The fighting around the corner was fierce. A space marine was battling four Word Bearers from the Black Comet and Ebon branches.
His armor was as plain as LE 2's, without any markings, but where LE 2's was silver, this warrior's was gray-green. With a power sword in each hand, he spun rapidly like a top.
His blades swept through his surroundings, single-handedly suppressing the four Sons of Lorgar so thoroughly that they could not fight back.
For the first time, Ollanius Persson expressed his fury toward these traitorous Astartes.
Although he had set out after LE 2, the speed of his Men of Iron body allowed him to overtake LE 2 and arrive first.
Ollanius Persson swung his fist at the Word Bearers.
The outer iron body obeyed his will.
Its enormous power claw clenched into a power fist.
An impact field replaced the particle oscillation field covering his fist.
The howling wind was torn apart, followed by the explosive crash of a collision.
Bang!
The impact field shattered the resistance of the air, detonating ahead of his fist before striking two of the Sons of Lorgar surrounding the unfamiliar space marine without obstruction.
Blood and shattered armor fragments erupted instantly.
The warrior in gray-green armor visibly faltered at the sudden assistance.
The power of that attack left his heart pounding.
Even if a venerable Dreadnought could achieve such destructive force, it could never attack at that speed.
He had seen only a slight blur before his eyes, and then two traitors had burst into fragments.
The other two Word Bearers surrounding him were clearly stunned as well.
Their hesitation lasted noticeably longer than the gray-green warrior's.
But even that brief hesitation was enough to prove fatal.
The gray-green figure swung his power swords, bringing them down on both