The Bizarre Adventures of the Oil Man, but Starting with Warhammer 32K

They stared at the cart from side to side, but apart from being able to see that it was clearly not large enough for an Astartes, they couldn't really make out anything else. They could only turn their gaze to Leon, waiting for his answer.

"Why are you looking at me? This thing is just a cart made of wooden planks."

"It does look a bit like a toy I had as a child," Sergeant Arlo commented sharply. "Isn't there anything special about it?"

"It's not special, but the people who use it are special."

Leon lay down on the cart. Two Felynx, who had been serving as forging assistants, stepped forward and grasped the cart's handles. A pale golden power of faith was stimulated from the Felynx's body, forming a golden film that covered the Felynx pushing the cart and Leon on it.

Everyone was a little shocked. At Leon's signal, Sergeant Arlo even swung his sword and slashed at the protective shield twice, but the protective shield did not move at all.

After being attacked, the Felyne cats pushing the cart scrambled their short legs and pushed Leon a long distance in the blink of an eye. Sergeant Arlo chased for two steps before realizing that there was no chance of catching up. It was not until Leon slowly walked back that he asked in shock:

"What the hell is that?"

"It's just a psionic shield. You've no doubt seen psykers use it before. When the Felyne's companions are in danger, their resolve will unleash this shield, allowing them to carry them away from the battlefield. This cart is a convenient means of transporting people. I've tentatively named it Cat Cart No. 1. As long as you can build a good relationship with the Felyne and let them treat you as a companion, you too will enjoy the same treatment."

"Is this an ability they already possess?" Armidel, knowing that Leon had once tricked the Felynes into converting to the Emperor, asked, "Or did it happen after you tricked them into converting to the Emperor?"

"I think it's because of their faith in the Emperor that he has unleashed their inherent psychic potential," Leon corrected. "If faith in the Emperor actually works, can it still be called a lie?"

Amidel exchanged glances with the people around him, and they all saw the shock in each other's eyes.

My brother, it is really useful to believe in the emperor. Could it be that the emperor has really become a god?

"Should we also..."

Adjutant Aibo seemed to want to suggest something, but was interrupted by Hunter Fearless, who did not have a positive view on the matter.

"We are warriors who slay humanity's enemies, fellow travelers who, under the Emperor's leadership, seek to restore humanity to its former glory, and practitioners of the Imperial Truth. Our resolve has never relied on external things like faith!"

Li Ang also agreed with Hunter Fearless's statement: "Faith makes humans strong, but it also makes them corrupt. I cannot deny the objective existence of faith today, but the truly powerful will always be humans themselves."

"But some things have to be used as long as they are useful." He added, "At least with the cat car as a guarantee, some tactical arrangements can be more radical."

"How long will it take you to fully equip these weapons?" asked Armidale.

"Based on the current speed, it will take another four days, twenty hours and three minutes, in other words, five days. Once all the possible materials are produced, waiting any further will only be a waste of time." Li Ang replied.

"This means the final battle to recapture the space hulk will take place in five days. I will arrange for personnel to conduct pre-battle reconnaissance to understand the situation of the fire dragon occupying the space hulk, and then prepare within five days." He exhaled, as if he had already envisioned the final battle. "No matter the outcome, Father Leon, we are grateful for your efforts."

"Okay, stop setting up a flag here before the fight even begins."

Li Ang didn't seem to care, but he wasn't completely sure either.

Although there was only a male fire dragon occupying the space wreck, after learning that the World Soul would interfere, he also expected that this battle would definitely not be that simple.

In any case, he had done the best he could, and whether he won or not, he had the courage to be at peace with himself.

He drove everyone out of the studio and continued to immerse himself in the production of various instruments. Time passed quietly during the production, and in the blink of an eye, the final battle was approaching.

As everyone gathered in the simple monastery in the camp, a pre-war mobilization that had not been held for a hundred years was about to take place here.

