Bab 39: Chapter 39 – Going on a Mission

With a swift stabbing motion, Annie almost pierced through the disciple's chest, but he deflected it with his club at the last moment, making her sword only graze his shoulder and leave a shallow cut behind.

This graze was enough for her darkness technique to take effect. The darkness made his arm numb, considerably weakening his swings. Using a two-hand weapon like the club with a numb arm wasn't efficient.

However, most of the family members used darkness in their art. He could resist the darkness enough to allow him to use his club, although not as sharply as before.

Annie sent another stab, but he quickly jumped backward to give himself space to swing his club while deflecting her sword.

Annie didn't want to give up her advantage; she chased him into close-range combat. With a few more thrusts and swings, her fighting art managed to cut through his defenses again.