Gianluca Feola, the third company commander of the Malicious Warriors, is leading the company to move in the general direction of the Mechanical Ark. They have been entering the hulk for a week, but it has not been going well, and they have not found anything of much value along the way. , so finding the Mechanical Ark first has become their most urgent task.
As he walked, he glanced at the sensor. It seemed that most of the enemies were gathering in the direction of the slanderers led by Castor. This was good news. If their company found the Mechanical Ark first, it would prove that he was better than the Mechanic Ark. Castor, the arrogant guy, was better.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help turning his head and said to the soldier behind him:
"Boost!"
Then he increased the energy output to his legs and started running, trampling the metal deck all the way around the corner with his heavy footsteps.
As soon as he entered a T-junction, he saw a monster contracting its muscles, preparing to pounce on him from above.
Gianluca fired on instinct, the bolter roaring, and the alien's legs tore off and flew to the side, terminating its jump.
At this time, another monster appeared from the corner of the forked road. It jumped off the wall and turned towards Gianluca. It did not try to hide at all, but relied entirely on its extremely high speed to shorten the distance.
But the tactic failed as its head and body were blown to pieces by a barrage of fired bolt rounds.
"Keep pushing forward!"
Gianluca said while looking at the coordinates that the auspicious device was constantly correcting.
"Turn to coordinates P-04-O-01."
With him taking the lead, the company stepped into the darkness. Individual or pairs of Genestealers occasionally rushed out of the shadows, or jumped out of the pipes to launch sporadic attacks.
Uniform shots from the malicious warriors killed them easily, but the growing number of blips on the sensors showed that more enemies were rapidly approaching their position.
Soon, they arrived at a double intersection. A tactical team turned around to cover the rear of the team, and two other teams spread out to defend the passages on both sides. Gianluca continued to advance towards the target highlighted in the helmet display, with the explosive bomb in his hand. The gun fired continuously at the heavy door at the end of the passage.
The thumb-sized rocket tore apart the metal barrier, revealing the room. There were some dimly shining screens in the hall, and underneath there were a large number of keyboards and buttons.
If the coordinates are correct, then this should be the launch room of the escape capsule of an Imperial destroyer. As long as they use the shaft passage to go below, they will go to a new and unfamiliar area - there is a high possibility of discovering the Ark Machine in that area. Because after a week of "downsizing", the hulk is now less than one-fifth of its original size.
"Adams, use that guy on your hand to clean it up."
Gianluca walked into the nearby corridor as he spoke, and then a sergeant came up and raised the heavy flamethrower in his hand.
The next second, the promethium element exploded into the launch chamber, blowing the glass screen data display into pieces.
Sparks erupted from the melting cables as the malevolent warrior emptied his weapon's fuel canister, and thick black smoke billowed from the room, billowing like giant waves along the rising heat of hellfire. The team was shrouded in darkness.
Gianluca's automated senses flickered between different spectral options before finally settling on thermal imaging.
The metal cabinet had turned into molten iron and re-solidified on the broken floor. The charred ancient circuits were completely destroyed. Thousand-year-old pistons hung like wet paper. Several charred alien corpses fell to the ground.
After confirming that there were no enemies inside, he issued the order.
"go ahead!"
Under skilled alternating cover movements, the three companies of malicious warriors quickly entered the launch room.
Gianluca then checked the launch silo. It was twenty meters in diameter and inclined downward at 45°, so it could be entered normally on foot.
However, the realistic ring of green light spots on his auspicious device flashed around them in large numbers, and their number continued to increase. The gene stealers seemed not to let them move forward, and the real battle was about to come.
But this also shows one thing, maybe they are really close to their goal.
Gianluca ejected the magazine from his bolter and inserted a new one.
"Brothers, the glory will be ours."
The other soldiers also seemed quite excited.
"Team Adams, in charge of the rear."
Gianluca's concise orders began to be conveyed.
"Deter any enemy attacks from behind."
"Understood, form a defensive formation."
"Team Gram, take the lead and keep your distance to avoid accidental injuries."
"Yes, company commander."
After saying that, Gianluca raised the chain saw sword intention company in his right hand and set off.
A tactical team walked at the head of the team in a spread-out posture, with bolters raised horizontally and ready to fire at any time. Another team was ten meters behind the team, maintaining a high level of alert.
The company then moved forward about two hundred meters. Almost that far forward, a dark cloud-like thing appeared under the auspicious scanner.
It was impossible to identify individual life forms at the current distance, but Gianluca estimated that there would be no fewer than fifty.
They seemed to be moving, but he could see no intention in them.
Then, those signals disappeared.
Although he felt a little uneasy, Gianluca led the company to move forward, stimulated by finding the Mechanical Ark.
Soon they encountered a tangled mass of steel and bulkheads, formed by strange warp waves that had pushed the two ships' hulls together, like fault lines in the planet's bedrock, between the two ships. The boundaries are clear and distinct.
An unidentifiable stone-like material replaced the metal, and the colors changed from the original gray and silver to green and blue. The wide and tall doorways and twisted walls and floors provided more space warriors. space. Gianluca quickened his pace, aware that they had arrived on a new ship, an even older one.
Due to the attraction properties of hulks, the older the ships, the closer they are to the core.
Maybe Mechanical Ark is only a few walls away from them!
"The control center notifies all connections that the mission status has changed."
At this time, in the communicator filled with white noise, a voice from afar sounded, it was their chapter leader.
"...All companies, suspend operations. A conflict broke out between the Slanderers and the Astral Knights. The other party may retaliate. Now all members move to the designated coordinates. Repeat again, all members move to the designated coordinates."
"Those damn bastards from Castor!"
Gianluca cursed through gritted teeth.
"They are always causing trouble, or on their way to causing trouble!"
"Company Commander, what should we do now?"
"It took a lot of effort to get here, at least to confirm whether there is a possibility of a mechanical Ark around."
After thinking again and again, Gianluca ordered:
"Team Gram, occupy the position on the left and defend the flank, while the others continue to advance."
The team dispersed according to his order, and they moved forward another three hundred meters, but found nothing more.
At this time, on the auspicious device, Gianluca discovered a blur of green scattered signals coming from three directions to encircle the company.
"Be careful! The enemy is approaching!"
Before he could finish his words, the surrounding walls and ceilings were instantly detonated. The huge impact tore through the metal and destroyed the entire company's formation.
Just before they could recover from the explosion, a scream that could freeze their souls tore through the darkness.
"Scream! We are coming for you!!!"
In the passage at the other end of the hulk, Soshyan was leading the team away in a hurry.
Suddenly, he seemed to feel something, frowned, stopped and turned to look at Talos beside him.
"Haven't we contacted you yet?"
Talos shook his head and tapped the enhanced portable communicator on his hand with his fingers.
"I don't know if it's because of interference or because those little bastards shut down the communication, but now there's no movement on this thing."
Hearing this, Soshyan's brows furrowed deeper.
"I hope they don't cause a big mess..."
Talos on the side suddenly said something in a low voice.
“…such a barbaric weapon could not be wielded without payment of cost.”
Soshyan was stunned for a moment, and then looked back at the rear of the team. Because he was not at the command site when the incident occurred and no one immediately ordered it to be kept secret, the command levels of other battle groups also learned about the conflict at almost the same time.
Therefore, when Soshyan decided to set out to handle the matter personally, those allies also decided to follow along to witness the outcome of the matter.
Will this cause the situation to deteriorate further?
Soshiyang didn't know what to do now, so he could only sigh softly, take steps and continue on his way.
