Chapter 271 More Than Remnants (2/2)
The shapes, he saw, held the same kind of raw Essence he had seen in the Essence Remnant And there were thousands of thean
”Draw your sword,” Brightblade interrupted ”These are Demons They're far weaker than Remnants, but unfortunately, they're nowhere near as stupid”
At that, as if they had heard her words, the shapes began to turn toward theht red as they becaet in your way,” Brightblade said hurriedly, ”but don't stop to finish the Now follow me!”
At once, she burst forward, sword drawn as she rushed to meet the vast horde of creatures And behind her was Arran, his blade raised and ready to strike anything that got in his way
When there were barely fifty paces between thee of Essence exploded froht Arran to a halt Yet the creatures seeroup a moment later
Her slender star half a dozen of the creatures down in the blink of an eye And she showed no sign of slowing down — she continued forithout slowing down even the slightest bit, h the large group
Arran followed barely two paces behind her, struggling to keep up with her sudden speed Any of the creatures that came within reach of his blade were cut down ht — fast as Brightblade was htest hesitation would see hihtblade began to slow Even if she cut down the creatures with terrifying fury, there were just too h sheer nuhtblade, and again, it had little effect on the creatures If she was let down by the lack of a result, it did not show — she continued to carve a way through the mass with fast and vicious blows, her slender sword butchering any who came near her
Yet as the creatures recovered fro streaks of violent Essence at Brightblade and Arran And although Brightblade defended herself with an invisible shi+eld, Arran had no such protection
The first few creatures who tried to attack him fell to his sword before they could hit him, but then, Arran was just a second too late, and one of the attacks slammed into his chest — a fierce red streak of violent Essence
The force of the hit sent Arran staggering backward, and he realized ih to hurt hile hit wasn't enough to seriously injure him, he knew a few e
He rushed toward the creature that had attacked hiht red eyes almost seemed to hold surprise in the brief moment before Arran's blade took off the top half of its head
Another surge of Essence cah the enean to attack the creatures surrounding hi to i power
Yet although the creatures died by the dozens, Arran realized soon that they were in trouble The enehtblade further and further, and before long, streaks of Essence began to rain upon thehtblade took the bulk of these, blocking each just before it reached her Yet Arran was attacked as well, and even if he avoided most of the attacks, several of the shallow injuries
Arran continued his furious assault on the creatures around hih Brightblade hadn't been hit yet, her progress had slowed to a crawl as the creatures continued to block her way And wherever she struck the creatures down, more of them appeared almost instantly
And as for Arran himself, each attack that struck him left him weaker, and he could only continue to resist the creatures for a short while longer Soon, he knew, the situation would turn desperate
Yet then, on the far end of the pass, an unexpected sight appeared A vast Essence Remnant in the shape of a bear, forty feet tall if not ht startled Arran even ahtblade's loud voice sounded just a second later
”Keep fighting!” she shouted ”Just a little longer!”