Within a few minutes, all the common Aliens were slaughtered.
Black fragments of limbs piled up on the ground, and corrosive blood sizzled, corroding the surface soil.
Only the Predalien, as a special target, was deliberately left behind.
Although it was a special target, the Predalien was not a Lone Wolf from the Predator civilization; it was merely a special creature hatched through parasitism.
the Universal Union actually didn't care much about the Predalien, nor did they intend to keep it alive.
Although the Universal Union did not hate Aliens as much as the Imperium of Man, and even had Na'vi as Alien members.
But for a creature whose genetic nature required parasitizing other organisms to reproduce, and which could not be communicated with.
Bringing annihilation upon it was the best course of action.
Tyberos, radiating terrifying killing intent, knew he was no match for the Predalien, which immediately burst into even greater speed, fleeing into the nearby dense forest.
But the next second, the Repulsor Tank's Bolter fire leveled all the surrounding obstacles, turning it into an open space.
Tyberos silently rushed behind the Predalien and, with just one strike, tore it to shreds.
The Predalien's claws could only leave negligible scratches on the terminator armour.
Its spurting acidic blood was entirely dodged by Tyberos.
The Predalien, which had absorbed and combined the superior genes of both the Alien and Predator species, and had infected thousands of people to hatch an Alien army over the past few tens of hours, was thus easily eliminated by Tyberos, without even a ripple.
Shaking off the blood on his armguard, Tyberos deactivated hunger and slaughter.
For him, this was just another instance of eliminating an enemy of the Void Father.
Tyberos had already taken down more powerful Gene Stealer patriarchs, Tyranid Hive Tyrants, and ork Warbosses.
Just a Predalien, nothing to celebrate.
Tyberos checked the combat information on his faceplate.
Due to the Predalien's escape strategy and forced commands, almost all the clustered Aliens had already been eliminated by the Space Sharks.
Only biological signals indicated that sporadic Alien activity still remained in the town's sewage system.
Such cleanup work naturally didn't require Tyberos's intervention.
The remaining hungry Space Sharks would eagerly vie for it.
In the center of the town, the police station.
Several hours had passed since the Space Sharks' arrival.
the Universal Union soldiers had gathered all survivors here and set up a makeshift position to provide unified treatment for all the wounded.
It was also from the Universal Union personnel that the survivors learned the truth about the Aliens.
"The creatures that attacked you are an alien species that specializes in parasitizing other organisms as a means of reproduction.
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As for us, we are certainly not your government's rescue personnel."
the Universal Union staff did not explain much to these ordinary people.
But this was enough to astonish and baffle the survivors.
Many of them had lost loved ones in the initial Alien infection and slaughter.
If not for the Universal Union's timely rescue, they too would have become breeding grounds for the Aliens.
For a time, a bleak atmosphere hung over the police station.
Isaac, who was in charge of this entire operation, looked at the technical personnel beside him.
Beside him, more than a dozen quantum computers were laid out. MOSS, the artificial intelligence from the Wandering Earth World, was rampant in this Earth's internet, freely browsing the classified information of every country.
No firewall or emergency measure had any effect on MOSS.
A series of data was extracted and placed before Isaac.
MOSS also summarized the most critical information for Alliance personnel to review.
"According to the data, this world's government, or rather, the governments of some of its countries, discovered the existence of Aliens and Predators one or two hundred years ago, but kept it classified and never made it public."
The technical personnel were not surprised by this. Predators hold a hunting ritual against Aliens every hundred years; how could the governments of various countries not detect these extraterrestrial visitors? They weren't fools.
For example, America had collected weapons and equipment left behind by Predators for research and utilization. Even some deceased Alien bodies and dormant Alien embryos were collected for study.
Another technical personnel reported.
"Several satellites have locked onto this small town and are observing the surface and the fleet in orbit. What should we do?"
"Just follow the normal procedures," Isaac said calmly.
Having already interacted with many worlds and their human national governments, the Universal Union had long established many sets of procedures and plans.
In essence, it was very simple.
Show strength, state intentions, present consequences.
And finally, wait for various countries to unify and join the Universal Union.
In fact, as early as when the Predator's spaceship crashed, the American government had already detected it.
It's just that at the time, they weren't sure what exactly had happened, and before they could act, the spread of the Alien infection was already out of control.
Government officials who had studied Alien ecology, as well as Predator culture and methods, knew that the Alien infection absolutely could not be allowed to spread beyond the town.
