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37 Flock of Giants (5)
At the extreme end of the giant colony of giants in the northern part of the continent, there was a snowy mountain so high that the end could not be seen.
This mountain, which was named ‘Heavenly Mountain’ because its top reached the sky, was a place not known to the giants of large groups.
No, to be precise, it was known, but it was correct to say that it was a place where no one came.
Because it was a place where there were countless monsters like the stars in the sky, with the climate so cold that it freezes the moment you breathe out, the harsh terrain, and, in addition, monsters strong enough to be defeated in an area from the outside.
Therefore, ‘Heavenly Mountain’ was a place that was as forbidden even for giants in large groups.
“ So… … Do we have a comrade on that mountain?”
Lane Dranir opened her mouth with a tired face as she looked at the white ‘sky mountain’ rising above the clouds.
“ Yes.”
The silver-haired woman who was walking next to him nodded.
“ No, can people live in a place like that?”
“ Of course not. Humans are more survivable and adaptable than you think. Besides, the person we are going to meet now is not a human but a giant.”
“ Huh… … .”
Lane’s face suddenly darkened at the woman’s words.
Lane was born in the northern city of Ruin, but she hated the cold.
Because the body itself tolerates the cold well.
That’s why I had to go to the coldest place in the cold northern part of the country, and I couldn’t help but dislike the current situation.
“ If it’s hard, you wait here. I will go alone.”
“ When did I say it was hard? I’m not that stingy or anything like that. see people as Go go!”
At Lane’s reaction, the woman who laughed and increased her walking speed.
I had to finish recruiting colleagues as soon as possible and move on to the next plan.
The future he had seen was changing at this moment and now, so there was no time to delay.
‘The things to be gained are also rapidly decreasing.’
Along with that, a figure came to mind naturally in the woman’s head.
‘ Zion Agnes.’
The one who is at the center of all these changes and has taken some of the things he deserves.
Of course, he was okay because he didn’t touch the essentials, but he was still a person I was concerned about.
‘ I’ll see you soon.’
That way you can judge for sure.
Whether you are a helpful person or not.
at that time.
“ So who is the giant we should meet on that mountain?”
Lane, who was walking next to her with a sullen expression, asked the woman.
After thinking about it, a name came out of the woman’s mouth as she looked at the ‘sky mountain’.
“ Turjan.”
The strongest warrior of the giants, and the third sky among the ‘Seven Heavens’.
And it was the existence that would soon become a woman’s companion.
* * *
“… … This, this!”
An unbelievable cry erupted from Batar’s mouth as he stared blankly at the dark blue chains released from Zion’s hand.
His trembling eyes were filled with emotions that were too great to be expressed in words of astonishment.
“ This is really… … .”
As if to confirm, Batar pointed his finger at the chain and looked at Zion.
“ I told you to prove it, so you can find out. if not… … Did I ask you to present something that you can’t even recognize as a token?”
The cold voice of Zion.
“ Not that!”
To that, Batar shook his head and answered.
True, to some extent, he was not foolish enough to admit it.
‘ This is really… … Is it the giant destroyer that Archelis used?’
I honestly couldn’t believe it.
Even part of that achievement, even within the Blue Claw tribe, has not been handed down about Achelis.
In addition, his weapon, Giga Perses, disappeared immediately after the destruction of the Giant King, and has never been revealed until now.
It was absolutely impossible for such a giant destroyer to reappear while being held in the hands of a human who is not even a giant.
So in the first place, I would have laughed and concluded that it was a fake without even checking it, but this time I couldn’t.
‘ That’s too much… … .’
The appearance of a giant destroyer that has been passed down to only a small percentage of the Blue Claw tribe.
Because that appearance and the appearance of the chain in front of me were very similar.
‘ Besides, the power I feel from that chain.’
As if to prove the giant’s natural enemy, just looking at it gave me chills and no strength in my body.
With him, an overwhelming energy that weighed down on all sides.
A weapon with such an appearance and energy could not exist in this world other than the Giant Destroyer.
In the trembling eyes of Batar, the certainty slowly grew younger.
“ By the way… … Where did you get it?”
“ It probably doesn’t matter now.”
An ominous darkness begins to tremble in Zion’s eyes looking at such Batar.
Fear slowly rose in Batar’s heart as he faced it.
Suppressing such fears, how many times did they look at Zion and the Giant Destroyer alternately?
Eventually, a heavy voice came out of the chief’s mouth.
“… … From now on, the Blue Claw clan will follow His Majesty Zion, the rightful descendant of the great hero Archelis.”
It was a sudden decision, but it had no choice.
Because Bataar himself has already said that he follows the descendants of Archelis, and he also decided how to prove it.
Prince Zion did such a proof perfectly.
If you don’t follow it here, you’re just denying your own words, and it’s the same as throwing away the honor and pride of a giant.
” Then let’s talk about the war against ‘Red Horn’.”
Sion, who smiled slightly while looking at such Batar, sat down at the top of the table and opened his mouth.
There was a sense of rushing to the point, but in such a large-scale war, Sion was well aware that the quicker he made decisions and the more he moved, the higher his odds of winning.
“ Before that, let me ask you one thing.”
Then the question came out of Batar’s mouth.
“ The words you said a while ago that it will help us win this war… … Are you really?”
“ I’m not saying I can do what I can’t.”
Such Zion’s answer contained a strange conviction as if it would be the case.
