I am a green-skinned master

The human soldiers who got off the landing ship were well-trained. They covered each other and moved forward slowly. The dark passage on the warship created a great sense of oppression in people's hearts, as if there were many invisible dangers in the darkness.

"A fully loaded Moon-class ship has tens of thousands of crew members, and the Astra Militarum is also equipped with luxurious equipment, including Leman Russ tanks. How could it be defeated by some landing greenskins?"

Perhaps the sound of leather shoes stepping on the deck was too depressing, and a soldier wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere.

"That's right. Even if there are tens of thousands of greenskins, it will take three days and three nights to kill them all. Maybe the Star Army on this battleship is too weak and lacks the elite of our defense forces." Another big head continued.

"Focus on being alert and stop talking nonsense!" the sergeant in charge shouted.

The sergeant became increasingly uneasy. As he walked along, he could tell from the damage done to the environment that a fierce battle had broken out inside the battleship. Blood covered the walls, and explosions broke the steel.

But... how come there are no bodies in such a fierce battle? Whether it's greenskin or human, at least the pieces of flesh that were blown up should not be hard to find.

The team continued to move forward and turned a corner. Several white lights from flashlights shone to the end of the corridor. A monster that was busy gnawing was startled by the flashlight. It turned its head and roared at the team, then fled into the shadows.

The soldiers of the team didn't have time to pull the trigger and watched the monster disappear from their sight. The local defense forces might be well-trained and well-equipped, but they were extremely inexperienced in fighting against these horrific alien enemies of humanity.

The sergeant led his men to the place where the monster had just been eating. It was a slaughterhouse. Judging from the bloody fragments and broken equipment, the victims seemed to be a group of defeated Astra Militarum soldiers.

"Sir...what is that...I have never seen anything like that..." a new recruit with a slightly childish face asked tremblingly.

The sergeant squatting on the ground to check the situation did not speak. He transmitted what he saw to the rear through the recorder. After a long time, he slowly said: "The intelligence is wrong. There are not only greenskins here, but also Tyranids. They killed everyone on the ship together."

On the public communication channel, the sounds of gunfire, explosions, and flesh being torn apart could be heard one after another, and the atmosphere of terror instantly infected the entire team.

"Get ready for battle!" The sergeant raised his gun and turned off the safety. "For the Emperor."

Cheng Mingrui started to scold his men, "Who told you to do it? I told you to wait a moment, wait until more shrimps come up, then do it!"

"Slippery boss...it wasn't us. We guys were all hiding well. It was those bugs. They attacked the shrimp first. I thought maybe they were hungry." The boy (the boss), who was only two heads shorter than Cheng Mingrui, said aggrievedly.

"Oh, forget it. I knew you can't be trusted. Let the artillery fire first! Destroy the shrimp's small boat, then start the engine at full speed and rush towards the shrimp's big ship!" Things have changed, and one can only adapt to the situation. Cheng Mingrui had no choice but to give the order.

The huge macro cannons wielded by the greenskins let out an earth-shaking roar. Although there were only a few of them (most of them had been destroyed in previous battles), they were enough to deal with the human destroyers that were so close.

The close range, the sudden attack, and the fact that the orcs had added the appropriate amount of power to the shells caused the two destroyers to be hit in the core area and exploded into fireworks in space.

The Glorious Knight's only remaining engine spewed out a long column of fire, pushing its output to maximum, bringing the battleship's speed almost to the level it would have if the engine was intact.

The sudden change caught everyone off guard. The only remaining human cruiser immediately began to turn. Fortunately, due to concerns about gravity, the two cruisers did not get too close to each other, otherwise it would have been really unexpected.

The Glorious Knight charged at full speed and simply used the ram of its bow to cut off two engines of the human cruiser, and the two warships crossed each other.

Cheng Mingrui judged that the current firepower of the Glorious Knight was not enough to sink the human cruiser, and the only result would be failure if the war continued.

Therefore, he ordered the power module to continue to inject energy into the engine so that the Glorious Knight could move forward faster. Their target was the nearest planet to them, Oronia Galaxy No. 4, a relatively desolate rocky planet.

He also wanted to go to Oronia 3, a human colony planet, which was more suitable for the development and reproduction of greenskins. However, the condition of the Glorious Knight did not allow him to do so. If he traveled so far, he would probably be caught up and sunk by human cruisers from behind.

Before the earth-shaking changes in space occurred, on the space station in the Oronia system, Planetary Governor Conwater quietly waited for the arrival of Captain Pex in the reception room.

