Chapter 163: Humans are pretty fierce…

Faced with the assault squad's fierce firepower, the predator creatures could barely hold up, and for a moment they didn't realize what was happening.

Or rather, the brain beast controlling them was a bit dazed.

After all, these corrupted, twisted predator creatures possess no independent thought.

Mmm—!

But after only a brief hesitation, they let out a muffled roar and charged at the assault squad stationed at the passage entrance.

Meanwhile, the slower, bulkier predator creatures lay flat on the sticky, soft deck, lowering their bodies and arching their backs to aim at the assault squad.

This angle perfectly exposed the tiny holes on their backs, extremely unfriendly to those with trypophobia.

"Tu! Tu!" Immediately, a dense barrage of slender, sharp bone spurs shot out from the tiny holes.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

The bone spurs indiscriminately pierced through any "friendlies" in their way, whistling as they surged toward the assault squad.

Seeing this,

The agile lone wolf dodged aside, while the paratroopers immediately left their original positions to evade, and some quicker paratroopers used Rus as cover, continuing to fire.

Thanks to the assault squad's timely reaction, the bone spurs, unable to change direction, missed their mark.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!"

But the ease with which the bone spurs shot through the deck and bulkhead shows that this biological "weapon" is not weak.

The paratroopers' TPS Power Armor is not the ship‑mounted α‑type titanium alloy armor; it cannot simply withstand the bone spurs and biological artillery barrage like the Azure Hawk‑class heavy escort frigate can.

However, this level of bone‑spur attack cannot pierce the energy shield generated by Thor's Hammer.

All bone spurs aimed at Rus were deflected by the yellow‑light‑emitting shield.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

"Splurt! Splurt!"

In contrast, Rus's 1.0‑caliber explosive‑arrow rifle could wildly destroy and tear apart the predator creatures' bodies.

The standard caliber of an explosive‑arrow rifle should be. 75 cal.

But the OriginalBodies are currently quite large, and after a while they will reach the limit that Thor's Hammer can withstand.

Therefore,. 75 cal is really too small for the OriginalBodies.

At this point, the decayed creatures capable of firing bone spurs became the assault squad's primary target.

Just a single volley of explosive arrows, pulses, and shoulder‑cannon fire turned those creatures into piles of meat and debris, completely eliminating their ability to fire bone spurs again.

Yet after dealing with them, an endless stream of predator creatures still surged toward them.

If one stood on the deck above the cabin and observed, it would seem the assault squad was a lone leaf about to be swallowed by the corrupt green "sea".

But unfortunately…

Being devoured is impossible to be devoured—at least under the current circumstances, the assault squad absolutely cannot be devoured.

One of the four paratroopers with launch tubes on their backs immediately half‑squatted on the ground, while a small mechanical arm pushed the launch tube onto his left shoulder plate.

He unfolded the launch tube, exposing to the decayed creatures its internal neat four‑by‑four array of holes.

Accompanied by a crisp "pap‑pap!" launch, sixteen white, slender small missiles left the launch tube.

"Whoosh—!"

The instant they left the tube, the small missiles instantly adjusted angle, accelerated, rose, then spread out and dove down uniformly into the heap of decayed creatures.

"Boom—boom!" The sixteen missiles exploded almost simultaneously.

"Whoosh——!" The blast wave swept outward.

"Clack! Clack!"

Along with the blast wave spreading outward came viscous green blood, as well as rotting flesh chunks and organ tissue.

The filth splattered all around, also hitting the exoskeletons of the paratroopers and the lone wolf.

Only Rus and the two paratroopers behind him escaped the foul‑smelling blast wave, thanks to the energy shield automatically deployed by Thor's Hammer.

"Damn disgusting!" a paratrooper violently shook his right hand, flinging off the dark‑green meat strip stuck to his arm armor.

"Grr…" the lone wolf likewise shuddered in displeasure, his dreadlock‑like hair shaking as well.

Because the combat environment is a high‑radiation, low‑pressure vacuum of space, the lone wolf and Kaierte were equipped with the Iron Blood Clan's exclusive sealed exoskeletons, and even their dreadlock‑like hair was half‑wrapped in a transparent film.

Merely contacting the predator creatures' entrails, tissue, and blood carries no risk of infection or assimilation.

Umbrella's standard decontamination procedure would completely eliminate the risk, especially since the assault squad wears fully sealed gear.

Yet watching the decayed creatures' "burst‑splatter" scene up close is truly nauseating, provoking an urge to vomit.

Fortunately, the paratroopers have seen even more grotesque scenes, so this lies within their tolerance.

Next, Rus led the assault squad deeper inside, searching the mothership for the brain worm that controls everything.

In fact, there are nine such assault squads.

Each squad consists of one OriginalBody and elite paratroopers, tasked with rapid penetration and search.

The task of drawing predator fire is assigned to the main force formed by the Spear of Olympus and Charon, who enter the mothership aboard the Yuyou.

Of course, while the main force draws enemy fire for the nine assault squads, it also advances steadily into the mothership.

Perhaps the main force can accomplish the killing of the brain worm.

But everyone understands that a brain worm capable of controlling an entire fleet would never be foolish enough to confront Umbrella's MTF head‑on.

Because human firepower is simply too fierce!

Know that the Spear of Olympus is specially tasked with handling large‑scale battles, like now.

Although this task force's TPS Power Armor is low‑cost, lacking optical camouflage or a buffer injection system, they possess Heavy (Rogue) TPS Power Armor.

As the name implies.

Heavy TPS features thicker armor, a rotary pulse machine gun, two small‑missile launch tubes, and can be customized with additional weapons and accessories per personal preference.

And each combat squad of the Olympus Spear has a heavy‑armor special‑forces member.

Facing such ferocious firepower, the Brain Beast can't even dodge in time; how could it possibly approach voluntarily?

Precisely because of this, the main force that successfully jumped onto the mother ship was, as a matter of course, seen by the Brain Beast as a nail in the flesh, a thorn in its eye, and bore the entire ship's retaliation.

Even if the firepower remains ferocious, the ammunition will run out eventually; they are now in a situation completely lacking any support.

Therefore the nine assault squads have limited time; they must kill the Brain Beast before the main force's ammunition is exhausted.

Celt chooses to act together with the main force that Chris is in, after all frontal combat suits this hot‑tempered, young iron‑blood who likes to crush everything with brute force.

Conversely, the Lone Wolf, who has abundant tracking experience, assists Rus's assault squad, threading through the mother ship like a maze, hunting the creature that seeks to evade its death‑bound fate.

(End of chapter)