Death Vein

Li Qinwu's armored convoy continued onward. After two days of racing and constant harassment from Ork convoys, it finally reached Death Vein.

Death Vein was an enormous mine in the desert, with most of its facilities underground and only a few open-pit mines on the surface.

But at this moment, vast numbers of Orks surrounded the pits. At a glance, there were hundreds of thousands of them!

The Orks had erected countless scrap-metal camps and workshops around the mine pits. Massive numbers of Ork tanks and walkers lumbered through the encampments.

This was an Ork siege camp, and their target was the Astartes deep within the mine!

Li Qinwu ordered the convoy to halt. From over ten kilometers away, he used the Bird Spectrometer to inspect Death Vein.

The display was packed with red dots. Small red dots represented Orks in Power Armor, while large ones represented Ork tanks and walkers.

There were more than five thousand Ork armored units alone!

Li Qinwu's scalp tingled. With that many armored units, his fewer than one hundred little vehicles could not possibly handle them!

As he observed the battlefield, Apothecary Desai connected to his communications.

"Count, my life-detection device has detected the captain's life signals. They are 1,200 meters underground, and there have been no casualties.

"But their heart rates are very high. They may be fighting Xenos in the underground mine tunnels!"

Li Qinwu asked, "So that means we can bombard the surface freely?"

"Yes, my lord. A 1,200-meter-thick layer of earth and rock is enough to shield the captain from Macro Cannon fire!"

Li Qinwu immediately contacted Inquisitor Thraxol.

"My lord, are you there?"

Inquisitor Thraxol's voice came through the communicator.

"I am. The Macro Cannon strike has been connected. The Eye of the Sleepless is directly above you. Things