Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 624 - 588 The Battle of Giants

Maguire was a Knight, serving in Langton's Third Garrison Knight Order, and was now a senior Knight. With just a few more accolades, once the Captain retires or there's a vacancy, he could become the new Captain.

For this reason, Maguire was eager to make a name for himself on the battlefield.

When Perfikot drafted senior Knights from various Knight Orders for a cleanup mission in the outer districts, Maguire eagerly volunteered.

The Langton Third Garrison Knight Order was not the main defensive force of Langton, so the equipment upgrades for this knight order were relatively slow.

After the major Knight Orders had completed their Steam Armor upgrades, it was finally their turn, but only the senior Knights could receive a set of Steam Armor.

As one of the few senior Knights in the order, he naturally had a set of Steam Armor.

Maguire praised it highly, believing that as long as he donned this armor, there was nothing to fear.

But today, as he was deployed onto the ground along with his Steam Armor and advanced with an enormous Godslaying Armor so massive he had to look up to see its head while engaging in combat against the Evil God Sect, Maguire felt he might have overestimated his courage.

The battlefield before him was beyond his imagination, like the mythic era had returned, with legendary creatures fighting before him.

Four giants, each tens of meters tall, battled each other, and the clangor of their weapons dazed Maguire. Beyond that, every step they took could crush several buildings and even break the frozen ground, making it hard for the Steam Knights to stand firm.

In such a situation, even though Maguire wanted to make a name for himself, he couldn't muster the courage to charge at those two purple giants.

But as a Knight, he still tried to contribute to the battle, so he avoided the four fighting giants, jumped onto the roof of a reasonably stable building, set up his recoilless cannon, and began attacking one of the purple giants.

Though the shells hit accurately, the power of the recoilless cannon seemed too weak, hardly harming the purple giant at all.

This left Maguire frustrated—could he not even participate in such a battle?

To be honest, for the four battling giants, the Steam Knights, not even reaching their ankles, truly had little chance of joining the fray.

Whether it was the Godslaying Armor or the purple giants before him, they possessed the massive size and defenses to withstand the attacks of the Steam Knights.

Yet Maguire didn't despair; he dropped the recoilless cannon and drew his family heirloom Knight sword.

Normally, a regular-sized Knight sword wasn't suitable for Steam Armor, as most weren't large enough for it to wield. Even a two-handed greatsword felt light as a single-handed sword in the armor's grip.

But the sword in Maguire's hand was larger than most Knight swords. After becoming a Steam Knight, he even had it reforged, making it fit perfectly in the armor's grip.

With a sword in hand, confidence surged through Maguire. He believed there was nothing his sword couldn't cut through.

Resolutely, he charged at one of the purple giants.

During the charge, Maguire felt like the heroes from Knight novels, charging at dragons, monsters, and beasts, filled with heroic and fearless spirit.

Along the way, he dodged the relentless stomping of the four giants' eight legs and moved along the shattered ice to reach the purple giant.

Upon closer inspection, he saw the giant's legs were shaped like hooves. Maguire didn't hesitate; with a powerful step forward, he leapt high, raised his heirloom Knight sword, and struck fiercely at the purple giant's ankle.

No helping it, even though the Steam Knight stood over two meters tall, it was still too short compared to a giant tens of meters tall.

Even though Maguire jumped as high as he could, he could only reach the giant's lower leg and ankle, so he decisively struck the purple giant's ankle with his sword.

He recalled an ancient myth where an invulnerable hero died from an ankle wound.

This led him to believe the giant's ankle might be its weak point.

He swung his sword, slashing ferociously at the purple giant's ankle.

To his credit, the attack had some effect. At least it penetrated the skin rather than bouncing off.

However, the impact wasn't significant; even though the slash cut several inches deep, creating a large wound, it was still a minor injury compared to the giant's massive physique.

Like someone poking your heel with a toothpick, even if it penetrated, it would hurt but not cause serious harm.

The purple giant felt the pain and stumbled slightly, but Maguire's effort didn't inflict serious damage.

Still, Maguire's strike provided the Clawed Wolf fighting the purple giant a chance to attack. Its cleaving axe transformed once more into a colossal sword, unleashing a powerful slash!

With just one stroke, it left a massive wound across the purple giant's chest, extending from the shoulder to the side, deeply enough to expose bones and internal organs.

Seeing this, Maguire quickly retreated. In this giant-level battle, he was too insignificant and could easily be swept away by its force and perish silently.

Even though Maguire aspired to earn accolades and become a hero, this was not the way.

While Maguire knew when to advance and retreat, not every Knight in battle exercised the same restraint.

An overzealous Knight, seeing Maguire's successful attack, attempted to imitate him by charging the severely wounded purple giant.

Using the nearby partly collapsed building debris, he leapt high, trying to thrust his weapon into the giant's thigh.

Then he was grabbed by another set of arms from behind the purple giant and crushed into a bloody pulp, becoming one of the Knights who perished that day.