Otherwise, firstly, once the infection spread, the government and military would no longer be able to control the situation, easily causing widespread panic in society.
Secondly, once the Predators discovered the infection was out of control, they would either exterminate all life on Earth or simply treat Earth as a large battleground. In any case, it would definitely be a catastrophe for humanity.
Therefore, a bomber had already taken off from the nearest airbase, carrying a nuclear warhead, and was flying towards the town.
On the radio, government officials were still constantly repeating for all survivors to gather, so that subsequent government rescue could arrive.
But in reality, this was to facilitate the nuclear bomb's destruction of potential infected individuals.
"Launch the Viking Fighter to intercept the bomber," Isaac ordered.
Next to the police station, two Viking Fighters, in their ground mech state, transformed into flight mode and flew into the night sky.
Soon, the Viking Fighters met the bomber carrying the nuclear warhead head-on.
"What are those planes outside!? Friendly forces!?"
In the cockpit, the crew members performing this bombing mission looked at the obviously advanced Viking Fighters outside the window, expressing confusion.
But no matter what signals they sent, they received no response.
"Headquarters, Headquarters, we have been intercepted by unknown units, requesting instructions.
The situation was urgent, and the communicator immediately contacted the airbase in the rear.
It was important to remember that the plane was carrying a nuclear warhead; if anything went wrong, it would be over.
The next second, the airbase Commander's shout came through the communicator.
"Immediately stop the bombing mission! Return to base! I repeat! Stop bombing, return to base immediately!"
His force and clarity of speech were something the bomber's crew had never seen from their superior.
After repeatedly confirming the signal source was the airbase and verifying the encryption password, the pilot did not dare to delay, immediately turned the aircraft around, and began to return.
The two Viking Fighters then split up, one continuing to follow the bomber, and the other descending towards the town.
"The interception mission has been successful. It seems this country's government has figured out the current situation."
Isaac looked at the night sky, which was actually looking at the Universal Union fleet's position.
"Have the fleet prepare for battle. The Predator civilization will soon discover what's happening here."
"Yes!"
In space, the Alliance Fleet, having received its orders, was already on high alert.
All weapons were in a ready state, capable of firing at any moment.
Since Lone Wolf was still unconscious, the Universal Union had no way of knowing how much force the Predator Civilization would send to Earth.
It could be just some small ships and Predators responsible for clearing out the Xenomorphs.
Or it could be a large-scale war fleet, tasked with exterminating all life on Earth.
But no matter what, the Universal Union was ready for battle.
The composition of the Predator Civilization was very unique.
In the ancient past, the Predators were slaves to another insect-like civilization with advanced technology, who uplifted them.
Their job was to work in various dangerous environments and occasionally perform bloody duels and hunts for entertainment.
At some unknown point in time, the Predators launched a large-scale rebellion.
After a long struggle, the Predators finally succeeded in overthrowing their masters.
And in turn, enslaved them.
Unexpectedly, the enslaved insect civilization chose to simply lie flat.
Continuing to provide technological support to the Predators and build their fleets.
This is why, despite the Predators having advanced technological fleets, they still revered barbaric hunting.
Because that technology was not created by the Predators.
And the Predators themselves, after overthrowing their masters, did not make changes in their systems and customs.
Predators were responsible for combat and administration, while the insect species were responsible for technology and engineering.
Two completely different species thus merged over a long period, eventually becoming inseparable.
At this very moment.
In a star system not far from the Solar System.
A Predator Fleet was gathering.
This fleet was neither large nor small; it was a very standard cleanup fleet, specifically responsible for controlling out-of-control Xenomorph infestations on various hunting planets.
Some warships carried large-scale destructive weapons, while other transport ships carried many experienced Predator soldiers.
This fleet belonged to the Tribe that Lone Wolf was a part of. The high-ranking officials of the Tribe's Sacred Temple, having received Lone Wolf's distress signal, believed that a fleet of this size was sufficient, perhaps even excessive.
After a brief inspection and preparation by the insect species.
The fleet set sail, heading towards the Solar System.
The superluminal engines equipped by the Predator Fleet were extremely efficient, much faster than the Shockpoint Engine and Warp Engine currently used by the Universal Union.
After only a few hours, the fleet had already arrived at the edge of the Solar System.
Due to the gravitational influence of massive celestial bodies, the fleet had to decelerate here, returning to sub-light speed flight.
