At the same time, Leon continued fighting the Vessel of War, who was getting more and more rusty as time went on, its movements becoming slower and more predictable with each exchange.
"You're the Vessel of War and struggling this much?" Leon grinned, taunting the creature, "Wow, you guys aren't that good after all."
Leon was indeed taunting it, but that didn't mean he wasn't cautious, his senses were on high alert for any trick the vessel might pull, his eyes scanning for any sign of a trap.
In fact, he was ready to react to anything the entity before him threw at him, his body primed for combat and his reflexes sharpened to their peak.
At that moment, the situation changed dramatically as reinforcements arrived.
SMASH!
Leon heard hundreds of footsteps heading their way, and from the many destroyed walls, and the halls, hundreds of guards appeared, surrounding Leon on all sides like a wall of flesh and steel.
