Thus, the first battle began! Although the iron soldiers' individual strength merely stood at the peak of the Transcendent Rank, they didn't have gravity to worry about. Fluid moves and perfect coordination rapidly showcased the seriousness of their threats.

　　Without the use of mighty spells, though Konrad could effortlessly cleave a path for himself, for those at his back, that was another story.

　　Or so he thought…

　　As soon as his sword slash split the ten iron soldiers in two, their two halves again joined one another, returning to a perfect state before resuming their charge toward the group.

　　Konrad frowned.

　　"Since when do the guardians regenerate mid-fight?

　　Don't even mention Transcendent Rank experts. With such a trial, how do low and mid-level Semi-Saints survive?

　　Is the tower deliberately making things difficult for us?"

　　Konrad wondered, but he wasn't given much time to pursue his thought. Though the narrow pa.s.sageway guaranteed that they could only battle a small enemy wave at a time, with their foes' instant regeneration abilities, it also made fighting their way out nigh impossible!

　　*Clang*

　　Horizontally bending her energy sword, Iliana stopped the offensive of three iron guards, deflected their strength, then beheaded them. At her side, Jasmine skewered them one after the other while at their back, Daphne summoned a bow, and fired energy arrows at the incoming troops.

　　The others didn't fall behind.

　　Freya and Astarte who cultivated the Battle Scripture seemed to get stronger as the fight dragged, the intensity of clas.h.i.+ng steel empowering their moves.

　　Zamira and Lena who possessed the highest cultivation led the charge, while Faidra and Aliki a.s.sisted Diyana in firing spells.

　　Meanwhile, Konrad handled the front, cleaving dozens of enemies with every single sword slash. But to no avail!

　　Worse, they didn't dare step forward because they knew well-enough that doing so would allow the reconstructing guards to divide and encircle them!

　　The Hundred Flower Scripture pract.i.tioners could turn into light particles and flee. However, that decision came at the cost of the others. And in this current situation, using a stronger a.r.s.enal such as lineage weapons served no purpose.

　　It wasn't about how many they could kill. They had to find a way to stop the regeneration process. And following half-an-hour of melee, though the rear still stood firm, Konrad didn't doubt they would soon start faltering.

　　He'd long since considered pulling them all into his s.p.a.ce pouch but realized he couldn't.

　　He could neither bring people in nor bring them out. Only items were allowed.

　　"Since the guards are invincible, to begin with, why forbid the use of sixth circle spells? It's not like it would anything. On the contrary, I would exhaust me faster.

　　What can I do with a sixth circle spell that I can't do with arms?"

　　Konrad wondered while beheading the a.s.sailants. And suddenly, the realization dawned onto him.

　　"Kill them all…at the same time…in a single move."