Abaddon's Ambition!

The plan went very smoothly.

So smoothly, in fact, that Abaddon began to feel as though he were in a dream.

The Black Legion's elite forces and Chaos Dreadnought assault ships tore through the Imperium's seemingly vast but, in truth, utterly fragile defenses with ease.

Several strike cruisers bearing the emblems of the Ultramarines and the Aquila were no match for the Black Legion's Dreadnought assault craft and elite troops!

The Chaos Space Marines who stormed the Imperial Fleet overwhelmed the unprepared Ultramarines in an instant, their savage, brutal assault impossible to withstand.

The Ultramarines mounted a swift defense, forming disciplined shield walls that held the enemy back for a brief time.

But the Chaos Dreadnoughts' overwhelming firepower still gradually forced the Chaos Space Marines forward. They pressed on steadily through the narrow corridors of the ships, Chaos and Imperial battle cries mingling as blood and bolts flew, as if composing a tragic opera.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Navy's squadrons fared far worse.

Black Legion Space Marines stormed their ranks and efficiently cut down the disorganized Imperial naval infantry.

More and more Black Legion troops poured into engine rooms, weapons bays, and command bridges, wreaking havoc like a force of nature.

They destroyed several Imperial Navy warships.

The Imperial Fleet was plunged into unprecedented chaos!

The sight filled Abaddon with exhilaration. He clenched his fists, veins bulging at his temples. "Good! Just like that!"

The reports coming through the communications array made the Chaos Warmaster's excitement almost impossible to contain.

Black Legion assault pods slammed into the Ultramarines' cruisers with the force of a thunderbolt. Then, like warriors descending from the heavens, the Chaos Dreadnoughts used their formidable defenses and overwhelming firepower to crush the meager escort forces in front of the Glory of Macragge. The defenders were wiped out in