In the past, Lee Shin 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 Giantsā domain.
According to Fennosā memories, the Giantsā domain hadnāt 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 Titanāsā¦ Prideā¦?]
āThatās right. Have you not heard of me before?ā
[Who the hell 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 Titan.
Even now, Lee Shin Woo couldnāt forget Fennosā strong will.
[Iām the descendant of the Titans, Fennos!]
A Titan. 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 backā¦ and the moment they realized this, the tribe began to decline.
Thatās 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 undeadā¦
āThere arenāt a lot of memories around there. Iām absolutely sure that Fennos fought against one of the heroes and died, and at the time, he was already outside of the Giantsā domainā¦ā
But Fennosā memories (of when he was still alive) were plenty right now. By just knowing what the Titans were and what they meant to the Giants, that gave him plenty of opportunities to gain their favor!
āIāll say it once more. I am Paul Zeroā¦ The one who holds the Titanās Pride!ā
[Kuhahk!]
Lee Shin Woo said, and simultaneously shot out a fully charged Breath of the Lightning God. Surprisingly, the sword changed midair into a ridiculously large, 4 meter wide and 10 meter long thick bone shield. It was none other than the Titanās Pride, which heād gotten from the level 6 Steve!
[Thatāsā¦!]
Seeing that, the zombie giantās eyes lit up and it yelled. He had anticipated it, but the zombie giant really did recognize the shield! Lee Shin Woo smiled in satisfaction and manipulated the Titanās Pride.
As the shield retained the Breath of the Lightning Godās lightning and speed, the lightning swept away Metafelās troops, cutting apart knights and soldiers alike. He could even use Bone Armoryās new option like this as well!
[How can this beā¦ Kuhahk!]
[He has the same build as us, so how can heā¦ Kek!]
The shieldās 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 ābelongedā 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 God. As a resultā¦
āI think I could just use this as a finisher!ā
āWow. Thereās a shield breakdancing in the middle of enemy territory. Ah, a windmill. A backspin.ā
The shield had become a giant weapon of mass destruction and swept away the battlefield, instantaneously annihilating the elite troops, with the knights not faring any better.
Lee Shin Woo used his lightning charged shield to kill the final remaining level 5 Elite Elder Knight Ghoul. After that, he surveyed the battlefield through Rem. Fortunately, it seemed like there werenāt any reinforcements.
āBrother, are you alright?ā
[Ah, Ouuuā¦!]
Lee Shin Woo changed the shield back into the Breath of the Lightning God, collected all of the bones, and turned around towards the undead giant. It said, [Lv5 Sealed Titan Zombie] above its head. It didnāt indicate a āshieldā, but rather, a āsealā.Ā [1]
[How did youā¦ brotherā¦?]
Heād roughly anticipated this, but the Giant didnāt really respond to Lee Shin Woo properly. At the very least, Lee Shin Wooās utterance of the word āTitanā, as well as summoning the Titanās Pride had barely gotten a reaction out of him.
This matter wouldnāt be resolved easily, so Lee Shin Woo sighed, but Jin, who was spectating all this, was just surprised that Lee Shin Woo had gotten this much of a reaction from an undead heād never encountered before.
āIt seems like enemies from the outside dared to enter our (the Giant Tribeās) territory and attack us. Iāll protect you, so letās go to the village together.ā
[Iā¦ got itā¦]
In what world were they part of the Giant Tribe? The Giant meekly nodded its head at Lee Shin Wooās 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.
āWhat are you going to do? Are you going to bring that Giant along and try something? Will the other Giants trust you?ā
Jin hesitated, even though Lee Shin 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 Shin Woo couldnāt disguise himself as a Giant yet, so Jin had no idea what made Lee Shin Woo so confident. However, Lee Shin Woo wasnāt really thinking about anything at all.
āWell, I showed them that Iām fighting against the Imperial Army in an attempt to make it look like weāre on the same side. It went better than Iād expected, so thereās a chance it could become a united front, and thereās also a chance it could become a three-way fight as wellā¦ Even my daughter-in-law doesnāt know how things will turn out.ā
āDaughter-in-law!?ā
Was Lee Shin 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 Shin Woo just let him be and absorbed all the bones heād 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 ā Lv5 bones of Lv7 Metafel Rerdanās troops. Drawing out intersecting information and absorbing whole memories.]
Nice. He succeeded, just like he thought he would! In an instant, he analyzed the overwhelming information that flowed through his brain.
The instant he used Bone Reinforcement, a message appeared, confirming that they were indeed Metafel Rerdanās 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.
āI need to see the memories before then. How Metafelās troops got into the mountain range, and how they received their orders as well.ā
If something went wrong, his undead seniors in the Giantsā domain would have to fight against one of the 12 generals, Metafel, before he even got a chance to do anything.
He ordered Rem to scout out a wider area, while he diligently analyzed the memories. Fortunately, by fusing together the memories of the level 5 Elite Knights, he found something that he could use.
