Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 823 Going straight to Huanglong
Seeing that the Ork had fallen into the human's trap, the Imperial Expeditionary Force immediately decided to proceed according to the original plan.

"Dantiok, whether this battle can achieve the greatest results with the least cost depends on whether you can deceive everyone and plunge the sharpest dagger into the heart of the orc."

"I believe you can complete the mission perfectly, just like you did not disappoint me when you perfectly activated the Pharos System."

Guilliman held Danteok's hand tightly; he had already learned of the miracle that had occurred to the war blacksmith through Roche.

Danteok saved him and the Five Hundred Worlds once during the Shadow Crusade, and now he will save countless warriors of the human expeditionary force a second time.

"We will do everything in our power, and humanity will prevail!"

Danteok felt a strong sense of trust and support from the Primarch.

These seemingly ethereal things are more precious to Nirvana Steel than any material reward.

After all, the current Danteok is no different from a humanoid star god. Even if he wants a world of his own, he can create it by hand as long as he has enough materials and time.

Genetically speaking, Danteok's father was Peturabo.

But in the eyes of this warrior who keeps all pride hidden deep inside and is truly steel inside and out, Guilliman might be a better fit for the role.

"I will accompany you from now on to prevent the Ork gods from shamelessly interfering."

Loshi smiled and said that the reason he often chose not to take action was because if he personally intervened and made a huge intervention, such as directly using psionic energy to strangle the orc emperor, it would likely provoke a counterattack from an opponent of the same level.

Conversely, if Mao Zedong uses underhanded tactics, he will retaliate directly.

Danteok nodded solemnly, then opened his dimensional space, and a portal shimmering with fantastical colors appeared behind the human fleet.

With the battle white dwarf and human warships drawing attention ahead, the warships that disappeared behind remained completely unnoticed by the enemy.

Most of the ships that entered the dimensional space were Void Annihilation-class warships; even the Dark Angels' flagship, the New Caliban, was not among them.

Loshi created a psionic bubble around himself, which confined a portion of room-temperature air.

Although he no longer needs suitable temperature and air to survive, only by doing so can he feel that he is still human.

Once humans acquire too much power and become accustomed to viewing the world from a higher perspective, they are very likely to experience a sense of alienation and emptiness.

This is why powerful psionicists like the Emperor and Makado still choose to walk the world in human form.

Roche did not enter Danteok's dimensional space; he was observing this peculiar dimension from the outside.

"According to the information provided by Tarasin, each Star God has its own dimensional space, and their dimensional space is also related to the power attributes of the Star God's true self."

"For example, the dimensional space of the Burner Nyadrazasa is a special place that embodies the concept of burning. Anything that enters it will immediately start burning continuously."

"Generally speaking, the stronger the power of a Star God, the more expansive the dimensional space. However, since almost all Star Gods have been shattered into pieces by the Space Necromancers, there is no way to verify this hypothesis."

As Loxi sensed the unique aura of the "Ruler" dimension, a primal sense of familiarity began to waft through him.

He recalled his Om Messiah authority and combined it with the Mechanicus faith and a portion of the authority belonging to the Void Dragons.

"If the fragments of the Overlord that Danteok possessed could open up dimensional spaces, why can't I?"

As Rosie pondered, an idea suddenly popped into her head.

The size of the dimensional space controlled by the Star God Fragment is closely related to the completeness of the fragment.

The Void Dragon fragment sealed on Mars is a large fragment with extremely high integrity, so the probability that the Void Dragon's dimensional space is under the control of that fragment is very high.

Loxi secretly made a plan to contact the Void Dragon fragments. There was a conflict between him and this true God of Machines that had to be resolved.

He has already devoured the leader module belonging to Cybertron, and his own power has increased by leaps and bounds. If one day he can completely merge with the power of the Void Dragon, he will inevitably step into a completely new level.

Danteok was completely unaware that Lothie had already set his sights on the Void Dragons; he was currently working hard to protect the human warships floating in the dimensional space.

