Chapter 29
Chapter 29
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 29
Chapter Title: Normal Business Resumes
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Holy Knights are better than Swordsmen? ...
That was truly hard to agree with, but there seemed to be some reasoning behind the claim.
Hearing "Holy Knight" over and over brought back old memories.
They definitely had tough durability.
Hit them once, and you'd think they'd drop, but it took two hits to finally bring them down.
Thanks to that, Holy Knights were nicknamed trolls.
Comparing Holy Knights to monsters was a metaphor that could easily get you killed.
But that's how hard it was to kill them.
The kids in this game died quick if their heads were lopped off, but the real 'Holy Knights' I'd seen probably wouldn't drop even if decapitated.
'Those guys were the absolute kings of vitality. Especially the ones blessed by the Saintess. Ugh.'
Just thinking about it gave me chills.
I'd never seen one move after decapitation myself, but seeing them reattach limbs was common enough.
-Ah, the limbs got attached backward. Saintess, could you do it again?
Sometimes they'd mess up and reattach upside down, but their vitality was that insane.
Me and the Sage's daily routine was marveling at their life force.
-Hey, what the hell is that?
-I don't know, it's scary...
We got numb to it over time.
With those guys, you couldn't help but think they'd hold on even without a head.
Holy Knights in the game had notably high vitality too.
Not comparable to my memories, but in game terms, they ranked high in HP and recovery.
Thanks to that, Holy Knight characters had outstanding life force.
But so what if they have high HP?
They're so slow they hand out critical hits on a platter.
That's the game Holy Knight: great power, but dies easy without using it.
Same for Knights.
They have strength but no agility.
In other words, it's all "you hit me, I hit you" or "you hit me, I miss you."
So if you're gonna die without hitting back much, better to land at least one hit before going down.
But Cruise and the viewers seemed to think differently.
No...
Early potential favors Holy Knight, sure, but Swordsman is still better overall...
But it wasn't an incomprehensible opinion.
As I said, there were plausible reasons.
I could understand, but not accept it.
What? Picking Holy Knight on purpose because control sucks?
Isn't that just relying on game buffs like an empty shell?
No fundamentals, just buffs, and you end up like Diamond Guardian.
If you're gonna grow as a proper 'Holy Knight,' fine.
But basing it solely on game buffs? Not a fan.
Pretending borrowed power is your own skill.
Really.
Crunch.
I crunched a potato chip in dissatisfaction.
"......"
The chat was half-filled with Holy Knight praise.
Why so many heretics in this world?
I knew easy recovery and huge HP were big merits, unlike reality.
But beginners shouldn't chase quick strength via buffs; grind to improve skill.
Rely on shortcuts, and you end up like Diamond Guardian, right?
I sent part of my advice notes.
Watching Cruise half-agree, I posted on the community too.
This explanation should make them realize what's better.
But the community went in a totally different direction.
Ranking debates are common.
Arguing which character is better happens all the time.
Today, it was extra heated.
It wasn't just which class is better.
It was proving one class utterly dominates another.
Class tribalism had begun.
And Swordsman was the prime target.
No armor like Knights.
No easy control like Holy Knights.
Looking back, flimsy logic.
But someone got scratched.
Crunch.
Today's last potato chip shattered in my mouth as expected.
"......"
This won't do.
I can't accept Swordsman being treated as unnecessary.
My words were dragging Swordsman—and me—through the mud.
Gut-wrenching.
What to do?
Simple.
Show Swordsman has value.
No need for deep thought.
I'd done it before.
A picture's worth a thousand words.
Show it directly.
Despite being a long time since last stream, viewers flooded in instantly.
I set up custom mode.
And titled the stream.
To prove it.
First.
Chose Cruise, the source of this mess, as opponent.
Who better than Cruise, who's demoing Holy Knight in custom mode?
Cruise was in PVP mode.
I entered PVP server and started matching.
Viewers just noticed Cruise and got confused.
Viewers thought Third Life had quit advising since last time.
But it was needless worry.