Adrian gazed calmly at the soldiers and then smiled faintly. "No need to change. Maintain this formation, and you'll annihilate everything in your path. Do you trust me?"

The soldiers responded in unison, their voices thundering. "We trust you!"

To them, Adrian had become almost a figure of faith. The formation he had devised instilled in them an unparalleled sense of strength and invincibility.

Its power had shaken them to their core.

Adrian demonstrated, with perfect precision, what a true