[Hux doesn't care much about the eggs at all. He is a cold, heartless guy and he really doesn't care much about those eggs as long as it means they'll be able to pass more safely. So. He aims down the sight, lining up the shot...
...before he pulls the trigger. The shot is clean and quick, the rifle jerking back against the flat of his shoulder with the recoil. The bullet splits through the creature's forehead, not even giving it the chance to react before it's dead. The corpse falls into the nest on top of the eggs.
Hux lowers the rifle, flipping the switch again to change it back to a blaster. As the gun's gears start to shift to change it back, Hux is already moving towards the gap and the wall they'll have to climb across in order to continue, not giving his action a second thought.]
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...before he pulls the trigger. The shot is clean and quick, the rifle jerking back against the flat of his shoulder with the recoil. The bullet splits through the creature's forehead, not even giving it the chance to react before it's dead. The corpse falls into the nest on top of the eggs.
Hux lowers the rifle, flipping the switch again to change it back to a blaster. As the gun's gears start to shift to change it back, Hux is already moving towards the gap and the wall they'll have to climb across in order to continue, not giving his action a second thought.]