Death Knights were an S-class elite monster. Their defining feature was that they were undead sword masters. Relying on high-level swordsmanship, they overcame the weaknesses inherent to the undead.  3

And Theodore was not just any Death Knight, but a Name Death Knight? 1

He was probably stronger than a decent S-class boss.0

“Uh... aren’t I screwed?”0

Monsters were different from players.0

While a player’s endurance and physical durability would increase with their Stamina stat, players lacked the concept of health—no amount of stats would allow a player to survive a critical blow through the eye or across the neck, for example.  0

Monsters were different. Their continued existence was bound to a health pool, so any damage they received only consumed health points. There was no such thing as delivering an anatomically lethal blow to a monster. 0

Of course, they could be killed with a single blow if damage beyond their health was inflicted. Their combat power would also plummet if their heads or limbs were cut off.0

However, high-class monsters have a lot of health as well as defense.0

The undead were vulnerable to divine power but had no specific weak points.0

Although Jae-Hyeok had managed to kill players stronger than himself, it didn’t make sense for him to think about winning...0