The Black Dragon Knights stationed near the Hellgate—the passageway connecting the Middle Realm and the Demonic Realm—had quite a tedious routine. All they did was train and stand guard. 0

Their facilities were also quite shabby compared to those at the main family estate, but teleporting hundreds of knights at once back and forth just so they could train wasn’t practical either. They never knew when monsters would come rushing through, and there could be countless casualties in the time it took to spot the signs, raise the alarm, and summon the rest of the forces. 0

Besides, they never knew how many enemies were coming, or what kind of strategies they would use that time around. If the knights were careless and used up their energy on training, they would be killed with barely any chance to fight back. Considering all the unknown variables they had to account for, the Black Dragon Knights naturally stuck to a more rigid lifestyle compared to other orders. 0

However…0

“You know, training isn’t boring anymore because now we can practice the swordplay and mana cultivation techniques that Commander Leonard taught us,” one knight remarked.0

“Well, yeah. Before, all we did was work out and spar a bit without even getting to use Aura Blades,” said another knight,...0