God-Emperor's Emissary, Lorgar

The Word Bearers Legion fleet sailed from the Mandeville Point toward the Emperor's Children Legion fleet.

Aboard the Heavy Cruiser provided by Number Eleven, Eidolon stood by the viewport, watching the Word Bearers fleet.

"Why are they here?"

"Seeing that they could travel through the Immaterium, I thought they were our reinforcements."

"Kill them all! Kill kill kill kill kill! Yah-hoo!"

Eidolon frowned as he listened to the others' strange cries, then swiftly gave the order. "Withdraw."

The Command Deck fell silent for a moment, then erupted with countless objections.

Eidolon drew his Bolter pistol and shot one man dead. The objections stopped at once.

"We have to retreat!" Eidolon turned to face the officers. "We'll get out once the ground forces crawl back!"

The others silently left the Command Deck.

Eidolon walked over to the hololithic display and let out a helpless sigh.

The Legion that had once obeyed orders without question now had discipline this poor. Eidolon had long heard of the concepts represented by Chaos, the most important of which was "disorder." Only now did he understand that Chaos's disorder was not merely a concept—it truly affected every aspect of the forces of Chaos.

"Where are we withdrawing to?" asked the Eleventh Legion warship command entity managing the Heavy Cruiser as it approached.

"Anywhere in Ultramar."

Eidolon reached out and adjusted the star map's display range to encompass the entire Five Hundred Worlds.

"We can go anywhere we want now."

"The entire Five Hundred Worlds is our playground. No one can catch us."

After hearing this, Number Eleven's command entity turned and issued orders.

"Have that Xenos at the prow open the Webway entrance."

The fleet withdrew.

But it did not retreat toward the Mandeville Point. Instead, it withdrew toward a moon in the system.

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