Jorginho roared as he charged out of the Assault Boat, plunged headfirst into the cobalt-blue haze, rolled once, and burst up through the lake's surface.
With a strange howl, countless huge xenos coiled upward.
The Joegall stood about 4.5 meters tall, their three legs and three arms spreading open like petals.
Jorginho saw that the xenos' entire limbs had been replaced with dull metal and black carbon curves, gleaming faintly.
The three legs of the Joegall's lower bodies were like spokes on a wheel, letting them stand steady in the chemical lake as they raised their three arms.
Jorginho saw that the hands at the ends of their arms had six fingers. They held no weapons.
The next instant, the Projection Guns built into the Joegall's arms opened fire.
Lightning fired by the Electrostatic Weapons struck several Shadows of Order trapped in the chemical sludge, knocking down the Astartes' superhuman bodies.
Jorginho raised his Bolter in fury, and the Hardened Diamond Warheads struck the Joegall's joints with precision.
The skin there was like a lizard's, covered in scales and tiny bony horns, one of the few places on the xenos' bodies that still retained biological traits.
Amid the explosions, the Joegall's long neck collapsed limply and fell into the chemical lake, churning up great sheets of water.
A melee Joegall suddenly leaped up, swinging blade-like Cybernetic Claws as it chopped at Jorginho's head.
The "People of Fury" roared in anger, released the Bolter with his left arm, and sprang violently out of the lake.
"Fury Strike" let him focus the strength of an Astartes superhuman body into his swinging fist, smashing it hard into the Joegall's sunken, wet eyes.
With a thunderous crack, the xenos' head was blown apart by the brutal blow.
While the Joegall were drawn to the