—I refuse.
“Excuse me?”
After wandering among the tribes for several hours to obtain the Prayer of Rest, I finally reached the Jaan tribe to get the fourth stone after acquiring the third one from the enemy-eye tribe, but was met with an unexpected refusal.
Until now, not a single tribe had turned me down.
Kuhm! The chief of the Jaan tribe grips a blue magical orb tightly.
—Why?
—The reason. You. Know. Better.
—……
Has the rumor spread already?
I thought they’d overlook this since they aren’t from the same enemy-eye tribe, but this is a bit of a variable.
[Aah]
[Hahaha]
[Is karma coming back?]
[No choice, let’s kill them]
[Eh?]
[You… heard that?]
[No, I’m saying I’ll liberate you, why not give it?]
[If you don’t give it, I’d have to cut you…]
[Lily’s been going on for a while today]
—There was a trivial misunderstanding, but we both backed off without major damage. Moreover, the stone is absolutely essential for the Prayer of Liberation.
—Kuhm! You. Attacked. Enemy-eye. Why?
—Because that person wouldn’t move aside.
I intended to proceed peacefully, but since they wouldn’t budge at all, I accidentally had to take action. It’s an unavoidable act of force.
“…No matter how I see it, it just seems crazy.”
“Hmm?”
“……”
Anyway, that’s that.
The chief of the Jaan tribe glares at me with his arms crossed, then suddenly punches the ground.
Boom…!
The earth shakes violently, and as he pulls his fist back, a rock as big as me is strapped to his arm like a gauntlet.
Bang! The giants’ fists collide.
—I. Chief. Of the Jaan tribe. Ubuta. Shall test you.
“Will I get the stone if I pass?”
—Correct. But. If you lose. You die.
[Oh?]
[Walking to your own death, huh?]
[Hahaha?]
[Let’s kill him]
[One-turn kill?]
[Meanwhile, chatting is oddly comfortable~]
Since the giant buried his fist in the ground, the magic conversation orb got stuck in the gauntlet.
Unintentional, but this makes chatting a lot easier.
Thud.
—?
“Oh, I switched the chat to audio. What I was about to say will no longer be recorded but will come out through automatic voice processing.”
—Don’t. Speak. Complicatedly.
“Words will come out.”
Nod.
Ubuta nods and tightens his fist strongly.
The earth trembles around him as other giants retreat, watching the chief fight.
Jeokhye sneaks closer and whispers.
“If you want, I can help. Of course, you’re weaker than me, but you never know…”
“No, I’m just watching.”
I draw the Kraken’s Spear.
The giant, Ubuta, opens his eyes wide.
I meet his gaze with both of my eyes as if waiting, and suddenly Ubuta’s magical form disappears.
The pressure of the Holy disappears like Ubuta’s divine form.
Just before Ubuta’s mighty fist swings at me.
Kugugugu!
“?!”
“Summon.”
Puh-eung!
The Sea bursts forth from below, sending Ubuta soaring into the Sky.
One of his eyes, bewildered, and eight legs blossoming below him like flowers.
—Is that an octopus?
Kwah-jjik!!
The eight legs crush the Giant, wrapping around him tightly.
The Giants watching from below are startled, and Ubuta struggles fiercely, pinned by the octopus’s legs.
—How ridiculous!
Dr-d-d-d…!
Puh-eung!!
The eight octopus legs explode outward.
With overwhelming power radiating, Ubuta jumps up and brings his fists down hard.
It’s certain.
“Stronger than Jeokhye.”
“No way!”
[Hahahahahaha]
[Pretty strong, huh?]
[OMG]
[Still…]
Tuwook.
—Another?
“Summon.”
Tuh-eung!
Ubuta’s fists collide with the tip of Kraken’s Spear and, due to the recoil, his entire body is pushed back.
Blocking Ubuta’s advance is another clone of Kraken.
As long as my energy and skills allow, I can keep summoning clones.
‘Also…’
Hmm.
“Miss Yena had ‘decapitation,’ so she managed to cut it off, but she struggled a bit. It must be largely due to the Holy presence.”
The clone summoned this time is wrapped in holiness.
Kraken’s leg imbued with the Holy strikes down at Ubuta.
Krk-d-d-deuk…!
He barely crosses his arms above to block the attack, but the summoned leg is dozens of times heavier than the Giant.
Moreover, with the added pressure of the Holy.
No matter how strong the physical power of a Giant, it can’t endure this.
—Whoaahhh!!
“Will you give me the monument?”
—Don’t kid… around!
Pahd-d-d-deuk…! The gauntlets strapped to Ubuta’s arms shatter.
If this continues, he’ll be squished without a chance to move, but Ubuta doesn’t give up until the very end.
Even while struggling to block, he swings at the legs, but only shallow dents appear with no effect.
‘Regeneration is blocking it.’
Kraken’s ‘Regeneration’ and my ‘Recovery.’
These two powers are activated together, making it nearly impossible to inflict damage unless it’s cut off in one blow like Yena.
Koo-ung.
The leg settles down completely.
Ubuta lies still and silent.
[Oh wow]
[Is that… Death?]
