Warhammer 40k: Melee Warriors

Chapter 16: Understanding Orcs, Becoming an Orc

Stone and several conscripts struggled to push open the door, the heavy, poorly maintained structure creaking loudly.

Behind the door lay mountains of various ores, which the 88th Mobilization Corps was determined to protect at all costs.

Komi brought his troops here not to destroy all the ore so that the orcs wouldn't get a single hair, but simply to use the ore to serve a crazy plan in his mind.

After walking around, I found my destination.

Baskets of oily green stones were piled up in the corner. These stones were soft and easy to mine. When ground into powder and mixed with water, they could eventually produce a viscous substance similar to green paint.

With a wave of his hand, Gu Jian mobilized the soldiers to carry baskets of green stones to the position.

Mi Yang's expression was complicated, with dissatisfaction and vigilance alternating across her face. She had been like this ever since she heard about Gu Jian's crazy plan.

One by one, the ore was taken out, and the workers skillfully ground it. Soon, a green paint-like substance appeared in the pitted basin.

"Komi, your plan is too crazy." Mi Yang said in a cold tone. Facing Komi, who had received the emperor's favor, Mi Yang forced himself to put on the dignity of an officer and drew his laser pistol, aiming it at Komi's forehead.

Gu Jian could only sigh, stop what he was doing, and continue to explain to Mi Yang that his actions were by no means intended to make him a shameful deserter.

"Listen, Sergeant Miyan, we only have this many men left. If the orcs launch another attack, the entire position will only have the two of us left."

"Isn't that perfect! We fight valiantly! And then return to the throne!"

Ignoring Mi Yang's somewhat angry roar, Gu Jian continued, "Commissar Enho taught us before that orcs are a bunch of savages, but also a bunch of cowards. As long as we kill their biggest and strongest leader, the rest of the orcs will run around like headless flies."

Miyan couldn't understand Gu Jian. She only felt that Gu Jian had been driven mad by the war and had developed unrealistic ideas. Her trembling finger was already on the trigger. "But this is not a reason for you to disguise yourself as an orc! You are insulting your human body and soul! The Emperor will not forgive you!"

"The Emperor will never forgive those fools who choose to give up and die without having given their all!" Koken roared back, which startled Mi Yang, who was hearing him angry for the first time. "There's an old saying, 'Do your best and leave the rest to fate,' but that saying is only true if you've done your best. Sergeant Mi Yang, think about it, have you done your best?"

Miyan immediately replied, "Of course I did my best! I fought with you to the last moment, and I will never let go of my hatred for the orcs until death comes!"

"Bullshit! That's not doing your best, that's giving up! We're a bunch of miners, we don't know tactics or strategies. But you're a sergeant, and all you can think of with your empty brain right now is to tell us to fight to the death with the position."

Sergeant Miyan couldn't refute it, but she still gritted her teeth and continued, "But at least we died with honor, not shamefully disguised as orcs to eke out a living!"

"Living a life of ignominy?" Koken smeared green paint on his face, sneered, and said, "Who told you I was going to lead the 88th Conscription Corps to join the orcs? I'm just doing this to deceive them."

"So you want to..."

"I will conquer these orcs in the orcish way! I will beat and kill their leader, then become their leader, and I will command those orcs to fight to the death with the rest of the orcs!"

Mi Yang shuddered; she had never imagined that Gu Jian would harbor such thoughts.

Has Komi gone mad?

Or is this also a revelation given to him by the emperor?

After painting his face completely green, Koken stood up and placed the paint in front of Mi Yang, then said, "Do you want to kill a hundred or two orcs and have your souls return to the throne, or do you want to lead hundreds of thousands of orcs to kill each other and have their souls return to the throne? Or, to be even more extravagant, if we can live to see the victory of the war, you can return to your hometown and tell your parents this story."

Seeing Gu Jian's determined gaze, Mi Yang's resolve wavered. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly lowered the pistol that had been aimed at Gu Jian's forehead.

She didn't say anything, but silently took the green paint from Komi's hand and started applying it to her face.

"If you betray your emperor, I will kill you with my own hands."

“No need for you to lift a finger, esteemed Sergeant Miyang.” Looking at Miyang, whose eyes seemed numb, Miyang smiled with some ease. “Now, it’s time for the orcs to deal with us on their own.”

......

"Teeth-Tu boss truly lives up to his reputation as our leader. We're all orcs, but look at his brain!" Ugly-Mouth, an orc, remarked as he drank his fungal wine in the garbage dump.

After widening the small opening, they arrived at what the shrimps called the lower nest. Although it was a bit dark here, the battleground was indeed much wider than up there, and they no longer had to crouch down and run around in the pipes.