As soon as the fleet stabilized, the Predator operating the monitoring scans detected something amiss.
Above the target planet, there was another unknown fleet.
And judging by their appearance and signals, they did not belong to any other Tribe of the Predator Civilization. The operator immediately reported this urgent situation.
The commander of this fleet was a very senior Predator Elder.
Upon hearing this news, the Elder's mandibles trembled continuously.
Over the long past, Predators had encountered many alien civilizations.
But civilizations capable of developing space fleets were few and far between.
And according to their records of a hunting ritual held on Earth a hundred years ago.
It was clearly impossible for the species on this planet, called "humans," with their complex emotions, to develop a space fleet in such a short time.
Even if they had experienced a technological explosion for a hundred consecutive years, it would be absolutely impossible.
Clearly, that fleet belonged to another civilization.
"Search the database, perform a match."
The Elder immediately gave the order.
They needed to figure out who their opponent was.
Although Predators were savage and revered hunting, they were equally skilled in warfare.
All civilizations the Predators had encountered were recorded with their characteristics and placed in a database, which all Tribes could share.
After a brief comprehensive match, the Predators were astonished to find that no matching characteristics were found.
This meant that the opposing fleet belonged to a completely unknown civilization!
"Elder, should we continue with the cleanup mission?"
A Predator asked.
Xenomorph infection spread + Predalien birth + unknown force's fleet.
These three factors intertwined created a situation that all Predators, except the Elder, had never seen before.
After a brief deliberation, the Elder gave the order.
The fleet did not proceed deeper but instead stopped at the edge of the Solar System.
At the same time, two different signals were sent to the Alliance Fleet and the Tribe's home planet.
The former was an attempt at negotiation, while the latter was a request for more fleet support.
The situation here was beyond the control of their cleanup fleet.
"A suddenly appearing fleet has been detected at the edge of the Solar System. They are Predators."
Although the Predators halted, the Universal Union had already discovered them.
The Predator Fleet was not large, consisting of only four warships: one flagship, one frigate, and two troop transports.
The size of their warships was also not as exaggerated as those in the Warhammer World; they were not much larger than the Universal Union's warships.
In short, purely in terms of numbers and apparent strength, the Universal Union had a slight advantage.
On the ground, Isaac had already received this news and immediately gave instructions.
"Order the fleet to temporarily hold its position and wait for the Predator Fleet to make a move. Once they initiate an attack, immediately launch a full counterattack."
Isaac could easily guess that the Predator Fleet, knowing its strength was insufficient, was requesting more support.
But wasn't the Universal Union also transporting more troops through the world gate?
Moreover, the Universal Union also needed a reason to act against the Predators.
Clearly, the Predators were not a calm civilization.
Once they received sufficient fleet support, they would inevitably attack the Alliance Fleet.
At that time, the Universal Union would naturally have an excuse to retaliate.
This was a step-by-step plan.
The Predators did not understand the Universal Union; they did not know what kind of opponent they were facing.
But the Universal Union understood the Predators.
The two sides already had a gap in information.
"Have the Space Sharks board their ships; they will soon face true combat."
Isaac said.
The Space Sharks, having received new orders, swiftly and thoroughly cleared out the remaining Xenomorphs in the town, leaving the chaotic scene to the Alliance Soldiers.
Then they re-boarded their warships in space.
In the upcoming battle, the Space Sharks would return to their most familiar mode of operation.
That is, swift and ruthless boarding assaults, slaughtering all targets on enemy ships.
The power structure of the Predator Tribe is actually very simple; all class divisions are built around 'Hunting'.
The more skilled and deadly a Predator's hunting techniques, and the more prey he has hunted, the higher his class and power within the Tribe.
And when a Predator has lived a long life and believes he possesses leadership talent, capable of leading his people, he can become a 'leader'.
In each Tribe, there can only be one supreme 'leader', determined by duels with no restrictions on death.
Every Predator who deems himself qualified can challenge the current 'leader', and if victorious, he can take his place.
And when a 'leader' is defeated in a duel but luckily survives,
or has lived for thousands of years and his physical functions begin to decline, he can choose to become an 'Elder'.
The class and power of an Elder are inferior to that of a leader; he must obey the latter's arrangements.
However, they still represent the most elite and wisest Hunters of a Tribe, possessing certain autonomous operational authority.
Each Elder has a large number of 'Apprentices' gathered under him, learning from the Elder.
For example, the Predator Fleet that has now arrived in the Solar System and is confronting the Alliance Fleet
was established around the central Elder.