After thinking about something for a moment, a calmer voice came out of the chief’s mouth.
“… … Okay. Then, I will briefly explain the current situation and our strength.”
Ba’tar’s explanation that followed was almost similar to the information that Sion had learned using the shadow of eternity before coming to the large colony.
Except for one thing.
“… … Last night’s massive raid destroyed most of the front lines except for our Blue Claw and other hordes’ strongholds. That is why the current situation is so serious that it can be called the greatest crisis since the war began. If you don’t build the wires again quickly… … In the next fight, in all probability, we will lose.”
After saying those words, Bataar shut his mouth and quietly waited for Zion to speak.
In fact, there were not many instructions that Zion could give in such a situation.
‘ To supplement the existing wires by dividing the power in the center, or to give up some of the wires and narrow the range to harden the remaining wires.’
However, the words that immediately came out of Zion’s mouth were completely out of his mind.
“ The forces still remaining on the front lines, and all other colonies, have to be brought here.”
“… … ?”
At that, Kaftan’s eyes, who were quietly listening to Bataar and next to him, were dyed with doubt.
“ Sir, then we will be surrounded by enemies.”
“ It doesn’t matter. After all, this war will be over before then.”
“ Yes? What do you mean?”
“ Soon Utekan will join over there.”
It was time for Batar to question the unknown words once more.
“ Brother!”
Batar’s younger brother, Bart, ran into Daejeon with a desperate look on his face.
He looked at Zion, who was sitting at the top, with strange eyes for a moment, then immediately shouted to Bataar.
“ The 4th Prince Utekan has just joined the Red Horn Clan!”
“… … What?”
“ Perhaps he came here directly to end this war quickly. We have received information that the movements of other colonies following Utekan are also unusual.”
At those words, Batar’s eyes, which grew bigger, turned to Zion.
How did Prince Zion know about this?
“ Now there will be an all-out war.”
Looking at the giants who were so surprised, Zion continued speaking in a quiet voice.
In a way, it was a natural story.
Because there was no way for Utekan to miss the opportunity to eliminate his original goal, Zion himself, and the giants of the opposition, who were no less troublesome.
In a matter of days, they will come here with all the power available to them.
“… … .”
At Zion’s words, the faces of all the giants, including Batar, quickly hardened.
In the first place, the difference in power between them and the pro-Utecan giants was too large to be covered by strategy or tactics.
Therefore, it was only possible to win by thoroughly dispersing and defeating each individual.
However, the situation was hopeless as it had to engage in an all-out war with the enemies who had gathered Utekan as the focal point.
‘ Seeing that it came sooner than I thought, it must have been quite sweet.’
But unlike them, Zion’s eyes were as calm as the first.
Because everything was going as expected.
“ You know that if you stay still like this, you will die, right?”
“… … So what are you going to do?”
At Zion’s words, Batar asked in a heavy tone.
“ They will have to break the ground that they didn’t think of.”
“ If you stumble… … .”
An answer that no one expected came out of Shion’s mouth, who smiled sinisterly at him.
“ We’re going to hit over there first.”
* * *
“ Where is Zion now?”
It was the first question Utekan asked as soon as he arrived at the ‘ red horn’ tribe and sat at the top.
It also meant that he was conscious of Zion that much.
“ I am in the colony of the Blue Claw clan. It seems that they are planning to use their power.”
“ Did that happen too?”
At the report of the giant standing next to him, Utekan grinned as if he had expected it.
Thinking about it, it could have been normal.
Sion’s intelligence would have noticed by now that the Wollo Legion was not moving, and finding a replacement for it was a natural sequence.
‘The only problem is that the Blue Claw tribe and its small and medium-sized colonies are not going to listen to Zion obediently.’
They were the stubborn ones who decided to give up and get rid of even Utekan himself.
It would be almost impossible for Zion, who is not of mixed blood with a giant, to bring them under his control.
In addition, if he tried to move for the subjugation of the monster corps rather than war, the possibility would have been lowered even further.
However, Utekan hoped that Shion would embrace them through the possibility.
‘ That way we can get rid of them all at once.’
Of course, in Utekan’s head, there was no thought that he would lose because of it.
Because this was overwhelmingly advantageous for that.
‘ If you have to remove them separately, it’s right to hit Zion rather than the opposing giants. The best time to get rid of it is when Sion returns from subjugating the monster corps, but in order to reduce the variable, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to move before subjugating.’
Utekan patted the armrest of the chair he was sitting on with his fingers and thoughtfully.
Is it because everything related to Zion so far has not been good?
Everything was going perfectly, but there was still a ray of anxiety in his mind, and to erase it, Utekan kept checking to see if there were any variables he had missed.
‘ Now that’s enough… … .’
at that time.
” His Majesty Utekan, Prince Zion and the opposing giants have begun to move!”
A giant of the Red Horn tribe approached Utekan and shouted with a desperate face.
There was a slight surprise in Utekan’s eyes at him.
‘ If we moved together… … Did you really recruit the Blue Claws? How did you cook it?’
Soon after, Utekan, who had erased such a question, asked the giant.
“ Where are you going? Did you go straight to the monster corps?”
“ No!”
“ Then?”
The giant’s answer from that question was something that Utekan had not expected at all.
“ Here, I am coming here now!”
“… … What?”
“ It looks like they are going to have an all-out war with us.”
At that, Utekan’s eyes began to tremble.