Chapter 329 Void Dragon: Don’t come over here!
Being in a fantasy world, Hogg actually did not have an intuitive understanding of the top combat power.
Even though he was abducted by Slaanesh, he was able to survive by relying on his strong cockroach nature. Until now, after seeing the Emperor completely furious, Hogg suddenly felt that Old Man Huang still loved him and had not beaten him to death for all these years.
Thinking that the aftermath just now had torn Mars in half, Hogg didn't dare to imagine how strong the yellow-skinned man was now. No wonder he could beat up the evil god ten thousand years ago.
Unlike Hogg who marveled at the Emperor's bravery, Forge General Udia was almost scared to death. When the day of destruction came just now, he was too close to Magnus and the aftermath directly hit him.
Fortunately, Hogg blocked it for him, otherwise, this pile of scrap metal would have been blown to ashes by the psychic energy. But even so, only one tenth of his originally huge body remained, and he was shattered more severely than Shang Yang.
Looking at the huge rift that directly tore Mars in half, the two groups of people who had just fought each other to a standstill decided to stop fighting. Under such great power, their previous fight was as meaningless as playing house.
"Your Highness Hogg, how about we reconcile? Since you can call upon the God-Emperor to come, why not say it earlier! Mars is innocent." Udia said with a decadent look on his face as he crawled out of the ruins.
Seeing that Udia was willing to give in, Hogg was even more arrogant and started to blackmail the old man by using his reputation:
"What were you doing earlier? Are you kidding me about reconciliation now? Let's not talk about anything else. What should we do with the supplies and manpower we lost this time?"
What can I do? What else can I do? Udia thought, you have called the emperor here. If I dare to say no, Mars might be completely shattered into pieces. Isn't it just compensation? Mars is a big family and can afford it.
"Your Highness, how about letting us off the hook? All the supplies you consumed this time will be paid for double by our Martian Mechanicus. And not only that, the entire production share of Mars for the next 30 years will be given to you Black Watch. Are you satisfied now?"
Looking at this old fox who was avoiding the important issues, Hogg could tell at a glance that he was also a master at taking advantage of troubled waters, otherwise, he would not have been allowed to escape when the High Lords' Society was purged.
While no one was around, Hogg grabbed Udia's head and sealed his physical body with psionic energy, pointing at the razed surroundings and tauntingly saying:
"Stupid, after I kill you, the entire Mars will be mine, why would I need to use you to negotiate with me?
If you want to save your life, you'd better be my lackey, otherwise I will throw you to the First Legion, and that good guy Azmodai will definitely knock out all your little secrets. "
Not wanting to be interrogated by the group of demon witnesses who had a morbid desire for secrets, Udia defended himself:
"Your Highness, I am just a scoundrel. You know, when I was the Forging General, I never opposed you at all. Otherwise, I wouldn't have promoted that smart Ogrin to be my deputy. I am a good citizen!"
"I have the final say over the good and bad people. The Regent of the Empire is my brother, the President of the Inquisition is my younger brother, and even the Lord of Mankind is my father. They are all my people from top to bottom. How can you fight me?"
Taking out the general's mark that he had just accidentally picked up, Hogg threw it to the struggling oil man and issued an ultimatum: "Do you want to avenge Mars, or be loyal to me?"
Hogg's villainous speech successfully made Udia realize the reality. He picked up the mark on the ground and directly broke the Martian badge that symbolized the forged general, shouting:
"In that case, there is only one answer. I will be loyal to you!"
“Hahaha, so you guys are really interesting.” Pulling up the former Forge General who was kneeling on the ground, Hogg assured him, “I have decided not to destroy the Mechanicus. Keep exploring unknown technologies, my Mechanical General Udia!”
As soon as he thought of joining Hogg, he felt that the world was wide open. After changing his allegiance, Udia immediately became Hogg's loyal lackey, and directly turned into a guide, leading his new boss to the Eternal Night Labyrinth.
After Hogg left, Angron also led the Iron Warriors and Black Watch here.
Without the enemy, he had no idea what to do next. He couldn't just dismantle the surrendered oil man! He had to order the troops to stay there and wait for Hogg to come out of the underground palace.
Perhaps the battle was too intense. Even though Angron had withdrawn from the mental network and the Waaagh energy stance, he was still affected.
Looking at the ruins filled with metal parts, an inexplicable thought echoed in Angron's heart. He always felt that he should pick up these treasures, maybe they would come in handy in the future.
Just as Angron was about to pick up the unidentified part, an arm wrapped in black armor took a step ahead and put the piece of metal directly into his waist pocket.
"What are you looking at? I discovered this first. We in Blackwatch have unlimited power to plunder the battlefield. Even if you are the Primarch, you cannot steal my spoils." Shield Guard Cole said righteously.
