Warhammer 40: My Fiancée Fulgrim.

Chapter 43 A Wonderful Day Begins with a Board Jump (Part 2)
call out!
Before Kasgar and the others could stand still again, the massive crystal structure began to spin and change rapidly once more, preparing for the next shot.

Casca rolled to dodge and fired again with his incendiary gun.

However, from his side, there were several layers of stacked crystal protection, so the effect of the incendiary gun was not satisfactory.

To truly damage the core, you have to shoot the alien's crystal core head-on.

"Is it possible to reach its core?"

"no!"

Lucius, who was close to the crystal shot, answered somewhat hastily, and with anxious panting, he called out to Casgar.

"This guy has made the opening very small!"

"Unless it's a head-on firefight, it's impossible to hit the core!"

"Here it comes again! Dodge!"

As the two exchanged words, the crystal quickly gathered its energy again, preparing to launch another attack on Kaska and his companions.

call out!
Seeing that its laser, which had been charged for too long, seemed unable to hit these humans, the alien crystal seemed to change its strategy, firing a smaller, faster, but more concentrated beam about the thickness of a human head towards Casca's location.

A roll!
Suddenly, another laser beam appeared in the void behind where Kasgar had originally been.

Although the beam was smaller than before, Casgar had no doubt about its power.

If hit, even with a large shield protecting him, it can still create a large hole in his chest.

"You're right, it's impossible to shoot from here!"

Casca's expression also became several degrees more serious.

His experience of facing the enemy head-on just now told him that unless he took the laser beam head-on, it was impossible to damage the core protected by the enemy's layers of defenses.

In other words, someone has to step forward and sacrifice.

Or, they might be dragged into a portal and die together.

"Let me do it."

Seeing this, Sol Tavec was the first to break the silence.

He understood that Kasgar was the beloved of Primarch Fugrim, while Lucius was a more talented rising star in swordsmanship.

Compared to the two of them, the sacrifice of himself, an insignificant recruit, was naturally the most worthwhile.

After he finished speaking, he slowed down and stopped running, focused his eyes, and raised the incendiary gun in his hand.

The laser cannon, constructed from crystal structures, was now aimed at him—

"Thor!!!"

Lucius roared and ran wildly, trying to stop the other man from committing suicide.

But he was too far away to save his opponent before the next laser cannon shot was fired.

Even Aqua, who is further away, is not an option.

call out.

The laser beam shot towards Thor Tavitz's location.

At that moment, he pointed the explosive weapon in his hand at his opponent.

In that instant, he felt a strong impact coming from his left side.

Boom!
That was the sound of powered armor colliding with each other.

Casca has made its move.

In the nick of time, he leaped aside from Tavitz and simultaneously aimed the muzzle of his explosive gun at the opponent's core.

hum-

In an instant, the explosive ray successfully struck the opponent's core.

It made the opponent feel pain as it retracted its core and hovered in mid-air.

But at the same time, Casca's right hand and the incendiary gun were both obliterated by the opponent's laser.

The spot where the right hand had been was instantly engulfed by a dazzling, scorching white light.

"hiss--"

Kasga cried out in pain, then rolled over Tavitz's body and stood up again.

"Get up, Taviz!"

Seeing that the other person looked somewhat dazed, Kaska hurriedly called out.

"Your hand"

"Don't talk about hands! Trading one hand for one brother is a great deal!"

"No, your hand—" "What are you still worrying about at a time like this!"

"Just go back and get Meilushin to fix it!"

"No! That's not what I meant!"

Even the usually calm Thor Tavitz was getting a little anxious.

"Your hand is fine, there's nothing wrong with it!"

what?
Kasgar then came to his senses and looked at his palm.

The terracotta-covered power armor gloves, along with the incendiary gun, instantly vaporized and disappeared under the high temperature of the laser.

But ironically, his right hand remained perfectly intact on the smooth cut surface of the armor!
Of course, it's not entirely intact either.

It was as if the crack at the base of the thumb had been widened, and the entire palm was covered with fine, golden-red lines.

Like porcelain with crackled ice patterns.

Casca moved around a bit, and surprisingly, there was nothing wrong with it.

He was in disbelief.

Phew, I almost got crippled by the laser.

Luckily, I'm a sports student.

It'll be fine once it settles down.

"Are you alright? How was the shooting just now?"

Lucius rushed to their side, ready to rescue them should the sphere launch another attack.

But that cunning sphere, seemingly unwilling to take any further risks after being injured, appeared to be unwilling to do so.

Instead of attacking the people in the arena, it formed a tight spherical crystal, guarding its core.

It has shrunk in size.

"Damn it!"

Lucius attempted to leap and slash with his dueling sword, but could only feel a crisp, rattling sound as he pulled glass.

The other party remained unmoved.

For him, whether or not he could wipe out all the tactical squads that had boarded the ship was not important.

Now all we need to do is wait and maneuver the warship through the portal; once we reach our home planet, we will receive support and assistance.

"Why! Why hasn't the boarding tactical team sent any message yet!"

"Reporting, Commander! The signal is still active!"

"The Casca appear to be engaged in a fierce battle to gain control of the warship!"

The fleet commander was extremely anxious.

The alien warship was very close to the portal.

At this rate, the other party will pass through the portal in less than five minutes.

What's the point of capturing the warship if it returns to the aliens' base?
"Return to port! Immediately notify them to return to port by landing craft!"

boom!
The smoke from the molten metal bomb dissipated.

The crystal structure remained curled into a round shape, unwilling to move.

Even with hot melt explosives, it only managed to blast a hole in the crystal and leave some fragments.

The Crystal Alien's tech tree didn't include Void Shield; however, their material strength technology advanced to an incredibly high level.

"If there's really no other way, let's retreat. We don't have much time left."

Aqua calmly gave instructions from behind.

"The other side is getting closer and closer to the portal. If we don't board the ship and leave quickly, we will also be pulled into the portal."

"Perhaps there were some minor flaws in this operation, and the boarding maneuver did not achieve the expected results."

“But Casca, you’ve done very well.”

she comforted.

As a legionary acting governor, being able to defeat tens of thousands of well-equipped aliens and destroy their fleet with only a few thousand mortal auxiliary troops is a textbook example of battle command.

Even if their attempt to defect ultimately fails, no one will dare to criticize them.

Although she didn't understand why Casca was so obsessed with this alien warship.
But clearly, seizing the ship is no longer possible, and there is no point in forcing it.

It's time to go back, Casca.

(End of this chapter)