Chapter 569, Action inside the ship
During the assembly process, Martins glanced around and analyzed his environment.
The location they were in looked like a restaurant, and of course there were no enemies here at the moment.
Next to them, there were many spiritual beings composed of the power of the storm. Each of them was 'wearing' the uniform of the Alliance Army and looked at him with reverence. When he glanced over, many heroic spirits spontaneously gave him an alliance military salute.
A little uncomfortable, but he nodded.
A heroic officer came up and reported that the estimated straight-line distance from the mission target was 11 kilometers.
Of course, this is a straight-line distance, calculated by Gu Hang after observing the location of the neuroprotozoa through his spiritual energy. In the middle, you may have to walk up seven floors, and the middle is winding and winding. You don't know how much you have to walk.
Gu Hang provided the Phoenix with a specific route through the heroic officer. But it could only serve as a reference at best, and Gu Hang was unable to obtain a complete internal structure diagram of the Alfonzo II under the circumstances of great pressure from all aspects.
Not to mention that it also involves the composition of the enemy's forces.
Moreover, the enemy's troop deployment is always changing according to the frontal battle situation.
The eight companies of the Phoenix Chapter will have to figure out the next thing on their own.
But the only good news is that the heroic officer named Edward Lover assured Martins that the team he led would accompany the Space Marines.
Of course, this action does not refer to a fight.
Of course, there are eight hundred space warriors here, and no matter what kind of battle they encounter, they don't need the help of a dozen heroic spirits.
Their main task is to act as an information relay and provide intelligence support.
The intelligence here is not based on their own.
In fact, Gu Hang will allocate some psychic power to do this.
These heroic spirits are essentially the embodiment of Gu Hang's psychic power, equivalent to small psychic nodes. His extended power can use these heroic spirits to detect the situation in a relatively large area around him, providing space warriors with the functions of real-time map drawing, navigation, and enemy unit detection.
However, most of Gu Hang's strength is still fighting against the neuroprotozoa and supporting hundreds of thousands of heroic spirits to fight against the Skitarii on the main battlefield inside the ship. He doesn't have enough energy to take care of such a delicate matter as battlefield perception.
At the same time, if too much power is transferred, it will be easily detected by Sage Du Bo.
Therefore, the intelligence support that Gu Hang can provide is not very strong, the scope of exploration is not large enough, and the prediction of the enemy will be limited.
But Martins said it was a surprise.
Eight hundred Space Marines officially began operations.
They were divided into many independent but closely connected action groups, and they quickly moved towards the target in the ship on the complex terrain.
Martins felt that a very familiar feeling was coming back.
In his past war career, especially during the Hundred Years Atonement Expedition, they had dealt with similar situations too many times.
Going deep alone and raiding key targets... isn't this what they do for the longest time?
What's more, now they are not completely alone.
The voice of the heroic officer Lefur often sounded, guiding their actions; as they moved, the surrounding situation became clearer and clearer.
This is not the focus of the battlefield, and it is also far away from the core areas guarded by the Skitarii. As long as you don't run onto the enemy's reinforcement route to the front battlefield, you won't encounter large groups of enemies.
It's just a small patrol team.
If you encounter this kind of thing, avoid it if you can.
If you can't avoid it, take action.
The think tanks and technical sergeants within the Chapter will be the first to go.
Use psychic power or jamming equipment carried by technical sergeants to temporarily block the patrol team's communication facilities.
At the same time, the fiery red angel rushed out with an irresistible attitude from the back, the side, and even the blind spot around the corner.
Often, those patrol teams couldn't even shoot, and they were suddenly jumped in the face by the phoenixes.
At this moment, power swords and fighting blades have become deadly weapons.
With superior numbers, they carried out a close raid. The Skitarii patrol team that was attacked really didn't even have the ability to send out a message, so it was killed.
Reluctant attempts to send out messages to warn other teammates will also be intercepted by the Chapter's think tanks or technical sergeants using different means.
In general, the actions of the Space Marines were very rapid.
And with Gu Hang taking time out of his busy schedule to navigate, they didn't take any detours and rushed a long distance in a short time.
Of course, everything can’t be smooth sailing along the way.
Putting aside everything else, the disappearance of a large number of patrols is a very dangerous signal in itself, and no one will ignore it easily.
In this regard, Gu Hang has also made preparations.
The coordinates I left in the officers' mess were not wasted. Gu Hang's psychic power emerged from it and released a group of heroic warriors.
After the Phoenix Space Marines left the area, they also began to take action, deliberately exposing themselves to the patrol, and pretending that the previously missing patrol was suddenly opened up to another battlefield by this group. Killed by heroic spirits.
The skitarii on the ship reacted quickly and began to exterminate the heroic spirits here.
They certainly wouldn't be able to hold on for long, but when Alfonzo's skitarii looked at them and took action against them, their goal had actually been achieved.
However, the commanders of the Skitarii are not fools either. I'm afraid they will be able to react quickly. The combat effectiveness and quantity of the few heroic spirits they destroyed are not enough to annihilate so many patrols. Not only did they leave no one alive, but even a few No news can get out.
Moreover, the actions of the Phoenixes have not stopped. There must still be patrols that must be dealt with in areas far away from here. Their disappearance will further arouse the enemy's vigilance.
Sooner or later, the Skitarii will become suspicious and guess that a powerful force must have arrived. By expanding the area where the patrol disappeared, they can roughly judge what this force wants to do.
However, you can't just stop doing it just because the enemy will find out sooner or later.
The time of discovery can be delayed a little later.
In fact, it was impossible to wait until the commander of the Skitarii discovered the Phoenixes through the missing patrol team. Before that, the Phoenix faced a problem that they had to show up to solve.
