"The Orks are helping us fight the Daemons."
"This really is—"
Emagran felt conflicted after receiving the latest information.
A reconnaissance craft Lion had dispatched to gather intelligence for the Antarctic defenders reported that Daemons had emerged in the area where the Escapists had previously suffered heavy casualties.
The Daemons were heading straight for the Wraithbone Fortress, but the Orks intercepted them.
Both the xenos and Daemons fighting their diplomatic war outside the fortress had indirectly benefited its defenders.
The Orks were intercepting the Daemons, while the Daemons had forced the Orks to divert a great many troops to deal with them. The pressure on the defenses had dropped sharply.
When Emagran reported the situation to Lu Jin, he was not surprised in the slightest.
Xenos guarding the borders was a common occurrence in the Empire to begin with.
Sometimes, when a planet's defense forces were on the verge of collapse, Genestealers would fight alongside Imperial troops to protect the planet. If a planet was attacked by both Orks and Chaos, Imperial commanders would use the Orks against Chaos.
There had even been Tyranid fleets that had intended to launch feeding raids on the Empire, only to be intercepted by Orks.
In a galaxy where every race was locked in a massive melee, nothing was surprising.
"I want you to send scouts to investigate the surrounding area and locate the Disciple commanding the battle," Lu Jin said over the comm channel. "I'll protect the scouts as they break through the Ork encirclement."
Emagran's instincts told her that the Disciple definitely had a plan targeting Lu Jin. After arriving here and hearing of the Battle of Saint's Port, she had concluded that the Disciple who had sacrificed himself to obtain information about Lu Jin was merely the first step of that