Though Lox and the others were surprised by the sudden appearance of the Dark Watchers in the vault of the New Caliban, they were not confused for long.
The Dark Watchers had always maintained an extremely close cooperative relationship with the Dark Angels.
Even Lion El'Jonson, who harbored an immense hatred for xenos, had long overlooked the fact that these little robed beings were xenos.
The Imperium's standards for judging "xenos" had always possessed rather flexible boundaries.
Xenos like the Dark Watchers, who posed little threat to humanity, possessed extremely potent suppressive effects against Warp creatures, and had consistently aided the Dark Angels in fighting Chaos in every field, were naturally harmless and friendly xenos.
If necessary, issuing these Dark Watchers permits recognizing them as "abhuman" would not be difficult.
After all, though the Dark Watchers were a little short, they were humanoid, no different from Ogryn apes.
As for what lay beneath the Dark Watchers' robes, anyone daring to question it could first take a look at the Dark Angels' boltguns before deciding.
Not only had Lion El'Jonson grown accustomed to the Dark Watchers' existence, even the Emperor showed no unusual reaction upon seeing these little robed figures, as though they did not exist at all.
The Dark Watchers possessed exceedingly mysterious abilities. Though they appeared to have little offensive power, they possessed unbelievable immunity in both the physical and psychic realms.
Like Warp creatures, they could easily ignore all manner of solid barriers and energy fields, appearing directly within the heavily guarded vault.
When faced with psychic attacks capable of inflicting immense harm on Warp creatures, the Dark Watchers showed even less reaction, like bottomless abysses silently swallowing everything.
Even the Dark Angels did not know what means of attack could effectively harm the Dark Watchers. As for