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Empire Calendar 2525, Spring.
The battle of Huff Wind Root was a great defeat for the Empire. However, it wasn't a glorious victory for Chaos either.
The Eternal Chosen of God Eichane had lost his beloved general and Kurgan's Khan Kheron – the Conqueror who had followed him for hundreds of years. This Chaos army had also suffered great losses in the process of going south. Out of the 300,000 strong army, they had lost more than 150,000 people. The remaining troops were scattered into countless small battle groups and battle gangs, plundering everywhere.
Emperor Karl-franz had gone missing. However, no Chaos warlord or even the lowest level Barbarian Marauder had ever taken the Emperor's head. Thus, Eichane had reservations about this "great victory". He had experienced many similar victories in history.
For example, the Eternal Chosen of God had once gathered an extremely huge Chaos fleet to invade the Aurora Empire through the sea. This Chaos fleet and the Aurora Empire's Turtle Ship Fleet fought for several days and nights. In the end, both sides suffered great losses. The Chaos fleet barely won. Eichane planned to bypass the Great Wall and invade Aurora.
However, here came the problem. Aurora didn't only have one fleet. Other than the Turtle Ship Fleet, there was also a Dragon Ship Fleet. This fleet was Aurora's main naval force. The Dragon Emperor personally led the Dragon Ship Fleet to attack. Both sides fought to a draw. Eichane's military couldn't keep up and was forced to retreat. From then on, knowing that Aurora was a tough nut to crack, the Eternal Chosen of God no longer planned to invade the Aurora Empire.
However, the Aurora Empire was also unable to rebuild the Turtle Ship Fleet. Moreover, this ancient Empire announced that it had defeated the Eternal Chosen One. This victory had even sparked the "Debate between Chinese and Barbarians" in the Aurora Empire. In this diverse Empire, many Aurora people began to discuss a question, "Do the Northern Barbarians, Vampires, Wild Orcs, Green Skins, Dwarves, and even those of Mud Basin and Indi descent count as our Aurora people?"
In the end, to prevent serious internal strife in the Aurora Empire, the Dragon Emperor announced, "All lands under the heavens belong to the Emperor, and all lands are the Emperor's subjects. Be it the Kurgans, Mongols, Huns, Dwarves, Green Dwarves, Orcs, Indians, or Devonians, as long as they are willing to settle down and serve the Celestial Empire, they will all be regarded as citizens of Aurora."
The matter of pursuing Eichahn was thrown to the back of his mind. More and more Barbarians and Vampires began to appear in the Dragon Emperor's palace guards and cabinet ministers. A few decades later, the Dragon Emperor of that time even issued an edict, "Those who meddle in the affairs of the borders shall die!"
This allowed Eichahn to make a very clear judgment — Aurora was a powerful country, but this country would not pose a threat to his existence and plans. They had already reached the limit of what they could expand. They were very good at defense, but basically did not consider taking the initiative to attack. On the contrary, the Empire was his greatest enemy.
Ever since Year 2521 of the Empire calendar, when Eichahn had completed the final test of being the Eternal Chosen One, what had this Three-Eyed King, the Master of the End been doing?
He had been crowned in the center of the Chaos Wasteland and sat on the Chaos Throne that belonged to him. Then, he began to organize the hundreds of thousands of Chaos Tribes in the Chaos Wasteland. After that, he began to hack.
Yes, he was hacking. For the past few years, other than constantly sending his subordinates to attack the Empire, he had basically done nothing else. Eichahn was only waiting, waiting for an opportunity.
Eichahn understood the Empire too well. From a certain perspective, he understood the mortals too well. The memories of humans were always short. The lessons that humans had learned from history were that humans would never learn from history.
Eichahn knew that as long as he did not appear and did not lead his main army of Chaos to the South, then it would be very difficult for the human countries to unite. The news sent back from the frontlines quickly proved this point.
Boris Todbringer of Mildenheim guarded Midden alone. Kurfürst White Wolf declared that he would use his Rune Sword to destroy every Drakwald Orc.
The capital of the Empire, Brunswick, had lost the control of the Emperor. His court and generals were madly fighting both openly and secretly, trying to seize the position of Regent. Archbishop Esme III was seizing the time to replace the backbone of the Church of Vickmar with people he trusted. The new Grand Wizard of the Royal Family, Gregg Matak, declared that the Orcs and Skaven Ratmen were a far greater threat than Chaos. However, he had to first defeat a long list of Grand Wizards who wanted to challenge his authority.
Kurfürst Marius of Ivy Hill survived. It would probably take him a few months to return from Nord Hill to Ivy Hill. This lunatic spouted nonsense along the way, offending almost everyone who was willing and had the strength to ally with him. Some places were even unwilling to provide him with supplies.
