It worked!
En Sabah Nur was ecstatic.
His psychic tendrils were slowly dismantling the mental defenses of these "tin cans."
Break!
Give up!
Fall!
Whisper after whisper sought to drag the Terminators' consciousness into the abyss and make them succumb.
Then.
Suddenly, a warrior wearing a skull mask and armor, with a book of scripture in hand, appeared like a ghost.
"What are you waiting for?"
His arrival seemed to awaken the statue-like Terminator Squad.
"Analysis complete."
A cold, mechanical voice, utterly devoid of emotion, came from the lead sergeant's helmet speaker.
"Large-scale external psychic contamination detected. Type: Emotional Resonance and memory projection."
"Threat level: low."
At the top of the Pyramid, En Sabah Nur's expression abruptly froze, trapped in that instant of joy.
"Threat level... low?" he repeated incredulously.
"Confirmed."
Another Terminator spoke, his voice equally unchanged. "The target is attempting to induce emotional responses such as guilt and pity. Logical analysis: ineffective."
The Astartes in the black skull mask held his Bible, his crimson tactical lenses sweeping his surroundings as he delivered his judgment in a cold voice. "All corrupted individuals have lost their human characteristics. Their skulls do not conform to the Imperium's definition of the 'human' species. Under the Imperial Truth, chapter 37, article 4, they may be classified as Warp-contaminated entities. Eliminate and purify!"
With that, he turned toward the top of the Pyramid. Dazzling psychic light erupted around him as he shouted, "What is the oath of the Astartes Chapter?!"
The Terminators abruptly clenched their fists and struck their chests. Their deep voices surged through their amplifiers, sweeping outward like a wave of sound. "We are humanity's shield, and humanity's sword!"
"All who threaten humanity's survival must be purified, regardless of what they once were!"
The warrior serving as their chaplain roared again. **"What