"I could sense it. The Heart of Pestilence was hidden somewhere within this decaying corridor."
"Those Haemonculi had found it and used it as a foundation to create a massive research base."
Jaghatai Khan streaked through the area like lightning, relentlessly destroying the ancient defensive weapons that had begun to awaken.
Naturally, the Haemonculus Covens possessed far more than merely some bioengineered monsters. Every statue and every spire within this massive research base might conceal some unknown weapon.
Even remnants left behind by the ancient Aeldari Empire were enough to cause terrifying devastation.
The Astartes brought by the primarchs had no heavy vehicles or siege equipment to use. Sending infantry against automated defense systems was simply a waste of lives.
They were not like Mortarion in the old days. During the Great Crusade, the Death Guard had been renowned for their resilient heavy infantry, because Mortarion had been accustomed to solving every problem with heavy infantry.
Whether it was rapid marches, storming fortifications, or grinding positional warfare, every card Mortarion played was a heavy infantry assault.
Every slash from Jaghatai Khan unleashed a violent psychic storm. Blades of force made manifest tore the towering ancient Aeldari structures to pieces.
Whenever other ancient Weapon Arrays tried to lock onto the Khan, the Chogorian hawk showed them what true speed meant.
Even the Aeldari, famed for their speed, were scarcely different from sluggish crawling worms before Jaghatai.
Some White Scars followed their primarch as well. They seized Reaver jetbikes, Venom skimmers, and Razorwing fighters from the Drukhari, then took control of them almost immediately.
Fortunately, the Drukhari could not use psychic power. The White Scars only needed a little time to adapt to these Aeldari vehicles before they could operate them skillfully.
If they had been anti-gravity jetbikes built by the Craftworld