The Bizarre Adventures of the Oil Man, but Starting with Warhammer 32K

"You've been exploited to the point of having nothing left by those upper-class nobles, and now you have to deal with the plunder of the underworld thugs? Take up arms. Only you can defend your wealth. Perhaps you can even take advantage of this opportunity..."

With just a few words, they seduced the greed in human nature. The former civilians took the weapons provided by the Tzeentch demons and threw themselves into the rebel army, letting the fire of chaos spread to all parts of the middle and lower nests.

They also tried to seduce the Dichao people when these civilians were fighting with them, but their strategy of taking advantage of the situation, which always worked, was firmly rejected by the Dichao people.

“We don’t need false beauty!”

They still remember Li Ang's teachings when they were in Li Ang: "Because we are on the road to making everything better!"

The corruption of Chaos is pervasive, but this is, after all, a planet in the real universe that has not yet been dragged into the warp. As long as the will is firm, corruption will not happen in a short time.

The demons were indeed skilled at stirring up the masses, but even if the incited civilians took up arms, they would be nothing more than armed thugs, relying on the darkness running rampant within their hearts, fighting on their own, unable to form a systematic resistance. The Undernesters, though only a rudimentary army, were already overwhelmingly obedient simply by their ability to follow orders.

Although sporadic exchanges of fire never stopped, the overall situation could no longer be stopped.

The demons did gain a lot from this battle, but their speed of harvesting souls was only as fast as the speed of the Underhive army's advance. In just a few days, this group of Underhive coalition forces had advanced to the center of the Lowerhive, approaching the industrial center between the Middle and Lowerhives.

It was not until here that Leon and his army encountered some decent resistance.

Wearing CMC power armor, Neos led his company into the lower nest. He moved through the ruins, and his company followed closely behind.

Although he is nominally the leader of the Bottom Nest Group, Neos is obviously more accustomed to leading the team personally.

The production capacity of the CMC small power armor production line brought by Li Ang is not high. Although he never hesitates to arm the forces under his command, the number of power armors is only enough to arm commander-level figures. The remaining soldiers can only wear simple shell armor and gas masks.

But even so, their equipment level is superior to their opponents.

Unlike the others who were at a loss when first encountering these high-tech equipment, Neos was familiar with them. Hearing the gunfire coming from the passage ahead, he activated the scanner in his helmet, and the thermal scan gave him the first feedback.

There were about two platoons of opponents. Their formation was fairly orderly, clearly showing some military training. Judging from their movements, they seemed to be chasing someone.

Neos raised his fists, signaling the troops to halt. He whispered, "Prepare to engage. Maintain formation and watch out for crossfire."

The opponent they expected soon appeared in their sight.

"Is it the Planetary Defense Force?"

Corporal Faraday, who was once a member of the Planetary Defense Force, exclaimed slightly: "Something seems very wrong with them..."

The two enemy platoons were indeed wearing Planetary Defense Force uniforms, though the original olive green had been replaced with an eerie indigo. Such an opponent left the soldiers somewhat bewildered, but fortunately, Neos immediately assessed the situation.

"They have been corrupted by demons, fire!"

The recoil of the daka gun made its user a little dizzy, but its power was commensurate with its recoil. Nearly a whole platoon of enemies were torn to pieces by the daka gun's bullets.

The sudden attack did not cause the enemies to panic. Most of the survivors lay down on the spot and began to fight back, while some of them pushed their lumberjack guns with bulletproof plates to seize good shooting positions.

Their movements were eerily coordinated, like puppets controlled by a string.

Neos stepped forward, his C-14 Penetrator electromagnetic rifle easily piercing the bulletproof plate, blasting the enemy's heavy weapons into a sieve. But then a man in exquisite power armor flew over and signaled everyone to take cover.

"keep distance."

The hunted man shouted, "There's a demon behind them!"

