"I'll go with you." Kaos the Sage silently called to Lin Fan and headed forward.
Lin Fan hurried after the giant. Those insect-jointed legs were nimble and swift, reminding him of centipedes.
If one ignored the Adeptus Mechanicus setting, this Sage could easily serve as a villain in a sci-fi horror story.
The two entered the open plaza through the tunnel ahead, and just as the Sage had expected, there was indeed an Ork ambush waiting for them.
Several explosions rang out, and the tunnel behind them collapsed. Construction debris completely buried the route they had taken.
The soldiers outside were not panicked. They first let out a sigh, then spread out in small groups to keep watch. After establishing basic defenses, they began chatting.
"How long do you think the captain will take to cut his way out of that bunch of Orks?"
"Hard to say. He's got that coghead with him, so it'll probably be faster."
"I bet ten minutes. We'll hear that coghead smashing through the wall by then."
"What's this? You looking down on the captain? Five minutes! I'll bet your can of beer!"
"Come on! I worked hard to buy that from the ship. I've barely had any of it!"
"What? You scared? How does the 3rd Company have a wimp like you?"
"Tch! Fine, you're on! Who's afraid of who!"
Several soldiers began betting on how long it would take Lin Fan to fight his way out. This had happened many times before, whenever Lin Fan entered somewhere that looked especially dangerous.
The soldiers would start gambling. At first, Old Jock had tried to stop them. No matter how one looked at it, betting on their commanding officer's life violated military regulations.
But after watching Lin Fan slaughter his way out of hopeless situations