Chapter 505 - Scenario Quest (5) (2/2)

『A bit. As you’ve seen already, this is a graveyard of giants. At the same time, it’s also an Illusory World the Crawling Chaos and other gods have created. Like some holy territory.』

“What?”

『The giant race didn’t end because of their own greed a long time ago. They were used.』

Yeon-woo thought of the things he’d been wondering about: the last giant king who didn’t quite fit the description of the trial, Valdebich’s complaints, the scenario quest. He began to guess that the relationship between the Crawling Chaos and the giants was…

『You’ve already caught on. You’re right. The giant race were slaves of the Crawling Chaos.』

Yeon-woo was dumbfounded.

『To be exact, they are an unlucky race who were leashed as hunting dogs.』 The giant race was famous for putting courage and honor first, but there was something more important that they treasured above all else: their family. 『I don’t know how, but the Crawling Chaos took giant children and elders as captives, forcing the warriors to bend to his will. The warriors who had always dominated became victims for the first time. Maybe you can call it karma.』 He smiled bitterly and continued. 『The warriors couldn’t abandon their families.』

“They entered the Tower because the Crawling Chaos ordered them to?”

『Correct. In other words, they were the advance party.』

Yeon-woo felt the pieces of the puzzle falling into place. The Crawling Chaos had always planned to enter the Tower, but due to Allforone and the heavenly world, there were limits to what he could do. As a result, he used the giants instead.

The giant race was on equal standing as the transcendents of the heavenly world and was also skilled in battle. What was more, the Tower didn’t reject them, so they were perfect for the Crawling Chaos to use.

『The plan was for the Crawling Chaos to slowly enter the Tower through the path the giant race opened. Then, he would infect the Tower with his holy power.』

“Then this hidden stage is a type of outpost?”

『Yes.』 Valdebich’s face was dark. 『The warriors had no other choice since their families were hostages. But there was a problem.』

“Allforone.”

『Yes. Even the mighty giants could get past him. The warriors were forced to come to a final decision after realizing they might not be able to rescue their families…』

“They fought to see which of them was the strongest here on the sixtieth floor. They thought they could choose a Great Warrior and could give all their power to that giant so he could defeat Allforone. It was a gamble, but there was nothing else they could do. Am I right?”

Valdebich nodded and continued. 『But even that failed, and the Crawling Chaos abandoned the giants once he no longer had any use for them.』

Yeon-woo could see what happened without listening further. The giants’ corpses mixed among the trees and rocks were probably the families of the warriors who had been. The horror on their faces was most likely due to the Crawling Chaos.

[You have succeeded in uncovering the secret of the giant race’s end.]

[However, there are more secrets you have not yet learned. Collect the additional secrets.]

Yeon-woo moved the messages aside and said, “This is what you were searching for.”

『Yes.』

“Then why are you a servant of the Crawling Chaos?”

『Would you believe me if I told you there are survivors?』

“What?”

『I was forced into a contract with the Crawling Chaos to protect them.』

At that moment, the door flung open and a little boy with a basket came in. Creak! “Mister, Mom says it’s time for you to eat. I brought food…”