Chapter 89: Strength Beyond Levels (Five more chapters, please subscribe)

The saying "an inch shorter, an inch more dangerous" highlights the ancient assassin's mastery of stabbing techniques. Even their weapon names were inspired by it.

In close combat, using stabbing or thrusting techniques often proved far more effective than slashing moves, which might seem more forceful at first glance.

On the other hand, "an inch longer is an inch stronger." Among ancient military units, spearmen were the most renowned and practical.

A spearman could undergo minimal training, master a single stab technique, and head into battle. Leveraging the spear's length and advantage in group combat, they kept sword-wielding enemies at bay, turning them into little more than pincushions under a flurry of coordinated strikes.

Thus, aside from specialized units like archers, sword-and-shield infantry, and cavalry, the spear's stab formed the primary rhythm of cold-weapon battlefields.