The strongest astral army in Warhammer 40K

If we were to compare the Space Marines and the Lion-Man Guards, the answer would be unanimous: "Space Marines."

Yokozuna took off his golden war bow, took a cloud-piercing arrow from his back, and nocked the arrow in one smooth motion. The golden cloud-piercing arrow headed straight for the three-sided lion scorpion.

"Roar!" The three-faced lion scorpion let out a deafening roar as the cloud-piercing arrow pierced its carapace and entered its body.

Russell was astonished to see that the armor, which only a Thunder Fighter could shatter, had been pierced by Yokozuna's Golden Bow.

Yokozuna put away his golden warbow, raised his long-handled halberd, and charged towards the three lion scorpions.

In just a few breaths, Yokozuna rushed up to the three-faced lion scorpion.

The four-meter-long crossbow is almost the same height as the three-faced lion scorpion.

The three-faced lion scorpion angrily swung its massive forepaws and slammed them against the Yokozuna.

Facing the attack of the three lion scorpions, Yokozuna was not afraid at all and swung his long-handled halberd to smash them.

After a metallic clang, the three-faced lion scorpion was knocked back a step.

It is clear that the Yokozuna's superior strength gave them the upper hand in this collision.

Yokozuna had no intention of letting the three-faced lion scorpion go, and swung his halberd fiercely, leaving only a blur in the air.

With a loud thud, the golden halberd pierced the breastplate of the three-faced lion scorpion.

The immense force sent the massive three-faced lion scorpion staggering backward, its hard, steel-like carapace cracking violently, demonstrating just how devastating a single blow from a Yokozuna could be.

After these two encounters, the three-faced lion scorpion realized he was no match for the Yokozuna and turned to flee.

Yokozuna charged forward, raising his long-handled halberd to strike the three-faced lion scorpion, but the creature ran away quickly and disappeared into the poisonous miasma.

"Don't chase after them!" Russell warned Yokozuna.

Yokozuna immediately stopped in his tracks.

"Yokozuna, I know you're very powerful, but if you can't kill the Three-Faced Lion Scorpion quickly, then hold back your power, or we won't be able to complete our mission today," Russell warned Yokozuna.

Yokozuna said apologetically, "Lord Russell is right, I was careless."

Russell ignored him and addressed all the Lion-men guards: "When you spot the Three-Faced Lion Scorpion, surround it completely. First, cut off its legs and tail stinger, then kill it. But be sure to protect its head; we need the Three-Faced Lion Scorpion's poison."

Just as Russell was giving instructions to the Lion-Man Guards, the poisonous fog began to fluctuate violently, and an even larger three-faced lion scorpion charged over—no, not one, but three.

A larger three-faced lion scorpion was followed by two slightly smaller three-faced lion scorpions.

"Yokozuna, you hold off the big three-faced lion scorpion. The rest of you surround the other two and wait for my command to find an opportunity to kill them."

With a roar, Yokozuna brandished his golden halberd and charged straight at the massive three-faced lion scorpion.

This time, his task was to entangle the three-faced lion scorpion, so he didn't use his full strength. The three-faced lion scorpion's attacks were extremely fierce, and the Yokozuna could only cautiously parry from the left and right.

"Ten men surround and attack one Three-Faced Lion Scorpion, while the others prepare to prevent other Three-Faced Lion Scorpions from attacking," Russell commanded loudly.

Twenty lion-man guards, divided into groups of ten, began their attack on the three-sided lion-scorpion.

To prevent the Three-Faced Lion Scorpion from escaping, the ten Lion-Man Guards did not use their full strength; their task was merely to hold it back and prevent it from escaping.

After a fierce battle, the battlefield was finally divided, and the three-faced lion scorpion was completely surrounded. Russell knew that his opportunity had come.

He pulled out the Blood Drinker and roared: Attack its legs with all your might!

Seizing the opportunity, a lion-man guard roared and swung his golden halberd with all his might, striking the legs of the three-faced lion scorpion.

When the golden halberd collided with the leg of the three-faced lion scorpion, a loud bang was heard, and the leg of the three-faced lion scorpion was broken.

The intense pain caused the three-faced lion scorpion to roar towards the sky.

Several more golden halberds struck, and after a series of loud crashes, the three-faced lion scorpion collapsed to the ground, its legs all broken.

"Damn, they're incredibly fierce." Russell couldn't help but think to himself, these lion-man guards are just too powerful.

Although he could use the Bloodthirster to sever the legs of the three-faced lion scorpion, it should be noted that the Bloodthirster's sharpness is comparable to that of a divine weapon. Russell was only lacking in strength; otherwise, shattering plate armor with a single blow would not have been a problem.

These lion-man guards won entirely through brute force, something Russell could never do. Perhaps the stronger orc warriors could, but of course, Oglin was even less of a problem.

“Protect its head!” Russell warned the brutes once again.

A lion-man guard leaped up and thrust his halberd into the back of the three-faced lion scorpion.

With a "ding-dong" sound, the golden halberd bounced back.

The carapace on the back of the three-faced lion scorpion was so hard that even the combined strength of the lion-man guards and the sharpness of the golden halberd could not penetrate its defenses, which greatly surprised the lion-man guards.

"Flip it over and attack its belly!"

At Russell's prompting, the five golden halberds pierced the soil beneath the three-faced lion scorpion's abdomen, and then with a forceful flip, the lion scorpion's massive body was turned over.

The carapace on the abdomen of the three-faced lion scorpion could not stop the thrusts of the golden halberds, and several golden halberds mercilessly pierced into the abdomen of the three-faced lion scorpion.

After killing one three-faced manticore, Russell turned his attention to another three-faced manticore.

"Attack its legs first!"

"Flip it over!"

They quickly killed two three-faced lion scorpions.

Meanwhile, the Yokozuna was still locked in combat with the even larger three-faced lion scorpion.

"It's time for everyone to gang up on the last three-faced lion scorpion."

Fifty lion-man guards swarmed forward and surrounded the three-faced lion-scorpion.

They used the same old method: first attack the three-faced lion scorpion's legs, then flip it over and kill it.

Looking at the three corpses of the three-faced lion scorpions on the ground, Yokozuna laughed loudly. With the help of these venomous creatures, defeating the cave-dwelling snake people would be easy. The humiliation of hundreds of years could finally be washed away.

"Don't hesitate any longer. We need to remove the poison quickly, or we'll run out of oxygen," Russell urgently reminded Yokozuna.

Yokozuna then realized what was happening and quickly ordered his men to remove the poison. Three large barrels of poison were taken out.

Russell also called for Thunder fighters, and everyone quickly boarded the Thunder fighters after they landed.

The Lion Guards were in much better spirits when they returned. They hadn't expected to complete the mission so easily, and they no longer complained about the crowded environment.

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"Thank you so much, Lord Russell. We wouldn't have been able to succeed this time without you." Yokozuna sincerely thanked Russell.

He used to look down on Russell, but this time he looks at him with new respect.

Russell, however, didn't seem to mind and said: "It's nothing. I also have something I'd like to tell you."