ZHEW!
Several boarding torpedoes launched from the torpedo bays of the Lunar-class cruiser, streaking towards the last remaining xenos warship that had not been covered by Imperial fire.
CRUNCH!
With a muffled thud, the pointed tips of the boarding torpedoes pierced the faintly glowing surface of the xenos warship, burrowing deep inside.
And that wasn't all.
Several landing craft, which had been circling in the distance, also landed on the deck of this xenos warship.
Warriors from the elite First and Second Companies of the Emperor's Children had also joined this boarding action.
A good day starts with a boarding action!
The hatch of the landing craft opened, but what greeted Kasjia was not a welcoming ceremony, but a hail of fire from the crystal xenos on the ship's landing deck.
Countless dazzling rays of light shot out from the "bodies" of the crystal constructs, frantically scorching the uninvited guests before them.
With such a dense volley of energy weapons, if they had acted recklessly without corresponding defensive measures, their small squad would have suffered heavy losses.
A brilliant, intense light instantly filled the cramped little landing deck.
Seeing this, the crystal constructs made a series of crisp, glass-clinking sounds.
Perhaps they were celebrating their victory in their own language, and scorning the treachery of the humans.
Those on the ship knew that the other side hadn't fired macro-cannons or lances at them, but various boarding torpedoes. They definitely wanted to board and capture them alive.
So, they turned the tables, arranging for their crew to ambush them at this landing point in advance.
If an ordinary boarding party wasn't careful, they would have been completely wiped out in this first volley.
But Kasjia was different.
He was a shield-bitch.
As the dust cleared, what the crystal construct xenos saw was not the carbonized corpses of their enemies, but an undamaged shield.
A huge, golden Imperial Aquila was soaring on this elegant, purple boarding shield.
The boarding shield was as tall as Kasjia, and was carved with countless dazzling purple-and-gold petal patterns, complex and beautiful, with a golden eagle wing spreading its wings to fly in the upper right corner, adding a touch of elegance.
Kasjia, holding the master-crafted artisan boarding shield (made by Fulgrim), stuck the barrel of a bolt gun out of a small firing port on the side.
VMM!
The beam instantly swept across the entire small landing bay. The ambushing xenos had not even had time to wait for the next volley before they were mostly reaped by Kasjia.
They were turned into charred, melted-together silicon crystals, emitting a strong burnt smell.
We are the shield-bitches!
WHOOSH!
The crystal xenos who had hidden in a corner, avoiding Kasjia's first volley, saw that the ambush had failed and emitted a crisp symphony of sounds.
Wriggling their clumsy bodies, they tried to escape through the complex terrain and corners of the landing bay.
Kasjia really couldn't do much about this.
But his teammates could.
"Hmph, trying to escape?!"
A phantom-like figure weaved through the battlefield, his long dueling sword accurately stabbing into the crystal core of the xenos several times, and then quickly withdrawing.
In the few days of fighting them, they had long since figured out their weak points.
"Lucius."
"Watch your positioning. The area ahead is still uncharted. Don't pursue too deeply."
Saul Tarvitz, on guard at Kasjia's left, reminded him.
Carrying a large amount of explosives and a breacher's axe, he served as the support role in the team, and was currently adjusting the auspex in his hand to search for nearby enemies.
"Tsk, no fun."
Lucius, hearing his advice, sullenly retreated to Kasjia's right, back under the cover of the boarding shield.
As the squad's assaulter, he would use the close-combat blade in his hand to eliminate anyone who dared to block their advance.
As for the rear, it was held by Sword Saint Arcur, serving as their mentor.
On the one hand, she could observe the overall situation and provide support in time; on the other hand, she could also give collaborative advice to this tactical squad, allowing these new recruits to receive real combat training.
And looking at their coordination, these three little guys seemed to be performing quite well.
Three new recruits with potential comparable to hers.
If other legions could find even one, it would be a treasure.
And they had three at once!
Thinking that they would be the new generation to lead the Emperor's Children in the future, a sense of sincere pride and imagination welled up in Arcur's heart.
"Open up! We're checking the water meter!"
Kasjia kicked open the iron door of the xenos warship and shouted.
"And you, this is a raid!"
He kicked open another door.
Alright, she took it back.
This guy, Kasjia, could never be serious for more than three seconds.
"No one here. This area should be cleared and safe."
"Judging from our initial landing point, we still have a long way to go to reach the xenos' control center."
Kasjia analyzed as he walked through the narrow deck passageway.
The interior of the xenos warship was mainly composed of crystal, and even the deck corridors had countless prismatic spikes.
It would be too time-consuming for their four-man squad to search for the enemy's control room step by step.
Although this xenos warship was currently alone, as long as it could enter the gate, Kasjia's boarding party would have to go back to the enemy's home base with the xenos!
They had to seize command of the ship before it could enter the gate!
"Tarvitz, deploy the new spider-drones."
"Yes."
With Kasjia's command, dozens of small mechanical spiders poured out from Saul Tarvitz's backpack.
They climbed the irregular walls and entered other rooms, transmitting the information they found in real time.
Due to their small size, these mechanical spiders were not easily detected, and they could also enter some sealed rooms through various narrow pipes to investigate.
And based on their movement trajectory and camera modules, they could map the interior terrain they entered.
On the other hand, they could also achieve the same navigation information transmission effect as a servo-skull.
This was, of course, another of the wonderful little tools designed by Fulgrim at Kasjia's suggestion.
There had never been a boarding battle before, so this was the first time it was actually used.
"Tarvitz, how's the effect?"
"Better than I expected," the taciturn Terran new recruit replied. "This xenos warship is a bit different from what we usually see."
"The command room is not at the bow, but in the very center of the teardrop-shaped hull."
"Good! Share the information with the other boarding party members."
"Now, let's head towards their command center."
In orbit above the Silent Star.
"What's the reply from Kasjia's team?! Are they still trying to seize control of the enemy warship?"
The fleet commander, who had been ecstatic after the great victory, his face had become unsightly with the passage of time.
"Quickly notify them to retreat as soon as possible if they can't complete the mission of capturing the enemy warship!"
[The warship you are on is very close to the gate. If you cannot capture the ship, please retreat as soon as possible!]
[I repeat! If you cannot capture the ship, please retreat as soon as possible!]
The broadcast from the sound-array echoed on the bridge of the Lunar-class cruiser.
If Kasjia and his team were taken to the other side of the gate by the xenos warship and were never heard from again...
...how would he explain it to the Primarch, Lady Fulgrim!
He nervously wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead.
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