A1 hull, bridge.

"What the hell is going on in Arcadia?" As soon as he walked into the bridge, he asked A1 directly inside the bridge.

"According to UNN's report, the Empire's First and Second Fleets worked together with the local defenders in the Arcadia system to annihilate one of the main fleets of the swarm, and the results are still being counted, but the news sent back by the war correspondents indicates that it is tentatively estimated that at least three Leviathans were killed in the battle." A1, who was busy typing things in front of the console, quickly stood up and replied, "The Empire claims that this is a great victory for humanity, but it is not yet known what the next move of the swarm will be. ”

“…… How so? At this time, Yang Yi had already come to the side of A1, "The swarm just sent away three Leviathans?" With the character of the Queen of Blades, these three Leviathans have to replace half of the Empire's fleet, right? ”

"The number of Imperial casualties is also being counted, and UNN reports that the casualties are indeed not small. Still, 'to be able to inflict such a severe blow on the swarm, any level of sacrifice is worth it.' At the very least, the current situation in the Empire does need such a victory to boost morale. ”

“…… Keep an eye on what happens in Arcadia. It wouldn't do us much good if the Empire ended this war early. He was silent for a moment, then said to A1, "This Empire's victory was indeed somewhat unexpected. I don't think the Queen of Blades will give up. If Mengsk overpowers her, she won't be able to sleep, and there will be a large-scale battle between the Empire and the Swarm, so I will keep a close eye on the situation in the Empire. ”

"Yes."

Arcadia's affairs are put aside for the time being. The next operation against the Imperial Laboratory in Castana made Yang Yi a little worried. According to A1, he had to stop the operation anyway, but unless he slaughtered Renault, he couldn't do anything to stop it. He also tried to convince Renault of this kind of action, but Renault still refused to let him act in place of the Rangers, and it is estimated that the cowboy felt that he still had to see the things in the laboratory with his own eyes to feel at ease.

After thinking about it, he felt that he had only one way to do it - that is, to get there before Renault to find a solution.

The A1 repository stores information on all the specific locations and experiments of all laboratories throughout the Empire. This secret laboratory in the asteroid belt of the Kastana system is also well documented. In order to prevent Renault from becoming suspicious, he chooses to switch to Black Rose, leaving A1 and Hydra in the Port of the Dead, making it look like he is just going out to rob for a living. Then take Black Rose to rendezvous with the Pride of Ortaris and Behemoth, and together they will go to the Imperial Laboratory in Castana according to the coordinates provided by A1.

The main purpose of bringing the Pride of Otaris was to bring Shantila over. He also didn't know how strong the specific psionic energy and combat ability of the hybrid was. If the Archbishop and Queen of Blades look like they can fight the hybrids alone, then Santila shouldn't have much of a problem. However, to be on the safe side, he would have the help of the high-ranking Templars who served as officers in the Black Rose and the Pride of Ortaris's troops to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Castana System, Imperial Hybrid Laboratory.

Due to the complex situation of the asteroid belt, the pride of Ortaris jumped outside the asteroid belt, and then a transport ship on the Black Rose transported a probe to the outer platform of the laboratory, where it folded the crystal tower directly, allowing the follow-up troops to jump through the crystal tower to the laboratory.

The laboratory is not equipped with any external sensors for secrecy, and is almost completely enclosed. As a result, the arrival of the three ships did not cause any anomalies from within the laboratory.

He still didn't go down to die, but Shantila and Black Rose still had to go down and break in with their troops as the main force. Yang Yi will observe the battle situation from the bridge through the helmet camera of the Black Rose Power Armor, and let the troops on the Black Rose hull provide necessary support at any time.

Several rays of light lit up on the outer platform of the lab, and the figures of Black Rose and Shantila, as well as several astral fanatics, gradually appeared in the light. Black Rose rubbed her power armor shoulder armor, glanced at Shantila next to her, who had nothing to do in the vacuum, and muttered a few words.

"It's good to survive in a vacuum without armor......"

According to the password given by A1 for the highest privilege, the almost sealed exterior door of the laboratory began to loosen. At this moment, the red emergency light on the exterior gate suddenly flashed rapidly.

"Looks like the people in the lab have spotted us and are ready to fight!" Yang Yi's voice came from the communicator, and on the external platform, several rays of light lit up again. This time it's Black Rose's Marines and Marauders troops, as well as a mechanical sentry of the Astrals.

The exterior door gradually opens in a red light, revealing the airlock door inside. Everyone immediately entered the airlock chamber. The exterior doors also slowly closed, and the airlock chamber began to gradually eject air. After a while, the airlock chamber lights up green, the jet closes, and the airlock door slowly opens.

Everyone quickly assumed a defensive posture. The Zealots went straight to the front, ready for a possible battle.

As the airlock slowly rose halfway, a dense burst of gunfire rang out from inside the door, and bullets rained down on the Zealot's shield and the airlock door that had not yet fully opened. The Sentinels quickly activated a wide area of shield to defend against some of the guns, and at the same time, several grenades were thrown directly into the airlock chamber through the gaps below.

"Flashbang!"

Of course, the other side couldn't be stupid enough to throw shrapnel into the airlock, and the most effective way to deal with humans was a flashbang - but they subconsciously forgot that there were more than just human enemies in the surveillance.

After the airlock door was opened high enough, while the Marines and Marauders were still blinded by flashbangs, several fanatics in the front row rushed straight at the Imperial soldiers who continued to pour bullets into the airlock. Under the shadow of the sword, the heads of several marines with helmets were directly divided into two by the corpses of sharp blades.

Shantila didn't choose to make a move, she had already sensed a strong psionic reaction from the lower levels of the lab, and she had to save her energy to deal with the big guy. Moreover, she also has the Black Rose next to her to assist, which is really not good, and the Black Rose will also directly deal with those Imperial soldiers.

The Imperial troops reacted immediately, and part of the fire in the rear immediately turned to the fanatics who rushed into the ranks of the Imperial soldiers. The attenuated firepower also gave the human troops in the airlock a chance to react, and several Marines who reacted quickly immediately sought cover to counterattack the Imperial forces.

All of this happened within minutes, and several hapless Imperial Marines and Black Rose Marines were all killed and lying in a pool of blood. The Zealot's shield rippled through layers of firepower, rapidly draining the Imperial soldiers' firepower.

The Zealots also quickly switched targets after decapitating the Marines and lunged at the Imperial soldiers next to them, making sure they could cut as many as they could before they were badly wounded and teleported back to the ship.

The fierce battle was about to break out, and at this time, Yang Yi was a little dazzled by flashbangs on the bridge.