Chapter 636 Giant King El Nino
"What!"
“Actually—”
Origen, who knew a lot about giants, was not the only one who was surprised by this scene.
Everyone knows that the Skinless Legion is the strongest fighting force of the Giants.
The Skinless is already a very terrifying advanced profession, and it is even more terrifying when it falls on a giant.
They possess extremely high mana resistance, and spells below the fourth level are essentially ineffective against them. Furthermore, spells of the fourth and fifth levels struggle to match their speed, and even if they do hit, they likely won't cause significant damage. Furthermore, skinless characters possess the highest vitality of all classes, possessing terrifying self-healing speeds.
As a price for this spell resistance, the skinless cannot cast spells, take medicine, use martial arts, wear armor, or use weapons.
But this price is nothing to the giants.
As for non-spell damage...
...What kind of illegal magic damage could possibly hurt such a group of giants, each of whom is more than ten meters tall and has the strongest strength?
Even if the attack could penetrate the defense, a mortal's sword would still not be able to injure the bone. Such a shallow wound would heal itself in a few breaths. The damage and pain caused would not hinder the Skinless's actions at all, but would instead make them become more violent due to the clear pain they felt.
Unless you kill it in one go, the Skinless will only get stronger the more you fight it.
When such a terrifying army is assembled, it is really difficult to fight or not fight. One skinless person and a group of skinless people are completely different concepts.
When the number of skinless beings increases to a certain level, it becomes difficult to forcibly capture and kill one person under the interference and protection of other skinless beings... But if there is still a breath left, this skinless being can immediately unleash the terrifying power of ten skinless beings, and will recover to a healthy state if it is not injured for a period of time.
Because of this, even the Theocracy is reluctant to provoke the giants of Avalon.
The Theocracy excels at relying on healing and buffs to maximize logistics and wage a long-term war of attrition. They also pray to the Dream Realm gods for intervention. Secondly, they rely on their long lifespans and complete inheritance system to cultivate top-tier spellcasters who are capable of adapting to various circumstances.
——It just so happens that every link is perfectly restrained by the giant.
Since the giants only guard their own little piece of land and rarely run away from Avalon... even the Theocracy can only watch them do evil.
Because they didn't dare to gamble on what kind of uncontrollable disaster would happen if the giants escaped outside; they were even more uncertain whether the remaining elves could still suppress the giants if the Theocracy and the Giant Kingdom fought to a mutual defeat.
The giants originally had no political system, and their advantages in fighting alone were much greater than those of the elves.
Because of this, the giants are never afraid of the elves' interference.
——But this kind of complacency will end today.
Now, Helechin demonstrated what it means to "kill it in one breath"!
The giant priests who witnessed this scene from afar showed disbelief on their faces: "Even the Skinless One can't defeat him..."
"That's Heleqin, the White Knight of the Elves."
"That's not right, it's clearly the undead."
"You don't even need a dragon to defeat the Skinless..."
"—The second one! The second one!"
Just as the priests were surprised, they saw Heleqin transform into an arc of lightning, first charging far away and then rushing back, passing through the head of the second skinless creature!
The Skinless, who was able to destroy a small human country single-handedly, was so fragile in front of Heleqin, who had turned into a dead spirit.
They couldn't even fight back - because Helechin was too fast!
He was like a flash of lightning, speeding across the field. If they couldn't find a way to stop Heleqin, these elite Skinless Warriors would be killed one after another by him, and they would be unable to do anything!
"Quick, send another wave of people up!"
"Take back the skinless ones first! We can't lose any more!"
"Send for the Patriarch quickly, we need Wounded Branch! Send for our guardian!"
"The only thing that can catch up with thunder and lightning is the killing intention!"
"Great and Most High Heaven, look upon your people..."
The priests were in chaos.
The giants were accustomed to bullying enemies weaker than themselves... They had never been slaughtered so recklessly by such a sixth-level transcendent.
Logically speaking, shouldn't the higher the level of the extraordinary person, the more they value their life?
You did something like this, aren't you afraid that the Most High will destroy your soul?!
The giant priests gathered together, holding their holy staffs in their hands, but they could not come to a conclusion for a while.
What they held in their hands was the giant priest's unique holy weapon - a metal stick with a different number of steel nails. The steel nails on it represented the number of powerful enemies they had defeated.
——You can also just call it a mace.
As a blunt instrument, it lacks the labor-intensive nature of a hammer. It exists solely for the purpose of taking life, for the purpose of combat. Swinging it requires immense strength, and simply possessing it is intimidating enough. Even sharp weapons like swords and daggers, which emerged with the development of civilization and technology, will bend and shatter in the face of absolute brutality.
——Weapons like the Holy Staff are the manifestation of the path of power.
If a giant disrespects the Supreme Heaven, the priests, or the king's orders, he will be punished by the giant priests with the holy staff. This is the only punishment in the Giant Kingdom.
Yes, there is no imprisonment, no death penalty, no fines in the Giant Kingdom...this kind of thing is too advanced and too cultural.
The only punishment for a giant is to be beaten and have his bones broken by giant priests of different ranks.
The higher the priest's rank, the closer they could break the bones to the skull. The lowest priest was the "shinbone" rank, which meant they could break the shin, the lowest level of punishment. The Patriarch of the Most High was the only "skull" rank priest, who was allowed to break the skull of any giant.
Even the Giant King does not have the power to execute other giants - this is probably the only advanced feature of the Giant Kingdom.
After all, all giants are descendants of Supreme Heaven with varying degrees of blood relationship, and can be considered a family...but the head of the family is not the Giant King, but Supreme Heaven himself.
But having said that, the most punishment would be a broken skull.
For a descendant of the great Supreme Heaven, if you couldn't survive such an injury, it was your own fault—you were too weak. You had the Supreme Heaven's divine blood flowing through you, yet you couldn't even withstand a mortal wound.
And when war breaks out, these priests will stand behind with holy staffs in hand - just like now.
If a frontline Titan disobeyed orders or attempted to escape, the priests would round him up and execute him on the spot. This wasn't uncommon, as Titans were selfish, and the few who weren't would become priests. Unless forced to do so, almost all Titans were unwilling to fight for the Giant Kingdom.
If the war goes unfavorably or too smoothly, they will also take the time to bless the soldiers and do some of their duties as back-row clergy.
To ensure the chastised died and did not become a burden on the logistics system due to their disability, this large row of priests were all at the "sternum" and "spine" level and above. This time, out of respect for Heleqin, they even brought three giant priests at the "cervical vertebra" level - according to the hierarchy of the theocracy, this was the rank of cardinal.
When the three of them heard the other priests say they wanted to invite the patriarch, their faces turned ugly.
The other priests may not know, but these three do know...
There are no more damaged branches in the Patriarch's hands. The guardian of this generation is none other than the Giant King himself.
"——Don't be afraid, I'm already here."
And just at this moment, a deep voice was heard.
The giant priests suddenly dispersed and saw a giant in crimson armor holding a brilliant curved blade walking towards them from behind.
This weapon burns endlessly, with a light brighter than the sun.
That is the incarnation of the "Supreme" will of the Supreme Heaven, "Wounded Branch" Levatin!
However, the one holding this sacred weapon was not the patriarch they had been expecting, but their king - El Arctos!
El Nino was covered in soft, crimson fur, covering every inch of exposed skin. The fur, like bear fur, jutted out from the cracks in his armor, like weeds growing on old metal armor exposed in the wild.
"I will protect everyone—in the name of the new Great Guardian."
El Nino spoke clearly.
(End of this chapter)
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