Almost as soon as Trazyn had left...
An enormous Mechanicus Fleet arrived nearby.
Even several Reality Breakers could be seen among its ships.
The aftermath of the Necrons' engagement with the Ork fleet was far too conspicuous to escape the Men of Iron, whose fleets of all sizes now ranged across almost every star region.
After scanning the star map and confirming the coordinates of every ship in the Milky Way, Iax immediately combined several smaller fleets into a large one and dispatched it.
Although the fluctuations from the dissipating gauss energy were not particularly strong, no amount of caution was excessive when dealing with the Necrons.
Ever since their last battle against the Szerakhan Dynasty's fleet had inflicted staggering losses, the Necrons had gradually eased their war against the Men of Iron.
Enormous Necron fleets patrolled the territory around many dynasties.
Iax had no desire to immediately engage those major dynasties. Their C'tan Shards and endless assortment of bizarre technological creations were difficult to counter.
Especially with resources so limited.
What Iax did not know was that the Necrons had temporarily slowed their war effort because the appearance of the Despairer Virus had begun widening their internal rifts once more.
The briefly eased relationship between Szarekh and Imotekh was turning confrontational again.
Iax only wanted to use this lull to replenish his fighting strength as quickly as possible, preparing for the devastating war that could erupt with the Necrons at any moment.
During this period, Tyranid creatures still attacked territory within the Imperium.
But not a single Hive Tendril had appeared.
All that could be found were minor targets such as Tyranid Hive motherships.
After scraping light-year-sized masses of flesh from the Kraken Hive Body, Iax's expectations had risen somewhat.
Although he had annihilated many Tyranid bio-fleets, the resources