#197
White Giant (4)
An unidentified monster that crawled out from the abyss.
Perhaps because of its unusual origins, the white giant’s skull was not easily broken even by Harley’s sharp teeth.
In front of “Gluttony”, which allowed him to chew and swallow anything, even the scales of the mad dragon were nothing more than glass cookies, but they were completely powerless in front of this head.
Of course, the strength itself was stronger than the dragon’s scales, but to him, it wasn’t just that.
‘It felt like I was being protected by some special power. Something like a blessing or a skill… No, maybe it was closer to a higher authority or law?’
If my skill with “Gluttony” had been higher, I might have been able to do it somehow, but at least it wasn’t a method that was possible right now.
So the chosen method is a part that is tougher than other parts but weaker than the head.
The idea was to cut the neck first…
That method worked out very well.
Immediately after cutting off the neck like that.
“Tsk— tsk, this is so f*cking tasteless.”
A gigantic creature measuring 4 meters tall and with a ferocious appearance that is closer to a demon than a dragon.
The sight of such a being revealing its sharp teeth and licking its lips made those who saw it feel an indescribable sense of oppression.
What more would it be like if there was a head as big as a house lying around in the background?
“···It looks much more vicious when you see it up close···.”
“Hahaha! You think so too, young lady? Wow, this guy, his size aside, his appearance is so unique. I thought, ‘A monster is a monster, after all.’”
The first-class contributor, Harley, who had bitten the giant’s nape with Heinrich’s successive sword strikes and cut off its head, looked back while wiping the white blood from the corner of his mouth with one hand.
“Yes? Oh, yes! That’s right. A monster… Yes.”
And Issae, who had been looking at him the whole time, awkwardly smiled and slightly looked away when her eyes met his burning gaze.
It seems like he has a lot to say, but is trying to hold back for the sake of his colleagues.
“···But do I really have to eat that? No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look that healthy.”
However, Geos, who was watching from the side, seemed to have a different opinion, and calmly asked the question she had been forcibly swallowing.
I didn’t think much of Harley chewing on monsters and magic stones, but from the moment she appeared, everything about that giant was just unsettling.
Harley nodded calmly to his question.
“Hmm, this one is definitely a bit too hard to eat. It’s not very nutritious either!”
His “Mutation” was a trait that allowed him to evolve by collecting the genes of other living beings, and his “Gluttony”, which was also very useful in the fight against the Gwangryong, was an ability that allowed him to eat up even a part of the individuality contained in the target.
however···.
‘Is this thing actually a living thing?’
This white giant had no genes, no personality, and not even a single normal calorie from its flesh.
As if it were an illusion that has no substance.
Harley’s stomach should be able to digest and turn rocks into energy even if she chews them, but this was clearly an out-of-the-ordinary phenomenon.
“Hahaha! I guess I’m the type of person who has to swallow whatever goes into my mouth to feel better! I guess I became like that without realizing it. Well, as long as I don’t get sick, that’s fine!”
After finishing speaking, he naturally took out the meat from the subspace, put it in his mouth, and looked back.
Wiggle wiggle—
The huge white head was still twitching and moving even though its neck had been cut off.
In the cross section, white biological tissue was continuously extending out, as if it was trying to regenerate again.
And Heinrich had been busy analyzing the bastard since before while cutting them down.
“···Hmm, I guess I’ll have to destroy the core in that thing’s head. It’s definitely a living thing in appearance, but its principles are closer to a golem.”
Finally, he came to a conclusion with a serious expression while probing various parts of the head with the holy sword.
“Is that so? Hmm—well, since you can’t resist anyway, why don’t you just keep hitting one spot?”
“If that’s true, then my spear could help. At least I could suppress it from regenerating immediately.”
The fact that the head had to be destroyed in the end still remained, but now that the opponent was unable to resist, it was not such a difficult task.
If you focus your attacks on one point as they say, no matter how strong the skull is, it won’t be able to last long, or Harley could just dig into the skull from the cross-section of the neck.
however.
