Saddened Knife weakness

Although Teng Qingshan had his throwing knife techniques, the “Saddened Knife” skill which could suddenly break a knife into fragments, making the trajectory unpredictable, had a disadvantage. The flying knife’s fragments had their momentum dispersed and therefore the powers of those fragments were not as strong!

Unless the fragments attacked his fragile face, this skill was useless against the big Russian fellow. ‘Body Crusher’ Dolgoterov had a tough body and he was wearing a special defensive battle garment. Furthermore, he was already prepared against “Saddened Knife” and only needed to cover his face with his hands.

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