The drone swarm flew in from outside. These little things, born to adapt to warfare on Terra, were equipped with crossbows and Originium Arts launchers, buzzing together like a swarm of bees.
Back at Rhodes Island's training ground, Leman Russ could only destroy such things with the flimsy weapons provided to him. But now, he could activate the twin Storm Bolters mounted on his arms and use the Imperium of Man's absurdly powerful explosive rounds to annihilate every enemy.
Leman Russ waited for the drone swarm to fire first, but the drones merely hovered at a distance, protecting several support drones equipped for reconnaissance and communications.
Russell and several knight order commanders noticed the anomaly in the arena. Though they did not recognize Leman Russ in his Primarch-grade master-crafted power armor, they knew that the busy personnel nearby belonged to Rhodes Island.
Rhodes Island? It was them?
The sight of that tower-like emblem filled Russell with astonishment. Kazimierz maintained fairly close ties with this active medical organization, and many of its pharmaceutical needs were supplied by Rhodes Island.
A few months ago, a city had been struck by strange Scourges, and Rhodes Island had also provided free medical treatment to the disaster victims.
Why had they suddenly come here and interrupted the tournament?
Given Rhodes Island's good international reputation, Russell did not think ill of them in that instant. Instead, she assumed they had come only to warn her of a possible danger.
But... wasn't this too strange? It wasn't as though I hadn't given Rhodes Island a dedicated channel of communication. Why use such an unpleasant method?
Russell found it deeply strange. Rather than ordering the knights to attack, she had the drones convey her words.
"Members of Rhodes Island, why have you come to Kazimierz and disrupted this