Warhammer Fanfic: Starting with a Core Cabin

Duanmu Huai was not surprised by the Dwarves' request. In fact, many long-term quests experienced by players had similar plotlines.

You accept Quest A to lead NPC A to find NPC B. NPC B is not there, so you accept Quest B to find NPC B. Then you find NPC B, but NPC B cannot return yet. For him to return, the player must complete Quest C given by NPC B. But to complete Quest C, you must first do prerequisite Quest D… My blood pressure is rising just thinking about it.

Of course, for players, most of these quests could be simplified to "who to kill," "where to kill," and "how many to kill."

This was also the case for Duanmu Huai now.

"We recently dug up a ruined relic underground!"

Where to kill was no longer an issue.

"But what we didn't expect was that there was a group of damned Skaven in there! We don't know where they came from, but they quietly set up camp right under our noses!"

Who to kill also had an answer.

"We plan to completely eradicate these vermin! But we are currently short-handed. If you are willing to help, we can make an exception and let you go to Bretonnia!"

The question of how many to kill was also resolved.

[Activated Timed Quest: Disinfection]

[Quest Objective: Destroy the Skaven camp]

[The Skaven camp under the Grey Mountains is a major concern for the Dwarves. Completely eradicate it to eliminate future troubles!]

"Alright, no problem."

Seeing the quest information pop up, Duanmu Huai gave a decisive answer.

"I need to clarify, it's not me… what did you say?"

Duanmu Huai's attitude genuinely surprised the Dwarf. He had expected to spend some time persuading him, but Duanmu Huai agreed so readily.

"Are you sure? This is not an easy task. I must make it clear to you, those Skaven are not easy to deal with…"

"But, only then will you allow us to cross the Grey Mountains and go to Bretonnia, right?"

Duanmu Huai didn't bother with pleasantries and directly hit the nail on the head.

"Or, can you change the condition?"

"Ugh…"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's retort, the Dwarf pondered for a moment, then slapped his thigh.

"Alright, it's settled then, big guy, don't disappoint me!"

Duanmu Huai was not one to cause trouble, and the Dwarf had a straightforward, fiery temper. The two quickly reached a consensus: Alisa and the others could rest in the Dwarf fortress first, while Duanmu Huai would take Olgis and cooperate with the Dwarves to attack the Skaven camp located underground. Duanmu Huai trusted the Dwarves' integrity; although they were sometimes ill-tempered and stubborn as stone, they also kept their promises and never went back on their word. This was why Duanmu Huai readily agreed to join them in eradicating the Skaven. If it were other races, Duanmu Huai might have had to consider what other schemes they might be hatching.

"Please be very careful, Sir Knight."

Before Duanmu Huai and Olgis set off, Alisa and Christine watched him anxiously, offering their blessings.

"Don't worry, it's just a small group of Skaven. We can handle it."

Duanmu Huai appeared calm. After reassuring Alisa, he looked at the old knight and the Elf Scout.

"Then I'll leave them to you. I don't think there will be any danger in Dwarf territory."

The Elf Scout replied with a smile, and Knight Kado nodded. "Leave it to us. We'll take this opportunity to buy some supplies."

Afterward, Duanmu Huai left again to meet with the Dwarves.

"Big guy, you're punctual!"

Seeing Duanmu Huai again, the leading Dwarf was very happy. He laughed heartily and waved at Duanmu Huai. Behind him were heavily armored, fully armed Dwarf warriors. It was clear that the Dwarves also acted swiftly and decisively.

Duanmu Huai's appearance also caused a stir among the Dwarf warriors. They even mistook him for a green-skinned Orc in armor… Well, Duanmu Huai could only pretend he didn't hear them.

After the two parties met, they proceeded together through the tunnel towards the underground ruins.

Fortunately, although Duanmu Huai was tall, the tunnels dug by the Dwarves were also high, not narrow, so they didn't cause him much trouble. He followed behind the Dwarves, advancing along the excavated tunnels. After an unknown period of walking, the world before them suddenly opened up.

Before Duanmu Huai was a massive, deep underground cavern, several football fields in size, filled with various architectural ruins. In addition, under the glow of a green light, Duanmu Huai could clearly see Skaven happily rummaging through garbage deep within the ruins.

However, Duanmu Huai paid no mind to the Skaven. Instead, as he entered the ruins, he was immediately captivated by the style of the place.

Hmm? This style is…

"Big guy, did you see it?"

However, before Duanmu Huai could examine the ruins more closely, the Dwarf's voice rang out again, pulling him back. He lowered his head and looked at the Dwarf at his feet—it was the lord of this place, Brock Stonegrout.

"So, what's your plan?"

"We hope you can go up first and attract the attention of these Skaven, then we'll seize the opportunity to launch a surprise attack! Catch them off guard!"

As he spoke, Brock stared at Duanmu Huai with his beady eyes. The latter nodded without hesitation.

"No problem, leave it to me. You just follow."

Although Brock's approach seemed to put Duanmu Huai in the line of fire, Duanmu Huai didn't care. After all, this was his fighting style. Besides, with his eight-foot-tall stature and power armor, why wouldn't he charge in as the vanguard? Was he supposed to sneak around and take potshots from behind?

Setting aside whether it fit the aesthetic, his shooting skills… were indeed not very good.

In fact, among the player's initial equipment, besides the power hammer and chainsword, there were also ranged weapons like boltguns to choose from, but Duanmu Huai had never picked them. For some reason, his shooting skills were extremely poor; he was a master of tracing outlines, someone who would aim for a long time in an FPS game but still miss the target. This was one of the reasons why Duanmu Huai chose the melee berserker path in the game.

The only thing he could use now was the power armor's built-in grenade launcher, occasionally throwing sonic grenades or similar items for crowd control—these had a large area of effect, so it didn't matter if they hit directly.

The second reason was… ranged weapons didn't do much damage to Chaos Daemons.

According to the game's explanation, Chaos Daemons were products of the most primal emotions and soul power of living beings. Therefore, as ancient fears from the deepest parts of the soul, only weapons like swords could harm them, while firearms did not inflict as much damage.

At the time, players had argued fiercely about this. If this setting was true, wouldn't bows, slingshots, and spears also deal high damage? Or if I used a bone club, wouldn't the damage be sky-high? After all, a bone club's attack power is roughly equivalent to a spaceship, isn't it?—Those who said this must have watched too much 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Although players had many complaints and dissatisfactions, they ultimately had no choice but to dutifully equip melee weapons… After all, melee weapons were often very useful.

Especially when ammunition ran out.

"Then, I'm going in first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Duanmu Huai leaped up, and the jetpack behind him unleashed a powerful burst of air. Then, Duanmu Huai streaked across the sky like a meteor, directly crashing into the Skaven camp!

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!!!!"

The Skaven camp, suddenly under attack, immediately fell into disarray. The Skaven who had been happily rummaging through the ruins now leaped up as if their behinds had been poked, screaming and rushing towards Duanmu Huai.

Seeing this, Brock raised his battle-axe high and gave the command.

"Attack!!!"

(End of Chapter)