Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 179 The Wolf King Gifts a Sword
As a Fenrisian, Jorrin's hunting party was the first to find the tribe attacked by the ice trolls.

Two kilometers away from the tribal camp, Yolin, riding on the back of a thunder wolf, saw with anger the ice trolls rampaging.

They swung the big trees in their thick right arms, knocking down the houses, and stretched out their left arms, picked up the Fenris people with their big hands, and threw them into their big mouths.

Yolin's eyes were filled with anger, and he shouted to the members of the hunting team in the war language - Wogan.

"Hunters of Fenris, the Wolf King's pack."

"Ice trolls invade the Fenris tribe and devour our own kind."

"Today we must kill them and win the hunting competition."

The "wolves" struck their shields with their weapons and howled.

"Kill the ice troll and win the hunt."

Yolin squeezed his legs hard and the Thunder Wolf suddenly jumped out.

The Thunder Wolf rushed out of the camp, took a running start and leaped up, pouncing on the back of an ice troll.

Yolin raised the axe and swung it with a two-handed grip.

The axe blade sank deep into the ice troll's back, but was stuck in the keratin layer that looked like ice armor.

Six warriors followed, roaring and attacking the sides and back of the ice troll's outstretched legs.

The steel sword hit the ice troll's leg, making a clanging sound.

"Roar!"

The ice troll roared angrily and swung the tree backwards.

The "wolves" immediately rolled over to avoid it, and at the same time, the six Fenrisians who circled in front of the ice trolls immediately launched a massive charge.

They attacked from the sides and front of the ice troll's legs, their weapons smashing in around the knees.

The ice troll was hit hard and its body was shaking. It quickly used a big tree to support its body and did not fall down.

Yolin commanded the "wolf pack" to repeatedly attack the ice trolls.

The heavy ice troll swung the tree and smashed it towards the Fenrisians.

The cunning "wolves" have clear responsibilities, either to lure the enemy or to attack.

After several rounds of attacks, no one was injured, but the ice troll's legs were covered with wounds. Blue, smelly blood fell to the ground and was frozen into ice ridges.

The ice troll, having a little bit of brains, realized that he was being played a trick by the person in front of him, and he screamed and made a beast-like roar.

Several nearby ice trolls heard the call and rushed over like wild bulls, pushing aside the Fenrisians blocking their way.

"Leave them away!"

Yolin roared, and while the "wolf pack" was leading the other ice trolls away, he urged the thunder wolf to leap high.

He swung his battle axe, roared in venting his anger, and struck the ice troll on the back.

Rumble!
The huge ice troll smashed a big hole in the ice and fell to the ground. Yorin shouted to the Fenrisians.

"I am here to rescue you on the orders of the Wolf King. Follow me and kill these ogres."

The Fenrisians immediately gathered around Jorrin and followed the famous warrior to attack the ice trolls that had invaded the tribe.

It took Sanchez some effort to find the invading tribe of ice trolls.

He led the "hunters" to the high slopes of the neighboring tribe and looked down at the battle below.

The Harvester Lord discovered that the Fenrisians led by Yorin had the overall advantage. They numbered over a hundred, and there were only nine ice trolls left.

He did not rush into action, but carefully observed the battle situation below and took all factors into consideration.

The distribution of Fenrisians, the combat power of the ice trolls...

The Shadow of Order quickly completed the battle situation deduction and conveyed his ideas to the "hunters".

"The Gene Father told me that ice trolls possess a certain level of intelligence. If the battle situation becomes unfavorable, they will flee."

"Yorlin launched the attack from the southeast of the camp. His team is the strongest. The most likely direction for the Ice Troll King to escape is northwest of the camp."

"you you……"

Sanchez selected six "hunters" and said, "Follow me to the northwest to ambush."

The Harvester Lord then said to the other six Hunters, "There's a small chance the Ice Trolls will escape from the north and west sides of the camp. You should ambush in those two directions."

[Yolin, you tried to steal my prey before, but now it's my turn.]
The Shadows of Order immediately took action and ambushed according to Sanchez's arrangements.

A moment later, another ice troll fell to the ground with a thud.

The Ice Troll King was at least a head taller than all of his kind. He took the lead, striding forward and swinging a large tree to sweep away two pieces of food that were blocking his way.

The other ice trolls heard the chief's howl and followed him, running away in big strides.

The Fenrisians who were blocking their escape route hurriedly dodged, and Yolin roared loudly when he saw that his prey was about to escape.

