Chapter 31 Part2 (2/2)

”Mm... It feels like I'm doubling my resistance training.”

”Could you not say scary stuff like that?”

”Now that I think about it, it's the same when I activate skills through you. Maybe I've discovered an amazing combo technique!”

To think that the skills he used on others through a.s.similation were trained as well. He'd hit the jackpot!

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo momentarily imagined bringing the more than 1,000 Pauls to this mountain range and training his Ice Resistance by sharing it with them all, but he soon discarded that idea. Not only was he unable to maintain his connection with hundreds of people yet, he didn't want to give Naruto a bad name.

”So how is it? Can you share what you see too?”

”Yeah. As I thought, it was the right move to use a.s.similation on Rem.”

”...Tch.”

Sharing what Rem saw was quite an unusual experience. He was walking on the ground with his body, yet his eyes were looking down from the sky. This was exactly what would trigger motion sickness, but this would help train his senses too.

[I believe I can go up even further to check.]

'Alright. I'm counting on you.'

If Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's a.s.sumption was correct, then they had already entered into the Giants' domain. It wouldn't be strange for them to meet completely different ent.i.ties at any time.

With Rem's eyes, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo collected information on the ground and its geographical features. He picked out the pertinent information and relayed it to Jin, which was the most optimum route for information sharing. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo felt like he'd become a navigating device. But while doing so, something strange came into Rem's sight all of a sudden.

[Master, are you seeing this?]

”Yeah, I see it...”

They saw a Giant on the snowy plains, which was reachable by going up one more hill.

It was undead of course, but that wasn't the issue here. The real issue was the other ent.i.ties fighting against that undead. Rem took it upon itself to focus its gaze.

”What is this? Is it the Imperial Army by any chance...?”

”What are you talking about...?”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo focused even further. He hadn't seen wrong. The Imperial Army was fighting against an undead giant, and they were all at least level 3 elites. Obviously, the undead giant couldn't win against them and was helplessly being pushed back.

But then, from another direction, knights leading more elite troops attacked it together. They were obviously all undead, but he felt a strange sense of deja vu as he looked upon the highly disciplined force. It felt like he'd seen this force somewhere before...

'Ah.'

He suddenly figured it out. There were some knights mixed in that he'd seen before. From someone else's memories... They were knights he'd seen in the memories of Metafel's troops!

'But why did they come here? Moreover, why are they attacking the Giants?'

The gears in Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's head began to turn quickly. He was sure that it wasn't easy to access this snow-covered mountain.

Metafel gained the t.i.tle of '12 generals' because of his ability to gather all the mercenaries in the Empire under his command. Not only was it not possible for him to have such knowledge in mana, he didn't even have a reason to lead his troops here.

'In other words, it might be an imperial command. He was probably helped by someone who could read the flow of mana and find the right path...'

At this point, it was hard to infer anything else. What was the best way to figure this out? Lee s.h.i.+n Woo pondered for a long time. He didn't have to think very hard. He just needed to kill those guys and check their memories!

'Plus, if I want to achieve my original goal, then... I'll have to try rescuing that Giant!'

Normally, with its level and its size, the Giant should've been able to overpower the Imperial Army, but because of the level 4 and 5 knights swarming it from all sides, it was forced on the defensive.

If it was level 6, then it would've been able to easily take care of them, regardless of how many came, but it seemed like the Giant was only a high rank level 5. Even if things didn't go as he wanted, there was no chance it would come back to bite him!

”At this rate, that poor guy will die. Hurry, we got to save James!”

”You're doing it again, giving people names without thinking...”

”Let's hurry!”

Despite Jin knowing that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had formulated a new plan, he did as he was told and rushed towards the Giant.

While running, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo changed his armor into a sharp scalemail, and behind it, he wore his robe made of bone powder, which changed its form to look like a cape. Henceforth, this would be Paul Zero's default appearance!

”You all, stop!”

[Keuk!?]

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo rose atop the hill and yelled with a booming voice. The attacking undead force was shocked and turned to look at him. He had no intention of hiding his strength, so their response seemed only natural.

”How dare you attack a Giant... I won't forgive you!”

[Do you... know about us...?]

The giant took notice of Lee s.h.i.+n Woo as well, though one eye was completely gone while the other was halfway rotten, and he looked like he was a zombie. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was somewhat excited about how they were all focused on him, and said excitedly.

”I am the wielder of the t.i.tan's Pride, Paul Zero! All of you, get away from my brother!”

'Paul Zero - The Legend of the Giants' begins now!

...Though of course, it's all a lie!

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