Chapter 3260: Ancient Giant King

The giants who died here were quite powerful during their lifetime, and the corpses remaining after death still possessed mental oppression similar to "Dragon Might" today.

However, because those black jade-like skeletons had a fairly thick ominous aura, Xia De even thought that the curse remaining on them was still very familiar after tens of thousands of years, so he and the witches did not directly touch the skeletons. As for the hammer head that had turned into a relic, because of its unknown characteristics, they didn't even get close to it.

However, the souls of the giants were not here. Perhaps before this mausoleum came to this wasteland, those ancient souls had already gone to where they should go.

Even Miss Violet was amazed by the discoveries of this trip. She had not come into contact with the remains of such ancient legendary creatures before:

"But it's a pity, I haven't learned any power related to giants, otherwise this trip might have been able to go a step further. Xia De, you have learned... um?"

Turning her head to ask Xia De, she found that Xia De had already closed his eyes and stretched out his right hand towards the largest skeleton leaning against the wall in front of him.

His palm did not directly touch the skeleton, only trying to feel the bloodline power remaining in the skeleton. He had learned knowledge that did not belong to humans from dragons, cats, and werewolves. Now, after approaching the bloodline descendants of these legendary creatures of the First Era, memories of using 【Body of Courage】 to transform into a giant to fight several times surged up, so Xia De, who had quite good talent, gained some enlightenment.

This did not take too long. When Xia De opened his eyes and withdrew his hand, "She" gave a reminder:

【Outsider, your strange art "Body of Courage" has sublimated: the original effect remains unchanged, the consumption is reduced, and you can only manipulate part of your body to become larger. During the effect, your strength is further enhanced, and when your body becomes larger, you possess a certain degree of passive mental oppression ability, which depends on the degree of body enlargement.】

"Did you gain something?"

The blonde witch asked with concern, and Xia De nodded gently:

"Some gains, but not many. What remains most in these skeletons is actually the curse. What kind of power is this... very familiar, but too much time has passed, and only traces are left."

Sister Beren added softly:

"If necessary, I can ignite these skeletons as firewood, and the remaining ashes can help you further perceive the bloodline of the ancient Titan giants."

Before Miss Liade could panic and want to object, Xia De shook his head directly:

"Better not take this risk here, let them continue to sleep here. Let's continue forward, Miss Liade, is the next one the final main tomb chamber? I have already felt the flame of the First Flame calling me, it is right ahead."

Going from the "tomb passage" to the "main tomb chamber" also required passing through a door, and it was a secret magic door cast from refined gold, mithril, orichalcum, and unknown alloys. The ancient giants certainly did not welcome others to disturb their sleep rashly, so this door was closed.

Of course, it was impossible to break through the wall to open a door by oneself. All the walls of the entire pyramid were a whole, and there was protection from the ancient giant's rune ritual. The difficulty of breaking the wall might be higher than opening the door.

"Let me try to pick the lock—Key of the Door... um? No lock?"

Xia De, who tried to use the strange art, was quite surprised. He reached out and sensed it again, and then confirmed:

"This door itself does not have a 'lock' structure. It is just simply closed now. Judging from the structure of the door hinge I sensed, it can be pushed open by pushing inward."

Miss Liade looked up at the giant door in front of her with great awe:

"This requires very powerful strength, right?"

"It doesn't matter, I just happened to have some gains just now. You step back, let me try."

So the three witches retreated behind Xia De together, and then watched Xia De take a deep breath and his body gradually became larger, until he reached a height of about thirty meters.

From the perspective of the witches, Xia De at this time was not much different from the "giants" recorded in the faded murals in the surrounding tunnel.

He took another deep breath and held it without exhaling, bent forward slightly to lower his center of gravity. Both hands pressed on the left and right doors at the same time, and finally, after activating 【Power of the Red Dragon】, he gradually exerted force forward.

Nothing happened in the first few seconds, but then a harsh metal friction sound rang out bit by bit. Xia De, who was holding his breath, continued to exert force, and finally pushed the two giant doors open a narrow gap amidst the increasingly harsh sound.

Of course, the "narrow" here is only by the standard of the giant Xia De at present. In fact, this distance is enough for standard-sized humans to pass through.

After returning to his normal size, Xia De comforted the cat that seemed to like looking at the world from a high place, and then passed through the gap between the metal doors with everyone and entered the final main tomb chamber.

