Warhammer Fantasy: I Have Total War System

Chapter 76 The Man-Eating Man of Golfag

All foreign mercenaries in the coalition were concentrated and guarded in the front and middle part of the column.

This force, cobbled together from Westerners, border tribes, and nomadic herders, was surrounded by the Central Guard Army.

On the one hand, it was to prevent them from becoming bandits who plundered the people in the rear.

On the one hand, when it comes to critical moments, they can be pushed out as cannon fodder to fight on the front lines.

The martial arts practitioners of Zhen Dan, who are also employed, do not have so many restrictions.

They formed their own factions and scattered throughout the Allied forces. Some joined the army, some became bodyguards for wealthy merchants, and some mingled among the civilians in the rear, doing all sorts of shady things.

To hire them, you first need to find brokers from their respective sects and gangs, and after several rounds of negotiation, you can finally get them to work.

Li Lin's first goal was to recruit the Long-Toothed Warrior, a professional fighter.

According to information gathered by his staff, although the Longtooth Warriors were now cannibals who had been assimilated into the Chinese civilization, the cannibals were launching a large-scale invasion southward, and apart from the Shangyang people, no one in the allied forces trusted them.

Therefore, they were also kept in the same place as the foreign mercenaries, and heavily guarded.

However, these men were skilled and hardworking, so they served as guards in the foreign mercenary zone, receiving a salary and military rations, which was much better than the treatment of those foreigners who could only receive relief food.

The allied forces were marching, their wheels grinding over gravel, their banners fluttering slightly in the breeze.

Li Lin, accompanied by his advisors who had gathered intelligence, crossed the ranks and arrived at the convoy where the mercenaries were located.

The Central Guard troops responsible for surveillance saw his imposing attire and immediately let him pass, without even taking a close look at his face.

As the saying goes, clothes make the man and a saddle makes the horse.

Because the area is not peaceful, and it's common for mercenaries to quarrel and fight each other, Li Lin brought Jin Fu along.

Lai Cai and Lai Fu hid in the nearby woods as usual, waiting to rush out and catch the enemy off guard if there was any danger.

Longtooth Warrior's caravan was located on the outskirts of the mercenary group, within easy reach.

It was a row of metal vehicles that could completely isolate the chaotic magical energy of the dimensional stone desert.

The vehicle was nearly twice as long as a regular truck and almost two zhang tall. It was made of layers of iron-gray and bluish-gray patterned iron plates riveted together, and the surface was engraved with array patterns.

The trucks that usually cross the Dimensional Stone Desert only have a few metal strips with these reflective runes embedded in the wood, or hang one or two palm-sized magic mirrors.

Only precious goods that must not come into contact with chaotic magical energy would require such an expensive and sweltering all-metal wagon.

In the Longtooth Warriors' convoy, five such metal wagons had their side panels removed, were connected by iron buckles and chains, and laid across the road to form a mobile barracks.

It is estimated that only in this way can the enormous size and weight of the cannibal be accommodated.

When they reached fifty paces outside the iron barracks, Li Lin instructed his staff to knock on the door.

The aide straightened his clothes, looking somewhat nervous but still relatively calm, clearly having found out everything.

He walked to one of the low doors and knocked a few times.

The door opened a crack.

Without hesitation, he ducked and crawled inside.

Just as Li Ling was thinking that this person was quite efficient, he suddenly heard a muffled sound like a watermelon being smashed, followed by a short, sharp shout like a chicken being killed, coming from inside the carriage.

Well, I knew there would be an unexpected twist.

He strode to the barracks door, knocked, and Jinfu followed closely behind him.

The door swung open a crack, and the head of an ogre poked out, its face full of impatience.

This was the first time Li Lin had examined the ogre's appearance so closely.

His head was as big as a mortar, his features were fierce, his cheeks were greasy and shiny, and his bald chin was covered with yellowish saliva.

Slightly different from the previous invading ogre forces, this ogre was wearing a black hat in the style of Aurora.

It has a pointed bottom and a conical shape, with the brim folded in half, resembling a strange shape made up of a pointed felt hat and a flat turban.

"You—"

His eyes were like those of a starving dog seeing a meat bun, or a soon-to-be-castrated eunuch entering a brothel, his gaze sweeping over Li Lin's body, his thick saliva flowing down like a waterfall.

Li Lin took a step back in disgust.

Jin Fu sensed something and threateningly placed one paw in front of Li Lin, while a loud "gurgling" sound began to emanate from his throat.

The ogre behind the door glanced at the black lion with surprise, his expression not so much of fear as confusion.

"Get lost, don't go looking for trouble." He muttered under his breath and slammed the door shut.

Li Lin remained unhurried, raised his hand again, and knocked twice heavily: "Hand over the person."

No one answered him from inside; there were only chaotic footsteps and hoarse arguments, occasionally accompanied by the sharp scraping of metal against metal.

