A golden psychic shield erupted around him, forming a hemispherical barrier. Every attack that struck it was deflected or neutralized.
"Just as I thought..." Kairas gritted his teeth. "Conventional weapons are useless. Activate the Tidal Battlesuits!"
Deep within the base, three enormous war machines began powering up.
Saul had already launched his charge.
His speed was unbelievable. Despite his heavy power armour, he streaked into the Fire Warriors' formation like a bolt of golden lightning.
His power sword swung, cleaving a Fire Warrior and his armour in two from head to toe.
The blade swept on without stopping, cutting three more Fire Warriors in half at the waist.
The boltgun in Saul's left hand fired continuously, every round striking its target with precision. Each Fire Warrior hit exploded instantly, injuring the comrades around him.
A Crisis Battlesuit rushed in from the flank, attempting to strike Saul with a power fist.
Without even looking, Saul delivered a backhand slash.
The psychic power coating his blade erupted, cleaving the entire machine in two. Its cockpit exploded, and flames engulfed the T'au pilot before he could even scream.
In just thirty seconds, the hundreds of enemies surrounding Saul had been reduced to corpses and wreckage.
The other Space Marines who had dropped in joined the battle as well. Three hundred Astartes drove into the T'au defenses like three hundred swords.
But the T'au did not retreat.
Under the pheromones' control, they surged forward like a tide, wave after wave.
Kairas watched the golden figure on the surveillance screen leave fields of corpses in his wake and drew a deep breath.
"Tidal Battlesuits, deploy!"
Three towering war machines, each fifteen meters tall, emerged from the base.
Each carried four heavy railguns, two missile pods, and a superheavy plasma cannon capable of tearing through Titan