“···Would you please wait a moment? I would appreciate it if you could give me just a moment.”
“Huh? What is that···.”
“This time, there’s something I really want to do. Since Harley alone will be enough to stop the giant’s regeneration, I’ll ask the two of you to take care of the villagers who have fled.”
“···Well, yes. If the saint says so.”
“Understood, Your Majesty. Then I will leave this place to you two.”
Heinrich, who had asked for the group’s understanding,
Standing directly in front of the giant’s head, he held the holy sword tightly in both hands and took a deep breath.
“Phew—.”
Heinrich’s source of power, divine power, has a much stronger effect on those who deal with evil spirits, such as undead or warlocks.
The same goes for most of the blessings he has.
His body, filled with all kinds of divine power, is inviolable by any darkness, and the sword of light in his hand cuts through evil black magic like a sheet of paper.
It was a being born to truly eradicate the devil, and was the absolute natural enemy of those who belonged to darkness.
‘This giant was different.’
Although it was clearly a being that had crawled out of the abyss, it surprisingly showed no reaction to divine power.
As if I was dealing with just a normal human being.
‘Even an ordinary monster would take some additional damage. What on earth is this thing?’
Not only is it not an ordinary creature, but it also seems like it was purposely made to have its weaknesses eliminated in order to fight against the warriors and the sect!
Because of this, Heinrich, who could stand up to the Immortal King to some extent, was unable to show much activity against this giant.
As a knight, he was the pinnacle of this world, but as a pure warrior, he could not reach the level appropriate for him.
Of course, it wasn’t that lacking as the self-reinforcement effect was still there, but it was also true that it didn’t live up to the reputation of a ‘warrior’.
‘I can’t just sit back and do nothing even though I know there’s a problem.’
Artificial circumstances were discovered, but just because it was passed over safely this time, there was no guarantee that it would happen again.
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Wouldn’t it be only natural to come up with a solution to that?
…No, to be more honest.
‘It’s a blow to my pride to just stay still like this!’
But I pretended like nothing happened in front of my friends.
As the only opponent of the Immortal King and the chosen savior of the continent, his reputation was not at all good.
WHISTLE— BUZZ!
As the sword of light burning with divine power struck the giant’s head, white blood spurted out along with a long wound.
But it wasn’t as deep as I thought.
The sword reached the skull, but was not enough to split it.
Even as Heinrich picked up his sword again, the wound on his head began to heal several times faster than the other parts of his body.
Even after being hit by the Holy Sword, it still remains this way. Despite not having any special attack abilities, its vitality alone is terrifyingly tenacious.
‘Well, okay. I didn’t think it would be that easy from the start.’
Fortunately, the solution to this problem had already been given to him.
‘The secret weapon of Chehai and Geos, the Refraction Spear… the pinnacle of aura operation that can transcend space and strike the desired location. As it is a technique that can interfere with space, its usefulness is on a whole other level, as well as its attack power.’
If it was a technique that could only be used in a transcendent realm, it would have meant nothing to him.
Because it was a unique ability of an individual who broke free from the providence of the world and broke his own limitations.
‘But this isn’t like that.’
It was definitely a simple technique, just a bit more difficult and complicated.
It was a kind of academic discipline that was organized systematically enough to be passed on to others.
‘Maintaining spatial continuity by twisting the phase between the weapon and the point of impact… This is a theory that seems to come from spatial magic. Even though it’s the result of analyzing a unique skill that he already had, he’s still an amazing gentleman.’
While Hesperon was receiving theories from Chehai over the past few days, Heinrich had not been taking care of the children peacefully.
Since he had already received permission to pass on the secrets, he had also been having constant discussions with Geos about the techniques.
At that time, I just wanted to learn knowledge that I could use later.
WHISTLE— BUZZ!
When I thought about it, there was no need to meet the conditions for coming.
Wasn’t this technique originally Chehai’s own unique skill modified to suit Aura?
‘I just need to re-arrange it so that Heinrich can use it for me.’
