War in Chaos

"Emergency report from the Gabbro! The anti-aircraft array on the planet's main island, Azure Crown, is fully activating—its target is us!" Auregana's synthesized voice rose unusually high, its coldness edged with metallic sharpness, like a dagger suddenly drawn from its sheath, slicing through the oppressive air in the command center.

Chen Xi reacted like lightning, without the slightest hesitation.

"Raise the warship's orbit! Put all weapon systems on standby and let them try to destroy the spaceport! We cannot let the xenos leave this planet." His voice was like forged iron, resolute and hard.

He keenly realized that this was most likely a carefully designed trap by the cult: to lure the orbital warship into opening fire and cause massive civilian casualties, thereby portraying the Inquisition as butchers and weaving a righteous pretext for the arrival of Chaos and the xenos.

Even though that so-called "avatar of God" would be the all-devouring Tyranid Swarm.

Yet the enemy's scheme was far more sinister and proactive than simple defense.

Before the echo of the order had faded, a series of violent explosions suddenly erupted from the eastern side of the island! The source was the private port where their transports were docked.

Thick black smoke rose like a savage beast, instantly devouring the azure sky.

Then came the shriek of laser weapons tearing through the air, the distinctive heavy roar of boltguns, and the thunderous crash of collapsing buildings, all weaving together to announce the beginning of an all-out assault.

"Inquisitor! They're here!" Titus's rough voice came through the comm channel, with deafening explosions and the crackle of overloaded energy weapons in the background. "A pack of xenos bastards wearing Planetary Defense Force uniforms and dockworker overalls! They're the hybrid descendants of Genestealers!

"There are a huge number of them, well organized,