Iax, edge of the Cauldron of Corruption.
The Imperium's advance spread like a wildfire, burning away every trace of filth in its path under the precise support of orbital firepower.
The loyal warriors' morale soared, while Nurgle's defenses teetered on the verge of collapse.
Then, a petite figure ignored the rules of the battlefield and the shackles of gravity, shooting skyward with a whoosh like a cannonball breaking free of its chains!
It was Pandora!
Her exquisite little face was filled with a pure smile, as though the blood-soaked battlefield before her was not a war zone, but a playground waiting for her to enjoy herself.
Behind her, space seemed to be torn apart by an invisible giant hand, revealing profound darkness. An enormous cannon barrel of exaggerated design, radiating destructive fluctuations, emerged from within and instantly locked onto the dense formations of Nurgle Daemons and Chaos Space Marines below.
"Fire!" Pandora's crisp voice rang out with startling clarity amid the roar of Bolters and the howls of daemons.
The next instant, heaven and earth lost their color!
A torrent of energy even more violent than a Star Fort Lance lashed down like the whip of divine judgment upon the densest concentration of Nurgle's army!
There was no deafening explosion, only an annihilating sound that made souls tremble!
The Plague Marines and Nurgle Daemons struck directly by the beam did not even have time to scream before they were reduced to ashes!
The immense shockwave and residual energy swept outward, shredding and hurling aside more distant enemies like rag dolls! Sturdy plague fortresses melted and collapsed beneath the beam as though they were made of paper!
Just one shot! The artillery Pandora had "summoned" plowed a vast, smoking fan-shaped vacuum across the battlefield! Nurgle's line, once as thick and sticky