The Predators on various warships are nominally the Elder's Apprentices.
Under normal circumstances, whether it's the spread of Alien infection or the discovery of new intelligent species and civilizations,
Elders of this level have the authority to handle such incidents independently.
They can choose to quickly eradicate the Aliens, or they can choose to ignore them, simply treating the infected planet as a dangerous hunting planet for their Apprentices to hunt.
And when encountering new intelligent species and civilizations, the Elders can choose to establish friendly relations with them, or they can choose to remain hidden, treating them as hunting targets.
But when these two situations combine, the Elder's authority is clearly insufficient.
The Elder in the Solar System Predator Fleet sent his request for aid to the 'leader' of his Tribe.
This news immediately attracted attention.
Orders from the leader were disseminated.
The Tribe dispatched three larger fleets, led by other Elders, to head towards the Solar System.
Their mission was only one.
That was to defeat the fleet of the unknown civilization.
The reason is simple.
Earth is a planet considered by the Tribe as its hunting ground.
From the most basic Predator soldier to the Elders and leader of the Tribe, they all believe their Tribe owns Earth, even if the humans, as intelligent species, are merely prey they have raised.
Although the purpose of that unknown fleet is unclear, it is evident that the Predators do not intend to surrender Earth.
Just half a day later, the three reinforcement fleets arrived in the Solar System.
At this moment, a total of four fleets, nearly twenty warships, gathered in one place.
This is extremely rare in the entire history of the Tribe.
Since the 'leader' of the Tribe could not arrive in time, the leadership of this combined fleet fell to an 'Ancient Elder', the most senior and one who had lived for thousands of years.
The Ancient Elder has extremely deep qualifications, and his status and power in the Tribe are second only to the leader.
After a brief discussion among the four Elders, the fleet officially set off, flying towards Earth.
The Predator's target is the Alliance Fleet in Earth's orbit; Earth is only a secondary target.
Therefore, they did not formulate any complex combat plans.
Based on observations over such a long period, the Predators have confirmed that the giant world gate, which continuously deploys fleets, will be the most crucial target.
Only by destroying it can they curb the continuous arrival of enemy reinforcement warships, just like their own.
Devastating space weapons are already prepared, and once within range, they will launch the first attack.
Above Earth's orbit, the Alliance Fleet had long detected the continuous arrival of Predator reinforcements.
And the fleet Commanders could also guess that the Predator's target was the world gate.
This would be a difficult defensive battle.
With the help of automated construction robots and the efforts of a large number of engineers,
many fixed defense platforms have been established around the world gate.
A large number of missile silos, laser cannon arrays, and simplified, scaled-down Planetary Engines were all installed on these platforms.
Coupled with the assistance of warships arriving through the world gate, at this moment, the Universal Union has brought at least half of its available power to this world.
This is to give the Predator a head-on blow.
"The world gate is our key defensive target; absolutely no accidents can be allowed to happen to it."
During the war council, Isaac said with a serious tone.
"We have not yet fully mastered the operating mechanism of the world gate, nor can we replicate it. Each world gate is a treasure of the Universal Union."
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Although a long period of research has passed, the top scientists and engineers from various worlds assembled by the Universal Union still have not figured out the operating mechanism of the world gate.
They have only vaguely understood that within the hundred-kilometer-sized world gate, there is an extremely terrifying energy, far more terrifying than hundreds or thousands of stars.
Perhaps it is with the help of this compressed and condensed energy that the world gate can connect to other worlds.
Therefore, as Isaac said, the world gate is an extremely important target, even more important than the Alliance Fleet currently assembled.
Losing a world gate would mean the Universal Union could only travel through worlds using the old world anchor method, which is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, greatly slowing down the speed of world development.
"We will absolutely achieve the objective. We will make the Predator understand that the Universal Union is not to be trifled with."
The Commanders in the meeting guaranteed.
the Universal Union has always advocated for specialists to handle specialized tasks.
Since Isaac is essentially an engineer and a soldier, not a Commander,
the space battles will be entrusted to these experienced fleet Commanders and captains.
Reconnaissance ships, responsible for patrolling near Uranus and constantly observing the movements of the Predator Fleet, immediately sent back intelligence.
"The Predator Fleet is moving. Initial estimates indicate their direction is the world gate!"
Upon hearing the news, the Commanders and captains' hearts sank, and they immediately notified all ships to prepare for battle.
