Shadow Tarot, Unlike the Emperor's Tarot

Segmentum Obscurus, 11-12-35.

The Chapter Master of the 12th Chapter, William Wood, stared at the xenos before him.

Several hundred xenos charged forward in great strides, swinging scythe-like arms.

Their bodies were like cracked tree trunks, giving off a strong moldy smell.

They were about half a head taller than him, with barbed rye ears swaying atop their heads.

Their great maws split all the way to their ears and had no tongues, but green plants could be seen being swallowed inside.

Their rootlike giant feet had colorful mushrooms growing from each pore.

The guards raised their Bolters and bombarded them with dense firepower.

Amid spasmodic explosions, splinters flew everywhere, yet the tree-like xenos still strode on.

Such tough hide. The thought flashed through William's mind, and as he raised his hand, dazzling blue arcs of lightning surged up.

The veteran "Clown" flicked his wrist, and claw after claw shot out.

Ten monomolecular blades forged by Vulkan flew in different directions, striking different enemies with precision.

The grating tearing sound was like wood being sawed.

William was startled to discover that the monomolecular blades were trembling inside the xenos' bodies, yet could not break free and fly back.

The "Faceless One" swayed lightly, avoiding the scythes that came slashing at him.

He leaned forward, puffed out his cheeks, exhaled, aimed at a split in one xenos, and mimicked a "bang."

The tree-shaped body shuddered, its chest pierced through, and the monomolecular blade immediately shot out, tracing an arc under the pull of the magnetic field.

William raised his hand, and a blade appeared in his empty fist.

The "Air Bullet" ability William had gained during his "Magician" period had been almost ineffective for a Shadow of Order back then.

But after advancing to "Faceless One," his "Air Bullet" could already