Chapter 6 Necrons
Soshiyan felt a powerful force tearing apart his genetically modified superhuman body. After experiencing the soft gravity-free environment in space, this feeling was very uncomfortable. .
While the drop pod screamed and roared like thunder through the flying laser beams, leaving behind a mess, the machine spirit also expressed its protest, and the red warning light began to flash at a high frequency.
It is experiencing strong collisions, continuous direction changes and severe deceleration.
The inertial reduction rack of the landing module and the hydraulic system of their power armor have been put to the greatest test. Each warrior has a demigod body, strong and thick muscles, and highly adaptable black carapace and bones. Absorbing this huge power is enough to tear an ordinary person into pieces.
But this is not enough. If they fall incorrectly, they will still be smashed into a puddle of mud.
"Activate the landing nozzle."
Through the cracked screen, Soshiyang gave the final instructions to the machine soul.
He could still see the long string of sparks rubbing out around him after the landing module broke into the hard black stone shell like a comet. The crew cabin was now filled with harsh metal friction and collision sounds.
Despite being very dissatisfied, the machine spirit still complied with Soshyan's wishes, and the retrorockets started one after another, but only half of them could work normally, which meant that the angle of their impact would not be very good.
Bang!
The huge impact caused Soshyan's helmet to hit the bulkhead behind him hard. The restraint belt was stretched to the limit with a squeaking sound. The inertia made everyone's chest feel like it was pressed. Like a boulder.
Finally, after a long period of intimate friction with the rock surface, the landing module stopped like a slowly rotating egg.
Afterwards, the camera that was still working told Soshyan what he needed to know about the messy images outside.
Just as planned, the desolate surface of the World Engine was covered with the remains and debris of the landing module with the emblem of the Astral Knights painted on it. The originally flat black ground now really looked like an asteroid, scattered all over. Post-impact crater.
However, not a single Space Marine was seen, nor a single enemy.
Soshyan could feel the explosion of the damaged lander coming through the deck below the module. Through the surviving camera, he saw the liquid leaking from the damaged promethium fuel container. There was a fire, and black smoke enveloped the surroundings in a mess.
“Get ready to open the hatch.”
Soshiyan used the communicator in the helmet to speak to the others. At his urging, with a heavy crash, the pressure valve opened .
At the same time, the bracket was also unlocked, allowing the soldiers to leave quickly.
For an airborne pod, lying on its side on the ground is not a suitable position for the people inside to leave quickly. While Soshyan knelt on one knee on the broken instrument panel, other team members climbed out of their seats with the help of brackets. Come out and gather around him.
The soldiers knelt down on one knee, each of them battle-hardened, holding a well-maintained weapon in their hands.
“Are everyone here?”
“Hasdru, here.”
Hasdru, the heavy weapons hand in the team, is responsible for controlling a The heavy bolter is the core firepower pillar of the tactical team, and it is also a batch of recruits earlier than Soshyan.
"Reznor, here."
"Calisinus, here."
Reznor and Calisinus, the two of them on either side of Soshyan , waiting for the order to disperse, they carried the standard weapons and equipment of the team members.
"Vilinus, here."
"Phix, here."
Velinus's voice came from behind Reznor. The young legionnaire held his MKIVC bolter tightly, while the equally young Fix was kneeling behind him.
"Arkan, here."
Holding a flamethrower, he moved to Soshyan's side. The grenades and extra promethium canisters he carried were making jingling noises.
"Occam, here."
He is the oldest member of the team, but he is also the one who supports Soshyan the most as captain. There were once rumors that he should be the captain. , but he declined the appointment.
"Aksei, here."
"Nade, here."
Next were Soshyan's two best friends. The team was very lucky not to suffer any casualties.
“For the Emperor.”
Soshiyan gave the signal in a steady voice.
"Everyone is in your place."
As he nodded, Axel pressed the "manual open" button on the hatch.
Suddenly, the hatch composed of several pieces of plastic steel began to open, like a bloody mouth full of fangs, and the scene of the world engine gradually appeared in front of the team members.
The tactical display interface of Soshyan's helmet immediately began to calibrate all the moving targets outside the airborne cabin. As faint lights flashed on the screen, the auspicious device began to display the maps of various sensors. Out comes the -- IR receiver, UV receiver, and motion sensor.
