Northern Maelstrom, the main Webway entrance to Commorragh.
The Archon of the Poison Dart Kabal stared at the human warships outside the Webway, still shaken and afraid to make a sound.
He remained that way even with the Webway separating them, even though these monkeys could not possibly find its entrance, much less the Kabal hidden within.
He could not help it. The sheer number of these monkeys' warships was terrifying.
He had merely heard that the Invaders Chapter's homeworld in the northern Maelstrom had transferred away a large contingent, and had planned to seize some slaves while its defenses were weak.
Instead, the moment he emerged from the Webway, he ran into tens of thousands of warships.
Had he not decisively ordered a retreat into the Webway, his entire Kabal would probably have been annihilated.
Even so, only a handful of ships from the Kabal's Main Fleet survived the retreat. That was scarcely any different from total annihilation.
"Archon, what do we do now?" an adviser asked numbly.
Using special technology, they could see the human fleet deploying monitoring stations outside the Webway.
The densely packed stations sealed off the entire area around the entrance. Leaving without attracting human attention would be almost impossible.
"We can't use this passage for now." The Archon stared at the tens of thousands of warships outside in shock and terror. "Fortunately, monkeys are still monkeys. They can't enter the Webway."
He ordered the fleet to turn around. "Return to Commorragh at once. We must report this to Lord Vect!"
Humanity suddenly possessing vast military forces, and even discovering the main entrance to Commorragh's Webway, was the worst possible news for the Drukhari.
To prolong their lives, the Drukhari had to keep torturing and sacrificing other intelligent beings, using their suffering to replenish the