The warriors with Anthony were stunned. They had worked themselves to the bone and were only twenty-four metres from their destination, and now the others were telling them the bombs had already been deployed?
You really do... have a noble spirit of sacrifice.
Five minutes did not mean the bomb had been set to detonate in five minutes. It meant the squad guarding Biological Annihilation Fusion Bomb 001 was confident they could hold out for five minutes.
Four Chief Librarians were there, pouring everything into a psychic barrier against the enemy's psychic tides. One specialised in Warp teleportation and could attempt, at the very last moment, to throw a group of Astartes wearing nothing but Power Armour into the Warp. Only the Grey Knights' Interceptor Squads dared travel through the Warp en masse in Power Armour with the help of Psykers-themselves.
Their battle was desperate. They were inside a Hive Ship, and its corresponding location in the Warp was the terrifying Hive Mind. But every one of them was among the finest warriors, and they were determined to hold until the last moment.
None of the Librarians with Anthony specialised in teleportation. Their main task now was to escape alive.
At that moment, the warriors looked back along the route they had taken. They had assaulted the Hive Ship from below and gradually climbed into its core region. In other words...
Pulling a cart uphill had been exhausting, but going downhill...
The Meltagun squad sat at the front of the little cart carrying the Biological Annihilation Fusion Bomb. The Longsword Squad crouched behind them, followed by the standing Plasma Gun squad. Everyone else followed behind.
Brothers, charge straight through. Fight your way out.
The Techmarine gave a mighty shove. Going downhill was much easier. Everyone gave it their all. The