Silence filled the bridge of the Blood Curse. Technical Sergeant Frank glanced at the screen again, and then whispered:
"The Black Templar fleet has entered the range, their weapons are being calibrated, and they will soon-"
Santo Joel raised his left hand, and the technical sergeant could only shut his mouth.
Then, the chapter leader walked towards the communication station.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from behind.
"Chapter Master!"
Santo Joel turned around and saw that it was the company commander. His entire face was now flushed, as if he was suffering from blood thirst.
"What's the matter, Cheri?"
"I will not surrender to anyone, and I will not let them take us somewhere for trial. I would rather die fighting! I believe other brothers think so too, that's what I think."
Santo Joel withdrew his gaze and replied indifferently:
"I see."
Sherry looked at him, shook his head, turned and left.
Santo Joel walked to the communication desk, clicked the communication button, and then said:
"I am Santo Joel, Chapter Master of the Blood Knights, and Soshyan Alexei Chapter Master. On behalf of the Chapter, I request the protection of the Alliance of Suffering. We are worthy of the Emperor and the blood of Sanguinius.
!”
After saying this call, it seemed that all the strength of the Space Marine had been drained. He lowered his head and supported the communication station with both hands, looking as if he was about to collapse.
Soon, there was a response from Soshyan.
"Captain Santo Joel, I cannot grant you asylum on behalf of the alliance, but I can temporarily accommodate you, provided that you must disarm and turn off the void shield and engine."
"I understand, we will do it."
Santo Joel finished speaking weakly and looked at the technical sergeant
"Brother Frank, do as he says."
"Yes, Chapter Leader!"
Soon, the Blood Curse shut down the void shield and engine, and at the same time, all weapon arrays were released from combat status.
At this time, the Black Templar fleet was approaching, and the leading cruiser's main guns had begun to take aim. As a result, the Astral Knight fleet suddenly inserted itself between their firepower and the Blood Curse.
"Astral Knights! What are you going to do!"
Hearing the furious voice on the bridge, Soshyan, who had his arms crossed, smiled slightly and responded:
"I am Soshyan Alexei, Chapter Master of the Astral Knights. Cousins of the Black Templars, the Blood Knights have decided to surrender to us. Now I am ready to board the ship and take them into custody."
After a few minutes of silence, the communicator came again with sound.
"Soshyan, are you the 'Grey Eagle' Soshyan?"
This time the other party's voice was obviously much softer. After all, the Astral Knights had such a good reputation, and they were also a sub-group of the Imperial Fists.
"Yes."
"I am Marshal Austin of the Black Templars. I have heard of your name for a long time. You have managed a war group that was almost destroyed so prosperously. Marshal Cordel often praises you in front of everyone as the best person in Dorne in the past thousand years.
The best heir."
"Marshal Austin has been over-praised. He is just luckier, more cautious, and the Emperor is more favored."
"But you were not careful in this matter, Chapter Commander Soshyan. The Blood Knight was the prey we wounded, but you picked it up when it was dying. Isn't it unjustifiable to rob it halfway?"
"Marshal Austin, I don't quite understand what you are saying. What do you mean by prey? They are also an Astartes war group. It seems that they should not be the target of our hunting."
"Captain Soshyan, there is something in your words."
"In this way, your fleet will stop at the Scar of Victory first. After I take the Blood Knight into custody, I will go to your battleship and give you an explanation. How about that?"
There was silence on the communicator for a long time, and finally Austin responded.
"Okay, I'll give the Astral Knight this face."
"Thank you very much."
Soon, the Black Templar fleet released its fire preparations and left the current area for the Scar of Victory, while Soshyan took the Thunder Eagle and entered the Blood Curse with the No. 100 Terminator.
The flight deck was empty, so Soshyan walked directly towards the bridge. None of the servants stopped him along the way, and they all looked nervous.
It wasn't until he entered the bridge that Soshyan saw the real Blood Knight.
A total of 212 blood knights stood on the bridge deck. Their power armor was red and silver. Their shoulder armor badges were more complex, with a white shield with blood and tears, and below it were two black crossed swords.
Standing at the front of the team was a warrior with short blond hair and a tough face. At this moment, he looked lifeless. He was holding the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand and holding his helmet with the other. The same was true for the warriors behind him.
, several of them held high the battle flag.
When the neat footsteps of a hundred cavalry Terminators resounded like thunder through the bridge, Santo Joel's eyes became even darker.
Soshyan, who was wearing gorgeous fine power armor but no helmet, stepped forward, looked at Santo Joel, and said:
"I am Soshyan Alexey, Chapter Master of the Astral Knights."
"Nice to meet you, I am the chapter leader of the Blood Knights, Santo Joel."
Soshyan then stretched out his right hand and said:
"Then hand over your sword."
Santo Joel did not respond, but used his thumb to fiddle with the chain saw blade hanging on his hip. The two-finger-wide fine gold shone faintly in the dark light.
Even if it is obscured by the darkness on the wide deck, this action is very conspicuous.
Soshyan nodded, he understood.
Honor is the life of an Astartes, and surrender without a fight is unacceptable to any Astartes.
Soshyan took off his cloak and pulled out the Holy Flame Sword from his waist, but did not activate the force field.
Santo Joel drew his chainsword, showed the spikes on its blades, and took off his belt.
Both will fight blade to blade, with no off-hand weapons.
Then he turned around and stayed for a while, handed his decorations to the waiting company commander Xie Li, and stopped Xie Li's next words.
"After I die, you will take over as the chapter leader and lead everyone...to survive."
With that said, Santo Joel turned around and the duel began.
The Chapter Leader of the Blood Knights rushed forward first and slashed Soshyan's head hard. If Soshyan hadn't stepped aside at the last moment, he would have been cut in two by this blow.
But what happened next was shocking. After Soshyan dodged this move, he slapped Santo Joel's weapon with his sword, causing the opponent to lose his balance. Then Soshyan issued a series of quick and heavy blows that forced him to
Santo Joel hastily defended.
The last blow, also the most violent blow, hit Santo Joel and fell to one knee.
Before the opponent raised his weapon to block, Soshyan punched Santo Joel on the head, knocking the warrior directly to the ground.
Everything happened within ten seconds.
Of course, Soshiyan was not arrogant enough to think that he was so powerful. He could already feel that Santo Joel was heartbroken. The former Lord of Blood had no fighting spirit at all.
"...Kill me, take my sword and let it go..."
Santo Joel spat out a few words from his mouth full of blood.
"I'm very dissatisfied. This duel is not over yet. You can keep your sword, and so are others. We will fight again."
Soshyan looked down at Santo Joel with a serious expression.
"But you must surrender your other weapons and leave the ship and accept our custody."
Santo Joel stood up silently and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.