Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates

"Don't mention it! Consider this my favor to you!" Rhodes said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Space Marines who had just woken up immediately glared angrily at Rhodes.

In this Warhammer universe, all Space Marines, and even all citizens of the Empire, are essentially required to unconditionally pledge allegiance to the Emperor, the Lord of Mankind.

The emperor who sat on the golden toilet has now been completely deified and is like a god in the hearts of all mankind.

Now someone actually claims to be bestowing blessings? Is it really appropriate for someone of the opposite sex to say something like that? Blessings are something only emperors can bestow upon us.

However, Dante, the leader of the Blood Angels Chapter, immediately reached out and pressed down on his veterans, using an extremely stern look to stop them from causing trouble.

Haven't you idiots lost badly enough? As a veteran of the Blood Angels Chapter, the mother legion of the Space Marines.

Wearing Terminator power armor, you actually lost to four greenhorn kids. That's embarrassing enough.

If they continue to make trouble now, the consequences won't be good. Most importantly, they're cunning and can't afford to lose face right now!

Who would believe it if I told them? The veterans of the Holy Blood Angels Legion actually lost to four orc lads!

"What a magnificent duel! Thank you so much for your healing, Lord Rhodes." After calming down his veterans, Dante, the commander of the Holy Blood Angels, walked up to Rhodes, bowed, and took a deep breath.

"Hahaha! It was indeed a wonderful battle, and my boys had a great time. But since it's a martial arts competition, we should have a prize if we win."

"What I just told you was that you could move freely within my fortress. Now I will arrange a room for you. Except for necessary communication, your people are not allowed to leave this room, understand?" Rhodes said.

Upon hearing this, Dante, the leader of the Holy Blood Angels Chapter, nodded with a grim expression. This orcish demon king was just like that Bonebreaker.

It is very likely that he is also the chosen one of Brother Gao and Brother Mao, belonging to the category of the Great Prophet of the Bonebreaker, and his combat power and spiritual power are even stronger than that Great Prophet Bonebreaker.

"I understand, Lord Rhodes. I will order my men to stay in the rooms you have arranged."

"Don't let them move around freely. Your strength is far greater than that of the Bonebreaker." Dante glanced at Rhodes with great apprehension and said.

"Hahaha! You have a good eye. That so-called Bone Crusher, if he were to enter my war fortress, would at most become a squad leader under me, no higher than that," Rhodes said.

This Bonebreaker War boss was chosen by the two gods of the God of War, but in terms of battle record, he only showed his prowess in the early stages of the Battle of Octarius.

This orc Bonecrusher was killed during the Unyielding Crusade, in the period of psionic awakening, by Ragnar, the young wolf lord of a wolf pack.

He beheaded the young master in a mutually destructive manner, and then pierced his chest. In the end, neither of them died and both were upgraded to Proto-Forged Space Marines.

The other one turned into a canned man, but this Bonebreaker's apparent fighting power was no less than Abaddon's.

The fact that he was almost killed by a Wolf Pack company commander, Young Wolf Lord, who wasn't even a Primal Space Marine, is quite ridiculous.

Abaddon, despite being ridiculed for his thirteen Dark Crusades, which were all for naught and not even as impressive as his father Horus's achievements over a few years.

The problem is that our Brother Abaddon only received the blessings of the four Chaos Peddlers; he wasn't a Primarch at all.

However, during the attack on the Cardia Fortress, a member of the Imperial Guard under the Emperor came and was instantly killed by this guy. Karga, a warband-level figure, was defeated by Abaddon in less than a single round.

They even managed to clash with the Primarchs during the Battle of the Vigilant Planet, though they were thoroughly outmatched.

But this is the true mark of a boss; the likes of the Bone Crusher are too beneath him.

You almost got killed by a wolf pack company commander! You're supposed to be the chosen one of the two gods!

Therefore, in Rhodes's view, this so-called Bonebreaker Orc who was obsessed with the theology of the two gods was only fit to be a squad leader under him.

"Lord Rhodes! I believe there should be no danger in your fortress, and even if there is, there is."

"I think my four Space Marines are not as useful as your Orc lads. In that case, I'll take them back and let them hone their skills on the battlefield," Dante said.

It seems that the plan to investigate this great demon king's war fortress is not going to work. Unlike other orcs, he is not as rough and brainless as he appears on the surface!

This guy is incredibly cunning!

It seems that he had already fallen into the other party's trap the moment he issued the challenge.

If all the orcs under his command were in the same fighting spirit as these four orc boys, then the Empire wouldn't need to fight at all.

The total number of Space Marines is only around one million, which is extremely small. If the number of Orcs were also one million, or even more.

