ZHEW!
Before Kasjia and the others could even get back on their feet, the huge crystal construct once again rotated and changed shape at high speed, preparing for the next shot.
Kasjia rolled to dodge and fired his bolt gun again.
But from his side, there were several layers of stacked crystal protection, and the effect of the bolt gun was not as good as he had hoped.
To truly damage the core, he had to shoot the xenos' crystal core head-on.
"Can you reach its core?"
"No!" Lucius, who was close to the firing crystal, replied hastily, his voice accompanied by anxious panting as he shouted to Kasjia.
"This guy is keeping the opening very small!"
"Unless we face it head-on, it's impossible to hit the core!"
"It's coming again! Dodge!"
As the two were talking, the crystal quickly gathered its energy again, preparing to launch its next attack on Kasjia and his team.
ZHEW!
Seeing that its long-charged laser seemed unable to hit these humans, the xenos crystal seemed to have changed its strategy, firing a smaller, faster, but also more concentrated, head-sized beam towards Kasjia's position.
A roll!
Another laser beam appeared in the void behind Kasjia's original position.
Although the beam was a bit smaller than before, Kasjia did not doubt its power for a moment.
If it hit, even with his large shield for protection, it could still punch a big hole in his chest.
"You're right, we really can't shoot it!"
Kasjia's expression also became a few degrees more serious.
The experience of facing the enemy head-on just now told him that unless he took a laser hit, it was impossible to damage the core, which was protected by layers of crystals.
In other words, someone had to step forward and sacrifice themselves.
Or, they would all be dragged into the gate and die together.
"I'll do it."
Seeing the situation, Saul Tarvitz was the first to break the silence.
He understood that Kasjia was the beloved of the Primarch, Lady Fulgrim, and Lucius was a more talented, rising star of swordsmanship.
Compared to the two of them, the sacrifice of an insignificant new recruit like himself was naturally the most cost-effective.
After saying that, he slowed his pace and stopped running, his eyes focused, and he raised the bolt gun in his hand.
And the laser cannon formed by the crystal construct also aimed at his—
"SAUL!!!"
Lucius roared and ran wildly, trying to stop him from seeking his own death.
But he was too far away to save him before the next laser cannon fired.
Even Arcur, who was further away, couldn't make it.
ZHEW.
The laser shot towards Saul Tarvitz's position.
And at that moment, he aimed the bolt weapon in his hand at the enemy.
In that single instant, he felt a strong impact from his left.
THUD!
It was the sound of power armor colliding.
Kasjia had acted.
At the last possible moment, he had thrown himself at Tarvitz, pushing him aside, while at the same time, aiming the barrel of his bolt gun at the enemy's core.
VMM—
In an instant, the bolt beam successfully hit the enemy's core.
The enemy retracted its core in pain and circled in mid-air.
But at the same time, Kasjia's right hand and the bolt gun were annihilated by the enemy's laser.
The place where his right hand had been was instantly swallowed by a dazzling, scorching white light.
"Hiss—"
Kasjia cried out in pain, and then rolled over Tarvitz's body and got back on his feet.
"Get up, Tarvitz!"
Seeing his dazed expression, Kasjia shouted urgently.
"Your hand..."
"Don't worry about my hand! One hand for a brother, it's worth it!"
"No, your hand—"
"What time is it to be纠结 about this!"
"I'll just get Melusine to make me a new one!"
"No! That's not what I mean!"
Even the usually calm Saul Tarvitz was a little anxious now.
"Your hand... it's fine! There's nothing wrong with it!"
Huh?
Kasjia finally came to his senses and looked at his own hand.
The ceramite-covered power armor gauntlet and the bolt gun had been instantly vaporized by the high temperature of the laser.
But... his right hand was completely intact on the smooth, severed surface of the armor!
Well, not completely intact.
It was as if the crack at the web of his thumb had expanded, and the entire palm was now covered in fine, golden-red lines.
Like a piece of porcelain with crackle glaze.
Kasjia moved it. There was no abnormality.
He was in disbelief.
Phew, I was almost crippled by that laser.
Good thing I'm an athlete.
I'll just walk it off.
"It's fine? Then how was the effect of that shot?"
Lucius also rushed to their side, ready to save them if the sphere attacked again.
But the cunning sphere, after being injured, seemed unwilling to take any more risks.
It no longer attacked the people in the room, but instead formed a tight, spherical crystal, guarding its core.
It had gone into its shell.
"Damn thing!"
Lucius tried to jump up and cut it with his dueling sword, but he only felt a crisp, glass-scraping sound from his hand.
The other party remained motionless.
For it, whether it could annihilate these boarding tactical squads was not important.
All it needed to do now was wait and pilot the warship through the gate. Once it was near its home planet, it would have support.
"Why! Why hasn't the boarding tactical squad sent any message!"
"Reporting, Commander! Their signal is still active!"
"Lord Kasjia seems to be fighting fiercely to seize control of the warship!"
The fleet commander was now extremely anxious.
The xenos warship was very close to the gate.
At this speed, it would pass through the gate in less than five minutes.
If the warship returned to the xenos' home base, what was the point of capturing the ship?!
"Return! Immediately notify them to return to the landing craft!"
BOOM!
The smoke from the melta charge cleared.
The crystal construct was still in a ball, unwilling to move.
Even with a melta charge, it had only blasted a hole and some fragments from the crystal.
The xenos crystal's tech tree didn't have void shields. In contrast, their material strength technology had reached a terrifying level.
"If there's no other way, let's retreat first. We're running out of time," Arcur commanded calmly from behind.
"The enemy is getting closer and closer to the gate. If we don't get on board and leave soon, we'll be pulled into the gate as well."
"Perhaps there were some small flaws in this operation, and the boarding action did not achieve the expected effect."
"But Kasjia, you have done very well," she comforted him.
As a legion's Lord Regent, to be able to defeat tens of thousands of well-equipped xenos with only a few thousand mortal auxiliaries, and to defeat their fleet, this was already a textbook-level campaign command.
Even if their boarding ultimately failed, no one would dare to criticize him.
Although she didn't know why Kasjia was so obsessed with this xenos warship...
...it was clear that capturing the ship was now impossible, and there was no point in insisting.
It's time to go back, Kasjia.
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