Wulf saw the truck topple and fall off the ledge. Gangrel with it. This
can't be happening, thought Wulf. He had fought with Gangrel in countless
battles, against orks, the Eldar and even renegade Space Marines. He could
mourn later though, he had Tyranids to fight. He switched his weapon to
full auto and emptied a whole magazine into the Tyranid swarm and a dozen
fell. Grey fought with a new fury and Kahn didn't seem put off at all, just
a job.
Wulf realised that they were making no difference in this fight. There were still around fifty Tyranids left and now there was only Kahn, Wulf and Grey left. Time to leave, thought Wulf. "Everyone, pull back! We make for the town," screamed Wulf as he turned and ran. The others followed him through the caverns. They had left a trail of motor oil so they could find their way back easily. The Gargoyles followed but eventually lost interest in such small a prey.
They made it into the open desert. Wulf squinted as his eyes adjusted. His black flak armour was torn he had lost his autogun while they had fled. His face was a mixture of red and black from the sweat and soot from the cave. Kahn was quite unscathed since he spent most of the fight hiding behind rocks, firing his sniper rifle into the swarm. Grey was bleeding from a dozen small cuts and his vest was ripped. He had his autogun but it was out of ammo. They walked down a slope to where the assembly point was but something was wrong. All the town's militia that were down there were dead. Tyranid bio-acid had burnt through their flesh and armour. A truck was still left intact though. Wulf, Grey and Kahn climbed into the vehicle and spread off to the town.
The town's gate was open; it had been blasted open though. Seven men lay dead. Spores covered the town, making it hard to see. They disembarked and stood in an empty courtyard. There was no noise or no one to be seen. "Head to the Mayor's hall" ordered Wulf. Grey and Kahn nodded in agreement and ran up the street to the large hall. The door was barricaded but they let the three of them in when they found out they had some extra guns. "What happened?" asked Wulf
"Tyranids stormed the town. They took us by surprise" replied the Mayor. The Mayor, Solomon and five tired guards were all that was left of the town. There were a few civilians hiding in houses but they would eventually die from the spores that clog up the lungs and stop breathing. They were safe in here though, because the hall was on an elevated position the spores couldn't reach them.
"Are they allied with the orks?" asked Grey.
"Of course not. Tyranids never ally"
"How do you know?" asked Wulf with a grin.
"Because there are hundreds of ork corpses out there," replied one of the guards.
"What happened to you? Wasn't there another one of your squad?" asked the Mayor "Yes, he fell in battle. We took a wrong turn in the cavern complex and ended up in a Tyranid Hive. On the way back we found the militia dead"
"I received a reply from the senior officials off planet. They have scheduled this world to be cleansed in the next hour," said the Mayor grimly. Wulf new about cleansing. When a world is inhabited by too many aliens the Imperium 'cleanse' it by wiping out all life on the planet, leaving the world an uninhabitable wasteland. If the cleansing is taking place in the next hour then we haven't got long to live, thought Wulf.
"We are going to die," said the Mayor
"You, maybe. But not us. There must be a ship somewhere we can use," said Wulf desperately.
"Maybe, but we'll be killed be the Tyranids before we can reach the docking bays," answered the Mayor.
"You can stay here and die then. I'll at least die fighting" said Wulf as he walked to the door with Grey and Kahn.
"Okay. We'll come," said the Mayor as he picked up a laspistol and stood up. The five guards were armed with lasguns and so was Solomon.
Wulf opened the door and set his new lasgun to half-power and ordered the Mayor and his men to do so aswell. No point in over killing the alien bastards, that would just waste ammo. They set off down the steps towards the truck Wulf had arrived in. It was quiet. Until Tyranids started pouring out of the buildings. Wulf dropped one automatically with a red las shot through the cranium. Mayor Talbot shot one twice with his laspistol but it didn't stop it. These breeds of Tyranid were known as Hormagaunts. They were the fastest aliens in the universe and had deadly scythes jutting out of where their hands should have been. The Hormagaunt reached the Mayor and plunged its scythe into the Mayor's chest. There was a bone cracking sound as the Mayor fell to the ground, spitting out blood. He lasted long, thought Wulf as he shot another Tyranid to the ground. He was a better aim with a lasgun; it was lighter and easier to shoot. Grey punched one of the aliens and then pelted it full of bullets from his slug-throwing autogun. One of the Mayor's bodyguards fell with no head while another lost an arm and eventually his head aswell. Kahn was at the back, dropping an alien with every shot. Solomon was doing surprisingly well while locked in a grapple with one of the beasts.
After a bloody melee the Tyranids fled out of the town gate, knowing they couldn't win. Wulf reached the truck and jumped in. There were eight of them and the truck could hold five. It didn't matter though, they held onto anything they could. Wulf hit the pedal and they shot out of the town gate. Being pursued by hundreds of Tyranids. Kahn was shooting at the Tyranids as they sped off towards the docking bays. Wulf would tell Kahn to save ammunition but knew Kahn wouldn't listen. It was about five miles to the docking bays, that's about a ten-minute drive, thought Wulf, worried about what they would encounter there.