Chapter 27: White Wind of the New World

Leon frowned as he studied the intelligence the reconnaissance team had brought back. The footage recorded by the servo skull accompanying the reconnaissance team clearly showed the scene near the space wreck: abandoned for a thousand years, the wreck was already overgrown with shrubs and vines, and in the center of the ruins, a male Rathalos lay soundly asleep.

The entrance to the Space Hulk was blocked by it, and any attempt to bypass the dragon and enter the Space Hulk directly had proven impossible. But as for fighting the dragon...

Looking at the male fire dragon's body coated with a layer of metallic silver, Leon sighed.

This is not an ordinary male Rathalos, nor even a higher-level Blue Rathalos, but a rare species of Silver Rathalos that can absorb metal elements to strengthen its scales.

Their self-healing and defensive abilities are stronger than their own kind, and their flying ability is also stronger than that of ordinary fire dragons. Especially since this fire dragon is near the space hulk, if the metal elements it absorbs come from the forged metals in the space hulk, then this dragon's defense may be far beyond imagination.

According to the ecology of Monster Hunter, such a fire dragon is a special mutant that can only be encountered among hundreds of fire dragons. However, Amidel, who has been regularly investigating the fire dragons occupying the space wreck, told Leon with certainty that a few months ago this fire dragon was just an ordinary fire dragon with a red shell and only some parts of it with pale blue.

From the perspective of biological evolution, the Blue Rathalos and Silver Rathalos should have been born as subspecies distinct from ordinary Rathalos. But this Rathalos had completed this evolution.

The only reason Leon could think of for such a drastic change to happen in such a short period of time was the Soul of the World.

After processing all the materials on hand, he had originally wanted to see if there was time to harvest some more low-level materials based on his scouting. However, no one knew what changes this fire dragon would undergo in the future.

As the saying goes, delay leads to sudden changes. Li Ang could feel that the soul of the world was forcing them to fight quickly and decisively.

Leon shut down the Servo Skull. "It seems the consciousness of this world soul is quite strong. Knowing that we will definitely return to the space wreck, it has specially strengthened the male fire dragon that has a grudge against you. This time, we must fight to the death."

"We have no right to lose." Amidel replied in a deep voice.

"In this world where just living requires one to give one's all, who can afford to lose?"

Leon and Amidel raised their heads and looked inside the monastery from the platform. At this moment, all the Astartes who were still able to participate in the battle were entering the monastery one after another. The Felyne cats were standing at the door distributing breakfast to every soldier who entered. Before the formal mobilization for the decisive battle began, they still had time to enjoy a cat meal.

The speed at which the Felyne cats integrated into the Astartes exceeded most people's expectations. These lovable little animals were cute and smart. Although they could not yet speak the Imperial Gothic language, they could understand and take on all the daily chores just by looking at the instructions.

This made the Astartes, who had lost all their mortal servants after crashing on the planet and had to deal with all the trivial matters on their own, quickly accept this group of human companions.

The Felynes' love of cooking even influenced the Astartes. Most of the Space Marines who only needed to eat simple meals had lost interest in eating. Maintaining survival and absorbing elements from food to strengthen the black shell in their bodies were almost their only purpose of eating.

But when cat food, which can stimulate the taste buds of Space Marines and enhance their physical condition, becomes popular in the camp, almost no one can refuse a delicious cat food.

Considering that the cat-carts needed the determination of the Fey to protect their companions to be activated, the Astartes and Fey's joyful companionship was also a boost to their combat effectiveness. However, the order to assemble the entire company made the atmosphere very solemn today. The Astartes had little interest in enjoying their cat meal. They waited in the church with solemn expressions, only occasionally exchanging a few words with those around them.

The Felyns were also affected by the atmosphere and just silently shuttled between the Astartes. They only completed the necessary work and then gave up their position to the Astartes.

Soon, all ninety-eight men in the company who were still able to fight gathered here, and Armidale stepped forward and looked around at the assembled brothers on the platform of the monastery.

"Brothers," he began slowly. "Although I've never specifically explained the situation to you, I've also never concealed it. I believe you all know, more or less, that over half a month ago, Father Leon from the Mechanicum crash-landed on this planet, where we've been trapped for over a thousand years, and reached a cooperation with us. Since then, we've learned about the current state of the galaxy, and the situation, which had been deteriorating due to the gradual depletion of resources, has fundamentally improved."

