In this war that would determine the fate of the Warp Space once and for all, there was also a small footnote. When the Orks came falling from the sky, roaring as they launched their attack, the city not far from the battlefield naturally did not escape unscathed. In fact, when the air-raid sirens sounded, even the governor himself was completely bewildered.
It was not difficult to imagine how helpless and terrified the governor felt when he stepped onto the balcony and watched Ork transport aircraft emerge from the clouds like dumplings dropping into a pot. However, the governor soon discovered to his relief that the guards in the city he ruled had reacted far beyond his expectations. Before he could even issue an order, the fully armed Planetary Defense Force soldiers had already assembled and taken up position, beginning their counterattack.
According to the data obtained from the data-slate afterward, the troops that had already been thoroughly infiltrated and controlled by the Xenomorphs had been preparing to launch a mutiny according to plan. If the Orks had arrived half an hour later, those Genestealers and their followers would have torn the entire Governor's Mansion, along with everyone inside, into shreds.
In other words, at the final moment, when those Genestealers had armed themselves and taken up their weapons, just before tearing away their tender and affectionate disguise, the Orks' appearance had forced them to change their plans. Clearly, in the eyes of the Genestealers, the Orks were a far more threatening target than those few powerless humans.
Of course, the governor knew nothing about this. At least, in the data records found afterward, he praised the soldiers under his command for their bravery and fearlessness in stopping the green beasts' attack. He even claimed that the people of the