The crimson figure slammed into the supply ship with a thunderous crash.
The ship lurched violently. Ear-piercing alarms rang throughout the vessel, and the operators were thrown off their feet. Some crashed into the control consoles, their heads split open and blood streaming down their faces.
"Hold steady! Hold steady!"
The captain roared, gripping the railing with both hands. But the moment his voice rang out, a second attack struck.
A crimson giant claw slammed into the starship, tearing straight through its sturdy alloy hull.
Scorching lava poured through the breach, meeting the cold air inside and filling the ship with steam. Amid the shriek of tearing steel, the Crimson Sky Ape forced its enormous body into the vessel, its dark red eyes sweeping over the terrified people inside.
“Mutant Beast! A Mutant Beast got in!”
"Open fire! Fire!"
Several guards raised their energy rifles and fired frantically. Their beams struck the Crimson Sky Ape, but only left a few faint scorch marks on its scales.
The Crimson Sky Ape looked at them.
Its gaze seemed less like that of a Mutant Beast and more like a person's, as if it were staring at a few noisy ants.
The Crimson Sky Ape let out a sudden roar. A terrifying wave of sound and a powerful force of will surged outward. In an instant, the soldiers inside the starship clutched their heads and screamed. Blood poured from their ears, eyes, nostrils, and mouths as they collapsed to the ground, shrieking in agony.
Those who were weaker were killed outright by the shock.
The Crimson Sky Ape paid no further attention to the fallen Mechanical Empire soldiers. Its gaze fell on the depths of the cargo bay, where rows upon rows of metal crates were neatly stacked.
Each crate bore a conspicuous