Lynn stepped forward, towards the cloud ladder that Anthony was climbing.

Clang~

Lynn's right hand moved, and the one-handed sword at his waist was slowly drawn.

With each step he took, the iron boots on his feet struck the granite ground with metallic clangs.

Upon reaching the cloud ladder, Lynn glanced below; Anthony had already reached two-thirds of the way up the wall.

It would only take a few minutes to climb to the top of the wall.

Lynn bent his legs and jumped straight up from the ground.

His leaping body landed steadily on the edge of the wall, with his gaze overlooking everything below.

The surrounding torchlight shone on Lynn's armor, the edges of which glowed with a star-like golden light.

The cold winds of the mountain forest blew, causing Lynn's black cloak to flutter. Along with his black armor and the black one-handed sword...

A sense of majesty and killing intent.

The soldiers defending the castle, who were a bit tired, saw that striking black figure and felt an inexplicable surge of excitement rise in their hearts.

As their Lord, Master Lynn could stand on the front lines of battle, clad in armor, weapon in hand, ready to face the enemy.

They were just moving rolling wood and stones, just pulling arrow after arrow, so what was there to complain about?

Lynn stood atop the wall and shouted, "Soldiers, let me hear your voices!"

Roar!

A wave of roars erupted from the soldiers below.

Roar!

At first, the responding voices were a bit uneven.

Roar! Roar!

Soon, the voices began to overlap.

Roar! Roar! Roar~

All the roars became synchronized, echoing incessantly across the entire wall.

The bandits below, continuously attacking, heard these uniform roars.

Their hearts began to fill with panic.

It felt as if a beast was lurking atop the wall, waiting for them to arrive.

Lynn's voice rang out once more.

"From this moment on! The one who kills the most enemies—will become squad leader! Become Instructor Rose's assistant!"

"Rewards of one hundred pounds of fine salt and one hundred pounds of wheat!"

"Who can claim it?"

Listening to Lynn's words, the soldiers' faces were instantly filled with excitement.

Defending the wall was originally the duty they had as soldiers.

Even if it meant dying here!

But if they were lucky enough to survive and receive Lord Lynn's reward,

why not?

Responses from the soldiers resonated along the wall.

"I can!"

"I can!"

"I can!"

"..."

Lynn replied, "Very good, remember the number of enemies you kill. After the victory, come find me to claim your credit!"

As Lynn's words fell, hysterical responses burst forth.

"Yes!"

[Hint: Commander's Roar skill activated successfully, boosting the morale of the entire army, increasing soldiers' attack power and defense by 10%, duration: 1 hour]

Seeing the prompt before him, Lynn nodded in satisfaction.

A 10% increase in attack power and defense was already a significant boost for soldiers with fixed attributes!

Those morale-boosted roars naturally reached Anthony's ears on the cloud ladder.

He suddenly looked up, gazing through the visor of his plate armor, looking towards the top of the wall.

That black armored figure with the fluttering cloak immediately entered his sight.

Anthony naturally realized that such a distinctive figure in unique standard armor must be the Lord of this land!

Suddenly.

Anthony sped up his climb towards the top of the wall.

Closer.

Closer!

Anthony was about to reach the top of the wall.

Lynn furrowed his brow and, gripping the one-handed sword tightly in his right hand, thrust it fiercely down towards Anthony.

Anthony seemed to have anticipated this, swinging the knight's sword in his right hand.

The knight's sword clashed with Lynn's one-handed sword.

Clang!

The crisp sound reverberated across the wall.

The friction between the blades produced a piercing 'screech,' with sparks visible between them.

Feeling the immense power transmitted through the sword, Anthony's brow furrowed deeply under his visor.

As the swords separated, Anthony's left hand, which was gripping the cloud ladder, and his legs suddenly exerted force.

He leaped up from the ladder, jumping onto the edge of the wall, and quickly jumping down the wall's edge to the pathway above the wall.

To Anthony, a height of nearly half a meter was nothing.

The surrounding soldiers saw Anthony, along with the bandits following behind.

They were immediately filled with tension.

The bandits had climbed onto the wall, and now they faced close-quarters combat!

Seeing several bandits trying to follow the knight and surround Lynn,

Red led some soldiers to block them, preventing these bandits from disrupting the soldiers throwing rolling wood and stones.

Lynn, without any hesitation, lunged at Anthony with his one-handed sword.

He leaped down, moving with such speed, like a phantom.

Seeing the point of cold light before him growing larger in his eyes, Anthony was startled and hurriedly raised the knight's sword in his hand to block.

The clear sound rang out once more on the wall.

Lynn, without any hesitation, relied on the memory fused in his mind and his muscle memory to wield the one-handed sword.

Thrusting or slashing horizontally or chopping diagonally...

His steps were light, but every step was steady and forceful, with the flexibility and angles of his body always within his control.

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