Daniel's guess was correct, When Guilliman learned that Lady Euten's soul was in Lorgar's hands, he threw the task of evacuating the civilians to Calgar, who had just arrived from Macragge to provide support.
He took a unit to hunt Lorgar, vowing to reclaim Lady Euten's soul.
Sanguinius was a bit depressed when he heard about this; Guilliman hadn't been so active in helping him snatch the remnant soul from the Vengeful Spirit, but as soon as he heard something happened to his adoptive mother, he completely changed.
"Guilliman, you can't be so impulsive."
"Those Lorgar guys are clearly doing this on purpose."
Lion communicated with Guilliman, trying to persuade his brother.
"No matter the cost, I must ensure Lady Euten's safety." Guilliman did not heed Lion's advice, and when Lion attempted to persuade him a second time, Guilliman directly cut off the communication.
Lion, who had originally intended to garrison Vigilus and wear down the Chaos forces, had no choice but to hand over the defensive mission to Azrael, while he himself took Zabriel and other Fallen Angels to support Guilliman.
Guilliman's recklessness infuriated Lion, but no matter what, he would not let Guilliman face those three traitorous brothers alone.
Lorgar and the other Daemon Primarchs seized control of the Knight World of Dalrok within the Nachmund Corridor and waited there for Guilliman's arrival.
Dalrok is located in the Nachmund Sub-sector, in the middle of the Corridor region.
This world was ruled by the High Knight Family Mandecor, Since the formation of the Great Rift, the High King of this world had become increasingly paranoid, constantly persecuting refugees, leading to internal dissent within Dalrok and even sparking a civil war.
Lorgar, Fulgrim, and Magnus, the three Daemon Primarchs, easily defeated the local loyalists with their Chaos Space Marines, corrupted the Mandecor family, made them serve the Chaos Gods, and turned Dalrok into a Chaos Knight World.
In the name of the Chaos Gods, Lorgar erected a massive altar on the surface of Dalrok, within which Lady Euten's soul was imprisoned, along with the despair and anger extracted from countless dead, This was a clear trap aimed at Guilliman, and a corrupting curse upon the Primarch.
Once Guilliman entered the world of Dalrok, an extremely dark fate awaited him.
On the bridge of the Macragge's Honour, "Sir, you shouldn't be so impulsive."
Sicarius tried to persuade his master, "This is too dangerous, You have to face three traitorous brothers, With all due respect, such recklessness truly has no chance of success."
"It's better to seek help from The Great Angel and Lion, Don't be so headstrong."
To prevent The Great Angel's interference, Guilliman even ordered the Adeptus Mechanicus accompanying the army to shut down the Macragge's Honour's beacon, solely to prevent Saints from teleporting over.
Sicarius' head was pounding; he felt that whenever Lady Euten was involved, his master truly couldn't think calmly.
He was now very worried that his master would fall in this battle.
One-on-one, he couldn't win.
One-on-three, it was simply a dead end.
"I don't need victory; I just want these three bastards dead." Guilliman said, "I will never allow anyone to defile Lady Euten's soul."
"Don't try to persuade me anymore, Immediately notify all ships to launch a void assault on Dalrok, destroying their fleet and void forces at all costs."
Seeing his master's insistence, Sicarius sighed and turned to relay the order.
The Chaos tides surrounding Dalrok were random and powerful, posing the greatest threat to the Imperial forces, The debris fields gathered in the planet's low and far orbits made the attack difficult to execute.
The debris fields were composed of Warp derelicts and the warships of the Mandecor Knight family, now home to various traitors, xenos, and heretics, Once Imperial forces penetrated, they would face enemies from all directions.
The Forge World satellite, Omega-Thraxis, in the star system was controlled by the Dark Mechanicum, capable of continuously supplying weapons and ammunition for the war.
Fortunately, after several reforms and technological revolutions, the strength of the Imperial Navy fleet had qualitatively improved compared to before, Even if the situation was dire, the Imperial Navy could still fight.
Under Guilliman's command, the Macragge's Honour, a Gloriana-class vessel, spearheaded the attack, Various types of warships followed closely, unleashing firepower on the enemy's warships and defensive fortifications, At the same time, a large number of transport ships prepared to deploy the accompanying Primaris Space Marines to the surface, a fierce void battle erupted between the two sides, with energy beams and explosions flashing like twinkling stars.
