Chapter 943: Children of the Forest: Lion Johnson (10)
If the purified Kamas of the past could still be restored as a homeworld where mortals could recuperate and rebuild,
then judging from the apocalyptic scene you saw from low orbit,
Kamas, having just endured an Exterminatus Edict-style orbital bombardment, not only had a shattered crust, but countless torrents of blazing magma flowing freely across its surface. It no longer seemed possible to save it.
What made you and Lion Johnson even angrier was that of the several hundred thousand Kamas civilians who had remained, you had managed to rescue only several tens of thousands.
In fact, if Wolf cub had not prepared for such a possibility by digging a large number of underground shelters beneath the mortal encampment in advance,
you likely would not have saved even a single mortal, and whether Wolf cub and the others could have survived would have been uncertain.
"I personally chopped apart eighteen Annihilators who launched a sneak attack. One of the Chaos Astartes leading them said that Serafax, master of the Warband of Ten Thousand Eyes, was waiting for the Lion at a world called Sepphor. The extermination of Kamas was merely an invitation!"
Grinding his teeth, Wolf cub flexed his Vibranium-covered arm, stained with Chaos blood, as he spoke to you and Lion Johnson in a deep voice.
Hearing his words, you slowly drew a breath.
You immediately turned in your Vibranium Power Armor and looked toward Zabriel, whose expression had grown ever colder, as well as Lion Johnson, who had remained silent at the side.
"It takes no thought to know this is a trap they set. It may even be some scheme the Chaos Gods are working behind the scenes... Brother, what do you think?"
You spoke calmly to Lion