Although his allies were taking heavy casualties around him, Leo charged on fearlessly, inspiring the other animals to do the same. The Vurtan troopers came at him with swords and bayonets, but their steel weapons were no match for his size and strength. He swatted aside the bayonet of a charging trooper as if swatting a fly, then punched the man in the chest with such force that, with a burst of bright sparks, he was sent flying into one of his allies further back.

Two others charged him, brandishing their sabres, but he dodged their slashes with a surprising agility for a creature of his size, before grabbing both troopers by their necks and raising them off the ground. He knew another hail of gunfire would follow, so he held the two out like a human shield as he charged towards the line of gunners, pushing aside the troopers that stood in his path. Before they could do much to react, the two troopers in his grasp were riddled by a hail of bullets while Leo remained safe behind them.

Once he reached the line of gunners, he flung the unconscious bodies of the two troopers towards them, knocking out two of the gunners with each one, before charging in to take down the rest personally. They struggled to take aim in such close quarters, but he was upon them before they could, causing their rifles to fire off fruitlessly into nowhere as his claws split apart their chestplates or their masks with every powerful swipe.

This made him feel alive alright. He was literally bred for battle, after all. The scent of rage, fear and gunpowder was strong in the air, but there was something else as well. A scent that, however faint, stood out from the others. He’d smelled its likeness before, it was the scent of something alien. One of the Super Enhanced was here, and she was coming right towards him. Like her allies, she was a dwarf compared to him, but he couldn't risk underestimating her strength. At the very last moment before she reached him, he jumped to the side, out of the way of her charge, and transitioned into a 180° spin in order to rake her in the back with his claws as she passed, provided she didn’t halt her charge in time.