Chapter 75: Fierce Battle with the Forest Giant (Read On!!!)

"Human, why did you trespass into my territory~!!"

The Forest Giant looked toward the distance, where a massive swarm of bats was rushing in, and roared in an unusually loud voice.

"Oh, this is your turf."

"Indeed, I am the guardian of the Dark Forest~ Forest Giant Atess," the Forest Giant said.

Fulade gathered his form, standing atop a black wave, and stared at the Giant from afar, his aura unmatched.

"Dark Forest," Fulade thought silently.

"Human, speak your last words," Forest Giant Atess said.

At the same time, a terrifying aura locked onto Fulade.

Feeling that terrifying aura, Fulade couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

It turned out to be a terrifying presence whose strength was by no means inferior to his.

"Hmph, I mean no offense, but since you seek death, I can't be blamed."

Fulade's anger flared; when the aura locked onto him, he realized this could not end well.

"Boom boom boom~~"

The opposing Forest Giant stepped heavily, marching straight toward Fulade.

With a sweeping gesture of his massive hand, green light rippled, and countless green energy arrows instantly formed in the sky, hurling toward Fulade.

Seeing this, Fulade's slender fingers fluttered lightly, and the surrounding bat swarm split into streams that collided with the energy arrows.

"Bang bang bang~~!!"

"Boom!!"

Energy collisions and violent explosion booms rang continuously.

They swept away the swarming ghosts and tree demons nearby.

Even Fulade's bat swarm lost a layer forcefully.

This was the elemental tide formed after the two sides' ranged attacks collided, and in the continuously agitated energy collision environment, a secondary massive elemental self-detonation occurred.

Forest Giant Atess, seeing this scene, let out a roar, and the gathered ghosts and tree demons instantly began retreating.

Obviously, a battle between such strong opponents easily causes needless losses.

After the surrounding tree demons and ghosts withdrew.

The Forest Giant suddenly leapt up, lunging toward Fulade in the sky.

Though appearing clumsy, propelled by immense explosive power, it instantly arrived in front of Fulade, swinging its arm, and a massive shadow surged toward Fulade.

"Bang~!!"

Fulade felt darkness before his eyes; he never expected this massive Giant to be so fast.

Caught off guard, Fulade could only mobilize his massive surrounding bat swarm into a giant shield for defense.

"Boom rumble~!!"

With a great roar, the ground trembled.

A massive pit nearly a hundred meters in diameter suddenly formed below.

As the smoke cleared, Fulade shot upward, his chest heaving, his hands trembling unnaturally.

"What a terrifying power," Fulade said, watching the opposing Forest Giant also beginning to float, a weighty glint flashing in his eyes.

Seeing the slightly smug Forest Giant opposite, Fulade snorted coldly, saying that coming without returning is impolite.

Just as Fulade emerged from the smoke, before the Giant could charge again.

With a flick of his palm, the massive bat swarm circling the sky solidified instantly, forming a hundred-zhang giant fist that slammed down on the Forest Giant with a roar.

A tremendous roar rose from the ground, and a powerful airflow, like waves, surged outward, uprooting countless dead trees instantly, creating a blank zone spanning a kilometer radius.

In the center of the ground, as the smoke cleared, a massive pit hundreds of meters deep suddenly appeared. Fulade focused his gaze and saw Forest Giant Atess, arms crossed before him, fissured patterns appearing on the natural armor of his arms formed from a keratin layer.

Thin strands of pale green blood seeped from his arms.

"Human, no, what you are doesn't matter anymore; you have completely enraged me!!"

Forest Giant Atess's originally green massive eyes instantly turned blood-red, and a violent dark aura rose spontaneously.

From his huge nostrils, he expelled two white streams of air, and Atess instantly transformed into a projectile, blasting toward Fulade.

Seeing Atess, who had only sustained minor injuries, the weight in Fulade's eyes deepened further.

Facing the Giant's extreme explosive power and thick hide, Fulade could only rely on his speed advantage, barely grappling with the opponent and maintaining a fragile balance.

Massive booms, accompanied by forest trees, kept collapsing.

The ghosts and tree demons' mournful screams echoed intermittently.

This great battle lasted three days, and its intensity directly affected most of the Dark Forest.

No, it even reached beyond the forest.

Several kingdoms surrounding the entire Dark Forest.

All became turbulent and uneasy due to the terrifying battle waves and fierce energy collisions emanating from the Dark Forest.

Villages and towns not far from the Dark Forest have already seen massive refugee flows.

As people fled with their families, they saw vast swaths of forest collapsing.

Countless tree demons, ghosts, and bizarre creatures intermingled within surged out of the forest, sweeping toward nearby villages and towns.

The flood of dark creatures even caused a massive shift in the local climate.

Dark clouds, ominous and black elements began to shroud the surrounding villages and towns.

Elements of decay and death also continued to breed.

In just a few short days, many villages and towns began to show signs of ruin and desolation.

Amidst these terrifying changes, the bewildered human kingdoms began to spew various apocalyptic rhetoric.

It caused the ruling classes of several surrounding human kingdoms to fall into a panic‑filled, violent turmoil.

It was under these circumstances that a lone, orderly army was stationed along the border of the Dark Forest, ready to face any crisis that might arise there at any moment.

When Fulade stopped his roaming around Forest Giant Atess, the incessantly harassing presence made his fingers keep trembling.

His formerly elegant, mysterious aristocratic bearing was, at this moment, obviously gone.

A faint green bloodstain marked a pair of slender fangs.

"Pah, how terrible to drink!" Fulade spat disdainfully, spitting a mouthful of saliva.

His seemingly relaxed tone concealed deep exhaustion.

At this moment, Fulade could be said to have encountered the strongest opponent of his life.

His body was covered with numerous scars, especially his left arm, whose unnatural twisted state showed just how terrible Fulade's condition had become.

And his clothing had already been reduced to fragments in the first day's battle.

Of course, the opposing Forest Giant also gained little benefit.

Just by seeing the opponent's broken massive horn and the several rolls of blood and flesh beneath the shattered armor, one could see how gruesome the battle was.

Although it appeared that both sides were evenly matched, only their own side truly understood the actual situation.

Because of the huge disparity in physique, Fulade was clearly at a disadvantage in energy reserves.

Fortunately, Fulade could absorb the opponent's blood to compensate for the lack of energy reserves, barely keeping his internal energy from depletion.

However, the volatile energy hidden in the opponent's blood placed a huge burden on Fulade.

If this continues, Fulade really can't guarantee who will fall first! (End of chapter)