The various defensive measures between Baal and its moons entered their final stage of preparation.
One unfamiliar Capital Ship after another emerged from the depths of the void, bringing more descendants of Sanguinius safely to Baal's Starport.
The number of ships stationed in the cold void alone had reached an astonishing two thousand.
Although roughly two-thirds of them belonged to Rorschach's Scourge Legion fleet, and a considerable number were auxiliary vessels with limited combat capability.
The combined main fleet of the Blood Angels and their successor Chapters was not to be underestimated either.
And once the total number of Astartes officially surpassed one hundred and ten thousand.
Inside Angel's Bastion on Baal.
Dante, the overall commander of the battlefield, was silently carrying out an order from Primarch Rorschach.
It was to relocate in advance the precious remains of the Blood Angels' Gene-Father, Archangel Sanguinius.
In addition, the Gene-seed of all Blood Angels and successor Chapters would be transferred aboard several Capital Ships and kept as far from Baal as possible.
Although Rorschach knew that every descendant of Sanguinius had prepared to die where he stood.
As the Primarch and Regent of the Dark, he also had to consider the broader situation and make plans for the future of the Blood Angels and their successor Chapters.
Now, faced with the Primarch's demand, among the seventeen successor Chapter Masters present and the many successor Chapter Company Commanders, only the ever-isolationist Blood Knights Chapter claimed that such measures were unnecessary.
After careful consideration, nearly every successor Chapter chose to heed the Primarch's advice, transferring batches of priceless Gene-seed and various precious ancient records onto designated vessels.
However, just as everyone was immersed in the grim atmosphere of a last stand.
According to the latest intelligence received by Rorschach and Dante.
Within a desert