96: Chapter 96 A Dangerous Attack, the Emperor Appears.

The 20th Millennium, Moloch.

The Emperor, accompanied by his Perpetual companions, passed through a portal leading directly into the Warp. He descended into the immaterial realm. Here, he struck a bargain with the four gods of the Warp that would influence tens of thousands of years to come.

He thereby gained the knowledge to create the 20 Primarchs and the Astartes. However, just as he accepted this power, he peered through the Well of Eternity located in the Fortress of Impossible. He saw the threads of fate.

He saw another possibility: on a mundane Terra, he discovered a cluster of his own power. Just as he reached out to touch it, unexpectedly, a portion of his own power split off and plunged into the Well of Eternity.

In the end, the Emperor only saw his power transform into a stream of data and possess an ordinary person. He was slightly surprised by this, yet he also seemed to understand something.

"So that's how it is. Perhaps he will become the last thing I leave for humanity..."

On the other side, after receiving the Larraman's Organ, Yang Gao clearly felt he was different from before. However, after glancing at that set of power armor, he dismissed his wild thoughts.

Just as he relaxed and prepared to go downstairs to buy some things to cook for that girl Han Xiaoxiao—otherwise, he really didn't want to eat Han Xiaoxiao's cooking.

Yang Gao felt that the food made by that young girl was comparable to the cooking of Akurduana of the Emperor's Children.

"You're going downstairs to buy groceries? Take me with you."

As soon as Yang Gao and Han Xiaoxiao stepped out, the once bustling market street turned deathly silent in the blink of an eye. The originally crowded throngs of people had all vanished without a trace.

"What happened?" Han Xiaoxiao looked at all this, unable to help but feel afraid.

Yang Gao shielded Han Xiaoxiao behind him without hesitation, and saw Long Aotian standing at the end of the street. Even the tech-filled street could not mask the sinister aura radiating from his body.

Feeling the aura radiating from Long Aotian, Yang Gao felt a faint sense of palpitations. He had a premonition that some change he was unaware of had definitely occurred within Long Aotian.

Without any warning, he raised his hand and unleashed a bolt of Psychic Lightning. Almost the moment he raised his hand, Yang Gao reacted, diving to cover Han Xiaoxiao, though he was struck himself. Fortunately, thanks to the Larraman's Organ, the wound stopped bleeding and healed at an extremely rapid speed.

(Yang Gao internal monologue: Damn, since when did this bastard have psychic powers? Could it be the Emperor himself? Seeing that his mission is taking so long to complete, he must have sent someone to clean house.)

Ding! Host detected in a life-or-death crisis. Emergency protocol initiated.

Just as Yang Gao's life hung by a thread, the system panel erupted with an intense and holy golden light. Following it came an incomparably majestic and sacred voice.

"How dare an ant touch my contingency plan? If you dare to move against his life, your Crystal Labyrinth will burn just like that garden."

Subsequently, Long Aotian's body began to burn fiercely. As if cleansing him of his sins, before long, his body was burned to ash, as if he had never existed at all.

Finally, having finished all this, the Emperor looked at Yang Gao with a trace of compassion and sorrow.

"Child, your... no, our time is running out. You must quicken your pace, I..."

The Emperor's voice began to blur and fade.

"I... time... is running out..."

"Wait, Emperor! Can you tell me what your goal is? Why am I..."

The Emperor's words were intermittent and unclear, then faded away completely.