40k: Midnight Blade

Chapter 209 34. Time flies

A hot wind blew by, and Shen felt a tingling sensation.

He narrowed his eyes and lay on the ground maintaining absolute silence and silence. The dust was flying, and thick cables were scattered on the floor of the mine. They stretched into the distance, as thick as a python.

After a while, Shen raised his head slightly and peeked out from the pile of rocks hiding himself. He saw no one. Another breeze blew, still carrying the heat, but different. This time, it brought a slight sound.

Monotonous and boring, it sounds boring.

Shen listened patiently for a while, then opened up the pile of rocks and got out of it.

His left knee was aching faintly, which was the injury left on him by the patrolling guard two hours ago. The people in the second team were always ruthless, but Shen didn't think there was any problem.

He dragged his injured leg, bent down, and began to limp forward. The dark cave did not affect his vision. The muscles in his right hand bulged, and a short sword that had not yet been sharpened was close to his wrist.

The cold touch made the terrible feeling caused by the mixture of sweat and dust disappear a lot, and Shen felt a little comforted. His walk lasted seven minutes and thirty-two seconds when a bleeding man stopped him from continuing.

The man was hung up, and the man who had done this to him put a special rope through his hands, wrists, and ankles. There was a cut on his neck. He would not die immediately, but he was still losing blood.

That's where the sound comes from.

Shen raised his head and recognized him.

"You stupid guy." Shen said seriously. "Where are they?"

Kassati Nuang sneered weakly: "It's none of your business, Shen, run away. That bastard of Savita is looking for you everywhere, and he shows no mercy."

"There is no need to be merciful in training." Shen maintained his seriousness and rationality. "He can look for it as he pleases."

"Ha." The man who was hung up smiled even more happily. "I guess he's almost found you now, Shen. What does the sound of my blood dripping on the ground sound like?"

"As stupid as you are."

"But I have started to stop the bleeding now," Kasati Nuang said. "Besides, we both started talking - there was no way Yago Savitarion would have missed such a detail."

"I know."

"Then I have to remind you first. The weapon he chose to bring this time is a finger tiger, and you have an advantage in attack distance. Try to make him suffer as much as possible, Shen, this bastard has been arrogant for too long."

"I'll give it a try." Shen said, his tone calm, but he didn't sound hopeful.

He didn't tell Cassati Nuang about his knee. Just turning around quickly, the dagger left his wrist in an instant and was held in the palm of his hand.

Cassati Nuang raised his head, looked behind Shen, and couldn't help laughing.

The laughter was cruel, echoing coldly through the cave.

Hot wind blows and sweat drips. Shen cautiously held the dagger tightly.

Yago Savitarion, who appeared out of nowhere, slowly grinned and smiled. There was still blood on his cheek, and the spiked finger tiger in his hand was still shining.

"Hello, brother." Yago Savitarion said hello in a relaxed tone. "Long time no see, do you miss me?"

"Where is your team?" Shen didn't care about his pretentious ridicule, and just asked another matter with a serious expression.

"Oh, they went after the others." Sevita shrugged. "So, it's just the two of us here now. Do you understand what this means?"

"I'm not interested in fighting with you," Shen said. "Moreover, you abandoned your team for your own selfish desires."

"Yes, yes, here we go again!" Sevatar shouted. "Standard Shen style! Judge, evaluate, calm and rational - no wonder they said you should join the Ultramarines, Shen, how are you like us?"

"Your words are useless to me." Shen frowned, and the dagger began to fly slowly in the air.

Cassati Nuang was still sneering in a low voice, adding a strange absurdity to this special duel. Sevatar smiled and clenched his fists, jumping up and down on the ground frivolously.

"Oh, Shen, who is always sensible, always calm," Savita chanted, but the movements of her feet were not slow at all.

He lunged at Shen fiercely and opened the fight with a jab that was blocked. Facing his extremely fast punches, Shen was completely unmoved.

He slapped Sevatar's fist away with the blade of his dagger, then turned his wrist and let the blade spin in the air.

The accumulated power was freely released through his own skills. The dagger flew in the air, whirring. Savita immediately turned around and swung his elbow, blocking the attack with his left elbow. The price was an obvious sound of bone cracking.

The captain of the first team smiled cruelly. He stretched out his right hand and grabbed Shen's sword-holding wrist with terrifying speed, and then kicked his left knee hard with his right leg.

