Hell Unleashed - Part 6

The soldiers watched, stunned, as they came to a halt, realizing that they would only have been in the way if they continued in their intent to offer assistance.

A short moment later, Beam cut the final Gorebeast's hind leg from under it. It collapsed, only to be skewered by half a dozen spear points as a result.

"Hah… Thank the Gods," a sergeant said, mopping his brow. There were murmurs of agreement from amongst the rest of the soldiers. "You were late this morning, boy – but I won't complain too much. You saved us a good bit of struggle back there."

"Apologies," Beam said. The fighting had severed to work out his nerves just enough that he felt it right to apologise for the inconvenience he'd caused, but his words were still sharp, and it was clear to all around him that he was not in a mood to be bothered.