Dual Heroes Battle Lu Jin

The situation below Fortress I, the one furthest from the hive city, was slightly better than that of Fortress XII.

Since the two Imperium Space Marine Chapters that broke through the entrance defenses began their slaughter without a word, no one was deceived by the false hope of survival. Furthermore, Lu Jin arrived in a timely manner. Aside from those who were terrified into collapse by the killing, there were no instances of retreat.

However, facing both the Minotaur and Great White Shark Chapters simultaneously, the fate of the mortals was much the same.

"Intelligence from both fronts has been compiled at the command center."

"As the various images sent to the front lines show, neither the Imperium nor the Red Corsairs will allow us to survive."

Lu Jin fought the enemy alone amidst a cluster of buildings.

He relied on instinct to find nearby enemies.

The enemies were also looking for him.

Just a few minutes ago, mortals had fought alongside Lu Jin, but soon all of them were dead.

As the mortals were forced to develop desperate means of resistance through practice, explosions echoed throughout the buildings. Occasionally, one or two of the fastest mortals would rush towards Lu Jin, leaving a trail of fire in the corner of Lu Jin's vision.

"The time for cleansing grievances has ended. We have finally completed our struggle of over ten thousand years."

The booming words of an officer from the command center could be heard from the remaining broadcasts in the buildings.

Various pieces of information from both fronts had reached the rear and were being widely disseminated to the front lines.

"The army stationed below Fortress XII is no longer in disarray. Upon learning of the events on the front lines, they turned back to engage in a fight to the death."

"And before the large number of retreating soldiers returned, our Lord of Retribution had already summoned tens of thousands of people to the war zone, creating an opportunity for those retreating soldiers who realized that we, the Manros, must fight to the death to make a choice."

"Praise the Lord of Retribution!"

Lu Jin crashed through a wall, charging towards ten Great White Shark Space Marines, swinging his chainaxe.

Seconds later, Lu Jin stood amidst corpses, looking down at the emblems on their shoulder pauldrons.

Great White Sharks.

Every time Lu Jin saw this emblem, he would break out in a cold sweat for the Manros.

The simultaneous attack on the Manros by the Great White Shark and Minotaur Chapters – Lu Jin wondered who had come up with such a brilliant strategy.

The Minotaurs were loyal to the High Lords. The entire Chapter, like their Chapter Master Asterion Moloc, was ruthless and specialized in dirty work.

The Great White Sharks were not exactly the same, but not very different either. Unlike Chapters like the Minotaurs who turned their blades inward, they had always fought external enemies. However, perhaps due to the influence of their Gene-seed or Chapter culture, they were also extremely ferocious.

Brother Mig was fierce and brutal.

Brother Shark was brutal and fierce.

What was worse, these two equally fierce Chapters were exceptionally well-equipped.

Three squads of Minotaur Space Marines surrounded the buildings.

Lu Jin could now hear extremely faint sounds, judging the enemy's location solely by sound. He then moved rapidly through the buildings, rushing to the second floor, jumping down, and landing behind a squad of Minotaurs, swinging his weapon.

"Manros will achieve universal armament. We will fight the invaders to the last moment."

"This time, we fight not for the struggle of over ten thousand years, but for Manros, alongside the Lord of Retribution and the Fierce Angels."

"..."

The broadcast abruptly stopped.

Lu Jin glanced upwards, realizing that the sudden change in the enemies' behavior, who had previously ignored the broadcast, must have a purpose.

Enemies on several nearby streets rapidly mobilized, but they only surrounded Lu Jin's current location, not approaching as they had before.

The roar of gunships could be heard from the sky.

A Thunderhawk bearing the Great White Shark's shark insignia descended to ten meters above the ground. As its cargo bay opened, two Space Marines clad in Terminator armor landed with a heavy thud.

The Terminator armor of these two individuals was highly distinctive, and their physiques were exceptionally robust and tall, far exceeding the normal height of Space Marines.

One of them wore bronze armor and wielded a spear and a large shield; he was Asterion Moloc, the Chapter Master of the Minotaur Chapter.

The other wielded twin claws; he was Tiberius, the Chapter Master of the Great White Shark Chapter.