Wulf realised that they were making no difference in this fight. There were still around fifty Tyranids left and now there was only Kahn, Wulf and Grey left. Time to leave, thought Wulf. "Everyone, pull back! We make for the town," screamed Wulf as he turned and ran. The others followed him through the caverns. They had left a trail of motor oil so they could find their way back easily. The Gargoyles followed but eventually lost interest in such small a prey.
They made it into the open desert. Wulf squinted as his eyes adjusted. His black flak armour was torn he had lost his autogun while they had fled. His face was a mixture of red and black from the sweat and soot from the cave. Kahn was quite unscathed since he spent most of the fight hiding behind rocks, firing his sniper rifle into the swarm. Grey was bleeding from a dozen small cuts and his vest was ripped. He had his autogun but it was out of ammo. They walked down a slope to where the assembly point was but something was wrong. All the town's militia that were down there were dead. Tyranid bio-acid had burnt through their flesh and armour. A truck was still left intact though. Wulf, Grey and Kahn climbed into the vehicle and spread off to the town.
The town's gate was open; it had been blasted open though. Seven men lay dead. Spores covered the town, making it hard to see. They disembarked and stood in an empty courtyard. There was no noise or no one to be seen. "Head to the Mayor's hall" ordered Wulf. Grey and Kahn nodded in agreement and ran up the street to the large hall. The door was barricaded but they let the three of them in when they found out they had some extra guns. "What happened?" asked Wulf
"Tyranids stormed the town. They took us by surprise" replied the Mayor. The Mayor, Solomon and five tired guards were all that was left of the town. There were a few civilians hiding in houses but they would eventually die from the spores that clog up the lungs and stop breathing. They were safe in here though, because the hall was on an elevated position the spores couldn't reach them.
"Are they allied with the orks?" asked Grey.
"Of course not. Tyranids never ally"
"How do you know?" asked Wulf with a grin.
"Because there are hundreds of ork corpses out there," replied one of the guards.
"What happened to you? Wasn't there another one of your squad?" asked the Mayor "Yes, he fell in battle. We took a wrong turn in the cavern complex and ended up in a Tyranid Hive. On the way back we found the militia dead"
"I received a reply from the senior officials off planet. They have scheduled this world to be cleansed in the next hour," said the Mayor grimly. Wulf new about cleansing. When a world is inhabited by too many aliens the Imperium 'cleanse' it by wiping out all life on the planet, leaving the world an uninhabitable wasteland. If the cleansing is taking place in the next hour then we haven't got long to live, thought Wulf.
"We are going to die," said the Mayor
"You, maybe. But not us. There must be a ship somewhere we can use," said Wulf desperately.
"Maybe, but we'll be killed be the Tyranids before we can reach the docking bays," answered the Mayor.
"You can stay here and die then. I'll at least die fighting" said Wulf as he walked to the door with Grey and Kahn.
"Okay. We'll come," said the Mayor as he picked up a laspistol and stood up. The five guards were armed with lasguns and so was Solomon.
Wulf opened the door and set his new lasgun to half-power and ordered the Mayor and his men to do so aswell. No point in over killing the alien bastards, that would just waste ammo. They set off down the steps towards the truck Wulf had arrived in. It was quiet. Until Tyranids started pouring out of the buildings. Wulf dropped one automatically with a red las shot through the cranium. Mayor Talbot shot one twice with his laspistol but it didn't stop it. These breeds of Tyranid were known as Hormagaunts. They were the fastest aliens in the universe and had deadly scythes jutting out of where their hands should have been. The Hormagaunt reached the Mayor and plunged its scythe into the Mayor's chest. There was a bone cracking sound as the Mayor fell to the ground, spitting out blood. He lasted long, thought Wulf as he shot another Tyranid to the ground. He was a better aim with a lasgun; it was lighter and easier to shoot. Grey punched one of the aliens and then pelted it full of bullets from his slug-throwing autogun. One of the Mayor's bodyguards fell with no head while another lost an arm and eventually his head aswell. Kahn was at the back, dropping an alien with every shot. Solomon was doing surprisingly well while locked in a grapple with one of the beasts.
After a bloody melee the Tyranids fled out of the town gate, knowing they couldn't win. Wulf reached the truck and jumped in. There were eight of them and the truck could hold five. It didn't matter though, they held onto anything they could. Wulf hit the pedal and they shot out of the town gate. Being pursued by hundreds of Tyranids. Kahn was shooting at the Tyranids as they sped off towards the docking bays. Wulf would tell Kahn to save ammunition but knew Kahn wouldn't listen. It was about five miles to the docking bays, that's about a ten-minute drive, thought Wulf, worried about what they would encounter there.