[ New Skill - Riposte ]“Finally!” he shouted.Francis activated the skill immediately as a catkin attacked, claws coming at him.A thread began to appear as the long nails came at Francis, and his mind followed their path, reacting to it. He parried and blocked both claws, his blade shifting the beast’s hand out of position. Francis’s hips drove forward, thrusting his sword into its neck, almost cutting its head off.Without missing a beat, Francis weaved and dodged, watching and waiting for the same thing to happen again.He could see the tiny threads more often as attacks came, but there was more to it than simply noticing them. Francis focused on an incoming attack, weaving around the thread, adjusting its pattern with his sword, and ending the life of another beastkin.[ Riposte Increased - 2 ]Like a madman, Francis stood there, surrounded by half a dozen animals, twisting and turning, adding more bodies to the blood-drenched ground. All around him was a tapestry of death.It was beautiful and scary at the same time.Do Stenson and Kels see fights like this? I’ll need to ask.[ Riposte ( Rare ) - This skill is an activatable ability when engaged in melee combat. The user can parry an incoming attack and then immediately return their own melee attack. The skill uses a small amount of endurance with each use. As the rank of the ability increases, the number of times in a row it can be used, as well as some additional damage, will increase. ]Lost in that thought and reading the description, Francis changed his original plans, knowing that in a minute or two, the advanced warriors would once again reach him, signaling the spell to come.Spinning like a top, he cut down the wolf-kin behind him and ran as fast as he could, slaying the beasts he approached from behind, carving a path to the kingdom’s army.“What are–” (...)