Two hundred indigo figures surged through the bombardment-ravaged city of Mundus Occulum.
They raised their Bolt Pistols and unleashed dense barrages, blasting the robots blocking their path into fragments.
Crackle—
Blue beams shot forth, striking the Alpha warriors.
Bang!
Charred bodies hit the ground.
Not a single Alpha slowed their pace. They raised their guns and fired in unison.
Their barrage tore open a gap among the Vorax-class Castellax Robots, but none of the Alphas lingered over revenge.
They had to complete the plan.
The Archon's constant harassment had successfully drawn Lucius away from the Temple of Data.
Now, they only needed to raid the Temple of Data and kill the Skitarii within to obtain the data they required.
Blue Runes rose across their tactical displays at once. Their superhuman vision had already spotted the magnificent Temple.
A string of scarlet Runes flashed.
Purple-and-gold armored figures suddenly appeared all around the Temple of Data.
"Emperor's Children!" Alpha cried out in alarm.
Bolt weapons roared in a coordinated volley, and the rain of gunfire brought down more than a dozen Alphas.
"Traitors, Lord Lucius learned of your scheme long ago," Solasen said mockingly.
Indigo Runes rapidly vanished from the tactical displays of the "Alphas," making the Archon, who was barely holding off the swift blades, grow even more frantic.
"You—"
"Your conspiracy was exposed long ago." Lucius knew that by sending Solasen to defend the Temple of Data and repel Alpha's infiltration, he had fulfilled the Black Emperor's oracle.
"It is time for you to die with your subordinates, Alpharius." Lucius swung his right arm, sweeping his longsword sideways and knocking it against the Power Lance.
He stepped lightly forward, danced his left-hand sword, and drove it into the Alpha Archon's abdomen.
Lucius withdrew his blade and looked up at the