Rumble!!
The radiation sandstorm that blotted out the sky and sun was still a hundred kilometers away, yet it made the entire earth tremble faintly.
But Khaine, standing in the trench, could feel the vibrations and hear the terrifying sound of the sandstorm moving.
Khaine had never seen such a vast sandstorm before. It swept across everything like the end of the world, and worst of all, it was mixed with lightning.
His homeworld did not have such terrifying sandstorms. Only this alien planet, which also belonged to the Imperium of Man, had storms like this.
This was the second planet of the Opo System.
The second planet was an Earth-like world. Imperial colonists had built Hive Cities on this planet to sustain normal production and life.
Unlike the Hive Cities of other worlds, the Hive Cities here extended downward.
The Opo System had twin suns. Intense stellar radiation constantly bombarded the system's four planets, turning them into barren wastelands.
Hiding underground was undoubtedly a good solution.
The entrance to the hive was a massive mountain range. The colonists had hollowed out the entire mountain to construct a spaceport, along with numerous structures for collecting solar energy to power the hive.
This design made the entire hive easy to defend and difficult to conquer.
At least, before Khaine and the others arrived, the Orks had been unable to take the Hive City.
Khaine had not expected his first battle after joining the Astra Militarum to be against Orks.
They had already repelled the Orks several times.
Yet those bastards always came back. Unless the battle in space ended, this war would probably be difficult to finish.
Khaine belonged to the Natal 65th Regiment, a newly formed regiment.
The Primarch needed enough troops to defeat the enemy and defend the fruits