Chapter 44: Change of Plans
After completely annihilating the small group of Chaos Space Marines, I immediately rushed forward with the entire automatic cannon on my shoulder, ran to the other end of the corridor at maximum speed, which was full of corpses and armor fragments, and crouched down to deploy the cannon regardless of the filth and filth on the ground, aiming at the group of infidels following the Chaos Space Marines. However, by the time of the explosion just now, the infidels had stopped their charge and began to retreat. Even if I carefully aimed and fired with all my might, I only knocked down a dozen or so people, and the other dozens of people scattered and fled.
With an automatic cannon on my shoulder, I can't catch up with them. Putting down this heavy weapon, it is very inefficient to kill people with swords and pistols alone, and it is also impossible to deal with so many people. I couldn't help but be a little annoyed by the thought that they would soon bring new enemies, but I couldn't help but do anything about it.
A single conventional heavy cannonball can't kill more than ten Chaos Space Marines, so I used four at once to be on the safe side, and a few stubborn or lucky individuals survived the explosion. I only have twenty-two shells left in my space, which, even in the best of circumstances, is only enough to deal with fifty to sixty - that is, the size of half a company.
And the number of Chaos Space Marines among the enemy is said to be two companies......
"What's wrong with you? The face is so ugly? Sylvia walked up to my side, looked at the scattered corpses beside me with disgust, and carefully chose where to stay, "If you're worried that those heretics will attract pursuers, you don't have to. Even I was lost just now, do you think those people can remember the way in a panic? ”
"We can't pin our hopes on the stupidity of the enemy." I shook my head, stood up, and put away the automaton.
Sylvia was already surprised by the sudden appearance or disappearance of various weapons around me, "Shall we leave quickly?" It's hard to find something on a ship, but it's easy to find a place to hide. ”
I nodded. After the fierce chase just now, my spirit was tense to the extreme, and even if I finally won, I didn't have time to relax. In fact, if you think about it carefully, a group of berserkers were killed in an inexplicable instant, and the infidels cannon fodder who followed them ran back, what did their boss do?
The warriors under the command of the Fear and Abuse are really easy to guess how they behave. The infidels, whom I could not keep up, would have been sacrificed with the blood of their masters.
Yes, blood sacrifice! How did I forget this?!
Having lost the Avenger-class cruiser, Chaos has not completely cut off reinforcements! They can also summon demons directly from the subspace!
As for the material for summoning, the infidels themselves are pretty good. Even if one hundred and eighty heretics were exchanged for a low-level demon, the combat power against chaos would be greatly improved.
Moreover, we have been on this ship for so long, why do we see all the enemies, not a single crew member of this ship, not even a single body of them? Obviously, he was captured by Chaos. It may have been converted to paganism, or it could have been sacrificed. If the Bearer had been there, the conversion of the heretics would have gone smoothly, but now he probably couldn't move, and the crew was left with only one purpose, sacrificed......
The crew of a Luna-class light cruiser is about three thousand to five thousand, and now I hate that huge number so much. It would be nice if they were all killed, but since the enemy was a surprise attack, it was likely that the crew would have been captured before they were armed...... It's terrible.
At the same time, I regret that I gave the command to Sylvia in the first place, this girl with little experience is really unreliable.
Raid on the bridge? It was clear that this was the place where the enemy's elite forces were most concentrated, and a dozen or so Chaos Space Marines would be able to chase us down like a pack of rabbits, but what if it was two companies? Well, it should be impossible for the Swallower and the Emperor's Son to coexist peacefully in the same cabin, but even if there is only one company or even half a company, it is definitely not something we can handle. …,
What's more, what's the use of taking the bridge even if you can raid it? Coordinate and command the entire ship's personnel? Those crew members are probably almost all captured, and even if they are not captured, their combat effectiveness is not worth counting on. The only ones with some fighting power are the Battle Nuns and the Storm Commandos under the two Inquisitors, but their numbers are ...... Such a small army does not need to command the overall situation at all, and it is better to let them play freely.
Seeing that my face was becoming more solemn, Sylvia greeted me again.
"I don't think we're going to attack the bridge now, we don't have enough strength for this kind of mission." I said.
After receiving Sylvia's acquiescence, I continued, "Now our first priority, I think, should be to find the living crew members first, and give them weapons to fight with. What do you think? ”
Whether it can be carried out or not depends on the nod of her captain, who is familiar with the terrain. After all, the role I'm most used to is still a staff officer, and I'm not used to giving orders directly.
"The question is how to find them, the ship is so big." Sylvia didn't directly object, "If you can use your ......"
I waved my hand, "No, against Chaos, it's better not to use psionic energy, it's too dangerous." But I guess on a ship, there's a lot of room for a lot of people, right? ”
Holding a blood sacrifice is not just about killing people, but also about all kinds of bells and whistles such as prayers and worship, and the more people there are, the better the effect. There is already limited space on the ship, and there are even fewer such spacious spaces.
Sylvia nodded, "It's nothing more than a few large restaurants, as well as the Imperial Sanctuary, and a few cabins that house the main engine, generator, and weapon systems, but it shouldn't be possible near those core mechanical systems, and the slightest mistake can cause the battleship to lose control or even destroy it." The Sanctuary was the ship's superstructure, and the ship's one looked ruined. We just have to search for a few restaurants. ”
She took a step back and looked me up and down, "You're trying to save the size of one of your regiments, and you have so many weapons to arm them?" ”
"Is there a must? It is only necessary to arm a few dozen of the strongest and most courageous men, and the others pick up the infidels' weapons to fight. Speaking of which, I smiled, "After all, this used to be a battleship, so there should really be a lot of weapons storage rooms, right?" ”
Sylvia sighed and walked up to me and patted me on the shoulder, "I'm sorry, I'm too pushy. You should have been in command from the beginning. ”
At this moment, Sister Seraphic Ashwarya finally came to her senses from the battle frenzy and came to us with a heavy bolt in her hand, her face full of piety and solemnity, and even tears in her eyes, "Praise the wrath of the Emperor, the corpses of heretics and traitors will finally prostrate at our feet!" We had a lot of time just now, and now we can launch a real assault on the bridge, right? ”
As she spoke, she reached for my backpack and tried to find another chain of heavy explosive bullets, but after a long time of fumbling around, she only found two fuel canisters.
I angrily knocked her hand off and snatched the jar back, "No, the plan has changed." ”