The bluecloak bowed his head. To his right was the Svartalfar protector who was strangely on his side - they were against two of his fellow bluecloaks. He had thought of them as older brothers. They'd been bluecloaks for ten years before he earned his. They were veterans and by himself he wouldn't stand a chance against them.
When the enemy adventurer guild appeared behind them, the bluecloaks attacked; the elder towards the forest protector and Griezmann towards him.
He was familiar with their tactics and hoped Benzhi would survive. The adventurer Svartalfar had one advantage, he would be resurrected by the gatekeepers. He traded blows with Griezmann, and each strike was parried with their qi enabled swords. Even if he got past his opponent's guard, then there would be a barrier and then stoneskin.
They were built for long battles with high defence and that's were efficiency, tactics and the size of their qi core played a role.