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He felt that Anglong had done nothing wrong.
After all, he was being chased and beaten by those nobles before. Now, someone suddenly appears in front of you claiming to be your father and asking you to take over a legion to conquer the galaxy. Who can accept that?
Anyone would have doubts and be wary about this.
In Zhou Qing's view, Anglong's behavior was understandable and not problematic.
However, the Emperor at the time saw things differently. Upon discovering that Angron had defied him, the Emperor teleported Angron away without a word.
Moreover, not only were they teleported away, but they also didn't teleport Angron's gladiator brothers away; only Angron himself was teleported away.
The most outrageous thing was that when Angron woke up, the Emperor told him the truth and his plans.
And just as Anglon said that the Emperor could only gain his body but not his heart by doing this, the Emperor said that being a tool was sufficient.
It's no wonder that the Emperor's abstract words completely overwhelmed the warp nature of Angron.
In his memory, Zhou Qing saw that from that moment on, Angron's warp nature completely entered a disadvantageous phase.
He even began to be gradually influenced and suppressed by the demon sent by Khorne in front of him, which is why Angron became increasingly tyrannical later on.
After all, while Butcher's Nail can have an effect, it's not powerful enough to alter the very nature of the warp. Of course, this must be the work of an evil god.
Of course, the most important thing is the blessing of Old Man Huang.
Old Huang's actions directly put Angron's warp nature at a disadvantage, and in the end, it was completely defeated by the Khorne demon.
"You're such a pitiful person, having such a father is truly bad luck."
After reading this part of Anglong's memories, even Zhou Qing was shocked by the abstract nature of the emperor, and he couldn't help but touch his forehead.
To Zhou Qing's surprise, perhaps because his spiritual power suppressed the Khorne demon, Angron lost its original tyrannical appearance.
Under everyone's shocked gaze, Anglong nodded to Zhou Qing.
It's the feeling of finally meeting a kindred spirit.
"You've really worked hard..."
Chapter 159 The Crimes Committed by Angron
Regardless of how you look at it, this guy is a tragic figure, and since he is Guilliman's brother, Zhou Qing still felt sorry for him.
A powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted from Zhou Qing's body, heading straight for the Butcher's Nail above Angron's head.
The next second, Zhou Qing used his immense strength to pull the Butcher's Nail off Angron's head, along with the Khorne demon residing within Angron's body.
The next second, under Zhou Qing's control, Angron returned to the form he had when he first arrived on the Emperor's warship as a gladiator.
The Khorne demon residing in the Butcher's Nail was controlled by Zhou Qing using powerful psychic energy, with a giant psychic hand gripping his neck.
Countless psionic lightning bolts struck him relentlessly as punishment.
"Let me go, let me go!"
"You're finished! You actually dared to drag me out, you're doomed!"
He managed to utter those words through his throat, and the next second Zhou Qing used even more force, so he could no longer make any sound.
Zhou Qing merely mobilized more spiritual energy, and he completely pulverized the Khorne Demon.
Power returned to Khorne.
Leon was watching Zhou Qing's actions from below. When Angron fell to the ground, he saw his brother.
After hesitating for a moment, he rushed forward and hugged Angron in his arms.
Zhou Qing has just extracted the demon, which means that his brother was controlled by the demon.
Although Angron did many wrong things, he was influenced by the Chaos Demon, so it cannot be said that he did them intentionally. Therefore, Leon chose to hold him in his arms again.
The savagery on Angron's face had vanished, replaced by an indescribable gentleness.
At this moment, the most dazed of everyone was neither Leon nor Zhou Qinghui's army.
Instead, they were the world-devouring Chaos Space Marines.
They stared at their Primarchs in disbelief. Their Primarchs harbored demons, but now that the demons had been removed and their Primarchs had returned to normal, what about them?
They were Chaos Space Marines, traitors to the Imperium of Man. The Imperium of Man did not sacrifice anything too great to be accepted, nor did it betray anyone in a way that was too small to be tolerated.
They are traitors. They are traitors who have truly threatened and harmed the human empire.
Now that the Primarch has been restored, should they continue to remain in the Chaos faction?
But if they don't stay in the Chaos faction, where will they go?
The Devourers were bewildered. In a daze, they put down their weapons and stared blankly at Zhou Qing, awaiting the judgment of this war commander of the human empire.
After Zhou Qing so easily suppressed the Primarch, extracted the demon, and pulled out the Butcher's Nail, the World Eater Legion lost their fighting spirit.
As their fighting spirit waned, Khorne withdrew all his attention from them; Khorne never needed cowards.
