Allen aimed her sniper at the Praetorian and fired. She missed as the Praetorian ran while predicting her shots. More Xenomorphs appeared and attacked. A great amount of pressure fell on Striker, Allen, and Vale.
The three tried their best to fight back against the onslaught of Xenomorphs. A Drone lunged towards Allen and pushed her down. Vale came in and stabbed its skull. Allen quickly got back up and used her swords against the onslaught of Xenomorphs. The Xenomophs fell one by one.
The Praetorian saw Allen was no longer using her sniper and rushed at her. Striker charged and stabbed at the Praetorian. The Praetorian deflected the spear with its hand and spewed acid at Striker. Striker dodged and the Praetorian stabbed its tail through his right arm.
Striker's spear dropped and the Praetorian grabbed his skull. Vale quickly grabbed Allen's sniper and aimed. The Praetorian was about to unleash its inner jaw through Striker's skull when Vale fired and the bullet tore through the Praetorian back.
The Praetorian screeched with pain. Striker took the opportunity to activate his metallic claws. He stabbed both claws up through the Praetorian skull. The Praetorian went limp and died.
Vale's morale rose at the sight and he turned his attention back to the incoming Xenomorphs. Suddenly, there was a roar in the air. The Xenomorphs stopped attacking and became silent. Suddenly, they all backed away from Striker, Allen, and Vale.
The three looked around and were confused by the Xenomorphs behavior. More Xenomorphs showed up but didn't attack. They all stared at the three silently. The three made a tactical agreement and grouped up together.
Vale's heart beat rapidly, he never thought he'd one day be so close to a Yautja without getting killed. Allen tried to analyze the Xenomorph's behavior but couldn't come to a conclusion. Striker wondered how he'd got in this situation.
From behind a tree, a Praetorian revealed itself, a Praetorian with four arms. Vale's hairs stood up, there was something dangerous about this Praetorian. Allen had never seen such a Praetorian before, she didn't have data on it, was it a new Xenomorph? Striker felt his body quiver and calmed himself.
Tanya looked around. Many Xenomorphs lay dead on the ground. So much time and resources were wasted, all because of the three before her. Even the First Praetorian and Third Praetorian fell to them. Looking at the dead bodies, a thought came to Tanya. The humans would not spare her if they saw her, nor would the aliens. So... She shouldn't spare them.
The Praetorian looked at the three. The three prepared themselves for combat. The Praetorian spoke with a soothing voice in English.
"If you two kill that thing beside you, I'll let you go."
The three were shocked, they had not expected the Praetorian to speak. Striker's helmet translated what the Praetorian said and he prepared to attack Allen and Vale. Allen and Vale looked at each other. Allen seemed to await Vale's decision. For Allen, even if she was about to be destroyed, she could easily transport the information she obtained along with her memory back to the ship. Through this, she could be remade. Vale stared at the Praetorian.
"No."
It was an answer Allen could side with, the chance of a Xenomorph keeping their words was low. Striker no longer aimed to attack Vale and Allen. The human who said no had earned his respect.
Tanya flexed her muscles and checked her body. She was in top condition. Allen aimed her sniper at Tanya. Tanya didn't seem to care and relaxed herself.
"Good answer, I hadn't planned on letting any of you live."
The Praetorian rushed forward and Allen fired. She was sure the bullet would land. Unbelievably, the Praetorian bent its body at an odd angle and the bullet flew by.
Tanya quickly dropped all of her arms to the ground and pricked her hands with her claws. With great speed and flexibility, she threw the acid in her hands. One acid tore through Allen's skull and another tore through her chest, she couldn't even react and lost all the information she acquired along with her memory data.
The other two acids tore through both of Striker's legs and he fell to the ground. He roared with pain. Vale became stiff shocked at what just happened. The Praetorian walked towards him and he couldn't move. He felt his breathing stopped. The Praetorian passed by him without any notice.
Tanya lifted a leg and stomped on the alien's chest. She couldn't be bothered with the ordinary human standing stiff scared behind her. Grabbing the alien's mask, she tore it off. It was a face Tanya couldn't have imagined.
"Let's see what freak you can make."
A Facehugger revealed itself from Tanya's back and jumped down towards Striker's face. A shuriken flew in and tore through the Facehugger. Bone Feather who had silently sneaked through the Xenomorohs roared at Tanya. Vale regained himself and attacked Tanya.
There were two thumps on the ground as if something had fallen from the sky. Bone Viper and Bone Hawk revealed themselves. Bone Viper was angry at the Praetorian. Such a death for his son was humiliation and dishonor. Bone Hawk on the other hand was filled with thrill.
Up above in the Yautja Ship, Elder Claw flexed a row of blades on his back. It had been a long time since he felt excitement. Since his two sons were younger, he would let them fight first. If they die, he would then step in.
Tanya parried Vale's spear away with her tail. She gave out a great roar. The Xenomorphs around resumed attack. Viper fired his Plasmacaster at Tanya and she jumped away.
Bone Feather quickly moved in while dicing up the incoming Xenomorphs. He reached Bone Striker and guarded him. A fierce fight erupted.