Khan paid little attention to Old Ironhead's complaints and looked at Lin Fan. "What should we do next? Keep competing? Get Little Yi some nanite swarms?"
"I'm not sure either. If we head out now, that cabal will easily spot us again. We don't have any decent anti-air weapons, so all we can do against Voidraven bombs is run."
"I say~" Yilafren draped herself over Lin Fan's back, pressing her snowy softness against him as her finger traced circles across his face. "Why not find some allies?"
"Find allies? You think we can find anyone reliable in a place like this? Don't tell me you mean using another cabal to fight them?"
"No, I mean... your own kind..."
"The Human Resistance?"
A while later, led by Yilafren, Lin Fan, Khan, and Old Ironhead entered a deeper stretch of abandoned buildings. Those dim ruins were steeped in the ravages of history, covered in traces and sigils of the Ancient Aeldari Empire, or else wailing Aeldari shadows plastered against the walls.
Old Ironhead had originally come along to collect his payment, but after talking with Lin Fan and Yilafren, he realized this was a fine chance to join a Waaagh! Though he would not be leading this Waaagh!, getting into a proper brawl was still a joyous thing.
He could no longer remember the last time he had taken part in a group fight. After walking with them for a while, Old Ironhead stopped and bid them farewell. "You gitz go find da humies! I'm going ta find me boyz! We'll meet up in dis spot later!"
"Fine, go ahead." Lin Fan watched Old Ironhead leave with a cheerful grin, feeling faintly expectant. He truly wondered what sort of force the Ork could bring back.
A human-Ork alliance? Just hearing it was