The soldiers looked around, only to discover that the two warriors who had been bringing up the rear had vanished too.
"Everyone, keep at least three people in your line of sight..." The deputy commander's voice cut off abruptly.
"Yes, sir. Sir? Where's the deputy commander?!"
Panic spread through the soldiers.
How could living people vanish one after another on the spot? Was some man-eating Warp "xenos" responsible?
The soldier holding the Anti-Vehicle Bomb already had his hand on its pin, ready to take the enemy down with him at any moment.
Everyone's nerves were stretched taut. The entire unit knew they were in mortal danger.
"Found you, little fellow."
The taunt came from afar. Every mortal immediately swung his gun around, and the quickest had already pulled their Lasguns' triggers.
Several laser beams streaked through the dark rest area and struck Evan square in the chest.
The brilliant beams illuminated his blood-red armour.
"Fuck%￥*&**&￥%&"
For a moment, the mortal soldiers had no idea what to do. The men who had fired immediately hurled their Lasguns far away.
Evan ignored them. An attack of that strength could barely light a cigarette.
Evan locked eyes with the Night Lord concealed in the darkness. It felt rather like the Battle of the Royal City.
Evan acted without hesitation, raising his Ion Pistol and firing a greeting.
An Ion Bolt skimmed the Night Lord's cheek, illuminating his deathly pale face.
Another idiot without a helmet.
Evan had never intended to finish his enemy with a gun. It was merely a way to force him to move.
In a few strides, Evan reached the space beneath his enemy, then abruptly activated his Jump Pack close to the ground, forcibly changing his trajectory at an extremely low altitude.
His Chainsword struck empty air. Without hesitation,