"Woooo..." Amid a shrill, piercing howl, a rain of drop pods suddenly fell from the skies of Hive World One.
A full two hundred drop pods streaked toward the planet's surface like meteors, carving dazzling arcs through the air and trailing thunderous roars behind them.
"Thud, thud, thud..." The drop pods crashed into the ruins of what had once been hive structures, kicking up billowing smoke and dust that blanketed the already desolate ground once more.
"Bang..." With a deafening blast, the massive hatch of one drop pod sprang open, and Space Marines clad in heavy power armor, carrying all manner of bulky weapons, filed out one after another.
Their steps were steady and powerful, every stride carrying an immense weight.
"Crack, crack..." Crisp sounds came from beneath their feet as the Space Marines' silent boots touched the ground.
Everything on the planet's surface had long since been carbonized by extreme heat and could not bear the weight of these Space Marines, each of whom weighed several tons.
"Advance!" Mo Tuo issued a brief, clear command through the comm channel, his voice firm and decisive.
"Yes!" All the Space Marines answered in unison, then marched in perfect formation toward the hive structures that had once been prosperous.
The only place on the entire planet still emitting signs of life was the Underhive region of the former hive world. Everywhere else had fallen into dead silence, with no trace of life remaining.
Oxygen had now completely vanished from the planet's surface. Only a few sealed areas within the Underhive still retained small amounts of it.
"Roar, roar!" Several furious roars came from the ruins of the hive structures. Several Slaanesh daemons, their bodies badly scorched, heard the tremendous impact of the drop pods hitting the ground and still charged viciously at