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

Chapter 20: The Light of the Sage

What just happened?

Abaddon couldn't believe his eyes; he preferred to think that the missing target was simply due to a malfunction in the aiming system.

He must have just been lucky. If that's the case...

Abaddon made a snap decision and quickly readjusted the remaining power distribution of the gunboat.

Sizzle—

The main cannon atop the Thunder Eagle began charging, and a few seconds later, a dazzling beam of light blasted towards Sun Qian.

That was a turbo laser destroyer. Because it was forcibly overloaded and started in a semi-crippled state, dangerous creaking sounds began to emanate from all parts of the gunboat, and even the instruments and equipment around Abaddon were emitting sparks and electric arcs.

However......

This time it was even more obvious; in the nanosecond before the laser was about to hit the bridge, it directly violated the natural law of rectilinear propagation.

Seeing the beam's trajectory distorted and deflected once again, almost skimming the side of the bridge and diffracting into the distance, Abaddon was forced to accept a despairing reality—

His attack was meaningless.

However, while Abaddon is on the verge of collapse, Sun Qian is also in a difficult situation.

Like other cards, the [Standard Zhuge Liang] character card also grants Sun Qian almost miraculous abilities.

Furthermore, according to the skill description, is a passive skill with no duration or cooldown limit...

As many online gamers know, free things are often the most expensive.

When he deflected the thermo-melting missile, he had already started to feel his head buzzing, and when he deflected the even more powerful laser, Sun Qian felt a splitting headache.

It seems that when this ability is triggered, it still puts a serious burden on the mind and even the soul.

As expected of the Prime Minister's card, he truly is willing to "give his all until his dying breath" to burn himself out.

But Sun Qian dared not expose his weakness, after all, he had not forgotten that besides Abaddon, there was another Thunder Eagle lurking outside the Void Shield.

At this point, we need to learn from the real Zhuge Liang...

They used the empty city strategy.

"What's wrong? Are you getting old and your eyesight is failing you?"

Sun Qian forced out a slightly mocking smile.

"Go back and give Horus a message. Tell him to advise him to stay away from warp swindlers like Erebas. Too much contact with chaos fel energy could cause him to end up like you, with a pointed head and mental instability."

The Great Tyrant is already approaching the ground. If Abaddon and his men don't retreat soon, the impact of the Queen Glory-class battleship landing will sweep them away as well.

Sun Qian's words also implied that they would be let go, if Abaddon could understand that—

"Fel energy... Haha... I see, I understand now... Sun Qian, you're actually a hidden psychic!"

However, Abaddon's focus seems to have gone completely astray.

"To create a psionic shield of this strength and conceal psionic fluctuations... one must be at least a Delta-level psionicist!"

No, that's giving me too much credit, Sun Qian thought to himself.

If I were a Delta-level psionicist, I would have twisted you into a pretzel with my psionic powers long ago.

"So that's how it is... So you were the one impersonating the war general... I've finally found you!!!"

Oops!

"Letting you live would be too dangerous, even for a war commander—"

Sensing the madness in Abaddon's voice, Sun Qian immediately had a bad feeling.

"You will die here with my brother!!!!"

boom!!!

Abaddon's Thunderhawk gunships spewed blinding flames from their sterns, thanks to rocket boosters that normally only activate in space.

Without a doubt, under this terrifying thrust, the already battered Thunderhawk would disintegrate within seconds—

But before that.

He will first transform into the most powerful kinetic energy projectile and directly bombard Sun Qian inside the bridge!

Faced with Abaddon's decision to take everyone down with him, Sun Qian felt an unprecedented calmness at that moment.

Anyway, it's too late to escape, so there's no use in being anxious.

Using the skill for defense... that would probably be very difficult.

Moreover, since Abaddon charged over on his own, the conditions for triggering might no longer be met.

Although it felt somewhat absurd, at this point, Sun Qian could only hope for a miracle from the Emperor.

"Then lower the Void Shield on the bridge."

Pure, ethereal, and ethereal.

A woman's voice, as beautiful as heavenly music, suddenly rang in Sun Qian's mind.

Astartes possesses a thought speed at the nanosecond level.

Therefore, Sun Qian pressed the button on the control panel in the next nanosecond.

Sizzle—Boom!

The blinding light made Sun Qian squint slightly, but this visual effect was not unfamiliar to him.

He had witnessed the same attack launched by Abaddon just a minute earlier.

This time, however, the turbo laser destroyer was fired from outside the newly deactivated void shield.

The one that was hit was Abaddon's Thunderhawk, which was carrying out a kamikaze attack.

"Why? Waaah—"

Crackle... Bang!!!

He didn't even have the chance to say his last words.

Azekair Abaddon, one of the three heroes of the Great Expedition and originally a future great raider, had his ambitions and ideals transformed into a dazzling explosion along with this Thunderhawk gunship.

The wreckage and debris were pushed away by the effect of as they approached the bridge, but there was no time to mourn the "premature" death of the Chaos Warmaster. Sun Qian turned his attention to the sudden savior.

It might not be accurate to say it came suddenly, because the Thunderhawk gunboat, whose gun barrels were still glowing red and radiating residual heat, had actually been following Abaddon in battle the whole time.

Sun Qian pursed his lips, and then established a communication line with him.

"I am Horus... Commander of the Third Company of the Shadowmoon Wolves, Acton Cruz."

An old, deep voice rang out. Logically speaking, this word is rarely associated with Astartes, but Sun Qian knew that this was a veteran who had experienced the Terra Wars. Not to mention the Sixteenth Legion, he was probably a veteran among all the Space Marines.

"My Thunderhawk gunboat also has two special crew members... one is the speaker Kyle Sindman, and the other is the narrator—"

"Euphrates Kira".

That melodious sound seemed to penetrate the soul, and it was impossible to forget it even if one wanted to.

However, Sun Qian didn't seem surprised at all. After thinking for a moment, he turned on the switch for the upper deck.

"Get in immediately. Landing is about to begin. You only have one minute."

After orbiting the planet to decelerate and stabilize, the Tyrant had reached a height where it could clearly see the buildings on the ground.

Although now the only remaining visible buildings on this planet are the Holy Song City, which serves as the planet's capital.

That will also be the designated landing site for the Tyrant.

"A serious impact is about to occur. Let's talk about everything after we've all survived..."

Sun Qian turned and returned to the command throne on the bridge. In fact, when he said his last words, he had already shut down the communication lines.

But for some reason, he had a vague feeling that someone could hear him.

"A living saint."