They Actually Turned Traitor?

A bomb blew down the command post's side wall, and Maletof's soldiers charged through the gap before the smoke had even cleared. They first used the automatic weapons only rebels possessed to kill the communications officer and destroy the transmission equipment, then emptied all their remaining bullets at Tovens.

Tovens survived the first volley thanks to the shield he had purchased at great expense from a Rogue Trader. He suppressed his shock and confusion as quickly as possible, raised his gun, and returned fire at the traitorous Maletof.

Maletof casually blocked the laspistol shots with his armor, which was covered in blood plasma, then drew his sword and charged at Tovens.

This was exactly what Talina had been waiting for. She sprang out from beneath the table and clashed with Maletof, wielding the ruby-studded ancestral power sword in her hand.

Tovens did not want to think about how dire the situation had been, or how terrifying Maletof was after Chaos had corrupted his mind. His thoughts were already consumed by shock and worry.

"He was a war hero..." Tovens closed his eyes in anguish. If even someone like Creed had chosen to betray The Emperor, Tovens did not dare imagine how many traitors might still be hiding within the Cadian regiments.

It was not enough for this traitor to defile the Cadian regiments—he had even wanted to drag the glorious Vostroyan Rough Riders down with him? Tovens would never allow such a thing!

No wonder Creed had kept making strange gestures while eating today. Now it all made sense. Other than a traitor whose mind had gone muddled, who else would keep stuffing meat into his mouth while his organs were failing?

Warmaster Liss might be a traitor as well. After all, when Cadian High Command had tried to prosecute