Above Thraes orbit.
Captain Raven performed another strafing run on target Bravos broadside, just as he made a high g turn ready to perform another striding run.
A bunch of new targets detected by his space fighters sensors and automatically marked by his space fighters computer appeared on his cockpit's armored glass.
"Romeo 2 Romeo 3 let's hunt some chickens"
Captain Raven declared as he performed a back flip as he did the built up Initial Inertia.
Started pushing his space fighter back, only for Captain Raven yo Increase his chemical thrusters output to the max.
Causing his space fighter to freeze In place as his thrusters generated new Inertia that countered his Initial one.
"Got you..."
Captain Raven muttered as he started gently squeezing his joysticks weapons trigger.
As he waited for the gunship to enter his holographic cross hairs middle only for his earpieces to crackle.
"This Is XO speaking all units do not attack the tangos heading for Thrae I repeat do not engage the tangos heading for Thrae over"
Wolf's orders were broadcast to every pilot and crew member on board TIS Einherjar.
"Raven squadron copy over"
Captain Raven Immediately acknowledged the order, although he might be confused about the order from the XO himself.
He was gonna follow It no matter what if his superiors told him to disengage then he was going to do precisely that.
Because a good soldier doesn't question and follow his orders to the letter that Is the core principle of Terranum Imperium Militaris that each and every Terran soldier abides by heart.
...
MC POV.
"Motherf*cker..."
I cursed under my breath while grinding my teeth as I stared at the almost 3 meters tall giant holding a power hammer with my murderous crimson eyes, If looks could kill the thing would be ten times dead already.
I didn't know why but the moment that thing tried to squash that Xeno woman's head who could was obviously some kind of space vampire head a wrath unlike any other had overwhelmed my entire being.
I wanted nothing more but to rip the f*cker to pieces with my own two bare hands, and frankly, the fact that I was pissed about It was making me even more pissed.
I really didn't like it then I wasn't in control of my emotions.
While my death marines engaged the over 9 feet tall female Xenos that could only be described as orcs because of the added height and mass of their power armor engaged my death marines.
They were pouring out lead nonstop at the crazy b*tches that charged straight at them completely Ignoring the fist sized holes appearing In their bodies while roaring at the top of their lungs.
"Kill!Kill!Kill!"
Those 30 mm shells were armor piercing high explosives ones which meant that after they entered one's body the HE fuses would detonate themselves.
Shredding muscles, bones, and organs from the Inside out and the fact that those freaks of nature didn't drop dead after a single hit was a horrific one.
"Small man, you dare Interfere die!"
The giant roared In an unknown language as he hoisted his power hammer onto his armored shoulder and started running forward.
As It did I too sprinted forward while barking at the top of my longs.
"Sergeant Mirov, knife and sidearm now!"
I called out to seargeant Mirov who just discarded his spent mag by pressing the release button while flicking his rifle to the side.
Causing the spent mag to fly out from his rifle's mag holding chamber only for 3 yellow plasma bolts to pass through his deflectors and Impact his chest's right side armor plating and right shoulder armor plate.
The plasma bolts burned right through his armor, undersuit, skin, muscle, bone, and organs.
Yet the man who received Injuries that would have killed a Thraen Instantly bit were not enough to put a cosmic marine out of the fight.
Didn't even flinch because he felt no pain, he just let go of his rifle allowing It to hang by his right side.
Took out his laser edged combat knife which could be considered a short sword by Thraen's standards and threw It with his sidearm with a green laser and holographic sight attachment among other few to me.
Which I expertly caught, without hesitation I started pulling the trigger while running toward the 3 meter tall giant who Immediately covered his head with his left armored forearm.
The 20 mm armor piercing high explosive shells exploded upon hitting his lousy deflectors that gave out after a few rounds.
Allowing 3 to burrow Into his forearm after punching through his armor plating and detonating.
The damage was extensive but nowhere enough to disable the freaks of nature's forearm which was oozing out green blood while showing scorched torn muscle and blackened fractured bone.
F*CK what the f*ck are his bones made out of?!
I cursed In my mind while having the suspicion that the things bones were even more durable than my nanocomposite alloy enriched ones.
Finally after reaching the appropriate distance I dropped to my knees and began to slip, time seemed to slow down.
As I did the giant's hammer propelled by a mini Ion thruster descended toward me with terrifying speed, but I felt no fear or hesitation as I slid beneath him, narrowly avoiding the crushing blow.
I could feel the ground tremble from the Imapct as pieces of asphalt Impacted my back and the back of my head as I continued to slip.
"Checkmate f*cker"
I muttered with a psychopathic grin as I emptied my sidearms remaining rounds directly into the giant's face, the shots finding their mark with deadly accuracy at least I thought they did. Simultaneously, I slashed through his armored knee with my laser-edged combat knife, the blade slicing through metal and flesh with ease like a hot knife through butter.
Once I exhausted my momentum after sliding through under the f*ckers armored crouch I rose to my feet, my hearts thumping loudly as they delivered my natural adrenaline and synthetic combat stimulants produced by my cybernetic Implants and additional and augmented organs through my entire body.
A grin spread across my face at the sound of something heavy hitting the ground only for my sixth sense to start ringing alarm bells Inside my head.
I spun around out of Instinct but I was too late I felt the f*ckers whose face was leaking out green blood from his grotesque open wounds showing fractured bones power hammer crashed into my left arm with bone-crushing force.
The impact sent me flying through the air like a ragdoll, my body spinning uncontrollably as I crashed to the ground with a heavy thud.
...
Private Jenkins emptied his mags last rounds at the frenzied female orc, once the holographic counter next to his mag In his HUD reached zero the headless corpse collapsed to the ground with a loud thud.
But before private Jenkins could switch his mag his power armors sensors alerted him of an enemy that appeared on his left side, as they did Jenkins spun around only for the female orc to grab his left armored arm with both of her hands.
Press her armored foot against his armored chest and start pulling, without hesitation, private Jenkins let go of his smart assault rifle, pulled out his laser edged combat knife, and stabbed her armored knee.
But before he could slice off her lower leg the orc ripped off his entire left hand, as she did private Jenkisn collapsed on his back.
Before he could throw his combat knife straight Into the orc's face a straight lazer edged katana exited the orc's armored chest, only for the blade to get yanked upwards.