Chapter 337 Battle (1/2)

When Arran Sensed the large cavern ahead, he came to an immediate halt

While the creatures in the cavern were diggers, er than any of the ones he had encountered so far

Within the ht feet from head to tail But in the cavern, some of the creatures he Sensed were easily five tier

Arran did not need to guess why he'd seen none of the larger creatures within the h the narrow tunnel that connected the cavern to the mines

And it was equally easy to see why, centuries earlier, the Darian soldiers had struggled to find the source of their problem Dark and filled with cracks and crevices as the mines were, Body Refiners without Arran's Sense would have taken the tunnel for a dark corner even if they'd walked right past it

Yet while they fought and killed the diggers, ainst those endless numbers, soldiers would not stand a chance

That only left the question of what had happened to the Knight But here, too, Arran thought he knew the answer

Within the large cavern that lay a quarter mile ahead of him, he could Sense several pieces of stared to the Knight, as he expected, it meant his predecessor had fallen within the cavern

That the creatures had the strength to defeat a Knight did not surprise hiers to be a threat individually, the sound of battle would ile one of the creatures the cavern held

Though the Knight had doubtless been powerful, that was a fight no ordinary fighter could have won Each wound the Knight sustained would have slowed and weakened him, and with thousands of opponents, it would only have been a matter of tiht of this did not deter Arran fro onward

While he was unsure whether he could e that gave hiht had lacked

Arran's blood held the blood-ie nuer than Arran, they posed no threat whatsoever to hith and heal his wounds, and the er the effect would be

And with thousands of diggers in the cavern, there would be no lack of fuel for Arran's fury

The only way his advantage could have been greater was if the diggers relied on sight rather than sound Had that been the case, his Shadowcloak would have stopped the theh for Arran to be confident in his chances Even if the larger creatures were stronger than he expected, killing the sth to slay the others

He briefly considered hoould approach the cavern — whether he would atte as he could, or whether he would charge in with his sword drawn, unleashi+ng a massacre from the moment he stepped inside

The decision was a quick one In the battle ahead, chaos and bloodshed would only help hi able to use all his power

As Arran advanced through the final part of the tunnel, he could feel his sword's desire for battle

Whether this was because it longed for bloodshed or because it could feel Arran's own eagerness, he did not know, nor did it matter — whatever the case, both the sword and its owner approached the cavern with an aled froe, and almost immediately, his approach drew the attention of a dozen nearby diggers