The Greater Daemon scattered a vast expanse of psyker power, mingling it with fragments gathered from its surroundings to form layer upon layer of Psychic Shields.
They looked like frozen tofu, but were incredibly hard. When the anti-psyker Bolter rounds touched the first few layers, their splash fuses triggered, and the spattered T'au cerebrospinal fluid punched a string of holes through the "tofu."
The psychic counterattack came immediately. Space around the Greater Daemon warped in an instant, and the psyker power it spewed formed a pitch-black vortex around it, disgorging hordes of Tzeentch Daemons.
As the daemonic horde emerged, a dazzling, deadly barrage of sorcery hurtled toward them.
The formation of Adamantium Warriors effectively held off the assault and returned fire with every kind of weapon.
Behind them, a large group of Primaris Warriors from the Black Consuls hurried over. Psychic interference in the area was severe, filling the Communications Channel with static. The Company Commander had delivered the message on foot, bringing a group of Astartes who had been "gang-kicking a certain Word Bearer" onto this battlefield.
The moment they entered, they saw a huge Daemon floating in the air, a tree canopy atop its head and an indescribable, ghostlike lower body. The metal deck beneath it had turned entirely into a vortex.
He calmly moved behind the Adamantium Warriors, practically pressing back-to-back against William. Using their enormous bodies to conceal his presence, he gripped his Blank shield tightly.
The other Primaris Warriors were a step slower. Who wouldn't be stunned by a sight like this?
Their parallel thought processes nearly overloaded.
They followed the Company Commander's example and dutifully hid behind the Adamantium Warriors.
The whispers of the Warp weakened. Using the "golden Centurions" as cover, they fired Bolter volleys. The Assault Squad handed the Company Commander a