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

Chapter 293 Ribs "Raised" by Green Skin

Void whale, mouth.

This place is vast, spanning over a hundred kilometers in width, with patterns on its tongue resembling a maze, and its terrain is extremely complex.

After the Void Whale devoured millions of warp creatures in one gulp, its mouth became a battlefield.

A highly corrosive liquid drips from the ceiling of the mouth, rapidly corroding the food inside the Void Whale's mouth.

At this point, the subspace creatures trapped inside the mouths must rely on their own abilities to survive.

Blood Raven Boy had donned special armor designed to withstand corrosive liquids beforehand.

When Li Nuo transferred his consciousness to the Blood Raven leader, Kron, the Blood Ravens had just finished assembling and were fighting against all sorts of warp creatures.

The Soul-Eating Bee exists in spirit form, and ordinary knife tips and guns are useless against it.

The four peddlers' demons grew stronger with each battle, leveling up by killing monsters, their strength increasing like a snowball rolling downhill.

The enslavers take advantage of the chaos to corrupt the minds of powerful warp beings, seizing control of them on a physical, mental, and spiritual level.

The most insidious of them all is the Soul Catcher.

It curls up its mesh body, hiding in an inconspicuous corner, specializing in hunting lone warp creatures. Once the net is opened, several warp creatures die a violent death.

Faced with such a complex and dangerous battlefield, Li Nuo did not linger; withdrawing was the wisest choice.

“Beast, check the map and show me the way. I’ll take care of these scum.”

Li Nuo waved his left hand and pulled the trigger with his right, first using the Brain Stun Technique to immobilize the nearby subspace creatures, and then shooting them with the heavy bomb gun.

"Bang bang bang——————"

Gunshots rang out, but they weren't jarring in the noisy battlefield; the howls and wails of the warp creatures were far more piercing than the gunfire.

The heads of the five Blood Demons exploded, followed closely by three Fire Demons, and two Nurgle Spirits were shot to death by Blood Raven Boy.

Nurgle's self-destruction before his death killed the Infernal Harp Demon who was playing music nearby.

Who says musicians aren't killed in battle? Slaanesh's music troupe suffered the same fate.

As Li Nuo made his move, a large open space was quickly cleared around the Blood Raven Boys' team, and as many rotten things came, they all died.

The beast lived up to expectations and quickly found the path forward on the map:
"I know the way, follow me!"

The beast strode forward with the data tablet in hand, while Li Nuo led the boys forward, providing cover for each other.

The group moved through the chaotic battlefield as the corrosive liquid falling from the ceiling grew thicker and thicker, gradually turning a dark gray color.

The current location is the Void Whale Tongue.

The lines on its tongue are over ten meters high, like the walls of a maze.

After turning a right-angle bend, the height of the pattern suddenly increased to 100 meters, and the corrosive liquid on the wall turned completely dark gray, as hard as bricks.

This area is the base of the tongue; further ahead lies the throat of the Void Whale.

The throat and other key points must be heavily guarded.

At the end of the tongue, a towering cliff appears, with an estimated altitude of no less than 1,000 meters, and is dotted with firing ports and combat platforms of various sizes.

At the top of the cliff is a military fortress built against the precipice, with a bizarre and dark architectural style, and the eaves and ridges are covered with sharp spikes.

Some kind of sneaky creature, hiding in the fortress and firing windows, stares warily at the chaotic battlefield on the tongue with its scarlet eyes.

They are the scavengers of the void whale's mouth.

Once the foreign invaders on the tongue are killed by the corrosive liquid, they will come to clean the mouth and send the food decomposed by the corrosive liquid into the throat.

Different Void Whales have different oral cavity cleaners.

We'll have to scan them to find out their exact origins.

The instrument detected several distinctive life signals.

"Oh ho, guys, I have some bad news for you. We've run into the most unreasonable street cleaner ever."

"They are called Freitor, a type of winged vampire troll that has long been extinct in the real universe. They have wings, can fly, love to drink blood, and are as energetic as real trolls, able to regenerate limbs and feign death to come back to life."

Li Nuo's eyes lit up slightly. He hadn't expected to encounter the kind of oral scavenger with the greatest domestication and medicinal value among all the oral scavengers.

