Matthew hit the man, who was robbing him, hard with his backpack driving him back with the force. However, not before he pierced Matthew's belly with his knife.
The man pierced his vital shield, he was also an adventurer. Of course he was, Matthew thought to himself, who would try to rob someone dressed in the uniform of an adventurer school if not an adventurer himself.
The second man also drew a knife and both men were now flanking Matthew whose only weapon was his backpack. Inside of it he had the training swords he took from school, but did he have the time to retrieve them? And would they be of any help?
The second man took Matthew's hesitation and tried to stab him on the neck. Matthew managed to react in time and hold his hand before it landed, but the first man soon approached and stabbed him again on the belly.