Then their human empire is destined to be swept aside, and this person could very well launch a great expedition like the emperor of yesteryear and completely unify the entire galaxy.

Therefore, Dante believed that these four orc boys were pre-arranged by the Great Demon Lord Rhodes to target his Space Marines.

To give himself a taste of his own medicine, Dante was unwilling to believe that such powerful orc boys were mass-produced in Rhodes' army, and that there were as many as he wanted.

"In that case, Commander Dante, let's begin our defensive mission. I will have my orcs stationed alongside your forces to participate in the defense against the Tyranids. Let me know when you need to retreat, and also when you need to use weapons of mass destruction," Rhodes said.

"Of course, Lord Demon King Rhodes. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now!"

"I have many urgent military matters to attend to at the Shield of the Underworld, so I cannot stay any longer." Dante, the commander of the Holy Blood Angels, bowed to Rhodes and said.

Rhodes smiled and nodded, then waved his hand. Several orc lads came over and escorted Dante, the Chapter Master of the Blood Angels, and a few Space Marines that Rhodes had restored, out of Rhodes's war fortress aboard their own small private spaceships.

After these people left, Rhodes had a few orc boys take the remaining Mechanicus technical priests and two communications personnel to two different places to live.

After all the other outsiders left, the orc war bosses in the hall began to cheer.

"Great Demon King! Great Demon King!"

"No, we should call him the Orc Emperor! The Orc Emperor!" an Orc war boss immediately corrected himself.

Rhodes just said that his strength is no less than that of the human emperor. If that's the case, then Rhodes can also become the emperor of the orcs.

Lead their orcish race and launch a great WAAAGH that spans the entire galaxy!

"Orc Emperor! Orc Emperor!" A large group of war bosses immediately began to cheer.

This battle completely instilled confidence in them; they were proficient in using Armament Haki and warrior skills.

Furthermore, some upgraded versions of skills, such as Blade Storm, Shockwave, Dragon Roar, and Descent of the Gods, can be used by these war bosses.

Their combat power far surpasses that of these orc boys, and their terrifying physique, combined with the use of the Extinction Potion, gives them an even stronger regenerative ability than the orc boys.

More importantly, these orc boys, after being born, can master domineering aura and some basic warrior skills after just two months of study.

These orc lads now appear to be completely comparable to ordinary Space Marines, and even some veteran Space Marines, without needing particularly good power armor or melee weapons.

With just the equipment of an ordinary orc boy, he could defeat a Space Marine, and as time went on, his mastery of rage deepened, coupled with the growth of the orc race itself.

These orc lads are better than Space Marines, and even outnumbering them wouldn't be a problem.

Humanity's Space Marines are limited in number, and training even one is extremely difficult, while their Orc Boys can be trained in just a few months. The gap between the two is enormous.

"Hahaha! Follow me well, and you'll reap the rewards. Now lead your respective armies to the satellites of the Underworld Gate and the defense lines of various planets to deal with these insects!"

"Let's give them an unforgettable WAAAGH!!!" Rod said.

"As you command, great Orc Emperor."

"I obey your command, great orc emperor."

"Take a few psionic boys with you when you leave. If there's any danger, I'll have these psionic boys set up a tunnel and teleport you all back to the mothership," Rhodes said.

The orc war bosses nodded, then led their war leaders and orc chieftains aboard various ancient giant spaceships to the designated battlefield.

All the orcs were excited. This was the great war they had been waiting for. Just looking at the sheer number of insects was exhilarating. They were sure they would have a good fight this time.

The humans also received orders from their commanders that the orc race would join them in this war, which puzzled many New Territories Army, Imperial Navy, and even some local planetary defense forces.

However, the political commissars of each legion, these people from the Imperial Loyalty Academy, quickly suppressed all dissenting voices. Everything was for the Empire, everything was for the victory of humanity.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the orc army had joined forces with the human legions to form an ironclad defensive line.

Because of the conflict between the two races, Rhodes did not allow the orc army to live in the human trenches. Instead, after the two sides were separated by a distance, the orcs built their own defensive line.

Both sides are fighting their own battles! They don't interfere with each other.

At this moment, in the command room of the Underworld Shield, the electronic eyes of the former Mechanicus Tech Priest kept flashing as he held a report. Even his modified mechanical body trembled slightly, as if he could hardly believe the data on it.

"How are things? Tech Priest, are my warriors alright? Can they still join the battle as Space Marines?" Dante, the Chapter Master of the Blood Angels, asked anxiously.

Since returning from the Orcish war planet that day, Chapter Master Dante of the Blood Angels had sent the four Space Marine veterans who had been healed by Rhodes to the Mechanicus.