The Imperium paid a heavy price, with countless Imperial soldiers falling, but they successfully cut off the connection between the Chaos Knight World, Dalrok, and the Dark Forge World, Omega-Thraxis, destroying the debris fields and forcibly tearing open the enemy's defenses, a large number of transport ships, utilizing the torn defenses, passed through the void battlefield, After several rounds of orbital bombardment on the ground, they then deployed the Imperial forces.
On the surface of Dalrok, a vast number of Chaos Knights, Chaos Space Marines, Astra Militarum rebels, Daemon Engines of the Dark Mechanicum, and Warp daemons had been waiting for a long time.
The Imperial ground assault achieved initial success, successfully securing the landing zone, but it wasn't long before they faced a fierce counterattack.
Dalrok's complex terrain and tight defensive fortifications became a nightmare for the landing forces, Although the military talents of Lorgar, Fulgrim, and Magnus were not the most top-tier among the Primarchs, they far surpassed those of mortals.
They formulated multiple tactics and defensive strategies targeting Imperial forces.
The planet-wide network of caves allowed Chaos forces to move from one entrance to a dozen different exits.
Even if one area fell, other Chaos forces could use the underground caves to retake it, or even launch surprise attacks on weak points in the Imperial defenses.
Every inch of ground required a great deal of sacrifice to seize.
The two sides repeatedly stalemated, locked in a bloody impasse.
Meanwhile, as the two sides were locked in a fierce battle, Lion and Daniel arrived with their forces.
Seeing that Guilliman's forces were already inextricably engaged with the Chaos forces, they said nothing and directly issued the order to attack, after their forces joined the battle, the stalemate was broken, and the Chaos forces began to retreat steadily.
However, on the other side, Abaddon, aboard the Vengeful Spirit, also launched a fierce assault on Vigilus, aiming to reverse the Vigilus's Blackstone field and destroy the Nachmund Corridor at all costs.
On the Webway side, Typhus and Ahriman also followed the planned schedule, leading their forces to harass the fortresses the Imperium had built within the Webway, Massive numbers of daemons were unleashed into the Webway by these two, and as time passed, the daemons' speed rapidly increased, showing the nascent form of a Webway war.
If not for the presence of the young Fulgrim and numerous Eldar, the Imperium's controlled Webway would likely have fallen on a large scale.
"We must act quickly." Daniel said, "These three have anticipated our arrival and are now simultaneously attacking Vigilus and the Webway."
"Let the forces continue a full-scale offensive, We will raid their core area." Lion proposed a crazy plan, "As long as we banish the three of them, we can win this war."
"That's the only way." Daniel said, "Three against three, let's see who wins."
"I apologize for involving you." Guilliman said apologetically.
"Let's talk about it after the battle." Lion said, "You're too impulsive, Guilliman, Many have died because of your recklessness."
"Now is not the time to talk about this, Let's talk after we win." Daniel stopped Lion from continuing, "Now, let's attack."
The accompanying Adeptus Mechanicus locked onto the altar, then sent Daniel, the two Primarchs, and a carefully selected group of elites and players to the surface, as soon as they landed, the Imperial forces were met with an overwhelming assault, with countless traitors and daemons swarming towards them.
The closer they got to the altar, the stronger the Warp tide became, The entire ground was polluted, turning into writhing flesh, and the air was filled with strange whispers.
"Kill! Kill! Kill! Hack! Hack! Hack!"
SeriousSam howled like a Khorne Saints, swinging his battle-axe, cleaving every daemon and enemy in sight.
Warmaster, Yuji, Fred, and other players were scattered around SeriousSam, also continuously swinging their swords, slaying the daemons, as the most combat-effective Battle Group among the players, the Emperor Hammers naturally went into battle with Daniel.
Their combat power was extremely fierce, As soon as they landed, they caused a bloodbath, forcibly tearing open a path.
Guilliman and Lion also led their respective personal guards, fighting fiercely in the tide of daemons.
Sicarius constantly shouted, guarding his master's side, preventing Guilliman from getting carried away and attempting to charge in alone.
