B7C5/B7C9 Piercing Thrust

Piercing Thrust, a stabbing blow that penetrated through magical shields and defences but was otherwise just a stab. We'd only discovered that one because no one could understand why a `Skill` would essentially be no better than a normal thrust. It was Crocea Mors going through and completely bypassing the magic on an enchanted helm that proved it.

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Piercing Thrust was termed as a `mighty thrust that pierced the enemy's defences`. It was a thrusting attack that carried me a distance – and it cared nothing for my Dexterity. The moment I used it, I was moving, and at whatever speed the Skill dictated.

It was how I'd caught Cinder off-guard, and it worked just as well here, even if I turned my sword aside at the last second and drove my cross guard into the man's stomach instead. His iron-plated armour should have protected him, but my Skills didn't care for it. My blow pierced his defences, literally. The cross-guard cracked his armour and slammed into his gut, toppling him with a groan.

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