Incomprehension

The next moment, however, Jean felt fear, as if he was close to death. That's when he saw him. Rodolphe was right in front of him and yet he hadn't noticed him.

'He must have hidden behind that priest, but how fast would it take? And for me not to notice him?'

Seeing him coming at breakneck speed with orange energy all around him and an unyielding face, he understood.

These were talents!

'An intermediate spell? But she's still only in her twenties and still in the foundation realm!' His eyes wanted to look at Emily, but his body took him back.

He tried to parry Rodolphe's blade, but Rodolphe repositioned it at the last possible moment, attacking his stomach.

Before he had time to think, to parry with his uniform, or to use a magic device, his body acted.

...

There had been no plan. Each action was due to the understanding and knowledge that the group had among themselves.

After creating a screen of energy, Rodolphe rushed towards Emilie who boosted him. He then had to hide behind Emily until the target thought he had won.

'Now.'

Taking advantage of the element of surprise, his opponent failed to completely parry his first blow allowing him to send a second.

He just hadn't anticipated its speed. Seeing his blade coming quickly towards Jean's belly, he wanted to retract it quickly but didn't succeed.

'No!!'

Just before it hit his belly, his opponent's hands lit up quickly creating a web of black energy with superhuman speed.

This didn't reassure Rodolphe. Given the power of his blow, even Jean's personal energy might not be able to protect him. He could only rely on his uniform and his protection. Fortunately, the blow would probably not be fatal.

'What?!'

Meeting the black barrier, the sword was sent flying backward. Then, with a jolt, Rodolphe was gently pushed backward, not understanding what had happened. Had he underestimated the strength of Knights?

After that, the fight became much easier for Jean, and in less than 3 minutes, he beat them without using his equipment.

''Nice performance, really. You have a level between an ancient Knight and a modern Knight without equipment.'' The old Knights were obviously weaker, as the Knight level depended only on their techniques' level.

''Shall we start again?'' His question puzzled the group.

''One of the selection criteria is tenacity after all.'' it was one of the many excuses he had found to spend his time training them rather than doing unnecessary meetings or administration. He would leave that to the other Knights of Cleppe and to his second, François.

...

Jean now trained them every day, guiding not only physically, but also with questions based on his sense of energy: a precious gift. Perhaps he felt guilty about Alain's missing arm.

'They really have found talents.' Jean looked at Rodolphe and Emilie. He already has the strength to become an apprentice knight.

He had lied about their strength. Two weeks ago, they were already slightly above the level of a beginner Knight. But would losing more than half their men be considered a victory? Most likely, they would lose 30 to 35 men to kill one, and that would only be so if the Knight wasn't prudent enough.

'Maybe if they joined Cleppe....' He shook his head. No, having talent wasn't worth it. They didn't accept Ludovic back then. Though Eloise may be worth it. Her strength increased day by day and she was already trying to create her own path.

'But it's not so easy to create your own way...' he sighs.

...

'how is my condition ?' Eloise asked the system.

[Your energy center is getting weaker with each passing day. At this rate, if you don't find nutrients or change your methods, in less than 5 years even your spiritual energy won't be able to repair the damage. At that time... The connections you made will also suffer, not only crippling your energy center but also some parts of your body.]

'Five years, huh?' She looked thoughtful. 'Well, not like there's any other option. I need to achieve the energy creation realm in that time.'

This war, she had to make it her opportunity.

Energy colours :

-Blue = impure

-White - grey = Pure.

-White = Angelic

-Black = Demonic

-Orange - gold = Sacred

Other colors: Energy creation, Paladin. When it becomes your own energy. From then on, the color doesn't matter anymore because you can create any type of energy. Although the color will be slightly influenced by your actions.

Note: In the energy creation realm, pure energy does not yet possess divine power and therefore cannot really be controlled or resist the atmosphere outside the body. Also, although pure energy is said to be identical, in reality, it is influenced by an individual's body. So absorbing too much of it from humans can cause some problems.