Zabriel and the other Fallen Angels also fought with all their might.
Daniel soared in the air, holding a long spear, harvesting powerful flying daemons, From time to time, he would release powerful psychic energy, sweeping away swaths of enemies, or release potent faith energy to heal fallen Imperial heroes.
With the help of Daniel, this super healer, even though the Imperial forces were deeply mired in an endless tide of daemons, they still carved out a bloody path, after a brutal struggle, Guilliman saw the magnificent altar and the three traitorous brothers standing at its highest point.
However, more daemons rushed over.
These daemons were stronger, and among them were even the most favored beings of the Chaos Gods.
"Guilliman!" Lorgar shouted, drawing Guilliman's attention, "Surrender! If you pledge allegiance to the Chaos Gods, you will receive blessings and can bring back your adoptive mother."
Lorgar pulled the iron chain in his hand, and a confused soul stumbled out.
"Lady Euten!" Guilliman recognized his adoptive mother at a glance.
She retained her youthful appearance, the way she looked when she first found him.
His adoptive father, Konnor, the King of Macragge, was too busy, and his wife had passed away.
Lady Euten, as the steward, took on the responsibility of caring for Guilliman.
"Release her, Lorgar, Whatever grievances you have, direct them at me." Guilliman said.
"Hahaha, kneel before me!" Lorgar pointed his staff at Lady Euten's soul, "Otherwise, I will completely shatter her soul."
Guilliman cut down the daemon in front of him, Just as he was about to furiously rebuke Lorgar, he saw the destructive power gathering in Lorgar's staff and could only suppress the rage in his heart.
"Stop, Lorgar, you cannot harm her, If you only want me to kneel, and you stop, I will do it."
"Stop." Lorgar commanded, and the daemons and traitors halted their movements.
The Imperial side also stopped, gathering around Guilliman.
"Don't trust him." Lion said, "Lorgar is a liar."
"I have no choice." Guilliman looked at Lorgar, "I will kneel to you, you bastard."
When Lady Euten saw Guilliman, her confused eyes cleared, She recognized her child.
The child who was always disobedient and put himself in danger.
"Guilliman, no!" she said, "Compromising with the enemy will only embolden them."
Then, Lady Euten deliberately crashed into Lorgar's staff, her soul turning to dust and dissipating before everyone's eyes.
"No!!!"
Witnessing Lady Euten's soul shatter before him, Guilliman felt something within him completely break, An indescribable rage surged through him, making him roar up at the sky, Angrath, the Chief Daemon of Khorne, Guardian of the Brass Citadel, Khorne's Most Favored, Lord of Bloodletters and Bringer of Death, the Unchained, swung his burning battle-axe, blocking Guilliman's path, intending to cleave the Primarch.
Guilliman parried with his sword, and with a loud clang, Angrath's battle-axe flew from his hand and landed in the distance.
Then, Guilliman clenched his fist and struck fiercely, hitting Angrath's head, Angrath stumbled backward, half of his skull appearing as if it would shatter.
Guilliman cleaved again with his sword, The Emperor's Sword split the Chief Daemon in two on the spot, utterly destroying it.
Hot daemon blood gushed out, as if a rain of blood had fallen.
This scene plunged the entire battlefield into an eerie silence.
How powerful was Angrath, and now, he had died in Guilliman's hands in just two moves.
"Lorgar!!!"
Guilliman raised his head and let out a low roar, like a true beast, devoid of his previous rationality and humanity, only endless rage and a brutal desire for slaughter, a rampant aura surged from his body, surging and powerful, The Chaos Gods, who had been observing the Vigilus battlefield, shifted their gaze to Guilliman.
Khorne, in the Brass Realm, seeing Guilliman in his fury, was slightly stunned, He had misjudged; this guy was closer to pure rage than The Great Angel and Angron.
"Guilliman."
Lorgar's expression also changed slightly; no one had told him Guilliman had this side to him.
Magnus and Fulgrim also showed a hint of panic, They had all previously thrashed Guilliman; who would have thought that Guilliman still had such a form? "This is the awakening of the Avenger of Souls."
Warmaster and the other players also stared dumbfounded at Guilliman, who was charging through the battlefield.
