Battle for the Underhive

Iron Bull swiftly gathered his subordinates. A vast swath of Greenskin Orks, led by more than a dozen Greenskin boys, set off toward the Underhive in a mighty procession.

As the Greenskin Orks marched, some whose bosses had died and left them leaderless joined Iron Bull's ranks, causing the number of Greenskins under his command to grow steadily along the way.

Outer perimeter of the Lower Hive base position.

After more than two hours of civil war, the remaining ten thousand-plus Greenskin Orks finally saw one Greenskin boy defeat all his opponents and become the new Greenskin boss.

After defeating every opponent, this newly emerged Greenskin boss grew taller and stronger, changing from an Ork nearly three meters tall into one over three meters tall.

"WAAAAAAHG!"

The newly emerged Greenskin boss held the former Greenskin boss's Boltgun in his left hand and threw back his head in an excited roar.

"WAAAAAAHG!"

Though the surviving Greenskin Orks had been beaten black and blue by their new boss, they still roared excitedly along with him.

"Boyz, da humies are right ahead! Charge!"

"Bang, bang!"

With a roar, the Greenskin boss charged toward the Defense Force's position. All the Greenskin boys followed behind him, and under their new boss's leadership, the Greenskin Orks seemed incomparably ferocious.

"Open fire."

Watching the Greenskin Orks continue their charge toward the position, the First Company commander coldly gave the order.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The Defense Force soldiers had already prepared to fight again while the Greenskin Orks were deciding their victor. Upon receiving the order, they opened fierce fire on the Greenskins.

Relying on their overwhelming firepower advantage, the Defense Force's First Company wiped out the ten thousand-plus Greenskin Orks before they could cause much of a disturbance.

The Greenskin boss the Orks had just chosen was directly blasted into a cloud of blood mist by the Ripper heavy machine gun's devastating firepower, drifting across the Underhive's ground.

"Commander, a massive Greenskin force is heading toward the base. They're still over seventy kilometers away."

Milos, who had been watching the surveillance screen, saw the enormous Greenskin horde flooding toward the base. He hurriedly rose and reported to Anrida.

"After waiting so long, they've finally come?"

Anrida rose from his seat and said excitedly.

After waiting so long, the Greenskin army had finally arrived. How could Anrida not be excited? Now was the time to use the Greenskins to test the results of the Defense Force's many years of training.

Though this was only part of the main Greenskin force, as long as the battle here was fierce enough, more and more Greenskins would gather. Then there would be no need to worry about having too few Greenskins or the fighting not being intense enough.

Anrida connected to the Defense Force communications channel and said in a deep voice, "All companies, prepare yourselves. The Greenskin army will reach the base shortly. Ready for battle.

Artillery and tank crews, prepare your shells. Open fire the moment the Greenskins enter range."

"Yes, sir."

"First Company acknowledges."

"Ninth Company acknowledges."

"Artillery Company acknowledges."

"Tank column acknowledges."

After Anrida gave the order, reports came through the communications channel from commanders at every level.

"Move, move! Load the shells! When the Greenskins get here, hit 'em hard!"

The commander of the temporary tank force shouted excitedly over the communications channel, hurriedly directing the gunners to preload the tanks' shells. Now they only had to wait for the Greenskins to arrive.

"Brothers, we need to put on a good show this time. Let's make our tank crew the best and earn the Lord of the Stars' praise."

Inside Tank No. 76, the tank crew leader spoke excitedly.

"Chief, just watch us. We've trained for so long. We'll definitely perform well, stand out the most, and earn the Lord of the Stars' praise."

The tank driver said with a smile as well.

The commander of Tank No. 76 smiled.

"Good. Let's work together, take first place, and offer victory to the great Lord of the Stars."

At Anrida's command, the entire defensive position outside the base descended into frantic battle preparations. Everyone's morale was high for this battle against the Greenskins. No one thought of backing down.

After so many years of grueling training in the base, they were facing real war for the first time, repaying the Lord of the Stars' protection with victory in battle.

Time slowly passed.

The Greenskins gradually appeared in the Defense Force soldiers' helmet visors, an endless, surging green tide.

"WAAAAAAHG!"

The Greenskin Orks' distinctive booming roars spread throughout the entire Underhive. Even far from the base, one could hear the Greenskins' voices.

The Greenskin Orks showed no discipline whatsoever as they marched, performing terribly.

If not for their overwhelming numerical advantage, they would never have made much of a stir in the galaxy.

"Fire!"

The tank force commander roared through the communications channel.

"Boom! Boom!"

Upon receiving the order, the massive gun barrels of the Apocalypse Tanks thundered like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting apart. Over a thousand tanks fired in unison, and the ground throughout the Underhive trembled as though unable to bear the strain.

The heavy howitzers deployed behind the position also opened fire together, pouring a vast number of shells onto the Greenskin Orks.

A single combined salvo from the tank cannons and heavy howitzers plunged the Underhive into deafening explosions. Even humans far from the base had their eardrums ringing from the tremendous blasts, briefly falling deaf.

"Boom!" Shell after shell landed amid the Greenskin Orks. Vast numbers of Greenskins were torn to pieces by the Defense Force's heavy artillery before they even saw their enemy.

The Greenskin Orks not killed by the heavy guns were sent flying by the shockwaves of the shells' explosions, their internal organs extensively destroyed, leaving them temporarily paralyzed and unable to move.

"WAAAAAAHG!"

Seeing the scene before him, Greenskin boss Iron Bull roared excitedly amid the Greenskin horde. Iron Bull's exhilarated roar spread throughout the entire Greenskin force.

Iron Bull's roar was like the signal to begin the war. Countless Greenskin boys raised their weapons and howled at the sky.

"WAAAAAAHG!"

With Boss Iron Bull's roar, Greenskin morale reached its peak. Countless Greenskin boys raised their weapons and charged forward desperately, caring nothing for their lives. Even after being torn to pieces by heavy artillery, as long as their heads had not been completely smashed apart, they continued roaring at the top of their lungs.

The Greenskin Orks armed with guns and cannons fired back at the Defense Force soldiers from a distance.

The rifles and machine guns of the soldiers on the base's outer positions also continued firing at the Greenskins. Both sides possessed tremendous firepower; even the sturdy buildings of the hive world sent large quantities of rubble flying when struck by the various weapons.