Unlike the Predator, being on the defensive, the Commanders had long formulated complex defense plans.
The Steadfast-class frigates are small and not suitable for fixed defensive combat.
Most of the frigates were actively dispatched, intending to use their speed and flexibility advantage to launch harassing attacks against the Predator first.
Boarding tactics.
Originated in the age of sailing ships.
At that time, naval vessels lacked long-range firepower and close-range defensive weapons, which allowed this tactic to flourish.
Pirates and soldiers could directly bring their warships alongside enemy ships, using grappling hooks or ropes to board the enemy vessel at extremely close range and engage in bloody hand-to-hand combat.
However, due to the limitations of the era, as long-range thermal weapons gradually became widely adopted, this method of combat came to an end.
By the 20th and 21st centuries, this tactic had almost completely disappeared.
But in the Warhammer World, due to the existence of the Void Shield, a shield that only defends against fast attacks but not slow ones, boarding combat has always been the most favored tactic among various civilizations and forces.
There is no other tactic that compares.
And Space Marines, these superhuman soldiers, living killing machines, are the best executors of boarding tactics.
As the saying goes:
"Ninety-nine percent of the Imperium of Man's power is concentrated in the Astra Militarum and the Adeptus Mechanicus; the rare Space Marines, and the even rarer Custodes and Silent Sisters, only account for that one percent.
But if this one percent were lost, the vast Imperium of Man would quickly crumble."
This is the best manifestation of the importance of the Space Marines.
And the Space Sharks, who roam in the darkness beyond the domain, are absolute experts in boarding combat.
"In the name of the Void Father! annihilation of the xenos!"
In the small, high-speed boarding ships that had long been prepared, the Space Sharks' chaplains were giving pre-battle speeches.
As Space Marines, chaplains are not only responsible for providing ideological support and defense to their Chapter brothers but also for constantly guarding against blasphemous thoughts within the Chapter.
Wielding power weapons, they also personally charge into battle and are even more effective than regular Space Sharks.
"Prepare for battle."
Tyberos's deep voice resonated in the ears of every Space Shark.
As the chapter master, Tyberos naturally would personally lead this boarding action.
Although due to the dangerous nature of the Warp engine, the Space Sharks' combat mothership, the leviathan, which is equipped with powerful teleportation devices, was not dispatched to this world.
But even when boarding via boarding ships, the Space Sharks still possess incredibly high mobility.
These small spacecraft were not equipped with Warp engines, and thus could be brought to this world by the Universal Union.
Each Space Shark boarding ship was fitted with the most robust armor by the Adeptus Mechanicus priests of the Forge Worlds.
It could even withstand a large number of laser bombardments head-on.
The engine systems were equally powerful.
Even if a small portion of the hull was penetrated, it could still strongly endure and continue flying.
At this moment, the Space Sharks' boarding ships were roving in the outermost areas of the Alliance Fleet's defense line.
Once the Alliance Fleet and the Predator Fleet engaged in combat, the Space Sharks would seize the opportunity to launch a boarding action, board enemy ships, and kill the enemy.
On one of the boarding ships, chapter master Tyberos was observing the combat situation in space in real-time through his Terminator helmet.
The Space Sharks currently have a high degree of autonomy within the Universal Union; they only obey Marcus, a person named by the Emperor.
Therefore, Tyberos needed to judge the timing himself, making the correct entry choice at the right moment.
At this time, the unyielding-class frigate clusters dispatched by the Universal Union for harassment and guerrilla warfare had dispersed and begun to engage the Predator Fleet.
The Unyielding-class Heavy Frigate, over 500 meters long, was not considered large.
The entire hull was built around a huge MAC cannon.
This MAC cannon could accelerate shells to two percent of the speed of light, heavily damaging all hostile ships.
Almost no armor could withstand the attack of a MAC cannon.
The Predator warships, made of an unknown alloy, were streamlined in shape and ranged from one to two kilometers in length.
The flagship was about four kilometers long.
To meet the Predators' daily stealth hunting operations, these warships primarily emphasized stealth capabilities.
In terms of defense and attack power, they were not too strong.
At least, these warships could not defend against MAC cannon attacks.
A large number of solid shells rapidly approached in the silent void.
At such close range, shells accelerated to two percent of the speed of light were almost impossible to evade in time.
Every shell successfully hit its target.
The warship's alloy armor was instantly destroyed, and fires were spreading within some Predator warships.