This entire surprise attack fleet was enveloped in a special bubble, which the surrounding dimensional lines could not penetrate.

Danteok was under immense pressure, while Lothie pulled Danteok into her psionic bubble, and the two began to accelerate towards the Greenskin planet at high speed.

"This region of space is teeming with hundreds of billions of orcs, and the waaagh energy they form together has reached a level that can easily influence reality."

Loshi was also shocked by the power that the Orcs could generate; when the number of these greenskins reached a certain level, a qualitative change was bound to occur.

"Even in the corresponding warp space of this cosmic domain, the orcs' waaagh energy violently drove away other warp entities, thus transforming the warp space they were in into an orcish local area network."

"In other words, the subspace projection of this galaxy has transformed into special regions such as the Plague Garden, the Brass Arena, the Crystal Labyrinth, and the Six Rings Silver Palace."

Within this local area network belonging to the orcs, even other Chaos Gods cannot easily use their influence to interfere with the green-skinned orcs.

Loshi could clearly sense that two grand wills were battling each other within the green-skinned LAN.

They emanated an incredibly powerful green glow; one was savage and cunning, the other cunning and savage, and the aftershocks of their battle caused the entire Green Skin LAN to tremble.

Countless green-skinned boys surrounded Brother Mao, watching with glee as their gods fought each other.

Whenever Gao Ge knocks down Mao Ge, or Mao Ge pretends to fall down and then hits Gao Ge with a club, the Orcs' waaagh will rise even higher.

"What a terrifying race. If the Ork can really sweep across the entire galaxy, their explosive population will provide even more power for the second brother of the Ork. At that time, perhaps even the four Chaos Gods will be surpassed by the Ork God."

"No, perhaps there is a prerequisite: Mao and his brother must stop fighting amongst themselves and join forces completely before their power can reach that level."

Loshi's sigh reached Danteok's ears, but the humanoid star god, despite his diligent observation of the Green Skin Galaxy, did not see anything strange.

"Lord Rosie, I didn't see anything. Can you really see that so-called 'Second Brother Mao'?"

Although Danteok is no longer the same person he used to be, he still maintains a humble attitude towards Roshi.

He understood that true power comes from within, not from external forces. If someone suddenly gains great power and becomes arrogant, such a person could never defeat the Star God Fragment on a matter of willpower.

“You have absolutely no sensitivity to psionic energy, Danteok. The Star Gods are deities of the physical universe, and psionic energy is something completely beyond their comprehension,” Roshi patiently explained.

"The Star God is not good at dealing with psionic enemies. This is not because psionic energy is a counter to the Star God, but because psionic energy can cause more trouble compared to the Star God's terrifying physical strength."

"However, based on my speculation, once the Star God enters the subspace, it will have unexpected consequences. You'd better not enter the subspace."

Danteok silently remembered Rosie's instructions.

Although he possessed the ruler Zahurash, all he got from this star god were some extremely fragmented, scattered, and even insane memories.

In terms of understanding the Star Gods, he was far less comprehensive and professional than Rosie.

Under the psionic shield released by Lothie, the Ork within the galaxy did not notice that two tiny humans had directly traversed a vast distance and approached their home planet.

As Loxi got closer to the Greenskins, he could feel the pressure escalating from within the Orcish LAN.

Even the second brother of the Gou Mao clan, who was engaged in an eternal and fierce battle, glanced slightly at the real universe.

They sensed a powerful psychic being approaching their beloved Kirk Boy.

Although this human individual is far inferior to these powerful subspace deities, he is able to move freely in the real universe, just like that shameless golden giant.

In terms of strength, this human individual has reached, or even surpassed, the level of a sub-god in the warp, and is at least much stronger than Vashtor, that guy who has always sought to become a god.

As for Brother Mao and the other Chaos Gods, they are all limited by the veil and cannot project their full power into the real universe.

Mao Ge's cunning eyes were secretly fixed on Luo Xi. If this human individual were to disregard martial ethics and try to harm Kork, they wouldn't mind taking over and fighting in his place.

