Avery was still on the backfoot even with his own weapon equal to what Matthias was wielding.
He was truthfully a bit stronger and faster, but there was a great deal of difference between their level of skill.
Matthias had trained extensively with his chosen melee weapon, while this was really the first time that Avery was fighting with a metal rod.
Still, he was able to keep up better than before thanks to no longer being at a disadvantage in terms of range.
His laser pistol had basically been of no use against Matthias, so he was not even counting that weapon.
For several minutes the two of them continued to spar, with Avery almost entirely on the defensive.
Whenever he did find an opening to strike, it was almost always a trap that Matthias used to deliver a devastating counter.
Despite obviously losing the fight, Avery could not help smiling as he continued to trade blows with his opponent.