Clearly, the Predators were stunned by this sudden, powerful attack.
They had not expected the enemy to launch an attack so decisively.
It should be noted that the Predators themselves had not even made a move yet!
Several angry elders immediately ordered all warships to begin counterattacking and to temporarily withdraw damaged warships for emergency repairs.
The Predator warship weapons were primarily giant Plasma cannons.
Their operating principle was almost identical to the Predator's commonly used personal shoulder cannons, only on a larger scale and with more terrifying power.
However, this type of weapon had a fatal flaw: Plasma shells were much slower compared to the Universal Union warships' MAC shells, and required a brief period of charging and aiming.
These attacks were extremely difficult to hit the highly flexible unyielding-class frigates, which were assisted by powerful artificial intelligence.
Even if some attacks fortunately hit, they only struck the edges of the hull, causing no significant damage to the main body of the ship.
Clearly, the Universal Union's harassment and guerrilla tactics had a significant effect.
Seeing that conventional Plasma cannons were difficult to hit targets, the ancient elder responsible for commanding the operation immediately roared in anger.
This anger was due to both the fleet being actively attacked and unable to effectively retaliate, and because it had been a long time since their Tribe had encountered such opponents.
"Use the laser cannons on the mothership to destroy all those annoying ships!"
The laser cannons used by the Predators were different from the low-power laser cannons common in other worlds.
Simply put, they were faster and more powerful.
They could fire destructive laser beams from long distances, directly penetrating hundreds of meters of thick ice.
Only giant motherships were equipped with such weapons.
The insect species carried within the spacecraft, responsible for operating complex weapon systems, immediately began to act.
Terrifying energy was gathering, then shot out after a brief charge.
Instantly, an unyielding-class frigate was hit by a laser.
This attack, infinitely close to the speed of light, could not be defended against even by the most advanced artificial intelligence systems.
Even the energy shield only held out for a short while before being penetrated.
The main body of the warship was directly pierced through, and all parts were severely damaged.
The weapon systems and engine systems were all paralyzed.
There was even a faint risk of a chain explosion.
The only silver lining was that due to the small crew size of the unyielding-class frigate, not many people suffered serious casualties in the attack.
In the distant Alliance defense line, the Commanders observing the situation had solemn expressions.
It seemed the Predators had gotten serious, even with a faint risk of a chain explosion.
The only silver lining was that due to the small crew size of the unyielding-class frigate, not many people suffered serious casualties in the attack.
In the distant Alliance defense line, the Commanders observing the situation had solemn expressions.
It seemed the Predators had gotten serious.
The Commanders began to recall the dispersed Unyielding-class frigates; they could not afford too many losses at this point.
Inside the Space Sharks' detached boarding ships, Tyberos made his judgment.
"Begin the assault!"
Tyberos intended to launch a swift boarding action while most of the Predator warships were attacking the unyielding-class frigates.
This would not only strike the enemy by surprise but also cover the withdrawal of allied ships.
Three hundred Space Sharks, aboard fifteen high-speed boarding craft, charged towards the Predator Fleet from the flank.
Their speed was so great that the Predator warships' conventional Plasma cannons were completely unable to aim or lock on.
The only thing that could threaten the boarding craft was the immensely powerful laser cannon on the mothership.
The Alliance Fleet's Commanders immediately noticed the Space Sharks' movements and knew they intended to launch a boarding action.
He immediately gave the order.
"Cover them!"
A portion of the unyielding-class frigates turned their bows, changed their withdrawal route, and resumed their harassment and guerrilla tactics, continuously drawing the attention of the Predator Fleet.
Everyone in the Universal Union knew.
As long as the Space Sharks succeeded in boarding, they would play a huge role.
Even greater than the role of several, or even a dozen, frigates.
Space combat was silent and deadly.
Plasma cannons, MAC cannons, laser cannons, missile launchers—
They fired continuously.
Each attack meant that there was a high probability that a Predator warship or an Alliance warship would be severely damaged.
The Elders on the Predator mothership let out angry roars; their clan had not suffered such severe damage for a very, very long time.
Rage and the glory of battle were driving more and more Predators to join the fight.
It was this fanaticism that caused most Predators to ignore the Space Shark boarding craft that were rushing in.
This was normal; no one would pay attention to such small spacecraft, only a few dozen meters long.
Who would have thought that they would carry the most deadly passengers?
