The magic knight was panicking. He clearly wasn’t expecting to run into someone who had already picked up the fighter’s fifth-promotion skill. That being said, he had a pretty good reaction time. He pulled his mount back a little, raised his shield and used…

"Guard?”

The corners of Gui Guzi’s lips curled upward. "Idiot!"

The blood, cone-shaped energy that was Barrier Break pierced the magic knight’s shield, his chest and his back. At the same time, a huge damage number popped up above his head—

16897!

What a tragedy for that magic knight. He must be one of those people who didn’t go over online guides frequently and so he had no idea what the properties of Barrier Break actually were. In fact, it was stated right in the official database that one of Barrier Break’s unique effects was its ability to ignore Defense. If the enemy entered a defensive stance, then Barrier Break would penetrate their shield and armor and deal even more damage than normal!

The magic knight lost over 80% of its HP in one go, and his shield was knocked above his head. His defensive stance was broken, and his weak...