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Chapter 406 Manticore

The two Chaos Space Marines were the first to die, and there was no one else among the Chaos Space Marines willing to take the lead.

Therefore, although the Chaos Space Marines still maintain their numerical advantage on the surface, both sides know in their hearts that the Chaos Space Marines have fallen into an unfavorable situation at this time, because their opponents are not only the Imperial Space Marines on the opposite side, but also the so-called companions around them.

After seeing the situation clearly, the Imperial Space Marines quickly divided their forces. They divided their forces again based on the original six-man team. Three of them were responsible for guarding Freya's knife, and the other three were responsible for taking the initiative to attack and defeat the Imperial enemies one by one.

This tactic was very effective at the beginning. The White Scars were a regiment known for their speed and flexibility, and they soon hunted down two Chaos Space Marines in this way. As both sides had expected, they rarely helped their former teammates when they were besieged by Imperial Space Marines, even though they knew they might suffer the same fate.

At this point, the Chaos Marines were completely trapped in a zero-sum game or even a negative-sum game with each other. When their teammates were attacked, they would basically not get any benefits if they rescued them, even if they rescued them.

Because if at this time there really is a powerful and fearless Chaos Space Marine who saves all his teammates and forces them to unite to defeat the Imperial Space Marines, but after they deal with the Imperial Space Marines, in the face of the Chaos Artifact dropped by Freya, their conflicts will be irreconcilable. Then the person who has contributed the most before may fall into a disadvantage or even be eliminated in the competition for this Chaos Artifact.

After all, these Space Marines who have fallen into Chaos may not necessarily be grateful. Even if some of them have this idea, who is willing to take the risk?

But just as this team fight gradually turned into a one-sided hunt by the Imperial Space Marines, variables appeared.

The largest iron railing in the middle of the arena slowly rose up, but nothing appeared from there immediately.

The Space Marines from both Chaos and the Empire stopped fighting at the same time, looking warily at the suddenly opened entrance. Their superhuman senses might have sensed something strange and dangerous.

The Space Marines of both sides gradually distanced themselves from each other and slowly retreated, but before they could prepare themselves, a fishy wind blew out from the entrance, and in the next moment, a black shadow rushed out from it and knocked an Imperial Space Marine to the ground in an instant.

When the black shadow stopped, Howard saw a huge and twisted beast. The four-legged beast was nearly five meters long, not including its tail, and its shoulder height was twice that of a Space Marine.

This monster has bull-like horns, sharp, curved fangs in its mouth, and a thick mane on its neck. But the most noticeable thing is its long scorpion-like tail and the wings on its back.

However, the membranes on the beast's wings had already rotted away, leaving only a skeleton bound by chains, and it had lost the ability to fly.

This is a dangerous beast called a manticore. Apparently, the manticore that appeared at this time was artificially bred and was put here as a special program in the arena, which is what the announcer said at the beginning as a "surprise".

This also explains why power weapons are not allowed in group duels but armor is allowed, because without armor, this beast has the ability to kill Space Marines in seconds, and death too quickly will lose the fun of the process.

When the Scorpion Tailed Lion pounced on the Imperial Space Marine, it immediately began to tear and bite. The beast's eyes were red and it was obviously in extreme hunger, so its attack was more brutal and fierce. The Imperial Space Marine could not break free and could only raise his arms to protect his vital parts, but under the tearing of the Scorpion Tailed Lion, he obviously could not hold on for too long.

Just before the Scorpion Tailed Lion was about to tear open the tin can, another Imperial Space Marine crashed into its side. The impact was as strong as being hit directly by a truck. The Scorpion Tailed Lion was knocked away and rolled several times on the ground before stopping.

After rescuing his wounded comrade, the Imperial Space Marines formed a new line of defense in front of him. Three Space Marines held spears and stood between the wounded and the Manticore, while the other two Space Marines were responsible for guarding the rear to prevent possible sneak attacks from the Chaos Space Marines.

Although the Manticore is a twisted monster that is brutal and bloodthirsty, it is also extremely cunning. Its instincts still allow it to discern the situation of its opponents. Judging from the fighting spirit and momentum emanating from these Imperial Space Marines in front of it, they are obviously not easy opponents to deal with.

Therefore, after getting up, the scorpion-tailed lion did not rush to launch an attack. Instead, it maintained a distance of more than ten meters, circling slowly around the Imperial Space Marines' defense line, as if looking for a flaw.

During this time, Chaos Space Marines in other directions were doing the same, trying to use the beast to counterattack the Imperial Space Marines.

The three parties were in a stalemate. The Manticore still maintained a very delicate distance, slowly and patiently wandering back and forth around the Imperial Space Marines' defense line, while the Imperial Space Marines remained vigilant and kept their spears pointed at the dangerous beast.

The two sides confronted each other for nearly ten minutes. Finally, as if they had found a flaw, the manticore's tail, which had been drooping on the ground, suddenly straightened up. This was a sign that the beast was about to attack.

The next second, the Manticore pounced out, but its targets were not the Imperial Space Marines who were ready to go, but the Chaos Space Marines who were closer to it and had been looking for the Imperial Space Marines' weaknesses since then.

Although it is hostile to the Imperial Space Marines, this does not mean that this Manticore is an ally of the Chaos Space Marines. After confirming that the Imperial Space Marines are a tough nut to crack, the Manticore's hunting target immediately shifted to these Chaos canned creatures.

Therefore, the confrontation with the Imperial Space Marines and the wandering back and forth in the first ten minutes were all intended to make these Chaos Space Marines relax their vigilance.

Obviously, the beast achieved its goal, because when it pretended to move back and forth looking for the weaknesses of the Imperial Space Marines at the beginning, those Chaos Space Marines also hid far away.

But when it suppressed its urgent desire to eat and voluntarily gave up several attack opportunities with low success rates, these Chaos Space Marines were finally confused by it, relaxed their vigilance against it, and even walked completely into its attack range.

Before the target Chaos Space Marine could react, the Manticore bit off the Chaos Space Marine's head in one bite. Then it used its claws and teeth to drag the corpse out of the ceramsite armor and ate the not-so-fresh blood in big mouthfuls.

The Chaos Space Marines lost another member, and while the Manticore was feeding, the Imperial Space Marines took the initiative to attack, completely wiping out the remaining Chaos Space Marines at the cost of minor damage.

Support, in group combat, Chaos Space Marines are completely out.