Upon landing, Moloc and Tiberius strode to the left and right respectively.

Lu Jin faced both of them simultaneously, his eyes darting rapidly between them, paying close attention to their every movement and posture.

"A duel," Tiberius's voice sounded as if it came from miles beneath a frozen glacier, extremely cold, yet also like the precursor to a volcanic eruption, filled with immense rage.

"As he says," Moloc's voice was steady.

"A duel with conditions, I accept," Lu Jin said. "Until a victor is decided, your men will remain nearby and watch obediently."

Neither of them responded, as this was precisely their plan.

Although neither of them was particularly honorable, attacking a group of mortals would undoubtedly lead to victory. Without Lu Jin's distraction, any minutes wasted now would translate to hours of accelerated battle conclusion later.

Tiberius stopped pacing and watched silently.

He and Moloc were not friends, nor did they see eye-to-eye, but the order of the duel depended on a bet they had just made: whoever's men killed more would go first.

The Minotaur actually won.

Lu Jin now faced Morro alone, the two circling each other in opposite directions like gladiators in an arena.

This wasn't hyperactivity; it was a posture assessment, searching for openings.

Lu Jin recalled information about Morro.

This man was powerful enough to make even the Imperial Guard wary.

Tiberius, standing nearby, was also no easy opponent.

Honestly, Lu Jin felt it would be difficult to fight either of them alone, let alone now when he wasn't even wearing armor.

"Do you think you can rely on your resurrection ability?" Morro suddenly said. "Then I suggest you stay alert during this duel and don't have such thoughts."

A Great White Shark Chief Librarian teleported next to his Chapter Master.

"If you are killed once, your physical body will be annihilated. You can try to see if you can still resurrect then," the Chief Librarian said.

"You should go all out!" Morro stopped, bracing his greatshield in front of him, his spear pointed directly at Lu Jin.

Psionic attack.

Lu Jin had to admit this was his weakness, but the Legion Relic staff could counter psionic attacks. It hadn't been taken by Kao; he had placed it...

"I saw with my psionic vision earlier that you placed the staff nearby," the Chief Librarian interrupted Lu Jin's thoughts. "I know where that thing is. Although I can't take it, you can try to see if you can use it."

Lu Jin also stopped, glancing at the Chief Librarian, thinking that the Great White Sharks indeed had many talented individuals.

"Afraid?" Morro asked.

"More eager to fight you!"

Lu Jin lunged forward in a single step.

Morro had already braced his spear on his greatshield, anticipating Lu Jin's aggressive attack. His countermeasure was a thrust to kill him.

But Lu Jin's speed was unexpectedly fast. Just as Morro's right arm was about to exert force, Lu Jin had already rushed before him, his right arm swinging a warhammer down towards Morro's head.

His greatshield instinctively rose, catching the blow.

The Minotaur Chapter Master's greatshield was certainly not some roadside trinket, while the warhammer in Lu Jin's hand looked like one. No one thought this strike could cause any damage.

However, when the hammerhead solidly struck the greatshield, Morro, armor and all, was sent flying back three meters, crashing through a building wall and into a corridor.

While being sent flying back, Morro had already adjusted his posture. The moment he landed, he immediately rolled, dodging the Chainaxe Lu Jin swung in the next instant.

A half-meter deep gash was carved into the ground.

After dodging away with his roll, Morro raised his right hand.

The greatshield was now only palm-sized, looking like a cestus, a gauntlet...

Recalling the previous moment... the effect of the power hammer hitting the object had nothing to do with power weapons; it was simply brute force.

After a moment of contemplation while looking at the "shield," Morro discarded the gauntlet, gripped his spear with both hands, and faced the charging Lu Jin.

Chainaxe slashed, power hammer swung.

Every blow was heavy, but due to the incredibly fast attack speed and the effortless power with which he wielded two heavy weapons, the weapons whistled through the air, giving Morro no chance to breathe.

As he retreated continuously, Morro gradually adapted to the fight.

He didn't use his spear to parry the attacks but instead deflected them using leverage and angles.

