"Request Marshal Adam to command the fleet in a decisive battle immediately!"
"Concentrate all follow-up forces in Orphus!"
Just as Lion was about to urge Grey to issue the orders, the Custodian had already spoken first, issuing commands to all Tyranids.
Clearly, he had recognized the opportunity just as Lion had.
The Tyranids' most powerful naval fleet had achieved little in this war so far because Imotekh had deliberately avoided any decisive fleet engagement. If it wanted to avoid one, there was truly nothing the Tyranids could do about it.
But now, the situation had suddenly changed.
Whatever the reason, whatever the motive—whether it was caused by the Necrons' unsurprising internal conflicts, or whether Imotekh had devised another strategy and was preparing for it... no matter what, even if it was Imotekh's scheme, a decisive battle while neither side had fully deployed its forces to the front would force Imotekh to pay a price.
Everything detected by the Insight Engine was still changing.
Various Necron Dynasties from war zones beyond the front lines began withdrawing their ground forces and fleets, converging on Orphus. Upon noticing this, the Sautekh Dynasty immediately dispatched fleets to obstruct them.
On some worlds, civil wars had even broken out between the Sautekh Dynasty and the forces of other dynasties.
Perhaps because Imotekh inherently distrusted the dynasties sent by the Triarch Council to fight alongside it, it had initially deployed the forces of other dynasties in strategically unimportant areas. But this also meant that when those dynasties began withdrawing their troops, the Sautekh Dynasty could not stop them in time.
"Keep the Substance Engine on standby around the clock." Adam, having suddenly received the news, stepped onto the bridge and gave the order to the Celestial Engine. "If anything unexpected happens, pull the fleet out of