Chapter 166 - 131 Foul Giants_1

Chapter 166: Chapter 131 Foul Giants_1Shit! The Gnolls’ Tremor Bomb was not designed for surface demolition, but for internal explosions. I was too careless, far too careless. I can’t believe I didn’t investigate this matter thoroughly. No wonder the output from the Blackwell Mine has increased so rapidly since they started using Tremor Bombs. When I previously dropped Tremor Bombs from the air, it was a bit of a waste of their true value. The real use of the Tremor Bomb is to bury it deep—This, damn it, isn’t it just a landmine? Squeak, squeak! Strange frictional noises emanated from the depths of the dark cavern, like someone continuously scraping the walls with a blade. "It’s the Terror Claw Beasts, they’ve found us and are preparing to hunt," Gaven couldn’t keep it to himself any longer and loudly warned, "Atwood Village Chief, get ready with your Entanglement Spell, cover the entire cavern with it, the ceiling and both walls included. Zack, are the bombs all set? Once you’re done, immediately fall back and wait for my command before setting them off." "Just one left, almost there," Zack also noticed that the strange frictional noise was getting closer. He was highly concentrated, daring not to be the slightest bit distracted. Placement of the Tremor Bomb was a science; it had to be lodged at the most critical support points. Once those points were blasted, the weight of the rocks themselves would bring them crashing down. The same amount of Tremor Bombs wielded by different Gnolls yielded different quantities of mined ore, and this was the reason why. Gaven loudly expressed his intentions: "Since our enemies have so conveniently come to our doorstep, we cannot let the bombs we’ve buried be wasted. We’ll hold our ground here, the more monsters that gather, the better." Holding his Keen Edge Longspear, Gaven had already positioned himself at the forefront. His Combat Armor suddenly burst with a blinding light that tore through the darkness of the dark cavern. Squeak! Ah! Hou! A variety of ghastly screams echoed from within the dark cavern, clearly startled by the burst of light from the Combat Armor. Creatures from the Dark Domain had adapted to the darkness and were extremely sensitive to light. The light from the Combat Armor would be eye-catching even during the day, let alone in such a dark environment. Gaven also got a clear view of the situation inside the dark cavern and couldn’t help but gasp. It wasn’t the number of creatures that shocked him, but their deformed and grotesque appearances. Terror Claw Beasts, Moorland Bearmen, War Lizardfolk, wild wolves, Ferocious Tigers, Spirit Leopards, and so on. From these deformed beasts, Gaven identified their original species. But now, without exception, they had all become severely deformed: one eye larger than the other, bodies covered with tumors. It was relatively common to see deformities like one leg longer than the other. Some Moorland Bearmen even sprouted two heads. One War Lizardfolk had grown three arms. One wild wolf had nearly lost all its fur, its skin overrun with festering sores and a foul pus oozing out, the stench as ghastly as the lizardfolk’s natural odor, if not worse. These twisted, mutated creatures cowered in the distance instead of attacking. They weren’t fearful, but waiting for commands from their master. With the sounds of heavy objects being dragged and thunderous footsteps, a colossal figure lumbered out from the depths of the cavern. If those deformed beasts were ugly and twisted, this Giant, standing five or six meters tall, was the epitome of grotesque distortion. Its lumpy, misshapen head bore incongruent facial features; its nose was snout-like, turning up to reveal two black holes that jostled for space with two uneven eyes, one as large as an adult’s head and the other the size of a human fist. In those eyes, especially the larger one, shimmered a malevolent light, tangible and ever-changing in unnatural colors, brimming with evil intent and hatred about to spill forth. The limbs were uneven in both size and shape. The left leg resembled that of a human, while the right leg had the reverse-jointed appearance of a demon’s leg, making one leg taller than the other and affecting the walking gait, causing an uneven stride. One arm was thick, the other thin. The thin one was small and short, curved in front of the body, akin to a Tyrannosaurus Rex’s tiny forelimbs. The thick arm extended beyond the knees, its girth even surpassing the thighs, laden with bulging muscles and harboring a terrifying strength. In isolation, this arm was perfectly shaped and contoured, something every Giant would covet; however, when viewed as part of the whole, this beauty only emphasized the overall ugliness and disharmony. Clutched in the hand of the massive arm was what could loosely be called a club, but was more accurately a giant tree trunk, itself twisted and distorted with several interlocked branches, spiked with barbs. The Foul Giant. This distorted army was unmistakably led by a Foul Giant. Life Dice: 188 (13d12+104) Alignment: Chaotic Evil Size: Colossal Attributes: Strength 23, Dexterity 10, Constitution 22, Intelligence 9, Perception 14, Charisma 5 Gaven, using his Dragon’s Sight Glasses, read the creature’s data immediately. Even though it was of Colossal size, the oppressive feeling the Foul Giant evoked was far greater than the Corruption Twilight Guardian and even exceeded that of the Carrier Bug. After all, the latter two were mainly lengthier, whereas the Foul Giant was taller, standing higher than two stacked houses and more than three times Gaven’s height. Gaven had to tilt his head back to see it properly. This was despite the Giant’s deformities, which made it shorter than it otherwise would have been. As Gaven stealthily gathered data on the Giant, the Foul Giant felt it immediately and glared back in