At this moment, with the Shadow of Konoha Knights fighting in such a manner, even when their opponents charged right up to them, the elite Highlander warriors found themselves helpless against these despicable Shadow of Konoha Knights.
Just as the Highlander warriors believed that they could do nothing to the Shadow of Konoha Knights, and that the knights could likewise do nothing to them, the hand crossbows—one of the standard pieces of equipment for Shadow of Konoha Knights—displayed unexpected power.
At such close range, finely crafted hand crossbows could pierce high-quality chainmail. Of course, although the bolts could penetrate chainmail, they could not penetrate very deeply.
That meant they could not inflict fatal wounds. But for the Giant God Soldier Workshop, insufficient equipment power was no problem at all—the shop had formidable magical expertise backing it. Though the bolts did not sink deeply into flesh, that was enough. After all, what arrow was ever left uncoated with poison? Moreover, the poison applied had been specially formulated by Li for Highlander physiques.
However, the poison coating the bolts this time was not lethal, but an extremely potent anesthetic. So long as one was exposed to even a little of it, even a Highlander's physique would leave them asleep for more than three days.
On the other side, Akil was desperately trading blows with the berserker. He had not wanted to fight head-on in the first place; after all, human physical capabilities were no match for monsters like orcs. Yet while his opponent's broad, sweeping attacks seemed unremarkable on the surface, anyone facing him would discover that unless they confronted him directly, his offensive would continually squeeze away their room to evade, until in the end they had no chance to strike back at all.
After exchanging merely seven or eight blows