When the frenzied Artorias charged forward, the adventurers present had already assumed a defensive stance, and their movements had become quite skilled.
Perhaps it's because they had fought with the Abyss Wanderer at his peak many times before, and the memories of those battles have almost become automatic responses of their bodies.
The frenzied Artorias appeared even more menacing, his madness almost enough to scare a street full of children into tears, or maybe not so few.
However, if you disregard his appearance and only consider combat power, then in this state, there's no doubt that he is in a significantly weakened condition.
His dominant hand was disabled, he could only wield a sword with an unfamiliar arm, the Big Shield used for defense was shattered and picked up by the adventurers, and his mind, clouded by madness, couldn't make clear combat decisions...
