Chapter1124:TheGiantsAttack
"Thegiantsarecoming!"
ThisisthefirstdaythemainlandappearedintheUndergroundCemetery,andthenewsspreadurgentlythroughoutthecontinent.
Duetotheuseofthewarlockbloodline,whichisscarceinthisera,forsynchronousintelligencetransmissionacrosskingdomlevels,onlythehighestpriorityinformationwouldbetransmittedimmediately.
Warlockswithspecialcommunicationbloodlinemagicdon’thavetodoanythingintheirlifetime.Thereareplentyofmerchantsandnobleswavinggoldtohirethem.
Theycanentertheroyalpalaceiftheywant,jointhemerchants’associationiftheywant,andeveniftheyarecapturedduringwar,theyaretreatedwell,withgoodfoodandaccommodation.Thereisabsolutelynoabuse,andchangingsidesisalwaysverypopular.
Afterall,theypossessthecrucialabilityoftransmittinginformationfortheentirecontinent,whichismuchfasterthansendingmessagesthroughcarrierpigeonsorhorse-drawncarriages.
Thisbloodlineusedtobeverycommonduringthedivineera,similartotheprofessionofamailmanduringthattime.Itwasacommonbloodlinethatmagesweretrainedin.
Underthechangesofthetimes,eventhisoriginallycommonbloodlinehasbecomehighlysoughtafter,indicatinghowfarthehumanbloodlinefromthedivineerahasdeclined.
Duetothelimitedinformationthatthemodernwarlockbloodlinepowercantransmitdaily,onlyinthemostsignificanteventswilltherebeascenewhereallwarlocksacrossthecontinenttransmitthesameinformation.
ThepreviousbattlebetweentheSiaKingdomRoyalKnightsandtheEmpire’sFirstMagicArmyLegion,theappearanceofthenuclearexplosionforbiddenspell,andthenewsoftheupcomingestablishmentoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder,werealltransmittedastoppriorityinformationtotheentirecontinentinthisway.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袚)
"Thegiantshaveadvancedtotheborderofthecentralmountains!"
OnthefirstdayoftheUndergroundCemeteryappearingintheworld,signsofwhatseemedtobeagiantseadragonwerediscoveredontheLeviathanEmpire’sside,causingtensionamongallthekingsandtriballeadersacrossthecontinent.
ComparedtotheEmeraldSeaDragonBeastthatfrequentlydivesintothewater,theblackirongiantdoesn’ttrytodisguiseitselfatall.
It’snotthattheblackirongiantcannotdoit,butrather,itlooksdownupondoingso.
Asoneofhumanity’smostpowerfulassetsduringthedivineera,thefinalgiantsremainedhiddeninthecentralmountainsforhundredsofyearsuntilthelastwarreacheditsheatedphaseandtheyofficiallyjoinedthefight.
AsgiantsbornfromtheEarth,aslongastheysleepwithinthemountains,theirbodiesnaturallyblendintothelandscape,tothepointthatevenmagiccannotdiscernthem.
Thelastgiant,becauseheatesomethingheshouldn’thave,sleptthroughtheentirewarbetweengiantsanddragons.Whenhewokeup,hefoundthathewastheonlygiantleftintheworld,andhehadgrowntobefiftymeterstall.
Whenhewasdiscoveredbythegoldenhumans,helearnedthatthegiantclanhadbeencompletelywipedout,andhewasthelastoneleft.Hewasfilledwithangerandimmediatelyjoinedthehumanarmythatwasplanningtoresistthedragons.
Inthedecisivebattleforthecontinentalcrown,thelastgiantsacrificedeverythinganddiedagloriousdeath.Thismarkedtheendofthelegendofthegiantclan.
ThenextthingthathappenedwasthelegendofTheKingofUndead.
Withthepassingofthelastgiant,thesoulofthedepartedprincesswasinfusedintothegiant’sbody,givingbirthtothemighty"blackirongiant."
Theblackirongiant,bornastheultimateundeadweapononthebattlefieldofthedivineera,notonlyinheritedtheunreasonablepowerofthelastgiant,surpassingeventhedragons,butalsopossessedtheEarthChild’sattributes.Itnolongerhadanyweaknesses.
