"May The Emperor protect us!"
Ordan felt a flicker of excitement when he learned he could continue fighting.
Although being loaded into a Dreadnought meant enduring extreme agony and torment, as long as he could keep resisting the Chaos Gods and fight alongside his brothers in this hour of crisis...
He was willing to bear it all.
He would take it as redemption for the centuries in which he had been unable to continue serving The Emperor.
"According to the Grey Knights' latest regulations, any brother who, after treatment on the battlefield, is unable to continue fighting will temporarily be loaded into a Dreadnought to keep fighting.
But these are only temporary measures on the battlefield, not permanent equipment—"
The Techmarine emphasized, "If we are fortunate enough to return to our home on Titan or to the base in Dawn City, you will receive better treatment, and everything will be all right."
In truth, with the more advanced medical standards of the Imperium's Adeptus Astartes Legions, the use of Dreadnoughts had basically been phased out, replaced instead with more powerful heavy exosuits.
After all, under the Imperium's staggeringly abundant logistical support, the wounded could be transferred to rear field hospitals at the first opportunity, or healed on the spot by teams of Apothecaries and return to battle hale and hearty.
However, the Grey Knights' situation was rather special. Their combat intensity was higher, and they went deep into the dark places, making it impossible to evacuate the wounded in time.
Moreover, those injured Grey Knights were unwilling to leave the battlefield midway, preferring instead to continue fighting until the very end.
Under such circumstances, they had kept using this system abandoned by the other Legions. Once a Grey Knight was wounded and could not be treated in time, he would