“The welcome ceremony is about to begin.” Axel still maintained the mood to joke, but after a Gaussian fragmentation beam grazed his helmet through the open hatch, he stopped laughing. Not coming out.
"Why don't you go and introduce yourself to them grandly."
Nade couldn't help teasing the other party, but Soshyan interrupted this inappropriate move with words.
"Get ready for action, center of gravity formation."
After saying that, Soshyan jumped out of the hatch first, and with the roar of the bolt gun, he fired the first shot of the day. .
Fueled by boost, the bolt flew across the black rock deck, leaving a fiery wake.
The force of its impact was devastating. A hesitating alien was hit straight on. The metal skeleton body that desecrated the human appearance suddenly exploded from the middle, and the Gauss Ripper in its hand also exploded. Dropped to the ground.
But it did not die immediately. The disgusting green color in the silver-white skull had not yet dissipated. Its lower body was ten meters away, but its upper body was groping towards the weapons on the ground.
Necrons, the cursed dead, are such miserable existences.
They have no souls, and most of them don't even have consciousness. They are just the remnants of the ancient empires of the past, some sad remnants of the dead, but they have been unwilling to retreat from the stage of the galaxy.
With hatred in his heart, Soshyan shot it in the head again, ending its action.
"The first drop of blood is yours again."
Axel made an annoying grunt in the communication channel, and the team members followed the others, lowered their heads, and jumped out of the hatch.
As soon as they landed, these Space Marines engaged in the battle to push back the enemy's offensive. The bolters quickly fired bullets one after another. They flew across the deck, hitting the target accurately, pushing the slow advance forward. The metal skeletons were dismantled into parts, which didn't take long.
“Company Commander, Company Commander, can you receive it?”
While the members were dealing with the approaching undead soldiers, Soshyan tried hard to contact their company, but the communication seemed to be interfered with, and there was only noisy electronic sound on the channel.
"Looking for...master...core..."
Among the noises, Soshiyang recognized an intermittent voice. He did not recognize who it belonged to, but he was definitely It's a human being.
"...11 o'clock...direction...gathering..."
Soshiyang glanced at the auspicious device. It did not show that there were friendly forces around, so it meant that they There is a certain distance from the main force.
"Move towards 11 o'clock."
The number of soulless ones is endless, approaching them from all directions. The team fights with its back to the landing module, but it will definitely not last long. Soshyan quickly arrives on the battlefield Found a gap.
“Follow me!”
It was a destroyed Gauss turret. Soshyan was running and shooting, and the cracking light of the Gauss gun followed his footsteps, but he Still faster.
The team members followed closely behind, weaving through the hail of bullets, trying to get closer to the destroyed fort.
Click!
A weird Necron with three legs jumped out. It was holding a huge, flashing war scythe and rushed towards Soshyan at an incredible speed.
Bang bang!
Soshyan fired two shots in a row, one of the bombs was dodged, and one hit the opponent's shoulder, but it only tore a few pieces of metal.
The two were close at hand. He decisively drew out the chain sword from his waist and brushed the activation rune with his thumb.
Accompanied by the hungry buzzing of the sawtooth, it and the light green war scythe bit together fiercely. Soshyan, filled with guilt for the machine soul, slammed the opponent's head with the handle of the bolter.
The pale metal skull was suddenly smashed with a crack. Soshyan pressed forward, wrapped his left arm around, strangled the opponent's neck with his backhand, and then turned to the right.
Pop!
A Gaussian ray happened to hit the undead warrior who was locked by Soshyan from behind. This weapon is extremely powerful against most armors, but it is not very effective against their own active metals. Effect.
A big hole was carved out of the undead warrior's chest, and it began to struggle violently. However, Soshyan's strength was well-known in the group, so he directly pulled up with his elbow.
Along with its metal spine, Soshyan pulled the pale skull straight out.
“Save ammunition!”
He issued an order to the members covering him through the team channel, and then tucked the skull with the spine behind his waist.
“Forward!”
The team successfully hid behind the fort. Soshyan glanced at the oriole and found several bright spots appearing on the border of the screen.
"Found it! We need to meet up with the others."
(End of this chapter)