Thanks to the unpredictable nature of Warp travel, the Frost Wolf Clan arrived on Boreas not only on time, but a full month early. This gave Neoth plenty of time to set up the Psionic Beacon.
After two months of fierce fighting on Boreas, Neoth finally received a crucial signal: the Khala Network across the entire system had been cut off.
After more than ten thousand years of enjoying the Khala Network, both the Imperium Nihilus and the Chaos Xenos had long since grown dependent on it. If they couldn't get online and shoot the breeze for a couple of minutes each day, they didn't feel like true Galaxy Batur.
Even the Genestealers who'd come from far away knew to learn holy curses from the Khala Network. That showed just how disastrous the consequences of losing the connection would be.
With no network to vent on, the war on Boreas reached a new level of intensity. Two months of fighting had turned it into a crucible, making both sides' Orks bigger and bigger, while countless Ork Warbosses rose through the ranks.
Cannon fodder who'd once been able to survive for three hours was now torn to shreds the moment it entered the heart of the battlefield. Even the nights, when the fighting should have stopped, were no reprieve. The flashes of roaring artillery lit the sky as bright as day, guiding anti-aircraft gunners to the exact coordinates of enemy aircraft.
Ironclad Dreadnoughts, Stompas, Wraith Titans, and Daemon Engines—war machines that should never have appeared—joined the battle one after another. Even the infected demigod, the Genestealer Patriarch, had somehow managed to get his hands on a Hive Saint.
In two months, the surface of Boreas had been completely turned over. Apart from the distant poisonous ocean surrounding the continent, not a