Horus: Wuwuwu, I'm not going to make it, I'm really charging

It stopped moving!

In the eyes of Horus and the others, Terra vanished once more, as if it had only been an illusion projected by some mechanical device.

In its place was a new Steel Defense Line, reflecting a cold metallic gleam beneath the light of the Chaos Scar of the Void.

In the armored region on the outer perimeter of the Steel Defense Line, the giant emblems of The Savior and the Emperor of Mankind, as well as the Honor Banner, could still be faintly seen.

The defense line forged of steel stretched to the end of sight, blanketing the void sky in a dark, oppressive mass.

It was enough to make any enemy feel powerless.

???

"Grandfather!"

"How is that possible? That has to be an illusion, not a real defense line..."

"Lord of Change above, just how many Steel Defense Lines did The Savior forge?!"

The Chaos beings stared at the scene. All their cheers and roars lodged in their throats, and their hearts grew heavy as a faint sense of helplessness welled up inside them.

They had charged through endless cannon fire and destroyed the Imperial Steel Defense Line, only to discover that what they had destroyed was merely the outer defensive region.

What they now faced was the true Imperial defense line. Its defenses looked even tighter, and the black muzzles of its cannons flickered with lethal light!

The victory the Chaos beings had just seized was mercilessly snatched away by The Savior. There was no victory to speak of at all.

Especially the giant relief of The Savior on the outer wall of the Steel Defense Line—it seemed to be looking down on them, radiating thick mockery and menace.

Clang—

Under the shock of that gaze, the Khorne Greater Daemon lost focus, and the