Li Lin stopped talking nonsense and gently patted Jinfu on the back.

The black lion let out a low growl, took two steps to the front of the carriage, raised its giant paw high, and slammed it down from above.

With a loud "bang," the side door, covered with riveted iron plates, fell off completely, and half of the carriage roof collapsed inward.

Then came another sharp tearing sound as Jinfu ripped through the five- or six-inch-wide iron wall of the carriage with his claws, just like tearing an A4 sheet of paper.

Looking through the cracked carriage wall, you can see several obese ogres standing barefoot in the carriage, wearing tattered blue and white clothes, with gleaming cleavers and meat hooks hanging from their waists.

A large black iron pot was set up in front of them, with water and firewood already laid out; all that was missing was a fire.

The staff member who had just entered was stripped naked, bound like prey with heavy reins, and collapsed unconscious on a blood-soaked chopping board next to a large cauldron.

"Why should you get the thigh meat? How much meat could there be on his skinny arms?"

"Why should I? Because I'm bigger than you! I'm stronger than you! And I earn more money than you!"

Two cannibals were wrestling on the ground, and the fight showed no signs of stopping even as the barracks were torn apart.

【Golfaggle's Man-Eating Monster Infantry】

A string of soldier identification information appeared before Li Lin's eyes.

[Health Points: 9300] [Morale: 80] [Number of Modules: 16 (Large Size, 1700 Weight)]

[Attributes: Armor 80, Movement Speed ​​54, Attack 48, Anti-Infantry Bonus 64, Defense 36, Melee Weapon Power 84 (Armor Penetration), 42 (Unbreakable), Anti-Infantry Bonus 16, Charge 50]

[Passive Skill: Counterattack, Ogre Charge]

[Traits: Siege Warrior, Vanguard Deployment, Instills Fear, Agile, Psychological Immunity]

[Countering the Move: When at a disadvantage in combat, melee defense +10, attack +5]

The best plans are born when failure is imminent, and they can turn the tide of battle in the most desperate moments.

[Ogre Charge: Ogres can always find weak points in the enemy formation. When charging at enemies with the "Resist Charge" affix, they still retain half of the charge bonus.]

[Surfers: This force is so powerful that it can act as human battering rams to destroy city walls and gates.]

[Pioneer Deployment: This unit possesses extensive battlefield experience and can get as close to the enemy as possible before the battle officially begins.]

[Psychological Immunity: Whether out of courage or stupidity, this unit is unaffected by the terms "Incite Fear" and "Terrify the Enemy"]

Li Lin appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was in turmoil.

Holy crap!

We've won the grand prize!

The strongest monster infantry unit in the Ogre faction, a pure attribute monster!

Strange? Could it be that the "Long-Toothed Warrior" of Aurora is actually the Man-Eater of Golfalgar?

Without changing his expression, he asked in a cold voice, "Are you the Long-Toothed Warriors?"

The cannibals looked at each other, their hands still busy.

One of the tall, one-eyed cannibals saw Jinfu behind Li Lin, sniffed carefully, and realized it was a stone and inedible, so he immediately lost interest.

He looked down at Li Lin and sensed that this young human possessed an aura of carnage and bloodshed, almost like that of his kind, which was quite different from most of the weak-willed officers in the group.

"That's right, that's us." He picked his teeth with a meat pick and said with a smile, showing no fear whatsoever. Most of the other man-eaters were the same.

Li Lin took out a rough painting scroll from his pocket and unfolded it.

Above is a famous painting depicting the martial arts contest in Shangyang, which happens to contain sketches of several long-toothed warriors.

The cannibal in the painting is meticulously groomed, with not a single beard left, regular facial features, and an air of righteousness about him.

He stood ramrod straight, dressed in clean blue and white robes, holding a giant metal hammer, with a leather belt around his waist, long boots on his feet, and a skirt of armor draped over his lower body.

Li Lin looked at the group of cannibals in front of him again.

They were all jet black, with nose hairs as thick as their beards, picking their noses and anuses while wiping them on their blue robes.

"Is this you?" He showed the portrait to the demons.

"Yeah! That's us!" a cannibal picking his nose shouted, patting his chest.

Before he could finish speaking, the one-eyed ogre turned around and punched the guy right in the face, sending him crashing into the wall.

Did I give you permission to speak?

He spat, then smiled, picked up the meat cleaver, and approached Li Lin step by step.

Jin Fu raised his paw, intending to slap the guy to death, but Li Lin stopped him with a single thought.

One-Eyed Dragon completely disregarded Ink Lion and suddenly flicked his wrist, slicing the portrait in Li Lin's hand in two.

"If you're here to see those arrogant people—" he sneered, leaning close to Li Lin and spitting his foul breath into his face.

"Then you're going to be disappointed."

"We've eaten them all, not even a bone fragment is left."