As the Primarch, Angron still had some dignity. He did not argue with this black can. Instead, he asked this Black Watcher, who was obviously good at picking up trash, for advice on how to plunder.
Seeing Angron's eager-to-learn look, Cole called his eldest disciple Roland to teach him the Eldar Assault Scorpion. Roland, who had become a new generation of garbage man, didn't want to waste his precious time scavenging, so he handed over his green shield:
"Sir, if you have any questions, you can ask it. These shields have been with the Black Watch for tens of thousands of years and have long learned how to identify valuable treasures. They are very suitable for a novice like you to use."
Taking the shield with the greenskin on it, Angron stared at the greenskin head inside it. He felt that this was a bit unreliable, but who cares? Anyway, it was a gain to pick it up.
When the Ultramarines, who had just learned the news belatedly, arrived, Guilliman saw a group of frantically looting garbage collectors. There were not only the Black Watch who were good at this, but also the Iron Warriors and a group of black-armored soldiers, and his brother Angron was also there.
Guilliman walked forward quickly and was about to ask a question when he was interrupted by Angron. He was holding a strange shield on his back, staring at a metal cylinder and said:
"Shh! Don't talk. I think this piece of waste should be a good treasure."
"..."
Unlike the various cans that were happily picking up trash outside, under the leadership of his new little brother Udia, Hogg successfully entered the Eternal Night Labyrinth where the fragments of the Void Dragon were sealed.
As the largest fragment of the Star God Magladros, the Void Dragon has been imprisoned in this dimensional maze since it was defeated by the Emperor of Ancient Terra, and thus gave rise to a mechanical belief called Om Messiah.
Unlike the debris that Hogg had swallowed in the past, the owner of this Void Dragon fragment could be considered one of the strongest among the Star Gods. In terms of influence, he could even be compared with the Deceiver, the chief of all evil. He was totally incomparable to other weak Star Gods.
For the Necrons who have reached the ceiling of physical technology, the Void Dragon can be said to be their god. Basically, most of the Necromancer's technology comes from this guy.
One could even maliciously speculate that the Necrons are the real traitors. After all, the Void Dragon did not deceive them. Instead, it took out the living metal that constitutes its own body for the Necrons to use. It can be said that it is a conscientious seller.
But at this moment, Hogg didn't care whether this guy was a conscientious Star God or not. He just wanted to eat up this feast in one bite so that he could become a genuine new generation Star God.
Perhaps it was because Hogg had once devoured his debris, or perhaps it was because Hogg had the aura of the Emperor, the Void Dragon immediately launched a fierce resistance the moment it saw him.
"Damned wanderer from outside the domain, don't come over here!"
"Hey, be obedient and let Uncle Hogg see if you are developing normally."
The originally silent dimensional maze was instantly shaken. The star gods, who were the embodiment of the laws of physics, naturally used their best tricks and wanted to directly distort the physical laws of the space where Hogg was located.
But what made the Void Dragon unbelievable was that the powerful force that he was usually proud of could not shake Hogg at all. It was like he was just a box of cotton and the other party was a piece of heavy steel. Even though his mass was far superior to his, there was no comparison in density.
Seeing that the distance was getting closer, the Void Dragon, unwilling to face Hogg, wanted to use dimensional lightning to melt the monster, but Hogg was like an indestructible cockroach, even if only a trace of flesh and blood was left, it would instantly recover to its original state.
In order to prevent himself from disappearing completely, the Void Dragon directly manipulated his body made of living metal to engage in a life-and-death battle with Hogg.
But just like when the Emperor pinned him to the ground and beat him, strange purple-red psionic energy spread up, and Hogg directly turned into a scarlet wave. Several black tentacles rolled and pulled, completely submerging it in boiling flesh and blood.
With an uncomfortable slippery sound, it swallowed the boiling flesh and blood of the Void Dragon, transformed back and forth between the living metal and the black tentacles, and finally slowly merged into the appearance of Hogg.
Watching the psionic energy gradually changing from purple to scarlet, Hogg burped with satisfaction. Although eating such a large piece of Star God fragment made him feel uncomfortable, when he thought of that hateful bitch, he still thought it was all worth it.
"Ugh, I'm so full! I've been busy this time, and I don't know when I can finish digesting it."
Hogg walked slowly forward, panting with every step. He couldn't sleep in now. He had to take advantage of this time to quickly plunder supplies and prepare to rebuild the legion.
But when Hogg walked out of the underground palace and saw a black watchman in the distance who was diligently on guard, he felt something was wrong:
"That man didn't even go to pick up the trash. Is he really my descendant?"
(End of this chapter)