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Chapter 569, Actions on the Ship
During the gathering process, Martins looked around and analyzed his environment.

The place where they were was like a restaurant, and there were certainly no enemies here at the moment.

Beside him, there were many spirits made of storm power, all of them were wearing the uniforms of the Alliance Army, looking at him with reverence. When his eyes swept over, many heroic spirits would spontaneously salute him.

He was a little uncomfortable, but he nodded.

A Heroic Spirit officer came up to report that the estimated straight-line distance from here to the mission target was 11 kilometers.

Of course, this is the straight-line distance, which was calculated by Gu Hang after he observed the location of the protozoan through his psychic power. In the middle, he might have to go up seven floors, and there were many twists and turns in the middle, so he didn't know how many roads he had to walk.

Gu Hang provided Phoenix with a specific route through the heroic officer. But it could only serve as a reference at best. Gu Hang had no way to get a complete internal structure diagram of the Alfonzo II under great pressure from all sides.

Not to mention that the enemy's troop composition is also involved.

Moreover, the enemy's troop deployment is constantly changing with the situation on the front line.

As for what happens next, the eight companies of the Phoenix Regiment will have to figure out how to solve the problem on their own.

But the only good news was that the Heroic Elves officer named Edward Lefort assured Martins that the team he led would accompany the Space Marines.

Of course, this action does not mean fighting.

This is understandable. With eight hundred Space Marines here, they don't need a dozen Heroic Spirits to help in any battle.

Their main task is to act as information relay and provide intelligence support.

The intelligence here cannot be obtained by themselves.

In fact, Gu Hang would allocate some of his spiritual power to do this.

These heroes are essentially the embodiment of Gu Hang's psychic power, equivalent to small psychic nodes. With the help of these heroes, he can explore the situation in a larger area around him and provide the Space Marines with real-time map drawing, navigation, and enemy unit detection functions.

However, most of Gu Hang's strength was still in fighting against the neurozoa, supporting hundreds of thousands of heroes, and fighting against the Skitarii on the main battlefield inside the ship. He did not have enough energy to take care of such a delicate matter as battlefield perception.

At the same time, if too much power is divided, it will easily be noticed by Sage Dubo.

Therefore, the intelligence support that Gu Hang can provide is not very strong, the scope of exploration is not large enough, and the prediction of the enemy will also be limited.

But Martins said it was a pleasant surprise.

Eight hundred Space Marines officially began the action.

They were divided into many independent but closely connected action teams, and moved quickly towards the target inside the ship in complex terrain.

Martins felt that a very familiar feeling had returned.

In his past war career, especially during the Hundred Years of Atonement Expedition, they had dealt with similar situations too many times.

Go deep into the enemy's territory alone and raid key targets...isn't this what they do most often?

What's more, they are not completely alone now.

The voice of the Heroic Officer Lefort often sounded, guiding their actions; as they moved, the surrounding situation became clearer and clearer.

This place is not the focal battlefield, and it is also a certain distance away from the core areas that the Skitarii focuses on guarding. As long as you don't run into the enemy's reinforcement route to the front battlefield, you won't encounter a large number of enemies.

At most, they are just small-scale patrols.

If you encounter this kind of situation, avoid it if you can.

If you can't avoid it, just take action.

The Librarians and Technical Marines within the Chapter will be the first to go.

Use psychic power or the jamming equipment carried by the technical sergeants to temporarily block the patrol team's communication facilities.

At the same time, the fiery angel rushed out from the back, side, and even the blind spots at corners with an irresistible momentum.

Often, the patrol teams couldn't even fire their guns before being attacked by the phoenixes.

At this moment, the power sword and combat blade became the ultimate weapons.

With superior numbers, they launched a close-combat assault and the patrol team of the Crusaders that were attacked didn't even have the ability to send out a message before they were killed.

Any attempt to send a message to warn other teammates would be intercepted by the Chapter Librarian or Technical Sergeant using their own methods.

In general, the Space Marines' actions were very quick.

In addition, Gu Hang took time out of his busy schedule to provide navigation, so they didn't take any detours and covered a considerable distance in a very short time.

Of course, not everything will be so smooth along the way.

Putting aside other things, the disappearance of a large number of patrol teams is itself a very dangerous signal that no one can easily ignore.

Gu Hang also made preparations in this regard.

The coordinates left in the officers' mess were not wasted. Gu Hang's psychic power emerged from it and deployed a group of heroic warriors.

After the Phoenix Space Marines left the area, they also began to act, deliberately exposing themselves to the patrol and pretending that the previously missing patrol were killed by this group of heroes who suddenly opened up a new battlefield.

The Crusaders on the ship responded quickly and began to exterminate the heroic spirits in this area.

They certainly couldn't hold on for long, but when Alfonzo's Skitarii looked at them and attacked them, their goal had actually been achieved.

However, the commanders of the Skitarii were not fools. They would probably realize very quickly that the few heroes they had wiped out were not strong enough to wipe out so many patrols, not only leaving no one alive, but also preventing any news from being transmitted.

Moreover, the Phoenixes' actions have not stopped. In areas far away from here, there must be patrols that must be eliminated. Their disappearance will further arouse the enemy's vigilance.

Sooner or later, the Crusaders would become suspicious and guess that a powerful force must have arrived. By expanding the area where the patrol disappeared, they would roughly determine what this force wanted to do.

However, we can't just not do it because the enemy will find out sooner or later.

The longer you can delay the time of discovery, the better.

In fact, they didn't have time to wait for the Skitarii commander to discover the Phoenixes through the missing patrol. Before that, the Phoenixes had to actively show up to solve a problem.

Heroic Spirit Officer Lefort reported to Martins that the staircase leading to the next level was the only way around. If they wanted to go up again and reach the mission location named "Protozoan Room" in their operation, this was the fastest way.

