"The Adeptus Mechanicus reinforcements I brought are currently standing by at the edge of the Beta-Garmon system. After the recent surprise attack, the Iron Men Legion and the Emperor's Children Astartes have defeated the Thousand Sons and forced them to abandon ship and flee."
Lox brought Lion good news, but the Lion King merely sneered. These traitors were just as full of suspicion and schemes among themselves.
They would turn on one another sooner or later.
"As for the Iron Warriors... oh, the Iron Warriors have fled. They withdrew from the battlefield and are escaping in the opposite direction."
During Lox and Lion's conversation, the Fourth Legion flagship Iron Blood, which had just been attempting to support the Glorious Light, had already abandoned any major maneuver.
It turned around, choosing not to continue interfering in the battle between the rebel fleet led by the Vengeful Spirit and the Imperial fleet led by the Sky Eagle.
It was charging toward the Mandeville Point at the edge of the system, apparently intending to leave the battlefield directly.
Lox had gained a new understanding of the Iron Warriors' performance. Those thick-skulled, stubborn fools had actually shown some flexibility at a time like this and had not chosen to keep fighting to the bitter end.
Otherwise, Lox had no intention of letting those Iron Warriors go. Perturabo's sons had inflicted terrible slaughter upon the people of the Imperium. The traitorous Fourth Legion were the ones truly dedicating themselves to Horus's great cause, and the human blood staining their hands could never be washed clean.
"Leave them alone for now. Iron Blood has fled, and Glorious Light has been captured. Horus has already lost two fingers. We can settle accounts with them later!"
Now, the only forces still fighting on the battlefield were Horus's Vengeful