Warm-Up Battle (II)

As the super-heavy tank advanced, its guns kept firing at the enemy, trying to suppress them for as long as possible.

The earth shook beneath the tank's advance and bombardment.

Green Fortress was actually very slow, only a little faster than an ordinary person walking, but Guk was not obsessed with speed. He thought this was enough.

The Court Guards followed the tank in a column, trying to use it as cover. At first, the moving tank did not draw much fire, until they crested a slope.

Rat-tat-tat!

Enemy fire suddenly appeared, and the air filled with flying metal fragments.

Mud was blasted up from the wet ground by the incoming fire. Shrapnel splattered across the tank's handrails, while mud and water rained down over the Orks.

A Court Guard fired a short burst from the Big Shoota at hand, only stopping when he realized he could not see the enemy at all.

Boom!

Suddenly, the Orks atop Green Fortress felt a blast of scorching air. The defenders' long-silent cannon fired from the flank, melting and blowing away a section of metal from the left track skirt of Green Fortress.

"Waaagh!!"

The next second, a Court Guard began trembling and raised a hand to his face, because a piece of molten metal had struck his cheek.

It was not a fatal wound, however, so Kundraka merely slapped him and made him quiet down.

Guk stood at the heart of the storm of fire without any intention of dodging. The occasional bullet struck his armor, but could only scrape off a few sparks.

Through the open roof hatch, he could hear Green Fortress's commander giving orders.

"Take out dat gun! Get ready, on my command, three, two..."

The tank shuddered as it turned ten degrees to the right, and the Court