Jiak the SkullKrusher was having a terrible day. First, his prized undead army, painstakingly raised by the Elder Shaman who is now confirmed dead, had been decimated, which is disgraceful enough. And now, everything he'd built was on the verge of collapse.
At least they have fun with those "pow pow" weapons, which those umiez had some impressive amount of, and Jiak had to admit they had the best scrap around, better than those pointy-eared gits or the tiny-footed ones. Not to mention, they have more numbers to be krumping by Jiak's boyz.
His victory was sure after they'd blown up that giant metal box with squigs. That was until one of those walking rocks suddenly started demolishing his troops with its massive shootas, while two of those cursed flying dragons rained down fire and more umie troops.
"Dis isn't ova yet! Send out Battlewagon!"
Responding to the command, an enormous red Monster Truck with ramming spikes, various shootas, and loaded with eager Orc troops, barreled through the battlefield, plowing over unfortunate gretchen foot soldiers without a care and headed straight for the Men of Stone.
"Ere we go, ere we go, ere we go!" the Orc driver and the rest of the Orc front passengers chanted gleefully, as if celebrating someone's birthday.
The Men of Stone, however, was already prepared for thus encounter since it had overheard Jiak's very loud command. With the AI's lightning-fast reflexes, the Golem switched from long-range firepower to close combat, deploying flame cannons and power fists in response.
The red-painted Battlewagon smashed into the Golem head-on and forced the stone machine backward for a moment, but this didn't last long as the Earth Golem regained its footing shortly. The clash between two factions' heavy units continues as the Battlewagon's engine sputters and belches black smoke as it struggles to overpower the Golem.
"Shot it!" The driver of the battlewagon shouted and every Orcs within the truck raised their shootas, ready to fire at the Giant Men of Stone. But before they could pull their triggers, a barrage of bullets slammed into them one by one from another direction.
"Nicely done, old man," Cahyono said as he stood on top of the damaged Mobile Fortress Tank with his AF-1 rifle aimed at the Orc driver. With a single shot, he struck the driver in the head and momentarily disabled the vehicle.
"Thank you, young sir," the Imam, who was kneeling next to Cahyono, reloaded his own rifle and fired to obliterate the rest of the Battlewagon's exposed top. "People think veterans like me get all that PTSD nonsense. But this? This is giving me nostalgia."
"I couldn't agree more," Cahyono replied with a grim smile.
Seeing the battlewagon disabled, the massive Earth Golem flipped the vehicle with all its might. With the downfall of their prized vehicle sent the smaller greenskins into a panic and began to retreat in fear. This made Jiak once again enraged and began to start krumping anyone who disobeys his orders.
Meanwhile, Ciaphas Cahyono stood tall on top of the damaged Fortress Tank, wielding a chainsword in one hand and his AF-1 rifle in the other while the Earth Golem stepped forward and unintentionally shielded him from incoming Orc projectiles.
Its imposing frame absorbed the brunt of the enemy fire as it pushed forward and cleared the path.
"Push forward and burn them all!" Cahyono commanded across the battlefield, and a total of 3000 Imperial soldiers, alongside the rest of the troops who had defeated the High Orcs, charged ahead with thundering voices and new inspiration.
"Glory to the People's Empire!"
"Bring victory and honor!"
"God is Great!!"
The soldiers of the Liberation Army, now drunk with inspiration and near victory, charged forward with every kind of weapon hot and ready to kill. The volley of gunfire stopped the Orcs' advance, while magic-infused bullets cut through the enemy ranks with ease. The soldiers armed with flamethrowers spewed red hot flames, and the Men of Stone joined the BBQ to wipe every living lifeform, turning the entire battlefield into an inferno.
Even the two other Stone Golems armed themselves with flamethrowers and magic guns to make sure no greenskin would escape the Liberation Army's assault to maintain the control of the battlefield.
"Spare no one! Let them feel the might of humanity!" Cahyono shouted as he fired his AF-1 rifle until the magazine clicked empty. His voice was a rallying cry, propelling his troops forward into the heart of the Orc ranks.
'Thank goodness. I hope the command will send in a missile strike to end this already,' Cahyono thought but before relief could fully settle in, a massive Orc burst through the wall of flames while holding the corpse of one Orc in his hand.
"Dis ain't ova, 'umiez!" Jiak the SkullKrusher snarled and used the dead High Orc as a meatshield while charging toward the first line of soldiers. With his other hand, he swung his brutal choppa and began his carnage by cleaving through 4-6 soldiers with each savage strike.
Seeing this, the Men of Stone shifted into melee mode and prepared to engage the Orc Warlord in close combat. But before it could unleash its full arsenal, Jiak bitch slapped the Golem with a titanic blow that sent a shockwave through the air, shaking the nearby mountains and toppling the Earth Golem to the ground.
"Received medium damage. Mobility impaired. Requesting air support," the Golem's mechanical voice announced as it struggled to rise.
Overhead, the two Thunderwing helicopters immediately changed their target and fired their rockets and heavy gunfire at Jiak.
