Chapter 1235 Dead Space
Just as everyone was inspecting the surrounding situation, there were waves of roars coming from the distance.
Soshiyang knew that it was definitely not a sound that any human being could make. The sound was full of animality, and the emotion in it was far beyond the word "anger".
“Whatever it is—”
“It’s very angry.”
Deathwing mentor Belial completed Soshiyan's sentence.
Soshiyan looked back at this experienced warrior. When it came to Terminator tactical experience and Hulk combat experience, no one present could match this Deathwing Grand Master.
“There must be a very huge group here. The gene stealers and the green skins have a similar structure in some respects, that is, the larger the group, the stronger the mind that rules this group.”
< br>Soshiyan believed what Beria said, which is why he actively sought to cooperate with the Dark Angel - the experience provided by the other party was indispensable for this hulk operation.
“This place can no longer maintain an aerobic environment. We need to go deeper to find an area suitable for establishing an advanced stronghold.”
As they continued to move deeper into the corridor, Soshyan looked around, keeping a distance from the hall while constantly observing the surrounding environment.
Until now, no Genestealers have been seen, but Soshyan believes that they must have been moving in the ink-like dark ruins, but they are afraid of showing up easily due to the number of Astartes.
The large sensors carried by the Tech-Priests are constantly issuing warnings, reminding everyone to pay attention to invisible enemies.
The warriors walking at the front can occasionally see the shadows passing by in the darkness. From time to time, they will make a gesture of preparing to charge, but they will hide back into the shadows the moment the angels raise their weapons. .
After that, the large army passed through the last section of the hall. This corridor was wider than Soshyan expected, but the previous forced landing had already caused some damage to it.
In some places, entire sections of walls have been destroyed, perhaps due to alien acid or heavy weapons.
Originally, this place should have displayed the exquisite paintings of countless skilled craftsmen from ancient times, but now they have all turned into ashes and turned into dust at the feet of the Space Marines.
"According to the scans, there should be a security hub ahead, which is basically still sealed. Once we get there, we may be able to establish an advance base."
In addition to being assigned to clean up Outside the small teams in the surrounding passages, the main force continued to move forward, following the instructions of the scanner and heading towards the security hub.
Fortunately, the main passage of this pilgrim ship is spacious enough to accommodate several Predators in parallel, so it does not seem crowded with so many Space Marines and Terminators walking in it.
More than once on the road they took a defensive stance at the sight of the lanky shapes of the aliens hiding in other corridors or holes in the walls, but just like before, they retreated before contact each time, as if they were A group of children are playing a tracking game.
They will then follow the squad in all directions, challenging the Space Marines' patience before the next attack.
Soshyan suspected that these aliens were tempting them to waste ammunition. He twice stopped the soldiers from turning an entire passage into a sea of fire. Although the promethium reserves of heavy flamethrowers are considerable, they are not infinite. Endless, and the Genestealers seem to already know this.
For Belial, there is only one explanation for this behavior: there is a node creature nearby, the commander of a Genestealer.
Although gene stealers have the same intelligence as humans in the hybrid stage, when they "return to their ancestors" and become pure blood, they become no different from other beasts and will only act according to their own instincts. .
But a node creature can turn them into a well-disciplined army with a single thought. This is the enemy they are facing: the leader will not hesitate to sacrifice a hundred times in exchange for the enemy's casualties, even the eyes can Won't blink. Ultimately, this is the Tyranid's most powerful weapon.
They quickened their pace and continued to move forward. Occasionally, the pilgrim ship would shake slightly. This was the fleet "cutting" unimportant parts of the hulk on the outside - this was also the reason why Sosh With the strategy proposed by Yang, they don't have to wait for the hulk to be completely explored before solving it. After scanning the outer area, they can use a large laser array to "slim down" the bloated hulk, which can greatly reduce the risk of aliens. range of activities.
During this process, the crawling sound of the aliens never disappeared, and the biological detectors constantly warned them that there were invisible enemies around them.
"It sounds like every alien in this area is coming for us."
Randall whispered softly.
"That's just right."
Titus, Chapter Master of the Ranger Warriors, raised his heavy flamethrower.
“Just make the bonfire a little higher.”
“Better save fuel now.”
Soshyan said, pointing his finger at the reinforced gate of the security hub ahead.
“We are here.”
First Company Commander Mark walked straight towards the door covered with claw marks, and the metal creaked under the pull of his hands.
After he pulled out a gap, the technical priests bolted the magnetic decomposer into the crack of the door and cracked the door's magnetic lock.
Soshyan walked in first, followed by the others into the security center.
The wide space on the other side of the door was filled with rubble. Obviously, the door failed to keep the flames of war out. The walls and ceiling of the room were severely damaged. Soshyan also noticed the hastily piled rubble in the room. Sandbags and fortifications, two rows of marble sculptures placed parallel to each side of the central aisle, almost all of them were knocked over to the ground and shattered into a pile of stones.
"They are fighting here."
Soshiyan said, looking at the scattered wreckage and laser gun batteries scattered on the ground, he kicked a Genestealer only The corpse with its outer shell wrinkled its nose in disgust.
"In the end, he was swallowed up by the alien in despair."
Soshiyan looked up at the ceiling and walls again. He saw eight open ventilation holes, enough for an adult to pass through. Obviously, the last resisters did not notice that the enemy would appear from these places. They focused all their attention on the gate, so they were killed while the gate was intact.
Just imagining the scene at that time, Soshyan could feel the sadness and despair.
The Deathwing Terminators finally entered the corridor of the security center, their backs swaying as they advanced from cabin to cabin, checking each one for the presence of evil.
But they found nothing but stone statues looking at their searchlights, only forgotten statues on the outer sensors, only monuments in the dark depicted on the echo sensors, and only themselves on the motion sensors traces.
(End of this chapter)