(Extra chapter thanks to Haoyue Chenxi for the tip.)
Li Qinwu's armored force sped across the desert, heading straight for the Death Vein.
Nearly 200 heavy vehicles advanced in battle formation, kicking up clouds of dust.
The commotion naturally drew the attention of the Orks.
Li Qinwu was aboard a Hundred-Ton King with his Knight Squire Mech when a call from Priest Busi connected to his mind.
"My lord, the vehicle-mounted Bird Spectrometer has detected a large Ork convoy twenty kilometers away, made up of motorcycles and high-speed off-road vehicles.
"Behind them is a large force of Ork tanks—over a hundred of them!"
Li Qinwu gave the order:
"Keep accelerating! Don't stop. Take them out on the move!
"Big guns on tanks, small guns on bikes. Assign your targets properly and get to work!"
At the order, everyone in the convoy snapped to attention and trained their weapons ahead.
A few minutes later, a cloud of dust appeared ahead. The soldiers could make out the Orks with the naked eye.
"Waaaaaagh!"
Engines roared as the Ork bikers charged like maniacs.
Single-rider bikes, two-rider bikes, three-rider bikes, and machine-gun jeeps—every vehicle was tearing along at over 180 kilometers an hour.
There were thousands of Ork vehicles packed together. At that speed, they would reach Li Qinwu's convoy in moments.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Rat-tat-tat-tat!
The convoy's soldiers did not wait. They opened fire.
Large-caliber tank guns, vehicle-mounted machine guns, and even blue Plasma Flares hammered into the Ork bikers.
High-explosive tank shells struck among the bikes, blasting the junk machines into the air.
Heavy machine guns and High-Energy Laser Cannons fired in bursts. A grazing hit tore an Ork bike apart; a hit on its rider sprayed green gore everywhere!
The blue flares were worse. On detonation, they spread heat like the