"We have electricity, armor, and weapons again. We've even slain the massive monsters that once posed a threat. Back then, the legions that strayed from their ways refused to accept us, and the monsters of this planet watched us with eager eyes. But now, the legions that betrayed the Empire have long since vanished, and the monsters of this planet haven't defeated us. After a thousand years, we are the only ones who remain here, and we remain undefeated."

"We have used our actions to prove the oath we once made to never surrender to aliens and monsters. Brothers, what an honor!"

The atmosphere in the monastery became a little more lively. Most of the warriors seemed to have recalled the difficult years when they had struggled on this planet in the past. The sufferings of the past had turned into glory today, making them hold their heads high with pride.

"But establishing a foothold on this planet is only the beginning, brothers! I, and we, have never forgotten our identity! We are great warriors who carry the glory of humanity, we are noble warriors who slay all the enemies of humanity! We are Astartes, we are Space Marines!"

"We who have undergone transformation were born to carve out a future for humanity across the universe, not just remain silent on a single planet! Brothers, search your hearts and see if our mission calls us back to the stars!"

Amidel raised his hands high and then pressed them down heavily. He looked at the warriors below the stage who were gradually becoming excited and realized that it was time to call out the hunter who had never appeared in front of the other brothers before.

He nodded to Leon, who had been prepared for this. He lifted the curtain that had been covering the fearlessness on the monastery platform and started the fearlessness awakening ceremony.

The Hunter Fearless always sleeps to ease the pain when it is not necessary, but now, this Hunter Fearless who has witnessed the entire history of the Legion and led them is obviously needed as a witness.

As the old company commander, who had been sleeping in the impression of all the soldiers, was awakened, the soldiers in the audience became excited. Everyone stared at Wuwei on the stage with bated breath, and the first thing Wuwei said when he woke up was a faint sigh.

"A thousand years have passed, and I never thought I would see you all again in this way. But since we are here, it means that our past is not over, and our mission is not yet complete."

Fearless stood up, and Leon showed the projection of the space hulk at the right moment.

"Space Hulk, I still remember leading you into battle aboard this very ship—it was but a blink of an eye, so the shame of leading an entire company into such dire straits is still fresh in my memory."

"I believe everyone already knows that the people we fought back then were demons, immortal creatures from the Warp. Those who were behind these creatures caused us to fall to this planet and plunged our legion into irreversible corruption."

"Fighting those creatures in the warp is doomed to fail, but our brothers who died on the space hulk still used their sacrifice to help those of us who remain win a possible future in an unwinnable battle."

Fearless's voice gradually grew louder, and the loudspeaker made his clanging voice echo throughout the church.

"Even if the Legion has fallen and disappeared, even if the glory of the Great Crusade is gone, brothers! We must still fight! We cannot abandon our dark past, nor can we have a bright future. But precisely because of this, we must fight even more. We must find out what the darkness that was once inflicted on us is. We must make those warp aliens pay the price for our brothers who once sacrificed. We must make the traitors of mankind, including our Gene-Father, feel the wrath of our enemies who will be slain! But as long as we breathe, our mission will not be over!"

Fearless pointed at the projected map of the space hulk and roared:

"Right there, on that space hulk, where our past and future meet! We are about to go there and take back our future from the conspiracies of the warp and the claws of monsters! Brothers of the White Wind Company, warriors of the White Wind Company!"

Many emotions resonated in the church at this moment. Even these battle-hardened Astartes could hardly control their emotions at this moment. They hammered their breastplates hard and shouted their battle cries together with the Hunters Dreadnought.

"Today's sacrifice is for tomorrow's triumph!"

"Preparing power armor and props, practicing shooting with electromagnetic guns and crossbows, everything is for this moment!"

Armidale donned the helmet adorned with dragon feathers. Adjutant Aibo stood beside him, holding their company's flag embroidered with the White Wind. The Hunter's glory shone brightly on them. "Let's go, White Wind of the New World!"

