90 Protect the Target [3]

The first one to reach him was a woman, she was holding a dagger and was about to stab him in the chest, but Max dodged it easily, and then slashed her throat, killing her instantly.

[Good, Host, 8/14 remaining]

Now six of the remaining intruders held swords, while two carried special items.

One of them was a brown whip enhanced by 'tracking' magic, meaning it would follow the enemy around until hitting him.

And the other was a violet orb that had the capacity to temporarily enhance the users' strength and speed.

It felt like it was cheating, but Max could guess that such strategies were also used in video games to defeat stronger enemies, so why not in a fantasy world?

The assassin didn't have time to think as the next enemy reached him, and he was forced to dodge the incoming sword.