According to tradition, all rescued personnel must undergo a full-body check-up. There are many aliens that can infiltrate and invade the empire, so extra care and caution must be exercised in security.

"How can you treat a noble aristocrat and a senior officer of the Imperial Navy like this!" In response to the request of the space station inspectors, Pex roared angrily, and the two guards behind him also looked angry.

"Stripping naked for inspection in public is such a humiliation! I can never accept it!"

The testers were also embarrassed. Routine testing had to be carried out, but they did not dare to offend this imperial noble.

"We need to prepare a separate testing process and room for our distinguished guests. Oronia is a remote place, but I am also a noble and I know etiquette. We cannot let the respected Lampaster family feel that we are being disrespectful or offensive."

On the communicator at the side, Conwater conveyed the instructions remotely. This was also one of his methods, first to intimidate the other party, and then to appease them, in preparation for the next negotiation.

Chapter 24 Yes, Sir!

In the separate test prepared specifically for Pecks, Pecks was much more obedient. He did not resist excessively. However, when blood and samples were being drawn, he insisted that civilians had no right to touch him and he took the samples himself.

Soon the test was passed, proving that Pex was a complete human who had not been infected by the aliens and did not carry the deadly virus.

In the reception room of the space station, Conwater warmly welcomed Pex.

"These are specialties of the Oronia galaxy. Although they look like ordinary jewels, they are actually extremely difficult to mine and are very rare. In the nearby star fields, these are relatively expensive luxury goods."

Cornwater spoke eloquently, preparing to bribe and win over step by step.

"Your Excellency Governor! Please block the space station immediately! Gene stealers have infiltrated!" Pex immediately interrupted the conversation.

"!" Conwater looked incredulous, and at the same time his private encrypted communication sounded.

The boarding force was attacked. Six of the eight teams were attacked by a large number of bandits, and the other two encountered orcs.

The space station's testing center found that the survivors of the Glorious Knight had Tyranid genes, and some individuals had already begun to attack and hurt people.

"This...this...what is going on?" The inexperienced Conwater was panicked. He had never dealt with such an emergency before, and he was too young to be a planetary governor.

Even worse news came. The Glorious Knight, which had been quiet just now, started moving. She sank two of her own destroyers and damaged her most valuable cruiser, the Guardian!

"The orcs are driving the Glorious Knight towards Oronia III! Governor, what should we do?"

"me…"

"There are still two billion humans up there!"

"Don't worry about the damage to the cruiser and the boarding troops. This is a war, and we can't let the greenskins and bugs land on the planet world! Give chase immediately and destroy them quickly!" Pex on the side shouted loudly into the communicator.

“…Governor?” The people on the other end of the communicator were confused. They felt it was inappropriate, but they didn’t dare to say anything more.

"Do as Captain Pecks orders, now!" Cornwall reacted and ordered immediately. At this moment Cornwall reacted. Although he didn't understand, Pecks did.

With someone to rely on, Cornwall's tense heart eased.

"Oronia has encountered a great change. Captain Pex, you are experienced. Can you help us fight the aliens?"

"This is my duty." Pex said humbly, "These aliens followed us, and it is my responsibility to eliminate them."

Cheng Mingrui discovered that the human cruiser behind him was accelerating towards him, and blue light spears kept hitting the void shield of his warship.

If this continues, the void shield system will be overloaded. There is still a day's journey to Oronia 4, and the probability of being destroyed halfway is not low.

Of course, ordinary uniform speed is not enough, we need to think of some ideas and find a good way...

It seemed as if Brother Mao was really blessing him. After studying the star map for only about 10 minutes, Cheng Mingrui came up with a good idea.

The vast universe is not completely empty. Nebulae, meteorites, and planetary satellites are all strategic terrains that can be utilized.

The Glorious Knight began to turn from its straight course, seemingly to avoid the lance shooting from behind, but in fact it had other plans.

"Iron Claw, have you cleared all the enemies on the ship?" The bugs and humans inside the ship are always unstable factors. Cheng Mingrui can communicate with his guys in real time through the Nervous Boy to grasp the battle situation.

"...It's almost there, boss, it's almost there." Tiezhua's words were clearly filled with guilt.

"Almost? They haven't killed them all yet. What are you doing? Grilling Squiggles?"

"The shrimps were almost killed, so we raided their rear and robbed their boats, and they quickly collapsed. However, those bugs were very troublesome and cunning, they didn't fight us head-on, but kept hiding in very narrow places..." Iron Claw's voice became smaller and smaller as he explained.

