$509. The Minotaur in Holy Terra: Shadow of the Regent! (VII)

[In the third month, as time goes by.

[The conflict between the Minotaur Chapter and the Imperial Fists becomes more and more obvious and intense. Although the two sides have not yet torn their faces and caused casualties, it is still common for them to start fighting. ]

[Of course, you and Captain Galadon of the Imperial Fists are tacitly aware of this, just treat it as an ancient ritual like the Minotaur and the Imperial Fists having a blade feast. ]

[At the same time, the Iron Fortress Mountain Phalanx located in Terra's low-Earth orbit has also quietly entered a state of combat readiness under the cover of your occasional conflicts. ]

[And since the shield captain Valerian of the Imperial Guards left the hive with your secret meeting request, the other party and the Sisters of Silence have been busy investigating the many loose bases of the cultists, trying to find the only leader who commanded countless cultists. ]

[As for the secret meeting with the commander of the Imperial Guards, Trajan Valoris, that you have been waiting for, there has been no news for a long time. ]

[You personally did not feel any change in your emotions. As long as the fleet of the Minotaurs and the Phalanx were still in your hands, it did not matter whether the Ten Thousands of the Imperial Guards took action or not, or whether they stood on the side or not. ]

[However, I am afraid that the Imperial Guards will also be on your blacklist as a Primarch afterwards. ]

[It has become another imperial force that needs to be drastically rectified. The last one to be on the blacklist was the Dark Angels. ]

[Soon after, you gradually began to arrange some things. ]

[While the Minotaurs continued to raid and destroy more cultist strongholds, you also completely intercepted the Ministry of the Interior's control over many material transportation channels through some unspeakable means. ]

[Afterwards, you selected many strong and loyal people from countless Hive civilians.

[You used the large amount of weapons and materials you defrauded from the Ministry of the Interior to form this group of people into a group of Hive Astra Militarum loyal to the Emperor. ]

[You secretly dispatched these loyal warriors who had only undergone simple training but would not hesitate to sacrifice their lives in the face of mission targets to many places in Holy Terra. ]

[You have other important arrangements for them. ]

[In the fourth month, the weather in the entire Holy Terra seemed to have entered the rainy season. ]

[The drizzling dirty acid rain and the gray fog that covered most of the palace area did not dissipate for a long time. ]

[At this moment, wearing the ancient Terminator power armor, you are led by the shield guard captain Valerian, walking towards the top of the palace wall along some hidden roads that only the Imperial Guard can pass. ]

[You have just returned secretly from the chaotic battlefield in the southern hemisphere with a gray cloak on your ceramic steel shell. ]

[Today, the joint combat team of the Imperial Fists and the Imperial Guard, with the help of the Imperial Guard and some Astra Militarum, has gradually transformed the battle with the cultists from small-scale stronghold conflicts to frontal battlefield collisions. ]

[This is also due to your series of root-digging actions, which have made the cult faction "Dream Master" that has completely lost its popular base also successfully lose the concern of the rebellious high lords in advance. ]

[The cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked. ]

[This cult faction that has been wreaking havoc on Holy Terra for a long time has lost its only purpose and is about to become an excuse and stepping stone for conservative forces to suppress reformist forces.

[Da Da Da——]

[Accompanied by the subtle sound of magnetic boots stepping on the huge stone platform, you successfully climbed onto the wall of the palace in the ancient Terminator power armor. ]

[The dirty acid rain that came with the wind kept falling on your gray cloak and slowly fell along your metal helmet. ]

[At this moment, the shield guard captain Valerian who was just leading the way for you in front completely disappeared in your eyepiece range, as if he had successfully merged with the gray mist that had not yet dissipated. ]

[Crack! ]

[You calmly picked up the Minotaur shield and black spear from the back of your power backpack, and your two ceramic steel palms tightly grasped the weapons and equipment you carried. ]

[You think that the imperial guards guarding the palace would not deliberately surround and kill an Astartes war captain, but this does not mean that they really dare not do so. ]

["The pride of our imperial guards will not allow us to do anything bad to you, Minotaur war captain." ]

[At this moment, a cold and stern voice suddenly penetrated the heavy gray fog and drilled into your ears. ]

[You slowly turned your helmet's sight, and a tall figure wearing a golden power armored castle lord's helmet walked towards you with heavy steps but silently. ]

[The other party's neatly trimmed hair and beard are all snow-white, and the bronze face that looks dignified is covered with very serious old scars. ]

[At this moment, whether it is the other party's speaking attitude or the terrifying momentum of having experienced hundreds of battles, they are constantly telling you his true identity. 】

【The 17th Commander of the Imperial Guards, one of the Supreme Lords of Holy Terra, Trajan Valoris. 】

【“It seems that over the years, the Imperial Guards have not learned anything else, but they have learned the tricks of bluffing.”】

【You slowly lowered the sharp tip of the black spear, but you did not immediately put away the weapon in your palm. 】

【“Same here... Captain Moloch, I heard that you would rather take the huge risk of being surrounded by the Imperial Guards and want to meet me alone?”】

[Trajan, wearing the golden power armor and the helmet of the castle lord, slowly stopped his steps. He stood ten meters away from you and asked you. ]

["Trajan, as the commander of the Imperial Guards and the supreme lord, and in control of the complicated intelligence network that the Imperial Guards have been operating for countless years, don't tell me that the Imperial Guards know nothing about the surging undercurrents on Holy Terra!\