The Titans' slaughter continued, yet the Sons of Horus landing force had already infiltrated the void shield line.
These Astartes of the Sixteenth Legion easily breached the void shields, then fought their way up toward the high walls. The mortals equipped with nothing more than force-feedback powered armor and lasguns became nothing but moving targets before them.
Using the grapnels mounted on their power armor, these heavily armored Space Marines scaled the walls hundreds of meters high at unbelievable speed. They could even drive their combat knives into the granite-and-plasteel walls and use them as handholds to climb.
With the physical strength of these superhuman warriors, they swiftly tore open a breach and surged onto the upper level of the walls.
"Why have those false Emperor's dogs not stopped us?"
"Have they already cowered within the fortress, trembling in fear? Let us hunt down their heads to our hearts' content!"
The Sons of Horus commander's arrogant voice rang through the communications channel. More than a hundred Justaerin Terminators were mixed among the assault force. They were the Warmaster's personal guard and the Sixteenth Legion's most elite warriors.
According to intelligence, the Augury Spire wall line was defended by the sons of Rogal Dorn, along with an unknown number of troops directly under the Lion's command.
But without question, their numbers would not be great. Horus had drawn the vast majority of the false Emperor's dogs to Beta-Garmon II, leaving the defenses here hollow.
"Did that foolish Lion think taking the Second World meant victory was already in his grasp? Foolish!"
"It was all part of our gene-father's plan. They have done exactly what we wanted them to do."
The commander calmly scanned for enemies, only to find the massive gun emplacements and armories completely deserted. The defenders seemed to have