His Promise, I Will Fulfill It For Him

956.M30.

In orbit over Mill World, in the primarch's office aboard the Shadow of the Throne.

Arsena Dunn held a Data Slate in his arms as he reported to the Black Emperor.

"My lord, I have compiled the Legion's losses from putting down this Ork tide."

"The Legion suffered a total of 9,413 dead. The heaviest casualties were in the Sixth Legion, with 4,925 killed while resisting the Ork invasion."

"The Logises analyzed the reason the Legion's casualties were higher than during the 'Wheel of Fire' based on the Lexicanums' records."

Although Nimrod had only mobilized the main forces of five Legions to support the Sixth Legion, the total number of troops committed had exceeded 150,000, far higher than during the "Wheel of Fire."

The Legion's strength was also far greater than it had been then.

At that time, there had been fewer Beyonders, most Legion commanders had been Sequence 8, and even Sequence 8s had been rare.

Now the lowest among the Legion commanders was Sequence 6, while Sequence 8 members of the Royal Court had already become the backbone of each squad.

"The Shadows of Order who died in the Sixth Legion were scattered across various worlds resisting Ork attacks."

"Although the mobilization of the Auxilia and defense forces greatly depleted the enemy's effective strength, their forces were ultimately dispersed, making losses unavoidable."

Nimrod gave a slight nod. During the "Wheel of Fire," his Legion had joined forces with the Second and Sixth Legions to sweep through Ork-held worlds.

Back then, their forces had been concentrated.

The Colonid Sector covered a vast area. The Shadow of Order's troops were scattered, while the Ork main force, restrained by the Ork warlord, was comparatively concentrated.

Especially in the early stages of the war, it was highly likely that Tzeentch had