"Interesting..." Liu Zhipeng grinned. Though he no longer had an actual mouth, the smile in his mind brimmed with malice.
The imperious voice rang out again, this time with a hint of impatience:
"C-7749, execute combat directives immediately. Target: Arachne Hive Fleet. Priority: eliminate Hive Tyrant-class units."
Through his shell's sensory systems, he finally "saw" the being controlling him.
He was an enormous Necron Phaeron, over five meters tall, clad in exquisitely crafted living metal armor. Runes symbolizing royal authority covered the armor, each glowing an eerie green. His head was an intricate metal skull, with two green ghostly flames burning in its sockets.
Galmak the "Moon Shatterer." Phaeron of the Novokh Dynasty, and one of the most arrogant bastards among the Necron Nobles.
"So my current situation is... I'm about to be launched like a missile?"
While Liu Zhipeng was working out how to respond, Galmak had already finished aiming.
"Go, my weapon." A trace of pleasure colored Galmak's voice. "Show those lowly bugs what true power is."
The next second, Liu Zhipeng felt a terrifying force seize him, and then...
Boom!
He was launched like an artillery shell.
The acceleration was so immense that it tore apart the surrounding space. Liu Zhipeng felt himself hurtling through layer after layer of turbulent void currents. The Tyranid Swarm's bio-ships kept exploding around him, their fragments skimming past his shell.
Fuuuuuck! Liu Zhipeng roared furiously in his mind. Being used as a human missile was way too fucking intense!
His target soon came into view.
It was an enormous hive ship, over five kilometers long, shaped like a monstrous beetle. Thick carapace covered its hull, and tens of thousands of biological gun emplacements were firing on the Necron fleet.
Atop the hive ship, a gigantic Tyrant was throwing back his head