Chapter 170:
Natalie led the remaining 50 high-ranking hunters of the White Oak Battalion along the predetermined route, launching an assault on the encirclement around Circle Tower ahead.
Admittedly, it was quite embarrassing.
Despite being the highest-ranking battalion commander, Natalie’s personal strength was basically at the lower-middle level among these 50 individuals.
During the previous meeting, the elder Eugene, Grandma Marianne, and several other veteran captains who had argued with her were all silver-rank Oak Hunters or Oak Sages.
They had actually already qualified to become reserve White Knights. If it weren’t for the collapse of the Avalon Church, these veteran hunters should have returned to the Glamo holy land to prepare for their Holy Grail ceremony.
Even more regrettable was that both the Avalon Holy Statue and the Sacred Grail of Nature had been lost during the church’s decade-long chaos, essentially heralding a terrifying discontinuity in the advanced profession system of the Witch Hunters.
Under such circumstances, Natalie’s mere possession of the Great Oak Sacred Blade was enough to make her the undisputed leader of this group of Witch Hunter Grandmasters!
This sword, rumored to have a rather unsavory history, was now their only remaining sacred relic.
“Little Natalie, if you can survive this battle, hurry and work on enhancing your natural resonance with the sacred blade. With your current compatibility, you can’t even bring out one-tenth of its power,” the veteran Oak Hunter Eugene whispered a reminder as he rode beside Natalie on his horse.