Occasionally, you can find some small toys in the rickety shrimp nest. Although they are not durable, they can at least relieve some of the boredom.

Some small fortified positions set up in obscure corners also greatly excited the orcs. As soon as one was discovered, four or five groups of orcs would rush over to fight the next day.

Fortunately, he was lucky enough to discover a small stronghold that was not only a good place to fight but also had few orcs. He was determined to use the machete he ordered from the chief technician to sharpen his blade on the small fry in the stronghold when it arrived tomorrow.

I heard that everyone is now fighting their way up higher, where there's a city wall filled with guns and shrimp. The orcs say that once they break through the wall, there will be an even more exciting battleground.

Ah...this is truly something to look forward to...

Lost in his fantasy, he was suddenly interrupted by the loud, alarming voice of the little devil outside his den: "Boss! Boss! A bunch of weird-looking green things are approaching us, and they're even yelling that they want to twist your head off and use it as a chamber pot!"

what?

Ugly Mouth immediately flew into a rage upon hearing this, grabbed his large machete, and jumped out of the garbage dump. Seeing the fart-spirit jumping around and shouting, he became even more annoyed and reached out to snap his throat.

Fortunately, there's never a shortage of sycophants. As soon as one is gone, another will pop up to show off, "Boss, boss! I'll show you the way, they're on the east side!"

Ugly Mouth rushed over immediately, only to find that his orc boys were lying dead in disarray, and standing among their corpses was none other than Gu Jian, who had painted his skin green and was wielding an orc great axe.

Koken stepped on the orc's head and shouted in a rough and disdainful tone, "What? Is this all the trash you bunch of bastards are good for? You're not even good enough to shine my shoes. If your leader is a smart guy, he should kneel at my feet. That way, if I'm in a good mood, I might give him a job carrying chamber pots."

"Waaaagh!" These words enraged Ugly Mouth, who was practically spitting fire. He roared and charged forward, raising his large cleaver to chop down on Komi's head. "I'm going to use your worthless head as a latrine!"

Chapter 17: Now, I'm your boss.

"You're their leader?" After blocking the orc's attack, Gu Jian stared at Ugly Mouth, his tone full of contempt and disdain, but his eyes showed no underestimation of his opponent.

A rough estimate suggested that this orc was a size larger than the one he had killed before, and his armor was also more tightly fitted.

The large machete was covered in serrated edges and had dried, brownish bloodstains.

Komi and Ugly Mouth collided violently, and for a moment neither the axe nor the machete could gain the upper hand.

Miyan, Shitou, and the other conscripts were on tenterhooks, clutching their rough and strange weapons tightly, fearing that the orcs not far in front of them would rush up and tear them to pieces.

However, just as Komi had predicted, once they saw the Ugly Mouth Boss and Komi fighting each other, these orcs forgot everything else and spontaneously formed a semicircle to cheer, praising the Ugly Mouth Boss's bravery and invincibility.

This ugly-mouthed boss was indeed skilled; he wielded his machete with incredible speed and power, causing Komi's palm to ache from the impact.

However, Koken did not choose a skillful fight because he wanted to intimidate the surrounding orcs with the most brutal and valiant methods. If he used even a little bit of skill, the orcs would likely boo disdainfully after Ugly Mouth died.

After several more collisions, sparks flew onto Koji's face, and he and Ugly Mouth both took a few steps back.

"Hey, you weird-looking little stick figure are actually pretty good at fighting." Ugly Mouth's smile was considered ugly even among orcs. Komi used the time he spent talking nonsense to try to recover his strength.

Ugly Mouth's eyes narrowed, he spat two mouthfuls of saliva into his hand, then charged forward with his machete, aiming straight for Gu Jian's head.

The sudden burst of speed and power startled Gu Jian, who clearly hadn't expected that the orc's trash talk was just a way to lower his guard.

Barely keeping up with Ugly Mouth's movements, the axe blocked a heavy blow at the last second, but before Komi could even catch his breath, a heavy knee struck him directly in the stomach.

No amount of armor could stop those iron-like knees. Koji felt as if he were dead. His mind went blank, and the intense pain overwhelmed the spasms in his stomach, making it impossible for him to vomit.

With a savage grin, his large teeth, capable of easily tearing flesh, reflected the figure of Mi Yang, who was preparing for a desperate battle. He slashed at Gu Jian's bent back and roared, "It's all over! You little stick! I'll definitely use your head as a latrine and poop a big pile every day!"

Am I going to die?

In a daze, Koken could only hear his own voice. Everything seemed to have slowed down, except for his own thoughts, which were still running at high speed.

To die at the hands of an orc? At the hands of a mere orc chieftain? That's utterly shameful...