Dante had the mechanical priest examine them carefully. The four men seemed fine, but almost all traces of the modifications they had undergone had disappeared, so Dante was very worried about them.

"Excuse me for speaking frankly, but the situation of the Grand Master and his men is very strange! They have all the abilities of the previous Space Marines, but they do not have the weaknesses of the previous Space Marines."

The stimulation from that special energy even caused a change in their bodies, making them stronger and more powerful.

In terms of overall strength, they are currently stronger than ordinary Space Marines, but not by much.

"Well, this special technology reminds me of a very special group of people; it seems to be some kind of gene alchemy technology," the Tech Priest said, stroking his chin.

Upon hearing that his men were safe, Dante, the commander of the Blood Angels Chapter, breathed a sigh of relief. These excellent veterans could continue to serve as warriors on the battlefield.

However, the words of the Tech Priest next made him fall into deep thought. Their method of modification seemed somewhat familiar to him: gene alchemy enhancement technology.

This... isn't this the technology the Emperor specially equipped for his Custodians? It's different from the genetic modification surgeries these Space Marines undergo.

The Imperial Guard was trained using an extremely ancient bio-alchemy technique, a genetic modification technology mastered by the Emperor himself, which was only used when training the Imperial Guard.

The Imperial Guards are far superior to the Space Marines in terms of strength, speed, explosiveness, and endurance.

A single Custodian can easily overpower a group of Space Marines, and can even kill them before the Space Marines can react.

Each member of the Imperial Guard is about 3.5 meters tall. They wear special golden Terminator armor and wield powered halberds, making them virtually unmatched in combat.

During the Cyber ​​Wars, the fighting power displayed by the Censorate was far beyond what the Space Marines could match.

It can be said that Space Marines are just a group of units that the Empire can mass-produce anytime, anywhere, but the Custodians are different. The enhancement of each Custodian is customized from infancy.

They are true monsters created using bio-genetic alchemy, not transplanted organs through some kind of genetic surgery.

The Empire wasn't incapable of producing more Space Marines; it simply didn't need to right now. However, during the Herus Rebellion, the Imperial Guard's numbers plummeted to the thousand-man level, and it took them ten thousand years to recover to their former strength of ten thousand men.

The lifespan of the Guardians is also far greater than that of the Space Marines, whose theoretical lifespan is over 1000 years, or even more than 2000 years. For example, I myself have already lived for over 1600 years this year.

But no one knows exactly how long the Imperial Guards lived; some are even said to have lived from the Great Expedition to the present day.

This is the Empire's most core secret: those trained Imperial Guards haven't escaped Terra's palace for 1 years. (Note: The Empire can still create Imperial Guards, though in very small numbers.)

"You mean, you mean this isn't a genetic modification surgery! It's a technology to train Imperial Guards!"

"Could it be that my Space Marines could reach the level of the Imperial Guard in the future?" Dante, the Chapter Commander of the Blood Angels, asked in astonishment.

"No, no! If this special technology is used continuously for enhancement and modification, then theoretically, given enough time, they can grow to the level of the Imperial Guard."

"The problem is, that orcish overlord won't use that special power on our Space Marines to transform them into warriors comparable to the Imperial Guard," the high priest of the Mechanicus said.

After these four Space Marines received that special energy, they were only slightly enhanced if they continued to use this special life energy for further enhancement.

In theory, their bodies would continue to grow larger and stronger, and it would only be a matter of time before they could rival the Imperial Guards. However, he didn't know how many times or how long it would take.

Since this is the first time I've come into contact with this special energy, it seems I must report this matter to the Great Sage of the Cult of Machine God, Belisarius Caul!

Only a great sage who has mastered countless forbidden knowledge could probably solve this problem!

However, if an orcish demon king were to wield power of this caliber, given enough time, he could create his own royal guard.

The Imperial Guard of the human empire, however, was unable to leave the palace due to the High Lord's orders. What if these orcs trained warriors comparable to the Imperial Guard?

And if they reach a certain number, it will be an apocalyptic disaster for the Empire, posing a threat no less than that of the Terran Zerg.

"Let's win this war first! After we win this war, we can deal with this orcish demon king." Dante sighed and said.

Could the opponent really be a human emperor-level powerhouse? Are those orc boys they cultivated a prototype of the Imperial Guard?

These orc boys possess terrifying defensive capabilities and powerful self-healing abilities, even capable of regenerating severed limbs.

Dante thought about it more and more and it seemed possible. A royal guard force trained by orcs—the thought was terrifying! (End of Chapter)