With his warning, the temperature around them seemed to drop several degrees. A whisper of laughter began to echo in everyone's ears. The wounds of the obviously manipulated planetary defense forces stopped bleeding and instead oozed steaming blue sand.

"Do you think you can escape, dear Inquisitor? You are neither a psyker nor willing to use demonic weapons. What price do you think you will have to pay to get rid of me?"

Fradirena did not answer. Ever since he had been exposed, he had been hunted by Aesh and the demons. Although she had managed to eliminate a few, the hive city had become a breeding ground for Tzeentch, allowing them to return.

She raised her bolt pistol and fired at the demon-possessed soldiers. But even the consecrated weapon could no longer withstand the relentless corruption. Its grip began to deform, and nine bleeding mechanical eyes opened at the handle.

Reina had no choice but to drop her bolt pistol, and the demon laughed triumphantly.

"First, your retainers, then these Underhives. How many more are you prepared to sacrifice for your life?"

The demon laughed strangely: "But I don't mind. Before I plunge you into utter despair, let me dedicate all of this to the Lord of Change!"

He spread out his palms, and invisible spiritual energy entangled with the weapons of the Bottom Nest people, obviously wanting to use the same trick again.

Neos was not afraid at all. He raised his electromagnetic rifle and was about to continue shooting, but Fratilena beside him grabbed him.

"Are you crazy? What you need to do now is find cover and then cover my retreat!"

"No, I won't keep running away."

The Inquisitor had no idea what the man was talking about. The Tzeentchian Daemon, however, enjoyed the internal conflict between the two mortals. He was delighted and used his psychic powers with ease, intending to wipe out the mortals in one fell swoop, but a wave of green psychic energy backfired on his confident move.

The Tzeentch demon was stunned to feel a wild psychic energy rushing back into his brain. The intensity of the backlash even made him scream.

His voice was filled with confusion and anger due to hurt: "What the hell is this?!"

A little dazed, he still wanted to fight back, but in the moment when he was briefly disconnected, Neos had already shot through the heads of all the corrupted people.

The stinging pain of being forcibly disconnected made the demon feel as if his soul was being burned. He retreated painfully into his body, wanting to escape for a while. But the burning sensation followed the psychic network he used to control the soldiers all the way to his body.

"no no!"

This bizarre method of canceling an account across different networks made the inexperienced low-level demon scream. He struggled desperately, but was soon burned into a handful of ashes.

No one knew that the demon that had temporarily left would never return. After the immediate crisis was resolved, the soldiers began to whisper.

“It doesn’t seem very powerful?”

"Yeah, I don't know how he fell down on his own. We didn't even try to use any strength."

"Then how did this man wearing such gorgeous power armor get chased like this?"

Reina hadn't expected the formidable wizard to be defeated so easily. She was a bit bewildered, but she didn't have time to dwell on it. Facing the whispering Undernesters, she flashed her Inquisition emblem and approached Neos, who had just performed so impressively.

"Judging from your status, you are a captain? I am Inquisitor Frady Lena."

She revealed her identity as usual, but found the other party expressionless. This made Frodi Reina begin to doubt whether the other party knew what an Inquisitor was: "Do you know what an Inquisitor is?"

Even though the Inquisition was established only a thousand years ago in 32K, the reputation of the Inquisitors has spread throughout the starry sea. The upper and middle classes of the hive cities have more or less heard of their rumors that can stop a child from crying.

However, considering that the person in front of her was pulled here by Leon from the bottom nest, Reina felt that it was not surprising that he didn't know.

Unexpectedly, the other party nodded: "A bunch of self-righteous headless flies, who have been struggling for a thousand years and still haven't learned how to point the sword at the real enemy."

"...Watch your words, Captain. We don't need you to judge our actions."

“It’s not judgmental.”

Although he was only a captain, he spoke with a condescending air. Frati Lena wanted to teach him a lesson, but there was a part of her heart that reminded her not to do so.

…maybe because other things are more important.

She gave up pursuing Neos's questions. "I don't mind your intrusion, Captain. But you must tell me one thing."