return. When that giant eye landed on him, Gaven felt the hair on his body stand on end; a chilling terror surged to his heart, an uncontrollable itching as if something was about to crawl out of his body. The Evil Eye Curse. This was the most famous and terrifying ability of the Foul Giants. Once targeted by its evil eye, the body would mutate and deform, becoming as hideous as the Foul Giants themselves, and eventually turned into their controlled servants. The deformed creatures surrounding it were the victims of this ability. "Susie!" Gaven shouted. "Foul Giant, pitfall! Falling rocks!" Susie responded, and the pitfall trap instantly took shape. Although she was not the highest in professional level in the team, her strength was the most formidable, especially when she could harness the power of the Dragon Scale Oak. The Foul Giant, already lacking in coordination, focused intently on unleashing the Evil Eye Curse, completely unprepared for a gaping pit suddenly appearing beneath its feet. With a loud crash, it fell straight down. However, the pitfall that could have left an ordinary person dazed and confused was merely a deep hole to the Foul Giant, with its deformed, ugly head still sticking out. In the mismatched eyes of the Foul Giant, a confused look appeared, momentarily at a loss—the spellcasting had been interrupted. The eerie power enveloping Gaven was slowly dissipating. But Gaven’s scalp was still tingling, and the itching on his body was slow to subside. Damn it, this Foul Giant’s evil eye attack was too sinister. If it weren’t for Susie’s instant pitfall ability, he would have suffered greatly just now. The thought of nearly turning into something as deformed and ugly as the opponent made Gaven’s scalp explode. Bang! Bang! Bang! Meanwhile, Susie’s follow-up attack arrived. Huge rocks, weighing in tons, rained down one after another. Even for the Foul Giant, the face changed color against such an assault. Struggling to climb out of the pit, the problem was that the trap meant for ordinary people was too shallow for it, and also too narrow, trapping it firmly, especially its deformed thick arm, which was difficult to extricate for a while. On the other hand, the thin arm had fewer restrictions, barely lifting above the head. A clear sound of bones breaking, the thin arm twisted and deformed on the spot. However, doing so had some effect, after all, shifting the direction of the falling rocks, not directly hitting the Foul Giant’s head but instead striking the shoulder of the thick arm. Sёarᴄh the NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The thin arm was skinny only in comparison with the Foul Giant’s massive physique; relative to humans, it was still robust enough—at least thick as a common person’s waist, with strength still quite considerable. The issue was, these falling rocks weren’t just one stone—soon, a second and then a third followed. "Protect me! Kill them!" the Foul Giant bellowed in anger. At this point, the Foul Giant’s deformed servants began to react, with a Deformed Terror Claw Beast closest to it launching first, fearlessly meeting the second falling rock with its scythe-like curved claw. Using its flesh and blood body, it forcibly deflected the second rock. The Foul Giant, enduring the pain of a broken arm, used the twisted broken limb to pull back the Deformed Terror Claw Beast that had just made a meritorious defense, placing it on its forehead to hard block the third rock. Bang! The Foul Giant was forcibly smashed down by three inches, feeling as if its head had been mashed directly into its stomach. The Deformed Terror Claw Beast used as a shield suffered even more, directly squished into a pulp between the giant rock and the Foul Giant’s hideous head, and a huge hook claw was pressed forcefully into the Foul Giant’s forehead. Dark blood spurted out, emitting a strong foul stench. After the triple rock drop, Susie was also spent, becoming extremely weak. Even using the power of the Dragon Scale Oak had its limits; it still required a portion of her mental strength. Together with the four traps she had just set, Susie had already consecutively cast six 3rd-ring magic traps, an impressive feat for her professional level. Although Susie was unable to initiate a new attack, the control over the pitfall trap didn’t stop; earth elements from all around squeezed in, holding the Foul Giant firmly in place. Hou! Ao! Zhi! The other deformed monstrosities, upon receiving the Foul Giant’s attack signal, charged forward, howling. But the sides of the cavern were filled with entanglement spells, set by Atwood leading the Pikespirit Druids. During the charge, it was difficult to move an inch. Only seven or eight deformed Pikespirits, unaffected, flapped their wings and rushed over. On these deformed Pikespirits, one could not see any beauty anymore; their delicate wings had turned dark and tattered, and it was a miracle they could fly at all. Owning mismatched eyes, incoherent bodies, with eyes devoid of the usual joy and kindness, filled only with intense hatred. This hatred, particularly evident upon seeing Atwood leading the Pikespirits, burst forth unabashedly. With a piercing voice, they cried, "Beautiful things must die, must be destroyed; either join us or die." Gaven instinctively thrust his longspear at the closest deformed Pikespirit. "Don’t kill them, try to capture them alive," Atwood shouted a reminder. "The deformity curse can be lifted." Hearing this, Gaven tilted his spear from aiming at the body to aiming at the wings. The butterfly wing that got hit was immediately punctured through. Gaven held back, but the deformed Pikespirit showed no mercy. The tiny bow in its hands instantly turned, and a flurry of shots rained on Gaven. Gaven paid them no mind, allowing the tiny arrows to deflect off him, and commanded loudly, "Explode, retreat, retreat, everyone back away from here."