Along with Lyska, the whole pigmen reserve army had their jaws dropped to the floor. An Emperor-ranked Black One dead in one attack? Even the two Transcendents had to deliver a few attacks before one Emperor-ranked Black One dropped to the ground, unmoving.
Sam did not just stop there though, and continued his simple, calculating swordsmanship to wreak havoc in the middle of the Black army. Some hundred meters of open space was carved out in the middle of the Black Ones' army. Even the most ferocious of the Black Ones were leaving the empty circle be, going around it to face the pigmen warrior army.
