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Crimson Scar Tiberius gestured with his two weapons to disperse the astonished space sharks watching the spectacle. These ancient relic gauntlets, known as "Hunger" and "Thirst," combined barbed power blades with serrated inner sides, and had once torn apart the throats of countless powerful and weak, soaked in the blood of the innocent and the guilty.
As he moved forward, Terminator A emitted a slight friction and a hum as his footsteps hit the ground.
Tiberius controlled his pace, his ancient Terminator armor, studded with countless connecting rivets, was far more imposing than his opponent's ordinary Red Scorpion power armor.
Even before the two sides have officially clashed, this overwhelming momentum is enough to suffocate any opponent.
The Chapter Leader of the Man-Eating Shark was infamous throughout the Empire for his ruthless methods.
Those who witnessed him in battle and lived to tell the story described him as a blood-soaked killing machine.
Tiberius was too fast to be seen with the naked eye, leaving only torn corpses in his wake. But unlike a warrior driven to rage, he displayed precise and deadly intent in battle, as if each slaughter was pre-calculated to achieve the best deterrent effect.
The surroundings unconsciously formed a circular arena for them. Apart from Tetus, who was still standing next to Casca, the only people in the remote grasslands who could see them were the two facing off.
The surrounding man-eating sharks would occasionally let out a few mocking whispers.
A warband leader who immediately thinks of challenging the Man-Eating Shark is simply overestimating his abilities.
It's unclear why the Chapter Master chose to engage that guy in a proper duel instead of ending his life with a single blow as usual and then continuing their raids—but the final outcome seems to be much the same; that foolish red scorpion has no chance against the Chapter Master.
"You step aside for now, let me handle this battle."
Kasgar said helplessly to Tetus, who was eager to try beside him.
Judging from his reaction, it seems that he also wants to have a life-or-death duel with this formidable enemy, as his first opponent after being imprisoned for a century, to test his skills that have been neglected for a hundred years.
However, under Casgar's orders, Titus, as the adjutant, suppressed his fighting spirit, turned around and reluctantly took two steps back, making way for the two of them to have a battlefield where no one could disturb them.
“Tiberius, I am deeply honored that you are willing to have your men duel with me. Whether out of caution or goodwill, I accept.”
"Peace between the two sides in Badakhshan was hard-won. If you need weapons, supplies, and equipment, we are ready to provide you with enough support to last for a century."
"This is my request—go back and do not try to start a new war in Badab."
At Casca's words, the surrounding space sharks booed and laughed again. As for Tiberius himself, he did not respond verbally, but crouched down slightly, staring at Casca as if locking onto prey.
"Let's begin."
hum!
No sooner had the words left his mouth than two figures, one in black and one in gray, clashed together like two ghostly phantoms.
At this stage, bystanders, even those who are elite man-eating shark space soldiers, can only see the clash of claws and blades formed by countless afterimages.
As the Chapter Master of the Maneater, Tiberius is not only more powerful than the average Space Marine, but he is also comparable to the Chapter Masters of the founding chapters, including the Chapter Masters of the parent chapter, the Ravenguard.
(Yingyang: Really? That's not that strong!)
But ironically... in this continuous clash, he, who was originally as fierce and swift as a shark, was unable to achieve any results against an ordinary Red Scorpion Battle Leader!
The two were fighting fiercely!
Of course, this irreconcilable conflict was the result of Casca withdrawing its power.
Currently, Casca is not willing to reveal too much of his abilities.
He was only relying on his combat experience, which came after his senses, speed, and strength had been multiplied since he awoke, to clash with the opponent's claws.
Perhaps Tiberius is indeed very strong, but under the swordsmanship of Kaska, the second company commander of the Imperial Prince and a direct disciple of the Sword Saint Aqua, even the mighty Man-Eating Shark needs Kaska to hold back a bit in order to fight him on equal terms.
The originally ferocious and raging man-eating shark was unable to break through the giant protective net woven by Casca's power sword for a while.
As time went on, Tiberius's expression beneath his helmet grew increasingly grave.
Casgar did not want to knock his opponent to the ground in this battle.
An unknown Red Scorpion Space Marine was able to defeat Tiberius—such a terrifying feat is truly astonishing. Upon learning that even Tiberius could be defeated, the High Lords will undoubtedly become wary of him.
Most likely, the next thing to arrive in Badab will be countless black ships of the Tribunal waiting to escort Casca to the capital.
It's better to keep a low profile.
when.
With one last swipe away from Tiberius's somewhat impatient attacking claws, the two separated once again.
Click till.
A draw.
In the battle just now, neither side could gain the upper hand!
"good."
Amidst the astonished gazes of many space sharks, Tiberius broke the silence in the arena.
"Your swordsmanship is very strong."
To outsiders, their movements appeared as light and swift as a dance, colliding countless times amidst the buzzing sounds of their afterimages and the disintegrating force field.
But only Tiberius, who had close contact with the opponent's swordsmanship, could sense that restraint.
Even when his attack was deflected, his opponent did not take the initiative to counterattack. Instead, he merely pointed at him a few times before pulling back the blade in his hand.
It didn't look like a duel at all, but more like a teacher instructing an apprentice.
This only made Tiberius more impatient.
No... If a single Red Scorpion can stop the Man-Eating Shark's hunting advance, then what face does the Chapter Leader have to continue leading the Chapter?
We must... we absolutely must tear this damn obstacle in our way to shreds!
Silent, Tiberius’s massive body moved once more.
