Eternal Fourth-Class Vermin?

After Hicks, Hudson, and the other Marine Corps officers left, only William, Halsey, and Serena remained beside the Central Control Console.

"Boss." Serena stood behind William, her voice carrying a hint of anticipation as she asked, "Are we really not deploying?"

"Not for now." William gazed at the holographic screen above the Central Control Console, his hands clasped behind his back as he said calmly:

"Let John and the others confirm that the surface is safe first. We'll talk after the Engineering Team has established a ground base. Also, Serena, don't forget to have Angel Keisha stand by. We'll need her to cleanse the Flood."

"Yes."

Not long afterward.

Inside the hangar of the Star Killer flagship.

All the units equipped with Energy Shields donned their Individual Equipment or Power Armor from their respective armories with the assistance of technical personnel, then gathered in the enormous hangar.

"Thud! Thud!"

At that moment, four hundred Custodes and Raven Guard Astartes wearing Terminator Power Armor swayed as they walked, their heavy footsteps carrying them to one side of the hangar.

Leading these four hundred Terminators were the four Spartan Primarchs, headed by John.

They reached their designated positions.

And stopped.

The Super Soldiers, including the Primarchs, activated the Energy Shields on their Power Armor. Pale yellow and emerald-green light shimmered across the deck.

"Whoosh~!"

In an instant, the four hundred and four Super Soldiers disappeared from the hangar and teleported to the surface of the Ark.

"Ugh!!!"

Watching the Super Soldiers teleport away in an instant, Hudson, standing nearby in a Marine Corps senior officer's uniform, let out a heavy sigh.

He then slung an arm around Hicks, who was also wearing a senior officer's uniform, and said with slight melancholy:

"Buddy, every battle these days is an Interstellar naval battle.