, they would eventually go to Guilliman, so they could simply wait in the Ultima Segmentum.
The Aeldari opened their Webway and entered it.