With the cover of the Universal Union warships, the Space Sharks, after paying the price of several boarding craft being hit but not exploding, successfully broke through the firepower net and approached the Predator warships.
In comparison, the boarding craft were so tiny.
But the Space Sharks clearly didn't care about such issues.
The powerful turbo lasers mounted on the bow of the boarding craft charged and fired, directly striking the Predator warship in front of them.
At maximum charge, these turbo lasers could even destroy a medium-sized Titan, so penetrating a warship's defenses was certainly sufficient.
"Boom! Bang!!!"
The boarding craft plunged straight into the opened breach.
A total of fifteen boarding craft successfully boarded seven Predator warships.
From each boarding craft, more than twenty Space Sharks emerged.
This movement immediately alerted the Predators on the warships.
They couldn't believe that in a space station, someone would choose to actively board an enemy ship.
Isn't that a suicide attack?
Even the Predators, who revered hunting, wouldn't be so foolish as to do that.
"Clear all those enemies from the ship!"
The Predator Elders ordered.
But in fact, no command was needed; the Predators on the ship had already taken action.
Space combat prevented their hunting skills from being utilized.
But in the current situation, wasn't this the enemy delivering themselves to their doorstep?
At least, that's what the Predators themselves thought.
Tyberos personally led three boarding craft, a total of sixty Space Sharks, and successfully boarded a massive Predator mothership.
Without his command, the Space Sharks had already skillfully picked up their weapons and began to engage the continuously surging Predators.
Bolters, Plasma guns, and Meltaguns roared continuously.
Chainswords, power swords, and chainaxes swung relentlessly.
The Space Sharks' actions highlighted the word "efficiency."
"Scan the ship, confirm the location of the command layer."
Tyberos said in a deep voice, while activating hunger and slaughter.
Space Sharks specifically wearing detection-type power armor began to use high-power auspexes to scan the internal structure of the ship.
They quickly confirmed the bridge's location by the direction from which the Predators were coming.
Under Tyberos's command, some Space Sharks remained in place, attracting the Predators' attention.
Another part began to break through, attacking various parts of the mothership, and even planting bombs, which would further mobilize all the guards on the ship.
Tyberos himself, leading ten elite terminators, began an assault towards the bridge.
As early as when they arrived in this world, the Space Sharks discovered that the teleportation device of the terminator armour was inexplicably ineffective.
The Tech-Sergeants were baffled by this.
But they could never have imagined that this wasn't an issue with their teleportation device at all, but rather that the Warp did not exist in this world.
A device that uses the Warp for teleportation would naturally be ineffective.
But even without a teleportation device, the terminators still couldn't be stopped.
No matter what kind of ranged or melee weapons the Predators used, not even a single scratch was left on the terminator armour.
Due to their reluctance to damage the ship, fearing that the shoulder cannon's power would accidentally harm the internal bulkheads of the warship, the Predators dared not increase its power.
Plasma shoulder cannons, with reduced power, only left a melted, dented mark on the terminator armour.
But the Space Sharks had no such concerns.
Storm Bolters and Assault Cannons roared continuously.
Heavy Bolter rounds blasted all the Predators into fragments.
Tyberos himself, wielding hunger and slaughter, actively charged into the densest areas of Predators, unleashing a bloody annihilation.
Lightning Claws and Chainfists could easily crush everything in their path.
The Predators' proud hunting skills were completely ineffective against the Space Sharks.
The Space Sharks, who had fought for many years in the darkness beyond the Imperium, were almost constantly battling various enemies.
From Gene Stealers and Orks to tyranids, Necron, and Dark Eldar.
There was no enemy the Space Sharks hadn't fought.
The Predators weren't even on the list.
In the complex ship corridors, the terminators, led by Tyberos, advanced at a rapid pace.
Due to rarely encountering boarding actions, the Predators were temporarily unable to come up with any effective way to stop them.
The various heavy weapons they used could neither hit the terminators, who knew how to use the terrain to dodge, nor could they be used without a high probability of destroying the warship.
It was like the ship crash caused by the Predalien earlier.
On the massive mothership, no Predator could stand up and stop the Space Sharks' advance.
Inside the bridge, the Elder in charge was extremely terrified, constantly issuing orders for more Predators to go and intercept them.
To be forcibly boarded by the enemy, then crushed in close combat, unable to even fight back.
The Predators had never suffered such humiliation.
Normally, Predators hunted other creatures.
But now, the tables had turned, and the Space Sharks were crushing the Predators with even more brutal methods.