However, knowing that his second brother had already noticed his presence, Lothie continued to restrain himself, only bringing Danteok to the vicinity of the Greenskin.

Looking down at the Greenskin planet from outside, one can see that the surface of this orc homeworld is covered with countless magnificent buildings, as large as mountains, rich in Greenskin style.

Two enormous orc statues appeared before Loxi, sculpted by the orcs according to their own imagination of what Mao Erge looked like.

These two giant statues stand on the earth, their tops even touching the edge of the atmosphere. Only orcs with the power of thought could have created such astonishingly large statues.

According to physics, a statue this large would collapse under its own weight and become a pile of ruins if it didn't have psychic energy to maintain its state.

"I have never seen what Ulanno looked like in the past."

"But I'm certain that even if Ulano were to return to what it was before it was destroyed by humans, it wouldn't surpass the prosperity of this green-skinned planet."

"The Orks' empire is just like the human empire at the beginning of the Great Crusade. They are full of hope and confidence, and firmly believe that their empire will become the greatest and most glorious existence in the galaxy."

Loshi gazed at the Ork space elevators that formed an incredibly complex orbital system on the planet's surface, a system where chaos and order coexisted.

Oak's orbital space station was built on the basis of a natural asteroid. They hollowed out the asteroid's interior and filled it with mechanical constructs, presenting a state where primitive and advanced coexist.

Countless dark cannon muzzles were constantly adjusting their positions, and the psionic towers flashing with green lightning continuously emitted tremendous noise, which could be clearly heard even in space where there was no medium.

No one knows whether the Ork people modeled their architecture after the human empire's homeworld.

A vast city of palaces stretches as far as the eye can see, dominating the surface of Greenskin Star. Various magnificent palaces and high walls stand tall, exuding a majestic and grand aura.

Clearly, Emperor Kork resides deep within this orcish palace, with countless orcish guards deployed within the fortress, silently protecting their master.

Outside the royal palace, which occupies one-tenth of the area of ​​Greenskin Star, are densely packed orc forging factories.

Thick black smoke billowed from the massive reactor and was released directly into the atmosphere without any treatment.

The Orcs walking on the ground were all covered in dust, and the dust that had fallen had already formed a layer of grime on their skin and armor that could not be washed off.

These Ork orcs still maintained their fighting spirit; their bodies were brimming with inexhaustible energy, and their soaring Waaagh energy was more invigorating than the strongest stimulant.

"It's time. Open up the dimensional space and release our warships."

Loshi adjusted his position to ensure that the location where the dimensional space was opened would not be directly attacked by the Greenskins' orbital defense system.

"The pressure exerted by our combat white dwarf has indeed drawn the attention of most of the Ork warships."

"Even many of the warships stationed near Greenskin Star have been transferred away. They never expected that we would directly deploy our forces into the empty interior."

Danteok also adjusted his breathing, and then, under his control, the exit of the dimensional space opened with a roar.

The first to emerge were some smaller human warships.

They must deploy themselves to the vicinity of Greenskin as quickly as possible; every second of delay increases the probability that the Orks will react.

One after another, Void Annihilation-class warships appeared via teleportation, having already begun charging their weapon arrays within the dimensional space.

Therefore, as soon as they returned to the real universe, their fierce firepower began to attack the orc fleet from behind.

A portion of the fleet began to occupy the area outside the orbit of the Greenskin Star, directly targeting the space stations converted from asteroids.

Caught off guard, many of the Ork orbital space stations suffered extremely heavy losses.

Under the calculation of the main control AI, the Hongpao calibrated its launch trajectory and accurately hit the more vulnerable structural parts.

The light spears and torpedoes were specifically designed to strike vital points, causing the out-of-control orbital space station to veer off course and collide with other orbital space stations.

When those massive space stations collided, brilliant sparks of nuclear fusion erupted inside them.

The reactors continued to malfunction, eventually blowing up the young technician on board to rubble.

The atmosphere of Greenskin Star revealed the glaring traces of a crashed orbiting space station; those large chunks of metal debris could not possibly have been burned up completely.

The orcs used a large amount of scrap metal to build their defense system, but now they are suffering the consequences.

Those out-of-control space stations, pulled by the immense gravity of the Greenskin planet, plummeted towards the Earth's surface in a parabolic arc.

The Orcs discovered the human attack in a very short time, and a dark green Waaagh energy shield immediately rose on the planet's surface.

Aside from a small number of space stations crashing to the ground, generating massive explosions and shockwaves, all the other space debris struck the shield's surface. The New Caliban re-entered the battlefield, and humanity, realizing they couldn't breach the Greenskins' defenses anytime soon, seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the Orc warships from behind.

Blinding light spears, macro cannons, and torpedoes attacked from their most vulnerable rear, throwing the Orks, who were already battling the human fleet and the white dwarf, into a panic.

Generally speaking, the Orcs' vehicles and warships are strongest and most sturdy on the side facing the enemy.

This is closely related to the nature of the Orks; they love to show everyone their strongest, biggest, and most waaagh side, and they pile up too many resources on the front.

Moreover, the orc warships' engines are all located at the rear, and these exposed parts, even with heavy metal armor for protection, remain the warships' weaknesses.

After traversing a long distance, the light spear pierced directly through the stern armor of the Orc warship.

The scorching energy pillar melted the metal, killed the technician boy and the fart spirit who were maintaining the system, and triggered a larger wave of secondary explosions.

The slower macro cannons and torpedoes wove a large net, driving the Ork warships, which were aware of the impending danger and were moving at full speed to dodge, out of the fan-shaped attack range.

Chaos erupted behind the Orcs, instantly throwing their previously meticulously arranged formation into disarray.

Some orc warships tried desperately to turn around and engage in battle, but in this crowded battlefield, even turning around became a luxury.

Some warships, due to a lack of effective communication and overly reckless emergency turns, crashed directly into the hulls of other Ork warships.

Some warships, having exposed their weaknesses, were seized upon by the human warships ahead and destroyed by concentrated fire.

"They succeeded! Don't waste this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Guilliman also received the signal that the Ork's backyard was on fire. He clenched his fist and slammed the Hand of Domination onto the warship's command platform.

"Open fire at full speed, close the distance, and stop their attempt to destroy the human warships behind us!"

Those transferred to the rear of the orc fleet were not cannon fodder. The small fleet was not numerous, and placed in the Green Tide, it looked as if it could be submerged at any moment.

The orcs want to protect their throne world, but Guilliman won't allow it.

The battle white dwarf is spinning rapidly in the void, like a spinning top with terrifying mass squeezing the space of the real universe.

Every thirty seconds or so, the gravitational storm stirred up by the battle white dwarf tears a rift in space.

This faster-than-light spatial rift will then move along its initial direction, cutting through everything in its path.

The Orcs' waaagh energy shields, which were flashing, shattered as easily as soap bubbles in front of the spatial weapons.

Whenever a space weapon passes over an area, a large number of orc warships will extinguish their shields, lose continuous power, and drift in space relying on their own inertia.

These severed warships will not explode immediately; the lag in the power of thought allows the shattered reactors to continue operating for a while longer.

The Orcs also realized that if they didn't stop the battle against the White Dwarf, no matter how many warships or how many troops they had, they would be wiped out like straw.

Battle moons emerge in droves from within the galaxy; these massive celestial bodies even exert gravitational pull on each other as they approach one another.

Their goal is clear: to completely stop humanity's weapons of mass destruction.

The commanders of the white dwarf combat planet find it hard to say whether they are directing a battle or playing some kind of highly realistic virtual game.

They were inside the layers of a white dwarf, and only in this space could they be spared from being crushed into atoms by the terrifying extreme gravity.

They cannot directly observe the outside world; they can only rely on the power of the dimensional engine to transmit the specific situation of the outside world to the main control brain, which then creates a virtual projection.

This also made it difficult for captains who were used to the noise of warship engines, the roar of cannons firing, and the ionizing sound of light spears to adapt to an overly quiet environment.

The dense structure of the white dwarf star meant that no noise could possibly reach their ears.

All they need to do is confirm the attack after the main AI identifies a high-value target and locks onto the target.

Strictly speaking, the white dwarf that controls the battle is still the main control AI shrouded in the Blackrock anti-psy field.

The purpose of these commanders is to make decisions in place of the main AI when necessary.

Even the most powerful AI cannot completely replace a skilled commander.

War is never simply a matter of data calculation. The complex thoughts of intelligent life are full of chaos, and the choices they make are often not absolutely rational.

"Gravity whips of the battle moon detected."

"Are they trying to compete with us on gravity?"

The commander of the white dwarf noticed an unusually strong gravitational pull that was rapidly increasing, clearly indicating that the Orks were planning to use the same tactic again.

A pitch-black spatial rift struck the foremost battle moon, causing its energy shield to shake violently.

Meanwhile, the other combat moons hiding in the rear seized the opportunity to accelerate, taking advantage of the time difference in the cooling and charging of their space weapons to unleash their most powerful attack methods.

A gravitational storm from a combat moon would be enough to cause the geological structure of a larger natural planet to collapse, thereby killing most life on the planet.

The combined force of multiple gravitational storms exceeds the limits that any single combat moon can unleash.

Another spatial rift struck the teetering battle moon. This time, it could no longer hold on. A narrow crack appeared in the metal armor on its surface, and the width of the crack was rapidly increasing.

At the cost of a few lives, the core of the other battle moons successfully lit up with a dazzling green light.

Subsequently, all the space debris and cosmic dust floating on the battlefield began to accelerate suddenly under the invisible gravitational storm.

It was as if an invisible hand was sweeping up the smaller debris and launching an attack on the battle white dwarf.

"Suspend the use of space weapons and prepare to withstand the effects of gravitational storms."

"Pay close attention to collecting detailed data on the white dwarf during the battle. We need to know whether the white dwarf will be severely affected by the gravitational storm, jeopardizing the stability of its internal structure."

The commander said in a deep voice, and then the battle dwarf stopped creating spatial rifts.

The gravitational storm struck at the speed of light, engulfing the entire combat white dwarf within its destructive range in just over ten seconds.

However, after experiencing the damage from the gravitational storm, the commanders and technocrats on the battle white dwarf realized something.

That is, the gravitational storm simply cannot shake the combat white dwarf.

The mass of the battle moon is far less than that of a white dwarf, so even if it could create gravitational storms, its destructive power would have an upper limit.

Its upper limit depends on its own quality.

Gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces; without sufficient mass, the gravitational force it releases is naturally limited.

The battle white dwarf is like an isolated island in the ocean, seemingly eroded by storms, yet it remains steadfast and unmoving.

Moreover, given the extremely high density of the degenerate matter in a white dwarf, tearing it apart like it would tear apart the crust of an ordinary planet would likely require the immense gravitational pull of an extreme celestial body like a black hole.

After confirming that the gravitational storm was almost ineffective against the combat white dwarf, the Tech Sage immediately organized and packaged the collected data and stored it inside the main control AI.

"Let's test the effectiveness of our gravity weapon on the battle moon."

As the saying goes, "It is impolite not to reciprocate," and now that humanity has endured the Ork attacks, it is time to retaliate.

The immense gravity binding the battle white dwarf was concentrated and then released towards the battle moon.

The battle moon, which had been moving slowly through space, suddenly began to accelerate as if a speed boost had been pressed.

It was utterly powerless against the gravitational pull of the white dwarf. Under the excessively rapid acceleration, the geological structure inside the battle moon and the modified machinery of the Ork people instantly suffered irreversible damage.

The Ork inhabitants inside were instantly killed by the super-strong gravity, and the battle moon, whose structure was destroyed, was shattered into pieces, even more tragic than after being attacked by space weapons.

Space weapons would cleanly and decisively kill the combat moon, while gravity weapons would be more like a slow torture, a much more painful process.

The overwhelming combat power displayed by the white dwarf greatly boosted the morale of humanity and dampened the morale of the Ork.

They could only watch helplessly as their battle moon was destroyed, while the human fleet behind them was viciously betraying them.

Besieged on both sides, the orcs felt overwhelmed. No matter which side they were dealing with, the humans on the other side would immediately launch a large-scale attack.

Caught between two sides, the Orcs' original defensive formation is gradually crumbling, turning into a disorganized mess.

Even the bravest orcs would find it difficult to muster the will to resist when they see a battle dwarf hurtling toward them.

Every time the Battle White Dwarf gets close to an Ork warship, it briefly releases its gravitational pull, and the Ork warships within range are torn to shreds by the violent tidal forces.

Those warships would even be stretched into long strips, as if even the metal had been kneaded into a soft, malleable substance, and then accelerated along the direction of gravity to crash into the surface of the white dwarf.

Whether it's rock, metal, or flesh, the moment it collides with a white dwarf, its original molecular and atomic structures will be completely shattered and forcibly transformed into white dwarf matter.

A green-skinned warship that is over ten kilometers long will eventually become just a few millimeters of extra matter on the surface of a white dwarf.

Under the pressure of the white dwarf, the Ork were forced into a series of defeats.

Even the battle moon and the battle planet become a record of achievements in the face of humanity's battle against the white dwarf.

Countless green-skinned warships rushed forward, trying to stop humanity's progress, only to be trampled into mud by the iron boots.

When the Emperor's Wrath's Star Destroyer ended the core reactor of the Battle Moon, and when the Battle White Dwarf's space weapon tore apart the core of the Battle Planet, the true heart of the Ork Empire was finally exposed to the human army.

Loshi and Danteok floated on the now-ruined orbital platform of the Greenskin planet.

Beneath their feet lay the palace of the orc emperor, the residence of the ruler of this powerful empire.

The Orcish throne world is burning, and more and more human warships are breaking through the encirclement and appearing in near-Earth orbit around the Greenskins.

The towering figure of Cork the Great stands atop the palace tower; the last surviving Emperor Cork is aware of the defeat of his beastly warlords.

The orcs suffered a crushing defeat; the territory they had just conquered was taken back by the humans before they could even enjoy it.

The orc emperor was not accompanied by his sycophantic servants; instead, he stood alone atop the tower, gazing at the shimmering space battlefield.

At this moment, Emperor Kirk recalled the loneliness he felt when he first arrived on the Greenskins alone.

"Failure is not something that is unexpected."

"The galactic overlords of this era can only be humans; the universe and destiny favor them."

"Our clan ultimately has no chance."

What Kirk saw was not only the human warships surrounding the Greenskin Star, but also the invincible, ever-victorious white dwarf star.

He saw some kind of unseen truth.

The cruel nature of this dark universe is a grand game, and even terrifying beings like the Four Chaos Gods are merely players in this grand game.

Humans, space necromancers, Eldar, and orcs are merely pawns in the game.

"Korck's era is over, no, perhaps Kolk's era never even came."

"After the Old Ones vanished, the Kork Orcs followed in their footsteps and went extinct. A race that has already lost in the Great Game will not have a second chance."

"Kork may not have a chance, but the Ork may. Perhaps my arrival will unexpectedly deprive the Ork of their ticket to participate in the Great Game."

"Perhaps the best choice for me, a lonely ghost who survived from that era, is to end my life with a glorious death."

"Come on, let's end this on the land of Greenskin."

Kirk's gaze pierced through the thick atmosphere of the green-skinned planet, meeting that of Loshi, who was observing from orbit.

"Skip those tedious steps, I'll be waiting for you at the palace," the orc emperor conveyed his will.

(End of this chapter)