The outer reaches of the Sindu System.
Dozens of Indomitus Crusade fleet groups were covertly approaching this core Necron system.
The fleet groups were spread far apart from one another, almost gliding, reducing all traces of activity as much as possible.
"Everyone, this is a sacred mission, one that concerns whether mankind can continue to survive. It cannot tolerate any failure.
On the Bridge, Voladi, commander of the Indomitus Third Fleet, used Psyker Power communications to address the entire fleet.
His gaze was incomparably firm. "What we will face is a powerful xenos evil comparable to a god. Every fleet group may suffer Its attack and be utterly destroyed beneath Its hateful claws.
"But no matter the cost, we of the Third Fleet must face him head-on, charge into the Sindu System at maximum speed, and deliver the relevant facilities to the designated area!"
Voladi hid nothing. Instead, he directly told everyone how dangerous this mission was. Any one of them might never return.
After the previous mobilization operation failed, the Indomitus Crusade command quickly organized an assault fleet led by Voladi.
Of course, the best candidate to carry out this plan should originally have been the Ultramarines Primarch, Guilliman. Unfortunately, he had temporarily gone missing in the war, so Voladi could only be placed in charge.
Since the Silent King had already discovered mankind's intentions, they might as well launch a direct charge, arranging for warship after warship to deliver the items to the Sindu System.
It was effectively a suicide fleet. Right now, only a high-ranking commander as skilled at command as Voladi could hold on amid such a complex battlefield and such terrifying attacks.
There was no other way. The Sindu System had long since been affected by the Silent King. Many spatial parameters had been subtly