Chapter 31 Part3 (1/2)
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In the past, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had bought a level 7 elite bone from the secret shop and absorbed it. The original owner of that bone had been Fennos, a Giant who lived within the Giants' domain.
According to Fennos' memories, the Giants' domain hadn't been snowy fields like this. Though it was a rugged area where only the toughest could survive, the hills had been made up of rock back then, and the Giants used the rocky mountains as their base.
[The t.i.tan's... Pride...?]
”That's right. Have you not heard of me before?”
[Who the h.e.l.l is that guy!?]
[Are there other troops from the Imperial Army aside from us in here? Does Sir Metafel know about this already?]
In the past, the Giants were so powerful that no other tribe could influence them, and they also treasured their distinct culture. Fennos was the progenitor of the Giants and was the one closest to being a t.i.tan.
Even now, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo couldn't forget Fennos' strong will.
[I'm the descendant of the t.i.tans, Fennos!]
A t.i.tan. It was the magic word that could bring all the Giants together, and it was their ardent wish to bring them back. However, they ultimately failed to bring them back... and the moment they realized this, the tribe began to decline.
That's right. Before the curse had even covered the Empire, they were already walking on the path to ruin. Only one Giant tried to grow, even until the bitter end, but in the process of doing so, he drew the ire of too many of the other tribes and monsters. So in the end, he lost his life after fighting in a fierce battle. And in time, he had been resurrected as an undead...
'There aren't a lot of memories around there. I'm absolutely sure that Fennos fought against one of the heroes and died, and at the time, he was already outside of the Giants' domain...'
But Fennos' memories (of when he was still alive) were plenty right now. By just knowing what the t.i.tans were and what they meant to the Giants, that gave him plenty of opportunities to gain their favor!
”I'll say it once more. I am Paul Zero... The one who holds the t.i.tan's Pride!”
[Kuhahk!]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo said, and simultaneously shot out a fully charged Breath of the Lightning G.o.d. Surprisingly, the sword changed midair into a ridiculously large, 4 meter wide and 10 meter long thick bone s.h.i.+eld. It was none other than the t.i.tan's Pride, which he'd gotten from the level 6 Steve!
[That's...!]
Seeing that, the zombie giant's eyes lit up and it yelled. He had antic.i.p.ated it, but the zombie giant really did recognize the s.h.i.+eld! Lee s.h.i.+n Woo smiled in satisfaction and manipulated the t.i.tan's Pride.
As the s.h.i.+eld retained the Breath of the Lightning G.o.d's lightning and speed, the lightning swept away Metafel's troops, cutting apart knights and soldiers alike. He could even use Bone Armory's new option like this as well!
[How can this be... Kuhahk!]
[He has the same build as us, so how can he... Kek!]
The s.h.i.+eld's destructive capability was exceptional, as it came from its size and weight. Moreover, because of Rule of Bone, he could effectively move a bone (so long as it 'belonged' to him) with a low mana cost whenever he wanted, and no matter how heavy it was, he could shoot it almost as quickly as the Breath of the Lightning G.o.d. As a result...
”I think I could just use this as a finisher!”
”Wow. There's a s.h.i.+eld breakdancing in the middle of enemy territory. Ah, a windmill. A backspin.”
The s.h.i.+eld had become a giant weapon of ma.s.s destruction and swept away the battlefield, instantaneously annihilating the elite troops, with the knights not faring any better.
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo used his lightning charged s.h.i.+eld to kill the final remaining level 5 Elite Elder Knight Ghoul. After that, he surveyed the battlefield through Rem. Fortunately, it seemed like there weren't any reinforcements.
”Brother, are you alright?”
[Ah, Ouuu...!]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo changed the s.h.i.+eld back into the Breath of the Lightning G.o.d, collected all of the bones, and turned around towards the undead giant. It said, [Lv5 Sealed t.i.tan Zombie] above its head. It didn't indicate a 's.h.i.+eld', but rather, a 'seal'. [1]
[How did you... brother...?]
He'd roughly antic.i.p.ated this, but the Giant didn't really respond to Lee s.h.i.+n Woo properly. At the very least, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's utterance of the word 't.i.tan', as well as summoning the t.i.tan's Pride had barely gotten a reaction out of him.
This matter wouldn't be resolved easily, so Lee s.h.i.+n Woo sighed, but Jin, who was spectating all this, was just surprised that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had gotten this much of a reaction from an undead he'd never encountered before.
”It seems like enemies from the outside dared to enter our (the Giant Tribe's) territory and attack us. I'll protect you, so let's go to the village together.”
[I... got it...]
In what world were they part of the Giant Tribe? The Giant meekly nodded its head at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's words, turned around, and began to move. However, this was where it would all start. Not all of the giants would have a screw loose like this one.
”What are you going to do? Are you going to bring that Giant along and try something? Will the other Giants trust you?”
Jin hesitated, even though Lee s.h.i.+n Woo gave the signal to follow it.
Until now, there had always been a chance that he could talk his way out of the situation, but Lee s.h.i.+n Woo couldn't disguise himself as a Giant yet, so Jin had no idea what made Lee s.h.i.+n Woo so confident. However, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wasn't really thinking about anything at all.
”Well, I showed them that I'm fighting against the Imperial Army in an attempt to make it look like we're on the same side. It went better than I'd expected, so there's a chance it could become a united front, and there's also a chance it could become a three-way fight as well... Even my daughter-in-law doesn't know how things will turn out.”
”Daughter-in-law!?”
Was Lee s.h.i.+n Woo old on Earth? With just that one word, Jin had completely forgotten about the issue with the Giants and was completely lost in thought. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo just let him be and absorbed all the bones he'd gathered.
In the past, he would have to separate the information individually when absorbing this many bones, but it was different now.
[Overlapping and absorbing the Lv3 - Lv5 bones of Lv7 Metafel Rerdan's troops. Drawing out intersecting information and absorbing whole memories.]
Nice. He succeeded, just like he thought he would! In an instant, he a.n.a.lyzed the overwhelming information that flowed through his brain.
The instant he used Bone Reinforcement, a message appeared, confirming that they were indeed Metafel Rerdan's troops.
In fact, they were a sort of reconnaissance unit. It seems as though Metafel had sent a few of these reconnaissance units to scout before they went deep into the mountain range. Their goal was definitely the Giants; they had come into this mountain range knowing that the Giants were here.