Overwhelming cannon fire.
As hundreds of Chaos Traitors warships, led by the massive Ark of Omen, bore down on the small fleet Sith had docked in orbit.
The very first volley of macro-cannons and Light Lance fire caused four peripheral frigates and destroyers to erupt in balls of flame.
Dense debris and human remains from the crew splattered everywhere, while the warships left in orbit slowly retreated, launching counterattacks against an enemy whose power was simply on a different dimension from their own.
However, the cruiser where Sith was located was currently transforming into a standard lunar class cruiser, and even with concentrated fire, its artillery only stirred up ripples on the shields of Vashtorr and Abaddon's combined fleet.
Then, orac piloted the Ark of Omen, bearing down on Sith's fleet like a great mountain.
"My Lord, we must return to the bridge immediately."
The Thousand Sons Sorcerer, braving the sky full of incoming Bolter fire and heavy weaponry, forcibly activated his psychic shield and flew to his side.
At the same time, he anxiously urged Sith to return as quickly as possible.
Otherwise, once the orbital fleet was destroyed, Sith, left on the surface, would be overwhelmed by the endless sea of pirates and Chaos Traitors.
"The Traitors' offensive is too powerful; your safety must not be compromised!"
The Thousand Sons Sorcerer continued, while Huron, crouching in a distant corner, stared blankly at the Thousand Sons who had spoken these words.
Aren't you a Chaos Traitor yourself?!
Huron grumbled inwardly, and Sith, seeing his primary target escape and Vashtorr desperately rushing back, had no choice but to teleport back to orbit with his men first.
However, within the teleportation circle summoned by the Thousand Sons Sorcerers, Sith glanced at Huron before leaving.
Huron saw Sith looking at him, and although he knew Sith had no time to deal with him right then, he stood up immediately and deliberately spoke to his subordinates in front of Sith:
"Everyone retreat! Ground troops retreat, fleet retreat!"
"Fight? What fight?"
Huron suddenly extended his power claw, directly impaling the pirate lord who had questioned him, then, catching a glimpse of Sith still looking over, his face turned completely furious:
"Whoever dares to fire a single shell at Lord Sith, I will send him on a 'Penitent Crusade' to Terra!"
Seeing Sith finally look away, and looking at the disbelief in the eyes of the pirate lord he had impaled upon his power claw upon hearing the words 'Penitent Crusade to Terra', Huron's face, which had been obedient for so long, finally became arrogant once more.
At the same time, looking at his group of pirates, he pulled a sinister grin on his face:
"I can't beat Sith, but I can't beat you?!"
Sith finally disappeared under the escort of the Thousand Sons, and seeing him finally leave, Huron let out a sharp sigh of relief.
Back in orbit, the lunar class bridge teleported Sith back.
The entire ship was trembling under the relentless cannon fire, unable to bear the strain.
Just as Sith stepped back onto the bridge, he saw a peripheral sword-class frigate acting as cover not far outside the viewport explode in a massive burst of flame from the impact of two Light Lance shots and a macro-cannon shell, shattering and veering off as it wailed, with countless crew members ejected by the escaping air.
"This is already the seventh ship, Lord Sith. We must evacuate immediately."
Van Roth, standing at the command station, saw Sith finally return and quickly reported the battle situation.
He finished speaking and immediately looked up, roaring at the crew below:
"All engines full power! Immediately put distance between us and these traitors!"
Van Roth was aggressive, but after he roared, the Mortal crew below operated the controls while unable to help glancing around.
Van Roth paused after speaking, but as an Inquisitor, facing the full bridge of heretics and xenos, he quickly found an explanation.
"These people are the Demon Army, not traitors!"
He said with righteous indignation, not even feeling that anything was wrong.
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