Wright clearly knew where his shortcomings lay. As the battle dragged on, his mood grew increasingly grave.
If this keeps dragging on...
Before the thought had even settled, a twisted black thorn suddenly shot out from the shadow beneath his feet, attempting to wrap around his ankle.
Wright reacted swiftly enough. In the blink of an eye, he hurriedly leaped aside.
Unexpectedly, the twisted black thorn seemed to be parasitic within the shadow beneath his feet. No matter how fast he moved, he could never shake off his own shadow. Wherever he went, it followed.
Meanwhile, Eredar seized the opportunity to switch from defense to offense, swinging his Thorn Greatsword as he rapidly pressed in for the kill.
[Gale Shield!]
Without even time to hesitate, Wright directly activated his True Word Battle Skill.
In an instant, a shield wreathed in gale-force winds enveloped Wright from head to toe.
The black thorns that had wrapped around him were instantly shredded by the howling gale, while the shield also nullified Eredar's heavy, powerful slash!
Eredar was not surprised by this result.
At the same time, to him, the battle had only just begun.
His Thorn Greatsword continued to sweep through the air. Having successfully seized the initiative in that exchange, Eredar launched a fierce assault on Wright, giving him no chance to catch his breath or adjust.
During this process, even more twisted black thorns extended one after another from Eredar's Thorn Greatsword and Thorn Armor, reaching out toward Wright.
The black thorns in Wright's shadow were naturally no less active. One after another, they shot out and launched sneak attacks against him.
The appearance of these black thorns made up to a great extent for Eredar's lack of attack frequency caused by wielding the greatsword.
With the Thorn Greatsword in hand