Chapter 544 The troops are divided into two groups
Standard tactical timing: 00.17.21
Throwing aside the corpse wearing the long sword, Soshyan continued running while glancing at the sensor - most of the enemies were gathering in the direction of Mark's team.
Obviously, after initial testing, they know which target is easier to attack.
The Terminator increased the energy output to its legs, gradually increased its running speed, and trampled the metal deck all the way around the corner with its heavy footsteps.
The passage he was in intersected with the corridor where Mark's team was at a T-junction, and the promethium flame shone brightly all around.
As soon as he raised his head, he saw a monster contracting its muscles, preparing to pounce on his position.
At this time, the soldier behind him opened fire instinctively, and the storm bombs began to roar before consciousness entered his mind.
Immediately, the alien's legs were torn off and flew to the side.
Another monster appeared from the corner of the fork in the road. It jumped off the wall and turned towards Soshyan. It made no attempt to hide, and simply relied on its extremely high speed to shorten the distance.
But this tactic failed as its head and body were blown to pieces by a series of explosions.
"Build a defensive line!"
Following Soshyan's instructions, the burning trail of explosive bombs crossed the forked road, and the sound of explosions suddenly echoed in the metal maze.
"mark."
Soshyan yelled into the communicator, and he could hear the roar of explosive bombs and the roar of aliens inside.
"We are at coordinates 13D. Lead your team and come quickly to gather!"
"receive!"
After smashing the head of an alien with one punch, Mark took the lead and rushed into the darkness. Behind him, the Terminators moved while firing.
Single or pairs of Genestealers occasionally rushed out of the shadows, or jumped out of the pipes to launch sporadic attacks. The Astral Knights easily killed them with neat shots.
But the increasing number of light spots on the sensor showed that more enemies were rapidly approaching their position.
The team quickly arrived at the double intersection and joined Soshyan's team. Mark then turned around to cover the rear of the team, while the other two people spread out to defend the passages on both sides.
After confirming that no one was left behind, Soshyan continued to move towards the target highlighted in the helmet display, firing the storm bombs in his hand towards the heavy door at the end of the passage.
The thumb-sized rocket tore apart the metal barrier, revealing the room.
There are some dimly shining screens in the hall, and underneath there are a large number of keyboards and buttons.
This is the launch control room of the escape capsule - the primary mission target.
He must destroy the control room beyond any possibility of repair to ensure that no lifeboat can be launched.
"Brother Harry."
Upon hearing the order, Harry raised the heavy flamethrower in his hand, while Mark's bolter roar announced the enemy's arrival.
The promethium element exploded and rushed into the launch chamber, blowing the glass screen data display into pieces.
As Harry quickly emptied his weapon's fuel tank, sparks erupted from the melting cables and thick black smoke billowed from the room, billowing like giant waves along the rising heat created by hellfire.
Shrouded the team in darkness.
Soshyan's automated senses flickered between different spectral options, finally settling on thermal imaging.
In the reflected light of the burning control room, he could see through the fog as easily as if it wasn't even there.
The metal cabinet turned into molten iron and re-solidified on the broken floor. The charred ancient circuit could never be repaired, and the thousand-year-old pistons hung as low as wet paper.
"First mission completed."
Soshyan announced loudly.
Then he turned away from the control room and looked at the sensor display. Ring-shaped green light spots were flashing in front, and their number was increasing.
The Genestealers and Terminators are trapped in this space hulk together, and the real battle is about to begin.
The data room was still two hundred meters away, and dozens of enemies were blocking the Terminator. Soshyan ejected the magazine from the storm bomb and inserted a new one.
"Brothers, stay alert and keep moving."
Everything went as expected, and the team continued to advance deeper into the space hulk, while the two Tech-priests under protection were constantly assessing the condition of the surrounding structures to prevent landslides.
However, the enemy's reinforcements are also very fast. What were dozens of bright spots before have now become a dense mass.
"Team Mark, control coordinates 80-O."
Soshyan's concise order came.
"Deter enemy reinforcements trying to pass through the hub."
He must stop the siege of the Genestealers somewhere. If they are surrounded by such a large number of enemies in a narrow passage, the consequences will be disastrous.
Therefore, he could only separate the team again, allowing Mark's team to occupy key nodes, while he led the team directly to the data room, obtained the target in the shortest time and then left.
"Understood, coordinates 80-O."
Mark replied quickly and then growled at the team members.
"Form an attack formation and move forward."
He raised the power sword in his right hand to signal the team to set off, and he walked at the head of the team, holding the storm bombs horizontally and ready to fire at any time.
The Terminator armed with heavy weapons walked behind him, and the six-barreled assault gun rotated slowly, as if he had a premonition that the battle was about to begin.
The team soon separated in a small transit cabin, and Mark's team would be alone in defending this node with three passages.
"Potential intrusion point."
After a brief inspection, Mark pointed to an alcove in the wall.
The assault gun then turned toward the invasion point, but there were no caves or roads in the alcove that could be attacked.
"It's hard to imagine that so many monsters could escape from this abandoned ship without any material replenishment."
A soldier sighed on the communication channel.
"They don't seem to need to eat at all?"
"This indeed raises many puzzling questions for our understanding of the gene stealer species, and also educates us that it is arrogant to think we know everything."
Mark's voice was still calm, as if he were on a training ground rather than a battlefield.
"We should just torpedo the entire hulk."
A certain soldier said as he walked back to the team from the guard position.
"You might miss an opportunity."
Mark shook his head.
"Some of these ships may belong to the Dark Ages. Who can tell what secrets they hide? What kind of things of great value do they contain?"
"So what can we find this time?"
"We will find out when the Chapter Leader comes back. Now everyone remains vigilant."
Suddenly, a beeping alarm sounded. Mark glanced at the tactical display screen, and then calmly ordered:
"Snoke, occupy the position on the left. Mir, you defend the right wing. The others should disperse into skirmish formations and guard the passage."
The team dispersed according to the company commander's order, and the soldiers escaped into the darkness and occupied their assigned positions.
On the fifty-meter front line, they stared ahead, waiting for the enemy.
In the sensor, the green blur dispersed into independent signals, and the enemy surrounded Mark's team from three directions.
On the other side, Soshyan advanced about a hundred meters in a short period of time.
Almost that far ahead, a dark cloud-like thing was appearing under the Terminator's scanner. It was impossible to identify a single life form from the current distance, but Soshyan estimated that there would be no less than a hundred.
.
They were moving, but he could see no intention in them.
He could only lead the team forward.
But soon I encountered a tangle of steel frames and compartments, as if a strange wave of subspace had kneaded the two passages together to form them.
Like fault lines in the planet's bedrock, wide, tall doorways and twisted floors provide more space for the Terminators.
Soshyan immediately quickened his pace.
And the rustling steps in the darkness and the scream of sharp claws rubbing against metal are also close to my ears——