Of course, the precondition for being able to defeat was being a complete holy knight enhanced twice over.
Ordinary people could not withstand such immense power infusing their bodies, and in his vision, a church knight had to be enhanced twice to be considered complete. The current Afonso had only undergone one enhancement, possessing a physique and strength equivalent to that of a great knight.
It's worth noting that this classification is based on equal combat skill. The knights of the church all enhanced themselves through abnormal means, so their combat skills were definitely inferior to knights who had trained arduously and survived countless battles. In actual combat, a newly promoted church knight of the same rank would be slightly inferior.
However, this was only true for those who had just been promoted. With sufficient time to hone their combat skills and experience and with better equipment, they would be stronger than other knights of the same rank.
