Golden light appeared at the end of the corridor once more.
The Adeptus Custodes' shield wall advanced steadily toward the second defensive line, like a moving golden sun.
"Hold steady... steady..." Kor's finger hovered over the fire command button, sweat running down his forehead.
Fifty meters. Forty meters. Thirty meters.
"Fire!"
Eight devastating beams erupted simultaneously from behind the second defensive line.
Two hypervelocity Railgun projectiles shot out like miniature meteors, too fast for the naked eye to follow.
Six Ion Streams roared toward the golden shield wall like six blue-white dragons, carrying terrifying energy that warped space.
This time, the golden barrier finally shrieked under the strain.
The Railgun projectiles struck the barrier, unleashing violent bursts of energy. The golden light flickered wildly, like a candle flame in a storm.
The Ion Streams followed close behind, six blue-white columns of energy pounding the same point on the barrier at once. Under that terrifying force, cracks finally began to appear in the golden energy field.
"It's working! Keep firing!" Kor shouted.
Yet just as the golden barrier was about to collapse, a figure suddenly leaped up behind it.
The figure cleared the top of the shield wall and flew straight toward the second defensive line like a golden meteor.
It was Saul.
A mass of golden flame suddenly blossomed in his palm. It was no ordinary fire: it had no temperature and gave off no heat, yet its radiance outshone all the weapons fire in the corridor combined.
Like a falling star, Saul plunged straight into the heart of the second defensive line, carrying that golden flame.
"BOOM!"
A golden shock wave spread outward from Saul.
The two Broadside Battlesuits took the brunt of it. Beneath the golden shock wave, fine cracks began to form across their heavy armor, like