"Stop them!"

Upon hearing Jorin's order, the powerful Fenrisian warriors immediately turned back and attacked. Once the ice trolls launched a charge, they were like a rumbling train, unstoppable, and the Fenrisians who stood in their way were thrown away by the violent force.

The Fenrisian's body hit the ground hard and rolled several times before coming to a stop.

Their sacrifice bought time for Yolin, and the Thunder Wolf caught up with the Ice Troll King and leaped high into the air.

Yolin knew that he only had one chance.

He used all his strength, raised his battle axe with both arms, poured all his anger and the shame of failure into this attack, and chopped the battle axe into the back of the Ice Troll King.

The Ice Troll King felt a strong wind behind him and instinctively shrank his body.

As it dodged, Yolin's battle axe only hit the edge of its heart.

The Ice Troll King felt pain and threw the tree away with his backhand.

As the best hunter in Fenris except for the Wolf King, Jorin knew that he could not kill the Ice Troll King with one blow the moment his battle axe hit the enemy.

He was about to continue his attack when suddenly a giant tree was thrown towards him.

Yolin twisted his waist as hard as he could to dodge, and swung his giant axe to hit the back of the Ice Troll King.

The big tree brushed past Yolin's body, but even so, he was hit hard and was swept away.

Yolin fell to the ground, his body seemed to be falling apart. He watched in despair as the Ice Troll King ran out of the camp.

The Ice Troll King rushed out of the Fenris tribe camp and strode towards the forest.

Just as it was about to rush into the forest, seven figures jumped out from the forest.

When Sanchez saw the Fenris people chasing out of the camp, he certainly would not give them the chance to snatch his prey.

The Shadow of Order turned his eyes, and "Warp Insight" captured the weakness of the Ice Troll King.

The Reaper Lord pressed the rune, urging his mount to leap up, avoiding the Ice Troll Lord's right fist that was like a sledgehammer.

The Thunder Wolf bit the Ice Troll King on the chest, and Sanchez stomped hard on his mount with both feet.

The Reaper Lord leaped into the air, avoiding the Ice Troll King's left fist and flipped in the air.

When the shadow of order fell, he swung his sword with the 17th commandment of "Osberh-Vaya" and struck the wound in the heart of the Queen of Ice Trolls.

A blue disintegration field bloomed at the wound inflicted by Yolin, crushing the heart of the Ice Troll King.

Yolin staggered out of the camp, clenched his fists unwillingly, and said bitterly.

"I lost again."

Sanchez returned to the camp with the Fenris people, and the rescued tribe began to rejoice at the prospect of meeting the Wolf King.

They learned from others that Jorrin had engaged in hunting contests with outsiders and had lost three matches, becoming as dejected as the other Fenrisians.

The Fenrisians, awaiting Jorrin's return, saw the approaching group's low morale and had already guessed the outcome.

Leman Russ's brow furrowed, his eyes darkening.

After a moment, the wolf king's brow relaxed, and he spoke to Yolin who was walking in front of him.

"Congratulations on winning all three hunting competitions. You have defeated the best hunters in Fenris."

"I give this sword to you."

Leman Russ said this, drawing the shorter of the two swords at his waist.

"This sword was forged for me by the Adeptus Mechanicus from the beak of the Gorgon King I hunted."

"It's yours."

The Provocateur took the sword with both hands, and he felt something dissolving inside his body.

Before he had time to check, he heard the Wolf King say.

"But this sword doesn't completely belong to you yet. How long you can keep it depends on your ability."

"Once Yolin and the others have transformed, they will challenge you to a fight to win the hunt in space and reclaim the sword."

The depressed mood of the Fenris people was instantly transformed into motivation.

Yolin shouted, "I will definitely challenge you to a hunting match again, and I will definitely be the winner next time."

The Shadow of Order was keenly aware of the heated emotions of the Fenrisians around him, and he thought to himself.

[As the Gene Father said, the Wolf King uses me as a whetstone to refine the Fenrisians.]
The Provocateur thought of what the Primarch had said and decided to be bolder, so he raised his head and spoke.

"Since it's mine, no one can take it away."

"The winner is always me!"

The eyes of the Fenrisians were filled with rage, and the "provocateur" felt the stars in his body shatter.

[I am a true provocateur now.]
Five Fenris days after the Hunting Tournament, Nimrod received word that Horus's fleet had arrived in the Fenris system, and he was summoned to the Bucephalus.

(End of this chapter)