Chapter 150 Bai (1/2)

Arran put on the armor as quickly as he could, but it still took him more time than he would have liked Between his coat, the helreaves, the cuisses, and all the other parts, suiting up was a slow affair, and that was hardly the only downside of wearing full armor

The quality of the ared to find in just a few hours during the dead of night All of it was enchanted, and it fit hiht to expect

Even so, wearing it made him slower and affected his balance, and when he put on the hele, the sacrifice would be far too large for a little added protection

But Arran wasn't like othereasily coht of the arht would be farup, whatever parts of his body weren't protected by his arainst Body Refiners the protection would still be far from impenetrable, but then, he didn't intend to let his enee Not alive, at any rate

Wasting no tiuards' locations Although both the screaed hinored them — haste would not serve hi all the scouts that had been posted on the side of the ca sure not to miss any of them

When he finally finished, he took some moments to decide his path of attack Then, he took a deep breath, and behind the visor of his helrin appeared on his face

It was tiuards at a jog, not bothering to hide his approach Still, in the darkness, they only noticed him when he was already upon them, and they barely had time to draw their weapons before he attacked

One of the guards died instantly, Arran's first slash ripping through his neck, blood spouting froround

The other stumbled backward, fear in his eyes as he held his sword before hian to shout, ”We're under—”

He died before he could finish the words, Arran's starle thrust

Arran did not pause to look at the bodies I through the trees with powerful strides

”Attackers!” one of the guards shouted when he saw Arran approach, with the other brandishi+ng his weapon as he prepared to face the attacker

A second later, their dead bodies were sprawled across the ground, onethe top half of his head and the other cleaved in two at the waist

Again, Arran dashed off

His next opponent was a single guard, who froze with fright the moment Arran appeared For several moments, Arran waited, but the hed, then stabbed the uard's body sluround, Arran screamed, ”Help! Attackers!”

His impression of a panicked soldier was clu froht, he could tell that the first reinforceuards

He struck twosure the soldiers had time to call for help before they died

By now, he was starting to feel the first stirrings of the Blood h the effect was still weak, he could already feel his strength and speed increase The bloodlust also grew in strength, but he had no trouble controlling it

He ran off into the forest, away from the camp At this point, dozens of soldiers had already reached the dead guards, and hundreds an to search the forest, Arran could hear theer

A hundred paces into the woods, he abruptly turned around, then headed toward the group of soldiers near the first two guards he killed

There were about two dozen of the another in a single breath's time Between their surprise and the darkness around them, they barely even had tiain