AVP Ultimate Prey 17

They were a warrior species, yes, but even within a warrior species some infrastructures must be maintained, some choices must be made less for the sake of glory and personal experience than for the retention and livability of claimed territories. This ship had been on a slow circuit of others in the area, refueling them and performing basic maintenance tasks. All of them had been tested as adults, and all of them had succeeded, but not well enough to be considered Elites. A hunt such as this would never have been offered to them. They could, if they chose, send a beacon to a better prepared crew, notifying them of the opportunity. Or they could claim this prize for their own. There was really no question, in the end.-pg.148 chpt.5

Eight of them there were, and warriors all, properly blooded, for all that their performance in the trials had been poor enough to warrant consignment to a maintenance ship and not to the fields of glory. They would all be able to claim Elite status when they returned home, proper Yautja adults at last, and no one would deny them improvement in their station, or better opportunities for advancement. Truly, this hunt was a gift from the universe, and they were going to take full and enthusiastic advantage of it. No
one could say they had stolen this opportunity from a more deserving hunting party, a group of youngbloods yet to fail their first trial or a better armed and armored team of proper warriors. No, this was a chance outbreak, a completely
unpredictable hive that had yet to fully establish itself, and they would triumph.

They were Yautja, and this was only Hard Meat, difficult to kill, brutal, yes, but animal. Proud of themselves and confident in a victory not yet won they strode into the station, delicate and decoratively made, as ooman structures always were. Almost at once, two of them earned the title of "blooded," as one of the Hard Meat lunged out of the shadows and met the speaking ends of their
weapons, bursting into a spray of gore and chitin, pieces on every surface. They all roared laughter, delighted by the ease of their accomplishment.-ph.152 chpt.5