Captain Gronov Rutov did not know where the Emperor had gone.
After the Emperor ordered his squad to eliminate the Kymellian Clan Sorcerer Council's experimental creation, He and Hammurabi departed. Since then, Captain Gronov Rutov and his squad had not seen a single Praetorian Guard here—the Kymellian Clan's crimes were grave enough to require the Emperor's personal investigation. As far as he knew, after the Kymellian Clan's shield was broken, every Praetorian Guard except Constantine had joined the Emperor in this battle. Yet during the two hours since the Emperor left, he had not seen a single Praetorian Guard.
The Emperor was not here. Captain Gronov Rutov's intuition told him so.
When He worked in His office at the Royal City Castle, even if they did not see Him in person or hear any news reporting the Emperor's itinerary, every civilian could feel that the Emperor was in that castle. Sometimes, even the weather was affected. It was an indescribable, inexplicable intuition. The Emperor's presence was so powerful that even civilians without talent could sense it, let alone Gene-modded Warriors. Captain Gronov Rutov even felt that the questions he had asked the Emperor earlier had been overly disrespectful, but warriors did not care about such trifles. The abilities the Emperor displayed proved that He was not a bureaucrat who only wanted votes. In fact, Captain Gronov Rutov was somewhat dazed now—his unshakable memories had begun to lose their details. He could not remember the Emperor's face or tone, nor the overly tiny symbols engraved upon that suit of Power Armor, but he could still clearly remember the core idea the Emperor had expressed—he was still astonished that the Emperor had so humbly offered him advice and resolved his doubts.
Captain Gronov Rutov pulled the trigger again.
The bolt passed through