Chapter 177 - 176: The Trick Isn’t New
Leon didn’t pull out the Catastrophe Blade. Having just obtained new equipment, he deliberately chose to use his sharp teeth and claws to experience the improvement brought by his new gear.
In short, Leon didn’t say a word and swiftly raised his claws for a strike.
In DND settings, there are no attributes like Dodge, Parry, or Block. Defensive aspects are primarily represented by Armor Class, which encompasses the aforementioned attributes.
Dexterous Wanderers and Rangers have high Armor Class, mainly reflected in their agility and agility-based evasion. Units like the heavily armored Death Knights mainly showcase their Armor Class through blocking, parrying, and armor resilience.
Facing the Red Dragon’s claw attack, the Death Knight’s response was to raise his shield.
The surface of Leon’s Tear Claw was coated with refined gold, but the Death Knight’s shield was no ordinary artifact. As a result, the curved blade did not penetrate the Death Knight’s shield to tear his flesh and bone. However, the heavy strike did drive the Death Knight’s legs deep into the mud.
According to the rulebook, Red Dragon attacks fall under the category of Multiple Attack, launching a total of three strikes—one bite and two claw attacks. Due to his human soul, Leon wasn’t accustomed to biting, but he never forgot his pair of foreclaws. After swiping out with his right claw, his left claw quickly followed up with another strike.
This time, the Death Knight failed to block the attack and directly took a hit from Leon’s claw. However, aside from his shield, he also wore sturdy plate armor, meaning the Tear Claw still couldn’t harm his body.
Leon hadn’t expected a simple claw strike to take down the Death Knight anyway. After all, this was the renowned Death Knight. The current situation was wholly within Leon’s expectations.
"Not bad. You’re stronger than I thought."
"A Red Dragon wearing equipment—this is a first for me."