"The enemy has landed on the surface of Colchis!"
A terrified cry from a frontline scout came over the communications channel, his voice filled with incredulous shock.
One hundred thousand Raven Guard had appeared out of thin air behind the flank of the Antioch fortress complex.
"Damn it! What the hell are our orbital defenses and air defenses doing?" A staff officer slammed his fist against the control console in the command room.
Ignoring the mortal officer's fury beside her, Anna stood at the command dais, her gaze sweeping rapidly over the tactical holographic projection. The red icons representing the Raven Guard were spreading at an astonishing speed.
"Rockefeller, mobilize the First Chapter," Anna said.
"Seras, mobilize the reserve Chapter. Abaddon, lead your Black Legion. Together with Hercules, move out immediately and stop Corax."
Her finger swept across the tactical screen, marking the Raven Guard's possible attack routes. "Their target is Lorgar's tomb. We must stop them before they reach it."
With her orders issued, Anna turned and snapped her fingers. Two undamaged Blackstone Artifacts reappeared beside her, supported by levitation devices.
Blackstone Artifacts.
If they could suppress Corax once, they could suppress him a second time.
"I'm going into battle too." Anna's voice was calm. She strode out of the command room. "Command will temporarily pass to Marshal Clement. Hold the defensive line until I return."
Meanwhile, the Raven Guard had already torn a bloody breach in the flank defenses of the Antioch fortress complex.
"Fire! Fire! Fire!"
Inside the fortress, countless mortal soldiers were fighting desperately.
The warriors of the Colchis Imperialis Militia, the faithful of the Holy Word Army, and the civilians who had volunteered to take up arms were all gathered in the fortress's corridors and behind its cover, pouring fire into the black figure slowly