Its darts were non-explosive, but it was also set on full auto, and the colonel's back erupted in a hideous crimson spray.

He fired one wild burst and then the lower half of his body dissolved into crimson spray and Marygay screamed.

Suddenly the guy exploded, face and chest disintegrating into crimson spray, the useless pistol tumbling from his lifeless fingers.

Instantly, momentarily, he saw a man fall back from his horse, his throat erupting in a crimson spray.

The halfling darted forward and swung his mace once and again, then winced back from the crimson spray, a sour look upon his face.

The hand vanished in a crimson spray as Durk's sword flashed through the air.

My imagination, always eager to help out, promptly supplied a crystal-clear vision of arterial blood spurting onto white snow in a crimson spray.

Another coughing spasm shook him, and this time there was a rush of blood, that exploded from his mouth in a crimson spray.

He slowly dropped his jaw as if be wanted to speak; instead, he vomited a crimson spray of blood against the faceplate of his helmet.