The Emperor created twenty children, each inheriting a portion of his traits.
Lion was an excellent Dark King; many confidential tasks that couldn't be made public were completed by him.
The Dark Angels were the Empire's bottom line; once an organization or a Primarch crossed that line, they would incur the Dark Angels' retribution.
Fulgrim had an extreme pursuit of art, Perturabo possessed amazing talent for architecture and physical technology, and Khan pursued speed and freedom.
Dorn had a rock-like tenacity, and Konrad Curze possessed absolute justice that would stop at nothing.
Every Primarch had their own strengths.
Guilliman displayed excellent political and operational talent in front of the other Primarchs.
However, this talent for politics and operations was not Guilliman's true essence.
His political instinct and operational talent were developed through years of guidance and teaching from his adoptive parents, who helped him cultivate his own abilities.
In the Emperor's design, Guilliman was truly a Son of Rage, an embodiment of vengeance and war.
The operational talent and political ability he displayed were merely derivatives of his true nature of war.
What Guilliman truly inherited was the Emperor's pure fury, angron's rage was given to him by the Butcher's Nails and his tragic fate.
Sanguinius' rage stemmed from his own flaws and his defiance against the fate of his progeny.
In the past, Guilliman had always rejected his Warp essence, which led to his extremely low resistance to the Warp.
He was repeatedly defeated by others using Warp sorcery, suffering continuous setbacks.
In fact, as a Primarch, such a thing was counter-intuitive.
No other Primarch, despite originating from the Warp, had such pitifully low Warp resistance as Guilliman.
However, with the demise of Euten's soul, Guilliman fell into a state of berserk rage, embracing his Warp essence.
Pure fury overwhelmed Guilliman's rationality, causing him to completely descend into the pure rage originating from the Emperor himself.
Turbulent psychic power was sucked into his body like a whirlpool, behind him, a pair of blurry crimson wings seemed to be forming.
His eyes shot forth pure wrath, and his body was enveloped in a radiance similar to the Emperor's, any demons or Chaos warriors blocking him were incinerated by that pure wrath.
Sorcery unleashed by Chaos Sorcerers and Tzeentchian Greater Daemons fell upon Guilliman, but was blocked by the burning wrath, unable to cause any damage.
Warp energy could no longer harm Guilliman as it once did, angron's demise was like the first domino falling.
Guilliman, wielding the Emperor's Sword, launched an assault like a wild beast.
No enemy could escape his vicinity alive; the annihilating power contained within the Emperor's Sword completely incinerated the eternal essence of the demons, casting them into utter nothingness, with no possibility of resurrection.
Many demons, realizing this, shrieked and fled from Guilliman's path.
"Can't afford to provoke him, can't afford to provoke him."
Fateweaver Kairos flapped his wings in terror, ascending into the sky.
Shalaxi Hellbane, Slaanesh's most favored Greater Daemon, also shifted her target to the outsiders.
They were not the brainless Greater Daemons under Khorne; whoever wanted to stop Guilliman could go, but they certainly wouldn't.
Daniel seized the opportunity while Kairos was focused on the ground battle, flapping his wings and charging towards this Tzeentchian Greater Daemon.
Kairos' two heads could see the past and the future, but not the present.
He knew he would be banished back to the Warp, but he didn't know how he would be banished.
Caught off guard, Kairos was impaled by Daniel's spear and banished back to the Warp.
Lion also regarded Shalaxi Hellbane as his prey; while she was wantonly slaughtering Players, Lion used the forest to approach the Greater Daemon stealthily, then suddenly launched an attack.
Ultimately, he used the Emperor's Shield to smash the Slaanesh Greater Daemon's head, likewise banishing it back to the Warp.
"Quickly protect the Regent! Center on him, don't get bogged down in battle, move with him."
After dealing with his opponent, Lion looked at the raging Guilliman and issued orders to all his troops, telling them to follow Guilliman and not let him get bogged down in the enemy tide.
Daniel also fought flying demons while lowering his altitude, attempting to restore Guilliman's sanity.
His Aura of Sanity could even awaken the rationality of Blood Angels deep in the Black Rage.
However, in the face of the enraged Guilliman, even when Daniel unleashed the Aura of Sanity's power to its maximum, it was futile.
