Chapter 151 Fighting an Army (1/2)

The e's thunderous words immediately set the entire caht told hi tobehind them

It was exactly what he had hoped would happen, and he could not help but feel excited at seeing his enemies fall into the trap so easily While he had prepared for the possibility that they would see through the ruse — it was hardly subtle, after all — it looked like everything would go according to plan

His spirits rose further when he realized that his eneanization Rather than progressing in tight ranks, as he iined a real army would, they moved forward in a disorderly mass

Their sloppy advance allowed Arran to continue attacking inquickly and furiously, then disappearing into the woods again before they could respond

Several of the soldiers had the presence of ood sense by killing them first The darkness was his ally in this battle, and he would protect it as best he could, slaughtering all those who threatened it

Between the darkness and Arran's constant attacks, the soldiers advanced slowly, losing ely, their h — from their cries and calls, it was clear they believed they inning the battle

But then, they wore no uniforms, and they had no way to know that the bodies they stuht, and that seeh to convince them they had the upper hand

Several tiroups of soldiers attack each other, unable to tell friend frohts further added to the ene an enemy force, and naturally, he did not interfere with them

As the chaotic battle continued, Arran steadily lured his ene the The hill was barely a lacial pace at which the front linethe short distance took the better part of half an hour

Far fro impatient, Arran welcomed the army's slow advance

Even if the real battle had yet to start, hundreds of ene Arran's Blood er Arran would be when he attacked in earnest

Despite the darkness and chaos, occasionally a soldier near the front would get the right idea, calling for a retreat or screa that there was only one enemy

Each time this happened, Arran would rush over i the quick-witted soldier and all those around hi the other soldiers

The sa some shred of order to their jumbled ranks Arran wanted his enemies confused and disoriented, and he would not brook any interference with his plans

The culling was successful, and with every pace the arrewin the darkness around the at the front

With the soldiers in complete disarray, Arran easily led theuided the the side of the hill

He finally came to a stop some three hundred paces fro

This here he would make his stand, and this here the army would meet its end

Briefly, he stood still and closed his eyes, allowing the full strength of the Blood ic to fill him Earlier, he had restrained it, careful not to reveal his power to the enemies But now, the time had come to unleash all of it

With a suddenhian to attack savagely, no longer restraining hiun

Arran's star it with the strength of aease In seconds, dozens of eneh therass

Every blow he struck was fatal, often cutting through several enemies at once Most had no tie of Arran's blade, their bodies were torn asunder, the life ripped froround

In the darkness, only those closest to the reaping had an inkling of as happening Yet there was no escape for them, as the mass of soldiers behind the them to their deaths

The sudden massacre filled Arran with a new avalanche of power, and as the Blood rew froth, the bloodlust didn't cause his control to waver The Te had done its work, and now, Arran found hith and the bloodlust he had gained fro party, he had fought in a blind rage, his strength overwhel but his senses dulled Now, he was in full control of both his senses and his strength, and the cohtfully effective

Even as he fought, Arran felt some surprise at his oer He had expected that the Blood ic would be more effective with histhe difference would be