Tara Beheim was still ignorant of the outside world. The residents of the Eye of the Forest were extremely satisfied with their peaceful life inside the Ring-shaped Mountain. Humans were certain that as long as they guarded the "Sorcerer's Path", no enemy would be able to invade. This city had lost its Kurfürst several years ago. Now, it was like a plate of loose sand. More than a dozen noble families were fighting for the position of Kurfürst. Street fights and assassinations were used.
Nur was the industrial and academic center of the Empire. Although Kurfürst Emilia was excellent in other aspects, she was indecisive in military affairs. She used the military strength of Nur more to achieve her own goals. Nur was too far away from the frontline. The powerful military forces there were more to protect themselves than to launch an expedition that was thousands of kilometers long. The natural arrogance of the Nur people prevented them from joining forces with other cities, especially with the people of Rick Hill.
Marienburg was still immersed in the depression brought about by Brittania and had yet to recover. When the imperial court sent out a document requesting the conscription of Marienburg's troops and resources, Marienburg firmly rejected it. "Marienburg has been an autonomous territory since returning to the empire! This is the founding policy set by the Savior! "
The funniest thing was that after learning the real news of Huff Wind Root's defeat, all the Kurfürst of the Empire almost unanimously blocked the news of the defeat with the reason that "the citizens of the Empire needed to maintain the correct collective memory". The Brittany people on the other side of the mountain still thought that the Empire had really won the war. They were still resting and replenishing their troops!
"Hahahaha!" Thinking of this, Eichahn couldn't help but laugh.
He knew the Empire too well. He knew the mortals too well. Could it be that the people of the Empire didn't realize that their own country was weakening the country they wanted to protect because of the dispersal and internal strife?
But humans always had a wishful thinking. As long as he, the Eternal Chosen One, didn't appear, humans wouldn't really unite completely. As long as Chaos didn't cross the Tarabek River and go straight to Brunswick, humans wouldn't really unite completely.
Chaos, on the other hand, was extremely united.
The cultists and sorcerers listened to the whispers of the demons. The hidden believers of Chaos worked hard to destroy the cities they were hiding in. The ferocious witchcraft shamans gathered the ugly demon allies to participate in the upcoming feast. Every night, demon hunters and battle priests burned the firewood until it was dazzling.
However, the only thing justice could do was to trim the roots of the tree of heresy that had taken root in their kingdom. This was because the evil hands of the Gods of Darkness stretched very far.
While the soldiers and civilians of the old world were engaged in violent internal strife, the North was anxious under the thunder of war.
A twin-tailed comet was burning fiercely in the northern sky, leaving behind flashing runes, indicating the arrival of misfortune.
All the Chaos tribes in the world, unite!
They were all shouting that name!
"Eichahn!!!"
The Eternal Chosen One was very satisfied with his new subordinates. That battle maniac called Kahn proved to be a pure and efficient killing machine. That perverted Chosen One called Lucius was very interesting. Anyone who killed him would become him. Other than Eichahn slashing him to death with his sword, nothing else happened. This completely conquered Lucius who was resurrected on the spot and pledged his loyalty to the Eternal Chosen One. There was also that poison canister called Typhons. He was tanky and could fight, but it was a pity that he was in a heavily injured state.
The only thing that Eichahn wasn't satisfied with was that the Chosen One called Ahriman wasn't willing to stay behind to help him complete his great cause.
But it didn't matter. Hundreds of Chaos Chosen One and Chaos Champions, hundreds of Demon Princes and Great Demons were already under Eichahn's command. It was just that the Eternal Chosen One wasn't in a hurry to go south.
What he needed now was a vanguard army to probe and deplete the defensive strength of the Empire. He needed to defeat them one by one and enjoy this great cause of hegemony and era of war.
Eichahn was constantly searching for qualified vanguard generals. Until a few days ago, the number one Great Demon under Nurgle, Kur-Gaz, appeared in front of him. Kur-Gaz brought Nurgle's revelation and gift. His loving father had prepared three clay pots as a gift for the end of the world. Each of the clay pots contained immense power that could not only corrupt and infect all mortals, it could even infect the soil and the sky. The old world would be plunged into a destructive plague, and no one would be spared.
Similarly, the three Grote brothers, three Saint-level existences, the beloved sons of his loving father, were about to join Eichahn's vanguard army and make a dazzling appearance.
Then, how did the three Grote brothers come about?
What made Eichahn interested was that the three Grote brothers were just like him, citizens of the Empire. In fact, they were even from the same hometown – Nords.
