However, this time the opponent was evidently not a Fake Knight. Baron William, nicknamed Iron Bone, raised his long spear and charged at Leon once again with a loud battle cry.
Leon saw through the opponent's attack trajectory. Just before they crossed paths, his spear fell, feinting directly at the thick neck armor of William's frog helmet.
Seeing the fist-shaped spearhead coming at him through his narrow vision, William was startled. At the same time as his counterattack, he used his Shield to block... better to lose two points than three.
Yet, at the moment their attacks intersected, William only felt he had pierced air.
The next second, neither neck nor Shield had any sensation of contact with the opponent's spear, instead, a massive force hit his waist.
In the crisp sound of the Riding Spear's glory blasting, William was unavoidably knocked down, forced to yank the reins as he rolled off the horse.