Chapter 466: The Demise of Giant Civilization
It’s not like Amber hasn’t fought against powerful creatures before.
He had even fought a giant dragon, and it felt just like that.
But the three giants in front of him gave Amber a completely different feeling. Even though they were not as big as dragons, they gave Amber a threat far greater than that of dragons.
The predictions of a prophet are often very accurate.
At the moment of the battle, Arthur Lane was swept by a huge sword and flew more than ten meters away.
Although he immediately stabilized his body and fought with the giant again.
That's Arthur Lane!
As for the other two giants, they didn't hold back either. They swung their hammers at Ariel, as if they wanted to compete with her to see whose hammer was more powerful.
Finally, only one person was left, swinging an axe and rushing towards Amber.
The giant axe was swung out, bringing with it violent thunder, howling wind, and the momentum to destroy the world.
Amberxiu stood still as if frightened, but when the axe cut through his body it only hit a phantom like mist.
At this moment, he used the blur technique, clone technique and phantom step.
Thanks to the gift from the Elf Queen, the power of the legendary ranger not only made his archery more accurate, but also enhanced Amber's casting speed.
The giant axe left a deep mark on the ground and was embedded in the ground, then it was pulled out again by the charging giant and continued to rush towards Amber.
Ambershu is now very glad that the axe giant did not learn Gareth's chain knife, otherwise he could just pull out the weapon and throw it at him again, and then Ambershu would really have to run for his life.
The Phantom Step was performed again, and Ambershu was already behind the axe giant. The cost of these small spells was not worth mentioning to Ambershu now. Then he raised his hand and cast two acceleration spells, which fell on Arthur Lane and Ariel respectively.
The formation of warrior, mage and priest seemed to be forcibly broken up by these three giants, but Amberxiu still played the role of a mage.
This is the skill of a seasoned adventurer.
The warrior, mage and priest trio does not mean that the warrior stands in the front and takes damage, while the mage and priest stand in the back and cast spells safely.
In previous adventures, there would never be a warrior who could protect the mage so well. Whether it was a hidden arrow or a charge, all kinds of accidents would interrupt the original formation.
At this time, as a mage, do you really wait for others to rescue you? Isn't that just waiting for death? Therefore, any mage who has been in the industry for a few years knows what to do in a chaotic battlefield. As long as you are not a magician of the Shaper system who can protect friendly troops from damage, you should focus on assisting.
He ran around the field with Phantom Steps and cast auxiliary spells one after another.
Use acceleration to bless teammates, and cast a series of control spells such as blindness, charm, petrification, etc. to see the effects.
As a result, Amberxiu was embarrassed to find that the resistance of these giants seemed to be very high, and all these control spells were ineffective.
After careful observation, Amber discovered that these giants were not normal creatures at all.
Their bodies seemed to be made of the same material as the arch, bumpy but extremely hard, and Arthur Ryan's sword didn't cause any damage to them. Ariel's lightning had no effect at all. These giants could move freely in the thunder, regardless of whether her hammer was entangled with lightning or not.
But the speed was not so bad. The Axe Giant couldn't keep up with Amber's multiple flashes, so he simply gave up on Amber and rushed towards Ariel, wanting to deal with the weakest-looking woman first.
"A big guy with high resistance and great strength... may not be without weaknesses!"
Amber calmly threw a spell in the direction of the axe giant's charge - Grease!
Large pieces of yellow grease exploded, covering the ground with a diameter of more than ten meters.
The axe giant stepped on it and his body slipped uncontrollably, falling to the ground with his buttocks. The ground shook and the axe in his hand was accidentally thrown out.
No matter how strong the magic resistance is, it is useless. Oily magic doesn't care about magic resistance. If it can't stand steadily, it will definitely fail.
To be on the safe side, Amberxiu also threw two dice of fate to ensure that the giant would fall to the ground.
And his flying axe fell right in front of Amberxiu.
Without thinking, Amberxiu used the Feather Fall Technique and the Mage's Hand to directly stuff the huge axe into his private space.
Without weapons, the giant's threat is reduced by half.
The axe giant struggled to get up, but his body was too big and his movements were clumsy. He crawled in a pile of grease for a long time but couldn't get up.
Amber Xiu chuckled, it was true, a big body not only makes one weak in goal, but also poor in balance.
Just as he was about to let the other giants fall to the ground, a holy light flashed from Arthur Ryan's side. The bright light made Amber feel a tingling sensation all over his body.
When the light faded, the giant wielding the huge sword had fallen to the ground.
There was a deep scar on the sword giant's head. For a human, this injury would have split the head in half, but for a giant, it would only have split the scalp.
But the sword giant was lying on the ground twitching, as if he had suffered serious injuries.
Arthur Ryan said loudly: "They are undead! Very special undead, but my holy light can still restrain them!"
It was indeed special. How terrifying would it be for the undead who had not died after being hit by Arthur Ryan's holy sword? Seeing that Arthur Ryan was about to finish him off, Amber also shouted, "Arthur, go help Ariel, let me deal with the undead!"
Although Arthur Ryan was confused, he would never waste time arguing with his teammates. With a flash of sword, he was next to Ariel, and the two of them worked together to deal with the last hammer giant.
Amberxiu flashed directly to the side of the twitching giant and slapped the wound.
When Amberxiu pulled out his hand, a ball of translucent silk thread was also pulled out.
