I'm in Warhammer, I just want to grow mushrooms

Chapter 146: Cunning and Brave, Brave and Cunning
The cunning displayed by the space beasts did not hinder the enemy's advance.

Personnel shuttles frequently travel between the surface and near-ground orbit, transporting large numbers of armed crew members and heavy firepower weapons to the surface.

Dozens of shrimps pushed three heavy firepower platforms into the underground, which were equipped with modified melta guns.

A rush of hot water gushed out, quickly melting the steel wall blocking the road.

When the heat flow meets the explosive material in the wall, a loud bang will follow.

The violent airflow carried the heat flow and rushed towards the shrimp and heavy firepower platform.

The scalding hot liquid covered the fuel tank of the melta gun, causing an even more powerful explosion.

After several consecutive explosions, the shrimps in the underground passage suffered heavy casualties. Three heavy firepower platforms and hundreds of shrimps were buried here forever.

"Too weak. The superior consciousness controlling these shrimps is too weak. He behaves like a rookie who has never led a large-scale team battle. Is this his true performance or some kind of disguise?"

Li Nuo leaned his arms on the edge of the table, his eyes showing vigilance rather than disdain.

Although he said that the other party was too weak, Li Nuo did not relax at all.

Tzeentch is known as the Lord of Change and is good at achieving his goals through change.

The weakness displayed by his Bone Drinkers may be just a disguise to hide their true intentions.

"Boss, how about we fight our way out from the secret passage? I think the Xiami are too slow, and I can't handle their speed."

The beast cracked his knuckles, eager to try.

The beast's words made Li Nuo's eyes light up slightly.

He knew what the enemy was planning.

Indeed, after using gene editing technology to significantly improve the genes of space beasts, the orcs of the space beast clan have changed from war machines driven by the desire to fight to a new generation of orcs who can accurately execute orders.
However, certain traits buried deep within their genes are difficult to change.

For example, bellicosity.

Another example is excessive energy caused by rapid energy recovery.

The warlike character of the orcs makes them dare to fight and charge, and actively respond to sudden high-intensity combat.

This excess energy allows orcs to maintain a high level of fighting enthusiasm for long periods of time.

Both of these traits could be altered through gene editing, making orcs less warlike and less energetic.

The resulting change is that the orcs are more obedient, but also weaker.

In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Space Beast Clan, Li Nuo did not tamper with the orcs' warlike character and energetic qualities.

He made the orcs of the Space Beast Clan more obedient by strengthening the trait of "obeying orders".

That is to say, when the foreplay of a battle is too long and the Orcs are never able to engage in direct contact with the enemy, unrest will quickly grow within the Orc group, eventually causing the Space Beast Clan to get out of control.

This is the enemy's intention.

They don't need to advance quickly, they just need to wait for the orcs underground to become disrupted.

Li Nuo glanced at the beast beside him.

This kid has already shown signs of impatience, which shows what the situation is like within each company.

Perhaps, a riot has already occurred in some caves, but because the communication channel remained silent, I was unable to detect the occurrence of the riot.

Li Nuo took a deep breath and decided to implement the backup plan:
"Beast, pass the order down, have the fart spirits transport the breeding machines to the ground. All companies enter pre-war preparations. After the breeding machines arrive on the ground, each company will fight according to the beast raid plan."

"Yes! Boss!" The beast instantly became excited when he heard that a fight was about to begin. He took out the noise box and shouted loudly:
"Calling Fart Cave, calling Fart Cave, the boss wants you to move the machine to the ground, hurry up! Everyone else listen to me, the boss said, once the machine reaches the ground, we will start a war with the shrimp outside! The combat order is 'Beast Charge'! Did you hear me, it's 'Beast Charge'!"

"Okay, I can't wait!"

"Got it, got it, my big gun has been thirsty for a long time!"

“It’s time to teach those shrimps out there a lesson!”

The orc captains of each company screamed and shrieked, obviously being driven crazy by the unnecessary foreplay.

Li Nuo nodded secretly, feeling relieved that he had resolved an internal conflict.

In the holographic image, all the fart spirits and slave masters in the Fart Cave are out.

The breeding machine was towed to the upgraded platform of the shaft. The top exit of the shaft was camouflaged and appeared to be rocks and grass on the outside.

On the ground near the shaft, a large group of fart spirits were tugging at the ropes with a hissing sound.