"Leon, where are you now?"

Chapter 145: Off-field intelligence and on-field general attack.

Passing the last Thunderhawk gunship that took off, Fratilena met Leon in the command center where only a few auxiliary personnel were left.

Most of the battle lines are maintained by the Underhive Army, with the Space Marines remaining only in the rear as breakthrough forces at key nodes and fire brigades to deal with enemy attacks.

However, the sudden increase in reports of contact with demons from today has left the Space Marines, who number only 300, exhausted. They have to rush to the next battlefield as soon as they finish clearing the demons in the previous location, and even the commander of the regiment has personally led the team to fill the battle line.

The news Neos brought back was a pleasant surprise for Leon. This was the first time the Underhive residents had fought off the demons on their own without the assistance of Space Marines. The Inquisitor they had brought back was also Leon's important ally. Now that she had safely arrived with Leon, she could provide him with some of her surplus value.

"You look kind of miserable."

Leon commented to Fratilena who was wearing Ignatus-type power armor. This time it was finally his turn to evaluate the miserable situation of others.

This mortal power armor, designed specifically for Inquisitors, cost significantly more than Space Marine power armor, and each piece bore a unique carving representing the user's status. However, much of the decoration on Reyna's power armor had been destroyed, and even the Inquisition's markings were blurred.

"If you've ever experienced being hunted by hundreds of demons and wizards, you'll know how difficult it is just to stay alive."

Reina said bluntly: "It all started when you asked me to test the planetary governor."

"I thought I was just assisting the Inquisitor, so what? How did the test go?"

"My servant was discovered by the butler who fell into Chaos before he could even reach him. However, I didn't see any signs of resistance from him. This situation can already be considered an accomplice of the Chaos."

"Maybe that was just his disguise?"

"That won't stop me from killing him too."

Li Ang admired her straightforward thinking: "Based on who you are now?"

"Of course, we also have your army as support. I've heard that you're doing very well in the Underhive."

Reina glanced at the evil sun shrouded in a large red canopy. "I don't know where you got your weapon, though."

"Even an inquisitor cannot know everything. Besides, the man and the weapon are mine. Do you think you can take things from me just by talking?"

Leon threw the traitorous Inquisitor's diary to her: "Your Inquisition still owes me this."

Reina's eyes swept through Udyr's diary, and when she saw the latter part, her face twisted into a ball, just like Leon's at that time: "Istvan faction..."

"That's right, those lunatics who believe in the principle of 'a nation thrives through adversity.' Your Inquisition is truly full of talented individuals. A random Inquisitor could cause us such trouble."

Lena knew she was in the wrong and said nothing more. However, she threw out a data floppy disk and asked Leon to check the contents.

Leon took the floppy disk, which contained the information collected by Reina. The information included the location of the sacrificial ceremony in the middle nest and the movements of the battle moon.

He first checked the location of the sacrificial ceremony and found that it was placed in the casting layer between the middle nest and the lower nest. The cultists had used the complex factory terrain there to build a line of defense to ensure that the sacrificial ceremony could proceed normally.

The core of the ceremony is a church that was once used to preach the state religion. There, countless tortured mortal souls were absorbed by the demons of Tzeentch, turning them into aids in summoning more demons to the world.

The current power of the Warp on Covenant Port is not enough to turn the planet into a demon planet, but if it is not stopped, a demon army will soon gather here.

This news clarified the next direction of advance. Leon looked at the second message, which stated that the Empire's fleet, sent to support Covenant Port, was currently resting in orbit around a planet with a shipyard next to Covenant Port. They had no plans to attack the Orcs or come to support Covenant Port.

Leon was not surprised by this situation, but the movements of the orc fleet caught his attention.

The Orks were not known for being organized or disciplined. Arriving in a system with virtually no resistance, most Orks would have chosen to scatter and plunder. But right now, the Ork fleets flanked the Battle Moon, uncharacteristically concentrated, advancing closely alongside it.

