272 Demons

Arran looked toward Brightblade, who was still unleashing a series of furious blows at the creatures before her. The appearance of the Essence Remnant had not distracted her in the slightest, and she continued to press on, her starmetal blade cutting through the Demons' bodies with vicious ease.

She was just half a dozen paces ahead of Arran, but even in the brief moment that he had been distracted by the Remnant's arrival, several Demons had already stepped into the gap between them.

This was something he could not allow — away from Brightblade, the creatures could overwhelm him in moments.

He immediately dashed forward, killing four of the Demons with as many strikes of his sword. But although this took him only a single breath's time, one of them still managed to get off an attack, and Arran groaned in pain as the streak of Essence slammed into his shoulder.

There was no time to pay the injury any mind, however, as a fifth Demon stepped forward to face him only a moment later.