There was a sound of fractures, and Cassati Nuang whistled in surprise. Savita glanced at him coldly, and used his right hand to force Shen to the ground.

His other leg has been waiting for a long time, and as soon as it hits the ground, he will press down on his neck without hesitation.

Victory is within reach.

However, Shen, the captain of Team 7, has never been a person who gives up easily.

Sevita's smile stopped on his face with an obvious click sound. The dagger fell to the ground, and Shen staggered back - he had just used Sevita's power to break his right wrist and escaped. freed from the shackles of Sevita.

A hint of vague anger flashed across Savita's face. He stepped on Shen's sword with his boot, trampled it, and said coldly: "Why don't you simply admit defeat, Shen?"

"Winning or losing is not important to me." Shen calmly held his right wrist and assessed his injury.

His right hand was basically useless, but he could still use the bones of his wrist instead of his fist to attack Savita, and that was enough. He stood there, moved his shoulders and neck, and assumed a fighting posture again.

But Savita did not rush over immediately this time.

"It's been two years, you idiot." The captain of the first team growled. "You actually haven't changed at all"

Shen smiled slowly.

"Our mission goal is to get the piece of adamantine ore. The fifth, sixth, and seventh teams play the offensive side. The first, second, and third teams play the defensive side, and the fourth team is the hidden third party. , the smallest number of people, but the best equipment.”

Sevatar interrupted him mercilessly: "I'm not in the mood to hear you repeat the mission briefing again - tell me, what's wrong with you, Shen?"

"My team is splitting up to search for fine gold." Shen said unmoved. "Winning or losing doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether I can beat you personally or whether I will stay in the infirmary for another half month."

"Without your guidance, Team 1 would not be able to beat my team in stealth. They would be like headless chickens scattered around the mine doing useless work. You can beat me, but you will still lose, Sevatar . You will lose every formal training because you always want to beat me, but I just want to win this war.”

He lowered his head, took a deep breath, stood crookedly, and raised his shoulders.

"Now, come on," he said solemnly. "loser."

Savita bared her teeth.

Kasati Nuang couldn't help but laugh wildly.

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"That's it again."

Siani couldn't hide his disappointment and shook his head: "Why does this idiot Sevita have to have trouble with Shen every time? He obviously only needs to protect his mission target."

Richtnar crossed his hands on his chest and spoke noncommittally: "Because of the desire to win, haven't you heard about what happened between Shen and Savita? As early as when Shen was a recruit who had never had a single operation, he It’s already given Seveta a kick in the ass.”

A smile appeared on the face of the swordsman of the eighth company: "At that time, our Yago Savitarion had basically completed the transformation, and only needed to have a black carapace implanted after he had fully matured physically. This gap, That proud boy couldn't accept it."

"How can he be proud?" Siani frowned. "Seven out of ten training missions will fail, and his team members are actually willing to follow him in mischief."

"Isn't that what a hunting team is like? This is a group of ferocious beasts that have just grown fangs and claws. Siani, look away. They haven't even gotten a formal name yet."

Siani nodded silently, lowered his head, and continued to stare at the holographic projection.

In the picture, Sevita and Shen fought for a while. In the end, Sevita won as usual, but the price he paid was a bit heavy.

One of his hands was crooked behind his back like a twist, and his left foot was fractured from the ankle. The pale bone stubble penetrated the flesh and was exposed to the air.

Shen didn't hold back, but neither did he.

Shen lying on the ground was even more miserable. His jaw was almost broken, and there were holes in his neck caused by Sevita's finger. Not to mention his left knee and right wrist.

Sevatar implemented what Siani taught him very well - he took the word "bullying" to the extreme. If Shen was not an Astartes, then he would definitely be completely disabled as a result.

The more Siani looked, the darker his expression became. The Night Blades have no objection to the fact that training needs to be as realistic as possible. There is no problem with Sevita's behavior, and there is no problem with Shen. There is only one difference in their behavior, and this is the essential difference.

Sevatar did this to vent his anger and to make his failure less unforgettable. Shen is different, he just wants his team to win.

Siani was silent for a while, turned his head and looked at the third giant in the room.

"I think Yago Savitarion needs to go through the 'graduation' ceremony again, instructor. Otherwise, how can he be reassuring?" Siani said with uncontrollable indignation.

Khalil nodded thoughtfully.

"I think there's no need to be too harsh. It's a good thing for young people to be a little energetic." He smiled slightly. "Let them go to treatment first, and then come to my office."

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