Winged vampire trolls are tough to deal with, but their blood is a treasure—a top-notch alchemical ingredient that can make a tiny creature with only a finger grow a whole body. The healing effect is truly astonishing!

Li Nuo thought that before hunting the Void Whale, he should get his hands on the genetic sample of the Winged Vampire Troll.

"Squeak! Cluck!"

A scream came from the cliff face, followed by a barrage of spikes.

Li Nuo raised his hand and waved it, using a vibration spell to send the spikes flying. Then he pressed down with both hands, vibrating the air beneath everyone's feet to create an air platform that lifted the boys upwards.

The sudden display of "psychic power" by leader Kron surprised the group of boys, who screamed in surprise.

The beast, unfazed, held the data tablet and cried out:
"Alright, alright, stop making such a fuss. This is a blessing bestowed upon Boss Kron by the High Priest before we set off. Second Brother is watching us, so stay alert and don't embarrass us!"

Blood Raven stopped talking and excitedly gripped his weapon.

Li Nuo focused entirely on manipulating the air, lifting himself and the others onto the cliff while simultaneously deflecting the troll's spiked attacks.

A group of trolls with wings on their backs flew out from the military fortress.

They roared and charged forward, their skeletal spears glowing with a crimson light.

"Never mind them, let's charge through."

Li Nuo pressed down on the beast's gun barrel, and the Blood Raven Boys forcibly suppressed their urge to fire.

Li Nuo clasped his hands together in front of him, imagining the air forming a teardrop-shaped shell that enveloped him and the others, and then stimulated the air at the tail to create a high-pressure airflow.

"Sizzle, bang—"

A powerful push came, and hundreds of Blood Raven Boys were dragged by the air and flew at high speed. Before the trolls could get close, they turned into black shadows and leaped over the military fortress.

As he flew past the shadowy figure, Li Nuo casually grabbed a vampire troll, completing the extraction of gene samples and the dropping of the troll in one swift motion.

After flying for some time, several kilometers ahead, a huge valve-like wall stood there, blocking Li Nuo's way.

The wall is not guarded by the winged vampire trolls of the past, but by a large group of parasites growing on the valve.

Li Nuo glanced at the tendrils dancing in the wind on the eye flap, then turned his head and gave the order:
"No need to wait for the scan results from the 'Find the Thing' device. Just use a bomb to blow open the valve. This thing looks sturdy, but it's actually just made of paper."

"hold head high!"

The beast relayed the command.

In no time at all, a mini version of the earth-shattering bomb was launched.

This thing looks only the size of a rugby ball, but its explosive power is terrifying.

With a deafening roar, a crimson mushroom cloud rose rapidly, the temperature of the smoke alone reaching an astonishing two thousand degrees Celsius, and the pressure and temperature at the explosion's center were off the charts.

A strong, burnt smell spread along with the shockwave.

Li Nuo used a vibration spell to part the thick smoke, checked the condition of the valves, nodded in satisfaction, and led the team through the hole entangled with embers.

Unlike the topological structure of humans, the mouth, respiratory tract, and lungs of the Void Whale are located "outside the body," while the esophagus and stomach are located "inside the body."

The throat is an important point that distinguishes between "inside" and "outside".

The valve that was just blown up was used to separate the throat and esophagus.

Only when it enters the esophagus does it truly enter the body of the Void Whale.

Listen carefully.

A dull, lingering sound filled the air.

"Boom—Buzz—"

This is the heartbeat of the Void Whale.

With a heart diameter exceeding fifty kilometers, it is an absolute behemoth, even surpassing the might of an Emperor-class Titan.

With each beat, each contraction, the dull thumping of the heart resounds throughout the Void Whale's body like an earthworm churning.

Finding a suitable location in the esophagus and using laser cutting and blasting to create a path directly to the heart of the Void Whale was Li Nuo's next plan.

But new problems soon arose.

"Boss, the environmental parameters in the esophagus are not right. There are too few gastric juice slimes, but there are a lot of fluorescent fungal mats."

The beast pointed to the glowing carpet a hundred meters below, its data panel ticking as it broadcast the scan results from the search device.

The gastric slime is the digester inside the Void Whale's body, while the fluorescent carpet is the purifier.

