Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 498 06.0497: "Boarding the Pilgrimage Ship"

"Little boy, don't move!" Old man Joe, holding a corncob pipe without tobacco in it, took a set of the smallest size bulletproof armor from the armory. His rough and clever hands deftly modified the buckle and successfully changed it to a size that could be worn by his youngest son.

"Hey, Dad! Be gentle, it hurts!" Old man Qiao tightened his grip so hard that the kid grimaced and cried out in pain.

"This is for your own good. Tie it tight. It's not easy to die from a bullet. Thank you, Captain. The equipment you are wearing is something I can't even afford even if I sell you and your brother."

"Oh…thank you Captain."

"Here!" Old man Qiao stuffed a laser gun as long as his youngest son into his arms and hung a dagger on his waist. "I've taught you how to use it. Don't rush to the front when the time comes. Walk with your brother and stay a little behind."

"Then, then aren't we the atmosphere group? Ouch!"

"Stupid! Is the atmosphere group unimportant?" Old man Qiao punched his youngest son on the head and said, "You little kid, you are inexperienced. I have seen thousands of armed fights, if not tens of thousands.

The most important thing here is to create a great momentum. When you shout at the top of your lungs, any living creature will be frightened and flee when they see that they are defeated. Let the sailors do the charging and killing. Not only will you be useless if you join in the fun, but you will also steal their military merits. Remember to follow your brother closely when the time comes."

"Oh, I see, Dad." Old man Joe's youngest son responded absent-mindedly.

As the snare drum beat quickly, the boarding team members holding the captured pulse incendiary guns also gathered.

They will board the Shark assault boat with the captain, operations director Louise, and the Hell Snipers as the first wave of boarding force.

Horatio was able to locate Sister Arabella directly and was perfect for leading the first wave of attack.

The other armed forces, under the command of First Officer Collingwood, will board the Epic through the original boarding position after it bypasses the floating wreckage of the Clan Ball.

At that time, all the crew members of the Epic will rush out from the two docking ports and attack the enemy from both sides.

The other attack ships will not be idle either. They will access the pilgrimage ship from other docking ports and allow the crew on board.

Such a 20-kilometer-long void whale requires the concerted efforts of the entire First Attack Squadron to eliminate the threats inside.

The mission to rescue the Sisters of Battle was left to the most courageous and skilled assault troops aboard the Epic.

Led by Horatio, they will crash directly into the core cabin of the pilgrimage ship and intercept the Kroots who are about to break through the defense line in front of the cathedral inside.

Inside the Shark assault boat, red light reflected on the faces of the fully armed soldiers.

They were fully armed and swayed along with the high-speed shark boat.

"Under the captain's leadership, we will definitely be able to make these man-eating aliens into skewers and eat them instead." A sergeant on the boarding team joked in an encouraging manner.

"Haha! Yeah! Extra meal tonight!" the other boarding team members cheered.

"You don't want to eat it, sergeant. If you don't believe me, I'll ask the chef to give you a snack. It'll be made with Kroot meat. I heard it's full of neurotoxins." Horatio snorted and laughed.

"Uh…really?"

"Inquisitor Thei said so. I don't know, but you can try."

This short and contrasting conversation caused everyone in the boat to laugh.

Soon, the lively atmosphere was interrupted by the automatic voice broadcast from inside the boat.

“正在进行跳帮接触，预计接触时间，倒数15秒。14…13…12…11…”

Everyone stopped joking and their faces became tense. "3...2..."

"1!"

With the help of Horatio's commanding hand, Sister Arabella had already known the arrival of the assault boat, so she carried the seriously injured court official and jumped behind a thick, snow-white marble column.

boom!
In the void, the shark assault boats were lined up in a row and, under the guidance of the operator, they firmly locked onto the designated hull area. During the violent collision, the hot-melt explosives vaporized all the metal panels they touched and penetrated deeply into the hull.

As soon as the counting sound stopped, the indicator light above his head turned from red to green, and Horatio immediately raised his head.

laugh! ——

With the sound of pressure relief, the fasteners pressing on everyone's shoulders were unlocked and released upwards.

The front hatch of the assault boat slammed forward onto the deck, and the boarding troops filed out behind the metal steam.

"Let's go! Commandos! Charge! For the God-Emperor and the Imperial Navy!" Horatio grabbed his Holy Blood Chainsword and Bolt Pistol, shouted to the soldiers amid the roar of the Chainsword engine, and then jumped out at the lead.

"Go! For the God-Emperor!"

The heavy magnetic boots of the navy officers and men stepped on the cold gray-black deck, making a very deterrent noise, and then they jumped out of the shark assault boat immediately after the captain, with high morale and fierce momentum of the assault.

This sudden attack caught the Kroot off guard. Before they could recover from the shock, they saw the shadows of a group of sturdy men rushing out from the steam.

“It’s a human…!”

Before the first Kroot who discovered the attack could shout out in their unique noisy voices, a large number of overwhelming ion beams shot over and knocked down a group of Kroot cannibal aliens.

The vanguard boarding teams were all equipped with pulse incendiary guns captured from Tau supply ships. This fierce plasma weapon could penetrate almost any armor and directly kill the soft tissue inside.

Moreover, because of its shooting method, it causes range damage similar to that of a shotgun. The denser the positions of these Kroot people, the more significant the damage they will suffer.

The Hell Soldier followed closely, and the Hell Carbine in his hand entered rapid-fire mode, strafing the hideous-looking, horrific-looking Kroot alien in front of him with almost zero recoil. The alien had a mouth stained with human-red blood.

"Leave no one alive! Make these aliens pay the price!"

hum!
Horatio cut off the war club that was swinging towards him with his sword, and the long Space Marine chainsword tore through the ugly alien that swung the club, along with its crude and primitive hardwood war club, like cutting paper.

Tearing aside the obstacles in his way, he raised his hand and fired a shot, killing the Kroot Shaman who was standing on the collapsed column and directing the battle.

The mass reaction warhead smashed its head into pieces, and the crest on its head, along with the remains of the skull, shattered into feathers on the ground, falling from the sky like flowers scattered by a fairy.

Seeing the reinforcements had arrived, Sister Arabella rushed into the cathedral carrying the injured court official, ready to announce the good news to the sisters.

"Do not……"

When she stepped onto the stairs, she found that the church had turned into a scarlet area, just like the scene depicted in the oil painting where people were massacred after the city was breached.

The left wing has been breached, and the aliens have poured into the cathedral, the last refuge for the believers.

The remaining Sisters of Battle were fighting desperately against the incoming Kroot.

(End of this chapter)