Chapter 228

A smile curled at the corner of Zhou Yun's mouth as he stepped into the training cage; the cage made of iron bars closed instantly, leaving only Erebus and Zhou Yun standing within.

He didn't intend to deliberately target this fake Erebus,

but since others had placed the opportunity to beat this fake Erebus up right before him, Zhou Yun didn't mind giving him two punches.

After all, his spirit and behavior were no different from Erebus's; he was also a beast.

"First blood? Or death match?" Zhou Yun asked with a smile curling at his lips.

In an instant, the surrounding air became a bit solidified.

In Loken's eyes, Erebus frowned tightly, asking with slight confusion: "This is just a sparring match, why a death match?"

"Then it's just child's play." Zhou Yun said with a playful smile: "Our Blood Angels' battles are always death matches."

These words fell, leaving the Luna Wolves present astonished.

A death match is a duel that ends with one person's death, often initiated only when a warrior believes their honor has been damaged by the opponent.

That is a fight to the death, which cannot be called sparring at all.

"Or are you a coward who only dares to fight for first blood?"

"Beastly behavior." Erebus immediately retorted: "Only beasts would kill their own brothers!"

"Better than stealing someone else's name and living by replacing someone else's identity." Zhou Yun said with a disdainful smile.

Erebus wasn't originally called Erebus; this name belonged to an excellent child from the same village as Erebus.

He killed that child, stole Erebus's identity and name, and had lived under this identity ever since.

A flash of astonishment crossed Erebus's face; this matter should only be known to himself!

But Zhou Yun didn't give Erebus the chance; his legs moved slightly, and his whole body smashed toward this Genestealer Erebus like a cannonball.

"Then come!" Erebus was clearly surprised by Zhou Yun's speed, but still launched a counterattack quickly.

His sharp blade tore through the air, stabbing toward Zhou Yun's face like a series of messy rosy clouds.

This battle came in a rush; Zhou Yun didn't have time to use the acceleration spring, and his current speed came entirely from himself.

External objects are ultimately empty.

Zhou Yun hadn't reached today by relying on Doraemon's secret gadgets; everything he had now was obtained through his own efforts, and the secret gadgets only provided a little help.

He wanted to defeat Erebus with his own strength——————

The auxiliary power of the Phantom Thief DX suit activated, and Zhou Yun's speed increased by a large margin instantly.

Then the portable pyramid under the cap on his head glowed slightly, and along with it, light burst from the muscles of Zhou Yun's calves; his speed instantly became far beyond the human level.

Secret gadget! Activate!

How could the Phantom Thief DX suit and the portable pyramid be considered external forces?

The portable pyramid stimulated Zhou Yun's body's potential; how could Zhou Yun's body's potential be considered an external force?

At the same time, the Phantom Thief DX suit not only strengthened physical power but was also amazingly hard, and the internal wearing comfort was extremely high, almost imperceptible.

Whether eating or sleeping, Zhou Yun usually wore the Phantom Thief DX suit covered with fake skin made of body clay to ensure nothing went wrong.

The entire suit had already merged with Zhou Yun; how could it be considered an external force?

In short, in Zhou Yun's view, the Phantom Thief DX suit and the portable pyramid were already part of the underlying logic of his own strength, an inseparable part of his own power.

Erebus looked on in a daze as Zhou Yun's speed suddenly increased, arriving before him almost like a teleportation, reaching out a palm to slap Erebus's face fiercely.

The sharp slap sent Erebus spinning in mid-air, and Zhou Yun took the opportunity to grab the back of Erebus's head, pinning his head tightly and smashing it against the iron bars.

Erebus's head smashed fiercely against the iron bars; in an instant, a muffled sound echoed in the gladiatorial cage.

However, Zhou Yun controlled his force well; although Erebus was smashed until dizzy, he didn't bleed.

This meant that according to the rules of first blood, Erebus hadn't lost yet, and the match hadn't ended.

Seeing that this Sanguinary Guard actually wanted to continue pinning his head and smashing it against the iron bars, Erebus immediately realized that he couldn't defeat the enemy before him by physical strength alone.

He silently began to chant ancient curses in his heart.

This, of course, didn't conform to the rules of the duel, but for Erebus, breaking the rules wouldn't bring any sense of guilt.

Erebus chose a quick and efficient Warp curse; this kind of curse might have been born at the beginning of human civilization.

Chant a person's name, think of his identity, and then despise and curse him in your heart, wishing him bad luck.

This curse utilized the directional nature of the name, projecting his own malicious emotions toward the other party through the Warp.

Doing this would almost never be exposed, and the effect caused would be just right.

It would likely make him feel a violent headache, which would be enough for Erebus to achieve victory.

"Deki Dante!!!" Erebus roared, while thinking of this person's Blood Angel identity, cursing and despising him in his heart with the most vicious words.

