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Guilliman soon learned of the [[Necron]] [[Pariah Nexus]] and learned from Cawl of the threat it represented to Humanity. He and Cawl planned for a major expedition into the [[Nephilim Sector]] on a mission to disrupt the network.{{Fn|31a}} During the [[Pariah Crusade_#The Mesmoch Deception|Battle of Mesmoch]], a massive fleet of Necron warships under [[Triarch]] and [[Szarekh]]'s proxy [[Hapthatra the Radiant]] swept from the void to oppose Guilliman's attack. Speaking through Hapthatra, Szarekh demanded the Imperial surrender and proclaimed the galaxy as the Necron's domain. Guilliman unsurprisingly refused the Necron demands and ordered a fighting withdrawal aiming to keep the xenos occupied while Cawl completed their true objective at [[Planet 7/2]].{{Fn|31b}}
It soon became apparent that the Necrons intended to capture, not destroy, the Imperials in hopes of perhaps gaining Guilliman. Ordering the evacuation of his flagship ''[[Dawn of Fire (Battleship)|Dawn of Fire]]'', Guilliman stayed on board with a force of [[Custodes]] under [[Colquan]] to draw the Necron's attention.{{Fn|31c}} The ''Dawn of Fire'' was quickly disabled by the Necrons, who boarded the vessel with troops as Guilliman and his entourage finally began an attempt to withdraw. [[Cato Sicarius]], commander of the [[Victrix Guard]], was able to destroy a [[Necron Lord]] to clear a path for Guilliman to flee as a gateway opened, revealing the Silent King Szarekh personally. Guilliman drew the [[Emperor's Sword]] and prepared for a fight, but was foiled by [[Illiyanne Natasé]], who closed the portal and allowed the group to escape as the ''Dawn of Fire'' was destroyed.{{Fn|31d}} In the aftermath of the battle, with Cawl having largely achieved his mission to locally disrupt the [[Pariah Nexus]], Guilliman left the Nephilim warzone and appointed [[White Consuls]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Vitrian Messinius]] as its warden.{{Fn|31e}}
As the Indomitus Crusade wound down, he rushed back to Ultramar to protect his sons from the [[Plague Wars|Onslaught of Nurgle]].{{Fn|18}} During the Plague Wars, Guilliman survived an assassination attempt by [[Mortarion]], [[Typhus]] and [[Ku'Gath]] on [[Parmenio]]. Guilliman was nearly cornered in the trap but was saved by the efforts of a mysterious young girl that seemed to be a powerful [[Living Saint]].{{Fn|22a}}