Guilliman was completely mad; his eyes only saw Lorgar standing on the high platform.
He would not stop until Lorgar was dead.
Guilliman charged forward, stepping over piles of corpses, and ascended the high platform.
"Lorgar!"
Guilliman let out a low roar.
His rage burned to its extreme at this moment, behind the Primarch, a pair of flaming wings slowly unfolded.
Lorgar was stunned by this sight.
Guilliman's display was even more terrifying than Angron's ascension to Daemonhood; Guilliman had ascended, without the help of the Chaos Gods, he had just ascended.
This made him realize something was wrong.
For a long time, the Warp had been the playground of the Chaos Gods; only with their blessings and permission could mortals ascend.
However, Guilliman had broken this rule.
With pure fury, he shattered the rules of the Warp, as Guilliman stepped onto the high platform, ancient sacrificial war songs drifted through the air, played with perfect fury.
That was the purest rage of humanity, and now, this rage had materialized, merging with Guilliman.
"Perhaps we can talk." Lorgar said, hoping to persuade Guilliman, "We are brothers, true blood brothers."
"Die."
Guilliman uttered only two words to his former brother, absolute fury dominated the Primarch.
Now, his mind was blank, with only one last thought: to kill Lorgar.
Khorne, in the Brass Realm, watched this scene, practically drooling.
He used to be foolish, not knowing Guilliman's worth.
Now he only wanted to say, "It's truly delicious."
Whether he got an The Great Angel or not didn't really matter; he'd accept a Guilliman.
Khorne once wanted to bestow a great blessing upon Guilliman, making him replace Angron as his most beloved child.
However, his blessing was blocked by the Emperor.
"Damn it, hogging it again!"
Khorne roared repeatedly.
His favorite Angron was dead; shouldn't there be compensation?
Was he bullying a god?
Guilliman was unaware of the conflict between Khorne and the Emperor; even if he knew, he wouldn't care at this moment.
He only wanted to kill Lorgar now.
The flames burning on the Emperor's Sword grew fiercer; every strike from Guilliman was with full force.
Lorgar swung his staff to block.
Clanging sounds were incessant, and the shockwaves unleashed swept in all directions like a hurricane.
He had thought that after his ascension to Daemonhood and receiving the blessings of the Chaos Gods, he was fearless of anyone.
Guilliman was just a trifle, easily dealt with.
However, now Lorgar was being continuously forced back by Guilliman.
Guilliman in his enraged state was too strong; every strike was incredibly powerful, carrying world-shattering force.
Lorgar could only retreat constantly.
The battle between Guilliman and Lorgar shocked everyone.
The warring parties ignited the flames of primal power.
Guilliman was like a god of wrath enveloped in flames, endless fury burning fiercely, as if to incinerate everything in this world.
His wrath was so intense that even Khorne's Daemon legions would show fear, and Lorgar also transformed into a giant, glowing runes swirling around him, magic smashing towards Guilliman like meteors.
The battle between them was earth-shattering, like gods fighting in ancient myths.
The impacts released came one after another, surging powerfully like a fierce wind.
"So fierce! Is this a Primarch after awakening his essence?"
Warmaster was stunned.
The battles between Primarchs were comparable to god-wars; the stronger the Warp tide, the greater their destructive power.
He had no doubt that the current Guilliman and Lorgar could easily destroy a world, or even extinguish a star.
"I need to find a chance to absorb more Warp authority fragments." Yuji muttered, absorbing authority fragments was key to the Players' ascension, according to the game's setting, as long as they absorbed enough authority fragments, they could become gods.
Perhaps not as powerful as Primarchs, but they should possess seven or eight tenths of their splendor.
"Primarchs are Primarchs after all." Fred also sighed.
"Guilliman has finally stood up too." Sea Turtle interjected, "It's just that the plot is a bit cliché, requiring the sacrifice of a loved one."
"There's no other way; if Euten didn't die, Guilliman couldn't possibly embrace his Warp essence, Guilliman is the most obedient to his mother among the Primarchs."
"During the Great Crusade, with 250.000 Ultramarines, Euten dared to tap each one with her staff, and those Ultramarines wouldn't dare to complain, Guilliman would even be scolded by Euten for irregular sleep, how could such a good boy become a Son of Rage?"
