One-Handed Sword and Shield

Don’t even breathe.

Only recognize the enemy before your eyes and think of a way to defeat them.

An enemy Paladin charging in a straight line, an Assassin circling the perimeter looking for an opportunity.

Following them, the last enemy Assassin finishes respawning and reveals themself.

The number of enemies recognized is three.

It’s a daunting number to face alone.

Can I handle them?

I briefly set aside the question that comes to mind.

Remembering my limited stamina, I map out the optimal movement path.

With a low breath escaping my lips, time begins to move.

The white pain still covers my entire head.

Control the speed of time. To move myself, I needed to escape from the frozen time.

As the stopped time returns, the enemy Paladin’s massive morning star flies towards my face.

If it hits, my head will explode, but I avoid the attack by stepping back.

Don’t forget the distance from the enemy. The Assassins will be swinging their swords at me at any moment.

But now is the chance.

With the backward movement, I quickly rotate my body.

To deliver a significant impact to these heavily armored bastards, I needed an attack using centrifugal force.

Whoosh-!

The greatly swung slash was both an attack and the best defense.

The length of the weapon means it has excellent space control.

Clang-!

The blade of the greatly swung nodachi strikes the Paladin’s body, causing them to stagger.

It’s a chance. But I couldn’t attempt a follow-up attack.

Because the enemy Assassin was charging right next to me.

Don’t stop moving, you must move as if controlling the space around you with a wide attack range.

Whoosh-!

The second slash cuts through the space where the Assassin is starting to approach.

It didn’t hit. But it’s okay. It’s enough if I’ve managed to block the enemy’s approach even for a moment.

There are no additional attacks. I have to fight while properly distributing my limited stamina.

I take a step back and catch my breath.

At that moment, the second Assassin began to move.

The first clash was fought.

I need to think of the next move right away.

The white pain intensifies momentarily, and time stops again.

Don’t get excited, this is my domain.

A time that only I can reach.

Think calmly.

What must I do to handle the attacks of three enemies at once?

It’s impossible. At least with this body.

I can’t shake the feeling of disappointment.

If it were my character I raised in Deron…

That’s a useless thought.

I scatter my 잡념 (japnyum – stray thoughts) by calmly observing the enemies.

I observe the movement of the Assassin approaching from the right.

Their right hand goes behind their back, and there’s a small pouch there.

Assassins, like Samurai, can also choose sub-weapons.

I remember the shuriken throwing attack I just suffered.

This time, I observe the Assassin coming from the left.

A leg stretching out greatly, a slightly lowered upper body, gripping their dagger tightly and pulling it back as far as possible.

They’re gesturing to attempt a stab.

Finally, there’s the Paladin blocking my path.

He’s taking a stance as if pressuring me, holding out his kite shield greatly.

It was clear he intended to push straight in.

Think of the optimal movement.

And move.

Feeling a cool breeze brush my cheek, I realized that time had begun to move.

Now is the time.

Tadak-!

With a hurried gesture that could be described as desperate, I delve into the enemy Paladin’s body.

The enemy Paladin’s shield attack flies towards my lowered body.

It was a downward strike using the edge, but I didn’t panic.

The Paladin user’s leg stretches out greatly forward.

Now is the time.

I readjust the nodachi in my hand and thrust it deeply into the ground between his legs.

Kwaduk!

I feel the end of the nodachi firmly fixed in place.

I led the nodachi in my hand and ran out as if throwing my body.

I was close to the ground, so much so that it could be described as rolling on the floor.

Deudeudeuk-

The surface of the ground connected to the end is overturned, tearing away the Paladin user’s left leg.

My intention was successful. The Paladin user’s body shook greatly and began to stagger as if the center axis was misaligned.

Don’t stop, keep running like this.

The moment my body, which had leaped out as if touching the ground, rose greatly, the enemy Assassins’ attacks flew in.

The first attack was a shuriken attack that spread out as if covering my vision.

Because it was scattered in all directions, the Paladin, who was also a teammate, was also within the attack range, but it was not a very threatening attack for the Paladin who was wearing solid armor.

A calm gaze moves quickly, recognizing the direction of the shuriken.

It was not much different from the reaction speed test game I played with Sohee.

At the same time as letting go of the nodachi in my hand, I draw a dagger from my waist and swing it.

Tadang-!

Block only the attacks aimed at vital points. Extract maximum efficiency with minimal movement.

I can’t avoid all attacks.

I only avoid attacks that are life-threatening.

Thwack- thwack-!

The shuriken stuck in my shoulder and thigh cause a stinging pain.

But my movement did not stop.

This time it’s the second Assassin’s attack.

