Front line in the war against the unknown Xenos Empire.
The transport ship carrying the Lord of Flame and the Seventeenth Legion stopped in the system where the command center had been deployed. The Seventeenth Legion was transferred into vacant Strike Cruisers, while the Primarch and the Lord of Flame went directly aboard the Emperor's Dream.
All the Primarchs had gathered here. They had only just arrived and were waiting on the bridge while reviewing the information Horus and his sons had collected.
When Qin Mo and the Primarch entered the bridge, everyone's attention turned toward them.
Seeing Lorgar, Perturabo, who stood in a corner, wore a cold smile.
He smiled because he had refused Lorgar's communication request and withheld Lady Ayesha's recent situation from him. It was revenge for how the Seventeenth Legion had stolen credit during the Unification Wars.
But when he saw the pocket watch hanging from Lorgar's hand, Perturabo's smile vanished instantly.
"Looks like we can deal with this enemy sooner than expected." Horus rose excitedly to welcome the Lord of Flame.
"Yes. Very soon."
Qin Mo walked toward the tactical table at the center of the bridge. The Primarchs who had risen made way for him, then followed.
With a swipe of his finger across the tactical table, all the information gathered so far was displayed in full.
There was not much information, only details from the two reconnaissance operations Horus had ordered.
The first was the incident in which a warship vanished, reappeared, and everyone aboard had committed suicide.
The second was a reconnaissance operation that sent large numbers of death-row prisoners into the system occupied by the Xenos Empire. Within a very short time, they lost their minds and all committed suicide.
Qin Mo casually selected an audio recording from one of the