[General, itās open. Weāve secured a road! The Archmage said that if we just go this way, we wonāt get lost!]
āA magical device! Itās definitely some sort of magical device!ā
It was a circular gemstone that was so large that it looked as though it needed to be carried on a wagon.
It seemed a dozen times larger than a compass from Earth, but it didnāt simply point towards a direction; it analyzed the flow of mana that manipulated space and also possessed a magic that directed the owner to wherever they wished to go.
It was at least a level 6 artifactā¦ That specialty, it had to be related to the Archmage, Feotane Von Seldin, somehow!
āIāve gotten over the biggest hurdle for now. Which is the chance that Feotane Von Seldin is moving personally!ā
Lee Shin Woo recollected Feotane Von Seldinās might and suddenly began to shake. Of course, Lee Shin Woo had grown since then, and both his level and stats had grown as well. Heād also found a way to resist spatial magic on top of that.
But even so, he knew that he would be no match for him. He was way out of Lee Shin Wooās league. If Feotane Von Seldin was personally involved, then Lee Shin Woo would immediately run away.
[The forgotten Giantsā domainā¦ Keuk, that sounds nice. Iāve been curious about this place since a while back. This timeā¦ Very good.]
Was it really a coincidence that Metafel had only now found the Giantsā domain? Lee Shin Woo didnāt think so.
It could be connected to Lee Shin Woo and his party overcoming the training facility, or perhaps it was the movements of another heroā¦ Especially someone like Ethan Cruz. The clouds of war that his seniors had seen were likely when the Empire made movements like this.
[General, what are you going to do? Weāve been ordered to take everything hidden inside, butā¦]
[Why do you think his Imperial Majesty sent me here in person? Itās because heās aware of all this. That I become stronger the more I eatā¦]
The Mercenary King, Metafel was a Ghoul. The more corpses he ate, the faster his body would strengthen and recover, and when he ate the corpse of a powerful individual, then his growth would be unbelievable. Lee Shin Woo looked through the memories and had a rough idea as to what Metafel had planned.
[Weāll do exactly as he wishes. Obviously, we have to present the frozen Titanās Heart to his Majesty, but everything else is mine. With that, Iāll be sure to reach itā¦ Level 8ā¦!]
[Is it true that we may be going to warā¦? I will always follow you General, no matter what!]
The frozen Titanās Heart. Heād sure gotten some great information out of thisā¦ The more he followed the Giantās back, the harsher the wind got, and he secretly smiled. Heād come to a great place at a great time. But at this rate, heād need to prepare some thingsā¦
āShino Rendu.ā
[Yes, did you call for me?]
Lee Shin Woo communicated with Shino Rendu telepathically, even though he was so far away. Nowadays, he had become quite comfortable handling the darkness element, so this wasnāt an issue for him at all.
āIt seems like the day of your vengeance will come sooner than you expected.ā
[Huhā¦!?]
Shino Rendu reacted quite dramatically. It felt like he could tell what Shino Renduās expression was just based on his voice. Lee Shin Woo chuckled and spoke.
āIāll let you kill Metafel personally. But the regionās really cold, so will you be ok?ā
[I possess High Rank Ice Resistance. For the restā¦ Iāll be able to do it so long as I donāt give up.]
āGood. Then Iāll send you some Pauls with Ice Resistance, so come to where I tell you. Itās a bit difficult to enter the area, butā¦ Well, Iāll get you a magical device thatāll help you get in soon.ā
[I understand! ā¦Thank you very much!]
Once Lee Shin Woo was done conversing with Shino Rendu, he gave out detailed instructions to the Pauls. At the same time, he connected the Chi Pauls and Bisher Moon. All of Paul Zeroās elite troops (who were currently in the level 4 danger zone) would be coming! ā¦Of course, the last person he needed to talk to was Kratia.
āShin Woo, youāre notā¦ā
āOf course I am.ā
Now that Ethan Cruz was running around looking for one of the 12 generals to kill (of course, thatās just his excuse), this mountain range, which only a small handful of the Empire knows about and were assembled inā¦
āIām taking the Titanās Heart, and killing one of the 12 generals too.ā
āJeezā¦ā
Lee Shin Woo declared firmly and Jin, who knew that this was how he would act, just sighed. At that moment, the Giant entered a hole within the crevice of the cliff. Lee Shin Woo and Jin likewise entered.
After they entered, the crack within the severed space was restored and a new subspace was revealed. It was a vast, icy plain.
[Welcome to the Giantsā villageā¦ Perlin Elta.]
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The Giant whoād led them there spoke in a voice as though he had regained some of his intelligence. However, Lee Shin Woo didnāt get the chance to reply.
[Whoā¦ is this!?]
[Heās not a Giant. How did he get in here!?]
Because dozens, no hundreds of undead giants were looking at him.