Seeing the Orks' Battle Planetary Fortresses suddenly disappear, Iax had no intention of missing out on these colossal gift packages packed with metal.
Since arriving on the Eastern Front, Iax had barely encountered any large swarms of Tyranid creatures. The handful of Genestealers hiding on certain Imperial Worlds were hardly worth mentioning.
Moreover, the Mechanicus Fleet had suffered repeated damage along the way. Even the Time-Reversal Fleet that Iax had been lucky enough to find had lost two ships to Necrons who had appeared out of nowhere.
Unless the Creator commanded otherwise, the Men of Iron never accepted a loss.
Through energy vision, the hyperspace traces left by the jumps were rapidly fading, but their destinations could still faintly be discerned.
The only thing that surprised Iax was that the two Battle Fortresses had jumped in completely different directions.
Clearly, the Ork Warlords aboard them had not withdrawn under a unified order. They had jumped in random directions on their own initiative.
One trail was fading toward the Galactic Outskirts, while the other led into Imperial territory.
The Data Analysis System quickly reached a decision. The Heart of the Forge alone parted the warp veil and headed toward the Galactic Outskirts.
As for the Battle Fortress that had entered Imperial territory, Iax was not worried in the slightest.
If Imperial forces discovered something that enormous, word would soon get back. The Sword of the Void was still north of Segmentum Obscurus in Imperium Nihilus, while the Spear of Titans was within Ultima Segmentum in Imperium Sanctus.
Wherever that thing appeared within the Imperium, Iax could dispatch a Titan Ship at any time to "smelt it down in an instant."
The Sword of the Void's Force Weapon array might not be particularly effective against planets, but that was no problem. There