As the two powerful gate-guarding giants were dealt with, the oppressive atmosphere in the air suddenly lightened considerably, causing the knights of the Meipros family to subconsciously breathe a sigh of relief.
Afterward, one by one, more giant guards surged out from the city. However, their strength was undoubtedly much weaker compared to the pair guarding the gate. This time, not only did Reiger, Liz, Revin, and Nipede take action, but even Kazi and others also joined the frontline, engaging in combat with the giant guards.
The ordinary giant guards possessed strength and endurance equivalent to Lv.7, but their agility and speed were only equivalent to Lv.5. Therefore, even Axel and Diego, who were only at Lv.5, could easily engage with the giants romantically, as long as they avoided being hit by the giants’ stone spears and fists.
The knights of the Meipros family, who were equivalent to Lv.4, were the same. They definitely couldn’t defeat a giant guard in single combat, but in a group fight, the outcome wasn’t so certain.
The swordsman formed the vanguard, conducting guerrilla warfare to attract the attention of the giant guards and disrupt their offensive, while the magicians provided focused support from behind, either by enhancing the vanguard with magic or bombarding and debuffing the giant guards. With this coordination, even a hundred swordsmen could tangle with about ten giant guards, block their charge, and leave them helpless.
As for Revin, Nipede, Liz, and Kazi, their roles were even more defined.
They were the damage dealers.
There was no helping it. Facing giant guards whose ’endurance’ was among the top at Lv.7, even if Axel, Diego, and the knights of the Meipros family could hold them off, they struggled to inflict effective damage.
Only a few people like Liz had the capability to hurt the giant guards.
It goes without saying for Liz, as the sword of Moslo she wielded was an incredible Ancient Secret Treasure. In Reiger’s feeling, it was even more powerful than a first-class special armament. Plus, Reiger had also enhanced it with magic like "Weapon Blessing" and "Weapon Magic," allowing the little princess to break through the defenses of those two gate-guarding giants, let alone these weaker guards.
Revin was the same. The Sword of the Rebel, the strongest weapon in the Kingdom of Janas and also an Ancient Secret Treasure, was easily capable of breaking through defenses due to the enhancing effect of the Uron sword technique.
Nipede, on the other hand, utilized the power of magical artifacts he carried, bombarding with highly potent transformational elemental magic, capable at least of scraping off a layer of skin from the giant guards.
As for Kazi, the only one equivalent to Lv.6 senior swordsmen, he shouldn’t have been able to break through the defense of the giant guards. However, as the eldest son of Revin and the great young master of the Meipros family, seen by many as the next successor of the Border Guardian Sword Saint, he also carried an artifact of his own.
It wasn’t an Ancient Secret Treasure passed down from the ancient magical civilization, but a modern secret treasure born under the technology of modern magical civilization.
Indeed, the modern magical civilization couldn’t compare to the ancient magical civilization in strength, but over thousands of years of development across the Akasha continent, some exceptionally talented individuals had expended their lifetime’s knowledge and effort to create some powerful artifacts.
These modern magical civilization artifacts might not be as miraculous as those of the ancient, but they were far stronger than ordinary magical weapons, magical armor, or magical artifacts.
For example, Albert Bolei, the heir of the Borlay family who fought with Reiger once in the palace and solidified Reiger’s position as the Sword Saint—once drew his personal blade in front of Reiger.
This blade had a magnificent history within the Borlay family; even the Sword Saint of the Borlay family had used it, a magical weapon of formidable power.
In terms of sharpness, this blade was perhaps not much inferior to Revin’s Sword of the Rebel, only lacking the Rebel’s peculiar abilities, such as breaking through defenses, spells, and curses.
It also had its special trait; it was incredibly durable, never having worn out to date, and even an Ancient Secret Treasure like the Sword of the Rebel probably couldn’t notch it.
This is what modern secret treasures are—forged by master craftsmen throughout thousands of years of modern magical civilization, making them some of the finest modern masterpieces.
As the heir of the Meipros family, Kazi’s weapon was also among the ranks of modern secret treasures, crafted by three construction mages skilled in Alchemy Magic in collaboration with a master blacksmith of today, using the most precious metals found within the Kingdom of Janas.
This blade in Kazi’s hands, emitting faint light particles, might not be as sharp as the Sword of the Rebel, but it possessed a unique ability only present in the Rebel—armor penetration.
Thus, Kazi also had the ability to damage the giant guards, working in conjunction with Revin and Nipede, causing injuries on each of the giant guards.
It was because of the injuries they caused that Axel, Diego, and the knights of the Meipros family could afflict the giant guards, targeting those wounds and tearing through the flesh of the giant guards to the greatest extent.