Amber Sword

Unless they also use enchanted weapons, but ever since the strength of the Royal Family has waned, the situation of the White Lion Legion has also deteriorated. In the past, the White Lion Legion indeed had a glorious period where everyone was issued magical armor and enchanted swords. But as of today, only a few elite units within the legion can afford to have magical armor for all their members.

As for enchanted weapons, that’s out of the question. Due to the size and material of the weapons themselves, they are often more difficult to enchant than armor, and thus more precious. In Erune, including the Royal Family’s Knight Order, there isn’t a single army that can afford to issue enchanted weapons.

Not to mention, the 4th Regiment under Karen’s command in the White Lion Legion isn’t even considered an elite formation within the legion. Among the two hundred plus members, only a few possess magic swords, most of which are personal items.

In fact, when Karen swung his sword at the armor on the shoulder and neck of Caglis, he couldn’t help but feel a bitter taste in his mouth. The sword in his hand was a treasured family sword, although it was merely a Glow Magic Sword, it was at least somewhat touched by enchantment. Yet this strike only managed to create a deep gash in the opponent’s armor.

Of course, he didn’t know that the armor of Caglis and the officers of the White Lion Guard was specially reinforced, and assumed everyone on the enemy side was the same, causing his heart to turn cold halfway. He, a Swordsman of Silver Rank, couldn’t even break through the opponent’s defense with one strike. If he was like this, it went without saying for the others.

But Karen was shocked, and Caglis was equally shocked.

Without engaging in combat, one wouldn’t know the prowess of the veteran soldiers of the White Lion Legion. To say, his strength had actually reached the Silver Middle Rank after the experiences in the Black Forest, and the level of White Crow Swordsmanship he learned far exceeded his opponent’s. Yet, the opponent almost caught him off guard with simple Military Swordsmanship.

It was just a matter of speed, incredibly fast, as if the opponent anticipated his intentions, cutting off his path of attack with a slice to his neck. If it wasn’t for the White Lion Battle Armor being stronger than anticipated, he might have already ended up in a very dire situation.

At that moment, Caglis recalled the bitter experiences during battles with Bujia, White Knight Aberlon, and Brand.

Instantly, cold sweat ran down Caglis’s back.

And it wasn’t just him; all the young men from Tonyger grew more alarmed as they fought. Though currently they seemed to have the upper hand on the battlefield—the Royal Kingdom’s White Lion Legion had been continually losing troops from the beginning, whereas their side hadn’t even suffered any minor injuries.

Yet, everyone knew this wasn’t due to their abilities. It was purely because of the outrageously effective Battle Armor designed by the Lord. In fact, they were being pressed by the veteran troops of the Royal White Lion Legion to the point that they could barely fight back. The veteran troops often struck them more than ten times, but the White Lion Armor showed not a single flaw, while every counterattack with the Lion Sword often resulted in severe injuries or deaths for the opponents.

The veteran soldiers of the Royal White Lion Legion relied on the limited acceleration capability offered by the defective ’White Lion Armor’ to seize fleeting opportunities to strike, causing chaos for Caglis and his companions every time.

Only, the more Caglis fought, the more amazed he became, while Karen grew more despondent with each engagement.

No matter how much advantage they gained, they could never achieve victory.

Moreover, their opponents weren’t a ragtag bunch, and Karen could see that. Caglis and his group were like recruits on the battlefield, lacking only experience.

But they were becoming more mature, and their counterattacks and defenses were growing more stable. By comparison, they had instead become the teachers—showing the opponents how to kill them.

Karen couldn’t help but close his eyes in agony.

Caglis finally could not hold back either. He wasn’t a fool; if they continued fighting like this, whether they learned anything became irrelevant. The morale of the Lord’s White Lion Guard might be entirely eroded. Although arrogance often leads to destruction, a military force cannot be without its pride.

He couldn’t help but look with some admiration at the fighting White Lion veterans across from him.

Simultaneously, he issued a command: "White Lion Legion, abandon defense, attack with full force!" He practically roared the order. To say it was almost laughable, their clumsy defenses were utterly useless against the opponents, and it might be better to leave the protection to the White Lion Armor and go all out to shatter the opponent’s formation directly.