The Worldburning Daemonhosts were a newly encountered elite unit among the creatures of the Warp.
Well, perhaps they weren't entirely new, but to Murphy, these blazing things were the second kind of true Chaos creature he'd ever seen, after the "Fallen Grey Knights."
Still, this wasn't the first time Murphy had heard of the Worldburning Daemonhosts. According to a rumor from the Ever-Living Mannis, if the unfortunate souls in Cadman City didn't get rescued, this was what they'd eventually become—the sort of thing that looked like trouble from a mile away.
They were said to be mortals utterly remade by the power of the Warp, serving as the vanguard of the Warp's shadow as it invaded the material world. From Vilanth's scream just now, it was clear that these Daemonhosts had also taken part in the destruction of Mejewa City.
This wasn't their first appearance in the material world.
Based on all this information, it was safe to conclude that the fall of Mejewa City had most likely been a "practice run" by the Dusk Cultists to lure the power of the Warp into interfering with the material world.
"Holy shit! These guys look so damn cool!"
When the Worldburning Daemonhosts charged through the torn Warp rift, which was already beginning to heal, the players' first reaction wasn't fear. They started critiquing the new units instead.
Tataka's assessment was exactly what the other players thought, too. Just judging by their appearance, the Worldburning Daemonhosts were a perfect embodiment of the players' idea of raw power.
Every one of them stood over three and a half meters tall, and the elite individuals were even bigger. Their bodies were covered in blazing Worldburning flames, making them look as if they wore outlandish armor made of fire. The flames, like the colors of