The upgrade platform rises at a constant speed under the action of ropes and gears.

Another group of fart spirits worked together to pull the second rope, opening the top exit of the shaft.

"Boom--" A low vibration sound came from underground, attracting Xiami's attention.

The shrimps swarmed towards the exit of the shaft and saw from afar a metal machine over 20 meters high rising from the ground.

Shrimp's facial expression became excited and agitated at the same time, but also revealed a hint of fear, fearing that this was a trap set by the orcs.

Congratulations, you guessed it right, this is the orc's trap.

Missile bombardment from low-ground orbit has always been something Li Nuo was wary of.

But with the presence of the breeding machine, the eleven ships did not dare to launch missile bombings easily.

This brought the air supremacy gap between the two sides to the same level.

When thousands of shrimps gathered around the breeding machine, groups of orcs rushed out from the secret passage and came into close contact with the shrimps.

"Kill! We are the beast herd! We are the space beasts! Kill these shrimps!"

"We are the masters of this planet! Kill them all!"

All the orc company leaders from the first to the tenth company went out in full force, shouting slogans and charging towards the enemy.

The number of shrimps at the scene did not exceed 10,000, and they were no match for the green-skinned army.

Ten orc companies rushed forward like a herd of madly running beasts, tearing Shrimp's troops and Shrimp's bodies to pieces.

A herd charge means a charge. After completing a massive charge, each orc company returns to their respective caves under the command of the company commander.

The breeding machine stood on the ground, surrounded by corpses and blood all over the mountains.

A gust of wind blew by, and the torn clothes hanging on the gun barrel trembled and rustled. A solemn and murderous atmosphere quickly spread, and there was silence in the sky and on the ground.

Li Nuo knew that Xiami was after the breeding machine. He had already put this card on the table. Now it depended on how the opponent would respond.

A shuttle came in from low ground orbit and landed on the ground near the breeding machine.

There was only one passenger in the shuttle besides the pilot.

This man was wearing a dark uniform, was unarmed, had fair skin, and a more lively expression on his face than the previous one.

He looked around and smelled the strong smell of blood. He swept his eyes over the broken limbs on the ground and shouted in Low Gothic:

"You are the Space Beast Clan, right? Your clan leader is Space. The speed at which your clan reproduces is incredible to me. I have never seen orcs as insidious and cunning as you."

Xiami pointed at the machine and looked at a surveillance camera hidden in the grass:

"Space, I know you can see what's happening on the ground. I don't care what the origins of your Space Beast Clan are. I only want this machine. You must know this, otherwise you wouldn't put this machine on the ground to block my missile launch. How about we make a deal? I take the machine, this planet belongs to you, and we won't interfere with each other from now on."

The shrimp who was speaking looked like an ordinary armed crew member, but he exuded the aura of a superior.

It was obvious that his every move came from the higher consciousness that controlled the Bone Drinkers.

It was the higher consciousness that controlled him to come to the ground and negotiate with the space beast clan.

The current situation is very tense for both sides.

Due to time constraints, the Space Beast Clan was unable to build a large-scale raid on low-Earth orbit aircraft, so they were helpless against the ships in low-Earth orbit.

Those eleven ships were all designed and built according to the space environment. They could not enter the atmosphere, let alone land on the ground.

It is estimated that there are no less than 80,000 armed crew members in the fleet, but they can only come to the ground in small batches via shuttles.

Neither the enemy nor our side can do anything to the other because of the huge altitude difference between the surface and the near-ground orbit.

This battle is likely to turn into a long and protracted war.

The superiors behind Xiami only wanted a quick victory, so they took the initiative to show up and propose negotiations.

This was exactly what Li Nuo wanted.

Under his instructions, an orc boy came to the ground with a noisy box in his hand and stood ten meters away from Xiami.

Li Nuo shouted in Low Gothic:
"I'll give you three hours to use the shuttle to transport all the shrimp on the ship to the ground and shut down the void shields of the six frigates. You can pick one ship to take this machine away, and the other ten will be mine."

Xiami's face suddenly turned gloomy:

"You are dreaming! You are truly the most greedy and shameless orcs I have ever seen."

"Haha, look at what this is." Li Nuo chuckled and used orc slang to command the orc boy to open the casing of the machine.