Yes, even though they were born and raised in Norsk, the three Grote brothers were without a doubt citizens of the Empire. Their parents were citizens of the Empire. Their father was called Aulos Grote, a farmer and craftsman with a certain level of education. Their mother was called Aysera Bloodstone. She was a life element Witch Apprentice who had stayed in the Garland Council for sixteen years but didn't choose to leave the council to get married. She knew some first and second circle spells and medical skills.
The couple always had a noble dream – to break the cycle of endless hatred between the Empire and the northern barbarians, to break the chains of hatred, and to let the barbarians and barbarians live in harmony. Thus, they came to Norsk by chance (referring to being captured by barbarian raiders). They were treated with courtesy and taught the local Norskians advanced animal husbandry, fishing and hunting techniques. They used medicine and medical skills to save the lives of many Norskians. They hoped that the Norskians would be able to live a better life so that they wouldn't frequently go south to raid.
A pair of citizens of the Empire, without any selfish motives, crossed the Claw Sea to Norsk, brought advanced technology and medical skills, all for the sake of letting the Norskians live a better life. They treated the Norskians' welfare as their own. What kind of spirit was this?
The Norskians were indeed very grateful and respected the couple. In the next few years, the settlement of the Grote couple no longer had any Norskians going south to raid. The settlement gradually prospered, and Aysera Blue Blood soon became pregnant.
However, the couple's noble reputation and peaceful ideals deeply offended the Chaos Witches in the settlement. She hated and was jealous. Taking advantage of Aysera's pregnancy, she used a rusty blade with the curse of Chaos to cut Aysera's finger. The pregnant woman's wound soon became infected, and her life was in danger. She couldn't find any way to cure it. In desperation, the Chaos Witch asked all the gods for help.
Unfortunately, but fortunately, Nurgle heard her pleas. The kind fat grandpa certainly wouldn't refuse a believer's "small request". He sent out a Nurgle demon to take away the plague. Aysera recovered and gave birth to three healthy boys: Otto, Ezrak, and Gurat. The overjoyed parents didn't notice the three "pin" -shaped birthmarks on the babies' bodies. This was the holy emblem of Nurgle.
The three boys gradually grew up under the serious care of their parents. Just as they were making small efforts for the peaceful coexistence of the Empire and Norsk, the people of the Empire came.
In the year 2506 of the Empire's calendar, Oleg Von Zhukov led the army of Auster, Nord, and Kislöw to attack and purge the coast of Norsk. Countless Norsk villages and ports were destroyed, and tens of thousands of people were killed.
This included the parents of the three Grote siblings. They were killed on the spot by the Empire's halberd soldiers as they pleaded.
After witnessing their parents being killed by the people of the Empire, the three brothers broke down. They and their parents used their entire lives to resolve the hatred and estrangement, trying to get the people of the Empire and Norsk to coexist peacefully and stop killing.
But in the end, the ones who broke their dreams were the people of the Empire themselves!
The three brothers broke down. From that day onwards, they embraced Nurgle and Chaos. The eldest brother, Otto, became a Nurgle champion warrior, the second brother, Ezrak, became a Nurgle sorcerer, and the third brother, Gurat, was the strongest. He became a ten-meter-tall Nurgle war behemoth. His most powerful move was to swallow a living person into his stomach and process them into a Chaos Egg before pulling them out.
The three brothers knelt in front of their parents' graves. They swore that they would let the Empire rot, completely rot. This country was hopeless, so they might as well bathe under the care of a loving father.
Close to twenty years had passed. Every year, Nurgle would bless and strengthen the three brothers. He truly loved these three little darlings. Therefore, when Eichahn urgently needed a general of the vanguard army, Nurgle had an idea.
An army is trained for a thousand days to be used in a single moment. Eichahn, the Eternal Chosen of Fate, let the three Grote siblings take action!
In the snowy lands of Norsk, when the three brothers were still trying to conquer a Phobia tribe, Eichahn appeared. The Eternal Chosen of God's words carried an unquestionable order. "Kneel!"
The fighting spirit of the Grote brothers instantly dissipated. Echane's power was so great that even three peak-stage Saint-level combatants dared not disobey him. The Grote brothers knew very well what the blessing of the Four Gods on Echane's body signified. They immediately trembled in excitement, and then respectfully prostrated themselves before Echane's feet.
Finally, the day they had been waiting for had finally arrived!
They would become the vanguard general of Chaos' destruction. They would carry three deadly plague pots and lead an army of four hundred thousand Chaos to attack the Empire from three directions!
This was the curtain of Chaos' general attack!
After making arrangements for Grote and his two siblings, Eichahn immediately summoned his main army and the several hundred Chaos God Chosen, Chaos Champions, Chaos Lords, over a hundred Demon Princes, and Chaos Great Demons under his command.
A military plan that would determine the fate of the entire world would slowly unfold in front of Eichahn.
He was still waiting.
He couldn't wait anymore.
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