╭( ) The Roaring Shadowmoon Wolves (II)
Fortunately, Annie managed to catch up just in time with Wang Qing's squad and the temporary group of a dozen or so Terran Astartes led by Garviel Loken.
After helping them deal with a group of Nurgle-corrupted monsters that had been harassing them relentlessly, they didn't press deeper or head toward some secret passage. Instead, they took Annie's suggestion and went together through one of the portals the daemons had opened. In an instant, they appeared beneath the ruins of a city.
"!?"
"This is..."
"According to the coordinates... is this Canopy Star!?"
"That's right!"
"We actually made it back..."
"It really is!"
"Does this portal connect to Canopy Star?"
"No wonder. No wonder there were so many daemons. So that was it—they had a backup plan like this?"
As they emerged from the disorienting portal, Wang Qing, Mai Kun, Mian Xing, and the others couldn't help exclaiming in surprise.
They had all just received a flood of messages over their respective CMC Powered Combat Suit comm channels. The messages were a mess, but every single one confirmed where they were now.
"Of course it's Canopy Star!"
"Otherwise, why would I have sent you back through the portal?"
"!!"
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Bang!!
As she spoke, Annie raised her hand and fired once, blowing apart the head of a daemon in the distance that had spotted them and was charging over.
"That's strange!"
"Why are the comms such a mess..."
"Wait!"
"We're on the eastern border. What's going on out there... are we fighting daemons?"
"Is some commander ordering a retreat?"
Before Annie could say anything else, Mai Kun and Mian Xing cried out in surprise again.
They had noticed in the regional comm traffic that the Canopy Star forces here seemed to be fighting