"I won't listen to your reasons. Go find some more barbecue boys and keep cleaning. If I see a bug appear in front of me, I will knock out all your teeth so that they can never grow back again!"

After threatening Iron Claw, Cheng Mingrui contacted all the mechanical boys he could find.

"I want you to make some bombs that can float in the universe, are magnetic, and can be attached to enemy warships. The more powerful the better, and the more the better." In order to make it easier for the mechanical boys to understand, Cheng Mingrui also drew a sketch.

The orcs' talent for mechanics is truly extraordinary, and the technology engraved in their genes also makes them invincible in creation. Not only did they quickly understand Cheng Mingrui's meaning, they also made modifications.

Some air mines have increased power, some have increased warning range, some are faster and easier to attach to enemy ships, and some are chain-type, triggering one will lead a group of air mines to attack the target enemy ship.

Cheng Mingrui patted his bald head and wondered how the War in Heaven was fought. The orc boys who had degenerated so much were still so terrifying and creative.

After instructing the mechanical guys, Cheng Mingrui personally took the three technical masters and a group of helping fart spirits to the damaged macro cannon areas to perform damage control repairs.

As for the command work on the bridge... Cheng Mingrui looked down at his feet and saw the clever ghost clinging to his legs.

Has this guy grown bigger again? I am five meters tall now, but the clever ghost doesn’t look very small on my legs?

Orc boys are more reckless and easily get carried away in a fight. Farts are more timid and cowardly, but they are more cruel and cunning when they are weak.

"I plan to have the battleship sail in an S-shaped manner, providing firing angles for the macro cannons on the left and right, while attacking the shrimp battleships behind to slow down their speed."

"But I can't give orders here. Can you let the guys here do this?" Cheng Mingrui lowered his head and asked the clever guy at his feet.

The clever guy jumped off Cheng Mingrui's legs, stood straight in a military posture, and saluted Cheng Mingrui with his right hand.

"Yes, sir! Smart Guy promises to complete the mission!"

After saluting, the Clever, in order to prove himself, shouted to the orc boys beside him: "Captain Slippery has an order, did you hear it? Stand up straight and salute like the Blood Axe boys!"

The other orc boys were a little confused, but under the pressure of the boss's majesty, they all followed the smart guy's example and stood up straight, saluted Cheng Mingrui and said, "I promise to complete the mission, sir!"

It seems that there is no problem. Cheng Mingrui has no doubt about the orcs' talent for war.

"You can't even salute, you fool!" An orc boy kicked down the boy next to him who was saluting with his left hand.

Well, I hope they won't cause any trouble...

Chapter 25 Extermination Order

"Also, continue along this route. When you pass by these two nebulae, tell me immediately." Cheng Ruiming looked to the side, in the direction of Kuka. "Kuka, help Smarty talk to me and supervise him at the same time. If he fails to complete the task well, turn him into Jump."

After giving the instructions, Cheng Ruiming looked at the boys who saluted with stern faces, shook his head, and left Cambridge.

"The space station has been sealed off. The people on the lifeboats are being detained in batches for stricter inspections. A company of soldiers has been deployed at each checkpoint, and most of the aliens have been detected and suppressed."

"Thank you for your advice, Captain Pex. You saved the entire space station." Conwater was full of gratitude. He felt that if it were him, he would definitely not be able to calm the situation so quickly.

"Don't relax, Your Excellency Governor. Greenskins and Tyranids are the most incurable diseases in the universe. We cannot let a Genestealer or a Greenskin fall on the beautiful Oronia III. That would be a disaster for the entire planet."

Pex did not become proud of his achievements, but instead earnestly educated Conwater on the harm of the greenskins and bugs. "Once they spread like a plague, nothing can stop them except the extermination order of the Inquisition."

"Extermination Order..." Conwater trembled unconsciously when he heard this word.

His beautiful home world was shrouded in the shadow of the imperial fleet that blocked out the sun. A ruthless whirlwind torpedo was dropped from the launch port of a battleship, passing through the atmosphere from space and slamming heavily onto the surface of the earth's crust, penetrating deep into the ground.

Huge mushroom clouds of death rose from the surface of the planet, and scorching fire storms spread in all directions like shock waves, engulfing the mountains, land, and oceans until the entire planet was burned out.

By then, everything on the planet will be reduced to ashes and no life will survive.

