Chapter 89 - 89: The Long-Range Audit

The Chimera Armored Transport surged forward at full throttle, its massive plasteel treads grinding ancient trees into splinters. The rhythmic crack-pop of breaking timber echoed through the forest like a string of firecrackers.

It was in this moment that the Secessionist ambush was sprung. From the dense foliage and hidden hollows, the rebels emerged like ghosts, swarming the armored beast from every vector.

Inside the hull, the Auspex operator's terminal flared a violent crimson. "Targets closing! Hostiles detected at every clock position! They're rushing us, sir!"

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