Evan swung his hand hard, pointing his arm behind him and tracing a heart in midair.
Another Drukhari fell. Enke had good equipment, giving him absolute dominance at close to medium range.
The ship was soon riddled with holes, explosions and plasma erupting everywhere. The Astartes knew nothing about the construction of these Aeldari warships, so they fired indiscriminately and smashed the entire vessel apart.
The surviving enemies rushed to the hangars, boarded small emergency craft, and flew toward the planet.
Five Aeldari warships had been completely wrecked in a single surprise attack, but that did not mean the enemy had lost the ability to travel through space.
Their smaller craft could also fly through space. They simply operated in the atmosphere as well, which was why they had all gone down to plunder the planet.
When Evil Soul heard that his large ships were under attack, he realized things were going badly and immediately wanted to lead his forces in retreat.
The experienced Kabal leader immediately considered withdrawing, but relations within a Kabal were hardly harmonious.
Nobody wanted to follow a leader who was not strong enough. If he fled in panic and returned to the Webway with these few ships that could barely carry any slaves, his position as Kabal leader would be in serious jeopardy. More to the point, he could easily lose his life.
But what if he turned this around?
Evil Soul was certain that the enemies attacking his large warships could not fly them away. In other words, the enemy seemed to have boarded his "slave transports" of their own accord-and they were powerful specimens.
He immediately made his decision and ordered all the small warships into space. They would fire cables, tow the five large warships, and drag them into the Webway along