In any case, Heinrich was also an Awakened being from Earth.
Of course, his growth is not solely determined by talent.
Awakened person growth correction, avatar growth acceleration, hero growth correction of “Great Blessing: Knight of Light”, assistance for “Logia’s Holy Fight” and “Way of the Dance”.
Even on a theoretical level, I was able to receive help from Hans’ “Evil Wisdom” and “The Magic Way”.
It just didn’t occur to him because he didn’t feel the need for it, but in fact, he had the ability to do anything he wanted to do.
WHISTLE— BUZZ!
There was no rush.
The giant has already been completely subdued, and its regeneration is being completely blocked by Harley.
‘If you think about it, that’s the best sandbag out there right now.’
Growth correction was to help you gain more and faster karma while practicing.
It’s like saying that lifting a barbell once counts as lifting it twice.
Aside from the status enhancements through the Karma Shop, growth naturally comes with appropriate karma.
And it stands to reason that risking your life to rush at a dragon and swing your sword once would be more beneficial than cutting off the head of a goblin you encounter on the street.
‘But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take advantage of artificial situations.’
The laws of the world aren’t that easy.
But isn’t that not the case now?
I just fought a giant that suddenly appeared and managed to subdue this formidable foe with great difficulty.
And now.
With the purpose of definitely ending that enemy.
He swung his sword again.
Split this head open—to take out the core.
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How much time has passed like that?
The sun had completely set and the surrounding area was enveloped in darkness.
Isiah brought back the villagers who had been evacuated to a safe place and provided them with various magics such as cold protection and fire.
When Geos came here several times to check on the situation.
WHISTLE— Whizz—!
Not the dull thud that had been heard until now, but a sharp, ripping sound from something.
The giant’s skull, which had been deeply cut by countless sword strikes, was split in two.
《The entity has gained enlightenment through repeated training. It acquires the skill “Space Slash”.》
At the same time, a phrase comes to mind.
Heinrich, who had been completely absorbed in the thought and focused solely on striking down with his sword, suddenly opened his eyes.
‘···What a pity.’
However, what came to mind before satisfaction was a deep regret—.
‘I thought I would have reached it if I had gone just a little further.’
Although I had acquired the “Space Slash” sword technique that interfered with space through this training, I failed to reach the wall of transcendence as a warrior.
‘I can’t help it. This alone was a bit lacking in the first place. This time, I’ll be satisfied with just finding a clue.’
Heinrich let out a small sigh and used his “Space Slash” in the air, once again breaking the skull that was slowly recovering.
Now it was time to accomplish the initial goal.
“Oh! This is it, it’s just as I expected!”
A very familiar feeling inside my cracked skull.
Harley, who had been sucking the meat and interfering with the giant’s regeneration from the side, thrust his sharpened hand deep into it.
In his hand that he finally pulled out…
‘Oh, this?’
A fist-sized orb glowing crimson, wrapped in spiderweb-like tissue from the giant’s head.
I heard a crystal of ‘madness’ of a high purity that I had never seen before.
‘It’s a similar feeling to when I saw Heratos’ Dragon Heart. Perhaps because it comes from the Abyss, the purity of the madness itself seems to be higher.’
Harley smiled contentedly.
Perhaps because the place of production was the Abyss, it was not suitable as a medium for the Avatar, but this in itself was like an elixir to him.
“Ahhh! Give it up and give it back! It’s mine now! Hahahaha!”
Harley, her eyes blinded by greed, swung her sharpened claws, mercilessly tearing at the white tissues hanging from the decision before stepping back.
At the same time, the huge white head that had been writhing around drooped, but that was no longer of interest to him.
‘No need to hesitate!’
The white giant was a dog’s hair so he couldn’t get anything out of it, but surely this brilliant crystal wouldn’t be the same.
He quickly put it in his mouth.
《The entity achieves the conditions and blossoms its potential. It acquires the special skill “Giantization.”》
In this way, I took another step away from humanity.
