At this very moment, the arrival of Rorschach, Lord of Calamity, undoubtedly injected a powerful dose of confidence into the vast number of Astartes.
As a legendary Primarch and the Regent of the Dark, he naturally became one of the most powerful figures across Baal itself and its moons, second only to Dante and the others.
However, Rorschach did not casually interfere with anyone else's command authority. Dante remained the overall commander of the entire battlefield.
After the Chapter Masters and Company Commanders from the various Blood Angels successor Chapters had finished paying their respects,
Rorschach, his massive body standing atop the thick walls of Angel's Bastion, began listening to Dante's detailed arrangements for the battlefield.
So far, twenty-seven Chapters had answered Dante's call.
Among them were several Blood Son Chapters whose records even the Blood Angels' Chief Librarian scholars had been unable to locate.
According to Dante's estimate, once every known and unknown successor Chapter had arrived in the Baal System,
they would have roughly twenty thousand Astartes fighting to defend Baal. Every descendant of Sanguinius who arrived here would be a crucial cornerstone in resisting Leviathan.
In addition, the Blood Angels Chapter had temporarily set aside the recruitment traditions they had upheld for countless ages.
Large numbers of Thunderhawk Gunships were searching Baal's two moons for every willing volunteer, assembling a massive mortal defense force to strengthen their side.
All surplus weapons and food were being distributed to whatever mutant tribes could be found.
Given the deep bond between both sides that had endured for countless ages, the Blood Angels said nothing, and the mutants within the tribes asked nothing.
Over the long period to come, no matter how much effort the tribal mutants made or how many monsters they killed, every act of survival would reduce the