"He Xi, you can't put all your strength into pushing forward."
"That's right, meow! Mistress is using too much force!"
"And your wrist movement isn't smooth either, meow! Before your forearm has fully extended, the force should be led by your shoulders and back, but Mistress is using her wrist too early!"
During breakfast, He Xi was casually familiarizing himself with the Combat Technique he had asked Zoya about yesterday.
[Overlapping Edge Swift Strike].
Besides dagger users, melee professionals skilled with light weapons such as rapiers and Short Swords also specifically spent time practicing this Combat Technique.
When used, the upper arm and forearm of the blade-holding hand first completed a normal straight thrust.
But just as the blade was about to touch the target, the forward force led by the shoulders and back rapidly eased off, while the wrist rotated inward with the motion,
and pressed down.
Using the inertia that had not yet fully faded, the blade's originally straight forward path was turned into an extremely short slicing arc.
Before the first blade trajectory had fully ended, the second cut driven by the wrist was already following close behind.
The interval between the two blade strikes was extremely short.
It often sounded like only one tearing sound, but it was actually two consecutive attacks.
This Combat Technique was generally used when the user had roughly identified an enemy's vulnerable area but could not ensure that the first strike would hit it accurately.
Armor seams, gaps beneath the armpits, the space between a gorget and breastplate, the insides of elbows and knees, and the joints between scales or shells were all common targets.
Even if the first strike did not truly hit a weak point, the blade could slide along the armor's surface and make a slight correction during