Chapter 908: Caiaphas Cain: The Last Battle (V)
Thud, thud, thud—
Across Peria's ruined surface, gradually littered with blood and wreckage.
Five Giant Raven Guards clad in vibranium-enhanced Power Armor sprinted wildly between the massive bodies, trailing a churning, boiling cloud of dust behind them.
Before long, they barreled through the heart of the battlefield where the Silver Skull Fleet and countless Necrons were exchanging fire like humanoid tanks at full throttle.
Bzzzz!
Disintegration beams from Necron gauss weapons and terrifying cannon fire repeatedly streaked across the darkening sky, leaving clearly visible trails.
Countless Whirlwind Missiles and heavy weapons from the Silver Skull Fleet roared without pause, desperately suppressing the Necrons' advance.
Just then, Craig, leader of the Giant Raven Guard, seemed to notice several Silver Skull Combat Squads temporarily trapped in a tight encirclement after assaulting a tomb construct.
Without looking back, he waved one massive hand at his giant brothers beside him, signaling them to continue with the original plan.
Then, the two Mag-boots beneath Craig's feet stomped repeatedly against the ground.
As his heavy feet sent shattered stones and dust flying, his enormous body abruptly unleashed Shadow Step, the divine stealth technique possessed only by Primarchs and Raven Guards, launching a Support Operation toward the allied force that was about to be wiped out by a mass of Skorpekh Destroyers.
Although every Astartes within the Scourge Legion fleet knew that the Giant Raven Guard of today—
Were Super Astartes whose combat capabilities surpassed those of Firstborn Astartes in every respect, precious seeds of the next generation of Astartes.
At times, however, people still felt a trace of envy toward these burly giants who had followed the Honored Primarch for so long, without undermining unity, and even made quite a few unfriendly remarks behind their backs.
Yet the