Although he failed to kill the clan leader, due to the loss of most of the elders and commanders, the chain of command of the gene stealers there was still completely disrupted. Although Bahram was concerned about the whereabouts of the clan leader, it was more important to solve the battlefield first, so he ordered
The company dispersed and prioritized attacking the Genestealers' arsenals and command posts.
Disrupted in this way, the Genestealer rebels could no longer maintain their front, and the Planetary Guards immediately poured into the occupied area like a tide. By this time, the Space Marines had already withdrawn from the battle.
Things became much simpler after the Space Marines withdrew. Although there were actually many uninfected people in the war zone, the Governor had issued a death order a long time ago - all the people in the occupied areas were traitors, regardless of whether they had
No infection.
More importantly, after various calculations, the Governor discovered one thing. If he used normal means, he would not be able to collect the upcoming tithe amount anyway. The taxes on this planet are "miscellaneous" and
Non-"human power" is property in the popular sense, especially the various rare metals produced by this planet, which themselves are also the main currency of the planet.
To collect enough tithes, the governor could only think of one way -
A vigorous "Alien Cleansing" campaign is about to begin, and will sweep through the lower nest and part of the middle nest. Hundreds of millions of people will die or become slaves as a result, and their property will be confiscated. As for whether they are innocent,
It's no longer important.
But Bahram didn't know that a terrible and bloody public robbery was about to happen. He focused all his attention on the escaped patriarch. He realized that the patriarch's escape was by no means a sudden act. The other party probably already knew about the arrival of the Space Marines.
, that is to say, there are also gene stealers or their accomplices in the upper nest.
But the patriarch did not inform his descendants of this matter, otherwise the rebels would not be caught off guard. In this case, there is only one possibility...
The patriarch wanted to escape and leave this world, and he regarded his descendants as victims to cover his escape!
Bahram immediately ordered an investigation of all recent communication channels. Soon the technical priest discovered a "commercial communication" from the lower nest two days ago, which was communicating with the orbital transportation center. Although the other party was using a legal channel, the company
It does exist, but there has been no communication for nearly ten years, which is obviously abnormal.
The content of the communication was even more bizarre, just one sentence - the meat is cold and fresh, please send it as soon as possible.
This is the hive city, where is the fresh meat trade?
Bahram realized that someone at the orbital center was responding to the clan leader, so he immediately led a team there and called the person who communicated with him, only to find that the other party had already disappeared. Fortunately, there was only one ship that had departed recently, a cargo and passenger ship.
And because the war was delayed by one day - in fact, Bahram had already asked the governor to order that all ships should not enter or exit during the war, but it was obvious that he overestimated the execution ability of these people.
Fortunately, this ship has only set off not long ago, and it is a civilian ship that is relatively slow and has not yet made a subspace jump. It has arrived near another colony in the galaxy, Toson 5, and may want to take on new guests or load and unload more.
goods.
Bahram directly led the company on a cruiser and rushed towards the opponent at the fastest speed. Regardless of what the opponent was doing, he directly destroyed part of the engine to ensure that the opponent could not escape or get close to the space station, and then this gang-hopping activity took place.
——In fact, he could directly destroy an entire ship, but there are still hundreds of thousands of passengers on board.
The goal of joining a gang this time is to kill the clan leader and eliminate all gene stealers while minimizing casualties.
"We're all set off... The company commander's landing craft is on our right side."
Jacob connected the observation lenses from the rear and side of the landing craft, and saw that the other nine landing crafts also started the hot melt nozzles one after another. This gang jumping training was attended by all members, but considering the danger of the clan leader, Bahra
Mu also personally participated in the battle.
"Enter the hull."
The monotonous voice of the pilot servitor rang out from the horn, and then the landing craft landed heavily on the metal ground, sliding forward at a certain angle, making a harsh sound, during which some metal pieces, stabilizing fins and other external parts fell off
, until it finally stopped.
When Jacob broke free from his harness, the other team members followed suit.
"Everyone enters combat mode, remember the formation and discipline of gang fighting, move carefully, take alternate cover, leave your back to your comrades, always pay attention to your head and feet, and keep at least one person at your side when turning or passing through ventilation ducts and hatches.
Conduct fire surveillance."
"yes!"
The soldiers promised and gripped their weapons. Six of them had bolters, two had plasma, and one had melta. All of them had a plasma pistol and a chain sword on their waists.
This is the firepower configuration of the Astral Knight recruits' gang jumping team.
Jacob also tightened his grip on his melta pistol, which was a reward for his outstanding performance in the Maelstrom, and then lightly tapped the battle shield on his left arm, which was a lightweight version of the storm shield.
Although the defensive power of this version is not as strong as the Storm Shield, it is quite suitable for Astartes wearing power armor.
When the landing craft opened the sealed airlock, Jacob was the first to rush out, with the muzzle of his gun facing forward. Then his team members also rushed out and formed a battle formation for the first time - the initial stage of gang jumping.
This is often the moment when counterattacks are the most intense.
But obviously not here.
"Company commander, the second team has entered."
"Received, move according to the designated route. You are responsible for the ED storage area. Fight with caution. Report the clan leader immediately when you find it. Do not engage in direct fire unless absolutely necessary."
"Received, moving."
Team Jacob entered from the back of the middle of the hull, which was close to the flight deck. He passed through the two airlock doors, ignored the shivering crew members, and arrived at the main passage in the middle of the hull.
After leaving the narrow flight channel, the internal scene of this civilian ship, which was about the same size as a frigate, unfolded in front of Jacob - there were probably more than fifty floors inside the entire ship, and there was another huge metal door one kilometer to the starboard side.
The gate should be the passage leading to the aircraft carrier's reactor and engine. On the left is the maintenance area for various vehicles. There are huge elevators distributed on the main track at the heart of the ship, connecting many areas. Due to the movement on the ship, many passengers are curious.
Walk out of your respective areas and watch on the railings on the left and right sides of the main road.
Because the hull was under attack, there were sirens everywhere inside the ship, and there was a power outage in some areas. Jacob could see the surprised and frightened expressions of the civilians.
After all, many of them left to escape the war, but the war still caught up with them.
It seems that in the empire, no one can ever truly escape the war. Jacob then said in the team channel: