Warhammer 30k and the Great Tomb of Nazarick

Chapter 13 Cannon Fodder
The messenger was killed, and Aura was furious without saying any of the cool lines she had planned.

She is not a fool like Shalltear. She doesn't usually make a fuss and talk about killing and punishment.

But that was Ainz-sama’s messenger. Even though he was a disposable monster that would be dealt with upon his return, he was also a being that conveyed the words of the Supreme Being.

Lowly humans like underground worms should kneel on the ground and listen to the messenger's announcement in fear, and then meet their own end in fear.

And how dare they...how dare they...

"Mare, I can't stand it anymore. Send out the troops. Send out the first wave of skeletons."

Following Aura's order, five thousand small fish skeletons took the lead and walked towards the enemy's position with a crackling sound.

At the same time, inside the Great Tomb of Nazarick, Ainz and other guardians were observing the situation on the battlefield through surveillance magic.

…………The other side of the battlefield……………

He only sent out the weakest-looking soldiers, and they rushed forward without any coordination. Was there something hidden in these blasphemous things? Or was he too confident? Haha, he couldn't be a rookie with no command experience at all.

Because he could always sense surveillance, Barn did not lay mines. Instead, he tried his best to improve the blockade line combining trenches and barbed wire within the limited time. There were seven layers of barbed wire alone. The imperial army would use this as a support to block the enemy layer by layer.

After the skeleton army entered the first layer of barbed wire, the imperial army began shooting, but was quickly stopped by Barn.

Laser guns or even automatic guns were powerful enough to shoot at these blasphemous things, even excessive. As long as they were brushed by lasers or automatic gun bullets, the skeletons would be destroyed immediately, but these blasphemous things were made of skeletons, which greatly reduced their impact area. Shooting at them was a complete waste of bullets.

"Everyone change to melee weapons and prepare for close combat."

No matter what the other side's purpose is, I can take advantage of this aspect. Now I have too many new recruits and native soldiers who have been frightened. I must improve their morale, and the best way to eliminate their fear is to destroy a blasphemous alien with my own hands at close range.

Under Barn's command, the soldiers began to nervously take out their preparations. The more than one hundred Space Marine auxiliary soldiers performed the best. They quickly assembled sharp bayonets on their light guns without stopping. The performance of the native soldiers was also good. After all, those who could still stand here to fight against the aliens were all local warriors. Most of them wore metal armor, most of which were plate armor. Their equipment was mainly two-handed swords, swords and shields, and maces. The Agaro militia was a little nervous, but they quickly completed the deployment. Their melee weapons were varied, including combat knives, hammers, combat bayonets, and some took out their own modified rocket-powered hammers and handheld pile drivers.

The military discipline officer raised a small chainsword in his right hand, and Governor Jim, who was holding a combat knife and a chainsaw axe in his left hand, also joined the melee team on the front line.

After a while, these blasphemous things of bones broke through the first layer of barbed wire and came to the first shooting trench. This trench was designed with close combat in mind, and the construction method made it more difficult to cross the trench, and the people inside could easily attack the unlucky people who tried to cross the trench from behind.

If an ordinary person came to this trench, he would undoubtedly hesitate for a moment because he didn't know where to start, but these chaotic and unintelligent low-level undead did not have this ability. They just rushed into the trench one after another, again and again, and were then smashed to pieces.

The battle was so smooth that it took only a dozen minutes to wipe out a total of about 5,000 skeletons. Broken bones and broken armor were scattered everywhere. During the whole process, no human died, and there were only a few casualties, all of which were minor. With the magic treatment of the medical team, they soon returned to the battlefield. During the battle, they even completed several rotations, so that more than half of the soldiers had fought against the aliens themselves, and now everyone's morale has obviously improved.

……………………Inside the Throne Room of the Great Tomb of Nazarick…………………………Looking at the information transmitted back in the video, Ainz stroked his chin and thought.

The first wave used the same level of miscellaneous soldiers as when Cocytus attacked the Lizardmen, and the number was greatly increased, but the result of the battle was so one-sided.

These people might really be the most interesting troops he had faced since his arrival. It was indeed necessary to conduct experiments. They could accumulate the experience of the Great Tomb in facing group battles, and also observe the situation on the opposite side.

After all, the information obtained through torture is too limited. The person being tortured will answer whatever the torturer asks, and because of the information asymmetry between the two sides, it is easy to have misunderstandings. It is more accurate to directly observe the opponent's operations.

"Do you think we can win with our current forces without Aura and Mare taking action?"

Ainz raised his head and looked at the Guardians who were now standing in front of him. Except for those like Gao Kangda and Victim who were not convenient to move around, the rest of the Guardians had come here.

"Ainz-sama, based on the current situation, I don't think so."

Demiurge was the first to speak out.

“Alas, Lord Ainz has given them the troops, but they are unable to bring back the victory that should have belonged to the Great Tomb of Nazarick and the Supreme Being. It is obvious that there is something wrong with Aura and Mare. Aslin, I suggest that they be punished.”

“Shalltear, Lord Ainz did not issue an order for victory. Instead, he requested Mare and Aura to conduct an experiment. Do not misinterpret Lord Ainz’s orders and stir up trouble here.”

Seeing Shalltear causing trouble for Mare and Aura, Albedo, the chief steward of the Great Tomb, stepped forward to refute her.

Seeing Shalltear and Albedo quarreling again, Ainz quickly stopped them. After such a long time together, he knew that the Guardians had no ill will towards each other. Even though Shalltear and Aura often quarreled, the main reason was that their creators, Bubble Teapot and Peroroncino, often quarreled in the game.

Ah, his former companions. The memory of Bubble Teapot and Lochno arguing over the adventure plan came back to Ainz. The feeling was as vivid as if it was still before his eyes.

Just as Ainz was immersed in the beautiful memories of the past, the forced calmness was triggered, and his mind was directly pulled back to a calm state, with only a little afterglow of happiness remaining. This made Ainz very unhappy, and he looked back at the picture presented by the surveillance magic.

The level 49 Eight-limbed Blade Assassin Bug that was in charge of surveillance was destroyed, but now there is no problem with the level 70 Eyeball Corpse. It can be inferred that the upper limit of the opponent's detection ability even with the help of props is probably this. Thinking about this irrelevant thing, Ainz waved his hand impatiently.

"In this experiment, winning or losing will not have any impact, so everyone just continue to watch the show."

Thanks for the reward from Torres

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(End of this chapter)