The internal structure of the breeding machine was exposed, and a flashing red time bomb was placed inside. The countdown showed that it would explode in 3 hours and 32 minutes. Shrimp's facial features were almost distorted, and he felt that he was not facing a simple-minded orc with strong limbs, but a cunning and scheming monster.

At this moment, he felt that the person speaking opposite him was a believer of the Lord!

How could an orc take advantage of an enemy's weakness to threaten the enemy?

Aren't they just good at hacking and shooting?!
"See? The bomb will explode in 3 hours and 32 minutes. If you act quickly, you have 32 minutes to defuse the bomb. Think it through."

Xiami cursed:

"Fuck, where on earth did you orc freaks come from!"

"Watch your words." Li Nuo moved his fingers, and the bomb countdown decreased by 10 minutes. "You only have 3 hours and 22 minutes."

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" Xiami stared in amazement as the countdown suddenly dropped by 10 minutes, and he cursed in anxiety.

He had never felt so humiliated.

Since becoming the Lord's servant, he has been trampling underfoot everyone he meets, even the Moffs.

But at this moment, he was actually defeated by the leader of a small orc clan!

It is hard to imagine how this clan leader's brain works. He could actually make so many arrangements in advance, causing the followers of himself, the Lord of Change, to be constantly in a passive situation.

Shrimp's chest heaved violently, and the sound of his wheezing breathing lingered on the surface.

He forced himself to calm down, closed his eyes, and prayed to his Lord for help.

He needs guidance and the Lord to tell him how to break through.

It was not impossible to hand over ten ships at once in exchange for breeding machines, but it was hard for him to swallow this.

Xiami silently recited the words of prayer, praying for the Lord's response.

"I saw a strange thing in the subspace." The psychic boy suddenly spoke up while tapping the amniotic fluid jar on the map:

"I don't think that's a good thing. I don't want to see him. Boss, can I close my eyes?"

The shrimp on the ground is a believer of the big blue-haired bird, and he is praying for help from his faith.

Normally, the blue-haired bird would not respond to mortal believers personally. Those who came should be the demons under the command of the blue-haired bird.

The subspace observation image provided by the dot map is a chaotic painting that is always changing.

Various blocks of color twist and float in it, like an overturned paint palette, and a dynamic one at that.

Now, blue blocks begin to dominate the observation images of subspace.

This means that a huge will has emerged, so that the chaotic energy of the warp space tends to be stable because of His appearance.

Li Nuo asked the psychic boy to stop observing the subspace.

The subspace image on the dot map disappeared, and the psychic boy in the can breathed a sigh of relief, and a string of bubbles came out.

From Xiami's perspective, a blue bird was looking at him from another dimension.

Xiami was seen through and penetrated by this gaze. Every aspect of his body, inside and out, was seen by the other party. Even the direction and destination of his own destiny were controlled by this being chosen by the Lord.

As a humble believer, Xiami cannot see the Lord's true form. The one who usually guides him is the God-chosen demon in front of him who calls himself Shadow Weaver Zelphax.

"My Lord's prophet, I encountered a group of strange orcs. Their treachery and cunningness are beyond my comprehension..."

Xiami recounted what had happened before.

Zelphax's figure was as elusive as a ghost, or like a flowing, shifting blue-purple shadow.

It raised its sickle-like claws and made a gesture to order Shrimp to "shut up", and replied in a sinister and sharp tone:

"Poor idiot, you asked a stupid question, which is a pure waste of my time. Agree to all the orc's requests and bring the breeding machine back as soon as possible. From your description, the orcs here reproduce at an alarming rate, which means they need more meat. They will never let go of delicious shrimps. Can't you just infect this group of treacherous and cunning green monsters? The moment the infection is completed, what secrets will you be unable to spy on?"

Xiami suddenly realized what was going on and knelt down to the being in front of him:
“Praise your wisdom…”

"Shut up and don't waste your time on such boring matters. Curse (Note 2) lacks a vital offspring. No one can stop you from spreading the power of my Lord. Don't let my Lord down."

Zelphax's figure disappeared, but his sharp voice lingered.

Xiami slowly came back to his senses and opened his eyes in front of the orc boy, with a hint of contempt in his eyes:
"I agree to your request, greedy orc. I only need one armed freighter, and the rest are yours. I hope so many ships and people won't overload you to death."

The bomb countdown was reduced by another 10 minutes.