[Wow]
[The transcendent spear is seriously strong]
[OMG OMG]
[Big League]
[Did we defeat it?]
[What about the monument?]
[How many experience points do we get?]
“How much did it come in?”
“…That spear, it’s definitely something impressive. To kill a strong one like that in an instant.”
“He didn’t die.”
“? Isn’t he dead?”
Thud…
Lifting his leg up.
Aside from the many cracks, Ubuta looked perfectly fine.
“Isn’t he really busted up?”
“Anyway, he’s not dead. It’s surprisingly tough. I really put in some effort.”
I didn’t use techniques like the roar of a hammer or spear, but using the Kraken’s Spear to attack must have dealt some significant damage.
After the fourth turn, my Holy became the Holy of ‘Destruction.’
But with all that, Ubuta seemed to be in much better shape.
“I was thinking of resurrecting him.”
“?”
“Must be related to the Celestial Being.”
One of the unique powers of the Celestial Being: ‘Sustain.’
If the Giants exist by receiving part of the Celestial Being’s power, it explains why they can endure an attack from the Kraken.
After healing Ubuta with my Holy, I looked around at the other giants.
“Strong.”
“The Chief is down.”
“The Liberator. As expected.”
“A Challenger, huh?”
“Octopus. Here. Sea. No.”
“I’ll take on the opponent!”
“You’ll die.”
“I won’t die!”
“Wanna give it a shot?”
Clang! This time, I pulled out my hammer instead of the spear.
Will the state hold even if I hit with the hammer?
‘I’m curious.’
Hehe.
[Lily?]
[? LOL]
[Look at that smile!]
[Hehehe]
[Lily smiling at the thought of smashing! LOL]
[Ah, LOL, gonna kill them and bring them back to life.]
[Lily’s gone weird…]
[Destruction! Chaos!]
Boom! Boom!
“I’ll try it—”
‘Origin of Explosion.’
Zzzzzzoooooom!!
I swung my unique weapon, the hammer, hitting the giant who was rushing at me.
As the Holy was sucked into one spot, an explosion erupted from the giant’s left arm that got hit.
“Whoa.”
Half of his body just flew away.
Why isn’t the sustain working?
“My body flew away!”
“Kta has taken a hit!”
“Exploded?”
“I’ll give it a go!”
“No! I’ll do it!”
“I know that technique. Strong human. Technique.”
“Bring it on, strong human!”
“You crazy bastards.”
Jeokhye shook her head while watching the giants charge at me like madmen.
Well… it is definitely abnormal.
They’re too indifferent to other races to be called battle maniacs.
And yet, it’s also bizarre that they charge in without any hesitation even when half their body has blown off.
Even the giant whose half body flew away is laughing, making it quite a peculiar situation.
‘Is it because their bodies are made of stone that it doesn’t hurt?’
Clang!
“If you wish.”
I grip the hammer tightly.
There are a total of twenty giants charging at me.
Ten are in the front, five are in the back. The remaining five are splitting into pairs and threes, rushing in from both sides.
A useful technique to deal with enemies from all directions…
“Huh?”
This seems familiar.
Bang!!
“…!”
“…What is this?”
“Celestial Being?”
‘The Hand of Earth.’
KWAAM!!
As I slam the hammer down, twenty hands burst forth from the ground, pinning the giants down.
The giants, unable to resist the massive stone hands, thrash about helplessly.
This technique… feels very familiar.
[It’s quite similar to that one.]
[Earth Dragon?]
“It’s a technique similar to the Earth Dragon.”
A blunt technique I created together with the Earth Dragon, ‘Earth Dragon.’
It’s very similar to that technique.
The difference being that, compared to the set direction of the Earth Dragon’s attack, this can be used from multiple angles?
While the versatility and power of ‘The Hand of Earth’ are definitely better, the similarity in technique forms can’t be just a coincidence.
‘If I think about it, the ‘Core of Explosion’ is similar to the blunt technique ‘Light God Dragon.’ The ‘Roar of Acceleration’ resembles the blunt technique ‘Thunder God Dragon’…’
Perhaps the techniques of Teshiniria have been passed down by the dragon race I created.
Those passed-down techniques would have evolved even more when shared with certain special races.
‘For now, it’s just speculation, though.’
—Got them all.
I turn my head at the sound of magical power.
Having just completed his healing, Ubuta approaches me, shaking his shoulders.
Unlike the giants still struggling against the hands of the earth, Ubuta had easily torn apart the hand that tried to restrain him.
Clang!
—I will give you the stone tablet.
“Are you not going to fight anymore?”
—You. Strong. Liberator. You have. The qualification. And…
“And what?”
Creak!
Ubuta’s hand clenches, and from the empty ground, a massive stone wall rises.
—That power. Resembles the Celestial Being. This too. Is a qualification.
“…Hmm, I see.”
I set down my hammer.
It can’t be helped.
[?]
[Why are you disappointed, Lily? LOL]
[LMAO]
[Ah, LOL I wanted to fight more.]
[Lily desires destruction.]
[Lily, tainted by destruction, is cute too.]
[The frog is just watching.]
—Go. If you show that power. It will help. The others.
“But seriously, you’re not going to fight anymore?”
—……
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