Yuji explained why Euten had to be sacrificed: how to make a Primarch good? Give him loving parents.
How to make a Primarch go mad? Kill his loving parents, angron's despair stemmed from the day he had the Butcher's Nails implanted and killed his adoptive father.
Perturabo's incorrigibility stemmed from the day he returned to Olympia and killed his adoptive sister.
To make Guilliman embrace his essence, Euten had to die in front of him.
"That's too vicious, let's just kill the operations team." Warmaster said over the comms while swinging his sword to slay a demon.
"Isn't that just how warhammer is? All good things perish, that's the norm." Caesar also offered his opinion.
The Players fought and discussed the plot at the same time.
On the high platform, Fulgrim and Magnus wanted to help Lorgar, but Daniel and Lion also joined the battle.
The reason they had traveled so far was their fear of Guilliman falling into a 1v3 situation, so they naturally wouldn't allow Fulgrim and Magnus to gang up on Guilliman.
Lion faced Magnus, while Daniel faced Fulgrim.
"I'm going to kill you!" Fulgrim recalled the humiliation of having an arm severed by the combined efforts of Daniel and Guilliman, and was filled with rage, wielding three poisoned swords and launching a fierce assault on Daniel.
Daniel's combat power was not inferior to a Daemon Primarch, and with the blessings of the Emperor's power and faith, he was on par.
He fought back and forth with Fulgrim, although he couldn't win, containing him was no problem.
Magnus, on the other hand, was not so fortunate.
Lion's combat power was capable of contending for the top spot among Primarchs.
Now that he had awakened his Warp essence, a mist-filled forest would always appear around him, neutralizing the Warp sorcery Magnus unleashed.
Without Warp sorcery, Magnus lost his greatest trump card; he gradually fell into a disadvantage and was brutally beaten by Lion.
The Emperor's Shield in Lion's hand repeatedly smashed into Magnus' head, making him cry out, after being hit again, Magnus couldn't endure it any longer and directly opened a Warp portal to escape.
Lorgar reacted the fastest, unleashing all his power to force Guilliman back, then also fled.
If he didn't run, he truly feared he would be cut down by Guilliman's sword.
The Emperor's Sword was no joke; even for a Primarch, even with the blessings of the Chaos Gods, he would surely die completely.
Fulgrim was the most miserable; he originally wanted to take down Daniel in one go, but Magnus and Lorgar had both fled, leaving him alone to face Daniel, Lion, and the enraged Guilliman.
In just a few moves, he was brutally smashed in the head by Lion with the Emperor's Shield, and had another arm severed by Guilliman.
Finally, Slaanesh couldn't bear to watch and forcibly dragged him back to her own domain.
Otherwise, he was certainly going to die at Guilliman's hands, after the three Daemon Primarchs fled, Guilliman did not recover; he continued to rage and roar, hacking with the Emperor's Sword, attempting to open a Warp portal.
Daniel and Lion exchanged glances, then rushed forward to jointly suppress him.
If Guilliman in his enraged state were to enter the Warp, there was no telling what he would become when he reappeared.
Guilliman's combat power in his enraged state was extremely strong; even Lion did not have an absolute chance of victory, but with Daniel's assistance, the Lion still managed to knock his brother unconscious with the Emperor's Shield.
"Take him back to the Macragge's Honour's sanctuary."
Daniel ordered the Primarch Guard, led by Sicarius, to carry their lord back to the flagship.
When necessary, he would seek the Emperor's guidance and help, after the three Daemon Primarchs fled in disarray, the remaining traitors and demons posed no threat.
Under the combined annihilation by the Players and Imperial heroes, these enemies were quickly defeated and completely wiped out.
The world of Darroc was reclaimed, the traitorous knightly families were purged, and the High King was executed.
The Imperial Aquila banner once again flew over Darroc's hive city.
Meanwhile, on Vigilus, intense conflicts also erupted, abaddon descended to the ground, personally leading the assault, azrael, the Grand Master of the Dark Angels Battle Group, was outmatched and severely wounded by the enemy.
Calgar was urgently rushing to his aid.