The former is for the Void Whale to break down food and transport nutrients, while the latter is for the Void Whale to remove indigestible food or toxic substances, commonly known as "unclean food," such as radioactive waste, the venom glands of subspace creatures, and metal objects that are difficult for the Void Whale to break down.

The abundance of fluorescent fungal carpet and the scarcity of gastric slime monsters suggest that this Void Whale consumed a significant amount of "unclean food" during its previous feeding round. Based on the ancient Eldar Empire's experience hunting Void Whales, "unclean food" predominantly consisted of demons.

It's necessary to check the stomach sac first, since we'll be dragging the Void Whale into the net path later. If there's a bunch of undigested demons in the stomach sac, wouldn't that be like inviting a wolf into the house?

"Kids, let's go check out the stomach sac first, get ready for battle, there might be a lot of junk coming out later."

Li Nuo gave a brief instruction and changed the flight direction.

As the group ventured deeper into the esophagus, their journey became increasingly difficult.

The fluorescent fungal carpet grew thicker and thicker. At first, it was only a thin layer, but later it became more than ten meters high, occupying more than half of the esophagus.

A little further on, the sounds of fighting came from afar.

Li Nuo lowered the flight altitude, ordered the activation of optical stealth and "Brother Mao is Quiet," and turned off the light source.

The group silently approached the battlefield through the mycelium that resembled a wheat field.

The device for finding things issued a warning:

"Hey guys, listen up! I've spotted a lot of spare ribs up ahead!"

Ribs?

Space Necromancers?

How could there be something like this inside the Void Whale's belly?

Li Nuo paused for a moment, then stared intently at the battlefield ahead.

It really is a space necromancer.

These metallic creatures, glowing green, are fighting a type of mushroom-like being.

The mushroom people are scientifically known as "Void Whale Mushroom People," the original inhabitants of the Void Whale, who are specifically responsible for herding the gastric juice slime monsters and laying fluorescent fungal carpets.

Their fighting method involves firing bullet-hard spores, sometimes hundreds or even thousands at a time, which are more powerful than heavy bomb guns at close range.

Unfortunately, they were facing space undead.

Gauss weapons were used for long-range sniping, beetles harassed from the flanks, and spiders attacked from above. The space necromancers didn't engage the mushroom men in close combat at all, relying entirely on firepower suppression and beetles and spiders to restrict the enemy's movement.

As several Destroyer Scorpions leaped into the battlefield, the Mushroom People's precarious lines crumbled instantly.

The Scorpion Destroyer moves with lightning speed, and its Hyperphase Weapon is devastating; a single swing can wipe out a small group of Mushroom Men.

In an instant, spores flew everywhere on the battlefield, the mushroom men suffered heavy casualties, and the shrill screams came one after another.

"This is a bit troublesome."

Li Nuo frowned in thought, a big question surfacing in his mind.

In the network, junk becomes like a free-range chicken, losing its ability to travel through the subspace.

What will happen once the space necromancer enters the Webway?

This question really stumped Li Nuo.

Whether before or after his transmigration, he had never heard of any space undead entering the network; it was definitely a blind spot in his knowledge.

We can't just give up hunting Void Whales because of these Space Undead.

Li Nuo glanced at the Blood Raven boy beside him and had an idea in mind.

With us here, there will be no shortage of ammunition and explosives; the fungal warehouse is the best transit point for supplies.

Since that's the case, let's find the lair of the space necromancers and wipe out these metal lumps in one fell swoop, so they don't cause trouble for our Palu homeland.

Even if all else fails, I can still mass produce a wave of minions here and easily push through the enemy lines.

Li Nuo took out the "Mao-catching Goggles" and put them on, activating his bacterial ability - mental network - to control all Blood Raven Boys.

In that instant, hundreds of orcs merged into one, their every move under Li Nuo's precise control.

They advanced rapidly while invisible, bypassing the battlefield, reaching the rear of the space necromancers, and finding the commander of this force.

It was a necromancer with only one arm and mechanical tentacles on his lower body. He floated against gravity at a height of about half a meter above the ground.

The technician was accompanied by five uniquely designed space zombies. Their lower bodies were long, snake-like tails, while their upper bodies were inverted triangles like cobras. They carried twin gauss guns and looked formidable in combat.

