Abaddon continued on his rampage and sent a small force from various Chaos warbands supported by cultists to intercept a Space Wolf force, led by Venerable Dreadnought Laga. Chaos triumphed and wiped the Space Wolf force from the planet after heavy fighting. A Grey Hunter Pack heroically held their ground for a long time against a Chaos Dreadnought and a Chaos Lord with retinue.
The same Chaos force later tried to ambush the Cabal of Crimson Carnage, but was thoroughly trashed. Abaddon claimed to have no part in the attack and claimed it was an independent act, committed by the unnamed Chaos Lord in charge, although he probably wouldn’t have minded not to lose the slaves he had promised Kael…