Chapter 104 Abnormal Reproduction, The Diamond Giant
Targon's steps were heavy and steady, its granite body rolling over the bushes as it strode forward at breakneck speed, with no vegetation able to hinder its progress.
But this also left a clear mark on it in the wilderness.
Under the cover of night, Garus quietly followed the stone giant. His scales appeared as a dark gray in the moonlight, blending into the clouds. Even the sound of his wings was deliberately suppressed, making him completely silent.
Flight gave dragons a unique advantage over giants.
The stone giant's senses were not sharp, and Garus concealed himself well, proceeding slowly and deliberately, and was never discovered by the stone giant.
that's all.
Giants and dragons walked on the earth and soared in the sky, respectively.
Time passed by gradually.
About five hours later, the sky took on a hazy, grayish-blue dawn appearance.
The terrain ahead began to change, with jagged rocky hills gradually being replaced by flat boulders, and a strange smell of some kind of mineral mixed with sulfur permeated the air.
The entire Stone Giant camp gradually came into view before Garoth's eyes.
This is a semi-open-air campsite built against the mountain. The campsite is surrounded by a high ring wall made of rough basalt blocks. Inside are primitive stone houses with a simple and rustic style, built by stacking layers of rocks. Both the high wall and the stone houses are exceptionally majestic and huge, clearly the structures of giant living beings.
His gaze swept over the stone giants.
Galos's gaze was drawn to the structure at the very center of the camp.
This is a circular depression about twenty meters in diameter, filled with a gray substance that looks like stone at first glance, but the occasional ripples prove that it is liquid.
"This thing is... a ley line symbiotic pool?!"
Galos pondered silently.
The stone giants do not reproduce in a normal biological way.
They first select suitable ley line nodes to create a ley line symbiosis pool, and then, through a special method, select minerals with 'spirituality', carve them into humanoid rough shapes, and then place the humanoid rough shapes in the ley line symbiosis pool.
After the rough embryo is immersed in the pool water, the liquid mineral essence and energy in the symbiotic pool will gradually seep into it, and there is a chance that it will awaken its consciousness.
If it fails, it will become part of the mineral essence.
Individuals who awaken consciousness will climb out of the pool and devour parts of the bodies of older stone giants, thereby gaining a preliminary understanding of the world and a concept of race, and becoming newborn stone giants.
Due to the differences in the rough blank, there are differences in the carving.
Each stone giant has a slightly different appearance and physique, and their body texture is also different, with huge individual differences.
The weak stone giant, formed from ordinary stone, is not even as powerful as the white dragon.
However, stone giants formed from special ores and then awakened can possess amazing talents. However, the more special and outstanding the ores are, the lower the probability of awakening consciousness.
Galos noticed.
Several young stone giants were carving rocks.
They are not carving small, growing humanoid rough-hewn figures, but rather rugged figures no smaller than themselves. Moreover, there are already some such stone carvings in the symbiotic pool of the earth veins.
These are the giant stone guardians.
Stone giants are a race in which all individuals worship gods. They can create giant stone guardians, who can grow rapidly by sacrificing their sanity and long lifespan, and become weapons to protect the clan.
Not just stone giants, but also Stone Guardians.
Outside the camp, there are also groups of rock lizards, pangolins, and other monster companions.
"It's not small in scale, but it's not big either."
So far, Garros has not seen any more adult stone giants.
at the same time.
When Targun reached the edge of the camp.
An exceptionally large stone giant emerged from the largest stone house.
It stands fifteen meters tall, like a small mountain, with a crystalline body. Its texture and patterns are completely different from those of Targon, as if it were constructed of diamonds, exuding an indestructible and powerful aura.
The stone giant instantly caught Garus's attention, making him shudder.
"The stone giant elder, or rather, the diamond giant, is a bit tricky."
There was a diamond giant elder in the vanguard. Garos could hardly imagine how strong and how large the main force would be.
This made him feel an even deeper sense of danger.
But looking down at the giant camp, Garus felt something was amiss, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it for a moment.
He held his breath, concealed all movement, and continued to observe and survey the situation at the stone giant's camp.
On the ground, the stone giant Targon knelt on one knee.
It used magic, its eyes flickering slightly as it projected images of memories.
Karu's unyielding attitude, the fat and strong ogre warrior, and more than one warlock were all clearly depicted.
Cracks appeared on the rocky face of Targun.
This is how the stone giants express their anger.
It said in a deep voice, "Those filthy, lowly ogres want you to come in person."
Elder Diamond was not angry.
Its heavy body remained motionless, its eyes holding a wise, contemplative gaze.
“That gluttonous demon is clever, which is good, because it means it is more valuable to subdue.”
Elder Diamond spoke slowly.
Its sound was like two diamonds rubbing together, producing a dull hum that even made the air hum slightly.
The granite giant was gestured to stand up, and the diamond elder led it towards the camp, to the largest stone house, where they discussed the affairs of the Bone-Chewing Clan in detail.
In the sky.
Garros could not see the two most powerful stone giants.
He narrowed his eyes, counted the number of stone houses in the camp, and then turned and left.
Soon after, a level 9 mammoth beast, with savage strides and a hint of fear and dread still lingering in its eyes, charged from afar toward the direction of the stone giant's camp.
The demonic creatures kept in captivity on the outskirts went to resist first.
However, due to the vast disparity between the two sides, they were unable to stop the mammoth beast, which caused a huge riot.
More stone giants emerged from the house.
Elder Diamond shattered the ground, his heavy and imposing body leaping up and traversing hundreds of meters. His diamond-like body, like a cannonball or a meteorite, slammed directly into the mammoth beast, breaking its bones and severely injuring it on the spot. He then delivered a finishing punch, killing it cleanly and decisively.
After a minor setback.
Elder Diamond returned to the stone house, where his demonic minions devoured the mammoth beast.
High in the clouds, Galus watched this scene unfold.
He drove the mammoth towards the stone giant camp to see how the stone giants would react.
Galos took a small sip of the fairy scale powder, and the whole world seemed to turn into a warm color. His mind immediately became active, and his thoughts began to run at high speed.
He re-examined the details that he had sensed were wrong but hadn't immediately figured out.
"The ley line symbiotic pool is the core of the Stone Giant clan and is usually located in the rear base camp. It is impossible for the vanguard to construct or build it."
"When harassed by a level 9 ferocious beast, the elder took direct action instead of the other guards."
"Among the stone giants here, I have only seen one adult granite, one mature diamond, three young men, and a few insignificant juvenile stone giants."
"The vanguard troops that expand territory will not carry such a burden."
Galos narrowed his eyes, realizing that this stone giant army was somewhat strange.
Expanding clan territory?
No, their tribesmen are of varying ages and appear more like refugees, as if they want to establish themselves here and settle down. The claim of expanding their territory is just to deceive the cannibals.
Should we relinquish our territory and give it to them?
That won't do.
A single diamond elder was not enough to frighten Garus into abandoning his established territory and fleeing.
If you were to face off against Elder Diamond.
There are risks, and they are not small.
This is a powerful stone giant, not to be underestimated.
However, after careful consideration, Galos felt he could bear the risk of giving up his territory.
He might get injured fighting the diamond giant, but with his speed and explosive power, he can be guaranteed not to be killed if he is outmatched.
"If it goes to the Bone Chewing Clan alone three days later, that will be my best chance to strike."
Garus spiraled into the air and silently left the stone giant camp.
(End of this chapter)
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