The Light of the People tore into the flock like a tiger. Almost casually, the surrounding warships came under devastating fire and powerful boarding assaults. Evan regretted not bringing more men.
If I'd brought ten thousand men, these fleets wouldn't even be enough to satisfy me.
Alpha Legion warriors were present in great numbers. According to reports from the boarding forces, those warships contained countless assassins, who tried all manner of unexpected methods to kill the adamantium warriors.
The Twentieth Legion excelled at killing someone and taking their place. But... killing an adamantium warrior was no easy feat.
An Alpha Assassin had to destroy the Adamantium Armor before killing its wearer and replacing him. One thing was certain: they had no way to repair our armor, and we would never trust a warrior whose armor was damaged.
Even Evan would have to undergo strict screening on his return if he came back with a gaping hole in his chest.
The warrior would certainly die before the armour shattered. That was the consensus.
Large numbers of assassins vanished during their ambushes. All they could do was disrupt communications between the warriors, attempting to lure their enemies into traps with false intelligence.
The Twentieth Legion brought out its reserves. Ancient bombs sealed away since the Horus Heresy began entering the battlefield. Their Graviton Weapons proved effective, but the Cawl-pattern Grav-guns were no less formidable.
Aboard one warship, the multiple Stasis Bombs deployed by both sides nearly plunged the entire Strike Cruiser into stasis.
Suddenly, the intensity of the fighting exceeded that of an ordinary naval engagement. Every weapon roaring from a pitch-black tube was unknown and lethal.
The enemy also launched boarding actions, but their inability to teleport through the Warp was clearly a crippling disadvantage. They lacked the speed and agility