Khorne doesn't care whether you are strong or weak; he only cares whether you are brave and have the determination to face all death.
Now that the World Eaters have lost their fighting spirit, Khorne naturally withdrew his attention.
The World Eaters could also sense that Khorne had withdrawn his gaze.
They felt the blessing upon them gradually dissipating, but even this dissipation made them afraid to do anything.
Zhou Qing's power was already etched in their minds, and they couldn't muster any thought of resistance.
The demon was completely destroyed in Zhou Qing's hands, and the power returned to Khorne. Only then did Zhou Qing have some interest in looking at the Chaos Space Marines below, as well as Angron in Leon's arms.
Zhou Qing was pondering how to deal with Anglong.
Subjectively speaking, almost all of Angron's crimes were influenced by the demons of Khorne.
This means that it was not Angron's own choice.
None of the crimes committed were committed Angron's own volition.
It wasn't even Angron who did it; he was merely a manipulated person, or rather, a victim.
However, nothing can be described simply as something that is not voluntary.
But regardless of whether Angron acted voluntarily or under control, his guilt remains.
Countless human comrades died at his hands, and even the Space Marines under Zhou Qing's command fell to him in this conflict.
Can the losses suffered by the people and the army be wiped out so easily?
Zhou Qing helped Angron find release because of his relationship with Guilliman and out of pity for the human comrade in front of him.
But even after these matters are resolved, the crimes committed by Angron still need to be tried.
However, the crimes committed by Angron were simply too outrageous; they exceeded any law or regulation of the Federation of Humanities.
After all, no one else has ever been able to harm so many human citizens like him.
Zhou Qing, who was just a scientist, was unsure how to sentence Anglong.
That is why, after dealing with the demon, Zhou Qing remained floating in the sky, looking down at all the Imperial soldiers and the two Primarchs below.
Anglong's crimes were too great, and Zhou Qing didn't know how to punish him. So, with the help of his powerful mind, Zhou Qing made another decision.
Angron's crimes were so great that even if he were to be completely reduced to ashes and his soul erased, it would not be enough to atone for even a fraction of his sins.
At the same time, Angron was ultimately controlled by a demon. Although everything he did was carried out by him, his consciousness was not under his control.
If Angron were simply killed and his remains scattered, it would be somewhat unjust, and this would not comply with federal law.
Therefore, before a suitable trial and handling plan is available, the only thing Zhou Qing can do is to get Anglong to do something that can mitigate his crime.
This was the only solution Zhou Qing could come up with at this moment.
After figuring out how to deal with Angron's situation, Zhou Qing slowly descended from the sky and came to stand in front of Angron and Leon.
Zhou Qing, looking like a god, arrived before Leon and Angron.
Anglong struggled to break free from Leon's embrace, then knelt down in front of Zhou Qing with a thud.
He knew very well that Zhou Qing was about to announce his punishment, because his intuition told him that Zhou Qing was that kind of person.
Although everything he did before was done under the control of the devil, sin is sin.
There are never any excuses that can absolve you of your guilt.
Being able to feel his body before he died and regain control of it made Angron feel that his life had been pretty good.
At least in this moment, he was himself, not a walking corpse, not a person controlled by the demon Khorne.
He felt he could accept any punishment Zhou Qing might impose on him; he was willing to accept any punishment.
Chapter 160 The Trial of Angron Himself
When Leon saw Zhou Qing fly up to them, he initially thought Zhou Qing was similar to his father.
But when he saw Angron kneeling before Zhou Qing and adopting a posture of admitting guilt and accepting punishment, Leon realized that something was wrong.
Anglon pleaded guilty and accepted punishment.
So what crime did he plead guilty to, and what punishment did he accept?
He was acknowledging all the sins he had committed over the past 1 years.
If this enormous sin were to be placed entirely on Angron, then his brother, who had finally rediscovered himself, would also die instantly.
Although Leon had never met Zhou Qing, he didn't know what kind of person Zhou Qing was.
But that didn't stop him from kneeling down in front of Zhou Qing along with Anglong.
He wanted to plead for his brother, because it was the responsibility of the eldest son and the demeanor of an elder brother.
Having finally rediscovered himself, Angron deserves a chance to atone for his sins, right?
"Commander, I know my brother has committed heinous crimes, but I am willing to share the burden of those crimes with him."
After all, we brothers also bear responsibility for plunging him into chaos.
Compared to ten thousand years ago, the lion has truly grown up; he is no longer as arrogant as he was then.
Instead, he would share a responsibility with his brother that had nothing to do with him, and this statement was merely to protect his brother.