So this was the danger that this mission was all about. And this danger was condensed to a figure of a relatively young warrior, around his middle twenties, currently clashing with Longinus.
"Can you stand?!" Using the very little window of opportunity, Longinus shouted to me. He was losing ground at a visible rate, unable to cope with the attacks of the swordsman.
"Give me a moment!" For a moment, I was scared. But in the next second, I realized how there was nothing for me to be scared about.
No matter how insanely strong this swordsman was, he was still a human. And the human body was pretty fragile.
I couldn't defeat him with cold weapons. Swords, spears, knives… In face of his obviously supreme blade-skills, I wouldn't even get close enough to him so that I would be able to actually attack him. Even without facing him directly yet, I could see how my head would be looped off in such a scenario.