Heroic Spirit Officer Lefur reported to Martins that the staircase in front of him leading to the next level was the only way around. If you want to go up further and reach the level where the mission location named 'Protozoa Room' is located during their operation, this is the fastest.
If you don't go here, the detour will take a long time and the risks are unknown.
After all, they are getting closer and closer to the 'protozoa room'.
This is a huge and magnificent staircase about forty meters wide. It is more than thirty meters high and has many sculptures. At the end of the stairs, there is a triple arch, which is full of various reliefs, which is quite impressive.
This is not only an important node that spans multiple levels, but it should also have some kind of religious and ceremonial role on the ship. The recessed part of the arch stone is equipped with a brazier; on both sides of the stairway, there are also steel pillars about one meter high, with braziers also placed on them.
What seemed to be some kind of special incense burning in these braziers smelled like engine oil.
Ordinary people may not find this smell pleasant, but oil geeks must prefer it.
Here, the enemy is heavily guarded. No matter how much movement there was in other areas, the defenders of this arch had never been mobilized.
To be honest, the number of garrison troops is not particularly large. The small square behind the arch, on the stairs, and in front of the stairs looks very small, but after all, it is just a single area, with only about two hundred guards.
But they are all elite soldiers.
Each one is over two and a half meters tall, and the black and red paint is the consistent color of the Alfonzo sect.
This kind of thing called a "dead slave machine soldier" should not be underestimated. According to the design specifications, the entire set of automated machine strength levels outside this thing are designed and produced based on the standard Space Marine power armor.
Although after mass production, it is estimated that they will not be able to reach the level of the original version, and the operator inside is just a modified servitor with only half a brain and spine left, but they have indeed reached the level similar to that of the Space Marines. Drive machines according to consciousness and instinct.
At least, they have a strength level equivalent to that of the Alliance Army's Glory Guards.
This can no longer be taken lightly.
What's more, there are some big guys among this group of dead slaves.
For example, the upgraded version of the Death Slave Robot is comparable to the ‘Tetsuo Robot’ produced by the Terminator Power Armor;
The driver of the four-meter-tall, slender 'Dragoon' is an elite warrior in the Skitarii. The laser spear in his hand is powerful enough to break through power armor with one shot;
The most outrageous thing is the twenty 'basilisk robots'. Their heads look like mechanical skulls, and their entire bodies really look like giant steel snakes, half standing upright. The seven or eight arms extending from the torso are each equipped with different weapons.
The first company to arrive here did not act rashly and hid outside the corner of the passage a little further away, waiting for the arrival of a company led by Martins himself.
Martins checked the situation at the scene through Lefur and thought there was no need to wait any longer.
It takes time to gather more troops, and even if there are more people, the total battlefield environment is so large, and it is difficult to deploy the troops.
Then just do it.
The first ones to go up were still the think tanks and technical sergeants.
They tried information blackout.
But this time it failed.
Behind the triple arch, there seemed to be a very powerful signal transmitter. When the phoenixes took action, the signal device was interfered with and became unstable, but it was enough to attract the attention of the guards.
Several mechanical priests immediately began repairs and began to report the situation here. At the same time, the entire guard group became alert.
Henrik Larsen, director of the Phoenix Think Tank, reported to Martins rather embarrassingly that it would only take them one minute at most to cut off communication with the outside world.
But Martins was determined not to wait another minute.
Makes no sense.
The enemy is already alert and has even reported the abnormal situation. If they wait any longer, they may be waiting for enemy reinforcements.
Fight early.
With an order, the phoenixes rushed out from the corner where they were hiding.
Of course, two hundred people would not rush out at once. Otherwise, in a narrow environment, a dense charge would be a blast.
The first wave that rushed out was only twelve Iron Cavalry Terminators.
The two of them were in a row, separated by more than six meters. The first three rows were not only equipped with micro-shield generators, but also held two-meter-high thick giant shields in their hands.
There was a hole left on the upper right side of the giant shield so that the muzzle of the bolter could be extended easily; the observation window could also protect their heads and allow them to clearly see the situation in front of them.
The six Terminator Warriors charged with giant shields. Of course, they immediately attracted the attention of the defenders and were hit by focused fire.
The enemy's firepower was quite fierce, especially the beams emitted by the laser lances in the hands of the dragoons and the lightning beams erupted from the hands of the basilisk soldiers, which posed a particularly great threat.
Not to mention, the bolt guns in the hands of those dead slaves are not weaklings.
Without cover and nowhere to dodge, you can only rely on giant shields and energy shields.
Even the Space Marines wearing the heaviest armor, carrying the heaviest shields, and energy shields could not withstand such a dense and strong concentrated fire.
Three heavy shield warriors fell in succession.
But during this process, the three rows of Phoenix warriors behind them, who carried rocket nests on their shoulders, also quickly fired all the rockets in their reserve, not looking for hit rate, but just for coverage, shrouding the enemy.
The coverage of the rockets was not enough to destroy the enemy, and even the number of injured was not particularly high. But it also slightly disrupted the enemy's concentrated fire, causing the remaining three heavy shield warriors to crash into the enemy formation.
The heavy shield warrior dropped his bolter, held a shield in one hand, and pulled out a one-handed power war hammer with the other hand, and smashed it into the enemy in front of them.
Under their cover, the six Terminators who abandoned their rocket nests and charged together also joined the battle with power swords in hand.
The next moment, light flashed in the enemy formation, and more than ten Terminators, under the power of the Phoenix Think Tank, were teleported over a short distance of about two hundred meters and sent to the enemy's rear.
The Terminator, armed with a power sword, went on a killing spree, setting off a massacre among a bunch of cold mechs.
Hundreds of space warriors took advantage of the situation where the mechas were in chaos and could no longer prepare for a fire blockade, and charged fiercely!
(End of chapter)