The battlefield roared. Smoke and dust choked the plains as the cell sought the salvation of the Aquila Lander. A wave of infected soldiers and loyal enemy troops assaulted the squad! Vinz’s warp portal shimmered into existence, a tear in reality through which the team could escape. Severin hurled a smoke grenade, filling the air with blinding fog, while Artemis pressed herself behind twisted metal, eyes sharp and bolter ready.

The Sentinel fired relentlessly, tearing into the Lander’s hull as soldiers advanced with hive-driven determination. Bolter fire and plasma bolts met them in return. Severin, invoking the Machine God’s wrath, unleashed his plasma pistol upon the walker — a single, brilliant blast reduced it to molten ruin.

The battlefield fell silent. The corrupted soldiers were defeated. The team boarded their battered Lander, engines screaming as they ascended from the red-stained plains.

A debriefing with Abelath followed. Orders were given, lessons recorded, before the cell leapt through the Warp back to the flagship for final report with Starklund.

Rewards granted: 2,100 Solars (three weeks’ pay), 3 Endeavors (2 remain open).

The Battle Sister requisitioned her boon: an Armored Bodyglove, blessed at half price.

From afar came a more personal note — an invitation from the Navigator, celebrating her eighteenth year. Even amid war, life’s small rituals endured.

XP earned:
55 XP => Marc, Jochen, Peter, Karsten, Christian