To be honest, I wasn’t in good shape.

The space was narrow, with few places to hide, unlike the battlefield. The sheer number of enemies crammed into the tight corridors made it feel overwhelming. Even in war, where thousands of enemies might gather, I wasn’t fighting the entire battlefield. There were trenches wide enough for small squads to maneuver. Here, the second-floor hallway offered no such leeway.

Naturally, I was far more exposed to enemy attacks.

The opponents weren’t ordinary soldiers either—they were trained knights. While they might have lacked real experience in killing humans, they were still formidable enough …