Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 173

Everyone froze.

The Newbies who had come running were looking at the dead spider in shock, just like the examiner.

What the hell?!

This guy was weaker than all of them, and yet, he killed this spider with ease!

Was this a weaker specimen?

No, based on its size and the Ether they felt, this one was just as strong as the other one.

But then, how did a mere Peak Adept kill an Initial Ferocious Beast on his own?!

Sure, Dylan could have probably killed that first spider on his own, but it would have taken a bit of time.

Usually, humans worked together when fighting beasts due to their size.

Ferocious Beasts tended to be rather large, which made it difficult to injure their vital areas.

One person focused on defense, while one person focused on offense.

And yet, Kyle did both!

He dealt with the spider's attacks and then unleashed a devastating attack of his own.

For the first time, the Newbies actually evaluated Kyle.

When they looked at Kyle's hammer and armor, they realized something.

They had thought that he was an Armor Breaker, but that was not true.

At least, that wasn't the only thing.

His armor and the way he used it made him into a Shouter as well, and the pick on his hammer also turned him into an Armor Piercer.

Just like Shouters, Armor Piercers and Armor Breakers were roles people fulfilled during fights, more specifically, in fights against beasts.

An Armor Breaker destroyed a beast's armor, opening them up to an attack.

For example, when Dylan struck the spider's chitin, he completely destroyed its armor, allowing Marvin to attack its vulnerable parts.

An Armor Piercer, on the other hand, was somebody with incredible offensive potential who didn't care about any enemy's armor.

The Newbie, who used a spear, was a good example.

If he thrust his spear towards a beast, he would most likely be able to pierce through the armor and injure the beast.

However, this was essentially a single opening, and the armor around the hole was still intact.

Sure, the others could try to hit the hole with their own attacks, but that wasn't easy since the beast would be on a constant move.

Armor Breakers gave others an opportunity to attack, while Armor Piercers didn't care about armor themselves.

When they realized that Kyle could fulfill three roles at once, they didn't know how to feel.

Usually, focusing on several roles at once meant that the person was lackluster in all of them.

And yet, it seemed to work out for Kyle.

Naturally, the examiner also noticed all of these things and more.

He had seen Kyle fighting the spider, and he could see how Kyle had managed to win.

In fact, the reason why he had won so easily wasn't because he had three roles.

It was because of the way he had fought.

When humans fought beasts, they were very methodical and careful.

One attack from the beast could kill them, which was why they made sure to never give the beast an opportunity.

They would grind the beast down slowly and methodically.

Kyle had not acted like that.

In fact, jumping forward and blocking the fangs with his shoulder plates was about as risky as it got.

Without this risky maneuver, the spider would have eventually overwhelmed him. _{freeweɓnøvel.com}