"I never expected to see the Dark Angels and the Space Wolves, who were supposed to be at each other's throats, covering each other's retreat—and even risking their lives to save one another."
"These sworn enemies did not seem to hate each other as much as the rumors claimed."
"But if I had arrived one step later, they really would have lived and died together."
The one who had suddenly appeared on this chaotic battlefield was naturally Dantioch, who had been concealing himself and waiting for the right moment to strike.
He had hidden his Legion of Nirvana Steel, along with Adam's Iron Men legion, within the Overlord's dimensional space.
It could be said that, aside from the Warp, where he could not set foot, he could open a rift anywhere—even on the surface of the Orks' battle planet—and deploy his entire legion onto the battlefield.
There was no question that this was an utterly outrageous transportation and deployment capability.
For the Imperium to board the Orks' battle planet, it first needed the Necrons' World Engine to break the psychic shield, then rely on drop pods, teleport beacons, and other means to land troops on the surface.
Dantioch's ability, however, simply ignored every complicated step involved.
There was no need for fire suppression to create a safe landing zone in advance, no need to deploy troops through vast numbers of vehicles, and no need to worry about enemy anti-air fire striking and destroying forces during the descent.
If Luther had possessed a similar ability, this war would never have needed to be fought so desperately.
All of this stemmed from Dantioch's incredibly perilous possession attempt.
With the will of a human, he had successfully overcome the imprisoned and enslaved Overlord C'tan, Zahulash, anchoring his own consciousness within a C'tan shard.