Capítulo 1043: Chapter 717 Chaos

For Horus, this was a successful rebellion.

It should have been so.

He purged the Loyalist Faction within his legion on the planet of Istvan III, loyal to the Emperor, but what Horus hadn't expected was that under the sudden protection of the Tribunal, the Loyalists evacuated and disappeared without a trace. Afterward, upon learning of Horus's rebellion, Terra immediately ordered the Steel Warriors, Midnight Lords, Whisperers, Steel Hands, Fire Lizards, Shadow Crow Guard, and the Alpha Legion to move to the Istvan Star System to suppress the rebellion.

However, in reality, besides the Shadow Crow Guard, Steel Hands, and Fire Lizards, the other four legions had already secretly defected. Thus, when the three legions loyal to the Emperor landed on the planet Istvan V, they were greeted by a pincer move consisting of betrayal from their former allies and attacks from their enemies ahead.