Chapter 139.2
“…This is Rank 4.”
The two Royal Guard who remained at this spot gulped at the attack between Rank 4 and could not even make a move.
Rank 3 knights were, in the general view of the public, the upper echelons and experts in their field. But those above them were those with special talents and with the mental strength to cut down the rest, and it took a lot of courage for the knights to break into the fray, even though they were fighting with knives, a generally weak weapon.
“Haaaaaaah!!!”
Lestes, who was getting impatient, used her Vampire muscle power to forcefully push back Viro’s knife, making a sound like bludgeoning and shredding muscle fibers.
“Kuh.”
Viro, who had far higher muscle values than the average person with his level 4 combat skills, was pushed back by the attack from below.
Viro did not use two knives. This was because while two swords have high offensive power, they also had certain weaknesses. One of them was the low weight of a single blow, which Aria overcame by using two different weapons, and Lestes compensated for with the muscle power of a vampire.
Conversely, the weakness of the single dagger would be its low defense. Basically, the dagger was not suited for a head-on clash.
The offensive and defensive positions were reversed, with Viro using his single dagger to counter the onslaught of Lestes’ two-sword style. Even though their skills were equal, Viro’s legs gradually began to slow down due to the difference in number of moves and physical ability.
“Tsk!”
Glancing around the area, Viro kicked up dirt on the ground as he took a large step back, and at the same time, he threw a knife with his left hand. Another of a single hand user’s strengths, the free use of one hand allows for a wide variety of attacks–