As the Chainaxe grazed his spear, sending sparks flying, the power hammer in Lu Jin's other hand was about to fall when Morro struck his wrist with the butt of his spear. He then followed up with a shoulder charge. As he staggered back from the impact, Morro grabbed his collar, pulled him back, and delivered a headbutt.

Lu Jin's skull met the Terminator helmet head-on, and he was bleeding from his head.

But the dizziness lasted only a moment. Instead, Lu Jin grabbed Morro's neck, jumped up, and delivered a headbutt of his own.

Morro felt as if his helmet had been struck by a hammer. He took a step back to steady himself, then immediately created distance to observe his opponent.

Lu Jin was bleeding from his head, but it seemed to have no effect on his mind; he was as if in peak condition.

"It can be confirmed as Chaos corruption," the Great White Shark Chief Librarian concluded. "Normally... how could someone who can't even wear black carapace possess such ability?"

"Bring the outcast here," Tiberius ordered.

On the gunship, a gaunt man was thrown down.

As the man landed on the ground, all the Space Marines present felt a sense of revulsion and hatred, while the Great White Shark Chief Librarian trembled uncontrollably.

Undoubtedly, this was a very powerful Soulless.

A Minotaur Chapter warrior immediately stepped forward, utilizing allied resources. He grabbed the Soulless by the head with one hand and lifted him, bringing him to a position five meters from Lu Jin.

Lu Jin remained unfazed, throwing his Chainaxe backhanded.

The Soulless cried out in alarm, looking back in fear. A Space Marine behind him had a Chainaxe embedded in his face, his corpse suddenly kneeling.

Lu Jin's speed didn't slow at all. The moment the corpse knelt, he had already reached it to retrieve his Chainaxe, spun around to slash at the pursuing Morro, and then unleashed another series of storm-like attacks.

The Soulless was so terrified he collapsed on the ground, daring not to move, only able to watch the two superhumans fight around him.

Morro became increasingly adept at deflecting Lu Jin's attacks, but after being tricked into exposing an opening and driving his spear into Lu Jin's abdomen, Lu Jin, who hadn't lost his mobility, seized the opportunity.

The Chainaxe was raised high and then brought down, splitting the spear in two.

The crisp sound of the spear shaft falling to the ground and the grinding of the chainaxe into shoulder armor rang out simultaneously.

But Mollo was experienced. His shoulder armor had been cut, but he had already dodged backward the moment Lu Jin exposed an opening. He wasn't injured, merely glancing at the sharp cut on his shoulder armor.

Tiberius stepped forward and stood with Mollo.

Neither side was in a hurry to attack again.

Mollo summarized the experience and lessons he had just gained.

Firstly, he had no clear understanding of the two weapons that looked like they could be standard issue in any Chapter.

Perhaps their appearance was extremely ordinary, but their power was astonishingly great.

This might not have been apparent when Lu Jin fought other Space Marines, because whether it was armor, a chainsword, or other weapons, blocking or parrying a power hammer was a guaranteed kill with a single blow. Ordinary power hammers might not even be capable of this.

It wasn't until Mollo blocked with his greatshield just now that he truly gauged the weapon's power.

He had, in effect, stepped into the pit for Tiberius.

Tiberius summarized the experience and lessons Mollo had learned.

Lu Jin, meanwhile, was sensing himself.

After discovering his special ability, he had formulated a rigid system of quantification.

In this system, a mortal's strength, or combat power, was 1.

A Space Marine was 10.

This was purely on a physical level.

It meant that without any equipment or weapons, a Space Marine could fight ten mortals.

Lu Jin believed his current strength was 45—after eliminating many Space Marines and killing Orks whenever he had time on the Ragefang, he had grown to this level.

At the same time, he had verified one thing: the reason his reactions and speed had been slow before was simply because killing Orks yielded brute strength. Comparing now to before, he could see that the slight bit of power he drew when eliminating Space Marines focused more on agility.

Of course, this was a system he had invented himself to better understand the growth of his power. In reality, Lu Jin was quite sure his special ability didn't have any quantifiable aspect.

Even this quantification standard felt unsuitable to Lu Jin himself now.

For example, killing Greenskins increased brute strength.

Killing Space Marines increased brute strength and agility.