PS: After defeating the Silver Rathalos, the novice dungeon should be finished.

Chapter 28: Duel with the Silver Fire Dragon

The Silver Rathalos had lived for a long time, so long that he himself didn't even know how long he had lived. Normal members of his species wouldn't have lived as long as he did, but ever since his partner was killed in an inexplicable explosion by those tiny cans, his world had become different.

He angrily hunted down the cans that killed his partner. Although he was able to catch up and kill only a few of them, he found that he became stronger and stronger in the process. His flames became more fierce, his tail claws became more powerful, and even his flying became lighter than before.

With a vague glimmer of wisdom, he realized that all these changes had occurred since he began hunting down the cans. His increased strength seemed like a reward for his revenge and loyalty to his partner. So he simply settled on the space hulk that the cans had originally guarded.

Apart from foraging and resting, he spent most of his time searching for and hunting down those cans. Even though his strength was no longer enhanced by hunting down the cans, his quest for revenge never ceased.

According to his usual routine, this period should have been when he went out to continue troubleshooting those canned goods. But strangely, the growth that had stagnated for a long time actually started to increase again during this period.

In addition to normal foraging, he actually developed an appetite for metal, which he was not interested in before.

This strange change forced him to change his habits and start foraging for food to supplement his nutrition. However, he still remembered the hatred for losing his partner. He planned to go out and cause trouble for those canned goods after he fully grew up. He still remembered the explosion that swallowed his partner...

The slight movement beside his ear made the Silver Rathalos, which was growing faster through sleep, open its vertical pupils. Then he saw several strange creatures with ears and tails smaller than cans arranging barrels beside his head.

Yes, it was that thing. It was a can holding something similar that rushed under his partner, and then there was a shocking explosion.

……Um?

Silver Rathalos reacted and was about to look up, but the Felynx, noticing that Silver Rathalos had woken up, quickly meowed and sounded the alarm. Their nimble figures quickly disappeared from Silver Rathalos' sight. Meanwhile, the large explosive barrel, with its fuse already lit, hissed in front of Silver Rathalos.

"boom!"

Before it could even raise its head, the Silver Rathalos's head and body were engulfed in the flames unleashed by the exploding large barrels of explosives! The barrels, filled with the Explosive Dragon's glandular solution, were deafening. Even though Leon had chosen the darkest night before dawn for his first attack, the rising flames instantly illuminated half the sky, making it as bright as day.

But even with such a huge explosion, Leon did not dare to slack off. Knowing the high resistance of the Silver Rathalos, he never thought that this sneak attack alone could lay the foundation for the overall victory, so he just ordered:

"Follow the plan and don't skimp on firepower!"

The Astartes, who had already reached their advantageous firing positions, immediately unleashed a merciless barrage of bullets into the flames. A moment later, they were met with not the Silver Rathalos's wail of pain, but rather its enraged roar. As its explosive glands burned away, the Silver Rathalos emerged from the flames, its head bearing only burn marks on its abdomen. Its hardened head and heat-resistant wings, though slightly blackened by the smoke, remained largely unscathed. Its needle-like pupils glared angrily at each Astartes present, as if questioning their willingness to seek their own demise.

"The epidermal resistance is higher than we expected, but the speed at which the head emerges has decreased compared to before. It's likely that the internal organs were affected by the shockwaves of the explosion, though not significantly."

Leon quickly checked the Silver Rathalos' condition. He was a little surprised by its pristine condition, but it wasn't beyond his expectations. "But it doesn't matter. Its evolution isn't complete yet. Only its head and torso are silver-plated due to the strengthening of metal elements. The rest of its body isn't strong enough yet. We have to use close combat to open the situation... Amidel!"

Leon shouted a warning to Amidel, who jumped back in understanding. As expected, the Silver Rathalos, striding forward furiously, lowered its head and spit out a ball of fire. The massive fireball struck the nearest Astartes, who were preparing for close combat, but Amidel and his companions dodged it.

