Jason Clark was somewhat surprised; he hadn’t expected Brian Carter to actually notice that he had a light armor. Light armor was certainly powerful, but it also placed a heavy burden on the user. Jason Clark could only handle it for half an hour at most. He had intended to save it for the most critical moment.

After hesitating for a moment, Jason Clark still chose to trust Brian Carter’s judgment. Now was indeed the most critical moment—if they could just reach the shelter, at least his wife and daughter would be safe. Besides, there were so many elderly, women, and children here.

“Arm.” Jason Clark commanded in a deep voice. A faint white light emerged from his palm. The light flowed and spread like water, slowly forming a pale white gauntlet on Jason Clark’s right hand.

This process took about a minute. Only then did the pale white gauntlet fully take shape. On the back of the hand was a snarling wolf emblem, and on the curved surface of the fist, four inch-long fangs jutted out from the wolf’s mouth.

The War Wolf Gauntlet—one of the most commonly used light armors in the Bright Empire’s military. Unfortunately, with Jason Clark’s level five ability, he could only refine a single gauntlet. If he could forge a full set of War Wolf light armor, these lizardmen would be no threat at all.

Even so, with the War Wolf Gauntlet activated, Jason Clark’s speed, strength, and even mental power were all greatly enhanced—his combat power at least tripled. When facing lizardmen, as long as he had a chance to activate the gauntlet, he could kill them.

The problem was that the gauntlet took too long to activate. If the lizardmen attacked suddenly, Jason Clark simply wouldn’t have time.

Brian Carter felt a bit sorry for Jason Clark. He clearly had powerful light armor, but because he didn’t have time to activate it, he’d almost been killed by a lizardman. If he really died, that would be truly frustrating.

But this was a common weakness among low-level light armor users. To activate light armor from the source energy sea required a certain amount of time. If interrupted, not only would the armor fail to activate, but the user’s mental power would also suffer some damage.

Ever since the Bright King Tang Dongjun discovered light armor and established a complete light armor power system, humanity finally had the foundation to dominate the galaxy.

Powerful light armor users could alter the laws of physics. Their various abilities were almost godlike. This was an era in the universe where light armor reigned supreme.

Thousands of years had passed, and human light armor technology had become widespread. But to become a light armor user, one needed not only talent but also sufficient material resources. Only then could one refine light armor.

The ratio of light armor users was about one in ten thousand. That is, out of ten thousand people, only one would be a light armor user.

When Jason Clark activated his light armor, those around him gasped in awe, envy, and joy. With a light armor user to protect them, they felt much safer.

“Light armor users are amazing!”

“We’re saved now—he’s a light armor user…”

“Light armor, light armor, so mighty…”

Jason Clark noticed that Brian Carter’s expression remained calm and indifferent. It was as if the War Wolf Gauntlet on his hand was nothing special at all. Jason Clark couldn’t help but secretly wonder about Brian Carter’s background—what kind of upbringing could give someone such courage, ability, and insight?

He could say with certainty that in his entire life, he had never seen such an outstanding youth. Even counting adults, Brian Carter was still one of the most remarkable people he had ever met.

Little did he know, Brian Carter had memories of the future—he had seen all kinds of powerful light armor before. Jason Clark’s slow activation of his armor only made Brian Carter a bit impatient. The light armor technology of this era was still a bit backward! Brian Carter couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

“Lend me your sword for a bit…” Seeing that Jason Clark was ready, Brian Carter spoke to someone nearby.

That person had no objections and hurriedly handed the sword to Brian Carter. It was a standard military Tang sword—though its quality was far inferior to the Si Feng Sword, it was the weapon Brian Carter was most familiar with. Brian Carter casually twirled the sword in his left hand, found it comfortable enough, and said, “Let’s go…” With that, he strode forward.

“What’s he doing with two swords?” Jason Clark wondered to himself. But Brian Carter’s previous dazzling performance made Jason Clark trust his choices.

Seeing Brian Carter already moving ahead, he hesitated for a moment before quickly following. As an experienced veteran and one of the deputy captains of the defense team, he was long used to leading others. But walking beside this youth, he instinctively obeyed the other’s lead.

To call it obedience wasn’t quite accurate, since Brian Carter hadn’t given any orders. But every move he made was completely in control, leaving Jason Clark no choice but to follow.

The once-dominant Sirius King had wielded twin swords, sweeping across the galaxy, invincible wherever he went. Gripping two swords, that familiar feeling surged up from the depths of memory once again.

The future and the present seemed to truly intertwine through the twin swords in his hands. Only at this moment did Brian Carter truly realize that everything he had seen was not a dream. With all the experience and memories of the future, he would walk a different path in life.

Before him was merely the first challenge he faced. Yet Brian Carter had immense confidence that he could change the tragedy that was about to unfold. With so many advantages, if he still couldn’t change fate, Brian Carter felt he’d have no excuse even if he failed.

Jason Clark walked beside Brian Carter, always feeling that something strange seemed to be happening to Brian Carter. As a level five light armor user, Jason Clark’s mental power was as high as 87, nearly twice that of a normal person. He was also extremely sensitive to fluctuations in emotion and mental energy.