"World Shaper and the star map have both been captured?"
"Yes."
"What about Old Qin?"
"He's organizing a massive rescue operation."
Lion was conducting an ultra-long-range communication with Guilliman in his quarters.
When Guilliman continued asking what Qin Mo had arranged, Lion told him everything he knew.
The Tyran Navy's Invincible Fleet and all newly created Thunder Warriors not currently deployed to frontline war zones would join the battle as the main force aside from the C'tan.
Even the primitive Eldar from the savage Eldar worlds within the Tyran Sector, along with some elite forces from the Kasa Dynasty, had been taken along.
Then there were several Chapters already under the Tyran Sector's command: the Burning Falcons, the Sons of Antaeus, and, naturally, mixed companies formed from loyalists of the former Traitor Legions.
Naturally, every C'tan was joining.
In addition, Usulan had suddenly teleported over from the Maelstrom, appearing directly where humanity's emotional resonance was strongest and had weakened the Veil and the Reality Membrane as much as possible.
Usulan and several prophet apprentices he had brought with him would join the operation as a Psychic Power advisory group.
"All the C'tan are going together?" Guilliman was somewhat surprised. "During the Golden Crusade, they were scattered among the various fleets. Yet now they are moving out together. If I didn't know they were heading out on a rescue mission, I'd think the Old Ones had returned to life."
"That's the situation." Lion shrugged.
"And what is your stance?" Guilliman asked him. "I'm not at the front line, so you are the Imperium's representative. What is your stance on this matter?"
Lion was momentarily stunned by the question.
Only a few seconds later did he answer Guilliman. "What stance am I supposed to take? The way you asked that made me