You call this thing an ordinary human?

The Iron Thorn Conspiracy Group?

Alvin had never heard that name before, and it was unfamiliar to Terrax as well.

But he could hardly be blamed. Intelligence on the Dark Eldar and Commorragh was exceedingly scarce in the Imperium of Man. Even Guilliman, drawing on the archives of Terra in his capacity as Regent, had only managed to find a small amount.

Suddenly!

Before Alvin could ask why this "Iron Thorn Conspiracy Group" wanted to assassinate him, Terrax, the Adeptus Custodes guard standing beside him, sprang into action like a beast with razor-sharp senses.

Boom!

Under the Custodian's full-force stomp, the filthy ground, covered in sticky excrement, erupted with air currents visible to the naked eye, followed by an explosive crack like a sonic boom.

Clad in adamantium Power Armor, a Custodian far surpassed even a Primaris Space Marine in both strength and speed. He was a super-soldier... in the truest sense!

Like a rampaging armored vehicle, Terrax smashed straight through the ruins of a dilapidated building.

At the same time, a black-clad figure suddenly darted out of the rubble. The instant he landed, he accelerated without pause, charging straight at Alvin. So I really am the target.

Alvin lowered his eyelids slightly, calmly watching the black-clad figure charging toward him.

The Dark Eldar's target—no, more precisely, the target of the "Iron Thorn Conspiracy Group" Anna had mentioned—was him.

While he pondered this, the shadowy figure had already closed to within a few meters of Alvin.

That was close enough for a lethal strike!

The shadowy figure drew a dagger. To ensure a one-hit kill, he had opted for close combat, which would also prevent his attack from being deflected by any Void Shield device Alvin might possess.

But just then...

Amid a roar of air like a collapsing tsunami,