While this is happening, Jiak continued his rampage by hacking through dozens of soldiers with ease as he closed in on Cahyono. His eyes locked on the human commander as his intention clear, Jiak was aiming for the leader of the leader of the Liberation forces to die by his hand.
"Keep firing! Take down that Orc!" Cahyono gave his order, while maintaining his posture on top of the tank while inside of his head, but he panics as an oversized Orc didn't slow down for a second.
The giant Orc didn't seem to care about the injuries he sustained from the soldiers' rifles or the rockets raining down from the helicopters as he charged forward with relentless fury.
'Shit, shit, shit!' Cahyono's mind raced as he watched the Orc Warlord bulldoze his way through the battlefield, now mere feet from the tank. Desperately, he looked down into the tank where the Imam was waiting.
"Stop that thing!"
"Load!!" the Imam commanded with the calm authority of a veteran. The tank crew went into action and loaded the main cannon.
The Fortress Tank's gun aimed toward the rampaging Orc Warlord with its barrel ready to unleash one final desperate strike.
"Ready!"
"Fir—" The Imam began to command, but before the words could fully escape his lips, Jiak the SkullKrusher launched himself toward the tank with terrifying speed, raising his massive axe high above his head and ready to strike the tank down with his monstrous strength as the crew felt the sheer force behind his imminent strike.
"Fuck!" a tank crew member cursed as he slammed the trigger.
Click! BOOOOM!!
The tank's barrel unleashed a devastating HEAT round just as Jiak's axe was about to come crashing down. The explosion engulfed the Orc Warleader in a thick cloud of smoke and obscured the battlefield in an instant.
"Did we get him?" Cahyono asked, feeling his heart pounding in his chest.
"We'll see..." the Imam replied as he and the rest watched the smoke begin to dissipate.
Slowly, the smoke cleared. For a brief hopeful moment, there was silence before it was revealed if that attacked work or no—
"WARGHHHHH!!!"
Coming out of the smoke was Jiak whose face was steaming with fury. The blast had left small burns across his skin, but they seemed superficial. His rage, however, was unscathed.
"OH SHIT!!!"
Before anyone could react, Jiak closed the gap in a heartbeat and swung his axe forward, as the sound of it cutting through the air like a deadly whisper.
WHOOSH!
The next moment was a blur of violence, and a deafening crash echoed through the forest as the ground trembled beneath their feet.
BOOOOM!
The Mobile Fortress was hurled through the air, spinning uncontrollably before it crashed into the dirt with a thunderous impact, uprooting trees and sending huge chunks of earth flying. The side of the tank was crumpled with a massive dent where Jiak's axe had landed its brutal strike.
"WAAAAGH!!" Jiak roared once more as his massive body moved with unnatural speed and became a blur as he closed the distance again, seemingly teleporting toward the wrecked tank.
WHUUM!
The Orc Warleader swung his axe again, but the tank crew, reacting in desperation, managed to drive the vehicle forward just in time to avoid the axe as it crashed into the ground where the tank had been, sending shockwaves across the battlefield.
BOOOOOM!!
As the loud noise erupted throughout the area, the tank tried to drive through the forest, but was promptly stopped when Jiak quickly grabbed the tank's rear with his massive hands and leaped into the air, pulling the tank up like it weighed nothing.
"Get him off! Get him off!" One tank crew member shouted, frantically searching for a way to escape the clutches of the enraged warlord.
WHOOOSH!
The Orc Warleader launched himself into the air at great height and, with terrifying strength, literally threw the Fortress Tank like it was a mere toy. The massive vehicle spun through the sky before crashing into the earth, flailing helplessly before settling in a twisted heap.
As Jiak descended upon the wreck, his hands clasped together and delivered a bone-crushing blow to the exposed top of the tank.
"Holy shit! That Orc is LITERALLY beating the hell out of that Fortress Tank!" a nearby soldier shouted in disbelief as he and his comrades watched the seemingly indestructible war machine being pulverized under the Orc's fists like it was a disobedient dog.
BOOOM! WHAM! BOOOOOM!
With each blow, the earth quaked violently. Trees shattered, the ground split apart, and shockwaves rippled through the battlefield, sending soldiers stumbling back as the sheer force of Jiak's attacks ripped apart the forest around them.
This level of destruction was unbelievable.
"GRUUUUUUU..." Jiak growled with heavy breath as he paused once he had gotten full of primal violence and senseless rage, he took a good look and admired the tank's now-mangled form.
"HUHUHUHU..." He chuckled darkly as he stepped closer to the tank with the clear intention of ripping it apart to get at the humans inside.
But before he could reach it, a voice interrupted him.
"You… green ape!"
Jiak turned slowly to see Ciaphas Cahyono standing a few yards away, injured and bleeding while holding a chainsword he got from one of the Men of Stones in his hand. Despite the obvious pain and exhaustion, Cahyono spoke out with defiance in his voice.
"You're a weak little green bastard," Cahyono taunted, "You couldn't even beat mere humans with all that strength!"