This is the soul of the giant and the heroic spirit of this arena.
The moment Amberxiu came into contact with this heroic spirit, he understood its structure. This was not a simple soul, but a gathering of countless souls who died heroically in battle.
All warriors who died in the arena will continue to exist in this way, composed of courage and anger, with only memories related to the battle left, which is powerful because of its purity.
But no matter how powerful a heroic spirit is, it is still a soul after all. When the giant itself was unable to resist, Ambershov grabbed it and peeled off the heroic spirit, completely destroying the giant's ability to move.
"nice one!"
What Amberxiu wanted was the heroic spirit, so although he moved quickly, he was very careful when removing the soul to ensure that it could be perfectly restored to its original appearance.
After his soul was extracted, the powerful giant could no longer move.
The battle comes to an end here. The giant's weakness has been found, so it will not be difficult for the warrior, mage and priest trio to deal with it.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Whether it is Arthur Lane or Amber Xiu, it is impossible for both of them to capsize in the ditch.
So the battle ended quickly, the hammer giant was chopped down by Arthur Ryan's holy light, and Amberhook flashed to dig out the soul. After the two giants were dealt with, the last giant barely struggled out of the grease spell.
It’s not his fault that he reacted slowly. It’s because Arthur Ryan and Amber were too fast. The cooperation between the paladin and the lich was seamless. It has to be said that it was a miracle.
The remaining giant didn't even have a weapon, so he naturally posed no threat. It only took the three of them a few seconds to take him down.
The souls of all three giants were taken out, and their bodies were taken into Amber's private space. It can be said that it was a great victory.
But Ambershu feels a little scared when he thinks about it now. If it weren't for Arthur's holy light that could restrain the undead, he and Ariel would not be able to cause any harm to these giants.
If Ambersu dared to reach out to grab the soul, the giant would slap him and crush his body to pieces.
Amber sighed, "I now understand how this race offended Talos."
Ariel was blaming herself for her behavior just now. When she heard what Amber said, she couldn't help but become curious: "Master Ultraman, what do you mean by this?"
"I said I roughly guessed why this giant civilization perished. Every time they participated in the trial, a large number of heroes would die in the arena. Their souls would continue to strengthen the souls of these puppets, and their corpses would be absorbed and strengthen the bodies of these puppets.
"The result is that the more times the gladiatorial combat takes place, the stronger the monsters become, and the more heroes die. Until one day, this giant civilization discovered that even the strongest among the race could not defeat these monsters, so no one could pass the test in the gladiatorial combat arena anymore..."
As Amber corrected this, Talos' projection reappeared in front of everyone.
A huge shadow of light looked down at the three people, and its eyes alone were larger than those three giants combined.
Talos's majestic voice came from the sky.
"Yes, you guessed it right. They all died in the arena because they didn't have as many tricks as you. And that's why I like them more than you."
Amber was not surprised because his bracelet went dark when the battle started.
How could Talos miss this battle, so it's not surprising that Talos shows up now.
Talos said with nostalgia: "Fighting continuously, becoming stronger continuously, and unifying the world, they will use their own flesh and blood and soul to forge stronger enemies. Never indulge in enjoyment, always enjoy fighting with passion, this is my favorite chosen people. Although they eventually created puppets that they themselves could not defeat, I appreciate their efforts, so I brought all the living giants to the kingdom of God, where they will enjoy eternal life!
"But it's a pity that the creatures behind don't have this kind of will at all."
Amber thought, isn't this just pure battle mania? For the hobbies of the gods, generations of heroes died for no reason and became shackles for their descendants. Even if they could gain eternal life, Talos's kingdom of God was notoriously desolate, so what was the meaning of such eternal life? Amber could not understand this idea, but Talos's confession did solve many of Amber's doubts.
The giants once ruled the world. The current Golden Desert may be where they live, so they own a lot of gold because all the wealth in the world belongs to them.
But gold is just something they use for sacrifice and decoration. The giants are not addicted to enjoyment, but to fighting.
At Talos's instruction, they built the Arena of Storms and began years of bloody battles.
Amber estimated that most of the giants were warriors, and they didn't play any fancy tricks, just swung their axes and chopped each other in the most primitive way. So when the opponent is stronger than you, tougher than you, and has better fighting skills than you, then the heroes participating in the gladiatorial contest will definitely not win.
In Amber's view, this is a vicious cycle, but in the eyes of the giants, this is the goal of life.
In the end, no one knew how many people died before the entire family had the opportunity to enter the Kingdom of God.
No wonder those underground cities were empty, not even a corpse could be found, only a large amount of gold was left. Because they were not dead at all, nor did they migrate, but collectively ascended to the Kingdom of God. Gold had no meaning to them, so there was no need to take it away.
Everything was perfect. Ambersu never expected that the glorious civilization would disappear because of self-destruction.
But this is not important. Amber said to Talos: "Then, great Lord of the Storm, I wonder what reward I can get this time?"
Talos laughed and said, "You stole all the heroes left in the arena, and you're asking me for a reward?"
"The spoils of war are sacred and inviolable. Isn't this your doctrine, Lord of the Storm?" Amber was about to bargain with Talos when she suddenly felt something was wrong.
"Wait, what do you mean by that? There are only these three heroes left in the entire arena?"
(End of this chapter)