The surface war was exceptionally brutal and bloody.
Soldiers' lives were like roadside weeds, casually reaped and devoured by the battlefield.
With the help of the Primaris Space Marines, the Astra Militarum held their position once again, though not without considerable losses.
Khaine stood in the trench, looking at the unfamiliar companion assigned to him.
She was also a girl, also eighteen or nineteen, with innocent eyes filled with faith and hope.
But this time, he did not speak to her.
The battle in space was equally savage.
To swiftly crush the Orks, Corvu chose to board their ships.
With the WAAAGH Field present, using teleportation to enter an Ork warship was undoubtedly extremely dangerous.
It was a highly mysterious force, also known as the Gestalt Field.
It could distort the laws of physics over a small area, achieving whatever the Orks desired in their hearts.
Scholars of the Imperium of Man had once developed a theory.
They argued that this Gestalt Field contained psychic power or quantum mechanical effects.
It allowed seemingly ramshackle and poorly designed Ork technological creations to function as the Orks expected.
In other words, once deprived of the Gestalt Field, Ork machines could no longer function.
The WAAAGH Field not only allowed Ork machinery to operate normally, but could also disrupt space and unleash destructive spells like Psykers.
The WAAAGH Field was strongest around an Ork Warboss.
Launching a teleportation assault recklessly was undoubtedly an extremely dangerous thing.
A single mistake could leave them embedded in a wall or simply torn apart.
The safest approach was to use Assault Boats for close-range boarding.
The fleet carved a path for Corvu's flagship, allowing the Sword of the Emperor to approach the Ork fleet's flagship.
When they were more than fifty kilometers away, ten Assault Boats flew