Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monsters

Chapter 538 The Chaos on the Warning Star, Strategic Objectives

Rhodes stood atop the hive city, looking down at the enormous, silvery-white monster that was gradually spreading below, a slight smile playing on his lips.

This special Sofia monster is extremely powerful, but unfortunately, once the Sofia sphere is completely formed, its appearance will never change again.

Only the original state of the Sphere of Specia possesses the ability to infinitely divide and reproduce, and to fuse with other targets.

"Tartaros, it seems our 'scavengers' are doing a great job."

Tartarus nodded: "Master, what do you plan to do with this newly fused gene-stealing monster?"

Rhodes chuckled: "They are indeed useful. Next, they will deal with another enemy."

This time, he eliminated the cult headquarters of the gene-stealers and the Ancestral Dragon Palace, but a large number of hybrid gene-stealers remained on this planet. Some of these people are even hiding on other continents or among the nobles of this planet.

Rhodes adopts a zero-tolerance attitude towards nuclear creatures like gene stealers; once discovered, they are absolutely eliminated, the kind of person who would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.

These gene stealers are all hiding among nobles and ordinary commoners. Finding them one by one would be too time-consuming, and Rhodes doesn't have the time to do such a thing.

So this monster came in handy, merging with the entire gene-stealer race and even devouring the Ancestral Dragon, essentially taking over this special gene-stealer race network.

With this special network, the monster can find all the gene stealers hidden among the human population.

"Master, do you intend to find them all first, and then eliminate them all in some way, such as using psionic resonance to directly blast their heads apart?" Tartarus asked.

"No, no, no! The Poor Prince Cult has a very serious infiltration of Vigilant Planet. If we kill these gene stealers in an instant, it will inevitably have a huge impact on Vigilant Planet."

"So we can't kill these gene stealers in an instant," Rhodes said.

This matter is not so simple. This time, Rhodes' goal is to turn the Vigilant Star into a large net, a trap. And since it is a trap, it cannot be discovered by the enemy.

If any major chaos were to suddenly erupt on Vigilant Planet before Gilman's arrival, it would be bad news for Rhodes. This time, he had to resolve the issue of the Chaos Godhead, because it was a war concerning all of humanity.

"Then what do you mean, Master?" Tartarus asked hesitantly.

What exactly does the master want to do? Right now, the only forces here are the two of them. Unless they summon other monsters, the master has no other forces at his disposal.

Certain forces within the Empire, and even those under the master's command, must absolutely not appear on the Vigilant Star, otherwise Fogrem might not fall for their trap.

"You can sense that an orc fleet is on its way not far from this planet," Rhodes said with a mysterious smile.

The reason for eliminating the gene stealers was to prevent these troublemakers from causing chaos and to avoid them attracting the Tyranids.

As for the other group of invaders, the green-skinned orcs are definitely the best workers and tools, and Rhodes has many ways to control these green-skinned orcs.

He had a warlord named Grom Hellscream under his command, and almost all the orcs under his command no longer worshipped the two gods, so they could be said to have completely defected from the native orcs.

In this situation, Rhodes has a lot of room to maneuver, and now the premium shop is open, where you can buy things in full.

The monsters in the mid-range shop—there are quite a few monsters in the mid-range shop that can be mind-manipulated.

"Master, do you mean to use someone else to do the dirty work, to use the power of the orcs to deal with those gene-stealing cults?" Tartarus immediately understood his master's meaning.

Using orcs to achieve this goal is indeed a good choice. With a little guidance, or even without doing much, these orcs will immediately start fighting with humans once they reach the Vigilant Star.

The fact that the green-skinned orcs and humans were fighting wouldn't alert Chaos to a trap, because if a trap were set, the green-skinned orcs would start fighting inside it first, which wouldn't be a good thing.

But who would have thought that Rhodes had a way to control the green-skinned orcs? When the two sides were evenly matched, Rhodes could simply step in and control these green-skinned orcs!
"You guessed right, but I'm not just going to eliminate the remaining gene stealers. The remaining gene stealers are complicated and, to be honest, they won't amount to much. They're just hiding among some noble groups."

"The problems on Vigilant Planet are very serious; the chaos here must be dealt with properly," Rhodes said.

"What a perfect plan! In that case, why not try using the Sphia Sphere to assimilate the green-skinned orcs?"
"If the Sphia Sphere could destroy the Genestealer Cult, then the Fairy Tale Beastmen should be able to as well," Tartarus said.

"Integration is necessary, but now is not the time. Just wait and see! This time, I will set up a super huge trap to capture Forgrim," Rhodes said.

A few days later, the Mechanicus personnel on Vigilant Planet discovered a fleet of Orc junk ships heading towards Vigilant Planet.

The various factions within the Empire deeply resented these infamous Ork Greenskins.

Therefore, upon learning of the orc army's arrival, they immediately notified the Imperial Navy stationed nearby, ordering them to intercept the Orcs' attack.

Furthermore, it was imperative that the planet beholding the great Imperial Regent Robert Guilliman, and that these greens should not be allowed to interfere with the welcoming of the Regent.

The Imperial Navy, upon receiving the order, was somewhat speechless. They were being sent to stop the orc fleet?
The launch of the Unyielding Expedition has led the Empire to mobilize a large number of Imperial naval forces. Currently, Imperial naval forces, starships, and heavy cruisers in various locations have been largely redeployed.

The entire Starfleet only has a few small and medium-sized ships available for use.

They don't even have a single battleship here, just some frigates, destroyers, and small cruisers. Are you kidding me? They think they can stop the orc fleet with just these ships?

Although the orc fleet's ships look like they were made in a junkyard, you can't doubt their performance. These junk ships of the orcs, in the hands of the orcs, rely on their special waaagh force field.

