No Honor Among Warriors

A golden sun flare hung in the deep blue sky. Below lay a field of corpses piled up by the bugs, all planted with endless crimson spore clusters. Among them stood a Hell Executioner over ten meters tall, its claws outstretched and jaws wide as it lunged at a Leman Russ tank.

A graviton wave struck the Hell Executioner. The colossal creature visibly slowed, yet it still broke through the graviton wave's restraint and continued forward.

A second graviton wave, then a third...

More and more graviton waves enveloped the Hell Executioner, leaving it unable to move.

The mounting weight caused it agony. Unable to bear the burden, it collapsed onto the ground, its chitinous shell caving inward.

Its internal organs suffered even greater damage. No blood flowed from the ruptured wounds; only jelly-like clots trembled unsteadily.

The Leman Russ tank slid past in provocation, its tracks flinging clumps of dirt into the Executioner's face, displaying the driver's superb skill.

Volkite Guns aimed at the gaps in the Executioner's shell and set the terrifying beast ablaze.

The beast possessed formidable vitality. It endured the devastating flames for a full five minutes.

The scorching ashes on the ground were the symbol of the Executioner's existence. Like the ashes of the other bugs on the planet, it would once again nourish this world's soil.

This was simply too easy.

Under the Imperium's usual military methods, they would have used Meltaguns to deal with an Executioner.

If power alone was considered, Meltaguns were indeed far stronger than Volkite Guns.

One shot left it red, two shots left it gasping, three shots and its name was on a famous quote.

Aside from especially troublesome and rare enemies, most foes would be vaporized before they even saw a second Melta shot.

But the drawbacks of