Seeing that the first attack did not work, the Silver Rathalos raised its head and roared angrily. Although its voice could not directly cause sonic damage like that of the Raptor, the anger of a top predator was obviously not so easy to withstand.

Some of the Astartes who were closer stayed where they were for a short time due to discomfort and loss of balance. Only Armidel, wearing the Dragon Power Armor, brandished the Flying Dragon Sword Hongye and advanced instead of retreating, quickly attacking the roaring Silver Fire Dragon.

Armidale's actions made the Silver Rathalos feel that its dignity was being challenged. It stopped roaring, leaned down, and bit the charging Armidale. Armidale nimbly dodged sideways and chopped the red leaf on the Silver Rathalos' head.

He urged the power of fire flowing through the Red Leaf Blade, unleashing a burst of flames as he swung it. Although the flames themselves did not cause any critical damage to the Silver Fire Dragon, the decomposition field hidden beneath the flames successfully left a long and narrow wound on the Silver Fire Dragon's forehead.

This is the perfect combination of Monster Hunter weapons and Warhammer weapons. The Flying Dragon Blade Hongye is first a power sword, and secondly a katana made from fire dragon materials. The destructive and fatal electric shock of the power sword with the blessing of the energy battery is perfectly integrated with the power of fire in the material at this moment, giving the Silver Rathalos a head-on blow!

The Silver Rathalos, in pain, withdrew its head in confusion. It used its vertical pupils to observe Amidel and his weapon, and obviously wanted to fight this enemy who could hurt it more cautiously.

But when he realized what the weapon in Armidale's hand was made of, he became furious. The flames swirling in the Silver Rathalos' chest shone with a blazing white light that seemed to melt metal. He didn't even wait for the flames to finish brewing before he stretched his head out again to bite Armidale!

"What happened to this fire dragon?!"

The continuous attacks left Armidale no chance to adjust himself or counterattack. He could only dodge awkwardly. "Didn't you say you wouldn't go into a rage so quickly and unleash such a crazy combo at the beginning?"

You carry a weapon made from someone's wife to chop him. If he doesn't eat you alive, you can become a saint on the spot and ascend to the subspace directly to influence the four gods with your positive emotions. Why do you need to fight with him to the death?

Li Ang had his own thoughts on this, but he wouldn't say that: "Maybe this Silver Rath Dragon has a bad temper. You hold on a little longer."

If Amidel suffers any more, the Silver Rathalos will bear the blame!

He no longer paid attention to the complaining Amidel, and instead shifted his gaze to the distant sky. At this moment, the first ray of sunlight of the day appeared above the distant horizon.

He specifically chose the time before dawn to conduct the first round of battle, and after a fierce battle, the dawn had quietly arrived.

Chapter 29: Abnormal Changes

Few creatures would soar in the sky in the dark of night, and the same was true for fire dragons. Flying is an extremely energy-consuming behavior. Apart from migration, flying at night when prey cannot be found is a pure waste.

But when day came and the view became clear again, the sunlight also awakened the Silver Fire Dragon's flying instinct and brought the battle into the second stage.

The Silver Rathalos, who had been trying to bite Armidel but ultimately failed, was tired of the current situation. Although his continuous pursuit forced Armidel to dodge awkwardly, it also made it impossible for him to adjust his attack posture.

Realizing that this would only confine him to a small area, the Silver Rathalos gave up fighting with Amidel when daylight arrived.

He ignored the Astartes who got under him and tried to cut his abdomen with their power swords, but leaped back and spit out a fireball, then kicked his legs and jumped directly into the air.

The hastily expelled fireball wasn't very hot, but it still inflicted damage the Astartes couldn't withstand head-on. Facing the dodge-capable cans, the Silver Rathalos, already at low altitude, flapped its wings. The intense wind pressure it created momentarily paralyzed the Astartes who hadn't adjusted their stance in time after dodging.

He lowered his head and aimed at the Astartes, fierce flames gathered in his mouth, explosive fireballs that were several times hotter than the previous fireball gathered in his mouth. It was obvious that he wanted to use this blow to take away the Astartes on the ground who were pestering him!

But Li Ang was waiting for this moment!