The "tomb passage" just now was already quite magnificent at a height of tens of meters, and when the area behind the door was illuminated by the lit candles, the 100-meter-high hall made Xia De extremely surprised:

"There is not even a single pillar in such a high space, what kind of architectural structure is this?"

The main tomb chamber was empty, the four walls were carved with dense images of giant warriors, and rusted metal weapons were inserted in front of the walls. These weapons were all of a size suitable for giant warriors. The red and white candles spread in the cracks of the floor bricks, and the silver-glowing beads embedded in the ceiling were the light sources here.

There was no giant coffin placed in the center of the main tomb chamber as imagined, only in the depths of this hall on a high platform, a gray rotten giant sat on a black iron throne.

It wore a black iron crown on its head, all ten thick fingers were wearing gold rings, and on its thick arms were circles of arm rings.

Although it was in a sitting posture, it could be roughly estimated that its height exceeded eighty meters, much taller than those giant skeletons outside.

This was undoubtedly a corpse, but when Xia De and Sister Beren looked at it, a little fire appeared on the chest of the rotten corpse. And in the firelight, the head of the crowned giant actually lifted from its drooping state, and the stench spread with the movement of the giant head, and then the giant corpse looked at the four people who entered the tomb chamber.

That gaze with great pressure swept across Miss Liade quickly, stayed on the witch empress in the puppet state for a few seconds, showed no expression when looking at Xia De, and finally looked at the nun holding the oil lamp. The rotten hands pressed on the armrests of the huge black iron throne, it made itself sit up a little, and after tens of thousands of years, it made a sound again:

"Is the nun who holds the fire here?"

It was said to be a sound, but it was actually using soul resonance to communicate, so everyone could understand what it said. Again, everyone looked at the nun, and the nun, who lowered her head slightly, said:

"Yes, I am the nun who holds the fire, here to recover the split flame."

The "sound" emitted by the giant corpse on the throne was old and slow:

"Has so many years passed? In order to suppress the curse of 'Human Pus' spreading in the bloodline of the Giant Kingdom, I accepted the nun's fire. In a blink of an eye, the First Flame has declined to this extent."

Xia De now understood what the curse aura that was slightly familiar on the skeletons outside the door was. He was amazed that he seemed to have guessed some things in the Second Era, and then verified again that most of those split flames were really split out to suppress something.

Sister Beren did not speak, so the giant on the throne sighed slowly, then stood up with both hands on the armrests of the golden throne. The rotten body stood on the high platform, appearing more and more oppressive. Its right hand reached towards the top of its head, grasped the hilt of the sword directly above the throne, and then pulled the huge stone sword out of the ceiling of the tomb chamber.

Disgusting black pus seeped out from the gaps in the loose rotten body. These pus did not drip onto the floor of the tomb chamber, but covered the outer surface of the skin, quickly repairing this body that was no longer suitable for battle, making the skin look like it had an extra layer of black carapace:

"Nun who holds the fire, back then your predecessors and the long-eared empire attacked my kingdom together, and only after defeating me did they stuff that flame to me. Now if you want to take that flame away, just like back then, defeat me with your companions."

Miss Liade hid behind Miss Violet, already surprised and speechless. History became clear at this moment, and the reason for the destruction of the Ancient Giant Kingdom was spoken out of the mouth of the person involved. Also because of this, the giant in front of him seemed to be a "Giant King" during his lifetime. Although he did not live in that oldest mythical era, he was still a true mythical-level figure.

Sister Beren still did not speak, while Xia De could see that the giant's state was far from his lifetime. But even so, he didn't want to really fight with this "old antique":

"The stories of the past have long since dissipated with the smoke and dust. It's meaningless to dwell on them. How about we discuss a more peaceful way to exchange? I have a few good funerary items here, or if you like shovels, the funerary items and shovels can be handed over to you together."

The Giant King, who had already stood up in front of the throne, of course did not agree:

"Was it you who pushed open this door that only Titan descendants can push open just now? If the honor inherited in your bloodline still exists, then duel with me to protect your nun. The flame is calling you, I know you have inherited the power of the First Flame."

"This..."

Xia De had to confirm:

"Can I use any method to fight you?"

"Of course."

"That's good."

Xia De nodded, took out the 【One-Shot Kill Pistol】 and aimed it at the other party. Although the probability of success by a sneak attack was high, considering that the other party's bloodline inherited from the ancient Titans must have outstanding resistance, he did not pull the trigger.

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