The dagger of the guy who came running quickly drew a blue trajectory and stretched towards me.

It’s an attack aimed at the chest, at the heart.

Avoiding it would be the best way.

But sometimes you have to make a bad move.

The Paladin user, whose posture had collapsed, is getting up.

It’s because I’m not strong enough to knock him down completely.

I need to make a quick decision.

Moving the dagger in my hand, I cover my heart with the widest possible area.

I just need to withstand the first impact.

All I need is one chance.

Clang-!

At the same time as a huge impact is transmitted to my chest, the tip of the sword, which was stabbing above the dagger, slips downwards and pierces my skin.

However, because I successfully deflected the first impact, the Assassin’s sword piercing my skin was not forceful.

But I can’t leave it as it is.

I raised the dagger to the tip of the sword that had slipped down and struck it down.

Clang-!

Kwaduk-!

The tip of the sword that pierced my skin slips out downwards due to the impact of the dagger.

As a result, the clothes I was wearing were torn and blood flowed out, but it was damage I could withstand enough.

The tip of the Assassin’s sword falls towards the floor.

Don’t stop, don’t doubt your actions even for a moment.

I’m moving towards victory.

The leg stretched forward steps on the Assassin’s sword.

The tip of his sword is touching the floor due to the impact of the downward strike.

As long as he doesn’t let go of the sword, it will be a pretty solid support.

A light, small body and agility stats raised to the limit allow for amazing jumping power.

Now is the time to show that figure in this place.

As soon as strength enters the end of my leg, my body jumps up.

The quickly soaring body flips and rotates.

The back tumble using the support was successful.

At that moment, the Paladin’s morning star fell towards the place where I was standing.

Whoosh-!

The morning star cuts through the empty air and moves forward.

It’s an attack hastily swung from a collapsed posture. The Paladin user was looking up at me with an awkward look.

I checked the hand stretched forward. He had no means left to stop me.

After a short airtime, my body falls down.

The place to aim for is the gap in the helmet. I readjust the dagger in my hand in reverse grip and finish preparing to stab.

Kwajik-!

Kwajik-!

Kwajik-!

A quick and accurate stab.

The moment I fell on the Paladin user’s shoulder, I quickly struck down the dagger in my hand.

Blood gushes out along the dagger each time it goes in and out through the gaps in the helmet.

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The moment I checked the kill log floating in the upper right corner, I jumped down towards the floor without hesitation.

It was because I sensed a chilling killing intent from behind.

Swoosh-!

The briefly passing slash is sharp.

If there had been even a little hesitation in my actions, I would have suffered a large wound on my back.

I roll on the floor and look around.

There are two enemies left.

But my main weapon, the nodachi, is far away.

No matter how 뛰어난 (ttwieonan – outstanding) talent I have, it was close to impossible to face two Assassins with this short dagger.

As if they knew that fact well, they narrowed the distance slowly, shining their eyes.

At that moment, the figure of the kite shield that had fallen on the floor came into view.

Even though the enemy was dead, the weapon remained on the floor as it was.

Maybe-

At that moment, two Assassins began to charge.

There was no time to hesitate.

I rolled on the floor and picked up the kite shield left behind by the Paladin user.

The 역삼각 (yeoksamgak – inverted triangle) shaped kite shield had a fairly heavy weight.

But it’s not to the point where I can’t use it.

I immediately put my hand into the leather strap attached to the inside of the shield and grabbed it.

A very ridiculous combination of shield and dagger was born.

The enemy Assassins thought it was worth a try because my weapon was a dagger, and they charged in one after another.

The swords of the Assassins, swinging from side to side as they sprinted quickly, are threatening.

The combination of a shield in my left hand and a sword in my right hand was very familiar.

That’s right.

I’ve returned.

To those days.

I recall the memories of working in Deron as a raid leader and main tank.

How long has it been? Since I held a shield in my hand.

I remember when I was still a Paladin. I remember wrapping holy light around my hand and blocking all attacks from the front.

It’s familiar.

My posture changes.

I lower the sword in my hand and raise the shield.

The shield remains slightly lower than my field of vision.

Swoosh-!

I move forward rather than against the threatening slash.

The shield in my hand efficiently blocks all attack ranges.

Kang-! Clang-!

The impact transmitted through the shield was quite large.

I’m feeling that feeling from back then. But not all conditions are the same.

However, it was much more stable than when I was holding just one dagger.

I feel a deeper sense of stability than when I was holding the nodachi.

,Crazy bitch…”

Emotions of shock and urgency arise in Melvin’s eyes, whose face is covered with a black mask.

A crazy bitch, huh.

That’s too harsh for a middle school girl.

I moved forward and swung my dagger.