Through his eyepiece, the scout squad's sergeant locked on to the enemy launching the attack: another Ogryn clad head to toe in black armor, wielding a black metal staff.
The instant he fixed on the target, he pulled the trigger.
Then the three scouts beside him and the two veterans in the rear between them pulled their triggers almost at the same time.
The Ogryn Psyker raised a hand, and the rounds stopped several meters from him.
He seized and shoved, and the bullets shot back.
Bang, bang, bang!
The bullets punched through power armor, and a scout immediately collapsed in a pool of blood.
Just then, a black figure darted out.
"Hunter" reacted at once. Sanchez immediately launched into a rapid charge. He was faster than before, and his control over his body was stronger too.
As he sprinted, "Hunter" flickered from side to side, avoiding the great stones crashing down overhead.
Rumble!
The boulder hit the ground, and the entire cavern trembled with it.
The Ogryn Psyker's attack had failed to hit the 7th Company captain, but it separated him from the Warriors of the Shadow of Order.
The trembling ground had no effect on "Hunter" at all. He charged swiftly up to the Ogryn Psyker and brought his sword down.
The Psyker was still an Ogryn, and an Ogryn far more robust than his kin at that. He swung his staff to meet the blow.
Sanchez did not clash head-on. From the force of the wind stirred by the Ogryn's weapon, he keenly judged that even after "Hunter" had slightly enhanced his strength, he still could not match the Ogryn's brute power.
He stepped sideways with his left foot, nimbly avoiding the attack.
At the same time, through a supernatural perspective, he caught the weakness exposed when