As one who had mastered the Path of Balance, Yrel's control over shadow energy far surpassed that of classes such as shadow priests, death knights, or demon warlocks. [Shadowform] further enhanced this ability.
Shadow Bolts, originally a warlock's specialty, rapidly gathered in her hands before firing one after another at Blackhand.
But Blackhand was no ordinary mortal.
Shadow Bolts powerful enough to kill any Orc warrior were like little stones tossed by mischievous children before Blackhand. With a casual sweep of his black right hand, he scattered them all.
At the same time, Blackhand charged toward Yrel, raising the warhammer in his left hand high before bringing it crashing down upon his opponent's head.
Faced with the attack, Yrel did not seem to dodge as she usually would.
Blackhand found her unusual behavior somewhat strange, but he did not take any additional precautions. He merely swung the Blackrock Warhammer down with full force, assuming his opponent was already gravely wounded and that this was only her final struggle.
But he was wrong.
Yrel, who wielded the power of the Holy Light, had far greater recovery abilities than Blackhand had imagined. Just now, a single [Lay on Hands] had restored more than half her strength. With her reserves of Holy Light energy, a move ordinary paladins regarded as a trump card could be used dozens or even hundreds of times in succession.
And now, what he faced was not a severely wounded Yrel, but a Yrel restored to full health.
This was the disadvantage of being a warrior:
As a warrior, Blackhand clearly surpassed Yrel in strength, endurance, and experience. His powerful, seemingly unkillable recovery alone was enough to drive opponents to despair. Yet Yrel, who commanded the power of the Holy Light, could surpass Blackhand in endurance and staying power.