Hive Bottom Battle Preparation 2

Seeing that all the officers in the Defense Force had gone off to carry out their assignments, Anrida turned back to Gray and Mendeleev and said with a smile, "Captain Gray, if any dangerous Greenskin Orks appear in the positions, we'll need to rely on your Space Marines to deal with them."

Gray smiled as well. "Taking down powerful enemies is what we Space Marines are supposed to do. Rest assured, we won't let a single powerful Greenskin Ork wreak havoc in the positions."

Mendeleev looked at Anrida and asked, "Commander Anrida, what should us naval combat personnel do?"

"For now, the navy should rest. I'll call on you when needed. The main Greenskin force hasn't arrived yet, so there's no need for us to be so tense."

Anrida said.

The junior officers and soldiers became busy. Although the positions had already been built by the logistics personnel, the Defense Force soldiers had to set up each firing point themselves. Ripper heavy machine guns were carried into the bunkers one after another and mounted in place, with vast quantities of ammunition piled beside them.

The Defense Force soldiers entered the trenches. One squad was responsible for defending a hundred-meter stretch of trench, and the soldiers also had to inspect their own positions for potential safety hazards.

Time passed slowly amid the tense atmosphere. Although the Defense Force soldiers had all undergone extensive and grueling training, this was their first real war against aliens. Anyone who claimed not to be nervous would be lying.

"Brothers, don't be nervous. Just perform like you do in training. Greenskin Orks die after taking a bullet too. Besides, we have tanks and artillery supporting us from behind. Whether the Greenskin Orks can even break into our trenches is still uncertain."

In the foremost trench of the First Company, the squad leader kept reassuring the somewhat nervous soldiers.

"Squad leader, are Greenskin Orks really as savage as the ones we saw during training?"

One soldier asked curiously.

"I don't know much about the Greenskin Ork race either, but the Orks we encountered during training should be the same as the Greenskin Orks invading the hive world now. The Lord of the Stars would never deceive us."

The squad leader spoke with some uncertainty, but when he mentioned the Lord of the Stars, a fervent look appeared on his face.

The squad leader firmly believed in the Lord of the Stars and trusted that the Lord of the Stars would never deceive him. Before joining the Lord of the Stars, he could only struggle to survive alone in the Underhive. After joining the Lord of the Stars, he had more food than he could eat every day, married a wife, had children, and gained a happy family. This had driven his faith in the Art Student to a fanatical level.

"That's right. We must believe in the Lord of the Stars. The Lord of the Stars will never deceive us."

The other soldiers in the squad echoed their leader's words, expressing their unwavering faith in the Lord of the Stars.

Looking at the high-spirited soldiers, the squad leader said, "All right. While the Greenskin Orks haven't reached the Underhive yet, let's get some proper rest and relax. Once the Greenskin Orks arrive, we'll give them a good beating."

"Alright."

The Defense Force soldiers, clad in exoskeleton defensive powered armor, sat down in the trenches to rest.

The trenches gradually fell silent. No soldiers continued talking; all of them were conserving their strength.

After seeing that the Defense Force soldiers had completed their battle preparations, Anrida and the other two went to the command vehicle behind the positions to check on the Greenskin Orks' movements.

"Captain Gray, Commander Anrida, Captain Mendeleev, greetings."

The squad leader monitoring the Greenskins' movements in the command vehicle immediately stood up and greeted the three men respectfully when he saw them enter together.

"Hello, Captain Milos. Have you discovered the Greenskin Orks' current location?"

Seeing him greet them, Commander Anrida smiled in return and asked.

"Commander, most of the Greenskins are still in the lower hive, fighting gang members and the surviving soldiers of the Planetary Defense Force. A small number of Greenskin Orks have headed toward the mid-hive.

Only around a hundred thousand Greenskin Orks have entered the Underhive so far. A Greenskin boss led them running around everywhere and happened to stumble into the Underhive."

Captain Milos reported respectfully.

"Oh? Only a hundred thousand Greenskin Orks have reached the Underhive? How far away are they now?"

After hearing Milos's report, Gray asked curiously.

"They're over three hundred kilometers away from us. There are also many gangs in the Underhive, so the Greenskin Orks' attention will definitely be drawn to them. For the time being, no Greenskin Orks should come here."

Milos analyzed the situation point by point.

"Then we'll keep waiting."

Mendeleev said as he looked at the other two.

"That's all we can do."

After completing his report, Milos sat back down and continued monitoring the screens with the soldiers, tracking the Greenskin Orks' movements.

Gray and the other two also sat down in the command vehicle and watched the screens together.

Time passed slowly. Three Terra hours later, Milos stood and reported to the three men behind him.

"Commander Anrida, we've discovered Greenskin Orks in Totka City. They're only fifty-three kilometers away from us."

Upon hearing Milos's report, Gray stood up and urgently asked, "They're so close? Are they heading toward our base?"

Hearing Gray's question, Milos said awkwardly, "Captain Gray, the Greenskin Orks are heading toward Azit City, not toward the base."

Hearing Milos's answer, Gray slumped back into his seat like a deflated balloon and ignored Milos.

Seeing Milos's embarrassment, Mendeleev spoke up to ease the situation. "Actually, we can send people over to lure the Greenskin Orks here. As long as this group of Orks fails to break through the base's defenses, they'll continuously attract more Greenskins to come."

Gray slapped his hand and said, "That's right! No other race can compare to the Greenskins' thirst for battle. As long as we can scatter one wave of Greenskin Orks, the fleeing Greenskins will go find their main force and bring them back to keep fighting us."

Gray stood up and spoke excitedly. Then he looked at Anrida and asked, "What do you think, Commander Anrida? After all, you're in command of this battle."

Seeing that Mendeleev and Gray were both looking at him, Anrida understood that they were seeking his opinion. After all, the two of them had yielded the commander's position to him.

The three of them could not possibly argue over such a matter now. There was no conflict of interest between them, and the Lord of the Stars was still watching their performance from behind.