Just as everyone thought the fleet shadows blotting out the stars were the full extent of this terrifying armada, and their minds had nearly gone numb beneath the impact of the endless torrent of steel, the stargate above Terra underwent another horrifying energy upheaval far beyond anything before!
Its scale and intensity made the passage of every previous vessel seem utterly insignificant.
A magnificent shadow so enormous it transcended conventional physical concepts, making even observers' souls feel small and tremble, slowly "emerged" from the stargate.
It was not merely a massive hull, but three incomparably gigantic ring-shaped structures gleaming with cold metallic light, nested within one another in an arrangement of extreme complexity and unknown technological beauty, slowly rotating.
Its scale... was astonishingly comparable to Holy Terra, humanity's homeworld below. Beneath the shadow it cast, Terra itself seemed to have shrunk by a size!
[The Sovereign-class Planetary Battleship], the unquestionable flagship and mobile command center of the Seventh Expeditionary Fleet!
The instant it appeared, it was as though the physical constants of the entire Solar System had subtly fluctuated. Data streams from every observation device erupted with piercing alarms and garbled characters.
It hung silently above the starry sky, like a silent cosmic monarch descending into the mortal world. It needed no proclamation; its very existence radiated an absolute majesty that suppressed all things and reduced every clamor to dead silence.
The emotions of everyone who witnessed this scene were once again driven to a peak beyond description!
It was a complete stupefaction and sense of insignificance that surpassed fear and shock, as though mortal beings were witnessing a miracle of creation.
Imperial Palace of Terra, Strategic Command Center.
The atmosphere was solemn and deathly quiet.
Guided by several silent, golden-armored Adeptus Custodes standing at attention, several officers wearing