You suddenly opened your eyes.
You rolled over and sat up in the hospital bed, gasping for breath.
You looked down to check yourself.
Yet you found no injuries anywhere on your body.
Confused, you tapped your forehead.
Your gaze fixed on your other raised palm.
You vaguely sensed a familiar scorching presence slowly fading from within your body.
It seemed to be the pain brought by the burning flames of the Warp...
You lay back down on the hospital bed.
You closed your eyes once more.
The sedatives had yet to wear off.
Your mind was heavy with exhaustion.
Your body felt as though it had just run a long marathon, utterly drained.
"The Emperor Protects..." you murmured.
Then you fell asleep again.
In the second week, the scattered units within the medical city began to gather and reorganize.
Through an introduction from Charles, a medic, you successfully joined the Cadian 4012 Armored Regiment.
You did not know how to drive a Leman Russ Tank.
But your honest answer earned the appreciation of Colonel Audramayer, the regiment's commander.
Especially after he learned that you were an exceptionally accurate shot.
Making an exception, the colonel assigned you as the machine gunner of a Leman Russ Tank.
Your sole duty was to operate a twin-barreled Logging Gun.
And tear apart any enemy standing before the armored war machine.
By the third week, the undermanned armored regiment had managed to scrape together only fifteen Leman Russ Tanks.
Even the Leman Russ Tank you served in had only three people.
The tank commander responsible for driving it.
The gunner, who operated the turret alone, and you, who controlled the machine gun.
Even so, Colonel Audramayer announced a piece of news to all the soldiers.
In a few days, you would join an expedition