Three-folded plan

Starting with his right fist, the overlord clearly infused way more strength than any of his soldiers would be capable of even while using weapons. But instead of panicking, I simply observed the progress of the situation, not worried about my shield slightly cracking under the pressure of the attack.

After all, while they thought I was employing a single, sturdy barrier, in fact, I was surrounded by a few hundred of them already!

Even if this guy managed to shatter the first ten of them, he wouldn't be even one percent through my defences!

As the hit was about to connect, I saw the fist suddenly accelerating as if pushed forward by new power, while the tightened fingers of the overlord covered in a thin fabric of energy!

Crack.

With this attack being the only thing that struck my shield, it still managed to shatter three of them, but it brought my attention to the technique the overlord was using. So I would call it a fair deal!