As the Space Marines began large-scale teleportation boarding operations, the main forces of the Defense Force also began large-scale teleportation boarding operations. The Space Marines were now responsible for dealing with the Astartes Space Marine Chapter and the Adeptus Mechanicus of Mars.
Among the Space Marines, Gray led the First Company in attacking the Adeptus Mechanicus, while Mo Tuo led the Second Company in attacking the Astartes Space Marine Chapter.
The Defense Force's opponent this time was the Imperial Navy fleet, the largest of the three factions in terms of numbers, and the one requiring the greatest troop commitment.
The Defense Force had to face not only the Imperial Navy, but also the Astra Militarum and the Emperor's faithful carried aboard Imperial Navy warships. The thirty-six Imperial Navy warships held tens of millions of people, nearly equal to the Defense Force's own numbers. The enemy also held the advantage of terrain. This was destined to be a brutal and bloody war.
However, while the Defense Force had only tens of millions of personnel, it possessed hundreds of millions of combat robots. One Defense Force soldier to ten combat robots—this was the Defense Force's man-machine composition.
Regiment after regiment was teleported into Imperial Navy warships, and the two sides began brutal close-quarters fighting. The Defense Force attacked, while the Imperium defended.
Tal, commander of the First Army of the Defense Force's First Legion, had secured the chance to attack the Imperial Navy flagship, an Avenger-class large cruiser. A regiment from the First Army had now begun teleporting into the Avenger-class cruiser's interior.
After the vanguard battalion entered the warship, Regiment Commander Tis teleported over with his guards. Since the battle was taking place inside the warship, Apocalypse could not join the fight. Only the infantry and combat robots could carry various