Chapter 5: Return (6) (Part Four)
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The giant’s skin was as tough as a fortified wall, giving Strong Brother and his gang a serious headache.
Ordinary knives and swords didn’t even leave a scratch. At first, folks didn’t believe it, but after multiple attempts, they realized the gap between them and the giant was like the Grand Canyon.
At some point, down from the giant’s shoulder, the bald-headed Guild Leader of the Qilin Guild burst into a triumphant laugh.
“Little Strong, oh Little Strong, if only you knew today was coming, would you have acted differently?
You should blame yourself for being so clueless. Joining our anti-Sky Void Guild Alliance wouldn’t have harmed you, would it?
But no, you just had to act all high and mighty. Well, enjoy your act until d*ath! Hahaha!”
Strong Brother grit his teeth and said nothing.
For some reason, he felt like the bald guy was a bit too hyper, as if he’d chugged an energy drink or something.
And what puzzled him even more was that the fierce battle between the two guilds seemed to have been given a green light by every other force in the city. Not only did no other guilds intervene, but even the Sky Void Sword faction sat in darkness, as if everyone was in a deep slumber.
This was clearly abnormal.
But right now, the Extermination of Immortals Guild was facing a life-or-d*ath crisis. Who had time to investigate something strange?
First, deal with the giant in front of him.
“When the book is needed, one wishes they had read more” – how fitting this saying was right now.
Strong Brother only regretted not learning more skills or leveling up more. Otherwise, when facing the giant’s attacks, wouldn’t he feel so helpless?
As he watched an old player he’d known for a while get smashed into the ground by the giant’s fist, he felt a pang in his heart.
Sure, the player had a life-saving talisman, which bought him some time, but the scene that followed sent a chill through everyone’s spine.
The giant grabbed the player, tilted its head back, and tossed him into its mouth.
“Crunch, crunch,” it sounded just like chewing potato chips as the old player was swallowed whole.
A sprinkle of bl**d even splattered out of the giant’s mouth, landing right on Strong Brother’s head.
The giant didn’t just k*ll—he ate.
This horrifying scene made the players lose all will to fight. The formation standing against the giant collapsed in an instant.
“d*mn it! If the formation breaks, we’re all finished!” Strong Brother shouted.
Just a moment ago, they had leveraged their formation advantage to launch a sort of ranged attack to delay the giant’s advance.
Now, with chaos in their ranks, defeat loomed large.
“Boom!”
The giant stepped forward, and the coordinated attack turned into a disarray of panic.
With morale shattered, Strong Brother hung his head in despair.
Those fleeing were like helpless little chicks, each caught by the giant and crammed into its mouth.
Up on the giant’s shoulder, the bald guy was laughing uncontrollably, as if he was watching a highly entertaining show.
In that instant, an idea sparked in Strong Brother’s mind. If he could k*ll that bald guy, could the tides turn?
With a roll, he took advantage of the giant bending down to grab an old player with a broken leg and quickly activated a disposable flying sword, aimed straight at his target.
“Hahaha…”
The bald guy watched as the giant straightened up and stuffed another person into its mouth, grinning widely.
It was as if he shared the giant’s sense of taste, relishing the human flesh like it was the tastiest meal on Earth, completely absorbed in it.
Strong Brother’s sudden attack startled him.
Caught off-guard, he fumbled to resist; in a panic, he drew his weapon, but his neck quickly felt the bite of Strong Brother’s long sword.
A line of bl**d shot out, hitting Strong Brother right in the face.
Not good!
Old players had life-saving talismans. Strong Brother had mentally prepared to battle again, but the dude fell off the giant’s shoulder with a severely injured neck.
Had he sustained a fatal injury earlier?
That seemed to be the only explanation.
He thought it was all over, but the next scene sent chills down Strong Brother’s spine.
The giant lifted its hand and caught the falling bald body, then without a second thought, tossed it into its mouth, “Crunch, crunch,” it chomped and swallowed.
Strong Brother was left dumbfounded.
What… what was the relationship between the bald guy and the giant? He was completely lost.
If the giant was a summoned creature of the bald guy, then it should have disappeared when he died, right?
So, the giant must have been hired by the bald guy.
Hire a giant?
Ha, does the bald guy think giants grow on trees? Just because he’s the leader of the Qilin Guild, he can hire a giant that fierce?
The Extermination of Immortals Guild was also in Sky Void City—why hadn’t he heard of a place to hire giants?
If such a place existed, he’d sell everything he owned to get a couple to guard the guild, so no one would dare step on their toes.
Meanwhile, Li Xiaocong and a bunch of old players were locked in a brawl with the Qilin Guild, with both sides taking hits.
Li Xiaocong, a lifestyle player, had just started practicing some sword techniques under Si Yan’s guidance, leaving him battered and out of breath.
If the enemy launched another collective charge, Li Xiaocong and his crew wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer; they might have to surrender their guild building just to save their lives.
At that moment, Strong Brother finally pieced it together, shouting, “The bald guy is dead! The Qilin Guild is defeated!”
“The bald guy is dead! The Qilin Guild is defeated!”
His rallying cry finally gained some traction. The eager Qilin Guild players immediately stopped to look around, trying to confirm the rumor’s accuracy.
After some investigation, they found the giant still standing, but the bald guy was nowhere to be seen.
“Oh cr*p! Where’s our boss? He can’t really be dead, can he?”
“What do we do? Should we keep charging? That giant is still here.”
“The giant only listens to the boss. If he’s gone, the giant might go berserk!”
But at that moment, a shocking sight unfolded before everyone.
The giant’s shoulder trembled, and with a shriek, a mass of flesh that looked human suddenly popped out. Soon, it coalesced into a figure that looked just like the bald guy—except his legs seemed stuck like they were trapped in quicksand, unable to pull free from the giant’s shoulder.
Everyone froze.
What on Earth was the bald guy now?
Was he human or ghost?
“Aha! Now I feel absolutely amazing!”
The bald guy waved his arm, seemingly examining whether he was satisfied with his new body.
As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying spectacle erupted that sent chills into Strong Brother and Li Xiaocong’s hearts.
The giant’s steel-like body seemed to melt, dropping chunks of flesh.
They writhed and grew on the ground, ultimately transforming into human figures.
And they were actually some of the old players from the Extermination of Immortals Guild who had just been eaten alive by the giant.
Strong Brother was completely stunned.
“You… you all are still alive?”
But the sight of their rebirth was still vivid in his mind.
Were they still the loyal old players of the guild?