At that very moment, even though the two sides had already created some distance between them, Tiberius still chose to launch a strong attack on Casca from the front.
"I have nothing left to lose but to spill my blood on the earth!"
Blindness of Ashes.
The genetic defect of the 19th Army Corps.
Those afflicted with this condition will gradually have the whites of their eyes completely replaced, and will develop an aversion to using the Raven Guard's unique stealth-based psionic abilities and guerrilla tactics, declaring them "cowardly acts." They will then switch to frontal assaults, transforming into complete war maniacs.
In the end, the person with gray blindness fell into extreme depression, completely stopped using ambush tactics, and showed a tendency to abuse the enemy and desecrate corpses in battle, while also having a lot of self-harm and self-mutilation tendencies, until he was naturally cured or died completely after the battle.
Casgara's swordsmanship, which was full of provocation—at least in Tiberius's eyes, it was so provocative that it completely triggered his gray blindness.
The fierce chapter commander launched a relentless assault on Casgar at an even faster pace than before.
Click.
However, just as Tiberius was about to rush forward and deliver the finishing blow to Kasgar, a slight cracking sound came from his right leg.
That was the sound of the rivets on the Terminator's shoulder armor breaking and falling off.
Perhaps due to Tiberius's excessive speed, his originally sturdy leg armor detached from his upper body in an instant.
Was the pre-battle inspection of the Maneater so poor that no one noticed the connecting rivets on the Chapter's long armor were on the verge of falling off?
Of course not.
Perhaps the Maneater is indeed very poor, but as the chapter leader of the Maneater, Tiberius's Terminator armor would never be loosened.
This kind of blunder is, of course, all due to Casca.
Kasgar—this mysterious fellow—loosened the screws that held him firmly in place during the battle just now, without him noticing, and secretly pried open his opponent's leg armor.
Just as Tiberius, suffering from gray blindness, launched a desperate attack on him.
"FOOK!"
At that very moment, Tiberius, having lost his balance, pounced at full speed toward Casca.
Then, with the timely dodge of the opponent and Tytus directly behind, the man-eating shark warband commander was launched into the distance like a cannonball and crashed to the ground.
"Tiberius!"
Kasgar shouted "unexpectedly," as if he had never expected such a blunder to happen in a serious duel!
While all the space sharks were still watching in confusion as their leader fell on the distant grassland, Casgar led the charge ahead of them.
"Are you alright, Tiberius?"
With its speed far exceeding that of everyone else, Casgar successfully closed in on the other man-eating sharks before they could even arrive.
This finally gave him a chance.
Bear!
A tiny, golden-red flame, taking advantage of the moment, quietly burned through the armor of the person Casca was about to help.
.......
Soon after.
The combat barge Nicor.
This rusty combat barge appears to be something the Space Sharks stole from a warband at some point in time.
Moreover, it seems that due to a lack of sufficient technical soldiers (Martians are afraid of bandits, or rather, even more afraid of them), the ship's original firepower was almost completely rendered useless, except for its use in transporting boarding personnel.
After all, if a problem can be solved by boarding, there's no need to open fire.
Most of the compartments have become difficult to access due to lack of maintenance and years of disrepair. They are like refrigerators that have been full of food but have been without power for two or three years; no one dares to open the doors to see what has become of them.
"Please come in."
This sentence seemed to have exhausted Tiberius's last remaining strength.
In the battle just now, the chapter leader Tiberius and the mysterious Red Scorpion swordsman were locked in a fierce fight.
But just as the warband commander was about to deliver the final blow, a bizarre incident occurred because Tiberius's Terminator Armor was an ancient relic, and the Man-Eating Shark lacked the technical expertise to repair it. Due to years of neglect and lack of maintenance, this led to the blunder.
But the magnanimous Tiberius didn't take it to heart, believing that the Red Scorpion Swordsman had earned the Space Shark's respect through his own strength.
The warband commander decided to keep his promise and abandon the looting, and invited him to visit the ship.
"Is this report acceptable?"
"Commander?"
"......no problem."
Tiberius sighed.
Only he knew exactly how much sea the mysterious man before him had released.
Although the report states that the leader of the Man-Eating Shark team did not lose.
But in the end, he really did lose face big time.
“In that case,” although the three of them, including Titus, were now in each other’s private cabins, Casgar still activated a psionic shield just in case.
"Then let's see just how badly you're injured, Chapter Master Tiberius."
"My wound, my wound is healed...?"
"What kind of tricks are you using?"
Tiberius removed his helmet with a look of surprise and doubt, and tried touching his cheek.
Now, everything about his face has returned to its former peak condition.
Before the battle, half of his facial bone was exposed, giving him a bloodless, ghostly face, and his eyes were a soulless, unfathomable black.
That was the result of his self-harm caused by long-term gray blindness.
But the moment the flames engulfed his body, all the problems were resolved.
This can no longer be explained by the concept of rejuvenation.
This is practically a miracle!
Moreover... he could even feel that the gray blindness that had plagued him for countless years had been completely eradicated from his body.
The flames of Casca can completely eradicate genetic defects.
Back then, before Kasgar could even help Corax complete the cleanup, he was forced by the Emperor's orders to go to the front lines of Uranus to fight against the orcish green tide.
"Well, Commander, are you interested in hearing my terms now?"
Tiberius remained silent, his eyes, now with the whites of their eyes restored, looking at the other person with a mixture of surprise and confusion.
"you......."
Who exactly are you?