"Die at once."
Four pressurized water snakes tried to pierce Desmond's body. Still, in terms of control and density, that small amount of mana, gathered in such a simple technique, was far from being able to penetrate Desmond's defenses.
In what can only be considered an act of contempt, Desmond basically slapped the four water snakes with the back of his left hand, scattering the ability; without even paying attention to it.
Similarly, as both knights' swords fell, Desmond deflected the trajectory of the slashes by hitting the flat sides of the blades. Both the water knight and the fire knight were left in disbelief; one had to know that their weapons were imbued with vast amounts of mana from their respective elements, and even with the use of armor, it shouldn't be possible to crash into them using just your hands.