Ithadnovulnerabilities,noweaknessesinitsspirit,andcouldfightendlesslywithouteverstopping.
EventhoughthePrincesswhoinheritedthepowersofthegiantsomehowbelievedthatTheKingofUndeadwasherfather,thissmallflawdidn’taffectthecombatabilitiesoftheblackirongiant.
ItseemedthatthebodyoftheblackirongiantandthePassedPrincesswereperfectlysynchronized.Thesetwobeings,withcompletelydifferentformsofexistence,fusedtogetherinacompletelynewway.
Notadeadperson,noralivingcreature,theultimateundeadweapon,theblackirongiant,hassurpassedtheconceptofnormalintelligentbeings,andcanberegardedasagreateternalcreation.
Whensteppingontheground,thereisnosuchthingasdefeat.
Forthesakeofherfather’scommand,nomatterhowpowerfultheopponentmaybe,PassedPrincesswillbravelychargeforward,thisisherfightingstyle.
Tacticsandsuch,neverlearned,isitimportant?
Sheisnotresponsibleforcuttingofftheenemy’slogisticsliketheEmeraldSeaDragonBeast,whichwouldinterferewiththeoverallsituation.
Thewarfareskillsoftheblackirongiantaresimilartothoseofthetrollclan,descendantsofgiants.
There’snoneedtoaskwhattheenemyis,onlyneedtoaskwheretheenemyis,andthenchargeahead!
Fromthispointofview,it’shardforanyonetobelievethatthetworaceshavenothingtodowitheachother.
However,unlikethegiantclan,althoughtheprincessherselfisalsoverywarlike,moreprecisely,shefightsbecauseofherfather,theKingofUndead’scommand,butstillmaintainsthegraceandeleganceofaprincess.
Shetookawalkwhileadmiringthescenery,playingwiththebirds,andreminiscingaboutthepast,showcasingtheprincess’selegantstyle.
Onthesameday,theEmeraldSeaDragonBeast,whichwascarryingoutamissionfortheLeviathanEmpire,engagedinabattleagainsttheEmpire’sstrongestreconnaissancemachine,theYellowFinch,defeatingoneoftheEmpire’sstrongesthero-rankedknights,Ludwig*Shasha,withinfiveminutes,shockingtheentirecontinent.
"Thegianthasemergedfromthecentralmountains."ThissimpleannouncementcausedcountlesssleeplessnightsandpromptedmanypeopletofleetheSiaKingdomovernight.
TheytrustedthatNuclearExplosionQueenAincoulddefeatthismonstergiant,butitwouldstillbebettertokeepadistancefromthesetwomonsters.
Anyonewhohadwitnessedtheremnantsofthenuclearexplosionforbiddenspellfeltaninnatefearwhenfacedwithbattlesagainstcreaturesofthislevel.Thiswasnotabattleforordinarymortalstowitness.
Exceptforafewfearlessintelligenceagents,noonedaredtoapproachtheblackirongiant.
Thefollowingday,morenewsarrived.
"ThegianthasenteredtheterritoryoftheSiaKingdom,andwarisabouttobegin.Onceagain,wewarnyou,thewaragainstthegiantisimminent."
"Ancientweaponsresemblingseadragonshaveshowntheirmight,defeatingnumerousknightordersoftheEmpire.Onlythreeknightordershavemanagedtowithstandtheattacksoftheenemy’sforces."
"Shocking,thetruththatyoumustknowisthattheowneroftheUndergroundCemeteryisactually..."
"Thegreatmysteryofancientcivilizations,whatmadethebodiesthathavebeensilentforthousandsofyearscometolife."
"TheKingofUndead,hewasoriginallyagreatheroofourhumanrace,whopreventedtheherofromrestinginpeace!"
OnthenoticetokensoftheEmpireandKingdom,astonishingnewskeptbeingwritten,causingcountlesspeopletobefrightenedanddiscussincessantly.
ThefirstsubstantialdefeatoftheLeviathanEmpire,thereappearanceofmysteriousancientweapons,andthegiantsenteringthecivilizedkingdom.
Thedirectionofthetimesbegantoevolvetowardsanunpredictablepath.