Before transmigrating, Li Nuo hadn't studied space necromancers much, so he couldn't really recognize what kind of unit they were in a short time.

But never mind, let's take them down first.

With a thought, Li Nuo took out box after box of special ammunition and distributed them.

The core of this type of ammunition is corrosive, which can suppress the self-repairing effect of activated metals. Its armor-piercing performance far exceeds that of heavy explosive projectiles. The trade-off is that it will not cause a small-scale explosion upon impact, but will only cause penetrating wounds.

After everyone finished changing their ammunition, Li Nuo pulled the trigger first, followed closely by Blood Raven Boy who fired a barrage of bullets.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang——"

The sudden burst of gunfire startled the necromancer.

A light green shield appeared on its body, blocking the dense barrage of bullets.

The five serpentine units protecting it were not so lucky; a single volley of fire reduced them to rubble that covered the ground.

"Holy crap! Where did you guys come from?"

The necromancer let out a scream of shock and rage.

Li Nuo was shocked to hear the other party's shout; this necromancer was actually using orc slang!

While Li Nuo was greatly surprised, the necromancer saw the attacker's appearance and attire clearly, and his tone immediately changed.

"Wait, you're orcs?! And not orcs from Gorkamorka?! Great! We can be friends! Don't shoot!"

There was not a trace of hatred in the necromancer's words; instead, they were filled with an irrepressible joy.

To demonstrate its stance, it simply ordered a ceasefire, instructing its scorpion and undead warrior subordinates to control the few remaining mushroom people and prevent them from launching a counterattack against the orcs.

Seeing this, Li Nuo became interested.

This was the first time he had ever met Ribs who could speak orc slang.

Also, where is "Gorkamoka" that the other party mentioned?

Li Nuo clenched his right fist, making a gesture of ceasefire and maintaining vigilance.

Li Nuo released the mind control over the beast on his own and gave the order through the internal communication channel:

"Keep an eye on the surroundings, I'll have a go at this spare rib."

The beast possesses a fragment of the strange boy's genes, allowing it to remain conscious while being controlled by the boss, though it cannot control its own body.

He was fully aware of what had just happened and was also quite curious:
"Okay, boss, I'll keep an eye on the surroundings. I feel like this rib technician seems quite happy to see us..."

The beast grunted as it surveyed its surroundings, remaining vigilant.

Li Nuo, holding a bomb gun, turned on the speaker on his mask and asked:
"Hey, Ribs, what's wrong with you? As a rib, why aren't you using Katan? Why are you using our slang?"

Li Nuo immediately launched into a barrage of three questions.

The necromancer grew increasingly delighted, as if the more questions Li Nuo asked, the happier it became.
"Wow! That's awesome! You guys really aren't the green-skinned people from Gorkamoka! You must have come from outside!"

The necromancer floated forward a few steps and asked impatiently:
"Hey buddy, do you have a way out? I'll give you anything you want as long as you can get me out! I'm a rare time-traveling technician, no other technician has my skills!"

With his distinctive electronic, smoky voice, lively and outgoing personality, and excessively fluent orc slang, this necromancer exudes a comical aura.

Li Nuo and the beast exchanged a glance, increasingly confused, and finally asked:
"Tell me, what's your name? Where did you come from? And why are you inside the Void Whale's belly?"

The necromancer sighed deeply, displaying a melancholy and sorrow rarely seen in the undead race:
"My name is Paidi. My life has been tough; I've never had parents since I was little, and it was all thanks to Uncle Green Skin who raised me..."

"Wait, wait." Li Nuo raised his hand to stop Paidi from speaking, and said with a speechless expression:

"What did you say? You didn't have parents growing up, and the greenskins raised you? I understand every single orc slang term, so why am I confused when they're all put together?"

Li Nuo was completely confused.

Not to mention wild animals.

His eyes were wide open, his breathing stopped, and he had entered a state of brain overload.

The necromancer named Paidi sighed again and began to recount his past.

Li Nuo listened quietly, gradually finding it unbelievable.

He, a green-skinned king in a sub-universe of the Rebellion Era, actually encountered Ribs who had smuggled himself over from a sub-universe of the Apostate Era!

Moreover, these ribs seem to have actually been "raised" by orcs.

(End of this chapter)