Bzzzz—
As far as the eye could see, an incomparably massive Gorgon Shield had risen successfully between the enormous Rock Fortresses.
Countless terrifying barrages from Chaos Ships and Omen Arks merely sent faint ripples across its surface, utterly incapable of posing any threat to the Rock Fortresses themselves!
At almost the same moment, under the Fleet Lord's command, Capital Ships belonging to the Dark Angels swiftly formed a dense defensive formation around the Rock Fortresses' surrounding void, like a steel hedgehog.
Countless weapon turrets and launch platforms extending from every inch of the Rock Fortresses' metal ramparts also joined the Capital Ships in launching an incomparably fierce counterattack.
Thus, the void naval battle between the two sides had entered a feverish deadlock the moment it began.
With every passing second, both the aggressively advancing Chaos Ships and the Dark Angels' Capital Ships suffered catastrophic explosions and even destruction as their void shields rapidly overloaded.
Rumble—
Seeing that the battlefield situation remained unclear, Vashtorr's Chaos forces appeared to have temporarily changed their strategy.
Before everyone's eyes, an Omen Ark named The Raging Orak swiftly broke away from the massive formation of the Chaos Fleet under The Maker's control.
This Omen Ark, which looked more like a Space Hulk, suddenly extended energy projectors resembling octopus tentacles from its bizarre prow and, without hesitation, began bombarding the Gorgon Shield that had remained raised between the Rock Fortresses!
In truth, these octopus-tentacle-like energy projectors collectively formed a Daemon Weapon known as the Deconstructor.
Empowered by The Raging Orak's immense computational power and Vashtorr's own Chaos power, the Daemon Weapon, the Deconstructor, began instantly dismantling and destroying the Gorgon Shield's massive barrier!
Before long, the Gorgon Shield enveloping the Rock Fortresses gradually shattered and vanished into the frigid void.
Ancient Chaos Assault Boats and boarding