"What was the exact situation?"
Lion and Sanguinius arrived aboard Jaghatai's flagship. They wasted no words and went straight to asking about the current battle situation.
They had previously received Jaghatai's distress signal and immediately dropped everything to rush to his aid at the fastest possible speed.
Yet the entire Warp throughout the Beta-Garmon Cluster had fallen into an abnormal state. The Sea of Souls seemed to have had its activity suppressed by something, making even faster-than-light travel through the Warp slow and inconvenient.
Lion knew this had to be Horus's doing. Since the beginning of this great rebellion, they had realized that the Warp had always stood on the traitors' side.
Still, the extent of the rebels' control over the Warp this time exceeded Lion's expectations.
"The situation is extremely grim. I withdrew immediately after encountering Horus's fleet, but I was still stopped by their traps and ambushes."
"After that, Horus dragged me into the psychic realm. He wanted to defeat me on the spiritual plane and corrupt me with Warp evil. Fortunately, Russ suddenly intervened and disrupted him, allowing me to escape disaster."
Jaghatai sighed. Without the Wolf King's sudden interference, it would have been almost impossible for him to escape alive.
The Khan did not describe his ordeal in much detail. He had no desire to offer further explanations for his defeat.
The proud war hawk disdained all explanations. He merely etched the humiliation Horus had inflicted upon him deep into his heart.
"How is Russ? Our warships have the finest Apothecaries and Biologis. They may have a solution," Sanguinius asked urgently. Lion could handle the strategic considerations; he only needed to carry them out.
After all, the Angel was always so... indolent.
He was more concerned for his brother Russ's safety. Jaghatai had placed him in