Battle for the Underhive 6

The Orks gathering in Totka City gradually grew in number. With so many Orks crammed into such a small Underhive city, it became unbearably crowded.

The entire Greenskin settlement was utter chaos, without the slightest semblance of order. No Ork boss thought there was anything wrong with it, nor did any Greenskin boss think their boys were misbehaving. Orks had been this messy from birth until death in battle.

Ork boys fought everywhere. Every few minutes, an enormous Ork brawl would break out. If a battle did not leave at least a hundred Orks dead, it did not count as a proper fight.

"Hopper, get in there and bite that stupid Gretchin to death!"

"Damn Gretchin, get moving and kill that weak Hopper!"

A huge crowd of Orks gathered around to watch a fight between Hopper, a small Squig, and a Gretchin. The Orks surrounding the cage cheered for their favored contestant, making the scene incredibly lively.

The Gretchin trapped inside the cage held a battered dagger. With its back against the bars, it cautiously watched Hopper in front of it and kept moving around the edge of the cage.

"Wuuu, wuuu."

Hopper cruelly stared at the small Gretchin, letting out several low cries. Amid the Orks' cheers, it gradually became more violent.

Pushing off with its hind legs, Hopper leaped at the Gretchin. Its enormous jaws gaped open in midair as it bit down at the Gretchin.

The Gretchin swiftly rolled across the ground, scrambling toward the side and narrowly evading Hopper's ferocious attack.

Hopper slammed headfirst into the cage, making the iron bars clang loudly. The rebound knocked it back several steps, and it kept shaking its head where it stood, trying to clear its senses.

The Gretchin beside it seized the chance, rushed forward with its dagger, and stabbed Hopper in the rear.

"Awroo!"

The wounded Hopper howled and turned to bite the Gretchin. The Gretchin did not linger, quickly yanking out its dagger and fleeing in the other direction.

Enraged, Hopper chased after the Gretchin with bloodshot eyes. Since the cage was too small, the Gretchin relied on its short stature to keep dodging around inside.

The cunning Gretchin used its small size to carve many wounds into Hopper. In the end, Hopper bled to death from too many injuries, and the Gretchin claimed victory in the fight.

When the Orks grew bored, they would put a Hopper and a Gretchin into a cage and make them slaughter each other. Only the side that survived could walk out of the cage.

The other Orks used teeth as wagers, betting on whichever side they favored. As long as their chosen fighter won, they could earn countless teeth.

"Hand over my teeth!"

An Ork boy who had bet on the Gretchin excitedly thrust out his hand toward another Ork boy after seeing the Gretchin win.

"I ain't got no teeth."

The Ork boy said unwillingly.

"You trying to cheat me?"

The Ork boy who had won the teeth said angrily.

"Either way, I ain't got no teeth."

The Ork boy who had lost the bet replied indifferently.

He had not had any teeth on him to begin with. He had joined the gambling hoping to win some teeth and buy a Big Shoota from the Mekboy, but now that he had lost, he simply decided to deny it.

Unable to get his teeth, the Ork boy angrily raised his fist and swung it at the other's jaw. One punch knocked more than half the teeth out of his mouth.

"You dare hit me?"

The beaten Ork boy became furious as well. He swung his massive fist at the other, and the two Ork boys angrily grappled with each other.

After this gamble, the Ork boy who had won the teeth was delighted. The Ork boys who had lost all their teeth, however, were displeased. The sight of his excited face filled them with rage.

Seeing him about to leave, they hardened their hearts and ambushed him from behind, hoping to snatch back the teeth they had lost. Thus, both sides began fighting fiercely again.

In the end, the victorious Ork boy happily left with the teeth, not caring about the wounds covering his body.

Totka City did not cover much land and could not accommodate enough Orks gathering there. The nearby areas had all been occupied by Orks, who spent every day fighting and brawling in utter contentment.

Of course, some Ork boys would bring newly arrived Orks out to have fun. The greatest fun here was naturally the base where the Art Student was located.

As a result, the base faced groups of Ork attacks every day. At most, more than a hundred thousand Orks attacked at once; even at the least, there were over ten thousand.

It was not because there were only so few Orks. Rather, every disobedient Ork boss who arrived had been persuaded by Iron Bull's formidable strength.

They obeyed Iron Bull's orders and kept their underlings in line, preventing them from attacking the humie base just yet.

The only thing Iron Bull did now was wait: wait for more Ork boys to arrive, and wait for the Mekboys to make more weapons and equipment.

Iron Bull's only regret was that the ten Gargants that had arrived on this planet were not under his command.

Only the bodyguard boss of Boss Crooked Mouth could command those powerful Gargants in battle. Those Gargants were currently attacking the territories of the upper-level humies under the bodyguard boss's command.

Another five days slowly passed. More and more Greenskins gathered over those days, and Iron Bull now had more than thirty million Ork boys under his command alone.

There were also large numbers of Killa Kans, Dirty Tanks, and other heavy weapons. Iron Bull was now confident that this battle would certainly capture the humie base, rather than ending in a humiliating retreat like last time.

Brimming with confidence, Iron Bull summoned every Ork boss to his side. Only a boss with more than ten thousand Orks under him qualified as a true Ork boss.

Iron Bull looked at the excited Ork bosses he had called over and said:

"This time, I called you here because we're ready to attack the humies."

"WAAAAAAHG! Boss Iron Bull is the most ferocious!"

After hearing Iron Bull's words, an Ork boss whose desire for battle had been suppressed by Iron Bull for days immediately cheered. Raising a huge gun, he howled excitedly.

"WAAAAAAHG! Boss Iron Bull is the toughest!"

The other Ork bosses immediately cheered as well, happily raising their weapons and roaring. Though the nearby Orks did not know what their bosses were cheering about, they heard their delighted cries and joined in with loud cheers.

"WAAAAAAHG!"

"WAAAAAAHG!"

The Orks' cheers rose wave after wave. The cries of tens of millions shook the land for a hundred miles, and even the base where the Art Student was stationed could hear the Orks cheering.