The Vanguard Battle: 18-The Damage Was Great, but the Humiliation Was Greater

Lamiel defeated and captured Russell, commander of the Black Sword Royal Knights. The news quickly spread throughout the entire Slaughter Force.

Lamiel also took photos of herself defeating Sky Sword and sent them to the battlefield commander.

The commander immediately ordered the photos projected across every battlefield.

This dealt a severe blow to the Dion Army's Decisive Battle Force on the battlefield.

War correspondents filming from afar also spread the news of the Black Sword Royal Knights commander's defeat and capture across the world.

F91 carried the armless, legless Sky Sword back to the mothership.

Along the way, Lamiel instructed the personnel aboard the mothership to invite some international media reporters onto the ship.

Although quite a few Dion Army forces tried to rescue Russell along the way, they were all intercepted.

After F91 returned to the mothership, the armless, legless Sky Sword was mounted on a suspension rig.

Many of the invited war correspondents rushed up to the limbless Sky Sword and aimed their cameras at it.

The staff opened Sky Sword's cockpit and dragged Russell out. His hands were cuffed behind his back, and his helmet was removed. The war correspondents desperately aimed their cameras at Russell's face.

Lamiel stepped out of F91's cockpit and instructed her subordinates to turn Russell's face toward the reporters' cameras.

"Sir Knight Commander, now that you've been defeated and captured, is there anything you'd like to say?"

"Do you feel ashamed to have lost to your opponent?"

"If you return after such a defeat, how will you explain yourself to His Majesty the Emperor?"

"Sir Knight Commander, do you have any words of apology for the people of your homeland?"

"Sir Knight, does the Dion Empire's knightly spirit include a tradition of seppuku? After a defeat like yours, should you take a