Realizing how serious the situation was, the veteran Sword Bearer almost immediately signaled for his Battle-Brothers to retreat the way they had come, but a pack of Genestealers emerged from nowhere and ambushed them.
In the cramped shipboard passages, surrounded by an entirely unfamiliar layout, these slight Tyranid creatures could often launch ambushes from the ventilation ducts.
Whether from overhead ducts or vents along the walls, these stealthy Xenos could spring out at any moment.
The Ultramarines often had to work together to fend off their attacks.
When these creatures attacked from behind or above, their claws could inflict devastating damage through the vulnerable joints of Power Armour.
Even an Astartes could not withstand such wounds.
Among these frenzied Xenos Creatures, there were often one or two advanced organisms whose claws even carried a Disruption Field.
The conspicuous claw marks on the veteran Sword Bearer's Storm Shield had been left by these unusual Xenos specimens.
The roar of Bolter fire mingled with the hiss of Disruption Fields slicing through the air. The screams of Xenos echoed through the passage.
As the last Xenos enemy was torn apart by a blade, the squad finally gained a moment to catch their breath.
But an even more serious problem now confronted them.
They were lost.
The surrounding hull bore the hallmarks of Aeldari design, covered in strange gemstone decorations and pale structural elements, yet the wall of another passage nearby carried the markings of an Imperium ship. From deep within a passage not far away, the roar of some creature seemed to drift toward them, stirring unease.
Hull structures of wildly different styles intersected with one another.
Fortunately, the Battle-Brothers the veteran Sword Bearer had brought were all veterans from the Glory of Fire. Unlike recruits who might be overwhelmed by complicated situations,