Just when Bahram was about to teach Jacob a lesson, a recruit came over and touched Bahram's shoulder.
"Sergeant Bahram, what-"
Bahram turned around and saw a figure leaning against the equipment rack at the entrance with his arms folded. He had a handsome but slightly gloomy face. His hair was tied back and was longer than the others, and he was looking straight at him. Staring here fiercely.
"Robin, when did you get here?"
The person who came was none other than Robin from the second company. He saw that he was also wearing training clothes. He then put down his arms and walked to the training ground leisurely.
"Come see you."
Walking to Jacob's side, Robin suddenly flicked and picked with his toes, and then held the training sword in mid-air in his hand.
"It seems like we haven't trained for a long time?"
Bahram pursed his lips, then forced a smile and said:
"I'm sorry, Robin, it may not be convenient today. I have to take everyone to the shooting range later. The company commander should blame me for being late."
"It won't be long, Bahram, why have you been avoiding me?"
"not at all"
"I know you don't want to have one-on-one training between you and me in a crowded place, but here."
Robin glanced around.
"You only have brothers from the 10th Company, so you no longer have to worry about anything. Besides, this is also an education for them, isn't it?"
Speaking of which, when Bahram realized that the eyes of the battle brothers were focused on him, he knew that this "fight" was inevitable. As Robin said, he was indeed deliberately avoiding this Champion, especially after the opponent obtained almost the most valuable medal in the Maelstrom, Robin declined several invitations to the arena for various reasons.
This brought him some bad reputation, but Bahram did not retreat. It was not because he was afraid, but because he thought that he was just a sergeant in the 10th Company, while Robin was recognized by everyone, including the Chapter Commander. The champion, whether he wins or loses, will create waves within the group. After all, in a sense, he represents the Tenth Company. Failure is not the result he wants, but victory——
Therefore, he would rather others call him a coward behind his back.
But like Robin said, this is a relatively "private" place, and it's in front of company soldiers.
"Okay. It's true that we haven't had one-on-one training for a long time."
A smile broke out on Robin's face.
"That's right, brother."
The recruits gathered in a circle, looking forward to the championship showdown. This is not a scene that is often seen. In the minds of some people, Bahram is not considered worse than Robin - such as Jacob.
After the two saluted each other, they rushed towards each other at the same time without even putting on any posture.
Amid the exclamations of the recruits, the two training swords danced into a dazzling light and shadow. The confrontation between the two sides was so fast that the sound of the swords clashing was as dense as an alarm bell.
Robin's unnatural speed is legendary. Sometimes he nimbly gets close to his opponent and uses a series of stabs and chops to force Bahram to retreat. Sometimes he uses feints or a combination of virtual and real skills to constantly turn his sweep into a downward cut. Or with an upward move, the blade is pointed directly at Bahram's heart.
In response, Bahram's intricate swordsmanship was as good as that of a fallen hero. Concentration and determination shrouded the slightly thin face of the recruit company sergeant like a mask. Facing the wave-like surging offensive, it seemed as if Face the huge rocks fearlessly and resolve them with deft blocking and counterattacks at every opportunity.
As the two sides began to move, the white-hot sparks also left intricate trails in the sky.
"Yes, yes, that's it, brother, you hide it so well."
To an outsider, it seemed that Bahram had begun to have a back-and-forth with Robin, but instead of seeing impatience and frustration on Robin's face, a rare smile appeared on Robin's face, a smile from the heart and excitement.
The next moment, his attacks became deadlier and faster, all aimed at the target with the determination to kill.
He first struck hard and missed Bahram's sword that was slashing towards his neck, then changed his move upwards, and then changed his direction for the second time. The movement was so fast as if everything was planned.
When Bahram tried to destroy his opponent's sword path, his swordsmanship suddenly showed an obvious flaw. Robin's sword keenly seized the opportunity and stabbed Bahram's chest hard.
However, this was also a trap, and Bahram's sword blade also touched Robin's abdomen from bottom to top.
In an instant, a strong electric current forced the two of them to bounce away from each other.
Bahram glanced at the mark etched out by the training suit on his chest, shook his head with a smile, and put away his sword.
"Robin, you are as good as ever. You win."
Robin didn't feel the joy of victory. He just looked down at the small ablation mark on his abdomen and frowned.
In his mind, he was deducing what would happen next if the two of them were fighting life and death——
His sword would pierce one of Bahram's hearts, yes, but a Space Marine has two hearts, and Bahram's sword would cut open his chest from top to bottom, all the way to his neck.
Robin's expression was gloomy, then he took a deep breath and threw the sword towards Jacob.
"Bahram, I don't understand, why do you keep hiding yourself?"
Bahram was silent for a moment and said slowly:
"Robin, I don't quite understand what you mean by hiding, if you mean on the battlefield. My first responsibility is to guide and protect the recruits of the 10th Company, not to rush to the front to fight the enemy. This is a duty."
"So you let it bind you like a chain, and your sword?"
"Duty is never a constraint, it is the meaning of our existence."
Robin looked at Bahram, then finally turned around and walked towards the training room door that slowly opened.
"I'm waiting for the day when you can take off your responsibilities and have a good fight with me."
After Robin left, Jacob walked over to Bahram.
"Sergeant, actually you didn't lose just now, did you? If it was really——"
Bahram turned to glare at him.
"Is there any point in fighting for this kind of victory?"
"Well, actually, I'm also curious, sergeant, why are you unwilling to show yourself in the arena? Maybe this way you can go to the first company or..."
"What? You think I'm annoying?"
"No, no. Oh, by the way, the question I wanted to ask just now is why only the Holy Hammer Order has a stronghold like Saturn? What about the other two orders?"
"Because the Order of the Holy Hammer has the earliest and oldest history. How did you learn the history of the empire?"
"Okay. But I really want to go to Saturn and see it."
"What a beautiful idea! Organize everyone to go to the shooting range for training immediately!"
In fact, not only warriors like Jacob, but also Soshyan wanted to visit the mysterious Saturn. It is said that each of its moons is dotted with fortresses and prisons. Prisons full of anti-psychic equipment contain countless people. Among the enemies captured by the Daemon Inquisitors from all over the galaxy, there are probably many Chaos Space Marines and Daemons.
Maybe an acquaintance of Soshyan's was among them? (Kayon should also be imprisoned on Saturn instead of Terra in the original work)
But he could only think about it. He didn't want to offend those plague gods now, especially when the Gray Knights seemed to have some special views on him.
