The aliens fell one after another, and their number was reduced by half as they approached the Space Marines, but they still maintained a strong offensive momentum and quickly rushed to a distance of a hundred meters in front of the line of fire.
"Disperse shooting!"
At Soshyan's command, the warriors spread out to the left and right, then turned to form a crossfire to hunt down the beasts.
At this time, Thor's gun suddenly lowered, because a gene stealer lurking in the shadows suddenly jumped off the ground two meters away from him and rushed straight towards him.
The beast slashed at him with the blade-like claws on its fingers. Thor blocked it with his bolter. The creature arched his neck around his defenses and rested his chin on his shoulder. superior.
Thor could hear the cracking of teeth and clay, and at the same time felt it digging into his shoulder pads.
He didn't panic, but fired calmly.
The blast of the bolt tore through the beast, knocking it back, roaring with pain and fury, its ribs visible from the gash across its torso.
When it charged towards Thor again, the bolt had penetrated its skull.
At the same time, another Genestealer landed on Soshyan.
This monster is truly intent on shredding power armor - the Genestealer's claws are so terrifying that they can peel Space Marine armor apart like eggshells.
Thor poured his firepower on the alien's side and neck. Its madness made it reluctant to die, but Soshyan then knocked it to the ground with a punch.
As the Genestealers approached, the formation began to tighten like fists that were clenching tighter and tighter.
The soldiers adjusted their firepower and began to kill those who tried to jump up. However, the enemies continued to rush up, and the blood in the air continued to attract more aliens.
"These aliens were lured here."
Sol said to Soshyan while changing his ammunition:
"This is a trap and their original target was not us."
"reason?"
"At least half of the aliens are looking for something in the shadows."
After Thor's reminder, Soshyan noticed that not all monsters had joined the attack, and quite a few were patrolling blindly in the shadows.
"I feel like they're more on the alert for something."
Soshyan expressed his opinion and then drew his Holy Flame Sword.
As the Astral Knights retreated to the relatively narrow entrance to the mine, the battle turned into a melee, with the aliens pushing and fighting each other for a chance to get their prey.
Although surrounded by a wall of fangs and claws, Soshyan was not afraid at all. The Holy Flame Sword in his hand roared, shredding muscles and bones with every swing.
Likewise, Thor stood at the front of the line.
He fixed the bolter, held the sword tightly with both hands, said nothing, and moved as perfectly and gracefully as a machine.
The dancing swords tore apart the monster's skin and the bones and flesh beneath it. Everything in front of him screamed. When he rolled past like a strong wind, a waterfall of blood spurted out from the necks of five or six aliens in front at the same time? Washing the rock wall.
The beast's head hung down with the remaining half of its skin? Their corpses stood for five seconds before falling to the ground due to the push of the same kind.
The rest of the team continued to shoot at those who slipped through the net.
The fierce attack extinguished the fury of the beasts? Their attack pace slowed down.
At this time, Soshyan suddenly felt something emanating from the stone and seeping into his consciousness.
For a moment he thought he heard laughter, but in reality there were only slobbering beasts before his eyes and roars in his ears, and then he responded with war cries and blades.
At this time, a slight gasp came from the communication channel.
"leave……"
Soshiyang held the Holy Flame Sword in both hands, and alien blood splashed all over his body. He stared ahead, surprised by the sudden insertion sound.
Isn't this anyone in the team? Something has invaded their communication channel.
"Who are you?"
While asking, Soshyan swung the sword in his hand at a fatal angle and slashed an alien with teeth and claws in front of him.
Then he picked up the bolt pistol from his thigh and pulled the trigger at the same time as his battle brother.
Direct-fire bolts hit the enemy group, and the beast screamed. The voice first screamed, then grunted, and finally fell silent.
Their corpses were blown apart and then pushed onto their incoming relatives.
"leave--"
The voice suddenly became louder. Thor noticed at this moment that the gene stealers became confused. Some of them tried to turn back. Some of them continued to rush forward.
"Push back."
The astral knights quickly changed their formation into a wedge shape. Thor was at the forefront, and the identities of the two sides began to reverse. The hunter became the prey, tearing apart the barrier like a blunt arrow.
Soshyan wanted to look far away, and found that something had been harassing the rear of the gene stealer, and aliens kept screaming and disappearing into the shadows.
"It's right up ahead!"
The Astral Knights concentrated their attacks, and the Genestealer was caught between the two enemies and suddenly became overwhelmed.
The wedge accelerated its advance, the barrage never letting up, and eventually the alien numbers began to decline. No other Genestealers were able to join in, and the survivors began to retreat.
When the team returned to the position before the retreat, the beasts completely gave up the pursuit and began to retreat in groups.
Soshyan could even hear their squabbling growls.
But soon, everything fell silent again.
In the empty hall, only the heavy breathing of the soldiers was left.
"It's gone."
Thor's eyes roamed the shadows.
"soon."
Soshyan walked into the shadows and found the fragmented corpses. Their cuts were flat and they looked like they should be some kind of sharp metal. There was also a faint aura of witchcraft lingering around them - Soshyan was now very familiar with subspace energy. of sensitivity.
But other than that, he couldn't find any information that could indicate the identity of the killer.
At this time, Thor suddenly returned to the mine tunnel, and then dragged out a corpse, a relatively fresh human corpse.
A dead heretic.
"There may be some risks, but it's better than these aliens."
He placed the body on the ground, then squatted down, pulled out the tactical dagger from his waist, easily cut open the scalp and pried open the skull.
Soshyan immediately understood what the other party was going to do.
Among the series of organs derived from the gene seed, there is one called the gene detection nerve.
It is the eighth reconstructive surgery and is connected to the brain and nervous system through the spine and digestive tract.
Genetic shaping allows the Astartes not only to obtain sustenance from almost any type of organic matter, but also to steal the memories of their enemies. At the same time, the nerve clusters in the stomach can extract and transmit the remaining nerve impulses in digested meat. Go to their brains that are beyond ordinary people and transform it into some kind of prediction.
Normally, the flesh and blood of a creature will be transformed into its perception in the mouth of the Astartes, including its self-existence, surrounding environment, conflicts and struggles, hunger and thirst, as well as the crises it faces, and it can even sense the approach of natural enemies. and the smell of prey, including the person's final moments.
But the actual situation is far more complicated than imagined. The secrets of flesh and blood are not so easy to uncover. Simply eating raw flesh and blood can often only get the most superficial information.
For more complex content, your best bet is the brain.
It can provide a unique perspective to peer into the subject's emotions and memories.
