How can a retired savior be considered retired if his price drops to 40,000?

Chapter 210 Battle of Fate ([-])

"You said I'm 'just an empty shell'?" Fulgrim sneered at Ferus with a twisted smile, "Can't 'an empty shell' be like this?"

The Demon Prince's unspoken words were drowned by the noise of gunfire.The Primarch of the Iron Hands stepped forward on this road paved with fire and iron, brandishing the flaming sword in his hand.It wasn't until the blazing sword light flashed across Fulgrim's eyes, who had reflexively dodged the blow, that he realized that Ferus's words were not meant for him.

That sentence was more addressed to Ferus himself.

On the battlefield, Gorgon always gives the impression of wielding the Forgebreaker and using the mechanical arm on his back to rain down all kinds of death bullets on the enemy.But this doesn't mean that he is a bit rusty in swordsmanship.

Fulgrim has known this since thousands of years ago. Even after he completely fell under the command of the Lord of Joy, he still worked tirelessly to pursue more happiness while polishing his swordsmanship. To this end, he did not hesitate to make himself an incarnation. A "more perfect" form, able to flexibly make movements that are difficult to perform with the rigid human shell, and thereby use a "more perfect" sword skill - when facing Ferus holding a sword Even when it happened, he still didn't dare to take it lightly.

He does have four hands now, but what about those robotic arms behind Medusa's carapace?To be honest, those robotic arms that are like the appendages of a gorgon, and under the control of Ferus, appear to have free will and move freely without interfering with each other, may be the most suitable for him." Equipment named "Gorgon".

Different from the previous close battle, Fulgrim was surprised to find that he actually felt pressure in front of Ferus, who had picked up the sword.This is not to say that Ferus's swordsmanship is more superb than his skill in using the war hammer, but...obviously, there has been some change in the opponent's mentality.

Fulgrim could not understand the specific changes for a while. This may be the first time that he could not truly understand Ferrus Manus's mind at such a close distance.This made the devil's original body feel a little confused and panicked. For a while, he could only be overwhelmed by the sword light dragged out by the flames and the various barrages fired by the mechanical arms.

Although the fight between them before had the clear purpose of "life or death", it was ultimately a matter between "Ferrus and Fulgrim".Regardless of whether the parties concerned have such awareness, the entanglement and fate that began tens of thousands of years ago are not fake.They were once the best friends who knew each other, and it was not without their quarrels or conflicts.But those are all collisions of ideas and confrontations of beliefs. Regardless of whether they can finally reach an agreement, at least they all have a clear purpose other than "killing the other party" - even the one on Istvaan V , and it is difficult to say whether Fulgrim or Ferus really wanted to kill each other like that on the battlefield.

But now, things are different.Fulgrim couldn't understand, because he had never thought that Ferrus would think so: the Primarch of the Iron Hands was convinced that he would kill the fallen Emperor's Children, and this time, it would not be just lip service.

Ferrus Manus had realized that the "Fulgrim" he knew had already died on Istvaan V.The sword swing not only cut off Ferus' head, but also completely killed Fulgrim's soul.Just as he had just been convinced, the person standing in front of him now was no longer "Fulgrim", but just a corpse's body, a twisted toy left after being played with by Slaanesh.

This demon prince may have Fulgrim's memory, Fulgrim's body, all of Fulgrim's exquisite skills, and perhaps even some of Fulgrim's remaining soul and essence - but what really makes him The things that made Fulgrim "Fulgrim" had already died before all of them.

The battle currently taking place therefore no longer contains any emotion from Ferus.The purely rational logical deduction and probability calculation of the Primarch of the Iron Hands blocked all possible angles for the Demon Prince to attack. He no longer regarded the other party as his former best friend, nor an enemy worthy of respect even after they parted ways.He no longer even regarded the opponent in front of him as a separate individual, but abstracted it into the concept of an "enemy".What he has to do now is to completely destroy the enemy in front of him.

This was a tactic that Fulgrim from ten thousand years ago had never seen before. Of course, Fulgrim ten thousand years later didn't know how to deal with it.This is normal, because Ferrus Manus, like his Legion, is a primarch who values ​​"honor" very much.His Medusa carapace is loaded with firepower comparable to that of the Titans, but in a one-on-one battlefield, he is not very inclined to use them - his iron hands, his exquisite calculation, agility The reaction speed and fierce strength are often enough.Ferrus often prefers to use his own strength and skill to defeat any enemy who dares to face him. This is a way for him to show respect to opponents who dare to challenge him.And he now judged that the demon prince in front of him did not deserve his respect.

If he had to give this style of play a name, Ferrus would simply call it "sweeping."But now that he no longer has a Fulgrim at his side trying to get him to do such pointless things, this improvised tactic ultimately doesn't have a name.The firepower behind the Medusa carapace, which was too abundant for a single target, was pouring on him with an efficiency and density that Fulgrim had never seen in memory, forcing the demon prince to give up what was more important to him. He had the advantage of attacking at close range, and then tried to escape from Ferus' line of fire in panic and confusion——

——A wrong judgment, a low-level mistake that Fulgrim would never have made 1 years ago.If he could fight for his breath at that moment, rush towards his opponent at all costs, and be within the radius where Ferus himself would be affected by his own cannon fire, then with the Lord of Joy's gaze and love for him, he could Fulgrim, who recovered quickly, might still be able to fight.But he chose to retreat in panic. Even if he realized in the next moment that he had entered a dead end, he no longer had the possibility to correct this mistake:

He shouldn't have thought he could escape from Medusa's carapace's line of fire.There is no doubt that this is a very unrealistic illusion - rather than escaping from Ferrus Manus's precise lock, it is more realistic to think about how to drag the ammunition in Medusa's carapace out. .

But that is also a conclusion that can be drawn based on data from thousands of years ago.There is no doubt that the current Primarch of the Iron Hands has also become some kind of subspace creature, or at least a similar existence.So in this space where the two great powers of chaos have cast a spell, causing the Supreme Heaven and reality itself to blend with each other, so that everywhere is filled with etheric energy, will he really have the moment when he "runs out of ammunition"?

The Demon Prince, who quickly realized that one wrong step after another, would soon be irreversible if he continued to make mistakes, nodded slightly, and while struggling to hold on amidst the dense rain of bullets and the occasional flash of sword light, he immediately began to murmur. He prayed eloquently to his current master.And Slaanesh did give corresponding "blessings" to his most beloved child:
In a soft but inexplicably dazzling purple light, the Demon Prince let out a sharp cry of joy or pain.The long-range weapon behind Medusa's carapace can no longer cause damage commensurate with the power it should theoretically be able to output. All the coiled and twisted limbs of the snake demon, together with his body, have grown visibly larger to the naked eye. .

Soaked in the energy of the warp, Fulgrim now truly became a monster.

　Miwu (six o'clock)

　　To be honest, I'm quite shocked. Why can I think of a straight man like Tie Shou who can talk to others (and even succeed) if they don't obey... (Space Seal)

　　To be honest, I really want to watch this episode.Is there anyone who can write something for me (hey), so that I can succeed with my talk.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)