The massive Phase Warscythe was astonishingly heavy. An ordinary person could not even lift it, let alone wield it as a weapon.
But the Necron Lord had been a noble of a Necrontyr dynasty in life, and his mechanical body was far stronger than that of an ordinary Necron.
The robe and cape behind the Lord, charged with energy accumulated over tens of millions of years, radiated an eerie green glow that made him astonishingly fast.
The Phase Warscythe swept toward the assault team captain's head with a shriek of displaced air.
An ordinary person would probably have lost their head before they could even react.
But the captain, who possessed a Tier Four High Gene Lock, raised his Phase Sword and blocked the Necron Lord's attack.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
In an instant, the two had exchanged three blows, yet neither could get the better of the other.
Ever since discovering the Hyperspace Route, the Alliance had been researching Phase Weapons.
After discovering the Warp Star Gate, the Alliance had gone further, inventing its own Phase Weapons based on reverse-engineered Dimensional Shearing Technology.
Perhaps their phase technologies shared a common origin. Whatever the reason, their weapons canceled out each other's phasing abilities upon contact, leaving only a clash of solid weapons.
While the two leaders enthusiastically hacked away at each other, the Lychguard and assault team began their own battle.
Both sides tacitly left room for their leaders, then threw themselves into the fighting.
As the Necron Lord's personal bodyguards, the Lychguard were naturally formidable combatants.
Every member was far more powerful than an ordinary Astartes, making them nothing short of a disaster for the Imperium of Man.
Against the assault team, however, the Lychguard were hopelessly outmatched.
The assault team captain had earned his position by defeating every other