The Explorer, like a giant flying bat, remained stationed a hundred kilometers away from the Space Hulk amalgamation.
Li Qinwu ordered every detector aboard the warship activated, all combat personnel placed on alert, and the point-defense guns charged. They had to be wary of enemies sneaking aboard the ship.
Afterward, the Shuttle crossed ninety kilometers and stopped ten kilometers from the Space Hulk.
The Shuttle's rear bay opened. Carrying a pile of equipment, Li Qinwu leaped straight out into the starry void.
He wore a suit of Power Armor equipped with a Jump Pack. With a light burst from its nozzles, Li Qinwu glided toward the Space Hulk amalgamation.
Once the Shuttle had dropped Li Qinwu off, it began its return journey.
Throughout the entire transport operation, no aircraft approached the Space Hulk. Li Qinwu was guarding against whatever freaks might be lurking inside the Space Hulk, hijacking a ship and escaping.
After all, a lone Dreadnought sending out a distress signal from within a Space Hulk whose oldest sections dated back ten thousand years—no matter how he looked at it, it screamed bait!
Having watched a thousand horror and suspense movies, Li Qinwu had already guessed that Daemons, Chaos Space Marines, or something similar might be hidden within the ship. They could be using the Dreadnought to lure people in and hunt them, or trying to draw an aircraft close enough to escape aboard it.
No matter which it was, Li Qinwu's warship would remain firmly parked a hundred kilometers away. It would not move an inch.
As for the Shuttle, it would not come within ten kilometers of the Space Hulk either. Anyone who wanted to board it would have to use a Jump Pack.
That way, no matter what monsters lurked inside the Space Hulk, they would