As time continued to pass.
When not a single Tyranid Swarm creature could be found anywhere in the Baal System.
It meant that the confrontation between Rorschach's forces and the Hive Mind had temporarily come to an end.
However, no one allowed themselves to slack off because of this.
Because the Chaos Demon invasion on Baal I still awaited further handling.
Thus, every battle-scarred Astartes seized the time to carefully maintain their Power Armor and swiftly recuperate mentally and physically.
Countless Auto-Servitor Robots waving mechanical tentacles were manufactured anew from salvaged mechanical parts, beginning the restoration and reinforcement of the devastated Angel's Bastion.
Capital Ships moored within the ruined Starport also joined the massive repair and maintenance effort one after another, consuming astronomical quantities of strategic resources.
At the same time, if anyone stood on Baal itself or Baal II and looked up toward Baal I.
They could almost immediately see an incomparably enormous octagonal Chaos Insignia piled high from countless Tyranid Swarm skulls!
It seemed to symbolize the devout tribute offered by Khorne's demonic army to the great Blood God, as well as Angron's wordless mockery of Rorschach.
Yet even so, Rorschach, who used the War Fortress Hero Tower as a deterrent with an Exterminatus Edict, did not immediately launch a campaign to eradicate the Chaos Invasion.
He merely dispatched repaired and reorganized Capital Ships at regular intervals to conduct large-scale Orbital Bombardment, reducing the number of Khorne's demonic forces.
Thump, thump, thump—
At that moment, atop the massive angelic dome of Angel's Bastion.
Dante, clad in Golden Power Armor, swiftly arrived before Rorschach.
After glancing at the Honored Primarch, who seemed to be lost in thought, he began his report without hesitation:
"Honored Primarch, our Astartes forces are gradually recovering their former combat strength, and large numbers of