When Zeke arrived in the Ultima Segmentum with Cawl and his fleet, the Imperial Army in the Ultima Segmentum were still preparing for war.
The Chief Librarian of the Ultramarines Chapters.
He had foreseen Abaddon's appearance, and thus the Ultramarines throughout the Ultima Segmentum were preparing for war, ready to counter the chaos invasion.
However, from the current perspective, the Chief Librarian's prophecy seemed to be mistaken.
Even the most powerful Chief Librarian could not have predicted the fundamental change in this battle, as the Terran Dominion's army once again thwarted Abaddon's plans.
The Chief Librarian could not have foreseen these subsequent events.
Therefore, the Ultima Segmentum was still preparing for war, and when the Terran Dominion's fleet appeared in the Ultima Segmentum, the Ultramarines showed no reaction.
After all, the Imperial fleet's technology was what it was; when Zeke didn't want his fleet to be detected by Imperial warships, the Imperial warships were completely unable to detect it.
Zeke's fleet brazenly parked in orbit above the planet Macragge, yet the Ultramarines' warships made no discoveries.
They had not discovered that the Terran Dominion's fleet was already in orbit around Macragge, and at this moment, if Zeke had even the slightest intention, the entire Macragge would be destroyed by him.
"Everyone, now board the shuttles and prepare to go to Hera Fortress on Macragge."
"The 13th Primarch, Roboute Guilliman, whom you are looking for, is in there."
Although Zeke was a 'cloud Warhammer' player, and after such a long time, some memories had become a bit blurry.
But he could still remember some relatively important things, such as resurrecting The 13th Primarch.
As The 13th Primarch, the Imperial Regent, who only existed as a background in many Warhammer stories, Zeke was very interested.
After all, in his opinion, he was one of the few relatively 'normal' sons among the Emperor's children.
The Emperor had many children, but he also had many children who were incredibly absurd, which might be the result of not having parental guidance.
Among the few gene-sons who were still somewhat normal, the only one who could be useful now was Roboute Guilliman.
The Raven king could also be useful, but the prerequisite was to find Corax first.
Zeke didn't know where to look.
In contrast, Roboute Guilliman, apart from the bad habit of liking to lead the charge and rush into battle, which absolutely needed to be changed, truly had no other bad habits.
And this 'bad habit' was not even considered a bad habit in Zeke's eyes; he could completely give Roboute Guilliman another genetic modification.
Give this Primarch psychic talent and also make him super strong!
With such enhancements, as a Primarch, he would become a powerful God of War.
Then his habit of liking to charge into battle would no longer be an ordinary problem, or rather, it would become an advantage.
This could also be considered Zeke's way of repaying the Emperor, a reward for always fighting together whenever they faced the Chaos Gods.
It must be said that whenever Zeke needed him, the Emperor would always stand by his side.
This alone made Zeke owe a great many favors, and now Zeke was going to repay a portion of those favors.
Cawl looked at Living Saint Celestine upon hearing this.
He was asking for the opinion of this Living Saint; he was inquiring if Living Saint Celestine had any issues with Zeke's statement.
And the Living Saint simply nodded devoutly, looking at Zeke with a pious expression.
Her demeanor could not have been more obvious.
It could only be said that it was fortunate Zeke hadn't brought that fanatical Inquisitor with him, otherwise, he would definitely have had a lot of trouble.
Inquisitors were all fanatics, every single one of them.
Cawl understood the Living Saint's meaning.
He did not hesitate further but quickly walked into the shuttle.
To facilitate the loading of Cawl's massive body, Zeke had specially found a large shuttle for him, to allow such a large mechanical being to enter conveniently.
To be honest, every time Zeke saw Cawl's gigantic mechanical lifeform features, he couldn't help but curse, thinking it was as ugly as his student.
After seeing Cawl, Zeke had already begun to plot in his mind whether he should change Cawl's appearance.
After all, this was a famous figure in Warhammer, and could be considered a loyal individual, so Zeke felt he should be given some dignity.
Cawl entered the shuttle, and Living Saint Celestine also entered the shuttle.
In addition, the Custodians around Zeke also entered shuttle after shuttle, then departed directly from the warship.
This time, only 500 Custodians were dispatched; the remaining Custodians remained inside the warship.
A large number of shuttles flew out from the warship, then flew towards Macragge, the heart planet of the Ultima Segmentum, the Ultramarines' kingdom.
And the Ultramarines remained completely unaware of all this.
They were still on high alert, but their vigilance was rendered useless in the face of the Terran Dominion's absolute technology.
When Zeke and his group had already arrived at the gates of Hera Fortress.
It was only when a large number of landing craft appeared at the entrance of Hera Fortress that the Ultramarines discovered them.
Good news, they now saw the enemy, but bad news, the enemy had appeared right before their eyes.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Alarms blared within the Ultramarines' massive monastery, Hera Fortress, which served as both the Ultramarines' Chapter Fortress and Chapter Headquarters.
It was evident that as such an important location, the Ultramarines' garrison within was naturally considerable, and the Chapter Master of the Ultramarines was also present.
Zeke and his group, who had arrived without any prior notification, were naturally deemed enemies by the Ultramarines.
Logically speaking, the Ultramarines should have launched an immediate attack, but they hesitated because they saw the Custodians emerging from the shuttles.
When one golden 'big corn' after another appeared before these Ultramarines, all their planned offensive actions were suppressed.
The Ultramarines were known for their rationality; even though these Custodians seemed to have appeared in the Ultramarines' main monastery without any notification, Custodians were still Custodians.
An Ultramarines veteran sergeant stepped forward and approached the Custodians.
After performing an Aquila Salute, he spoke.
"May I ask what brings the Custodians here?"
Custodes Legion Commander Strauss Yaeger did not answer; he merely directed the Custodes troops to prepare their defenses.
As long as the Ultramarines dared to make any unwise move, the Custodians would immediately utterly destroy the Ultramarines' monastery.
Living Saint Celestine stepped forward at an opportune moment.
Her wings spread, and a holy light dispelled the shadows in the fortress corridor. "In the name of the Emperor," her voice echoed like church bells, "we have come to save."
Save? Save what?
The Ultramarines were bewildered, but facing the Emperor's angel, they still performed the appropriate courtesies.
Just then, Cawl also stepped forward and replied.
"I have come for the promise made to the Lord of Macragge—"
The words of both individuals prompted the old sergeant to choose to lead the group inside; after all, with the Emperor's Custodians present, they did not fear any danger.
While the Emperor's Custodians were typically stationed within the Imperial Palace, any deployment surely signified an important mission.
Since Cawl and the others had the protection of the Custodians, it meant there must truly be something important happening.