The Giant Shield Guards quickly raised their massive shields, protecting themselves and the War Paladins behind them.
TING! TING! TING!~~
A series of crisp taps echoed as the spikes fired by the porcupines collided with the massive shields.
The Giant Shield Guards' shields were enormous, covering most of their own bodies and those of the War Paladins. The spikes from the Spiny Porcupines could not penetrate such a defense.
However, the barbs fired by the Steel-backed Porcupines proved more effective. Due to the close range, they had greater penetrating power. Moreover, the Giant Shield Guards had hesitated for a moment at the start and reacted too slowly. Consequently, many of the Steel-backed Porcupines' barbs dug into the Giant Shield Guards and War Paladins, siphoning a wave of blood and nudging the porcupines' precarious health bars upward.