How could these be directly calculated together and combined into a single number?

As for shattering the Chapter Master's greatshield with a single blow...

The warhammer and the war axe were both thrown out by the Blood God before the battle against Khorne's daemonic legions.

Both sides paused briefly.

A new round of combat began.

This time, Lu Jin lunged directly at Mollo, his posture savage and ferocious, as if he intended to kill Mollo first before considering Tiberius, completely disregarding his own defense from behind.

Mollo dodged with practiced ease. As Tiberius approached Lu Jin from behind, he instinctively realized his ally's intention. While dodging, he adjusted his stance and reached out a hand.

As Lu Jin turned to strike, Tiberius suddenly dodged. Mollo, from behind, grabbed the swung chainaxe and pulled inward, pressing it firmly against Lu Jin's neck.

Suffocation was useless against Lu Jin now. With his left hand and the chainaxe restrained, he slid the warhammer in his right hand down and gripped it. With the hammer head only two centimeters from his palm, he swung forward, only for Tiberius to kick his arm, breaking it, and the warhammer fell to the ground.

The ensuing battle became savage and brutal.

Mollo strained with both hands, holding the chainaxe firmly against Lu Jin's neck. His intention wasn't to suffocate him, but to crush his neck bones.

He also wanted to help Tiberius more, but just holding the chainaxe was already difficult. The transmission mechanisms in his armor's arms whirred, and Lu Jin's struggles were intense, making it impossible for him to do anything else.

Tiberius stepped forward and clawed repeatedly at Lu Jin's chest, creating a terrifying scene that seemed to shock the Soulless into unconsciousness.

Lu Jin's expression was one of pain, his face contorted. Unable to break free, he could only kick at Tiberius with his legs.

However, even this powerlessness was met with full respect by Tiberius, who dodged with a sidestep as a gesture of courtesy.

But just as Tiberius sidestepped, preparing for a spinning thrust, he suddenly noticed the savage pain on Lu Jin's face completely vanish, replaced by a smile...

VROOOOM--

The chainaxe roared suddenly, drowning out the subsequent sounds of shattering armor and tearing flesh.

The Space Marines nearby only saw Lu Jin instantly break free from Mollo's restraint behind him. He spun 360 degrees at a speed too fast to follow, and at the same moment, the chainaxe sliced through the neck guards of Mollo and Tiberius.

Their bodies, carried by the inertia of Lu Jin's spinning horizontal cut, rotated with him. Two streams of blood shot out before they fell.

Lu Jin clutched his wounded abdomen with his right hand, breathing heavily. His chainaxe and his entire left arm hung limply.

Tiberius's previous attacks had all aimed for vital points. He was undoubtedly in pain, but a smile appeared on his face in victory.

The next second, he hurled his chainaxe towards the Chief Librarian.

In that instant, time froze in the Chief Librarian's eyes.

He began to gather his Psionics, intending to unleash them upon Lu Jin, while simultaneously teleporting his Chapter Master and his allies away.

But as this thought surfaced, as he targeted Lu Jin...

His bloodshot eyes widened!

The Chief Librarian felt his soul projection being targeted by a terrifying entity in the Warp. Simultaneously, his powerful precognitive abilities showed him the consequences of the fleeting thought he'd just had...

The Great White Sharks Chapter, including the Chief Librarian and everyone else, even the mortals, no matter where they were, would have their heads roll from their necks at the exact same moment.

A scene of an Inquisitor closing a research notebook appeared in the Chief Librarian's mind.

The title on the notebook cover read:

The Khorne Decapitation Incident - The Annihilation of the Great White Sharks Chapter

The Chief Librarian instantly abandoned his original idea, merely teleporting away the Chapter Master and his allied Chapter Masters. He himself teleported away just before the Chainaxe arrived.

The Space Marines opened fire on Lu Jin.

A Psionic barrier blocked all the Bolters.

Under the barrier's protection, Lu Jin waited for his wounds to heal while he thought.

His original quantitative assessment methods indeed needed to be changed. For example, his brute strength had grown much faster than his other attributes due to killing Greenskins and Khorne's daemonic legions. It would be more appropriate to list it separately from his other quantitative data.