Zhou Yun's hand paused slightly, Erebus showed a joyful smile, and then...

Boom!!!!

"Why are you shouting so loudly!"

Erebus was dizzy and couldn't understand why for a moment.

Could Deki Dante be a fake name? Impossible; any name used should produce an effect.

Unless he, like Erebus, had stolen someone else's name and identity, and this curse would only point to the original owner——————

Dante exhaled a weary stream of air.

Tired.

So tired that Dante wanted to fly into the sky from the highest tower of the Angel Fortress with a jump pack, and then pull the melta grenade to blow himself up when the fuel was about to run out.

Dante wouldn't have had such thoughts before.

But now it was different; Dante felt this was what he deserved, at least that was what that Saint Doraemon had promised him.

It was a pity that Lord Zhou Yun and Mephiston didn't know where they had gone to mess with some #Baal profanity# Warp stuff.

Otherwise, Dante would definitely have to ask Lord Zhou Yun properly, how did he manage to be this Grim Reaper??

Dante looked silently and wordlessly at the night sky outside the window of Baal; it was so beautiful, he really wanted to jump down...

But it was a pity that this height couldn't kill an Astartes, and Sanguinius seemed to have seen through Dante's inner thoughts, telling Dante in a gentle tone:

"The Emperor is waiting for you at the end of death; you will become the Legion of the Damned and continue to contribute to the Empire."

Dante felt for a moment as if he were standing on a thin thread.

One end was life, leading to overtime; the other end was death, which also led to overtime.

Dante exhaled deeply again, as if wanting to spit out all the fatigue and pain in his body...

Fortunately, Sanguinius had promised Dante.

Sanguinius was currently searching for ruins of Forge Worlds in the nearby star sector, hoping to discover some usable machinery to reshape the Blood Angels' space armed forces.

Before leaving, Sanguinius promised Dante: "When I return, my child, I will take over all the work and give you the rest you have long awaited."

However, Dante actually felt a bit at a loss about the upcoming rest; he hadn't known the taste of rest for a thousand years, and he didn't know what else he could do if he didn't work... Maybe he could go grow grapes?

But as new documents were presented to Dante, those distracting thoughts were soon expelled.

"Proposal on Filming the Blood Angels' Style and Recruitment Promotional Video... The proposal was written by Lord Zhou Yun? And the promotional video script? This is good, it meets Lord Sanguinius's requirements for restoring the Legion's establishment and getting closer to mortals..."

"... Four new biomass pools discovered, need to arrange transport capacity to bring them back; Lord Zhou Yun seems to be able to devour this biomass to a certain extent..."

"Hmm? Saint Doraemon Sect high-level official Lage is heavily injured? How could that be?"

Dante was slightly surprised; he had heard of this Lage long ago.

His age was very high, but he couldn't remember his exact age, so after the war, Cobro measured his bone age and found it was actually a full eighty-seven years old, thirteen years short of a hundred.

You have to know that the radiation near the Scarlet Scars was itself very deadly, and the interior of the Hive gangs was even more chaotic; eighty-seven years old was no longer an advanced age, it was simply a treasure; Cobro couldn't help but draw a tube of his blood for research.

And this person had experienced two major battles in the Underworld and Baal, yet was unscathed... Dante even suspected he really had Saint Doraemon's protection.

But how was he suddenly injured now? Dante showed some confused expressions, just wanting to open the document to check carefully——————

Dante couldn't help but cover his head; a sharp headache suddenly appeared from within his skull.

"How could there be a sudden headache?"

Erebus was dizzy, his head being pinned toward the iron bars by Zhou Yun at a precise rhythm.

He wanted to cast other curses or Warp sorcery on Zhou Yun, but under Zhou Yun's attack, he had no time to cast them.

Finally, Erebus couldn't take it anymore; his fingers twitched fiercely, gripping the dagger at his waist in a strange posture.

Just when everyone thought Erebus was about to start resisting,

the Erebus that Zhou Yun was holding in his hand suddenly disappeared.

A moment later, Erebus appeared outside the gladiatorial cage.

For a time, the respect and admiration in the eyes of the Genestealer Luna Wolves disappeared, and their gazes toward Erebus carried some disdain.

Fleeing in the middle of a battle was almost the most shameful thing for an Astartes.

Even Horus sighed slightly and shook his head.

Zhou Yun wasn't surprised at all that Erebus would choose to flee; this Genestealer's spirit and actions were no different from Erebus's.

However, just at this moment, Zhou Yun heard Erebus's voice, lowered in volume.

"My lord, since you have finished the labor of conquering a planet, it is time for me to report to you what I have done."

"According to the news I received, the planet Davin, which you personally conquered and appointed a Governor for, has rebelled..."

(End of chapter)