Under Iax's control, the Daemons fell unexpectedly quickly. As more Drop Pods arrived, groups of Black Templars reached the ground as well.
At the sight of Daemons everywhere, these master swordsmen of the Imperium did not even reach for their Boltguns. They grabbed their Power Swords and plunged straight into battle.
Compared with the Dark Angels and Ultramarines, these Black Templars were the true masters of close combat.
Their whirling blades reaped Daemon lives at will. Khorne's evil power only drove these zealous warriors into an even greater frenzy.
They cried out for the Emperor and the glory of Dorn, then severed a Bloodthirster's head with a few strokes of their swords.
Meanwhile, the Enforcer Tank spinning in circles at the center of the battlefield left the Daemons bewildered.
An irritated grunt soon issued from the rift in the Warp, carrying what seemed like boundless power that shook every soul.
Guilliman, who had only just regained his feet, leaped onto the wreckage of the Daemon Engine he had been embedded in and raised the Emperor's Sword high.
"Purge Chaos, banish the darkness, for the Emperor!"
The flaming sword blazed fiercely. In that instant, everyone seemed to see the iron halo behind Guilliman's head radiating a fiery light as well.
There seemed to be a shadow of the Emperor in his figure, dispelling the terror brought by that voice.
One Black Templar warrior froze for an instant. His mind seemed to be drawn back ten thousand years, and everything before his eyes changed.
The splendor of endless ages seemed to flow through his heart, then vanished in an instant.
Then the Black Templar leaped up, swinging his Power Sword. He slew a Bloodthirster single-handedly and charged onward, becoming the spearhead of his formation.
In the melee, a Bloodletter's blade struck his