Thud, thud, thud—
Wolf Rorschach launched an imposing Combat Charge forward.
The Forgebreaker Warhammer clenched in his palm came crashing down amid an ear-piercing hum.
With a single blow, he gravely wounded several Inner Circle veterans who had come forward to surround him, leaving arcs of lightning wrapped around their bodies.
Next Moment, Wolf Rorschach's mag-boots paused briefly.
The crimson great axe in his other hand suddenly cleaved forward, chopping several more lunging Inner Circle veterans into chunks of flesh and blood!
At the same time, large numbers of Astartes from the Space Wolves and Black Templars were engaged in even fiercer combat against the Inner Circle veterans who had risen in rebellion or come to reinforce them.
One bolt round after another streaked through the air, blossoming into explosions against the shells of both sides' Power Armor.
Chainswords with their sharp teeth buzzing collided repeatedly with Power Swords whose Disintegration Fields had been activated, spraying showers of sparks.
Yet although every Inner Circle veteran of the Dark Angels was among the elite of the Astartes,
they held no advantage whatsoever against the Scourge Legion, whose individual weapons and specialized equipment surpassed those of ordinary Astartes Chapters by several tiers.
Besides, not every Dark Angel was a deranged Inner Circle fanatic.
A considerable number of Firstborn Astartes and Dark Angel veterans who had long been dissatisfied with the Inner Circle did not retaliate against the Primarch's Astartes. After briefly identifying friend from foe amid the Chaotic Battlefield, they immediately rose and joined the Scourge Legion.
It seemed that, compared with the enigmatic command echelon of the Dark Angels, quite a few Dark Angels trusted Rorschach, the Honored Primarch who bore the title Regent of the Dark, more deeply.
Rumble—
At that moment, squads of Inner Circle veterans pouring from the