Chapter 307 Facing A Hunter (1/2)

As they approached the two figures in the distance, Arran looked at their targets with an increasing feeling of unease Even if the two men looked no different fro about these two

Both were dressed as recruits, with cloth veils wrapped around their faces to obscure their identity Yet while there was nothing outwardly unusual about the two, to Arran's eyes, was soht

Or rather, about one of the two Because while one was no different from the other recruits Arran had seen, the otherunusual about thehe didn't like

But then, he suddenly saw it

”Stop!” he said, putting his hand on Negin's shoulder to hold her back ”That's no recruit!”

He now realized that the supposed recruit's th no recruit should possess And while that was enough to alar different

Soth reminded Arran of Shadow Essence, as if his very movements somehow concealed his body

Yet neither Arran's Sense nor his sword's detected any hint of Shadow Essence within the man Rather, it was like the man had soic

To others, the concealment would have been perfect But Arran had spent nunized it alh, it seein looking at hilanced their way And as he saw Arran and Negin stop in their tracks, the an to head toward the several paces behind

”Stand back,” Arran said to Negin, speaking in a low voice ”This one is dangerous”

She shot hian, ”How can you—”

”Do it!” Arran sharply interrupted her With a fight ahead, he could afford no distraction, least of all from a curious recruit

And he was certain that the ht him The sudden stop in his approach had raised theif his disguise had been seen through

But there was no time for speculation As thehiainst this eneth — anyone whose very movements could hold an aspect of Shadoas a threat that could not be underestiuised man drew his sword as well, and at a distance of about a hundred paces, he suddenly burst into a sprint, surging forith inhuman speed

There would be no words, then Just battle

Theone, a powerful overhead strike intended to end the fight in a single blow And with his strength, it was a blow that few eneed to block it in tiood

But Arran was no ordinary fighter The crushi+ng blow caused hih to withstand his enemy's attack

If his opponent was surprised, he showed no sign of it Without pausing, thewith deadly precision as it flashed forward

Arran only barely ed to block and parry the attacks, and he clenched his jaw as he was forced backward In the ht — and more than one

After a few moments, his opponent took a step back as well, some hesitation in his movements It appeared the man hadn't expected an enemy who could resist his attacks, and faced with so some doubts

Yet for Arran, the , and one he would not let go to waste

Unlike his opponent, he did not hesitate He struck instantly, throwing all his power into a single blow and i The result was a devastating attack — an unstoppable avalanche of deadly force

His foe moved to block the attack, but it was no use Arran's sword could cut even starh his opponent's blade as if it wasn't even there An instant later, the man's body was cleaved in tith equal ease

Arran sighed in relief as the ht had been brief but vicious, and his opponent's skill had shocked hiht before, but never this ht, he heard Negin's voice