The momentum had shifted entirely in favor of House Desgarron.
Fernand pressed his advantage against the retreating Sunlit Order members, his crystalline blade weaving through their defenses with masterful precision.
Beside him, Kilian's runic gauntlets hammered down another attacker, the impact creating a shockwave that sent two more stumbling backward.
"They're breaking completely!" Roland shouted, his hammer Artifact crackling with energy as he prepared another devastating strike.
Serena's face twisted with desperation as she watched her forces crumble.
Three members were dead now, five more severely wounded, and the rest being systematically pushed back by the Desgarron staff's superior coordination.
This wasn't how it was supposed to go.
The infection should have weakened them more, the ambush should have caught them off guard completely.
'Where did we miscalculate?' she thought frantically, her whip Artifact barely deflecting a strike from Cynthia's blade.
