FUCK!
With a series of fast and muffled clashes of steel, the Emperor's Children's Commander Abdemon finally lost his composure.
Abdemon was a very gentle and amiable Son of the Emperor.
As a son of the nobles left over from ancient Terra, he had received the noblest and most elegant aristocratic etiquette since childhood.
It was impossible for him to be like those vulgar commoners, cursing in a duel.
Unless he couldn't help it.
Hee hee.
As for Kasjia, he was also trying his best not to laugh out loud.
At that time, when he had chosen the large shield as his weapon, many people, including his master Arcur, had been puzzled.
As a rising star and talented swordsman of the Emperor's Children, why would he choose the most unpopular shield as his secondary weapon?
Clearly, the other arrogant new recruits all considered themselves the strongest sword masters, and only used swords for melee weapons. Some squads were even composed entirely of swordsmen.
Only he, this new recruit, had chosen a shield, a weapon considered exclusive to cowards.
And the reason Kasjia had done this was for this very moment.
Why choose a shield?
Because shield-bashing is awesome!
Look at what Old Man Gold gave to his dearest Custodians.
The Shield Host!
This old geezer who has lived for tens of thousands of years, could he be wrong about what's most effective in a fight?
Just copy him and you're done.
"A very clever move."
"To understand the only weakness of dueling swordsmanship before entering the duel, which is to turtle behind a shield."
"Even the strongest sword master, as long as the difference in strength is not particularly huge, generally has no good way to deal with such a large shield."
Fulgrim had not stopped praising Kasjia since she had entered this observation room.
Of course, she would never have thought that this experience was summed up from Rogal Dorn's dealings with "him."
"But, my lady... this is a duel."
Even though the Lord Commander Rylanor beside her had a face as black as it could be.
A duelist has to look like a duelist!
Who brings a large shield into a duel arena...
Although the duel did not specify the type of melee weapon used by both sides, if Kasjia played like this, how would duels be conducted in the future?
Rylanor felt that the atmosphere of the Emperor's Children had undergone a subtle change since Kasjia had come to the legion.
The number of arrogant and complacent people had indeed decreased.
But on the other hand...
Rylanor thought of those new recruits who liked to tinker with strange little gadgets.
The number of extraordinary individuals had also increased.
"But Lord Commander, he has already deeply reflected on his mistakes."
Deeply reflected?
Are you talking about that red helmet?
That reflection is indeed very deep.
"In short, a duel is a competition for the legion's warriors to hone their swordsmanship, and it should not be a tool for him to resort to trickery."
The impartial Lord Commander was not swayed by the Primarch's favoritism.
"If the battle cannot be concluded within five minutes, I will have to judge Commander Abdemon as the winner based on the number of hits on the shield."
"What do you think, Arcur?"
"I have no objection."
The brush in Arcur's hand landed heavily on the parchment and rotated violently for several moments.
She looked up, then lowered her head again through gritted teeth.
"Also, don't look at me like that. I never taught him to duel like this."
Kasjia?
Don't know him. Really.
In the duel arena!
"Why don't you attack!"
Looking at the large shield turtling in a corner of the arena, Abdemon felt that his arm was getting sore from chopping.
The rules of the duel were simple: as long as one side left a fatal paint mark on the other's body, it was a win.
No one would set a time limit or other buzz-killing rules.
But it seemed that the designers of the duel had never imagined that there would be a guy with a face thicker than a boarding shield who would bring a large shield into the duel arena.
And just sit there for a lifetime.
Now neither side could do anything to the other.
A duel that Abdemon had been looking forward to for a long time, an exhilarating sword fight, had just become a boring sandbag-hitting session.
Looking at the still-silent, purple-and-gold gilded large shield, Commander Abdemon was furious.
This wasn't a duel!
This was an insult to the ancient sport of dueling!
[Commander Kasjia Sherlock, please do not compete passively.]
[If a winner has not been decided after five minutes, Commander Abdemon will be declared the winner based on the number of strike points on your shield.]
"Wow, are you serious?"
"Hits on the shield count too?"
The purple-and-gold large shield spoke for the first time.
After all, the other party had not shown his head once, and the meticulous Abdemon could not directly deduce that the opponent was Kasjia.
"In any case, you can't continue playing like this, Kasjia."
"Your idea of using a shield to counter me is commendable, but it is not a way to defeat an opponent in a duel."
Abdemon took a few steps back, took a few deep breaths, and readjusted to his most focused combat mentality.
"On a life-and-death battlefield, the opponent will not retreat just because they are bored of hitting you."
That's debatable.
"Now, come at me with your strongest swordsmanship."
Abdemon held his sword in front of him and shouted.
But Kasjia, who was about to be sanctioned by the system, still held his large shield high.
However, in his right hand, a power spear had suddenly appeared.
A Phoenix Power Spear!
Abdemon recognized the object in the other's right hand.
This was the most common weapon of the Primarch's personal guard, the Phoenix Guard.
As someone who had been taught by both Fulgrim and Arcur, Kasjia was also proficient in the use of many weapons.
At the same time, as a Space Marine who had undergone the Emperor's special modification, Kasjia's physique and strength were also far superior to that of an ordinary Astartes.
A long-handled weapon that an ordinary person would need to hold with both hands, he could easily wield with just his right hand.
Kasjia instantly burst out with extreme speed, holding the shield in his left hand, and the spear in his right hand thrusting towards Abdemon's position!
Shield-bash!
The purple-and-gold spear tip, accompanied by a whistling sound, was almost at Abdemon's face.
Even though the spearhead's disruption field had not yet been activated, he could still feel the chilling aura emanating from this Phoenix spear.
I can't take it head-on!
Since the rules of the duel had been temporarily changed to end in five minutes, it was almost impossible to eliminate the opponent directly in such a short time.
The final result of the duel would very likely be decided by the number of strike points on the body.
Furthermore, that guy Kasjia, who knows what drugs he took during his modification, had immense strength.
Therefore, if possible, the best choice was to dodge his attack and look for an opening.
In those few milliseconds, Abdemon had decided on his combat strategy.
He would rely on his proud, agile footwork to find an opening in Kasjia's attack!
Thinking of this, facing Kasjia's thrust, Abdemon quickly dodged backward.
As long as the other party didn't turtle, as a sword master, he was confident that he could completely suppress him within these five minutes!
Click.
And then, he saw that on the spear extending from the shield, the other party had pressed a button on the shaft.
As the Emperor's Children, who were known as "Little Custodians," having some Custodian-like weapon equipment was also very reasonable, right?
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