Elite Gathered at the Ship's Bow

Hunter.

But in reality, Hunter was merely the human title for this species in Halo. Their species name was Mgalekgolo.

They were worm-like creatures capable of synchronizing and cooperating in groups to work and fight. That was why the word "body" earlier had been placed in quotation marks.

They could gather into a humanoid form roughly 1.4 to 1.7 meters tall, then equip themselves with extremely heavy armor, bringing their total height to 3.7 to 4 meters.

In their fully armored form, Hunters could weigh more than 4.7 tons.

As one could see, they were the true "walking tanks."

The creatures blocking the Blood Ravens and Helljumpers from reaching the bow were six Hunters stationed there in pairs.

"Ri~whoosh!!" (x6)

In an instant, the six Hunters standing in a line fired six green-glowing Fuel Cannons at the Blood Ravens and Helljumpers.

"Dodge!"

Gabriel shouted and twisted aside, dodging the Fuel Cannon shot flying toward him. The other Blood Ravens and Helljumpers also scattered to evade the attacks.

"Boom—!" (x6)

"Ah!"

"Urgh..."

Although the Hunters' aim was poor and none of the Fuel Cannon shots hit anyone directly, the fuel explosions on the deck still caught the nearby Helljumpers in the blast.

The shock waves hurled the nearest troopers away, while the burning green flames splashed across many of the troopers thrown into the air.

Within moments, several troopers had collapsed unconscious, their fates unknown.

"Open fire!"

"Rat-tat!"

Gabriel was the first to pull the trigger of his Bolter Rifle, sending a large number of Bolter Rounds toward the Hunters' massive bodies.

"Rat-tat!"

"Whoosh!"

"Crack-crack!"

The Blood Ravens and Helljumpers quickly recovered and followed suit, firing Bolter Rounds, Plasma Cannons, and Caseless Explosive Rounds at the six Hunters.

But...

"Bang! Boom~!"

The Bolter Rounds and Caseless Explosive Rounds struck the Hunters'