He crossed forty metres in about two and a half seconds and came into the left-hand corner of the front rank at a speed that took a shield out of a man's hands before he could set his weight, and the axe in Finn's right hand went through the gap it left and into the join of neck and shoulder.
`[FLOOR SOLDIER — SLAIN]`
`[LINEBREAKER (A) — ACTIVE]`
`[BREAKER STACKS: 1 / 5]`
`[STACK EXPIRY: 20s]`
The second one was harder. He had seen the first one die and got his shield properly braced, and Finn's axe came down on it and rocked him back on his heel and did not break anything.
Finn hit it again and the man's arm folded and the third strike went into him under the rim.
`[BREAKER STACKS: 2 / 5]`
The third shield buckled.
That was the moment Finn actually laughed — because it was the same wood, the same iron, the same stance, and it caved under the first impact this time instead of holding, and the man behind it went down on his back with his own shield across his face.