If you don't take this route, the detour will take a long time and the risks are unknown.

After all, they were getting closer and closer to the 'protozoan room'.

This is a huge and magnificent staircase about 40 meters wide and over 30 meters high, with many sculptures. At the end of the staircase, there are triple arches covered with various reliefs, which is quite impressive.

This is not only an important node that spans multiple levels, but it should also have some kind of religious or ritual function on the ship. The recessed part of the arch stone is equipped with a brazier, and there are steel columns about one meter high on both sides of the staircase, with braziers placed on them as well.

What seemed to be burning in these braziers was some special kind of incense, which smelled like motor oil.

Ordinary people may not think this smell is pleasant, but engine oil guys must like it.

The enemy had heavily guarded this place. No matter how much movement there was in other areas, the troops guarding this archway were never moved.

To be honest, the number of guards was not particularly large. The small square behind the arch, on the stairs, and in front of the stairs looked large, but it was only a single area after all, and there were only about 200 guards.

But they are all elite mecha soldiers.

Each of them is over two meters and five centimeters tall, and is painted black and red, the traditional colors of the Alfonzo sect.

This thing called the "Death Slave Robot" should not be underestimated. According to the design specifications, the strength level of the entire set of automated machines on the outside of this thing is designed and produced to match the Space Marine power armor.

Although after mass production, it is estimated that it will not reach the level of the original version, and the operator inside is just a modified robot servant with only half a brain and spine left, but they have indeed achieved something similar to the Space Marines, driving the machine according to consciousness and instinct.

At the very least, they have a strength level equivalent to that of the Alliance Army's Glory Guards.

This can no longer be taken lightly.

What's more, there are some big guys among this group of dead slave mechas.

For example, the upgraded version of the Death Slave Robot is comparable to the 'Iron Hero Robot' made by the Terminator Power Armor;
The slender 'Dragoon' is four meters tall. Its driver is an elite warrior among the Skitarii. The laser spear in his hand is powerful enough to destroy the power armor with one shot.
The most outrageous ones were the twenty 'Basilisk Robots'. Their heads were like mechanical skulls, and their entire bodies really looked like giant steel snakes, half standing up. The seven or eight arms extending from the torso were each equipped with a different weapon.

The first company to arrive here did not act rashly. Instead, they hid at a corner of a passage a little further away and waited for the arrival of a company led by Martins himself.

Martins checked the situation at the scene through Lefort and thought there was no need to wait any longer.

It will take time to gather more troops, and even if there are more people, the total battlefield environment is so small that it is difficult to deploy the troops.

Then just do it.

The first to go up were still the think tanks and technical sergeants.

They tried to impose an information blackout.

But this time it failed.

Behind the triple arch, there seemed to be a very powerful signal device. When the Phoenixes started to move, the signal device was disturbed and became unstable, but it was enough to attract the attention of the guards.

Several mechanical priests immediately began to repair it and began to report the situation here. At the same time, the entire guard group became alert.

Henrik Larsen, director of the Phoenix Think Tank, reported to Martins rather awkwardly that it would only take them a minute at most to cut off communications with the outside world.

But Martins was determined not to wait even a minute longer.

Pointless.

The enemy is already alert and has even reported the abnormal situation. If we wait any longer, I'm afraid we will just be waiting for enemy reinforcements.

Fight early.

At a command, the phoenixes rushed out from the corner where they were hiding.

Of course, two hundred people would not rush out at once. Otherwise, if they charged in a concentrated manner in a narrow environment, they would be very likely to cause a great shock to the enemy.

There were only twelve Iron Cavalry Terminators who rushed out in the first wave.

They were in a row of two, more than six meters apart. The three in the front were not only equipped with micro-shield generators, but also held two-meter-high heavy shields in their hands.

A hole is left on the upper right side of the giant shield to allow the muzzle of the grenade launcher to extend out; the observation window can also protect the head while allowing them to see the situation clearly.

The six Terminator warriors charged with giant shields, which of course immediately attracted the attention of the defenders and they were subjected to concentrated fire.

The enemy's firepower was extremely fierce, especially the beams fired from the laser spears in the hands of the dragoons and the lightning beams bursting out from the hands of the basilisk mechas, which were particularly threatening.

Not to mention, the grenade launchers in the hands of those death slave mechas are not for weaklings either.

When there is no cover and nowhere to hide, you can only rely on giant shields and energy shields.

Even a Space Marine wearing the heaviest armor, carrying the heaviest shield, and equipped with an energy shield could not withstand such dense and intense concentrated fire.

Three heavy shield warriors fell one after another.

But during this process, the three rows of Phoenix warriors at the back who were carrying rocket nests on their shoulders also quickly fired all their stored rockets, not seeking a high hit rate but only to cover the enemy.

The rockets' coverage was not enough to destroy the enemy, and even the casualties were not particularly large. However, it did slightly disrupt the enemy's concentrated fire, causing the remaining three heavy shield warriors to crash into the enemy formation.

The heavy shield warriors threw away their bolters, held the shield in one hand, pulled out the one-handed power hammer with the other, and smashed it at the enemies in front of them.

Under their cover, the six Terminators who had dropped their rocket nests and charged forward also joined the battle with power swords in hand.

The next moment, a light flashed in the enemy camp. More than ten Terminators, under the power of the Phoenix Think Tank, were teleported a short distance of about 200 meters and sent to the enemy's rear.

The Terminator, holding a power sword, went on a killing spree, creating a massacre among a bunch of cold mechas.

Hundreds of Space Marines took advantage of the chaos in the formation of the mechas and their inability to prepare for a fire blockade, and launched a fierce charge!

(End of this chapter)