Li Nuo's voice came from the noise box:
"This is my last warning. There won't be a next time."

Xiami's expression froze and he forced back the curse word that was about to come out of his mouth.

More than a dozen shuttles appeared in the sky, and groups of shrimps were transported to the ground.

Two and a half hours later, ten of the eleven ships were taken over by the technician boy and the orc soldiers, and all the shrimps on these ten ships were driven to the ground.

The higher consciousness that controls Xiami does not want to surrender just like that.

He had the shrimps on the ground fully armed and deployed their troops, obviously wanting to use these people to create some trouble for the orcs.

The breeding machines were loaded onto a barge, and several shuttles towed the barge and took off, loading the breeding machines into an armed cargo ship.

The superior consciousness controlling Shrimp blocked the shield and turret permissions of the remaining ships, and limited the maximum cruising speed to less than 200 kilometers per hour.

The orcs cannot lift these restrictions for an hour.

The higher consciousness controlled the cargo ship to leave the planet at the fastest speed.

Just when he thought that the orcs would find a way to drive the ship to catch up with him, a shocking scene appeared.

The shuttle drove out of the ten ships and flew towards the ground with orcs full of them. Half a minute later, the plasma reactors of the ships were detonated by time bombs.

Ten bright blue balls of fire engulfed the ship, and fragments of the hull flew everywhere, turning into a meteor shower wrapped in flames and falling to the ground.

"What does this mean? What on earth are these orcs doing? Don't they need my ships?!"

The higher consciousness stared at the huge explosion in low-ground orbit through Captain Shrimp's perspective, stunned.

On the other side, fierce fighting took place on the ground.

More than 100,000 fully armed shrimps engaged in a fierce battle with 30,000 orcs, among whom there were also a very small number of primitive people.

The green-skinned uncle is not at an advantage in terms of numbers, but Li Nuo has prepared a large number of heavy firepower weapons in advance.

On the battlefield, laser beams, bullets, and artillery shells crisscrossed, and flames of explosions rose one after another.

The orc company escorted the ten-meter-high war machines to the ground. They were ferocious steel monsters, commonly known as the Killing! Big! Iron! Can!

Their heavy bodies are made of scrap metal and gears. Every step they take can cause the ground to crack. Their four mechanical arms are all equipped with heavy twin-linked logging guns. The whistling barrage of bullets is like a death knell, ringing loudly over the enemy's heads.

“Da da da da da——————”

Large swathes of shrimp were harvested by the killing tin cans, but this was just the beginning.

Ten bang-bang tanks rushed to the ground amid the roar of their engines.

The tracks crushed the soil and rocks, and the gun barrel slowly rose up. With a roar-like sound, the 800mm heavy artillery shells whizzed out.

These shells were loaded with cationic explosives. Once fired, golden light flashed and both the body and clothes were instantly refined by the high temperature.

So what if we have a lot of people? The green guys have plenty of war machines.

Without the threat of air-to-ground strikes, the Space Beast Clan is undisputedly invincible in land battles.

The higher consciousness that controls Xiami doesn't care about the outcome of the battle.

He stared at the battle scene closely, expecting to see the orcs devouring the shrimp-like bodies in battle.

But the scene that shocked him appeared again.

The orcs resisted the urge to eat the shrimps and instead used flamethrowers to burn the bodies at the scene, then shot the shrimps that were not yet dead one by one.

"Impossible! This is impossible! How could orcs not eat humans?!"

The terrifying discipline made the higher consciousness feel cold.

As he watched in astonishment, the orcs, like professional disinfection crews, carefully checked the battlefield several times to ensure that no shrimp or parasitic spores could escape the baptism of fire.

With the death of the last shrimp remaining on the ground, the higher consciousness lost the way to observe the surface.

He slumped in the captain's chair and swallowed hard.

He wanted to tell the Lord's prophet immediately what had just happened, but he was afraid that he would offend the prophet by praying twice in a row.

In the end, the higher consciousness could only comfort itself in this way.

"This must be a coincidence. The Space Beast Clan is just an isolated case among the orcs. The planet they live on is at the edge of the Milky Way. They can't interfere with my lord's plan, it must be impossible. Yes, that's it."

The higher consciousness ordered the activation of the subspace engine and the Geller force field, and entered the subspace with the breeding machine with the bomb removed.

(End of this chapter)