"You Will Face the 'Just' Judgment of the Imperium of Man"

In the torrential rain;

Nova's fingertips pressed against the Crystal window as the Nano Combat Suit's sensor array silently analyzed the glass's molecular structure.

Then, she sent Stone a signal. He acknowledged it with a slight nod on his visor display and ejected a miniature shock device from his armguard.

Next came an almost inaudible hum. Under precisely tuned frequency resonance, the Crystal window shattered, the entire floor-to-ceiling pane instantly breaking apart like melting ice.

The four immediately surged into the room.

Mengsk's private quarters were shrouded in oppressive darkness. A holographic star map slowly rotated across the ceiling, while projections of the family crest cast sinister shadows across the floor.

Yet abnormal energy fluctuations filled the air—

It was too quiet. Unnaturally quiet.

Nova's Psychic Power perception spread like a spiderweb, catching several high-energy signatures hidden within the shadows.

"Ambush."

Her voice rang coldly through the neural link.

Buzz—buzz—!

In an instant, more than a dozen dim blue Psychic Blades pierced the darkness.

The Ghost Agents who had been lying in wait flashed out of the shadows, their hostile-environment combat suits blending into the darkness. Only the blade-light, deadly as a venomous serpent's fangs, gave them away.

These elite assassins had long since surrounded Nova's group of four, the pressure of Psychic Power locks squeezing the air like something tangible.

"Surrender, traitors."

The lead Ghost Agent's voice was hoarse. His pupils beneath the visor glimmered with the murky blue light of brainwashing. "The Emperor's mercy will only be given once."

"Heh!"

Stone sneered, the muscles beneath his Nanosuit tightening slightly.

Nova merely raised her hand—

Boom!!!

Brilliant golden Psychic Power burst from her palm like a supernova.

A shockwave formed from Pure Psychic Energy exploded outward in a ring. Everywhere it passed, the Ghost Agents were hurled away like