This is the method used by the Human Empire to prevent the wounds on the body from continuing to fester. The power of thunder is used to dig out the rotten flesh of the wound along with the good parts.

"No... This is absolutely not possible..." Fear engulfed Conwater. He found it hard to accept that his world would face such a horrible future. The loss of money was secondary. It was even harder for him to accept that he would be brought to a military court for dereliction of duty.

"Yes, absolutely not. Therefore, we must prevent the spread of the aliens. We can put them aside for a while in the space station. As long as we control the mobility, the danger here is controllable."

"The key lies in the Glorious Knight. If the alien on it falls on the Oronia III..., this is not the time to hesitate. Even if that is my ship, I suggest destroying it completely as soon as possible." Pex seemed like the calmest and most loyal soldier of the Empire.

The principle is simple, but the goal is not so easy to achieve. The orc-controlled Glory Knight moved in an S curve, not only avoiding the shooting of several lances, but also providing a firing range for the macro cannons on both sides.

Coincidentally, the shells fired by the orcs were surprisingly accurate. It was not known whether it was due to good luck or some other reason, but these blue-painted shells often hit the human cruisers at such extreme distances, smashing the void shields like sledgehammers.

The captain of the cruiser Guardian was obviously also a novice. The vibration of the battleship scared him, and he used the excuse that the engine was damaged and did not pursue at full speed.

"The Guardian's engine is damaged. We may not be able to catch up with the Glorious Knight..." Conwater said to Pex painfully with a bitter look on his face.

After thinking for a while, Pex said to Walter: "Your Excellency Governor, do you mind if I remotely command your cruiser? Although her specifications are different from the standardized Imperial Navy ships, I think my experience can be of help."

"There is one more thing. Just in case, Your Excellency the Governor, you need to return to Oronia III to calm people's hearts and gather the army to prevent the worst from happening."

What Pex said made a lot of sense, and he was indeed an experienced naval captain. But Walter still lacked experience in how to deploy to prevent the worst-case scenario, and he might have to look for relevant information to understand the characteristics of orcs and gene stealers when he returned.

"Captain Pex, no no, General Pex, in the name of the Governor of Oronia III, I hire you as the general of the Planetary Defense Force, with full command of the army to deal with the alien invasion."

"I hope you can come back with me to Oronia III so we can work together to develop a defense plan." Conwater grabbed Pex like a life-saving straw.

"This... This is not appropriate. I should also stay in the space station and undergo further testing." Pex hesitated.

"It was because of your suggestion that we were able to contain the Tyranids that wanted to infiltrate the space station in time, and weren't the test results just now correct? It would be a waste to keep such an experienced person like you here. There are still two billion people on Euronia III waiting for our protection."

Convot was anxious. First, Pex was indeed experienced and a rare talent. Second, if Pex was in charge of the fight against the aliens, even if something went wrong, he would be the first person responsible if the Empire held him accountable. He attracted the aliens and did not stop them from spreading. No matter how you look at it, his responsibility is greater than that of Convot, the governor.

At that time, as the governor and noble, Convot could evacuate with funds, and Pex could stay to protect the planet. No matter how you look at it, Walter has a way out.

"What about the Guardian?"

"I will strictly order the captain of the Guardian to destroy the Glorious Knight with all his strength."

"Then, one last question, Your Excellency the Governor. How is your army trained? How many equipment and officers are there? In particular, how large is the Political Commissar Corps?"

"General Pex, rest assured. In the Euronia system, the size, equipment, and training of the guard are very high. The only shortcoming is the lack of officer corps construction. As you know, the Empire is in trouble recently. Soldiers are easy to recruit, but it is much more difficult to train officers. Therefore, the Military Affairs Department has arranged the political commissars assigned to us to other star regions."

"Ah." Convot also looked melancholy. Who wouldn't want excellent subordinates and officers? If he had reliable subordinates, he wouldn't have to win over Peks. "The Euronia galaxy has not encountered war before, so the officer rations have been delayed. Later, I will personally apply to the Military Affairs Department for emergency replenishment of the officer team."

"Oh...I understand. It's not a big deal. The Military Affairs Department is also very busy and the staff is very tight. I have experience in officer training, so this part of the job can be handed over to me." The joy in Pex's eyes was well concealed.

"Okay, General Pecks, let's set off now. There is still a lot of work waiting for us on the planet." Conwater was also very happy that he had found someone to take the blame.

As for the lives of the two billion people on Euronia III, the two of them didn't really care. In the 40k universe, how many people care about the fate of mortals?