Wasn't that Elder Bai more imposing than this orc? How come he could smash Elder Bai to pieces with one axe blow, but not this orc?

Damn it, I'm so unwilling to accept this.

How could I possibly die here?

A flame of defiance rose within Komi, and his previously stiff body gained strength, forcefully pulling his body down a little.

The armor on his back was slashed open by the cleaver, and even his flesh was not spared. Large gushes of blood flowed out, which looked quite frightening. But only Komi knew that it was just a flesh wound. Apart from a slight pain, it would not affect his next move at all.

To onlookers, the scene was one of utter despair. Stone let out a scream, Mi Yang closed his eyes, and the remaining conscripts, with relieved smiles on their faces, drew their longswords, preparing for a final stand against the orcs.

Ugly Mouth laughed heartily, pounding his chest as he said, "Haha! My knife skills are not something you skinny little punks can handle! Eat your fill before you challenge me! But I think you won't have a chance, because I'm hungry, and you guys look like quite a mouthful!"

Ugly Mouth twisted his neck, making cracking sounds as his bones moved. Led by him, the other orc boys howled wildly, ready to charge past Ugly Mouth and attack Mi Yang and his group in the next second.

Just then, a light voice came from behind Ugly Mouth.

"Who said I lost? Your brain, which is no bigger than a fart tooth, is really stupid."

"Komi!" Mi Yang screamed, her eyes filled with surprise. This was undoubtedly another great proof that Komi was deeply protected by the Emperor.

Ugly Mouth turned around with a suspicious look and saw that Gu Jian, who should have died, stood up in the pool of blood. His skin, which was covered with paint, was now soaked in bright red blood, and an undeniable murderous aura was released from his body, stirring up Ugly Mouth's Waaagh energy.

"Heh! You little stick figure are quite amusing!" Ugly Mouth chuckled, once again assuming a fighting stance, his thick legs brimming with power beyond the reach of ordinary humans.

Koji simply stared at him, planted the axe on the ground, and mocked, "Come here, you piece of trash, or are you scared?"

Ugly Mouth was amused by the attack and charged forward with a howl. It was still slashing with the same speed and ferocity. Mi Yang couldn't even see how the orc was exerting its power. He only vaguely felt a white light slashing diagonally towards Gu Jian.

Komi! You are favored by the Emperor! You must win!

Komi exerted a sudden burst of strength, and the still-dry blood spurted out of his body, instantly making his two arms, which were gripping the handle of the axe, exceptionally clean.

The axe blade moved from bottom to top, unfolding like a crescent moon, and struck Ugly Mouth's abdomen directly before the cleaver could fall on him.

With a soft thud!

Ugly Mouth's internal organs and blood gushed out. Gu Jian pushed it in, and the axe directly jammed Ugly Mouth's tough body. He roared and lifted the heavy green-skinned beast and threw it behind him.

Ugly-mouthed head made intimate contact with the ground, and his internal organs flowed onto his face due to gravity.

Such injuries were not enough to kill a strong orc, nor were they enough to make Komi stop.

We must intimidate these orcs! Let them know who the real Waaagh is! The most brutal of all!

Komi turned the axe handle with his palm, so that the flat, hammer-like head of the axe was facing forward, and he mercilessly struck Ugly Mouth's shoulder and knee.

Even the orcs were so terrified by the loud, continuous sound of bones cracking that they had nightmares for days. The ugly mouth that had endured such torment from Gu Jian also let out a painful howl.

"You weakling! You piece of trash! You brain-dead idiot who can only poop and fart!" Gu Jian cursed as he smashed down, eventually turning Ugly Mouth into a lump of mushy rice cake. His body was covered in the blood and flesh remnants of Ugly Mouth, making him look extremely terrifying.

Komi let out an angry growl, then pointed his axe at the stunned orcs before him and said, "Your leader is dead! Now I am your new leader! Does anyone have any objections?"

"I have one!" A defiant orc jumped out, and three seconds later he became another lump of minced meat at Gu Jian's feet.

Chapter 18: The Slim Boss's Thoughts

"Who else! There's that piece of trash who hasn't even grown any muscles yet who dares to challenge me!" Gu Jian seemed to have gone mad, walking directly in front of the orc who was a head taller than him and yelling at them.

Seeing the bloody, mangled flesh that almost formed a leather sheath on the axe, and the horribly mutilated orc boys behind Gu Jian, the remaining orcs were weighing whether their strength was enough to maintain their dignity.

Their silence doesn't mean that Koken won't cause them trouble.

He squinted, glanced around casually, and then, like a psychopath having a fit, chopped down an orc next to him with his axe. "I see you're pretty resentful!"