The quick-draw technique was, in simple terms, a technique for drawing the blade from its scabbard and slashing with it in one continuous motion. It was meant to catch the opponent off-guard, and, if done well, it could also be used to cut things at extremely close range directly.

The problem was that it usually wasn’t all that powerful. No matter how fast the sword was pulled from its scabbard, it was much better to just get into the right stance and slash with the full force of your arms.

But that was only as far as an ordinary sword was concerned. The Moonlight Sword didn’t really have a physical blade at all — the entire length of the blade, except for a small bit of the ricasso, was made up of pure moonlight.

Normally, this quick-draw technique required particular attention and care — when slashing out right after drawing, the blade could take damage from hitting the opponent at the wrong angle, so the speed of the draw was somewhat limited.

But with the Moonlight Sword, there was no need to care about that. All one had to do was draw and slash, no pause in-between. Thanks to that, it was possible to raise the speed of the initial cut to its limits. And as for power?

That was a silly question.

The Moonlight Sword was ruination in the form of a sword.

It was as if Eugene had just drawn a crescent moon, or at least that was what it looked like to his eyes. The moment that he drew the sword from its scabbard, the light of the sword seemed to become a new moon.

Its light illuminated the darkness. No… it didn’t just illuminate it. It broke the darkness apart.

Craaash!

The Death Knight’s claws that were approaching Eugene were shattered by the moonlight and completely erased from existence. The Death Knight’s eyes showed that it didn’t understand what had just happened.

“Huff…”

While taking a deep breath, Eugene pushed forward.

Although he had only swung the sword once, it already felt like he was choking for air and his vision was blurred. These were the typical symptoms of mana depletion. Once Eugene’s tank of mana completely reached the bottom, he would become exhausted and would have no choice but to collapse.

‘I can do it twice more before I….’

Eugene had thought that he would have enough control over the sword’s power, but as expected, the assumptions that he had made before actually trying to use it were quite off. Still, the power of this slash satisfied him.

Even though he had only swung the sword once, he had completely...