Iax dealt with the Aeldari surrounding the force with swift, decisive movements, dispersing the orderly ranks of Servitors and Automated Battle Servitors and easily trapping several Aeldari Rangers who had strayed slightly out of formation.
But apart from being surrounded, they suffered no attacks, which allowed the nervous Rangers to maintain a measure of restraint.
After an Aeldari Crystal was delivered into the Rangers' hands, a mechanical, electronic voice sounded from a nearby Automated Battle Servitor.
"Deliver the crystal to Yvraine of the Reaper Host."
Once the Rangers nodded, the Armed Servitors and Automated Battle Servitors parted, then re-formed into a square formation and continued onward, ignoring them.
The somewhat puzzled Rangers did not dwell on it and immediately returned to their force with the crystal.
By the time the Blood Ravens caught up with the mechanical army, the Aeldari Rangers had vanished completely.
Far away, Yvraine was still waiting for news. She carefully examined the crystal before using her psychic power to read the information within. The Aeldari then immediately set their own operation in motion.
At the designated coordinates, the Webway gate was opened in advance. Yvraine led her people into the Webway first to wait.
Iax did not lead the troops straight into the Webway, instead waiting at the gate. Although Iax had no doubts about the possibility of completing the mission, the reliability of the forces Cawl had supplied was clearly questionable, apart from the accompanying Bodyguard Robots and twelve Rathana-class Armed Sentinels.
To improve the mission's chances of success, Iax decided to wait for the Blood Ravens.
After receiving the reconnaissance squad's report, Korn soon arrived at the Webway Gate with two companies of Battle-Brothers in an imposing show of force.
He repeatedly compared the coordinates on his Auspex with the location Cawl had provided.