The restoration of the Han Dynasty began with the Horus Rebellion.

Chapter 53: The Kind and Gentle Angron

几分钟前。

"Listen, I see Liu Bei, and I even see—Sun Qian?! Sun Qian! Can you hear me?!"

Hearing the static coming from the communicator, Loken's heart tightened.

Especially the whistling sound that seemed like a sharp blade cutting through the air before the communication was cut off made him extremely worried about Sun Qian's safety at this moment.

He absolutely cannot die here; he must go and provide support immediately...

However, when Loken was about to move, he found a huge, imposing figure, as large as a small mountain, blocking his way.

Under the towering shadow that was more than a meter taller than himself, Loken felt short of breath simply because of his physical instincts.

He was no stranger to this feeling; he had felt the same oppressive force when he faced Mortarian a few days earlier.

When that rough, strong, giant hand reached out to him, Loken tensed up, his hand instinctively gripping the hilt of his chainsaw sword at his waist—

"Calm down, sons of Horus."

However, something miraculous happened. When Loken felt the weight on his shoulder armor, all the negative emotions in his mind, such as tension, anxiety, and fear, vanished instantly.

No, rather than disappearing, it's more like being... done by someone.

It was sucked away.

Loken slowly raised his head, and what came into view were strong arms bound in chains, gladiator-style armor covered in countless battle marks, and beneath the dense network of Butcher's Spike cables—

That face was slightly melancholy, but calm and composed.

Even the scars and blood-red tattoos on his face could not conceal the kindness and gentleness in his eyes.

It was truly difficult for Loken to associate him with that name that represented a butcher, a beast, a monster, a serial killer.

However, as things stand now, the fact is...

"I need you to continue directing the demolition work; all the World Eaters will cooperate with you. Kanuja, you are responsible for taking good care of Xuande; he is the benefactor who freed me... and you from the enslavement of the Butcher's Nails."

The Primarch then gave Loken an encouraging smile, which Loken could feel contained a power that could reassure and inspire trust in others.

"As for that soldier named Sun Qian, leave him to me. This time, I will definitely save all my brothers—"

"I swear in the name of Angron, lord of my Twelfth Legion!"

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The two chainsaw axes collided, bursting into dazzling sparks amidst a symphony of roars.

However, Angron only held the axe with one hand, and his eyes were full of tenderness as he looked at Erron, as if he did not intend to use his full strength.

"Don't resist me, open your heart to your father, and I promise I can restore your peace—"

"Shut up! You're not my father!"

However, Erlen responded with a furious roar.

"I will kill you, you monster! In the name of the Blood God, I will avenge my brothers!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the crimson light on Erlen's body in Sun Qian's right eye became even more dazzling, and it even seemed that a huge red horn phantom appeared above his head.

Meanwhile, the chainsaw axe gradually moved towards Angron.

"Ugh."

But Angron could only let out a helpless sigh.

"So you really want to drag me back to the foot of the Brass Throne? You're even willing to forcibly bestow blessings upon my offspring?"

Then, Angron seemed to be losing strength, allowing Erlen to win the contest.

But then he turned the axe handle and used the end of the handle to stab Erlen's power armor.

Boom! !

With just a light tap from Angron, Erlen was sent flying like a cannonball and crashed hard into the wall, his chainsaw axe flying out of his hand.

Before he could climb out of the dent in the wall, Angron was already in front of him with an axe.

And he looked down upon his offspring with a compassionate gaze.

"But I will never submit to you, Khorne, nor will I allow my offspring to be enslaved by you, if that is the only way to free him..."

Angron swung his giant axe at Erron.

However, at that very moment...

Bang!

The Primarch's weapon was once again blocked by its counterpart, a chainsaw axe.

At this moment, Sun Qian, who was holding the chainsaw axe, gritted his teeth. Even in the state of activating [Demon Lu Bu], his arms were still numb when he blocked Angron's attack.

But he still managed to remain calm and spoke to Anglon in a neither humble nor arrogant tone.

"Wait a minute, I have something to ask him."

Anglong narrowed his eyes slightly, but seemed unconcerned about Sun Qian's offense. He simply nodded and took a step back.

Sun Qian breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Erlen, who was clearly corrupted by Khorne.

"Company Commander Erlen, my elder brother Liu Xuande should have been fighting alongside you. What exactly happened?"

"Liu Bei?!"

However, this seemed to further fuel Erlen's anger.

"That guy is a hypocrite, a treacherous villain who pretends to be loyal, a fraud who pretends to be genuine! I will definitely tear him to pieces—"

boom! ! !

Sun Qian punched Erlen in the face, then removed his badly deformed helmet and stared intently at the bloodied and mangled face of the World Devourer warrior.

"Although your answer was wrong, I will still give you one last chance. Immediately gather your remaining troops and have them regroup on the other side, or you will fall into the lava and die without honor or value."

Although Sun Qian was ruthless in both his fists and words, his last sentence seemed to bring back some reason to Erlen's bloodshot, cloudy eyes.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he struggled to get up and walked back the way he came from the tunnel.

But just as he revealed his back to Sun Qian and Anglong—

Anglong suddenly pushed off with both feet and shot forward, giving Sun Qian no chance to react.

"Be careful!"

But Sun Qian's worries were unnecessary, because Angron did not attack Erlen.

He simply swung his chainsaw axe and cleaved a gap in the road that had been blocked by the collapse.

"Hurry, my children. Although I know it will be difficult to gain your forgiveness, I still hope that you can live freely."

Erlen's eyes widened. He first glanced at Anglong with a complicated look, then briefly turned his gaze to Sun Qian, before finally running away and disappearing from their sight.

Sun Qian frowned slightly. Judging from his performance just now, there was no doubt that the original body here was more like a saint than Qi Le.

Powerful yet gentle, ruthless yet compassionate.

There was not a trace of arrogance or tyranny about him.

He never expected to encounter someone like Anglong.

But this...

Is it reasonable?

"Let's hurry back too. Your companions are very worried about you, and I think you must also be concerned about the situation of your sworn brother, Liu Xuande. Don't be surprised, he has already introduced you to me, and you are just as he said, both wise and brave."

Anglong seemed to understand Sun Qian's thoughts and gently patted him on the back.

"Don't worry, there's still some time before it detonates. I'll tell you everything that's going on..."

Surprisingly, this simple action greatly reduced Sun Qian's vigilance and unease.

"This is a story about slaughter, betrayal, and...benevolence."