"Ahhh—"
Amidst the shrill screams, the vines that chased after him were all ignited, quickly turning into a sea of fire.
Karl lunged forward, his physique, enhanced by Peerless Brute Force, erupting with terrifying speed.
The moment he broke through the vines and the sea of fire, the scene before his eyes changed abruptly.
By now, Karl had left the woods, and a bluestone path appeared ahead.
On either side of the road, to the left was a massive lake, and to the right was a vast graveyard.
The lake water was murky and filthy, with ripples surfacing from time to time, as if something were hidden within.
The tombs were of staggering size; there were no tombstones in front, only Giant, blood-stained weapons.
Karl looked back at the edge of the woods, where a group of ghosts dissipated into black smoke under the Incinerate of the Mind Fire.
"Well done!"
"Ji~"
"But now it seems we've run into even bigger trouble."
"Eeya!"
Karl frowned as he observed the situation, while simultaneously soothing Fire Treasure, who was waving two Flame Hammers and wanting to come out to help.
The pale sky had been dyed the color of blood at some point, carrying an unsettling eeriness.
In the graveyard illuminated by the evil blood-light, a transformation soon occurred; the dense clusters of mounds all began to vibrate violently. "No way? This is too polite! I really don't need you all coming out to greet me!"
Karl sighed helplessly and raised his hand toward the direction he had come from.
"Great Axe, Accio!"
It seemed that today was destined to be a great day for combat.
With a dull sound of breaking air, Ku Ruoyi's battle-axe flew in from the forest.
Karl easily caught the lethal weapon, which far exceeded his own weight and length.
"Hmm—it still feels a bit light!"
But he had to make do for now; after all, he had no other choice.
Although there were countless weapons stuck in the graveyard over there, they all had one problem: they were too big and too long. Even if Karl could lift them, he couldn't swing them effectively.
"Boom... boom..."
Amidst the continuous dull sounds, the mounds collapsed and split open, and countless Zombie Giants crawled out from their burial grounds.
"Dumbledore's Little Red Riding Hood! Are these the legendary Deep Sea Giants?"
Karl stared dumbfounded at the massive bodies, all over ten meters tall, feeling that Dorian and those other small Giants were like they were malnourished.
"Roar!"
The reanimated Deep Sea Giants one after another pulled out their weapons and roared angrily at Karl.
Their bodies had not rotted; their fatal wounds were enveloped in thick blood-light.
Karl tentatively held up Queen Maeve's mirror, seeing if he could bluff his way through.
"Everyone, don't attack! It's me! It's me!"
"Queen Maeve's subjects and your descendants asked me to bring you a message!" As soon as they faced the mirror Karl brought out, the reanimated Deep Sea Giants did indeed react, but not in the way he expected.
"Kill!"
Amidst the frenzied roars, all the Deep Sea Giants brandished their weapons and charged at Karl.
Their heavy footsteps made the ground shake with Threads of Vibration, and the distant lake also churned with waves.
Karl sighed as he helplessly put away the mirror, suspecting he had been set up.
And it wasn't just him who was set up, but also the Connacht Kingdom Knight Order and the Giant Tribe.
If those small fry had entered Avalon, they probably wouldn't have even made it out of the forest before being wiped out.
So, did something happen to Queen Maeve and the Fomorians later, or was this whole thing a conspiracy from the start?
But there was no time to think about that now, because he was about to be ganged up on.
Watching the Deep Sea Giants charging toward him, Karl directly dragged his great axe and began a counter-charge.
Is being tall that impressive?
Today, I'll show you! What the hell is meant by "Innate Divine Strength"!
Combat! Great!
Whoosh! Black Fiendfyre and white Gubraithian Fire rose and burned around Karl. He looked like a fire meteor, dragging a long tail as he sprinted at high speed.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
After Karl charged into the group of Deep Sea Giants, countless hideous weapons smashed down upon him.
Unfortunately, the gap in height, speed, and agility between the two sides was too great; he flexibly dodged all of them, letting the earth bear the brunt of it.
It was difficult for the Deep Sea Giants to hit Karl, but the reverse was not true.
"Crack, crack—"
Karl, dodging weapons and Trample as he shifted and moved, brandished his great axe and smashed it repeatedly at the Deep Sea Giants' ankles.
Although he couldn't cut them off directly, under the enhancement of Peerless Brute Force, the sound of bones shattering and snapping was constant.
Behind Karl, one Deep Sea Giant after another crashed to the ground, only to be quickly covered and Incinerated by Fiendfyre and Gubraithian Fire.
"Hmm?"
Karl, who was focused on fighting his way through, suddenly saw a light ahead and realized he had already fought his way through the Deep Sea Giants.
He looked back and saw that all the Deep Sea Giants were caught in a sea of fire.
Those with broken ankles were rolling and struggling on the ground, while the rest were burning with raging flames, turning around to charge at him again.
However, Karl didn't pay them any mind, because there was a big guy waiting for him ahead.
"Kill!"
A Deep Sea Giant wearing heavy armor, likely the leader of this group, swung a spiked club at Karl.
"Damn it! You think I'm afraid of you?"
Karl clenched his teeth, veins bulging, and used all his strength to brandish his great axe and meet the attack head-on.
Amidst the air-tearing Rising Howl, the spiked club and the great axe collided violently. Terrifying power instantly exploded into a wild shockwave, sweeping in all directions and kicking up a large cloud of dust.
The ground beneath the armored Giant's feet collapsed and split; his legs sank into the earth, and spiderweb-like fissures cracked open around him.
Meanwhile, Karl was sent flying, crashing into the sea of fire and knocking over a bunch of Deep Sea Giants.
"Pah, pah, pah!"
Karl, who had used Apparition to appear by the lakeside, cursed inwardly while spitting out the dust from his mouth.
If that bastard lurking in the shadows didn't show up soon, he was going to transform and flip the table.
"Eh? Where's my big axe?"
Karl flexed his numb hands and found that his weapon was gone.
"Splash—"
Just then, a sound came from the lake.
Karl looked toward the sound and saw a tall woman wearing a crown emerging from the water.
Although she wore a magnificent robe, she looked very disheveled.
Because a great axe had pierced through the woman's body, and foul blood was continuously flowing from the wound.
Karl: (•_•)
Speaking of which... that great axe looks a bit familiar? Have I seen it somewhere?
Seeing the other's face turn hideous, Karl hastily raised a hand to signal a timeout.
"Wait a minute! What I dropped into the water just now wasn't an iron axe or a silver axe, but an axe made of pure gold and inlaid with diamonds and jewels!"
The crowned woman froze for a moment, then let out an angry Rising Howl.
"Ah—"
The lake water surged and churned accordingly, suddenly throwing up a monstrous wave that crashed toward Karl.
Karl:...
This scene feels a bit familiar.
"Roar!"
Heavy footsteps from behind grew closer; the Deep Sea Giant in heavy armor brandished his spiked club and came chasing after him.
In an instant, Karl was being attacked from both sides.
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