The Battle Moon continued to move forward at a slow, steady pace. The damage it had sustained from the Star Fortress hadn't yet been fully repaired. Leon could see the thick black smoke rising from the cracked crust and spreading outwards into the atmosphere.

The Inquisitor's report attributed this situation to the orcs protecting the damaged Battle Moon. However, Leon, who had previously fought orcs on Maximus, could assert that these orcs were definitely not guarding the Battle Moon until it was repaired.

Judging from the restless trajectories of these fleets, Leon felt that they were not driven by the orders of the War Boss.

Every Orc warship was ready to move, and the battle moon they were guarding in the middle was more like their target than their object of protection.

"At this rate, we'll arrive at Covenant Harbor in about a week... What does the Navy say about this?"

"According to the intelligence sent back by the person, Lan Song is planning to abandon this place directly."

If the Ork fleet is scattered, the Admiral naturally wouldn't mind exchanging a few moves with the enemy, so that they wouldn't retreat to Terra without any results.

But now the orcs are advancing with their main fleet, and Lansong, who has already replenished a lot of resources, is unwilling to waste these precious supplies and engage in a head-on battle with the orcs with little chance of victory.

Leon pondered for a moment, considering the orcs' strange movements. "I don't think there's no chance of winning... Anyway, since you can gather intelligence from the universe, why can't you pass on the situation here?"

"Lanson will not change his actions just because he knows the actual situation in Covenant Harbor. Doing so would expose the Inquisition's spies in the Imperial Navy."

It was the intrigue within the empire again. Li Ang sighed: "Things within the empire are always so bad."

His considerations could only shift from the space battle situation back to the planet itself: "But if we can't hold on in space, why should we fight to the death on a planet that's destined to fall?"

Leon thought that using a quick assault to disable the orbital defenses and allow three cruisers to pick them up was the most reliable idea at the moment, but Reina disagreed:

"The Inquisition's bottom line is to prevent Covenant Port from becoming a demon planet. Even if it is occupied by the Orks, it is better than being occupied by Chaos. We cannot guarantee that this planet will not be dragged into the Warp before the Orks arrive. If it is occupied by the Orks, we can still recapture it, but if it is occupied by Chaos, it means that we will lose this gateway world forever."

"Don't you think your request is a bit too complicated?"

"More than just supporting your personal decision, we will exchange your actions for our support of the Final Wall at the High Lords' Council."

Reina's words were powerful, clearly prepared for this. Leon raised a brow, having never expected the Inquisition, an organization eager to uncover every chapter's secrets, to offer such a price.

For Li Ang, who now shares the fate of the final wall, this price is still satisfactory to him.

"Then we have a deal."

-

Leon did not tell Kurland and the others about the agreement he reached with the Inquisitor.

This group of warriors is willing to sacrifice themselves for the Empire without the need for any exchange of interests from the Inquisition, which puts them at a natural disadvantage in the calculation of interests within the Empire.

Li Ang decided to make full use of this part of the exchange of interests, and then he would just need to tell them the results.

Doing so would satisfy his own needs without mistreating the sons of Dorne. Although it might be a bit immoral, Leon also had his own unspeakable reasons.

He summoned the commanders of the Final Wall to his command post, along with the colonel of the Planetary Defense Force and Neos. Using the intelligence provided by the Inquisitor, Leon began to lay out the final assault.

"The enemy is performing their sacrificial ritual in a state church within the Forge Layer. The remaining Planetary Defense Force on this planet has been corrupted, and they've built a defense within the ruins of the Forge Layer. Our mission is to penetrate this defense and prevent the ritual from taking place."

The mission is not difficult to understand, but the difficulty is completely different from before. Compared with the previous security-like sweep of civilians bewitched by demons, this will be the first time that the Bottom Nest Army encounters a well-trained opponent.

Leon spread his hands and enlarged the holographic map, showing the factory structure discovered by Felynx: