Warhammer: The Black Emperor
Chapter 206

Fire Wheel: "Wall of Fire"

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Sanchez immediately noticed the large, jet-black creature, and the information issued by the Primarch flashed through his mind.

The leader of the war.

The Pyromaniac immediately jumped off the Jetbike, raised his right hand, and Fireball began to condense.

With a flick of his wrist, he sent Fireball hurtling towards Silva.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Silva's fur had long been burned to ashes in the Promethium explosion, and the Fireball all blasted his body, tearing chunks of flesh apart.

Sanchez's eyes turned deep, and he raised his Bolt Pistol in his left hand, firing at the war boss.

Through his "Warp Vision," he detected the Orks' weaknesses, and each bomb he fired inflicted casualties on the tough war boss.

[It hurts!]

Silva roared in anger, feeling his body growing heavier and his forward momentum slowing down.

As the war boss's body grew heavier and heavier, a sharp scream suddenly rang in his ears.

"Boss!"

Silva recognized the voice as that of the Weirdboy. He felt a surge of power within him, and heard the voice of the Gork and Mork in his ears.

"Waaagh!"

The war leader suddenly darted out and charged towards Sanchez.

The Weirdboy leaped out of the sea of fire, used "Da Jump" on his boss, and then turned to unleash a thunderous roar at the black-armored shrimp that was attacking his boss.

The crackling green mist shot towards Silva.

The Pyromaniac stomped his right foot heavily, channeling his Spirituality to raise a "Wall of Fire."

The Spirituality energy rapidly coalesced into two Fire Snake, which darted toward the War Boss and the Weirdboy, respectively.

A wall of blazing fire rose around the "Pyromaniac," and the green energy stream released by the Weirdboy collided with it, creating a loud explosion.

After a few crackling sounds, the green flames were engulfed by the wall of fire.

Before Marco could even be surprised that his "Charred" spell had failed, the Fire Snake had already pounced on him.

Weirdboy hurriedly rolled away to avoid the Fire Snake.

Another Fire Snake lashed out at Silva.

Ignoring his own pain, the war leader only had eyes for the black-armored shrimp.

Silva slammed his head against the Fire Wall, ignoring the pain, and raised his greatsword to strike.

Sanchez was quicker; he raised his Bolt Pistol, pressed it against the war boss's chin, and pulled the trigger repeatedly.

Boom boom boom!

Bang bang bang!

Silva's head was blasted to pieces, and his massive body collapsed limply.

Marco rolled several times to dodge the Fire Snake, and when he got up, Shock to find that his boss was dead.

[How could that be? The boss is the boss of Waaagh.]

He is the leader of the most powerful Waaagh in the world.

He lost once; only the warlord Soriano had ever defeated him.

Marco glanced at the black-armored giant in horror, then turned and ran.

The Pyromaniac, seeing the Weirdboy fleeing, immediately gathered his Spirituality, quickly conjuring a flock of Raven around himself.

The Pyromaniac felt that after burning a large number of Ork to death, his control over fire had become stronger, and he was able to gather more Fire Raven.

The Pyromaniac assigned a bit of Spirituality to each Fire Raven.

After the Fire Raven detached from his body, Sanchez felt that his control over it was becoming increasingly proficient.

Sanchez discovered that he could adjust the trajectory of the bullets, ensuring that the Fire Raven always aimed at the Weirdboy.

Marco could feel the intense heat behind him, and the sound of heavy footsteps constantly echoed in his ears.

Weirdboy to dodge left and right, but couldn't shake them off.

Boom!

Marco was hit by a Fire Raven, and then by more Fire Raven.

As Sanchez used "Fire Crow Art" to blast the Weirdboy, he felt streams of fire surging within his body.

Other Shadow of Order killed dozens of Snakebite Boy.

"Clean up the battlefield."

Sanchez gave the order, Shadow of Order immediately sprang into action, collecting any equipment and items that the Primarch might be interested in.

Several squads of Shadow of Order used Flamer to incinerate the Ork's bodies.

After studying the materials distributed by the Primarch, the Warrior of the Eleventh Legion all learned that the Orks, which emitted a foul fungal odor, reproduced through spores.

If the Ork corpses are not burned, soon more and stronger Orks will attack them.

The cleaner you clean, the easier your future will be.

Sanchez pressed the Communication Bead in his ear to contact the Void Hunter.

"Szczesny, Jorginho, ambush tactics are effective against the Snakebite Clan Ork."

"Order the Chapter to execute the same order and wipe out the Orks."

The Reaper Lord then led his men straight to the Snakebite Clan's camp.

The resistance of the remaining Slaver and the Gretchin was quickly crushed.

After taking control of the camp, Sanchez discovered a large number of Squig in the cages. Although they were not as large as the Squig mounts he had killed earlier, they were still much larger than ordinary ones.

The Shadow of Order members also discovered venomous creatures such as snakes and spiders within the camp.

The Reaper Lord learned from the Primarch's documents that the Snakebite Clan Ork would let venomous snakes bite them, which is why they were named as such.

They train their bodies in this way to gain super resistance to toxins.

Sanchez was more concerned that the genetic Primarch might be interested in trophies such as venomous snakes.

So the Reaper Lord compiled a list of spoils and sent it to the Primarch's Attendants.

After gaining control of the Attack Moon, the Primarch's Attendants returned to the Shadow of the Throne with the Primarch.

Nimrod sat on the black the Throne and listened to the report on the losses.

"My lord, the legion lost a total of forty-one ships in the void battle."

"Eighty-six percent of them were destroyed during a boarding raid on the Attack Moon, attacked by thousands of warships."

"Losses included two capital ships, thirteen frigates, and twenty-seven destroyers."

The Primarch didn't care much; the Eleventh Legion was already capable of manufacturing most common types of ships.

The Vostonia Shipyard has been completed and is capable of building capital ships.

Triken Prime is taking shape, and its future construction capabilities surpass those of the Vostonia Shipyard.

Most importantly, Cepra Mundy is growing rapidly, and its future construction capabilities may even rival those of a Mars shipyard.

He was more concerned about personnel losses than the number of ships.

"The total number of Shadow of Order in the Void Wars was 1,892, with over 230,000 crew members and minions."

"In the battle to capture the Attack Moon, a total of 1,009 people were killed."

"Of these, seventeen were members of the Honor Guard, five hundred and sixteen were killed in action in the Second Legion, two hundred and ninety-two in the 7th Legion, and a total of one hundred and eighty-four were killed in action in the Fifth and 11th Chapter, which joined the battle later."

Nimrod quickly calculated that, as of now, the Eleventh Legion had suffered 2,901 casualties.

A look of sorrow immediately appeared in his eyes as he silently thought to himself.

"The Wheel of Fire" was a large-scale battle, and losses were inevitable.

The Space Wolves has been at war for five years, losing one-third of its payload.

Based on the number of the Sixth Legion and its replenishment rate, assuming no losses, their size should reach nearly 69,000 men by 824.

Therefore, the Space Wolves killed in the "Wheel of Fire" battle was approximately 23,000, and even by the minimum estimate, it should not be less than 20,000.

Nimrod realized that the Imperium had not yet encountered Attack Moon, and that half of the losses of the "Space Wolves" in the original "Wheel of Fire" were probably caused by the Attack Moon.

This estimate is still based on the "Space Wolves's" fighting style.

If the Space Wolves encounter the Attack Moon, they will likely charge straight at it, which is precisely the way to minimize losses.

Thinking about it this way, the loss is still acceptable.

Through rational analysis, the Primarch convinced himself to accept that the Eleventh Legion had suffered the greatest losses.

As he pondered this, Arsena Dunn continued.

"My lord, the Reaper Lord on Planet Seven used a feinting strategy against the Snakebite Clan, suffering only four casualties..."

"Excellent," Nimrod with delight, "Circulate the battle report to all commanders."

"Tell them to make good use of the Ork data I released, find the Orks' weaknesses, and launch precise strikes."

After noting down the orders, the Primarch's Attendants continued to report.

"My lord, the Death Lord has sent a report that the situation in Necromunda has stabilized."

Nimrod thought to himself in silence.

Sanchez's method of luring the enemy may not be able to solve the larger and more cunning Serpentbite tribe, but it should have no problem dealing with the Orks tribe on Planet Seven.

The Dice of Prophecy are almost fully charged; the conquest of Catachan should now be on the agenda.

With this in mind, he issued the order.

"Dispatch half of the Fourth and Half of the 8th Legion."

"Prepare the landing craft; I'm heading to Planet Seven to check the spoils."

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