Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20170526162707/@comment-29729973-20170601040543

DinosaurHunter4577 wrote: Ea225225 wrote:

DinosaurHunter4577 wrote: Yeah but I feel that Nico trump Magnus in combat with weapons because Magnus doesn't have Jack and Nico is actually a very skilled warrior being able to defeat six Romans in full combat gear whilst being drained from Shadow Travel.

“Even in their armor, the Romans were starting to gain on Solace. Nico cursed and raced after them. He didn’t want to kill other demigods if he could avoid it. Fortunately, he didn’t need to. He tripped the Roman in the back and the others turned. Nico jumped into the crowd, kicking groins, smacking faces with the flat of his blade, bashing helmets with his pommel. In ten seconds, the Romans all lay groaning and dazed on the ground.” But your avoiding the fact that he took them by surprise.

No actually he only took one by surprise: "He tripped the Roman in the back and the others turned." No, he took all of them by surprise, the Romans weren't ready for him weren't they? And come on, Nico is decent fighter, but are you really going to believe that Nico took out 6 seasoned Roman soldiers without having a one-up on them? Like I said Nico is decent, but he is nowhere near as skilled and strong as those Romans were.

AACM12: To counter your claim, it was said in Percy Jackson Greek Heroes that ADHD demigods tend to focus on one thing like a laser beam. The Romans were busy chasing Solace. At the time, that was their number one priority, because they knew if they let them escape, it would mean bad news for the Romans, and it would have been on THEM. So when all your focus is on one thing out of panic, you tend to lose sight of the bigger problem around you. They also had no idea that someone else was near the whole time.