The Nid Heller were clever. They withdrew all their surviving forces from combat and sent them flying toward different worlds. The Light of the People followed the enemy away from the battlefield, leaving the main force unable to locate them. After a brief operation to collect the spoils, the others also departed "one after another."
The enemy ship Evan pursued kept making short jumps at a bizarre frequency, hopping between several rogue planets, dead planetary fragments, and the edges of star systems.
The Light of the People had initially locked onto the enemy with ease and trailed far behind, but the cunning enemy made their way to a black hole and used it to conceal the traces of their jumps.
We had to draw closer and activate another detection device to find their trail.
"Chapter Master, we have no records of the region the enemy is heading toward."
"Of course not. There are too many unexplored places here. The good news is that we're an exploration force with more than enough strength."
The fleet gradually entered the outer reaches of the Ghoul Stars-not the part bordering the Ultima Segmentum, but the true edge of the Milky Way Galaxy.
They were sailing along a region where the Warp was completely sealed off.
"Brother Evan, do you feel any discomfort?"
"Me? No. Is something wrong?"
While Evan was still puzzling over the question, alarms sounded aboard the Light of the People.
"Chapter Master! All Psyker Devices are completely unusable."
"Chapter Master, I feel a force like that of the Sisters of Silence suppressing me." A Librarian bent over, his face contorted with pain.
"It's very strong. Very strong."
Evan abruptly rose from his command chair and ran toward an instrument they had scarcely ever used.
"Enke, what's happening to the reality barrier