This spaceship is the most stable spaceship in the entire universe, and it can even perform some extremely buggy operations. For example, if the orcs firmly believe that the ship can still be driven, then it can be driven, and it can leave even if it is severely damaged.

If people firmly believe that their weapons can hit their targets, then they can. If the gravitational pull of their massive junk ships can shatter human destroyers and cruisers in a single blow, then they can do it. The best way to deal with an orc army is to have a well-organized Imperial battle fleet to intercept them.

Sending them these small boats wouldn't break through the orcs' defenses at all. In fact, they could provide the orcs with some materials to convert their cruisers into orcish junk ships.

Therefore, the Imperial Navy made a decision: to send a distress signal to Holy Terra, requesting that Holy Terra send troops to its aid!

Holy Terra received the distress signal immediately, and the Emperor himself gave instructions.

His instruction left the local Imperial Navy both relieved and bewildered. They were relieved that they didn't have to go out and fight the orcs to the death.

To their utter bewilderment, the Emperor ordered them to remain still, protect their new port, and await the arrival of Guilliman's main fleet, then coordinate with Guilliman's fleet to annihilate the Orc forces.

If the Orcs invade Vigilant, then the mortal ground forces on Vigilant will be responsible for the battle.

Upon receiving this news, the Imperial Navy immediately conveyed the Emperor's decree to the nobles on the Vigilant Star.

Upon receiving this news, all the major noble groups on Vigilant Planet convened a meeting. Even the Mechanicus and the State Religion received the meeting notice and joined the collective meeting of Vigilant Planet.

This special council was established hundreds of years ago by the Agamemnon family to facilitate governance, and was formed by various factions on Vigilant Star to achieve a unified goal.

“The Mechanicus should send all of its Guardians to this battle. Vigilant Star must not fall. It connects to the Nachmend Corridor, and the Great Regent will arrive soon. If we hold out until the Regent arrives, we can achieve victory,” a local nobleman said.

“No problem, the Mechanicus can deploy a large number of its own troops, but we don’t have enough of our own troops. Why don’t you contribute your own private troops as well?”

"Send them to our Mechanicus, and we'll modify them for free, turning them all into a powerful army of protectors to be deployed in this battle, how about that?" A Mechanicus sage scoffed.

They can certainly call in troops from their mechanical cult, but we don't have enough call in troops. So please send over the silk scarves you have on hand so we can modify them!

Anyway, your Fourth Army's combat strength is not as strong as the Guardian Army's. After we carry out some mechanical modifications, their combat strength will be more stable.

Upon hearing this, all the noble members were speechless. Asking them to bring out their private soldiers? What a joke! Without these private soldiers, even if they won the battle!

They will also be eliminated by the Mechanicus in the future. After being reformed by the Mechanicus, these private soldiers will no longer belong to them, but to the Mechanicus.

"Our family's private army needs to protect the family's interests and cannot be easily mobilized. Why don't we have the state religion provide some combat nuns and religious guards?"

"The state religion has now been reorganized, and the great Pope Loka should be willing to help us," another local nobleman said.

Besides the Mechanicus, there is another powerful imperial force on Vigilant Star: the State Religion. A few years ago, when Luo Jia had just taken over the throne, the State Religion here received the news immediately and began to reorganize.

As for the Battle Sisters, they are an incredibly powerful force; the current Battle Sisters force is even stronger than the original Space Marine force.

Although the combat nun unit on the Vigilant Star did not receive the gene seed and become the gene daughter of that Imperial Princess.

Even so, these old-fashioned battle nuns possessed an extremely strong will and faith.

The current Guardians of the State Church are even more formidable, currently undergoing a complete re-equipment; the new generation of Guardians are all Space Marines.

However, the Calling Forces on Vigilant Planet, like their Battle Sisters, have not kept up with the pace of modification and are still using the old version, not the Space Marine version.

The empire is simply too vast. Even with the most advanced technology, it would take an extremely long time to fully popularize it. In fact, by the time the next generation is developed, the current generation's adoption might not even be complete yet!

This is still under the Emperor's control. The efficiency was improved after the original entities returned; otherwise, the speed would have been even slower.

"The National Church's Defenders and the fighting nuns will all be involved in the battle, but our Defenders only number a few hundred thousand."

"And the number of battle nuns is less than ten thousand; even if they were all committed, they wouldn't be able to completely defeat this orc army," said the state priest in charge of attending the council.

The state religion has now changed its doctrines, so they cannot refuse this battle. However, the local nobles must also contribute some resources; they cannot place all the pressure on the state religion and the Mechanicus.

"How about this? Anyway, the common people in the capital have nothing to do, so it's better to let them stay at home and wait to die than to let them do that."

"Instead of letting the Greenskins kill them so cruelly, it would be better to send them all to the Mechanicus and transform them into the Mechanicus's protectors, allowing them to realize their full potential. Even in death, they can return to the Golden Throne," a local nobleman said.

This statement was immediately approved by all the nobles. After all, the lives of commoners were worthless; they were the empire's best currency. Even the state religion and the Mechanicus tacitly approved of this.

"It's decided then. All the lower-class commoners in the capital cities will be transformed into combat servants by the Mechanic Church's guards," said the Mechanic Church's sage.

Just as the two sides were discussing, a spatial passage suddenly tore open, and the Imperial reinforcements arrived almost simultaneously with the orc fleet.

The ships that appeared this time were blue combat barges, belonging to the Ultramarines.

Almost every faction on the planet received a psionic message: Ultramarines Vice Commander Calga had arrived.

The large number of green-skinned orc junk ships and the Ultramarines' fleet were less than a light-year apart.

A war between the two sides is about to break out.

(End of this chapter)