The Emperor’s Angel of Death

This duel attracted everyone, including Robin, because of the previous quarrel.

On the other hand, Sablin himself was also of interest to everyone. The Eleventh Company had always been a sensitive topic in the Chapter. Although the vast majority of battle-brothers already knew of their existence, all company commanders warned the warriors of their company not to inquire about the company's affairs, nor did they encourage them to contact them.

But people's curiosity is not so easily dispelled. Rumors about the Eleventh Company were constantly spreading among the various companies. In fact, as long as you're not stupid, most people can see that the Eleventh Company is definitely not of the Unforgiven bloodline, although the Sixth Company is not either, but after all, it comes from a Chapter that was once loyal to the Imperium.

However, the Eleventh Company's tactical style, their equipment, and the gloomy temperament of the company members easily reminded people of certain legions that had turned traitor. In addition, there was Talos, the mysterious company commander. Although he had been in the Chapter before most warriors had even served, the other company commanders didn't seem to have any friendship with him, and sometimes treated him as a superior commander.

In fact, there had always been rumors that the gene-seed used by the Eleventh Company came from the Eighth Legion. It was rumored that a certain company commander had inadvertently leaked it, and the Eighth Legion's reputation was notorious from the Chaos side to the Imperial side.

This is also why the Eleventh Company became more and more isolated as the Chapter grew.

Most Chapter warriors no longer regarded them as blood brothers, and were not even as close to them as the Sixth Company. It was only under Soshjan's unquestionable authority that everyone could maintain a peaceful and non-interfering attitude.

However, curiosity is always all-encompassing. While curious about their identities, as Space Marines, they would naturally be curious about what skills these 'lodgers' in the Chapter, the Night Lords, possessed.

After all, the Star Knights had not yet truly encountered a Night Lords warband on the battlefield, and most people's impression of them only came from the descriptions in the archives—

Cowards, butchers, and madmen.

Since it was a duel with some grievances, it would naturally not be unarmed.

Along with the weapon racks rising on both sides of the arena, dozens of melee weapons with different shapes and weights appeared in front of everyone. Of course, most of them were training weapons, not sharpened, with the points removed, and the weight reduced, but killing people was still not a problem in the hands of Space Marines, and they could still beat battle-brothers until their heads were bleeding.

Oscar chose a two-handed sword, the same specification as a regular power sword, but lighter and without a power field generator.

Sablin chose a halberd, a choice that immediately caused a lot of discussion around him, because this weapon was not very common. After all, Space Marines often need to fight in confined environments, and long weapons are usually not within the scope of choice. Generally, only the Terminator elites of the First Company often use spears.

The halberd, in many people's memories, seems to be frequently used only by that mysterious company commander of the Eleventh Company.

Sablin twirled the classical knight's halberd, which was much lighter than a chain halberd, in his hand, and then held it in front of him, with his left hand holding the middle of the halberd and his right hand holding the end, with the halberd head pointing at Oscar. (I want to complain here, whether it is the Custodes or the Grey Knights, the way they hold the halberd in the official GW illustrations is basically wrong. I don’t know if they don’t have the money to hire weapon guidance…)

Oscar took a step back with his right leg, and raised the sword to waist height with both hands, also pointing at his opponent.

Without a doubt, in terms of weapon length, Sablin had a certain advantage. His halberd was half a body length longer than Oscar's long sword.

Oscar had not been specially trained against enemies with long weapons, but now he had to force himself to use an unfamiliar style. In fact, he had also practiced sword and shield skills, but choosing a shield in this situation would give people the feeling that he was afraid.

The two did not start immediately. They looked at each other, and then Sablin took a step forward, making a movement that might be a thrust. This was exactly what Oscar was guarding against. If the opponent did this, then he would try to slap away the opponent's weapon and quickly close the distance, using the hilt and guard to continuously and violently strike the opponent's head from top to bottom.

But Sablin suddenly gave up. He changed the posture of his left hand, and raised the halberd to the top of his head. This was a tempting opportunity, with the chest area in front open.

However, Oscar suppressed this impulse, because he knew that if he rushed up at this time, the opponent would retreat and the halberd would stab down from top to bottom. With the same strength, the opponent would exert force more easily and the speed would be faster, and it was possible that his head would be injured first.

Before Oscar could reconsider, Sablin suddenly took the initiative to rush forward at an extremely fast speed. He changed the posture of holding the halberd with both hands for the third time, lowering the halberd to the height parallel to his eyes, and pointing the blade straight ahead as his left leg stepped out.

Anticipating the opponent's attack, Oscar parried with an upward swing of his sword when the halberd stabbed down at an angle of about 20 degrees.

Sablin's strike was fast and fierce. The moment the two weapons made contact, Oscar felt his elbow was shaking. The weapons even sparked, but fortunately his defense did not collapse.

The crowd at the side also made a tsking sound the moment the two sides made contact.

Oscar had planned to repel the halberd and then counterattack with his sword, but now all he could do was try to prevent the opponent's weapon from touching his neck.

Failing with one strike, Sablin was not greedy, but took a step back, preparing to launch a second strike.

Oscar also took the opportunity to retreat quickly. He also needed time to reorganize his posture.

For both sides, this was a test.

The two walked slowly, circling around a tacit center. Oscar knew the limit distance of his long sword's tip, and also knew the limit distance of the opponent's weapon. Sablin was the same. The center where the two intersected was the center of the circle they were circling.

Then, Sablin's posture changed again. Although he was still holding the end with his right hand and the middle with his left hand, the head of the halberd was raised straight, the halberd shaft was slanted against his chest, and he began to move forward in small steps with his feet staggered.

Seeing Sablin approaching again, Oscar decided to take the initiative to attack.

He suddenly moved two steps to the right, spread his legs in a huge stride, while lowering his knees, and swung out lightning-fast thrusts and upward slashes, aiming not at the opponent's chest, but at his thighs.

Sablin immediately changed his pace, and swung down the halberd early to block Oscar's thrust—his halberd could touch the opponent's shoulder or head before the opponent touched his thigh.

Oscar was prepared. Before the two weapons collided, he turned his wrist, let the blade stick to the opponent's halberd shaft, and used the sword to parry.

The opponent had the advantage of weapon distance, and the best way was to stick to him and slash quickly. The thrust and slash of the long sword were both using weakness against strength.

Oscar's idea was that if the opponent's weapon was not retracted in time, then he would take a step forward and swipe his neck horizontally with a sword. If the opponent quickly retracted his weapon and retreated, then he would follow closely behind and turn around to slash his waist with a sword.

In any case, he had to make the opponent suffer a wave of attacks.

As he expected, Sablin had to retreat rapidly to avoid the blade, and retracted the halberd backward.

Realizing his advantage, Oscar stuck close, trying to end the contest before the opponent could stabilize his position.

But the halberd that Sablin retracted had the head facing down, which was also a deceptive posture. After taking a step back, he twisted his waist and lowered his head slightly, and then lifted the halberd upward like using a shovel—