The Western Front.
Thousands of people moved through the shadows of the buildings, converging outside a structure protected by walls.
Lu Jin hid behind a ruin, directly observing the building's defenses through his targeting system.
They had come here because a rumor had suddenly spread across the battlefield: everyone who had lost consciousness during the war because of explosions or other reasons had been captured by the Imperium and imprisoned in a walled building.
The Imperium had begun building prisoner-of-war camps!
The unbelievable news became even more astonishing when paired with the Great White Shark Chapter insignia hanging on the wall.
Lu Jin had brought an elite Mortal force here to verify whether the rumor was true.
The defensive forces were gradually scanned and marked by the Terminator's targeting system.
The information circulated through the individual tactical goggles worn by the Manrosan soldiers. More ancient underground facilities had been discovered through the revelations granted by the Soul of Manros, and besides sealed ancient weapons, several military production lines had also been found and put into operation.
The Manrosan artificers had designed some new equipment according to the circumstances of the war.
The Manrosans' armaments were evolving, along with their tactics. It was easy to imagine that both the Imperium and Chaos would find their advance far more difficult.
The marksmen infiltrated farther ahead, their gray camouflage uniforms concealing them among the ruins.
They raised their Gauss Rifles and aimed at the enemies on the walls.
The Gauss Rifles began charging. As soon as the triggers were pulled, bullets capable of piercing ceramite armor would be fired.
"Cease fire!"
Warning symbols appeared on everyone's tactical goggles.
The faint humming of the charging Gauss Rifles gradually subsided.
The wall gate suddenly opened with a thunderous boom, and a Contemptor Dreadnought of the