In the Fourth Layer Space of the Kingdom of Disorder, Hasik Noyan-Khan of the White Scars found himself in the Realm of Black Mist.
He looked toward the towering figure seated upon the throne deep within the black mist. "My lord."
Before the Black Emperor could question him, he took the initiative to report.
"I was summoned by the Great Khan to follow him to Chondax, where we were to wipe out the remnants of Urak Urg's Ork empire."
"The Warmaster has already betrayed the Imperium." Nimrod paused, giving Hasik time to process the news.
"The Warmaster—" Hasik's pupils dilated, nearly swallowing the whites of his eyes.
Several seconds later, he asked, "My lord, how should I proceed?"
"The Alpha Legion has already sided with the Warmaster. They arrived at Chondax before you and constructed a great number of hidden space stations in the void."
"Every station can intercept and block Astropathic Messages. Before you reach Chondax, the entire star system will already have been isolated."
"At the same time, they have established hidden outposts across numerous worlds, secretly hindering the progress of the entire campaign so that you cannot achieve victory quickly."
A question that had long lingered in Hasik's mind suddenly surfaced. He analyzed it from the Conspirator's perspective.
"So that was it. Shiban discovered on Phimos IV that five tribal warriors from the Claw Brotherhood, deployed three months earlier, had died, yet there were no Ork corpses nearby."
"They must have been killed by lurking Alpha Legionnaires."
"You have revealed the mystery to me because You wish for me to break Alpha's trap."
"Correct." Nimrod gave a slight nod and issued his orders.
"Break through Alpha's blockade as quickly as possible and proceed to Prospero to investigate the truth behind its destruction."
"After reaching Prospero, search for