The mountain of garbage finally vanished completely. A semicircular ring of high walls now surrounded them. Helping one another, everyone climbed out of the enclosed pit and beheld the devastated Titanfall Basin.
"Those Adeptus Mechanicus fellows will need even more time to excavate the Titan ruins..."
"That's fine. They like digging graves."
Kaiser burst into laughter at Wodhaus's dark joke, the only sound in the deathly still air. Canoness Gevisiting and Inquisitor Vissi stood nearby, restraining the agitated Battle Sisters with their gazes.
Anyone could see how excited those battle-crazed women were. Even the gentle-tempered Hospitaller Sister in the group had clenched her fists in excitement. If not for Canoness Gevisiting's authority, they might have rushed to Lin Fan's feet to worship him.
"The Orks here are probably all dead. The Ork offensive on the subcontinent should be weakened considerably."
"And then? Are we heading to the main continent to fight? I heard there are still three major Ork tribes in the equatorial forests there."
Listening to his soldiers chattering away, Lin Fan silently withdrew the icon and hung it around his neck. He and The Emperor had just made another deal, one that could send him soaring—but its actual implementation might not come until much later.
"My lord, what should we do next?" Lin Fan saluted Kaiser and asked about the next battle plan.
Normally, this would have been perfectly reasonable, but the Battle Sisters who regarded Lin Fan as a saint found it hard to accept. The sounds of angry teeth grinding and weapons being gripped tightly drew the attention of the Space Wolves.
The Grey Hunters silently placed their hands on their triggers. The Blood Claw pups had not yet figured out what was happening, but that did not stop them from revving their chainswords.
Seeing the