We need to cut off their momentum.0

Even though the Mobile Fortress and the Aeroship fleet were supporting the expedition team, the sheer difference in numbers was overwhelming. The battle felt like an endless quagmire that wouldn’t stop until Yggdrasil was defeated. Once the expedition lost its momentum, it would be incredibly difficult to regain it.0

The canyon formed by the Sky and Clouds Piercer managed to disrupt the enemy's relentless advance, but it only bought a brief moment of respite.0

Thus, Leonard drew four swords and intercepted the enemies that had managed to approach the fortress. They weren’t Wraith Kings or formidable foes—just countless lowly minions, so he wasn’t about to waste more power on them.0

His mission was to defend the garrison and the Mobile Fortress, keeping himself in peak condition until the moment he could intervene in the fight between the commanders and the Wraith Kings. That was Leonard’s role as the special officer.0

Five Elements Style, Four Swords Style1

Azure Dragon Thirty-Sixth Form: Surge of the Dragon King0

Azure Dragon Qi radiated from the four swords, taking the shape of an otherworldly divine beast. Two horns, resembling those of a mystical stag, grew from its head, and its long whiskers, protruding from its snout, delicately danced as if reading the flow of the wind. Blue lightning occasionally flickered across the scales made of augmented energy.0

The dragon moved gracefully, as flexible as a serpent. Two pairs of talons, as...0