Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method Chapter 2915: 592: Frost Giant’s Return! The Mythical Era Returns! (part 2)
Previously on Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method...
The enormous silhouette, stretching a thousand miles high, staggered back several steps without control before finding its balance. Levi descended smoothly to the earth, crossing his arms, and remarked:
"Do you still wish to take me down, sir?"
"You... such an overconfident youth. I merely unleashed a fraction of my might before, but now, I won't hold back.
I am Guman, the mightiest swordsman among the Giant clan, and the blade I wield is known as [Flame Soul], an ultimate artifact. I refuse to gain an unfair edge over you. Boss, loan him your shield temporarily, allow him to wield two supreme treasures against me!"
The Fire Giant King clearly possessed a fiery disposition. The boss he mentioned was Raffi, the King of Mountain Giants, who held the pinnacle of level 10 late-stage power.
As the supreme leader of every giant in this domain, Raffi commanded the greatest respect, displayed the steadiest temperament, and possessed notable intelligence—a perfect counterpart to Guman's impulsive nature, like the composed red face to the rash white face.
Raffi gestured with his hand, hurling the shield forward, unconcerned that Levi might flee with the priceless item. With a heavy crash, the shield returned to its prior spot.
"Appreciate it, but I have no need for it."
Levi, relying on his bare hands, felt his battle intent surging as he charged ahead. Clashing with the yielding Grey Mist Monarch failed to play to his bodily strengths; he favored confronting giants and dragons, those resilient foes, trading strikes directly.
"You're declining one? Then I'll do the same."
Guman flung the [Flame Soul] toward Raffi, his fist as vast as a mountain ripping through the atmosphere like a tempest, shattering all in its way into basic elements.
Boom!
A level 9 Crimson Emperor Dragon against a level 10 Fire Giant King!
The impact of these two overwhelming powers mirrored high-velocity meteors smashing together, releasing endless megatons of force. The resulting tremors raced outward, startling every giant dwelling in this realm, who lifted their gazes in stunned awe.
"These intense ripples. This must be the Giant Kings clashing."
"Hurry, the Giant Kings are likely training. Let's head over to watch."
"Be cautious, avoid getting swept up in it."
Throughout the realm, powerful giants hurried to the scene, observing the fray from a distance. One was a blazing red colossus, towering a thousand miles, unmistakably Guman.
And facing it... nothing appeared to stand there.
No, a tiny dark speck existed.
It was a warrior in black armor, bearing a sword, challenging the Fire Giant King as if a gnat assaulting a peak, trading hundreds of exchanges in mere instants, with no victor emerging.
"How is this feasible?"
"That's a human, isn't it? How could a human's power rival Lord Guman's? We've only had outgoing paths, so how did a human enter our domain?"
"And he appears to be merely level 9..."
"This, this defies belief! He has to be concealing his actual power."
Secluded from the outside for hundreds of thousands of years, the giants struggled to accept that a level 9 entity—the lowliest among humans—could match a level 10 giant.
In the heat of combat, Levi refrained from triggering any Blood Battle Armor enhancements or invoking the Giant Power, depending purely on his well-rounded physical prowess to exchange punches with Guman. Luckily, the realm forged by the Ancestor of Giants proved resilient; else, a typical vast world would have shattered ages ago, its plane utterly ruined.
"This human surely employed some breakthrough or explosive potential forbidden arts; he won't sustain it much longer. Plus, that elite armor he's clad in is exceptionally potent, or he'd have been pulverized already, and Lord Guman hasn't even drawn the Flame Soul Sword."
"Despite that, it's astonishing. Lord Guman sits at level 10 mid-stage; regular level 10s wouldn't dare block his blows squarely. This one's just level 9—picture his might at level 10. Speaking of which, what's happening in this age?
During our forebears' settlement in Ancestral God’s Land, humans ranked as mere wizards at most, and in bodily terms, they lagged at the very bottom among all races."
Raffi's expression grew grave; as a level 10 late-stage expert, he discerned Levi's exceptional nature. His mind swirled with uncertainty, since the Ancestor of Frost Giants had established strict protocols to safeguard Ancestral God’s Land completely, including:
Exits permitted but no admissions, and any recollections of Ancestral God’s Land would fade automatically upon departure. The forebears decreed that the sole potential intruder must possess the emblem from the [Frost Cold Tome], which matched the individual now present, and they were not to hinder him.
However, subtle probes into his nature were allowed; if he proved excessively wicked and unfit for alliance with the giants, elimination was in order. Should his disposition reveal itself as upright, partnership could form, uniting to scheme against the Heavenly Chopping!
Judging by the conduct and poise of the black-armored swordsman so far, Raffi felt inner approval, noting his balanced demeanor—neither humble nor haughty, calm and reserved. Even when baited by a volatile figure like the second-in-command, he remained unruffled, a sign of someone destined for greatness.
Naturally, the most startling aspect was his sheer power!
To join forces with the Ancestor of Giants in scheming the Heavenly Chopping, this individual certainly qualified.
Throughout Giant clan annals, just one figure at level 9 had neared this level of feat, and that was... Gullwig!
The duel between Levi and the Fire Giant King dragged on for an entire month, drawing ever-larger crowds who beheld this historic confrontation.
Likely to avoid overwhelming Levi, Guman held back on casting spells. Though unconvinced and somewhat drained, it persisted stubbornly, unwilling to yield.
As a haughty level 10 mid-stage being, suffering defeat at a youngster's hands
Would tarnish the Giant clan's honor.
Following two additional months of intense combat, all recognized Levi's formidable prowess, while observing the Fire Giant King's waning energy.
Raffi desired to end the bout but hesitated, concerned about bruising Guman's pride.