Before Gray rested the Flame Sword on Tyberos's shoulder, he had already extinguished the raging flames on its blade. Otherwise, the terrifying heat emitted by the Burning One Shard within the Flame Sword could have vaporized Tyberos's head outright.
Not even ceramite Terminator Armour could withstand such terrifying heat. Killing Tyberos directly was not the outcome Gray wanted.
"You lost." Gray's calm voice sounded from behind Tyberos.
"I lost..." Tyberos looked at the broken mechanical claw "Hunger" in his left hand, unable to believe it.
This powerful mechanical claw was a sacred relic Tyberos had seized from another Chapter. It had accompanied him through hundreds of years of war, yet it had been so easily destroyed. His feelings were complicated.
"I surrender." Tyberos let his arms hang weakly at his sides and replied to Gray in dejection.
"Put down your weapons!"
As his deep, imposing voice rang out, Tyberos resolutely turned around. His towering, powerful frame stood firmly in place like an immovable mountain.
His black eyes, like flames burning in the darkness, stared fixedly at the battle-hardened Carcharodons Space Marines behind him, carrying an unquestionable resolve.
"...Yes, Lord Tyberos."
After a brief silence, the Carcharodons Space Marines exchanged looks, their eyes revealing hesitation and reluctance.
Yet faced with Tyberos's overwhelming presence and his command, they ultimately chose obedience. Amid a clattering noise, the various weapons that had been tightly gripped in their hands, gleaming coldly, were lowered one by one to the ground.
Then came another faint sound—a soft hiss that broke the silence.
Tyberos slowly raised his hand and carefully removed the heavy helmet from his head.
As the helmet gradually came off, a horrifying, grisly face was revealed before them.
The left half of Tyberos's face seemed to have suffered horrific corrosion and destruction. It was a