While the other adventurers chatted among themselves as they ate, Dreu quickly wolfed down his food so he could study his window prompt. After the hard fought battle earlier, he wanted to prepare himself as best he could. They were about to enter the final stages of the war. According to Aleit, the victor would be decided in less than two hours. Therefore, they had all eaten with the intention of moving out as soon as they were needed. A full stomach should be enough to get them through the battle with one less thing to worry about.

Dreu began with Guiot, the newest addition to his team.

< Lvl 4 Footman (Guiot):

Description: Serving as a basic infantry in the armies of the Emperor, the footman is a versatile foot soldier with advanced training and the proper equipment to fully utilize its training. In addition, the footman has actual combat experience on the battlefield and has unlocked a skill accessible to the footman unit class. The footman has unquestionable loyalty to the Emperor and will fight to the end if ordered to.

Recommendations:

-Strong against weak monsters.

-Best used in numbers and in close formation.

Skill:

-Taunt (Lvl 1): Active. Enemies within a 2 meter radius of the user will ignore all other targets and attack the target only. Limited to 5 uses per day.

Status:

+10% attack and defense due to Leadership aura. >

The footman gained two levels from the battle. Dreu was also intrigued by the Taunt ability. He recalled them being surrounded by demons forcing Rohese into close combat. Yet, the archer was still standing when they were teleported to the castle. The Taunt must have played a key role in keeping the archer safe. He then checked on Rohese’s status.

< Lv 3 Archer (Rohese):

Description: Serving as an experienced ranged foot soldier in the armies of the Emperor, the archer is given advanced training and armed with a bow and a dagger. An archer has unquestionable loyalty to the Emperor and will fight to the end if ordered to.

Ammunition: Arrows

Recommendations:

-Strong against weak monsters.

-Best used in numbers.

-Take advantage of their range and avoid close quarters.

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Skill:

-Blademaster (Lvl 1): Passive. +15% attack and defense when using a blade weapon.

Status:

+10% attack and defense due to Leadership aura. >

Dreu stared at the Blademaster skill and rubbed his eyes. When the words didn’t change on the window prompt, he scratched his head. An archer skilled in blade weapons was very unorthodox. When he was learning all he could about the Knight Academy, Dreu was told that it took a lot of effort to master a single class. Most knights had to dedicate their entire life in mastering the sword. The same could be said about an archer who would need to train countless hours on using bows and arrows. Someone skilled in both blades and bow would be considered a genius.

Is something on your mind? Rohese asked after noticing Dreu’s stare.

I see that you have the blademaster skill. It’s a very odd thing to have on an archer.

Dreu couldn’t see the archer’s expression but he felt a hesitation in her answer. Instead, Bayard responded in her place.

Rohese was just favored by the gods and gifted the skills in both the bow and blade. Even I’m envious that she could achieve so much more than me in combat.

Dreu didn’t question the logic. He knew he still had much to learn about the Emperor Class. For all he knew, the skills were randomly assigned and some of his summoned units would be stronger than others. Having checked out the status of Guiot and Rohese, he only had Bayard to check.

< Lvl 6 Footman (Bayard):

Description: Serving as a basic infantry in the armies of the Emperor, the footman is a versatile foot soldier with expert training and the proper equipment to fully utilize its training. In addition, the footman has actual combat experience on the battlefield and has unlocked two skills accessible to the footman unit class. The footman has unquestionable loyalty to the Emperor and will fight to the end if ordered to.

Recommendations:

-Strong against weak monsters.

-Best used in numbers and in close formation.

Skill:

-Leadership (Lvl 2): Passive. Nearby allies gain +10% attack and defense within a 4 meter radius of the user

-Shield Bash (Lvl 1): Active. Grants the user to bash foes with a shield. In addition to doing damage, the ability may stun or even send enemies flying. Limited to 5 uses per day.

Status:

-Gain +10% attack and defense from sword and shield gifted by the emperor. >

The Lvl 2 Leadership caught Dreu’s attention. He was unsure if the skill leveled up due to Bayard gaining level 6 or if he met certain requirements while fighting alongside his other summoned units. Regardless, he looked forward to seeing how his first footman improved with time. His party was growing steadily and he needed everything to deal with the threat ahead. With no upgrade points available to him, Dreu had only a single thing he could change to improve his party’s fighting capabilities.

“Sela,” said Dreu when the adventurers took a moment to finish their meals. “Is there an armory around here? A sword is all I need.”

“Are you planning on dual wielding weapons?” she asked after looking down at Dreu’s blade.

“It’s for Rohese.”

“Sure.”

Sela led Dreu to the armory where he picked out one of the standard swords given to ordinary soldiers. On their way back to the mess hall, a soldier ran down the hallway shouting loudly.

“The demons are here! Get to the walls! The demons are here! Get to the walls!”

Without another word, the two ran to the mess hall to rendezvous with the others before they all headed to the wall. Prior to leaving the mess hall, Dreu gave the sword to Rohese.

Thank you, emperor!

Dreu took a quick look at her status.

+10% attack and defense due to Leadership aura.

-Gain +10% attack from sword gifted by the emperor. >

Having done all he could for the battle ahead, Dreu readied himself for the upcoming battle.