Chapter 79: Seeing Everything Can Only Harm You

The assault ship had finally broken through into the core area of the Hoffman family's stronghold!

Upon receiving the report, Eden, sitting in the cabin, let out a sigh of relief.

The anti-air network of the Hoffman family had been incredibly tight, and the ship's shields had almost failed. But luckily, they made it through.

Now, it was time to execute the next phase of the plan.

Eden closed his eyes and activated his psychic sense with all his might.

Hum!

An almost imperceptible psychic wave expanded outward from Eden, rapidly spreading across the surrounding area and beyond, eventually covering the entire core region of the Hoffman family.

As his psychic sense enveloped the area, a flood of information surged into his mind.

Eden could feel the taint of Chaos everywhere, the people's screams of agony, their prayers of despair.

They were begging for the God-Emperor's protection.

But this place had been cut off.

All their prayers were being heard by some unknown entity that had answered their calls instead.

There was so much darkness, deeply saturating this place.

Eden pushed aside his shock, focusing on filtering through the interference as he traced the thickest trail of Chaos.

The deeper he reached, the stronger and clearer the Chaos became.

He knew he was close to finding the source of this foul power.

Guided by his psychic trail, Eden's mind arrived above a dilapidated building, where a secret entrance lay hidden.

Descending further, he finally reached a massive underground laboratory.

Inside, a dozen giant glass cylinders stood, each filled with grotesque Chaos monstrosities.

Going deeper still, Eden at last spotted the target of his mission!

It was a ten-meter-high cylinder, containing a deformed woman.

Her upper body and legs were shriveled, resembling dried twigs, but her stomach had swollen into an enormous, multi-meter-wide mass of flesh, covered in pitch-black eyes.

That mass was a gigantic womb, and within it, a dark shadow writhed, seemingly brimming with life.

The creature's movements were unmistakable—its birth was imminent!

Then, Eden sensed a faint connection between the abomination and some distant entity.

On instinct, he manipulated his psychic power to follow that thin thread further.

Suddenly—WHAM!

In an instant, Eden's hair stood on end, his scalp prickling with fear as icy dread washed over him.

With all the strength he could muster, Eden slammed the brakes on his psychic probe, stopping himself from going any further.

For he had "seen" something—a massive shadow lurking behind the enormous cylinder.

It was an ever-shifting presence, floating mid-air.

Its head and body were one, with two grotesque, indescribable tendrils protruding from it. Its skin crawled with constantly changing faces.

The moment he "saw" this being, Eden felt as though countless eyes had turned toward him, seeing through his very soul.

Luckily, the terrifying entity didn't move or show any signs of interest in him.

Seeing that the horrific figure had no reaction, Eden slowly and carefully retracted his psychic powers.

Only when he exited the lab did he whip his psychic presence back into his body with all the speed he could muster.

Whoosh!

Eden's eyes snapped open, his heart pounding, his body drenched in cold sweat.

"Damn… seeing everything will only get you killed."

It was terrifying!

That entity… could it be Tzeentch?

Tzeentch, one of the Four Chaos Gods, the most cunning and deceitful, symbolizing twisted wisdom, a master of endless schemes and plots.

He thrived on chaos, and his followers were often scholars craving forbidden knowledge or ambitious nobles.

Eden sighed. He had barely been in the Warhammer 40K universe for long, yet he had already encountered two Chaos Gods: Slaanesh and now Tzeentch.

Of course, he had met them, but they didn't know him.

If they knew who he was, he'd be dead in an instant.

To be honest, even slitting his own throat probably wouldn't help in such a situation.

If a Chaos God ever truly noticed him in reality, there would be no escape. He would likely be twisted and corrupted beyond recognition.

Thankfully, his psychic sense had "stopped" in time, avoiding disaster.

Still, Eden couldn't shake the memory of what he had seen in that final moment. The more he thought about it, the more unsettled he felt.

Did it… smile at him?

Had it really noticed him?

Eden quickly suppressed these terrifying thoughts.

No matter, he had his own powerful backer after all.

If things got desperate, he could always hide with the God-Emperor.

But for now, the priority was to deal with the monstrosity inside that lab!

Eden immediately relayed the location of the secret lab to the Special Forces.

Meanwhile, the assault ship he was on sharply veered towards the lab's coordinates, accelerating.

As Eden's ship arrived at the lab, several more assault ships, assisted by decoys, broke through the anti-air defenses and joined them.

Wearing his golden power armor and wielding a power sword, Eden was the first to leap from the assault ship to the ground.

Behind him, dozens of elite guards, led by Carter, followed, forming a defensive perimeter around him.

The battle had begun!

Eden and his elite guards charged towards the building housing the lab.

Soon, several squads of Hoffman family cyborg guards arrived.

They silently formed ranks and raised their guns.

Bang!

Before the squad leader could lift his command sword, his head exploded like a watermelon.

Eden had drawn his golden bolt pistol, embedded with the symbol of the Grant family's golden lion, and blown the leader's head off with a single shot.

He holstered the pistol and raised his hand.

At his signal, the elite guards stepped forward, raising their boltguns and firing at the Hoffman soldiers.

Boom!

The boltguns roared, and blood mist exploded throughout the enemy ranks.

The cyborgs were torn to shreds by the explosive, rocket-propelled shells, their bodies left unrecognizable.

This was the foundation of the Grant family's rule, the Governor's Angels of War—the Elite Guard!

After clearing the cyborg squad, Eden led his elite forces, sweeping through all opposition, cutting down anyone who dared stand in their way.

They broke through multiple obstacles, making their way into the deepest parts of the secret lab...

In the lab's cultivation zone, scientists frantically tossed chunks of flesh into a massive pool, conducting the final stages of the sacrificial ritual.

Yusef stared at the twisted flesh ball inside the giant cultivation cylinder. The fetus within was moving more and more violently.

It would only be a short while before the true offspring of the Thousand-Eyed Master descended upon this world!

This would be the ultimate weapon, capable of deciding everything.

All would tremble before the overwhelming power granted by the Thousand-Eyed Master.

Gradually, Yusef heard the sound of gunfire and screams from the perimeter of the lab, but he remained unshaken.

He knew it was Eden, that incompetent fool.

And he had been waiting for this moment for so long!

(End of Chapter)

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