After Malcador finished speaking, the Emperor's psychic energy entwined around him gradually dissipated. The aged Sigillite took a long while to recover before finally freeing himself from that heavy burden.
"The situation is worsening. His psychic power has become even more unstable."
"He has no choice but to absorb more Warp energy to fight the Warp."
The Sigillite had noticed more details within the Emperor's psychic projection. Clearly, the Lord of Humanity was far from well.
The war raging within the Webway had consumed most of his time and attention, to the point that he could no longer perfectly control the psychic power he projected, causing slight pressure upon Malcador.
"Primarchs, the Emperor trusts you. He has entrusted the responsibility of defending the Solar System to you. Dorn, the Lion, Sanguinius, Jaghatai, and Russ—you must give it everything you have."
"Humanity's fate truly stands at the brink of destruction. The war outside must never interfere with the Emperor in the Webway. He is doing everything possible to seek a path to salvation, repairing the shattered and damaged Webway."
The Chancellor's words weighed heavily on the hearts of the gathered primarchs. Yet everyone understood that stopping the rebels beyond the Solar System was already the greatest aid they could give the Emperor.
As the new commander of the Imperial forces within the Solar System, the Lion was the first to state his opinion.
"Dorn, your conservative approach to this war is no longer appropriate. When only the Imperial Fists were holding the Solar System, full defense was indeed necessary. But the situation has changed."
What surprised Lox was that Malcador had only just transferred the authority granted by the Emperor to the Lion, and the master of the First Legion had immediately begun firing at Dorn.
The Lion's expression was cold