Raised Sword - cannot progress

Stuck at raised sword as a free-to-play player. Don’t have enough health, have the breastplate, the scabbard, the sword. I’m short one hit on the last soldier. I’ve tried replaying other levels, only tells me that (essentially) that I’ve already beat this part, and cannot gain credit again.

Using Python

Do I -need- to buy the premium to move on?

what is your health when you begin?

My health starts at 18

Nevermind, I thought I had the items equipped this whole time, but alas, I did not.

have you actually equipped your character with the breastplate? Just purchasing it isn’t the same as equipping it on the character. The breastplate raises your health by 50, which is more than enough to win this level.