Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 298 Afternoon Town Camp

The God-forsaken Land, near the Giant King's Court.

Two figures, one big and one small, walked in the endless dark wilderness.

The light of the sunworm dispelled the shadows around them and illuminated their way forward.

Ember asked:

"Do you have any impression of this place?"

Groselle, wearing the Sunworm Helmet, looked around for a while and shook his head:

"I rarely leave the Giant King's Court. Even if I go out occasionally, it's always in a nearby town."

Ember reminded:
"This should be near the Giant King's Court."

Groselle smiled bitterly:
"It has changed so much here that I can't recognize it. I never thought it would be like this."

In his memory, although only the Giant King's Court was frozen in the dusk forever, the outside world had day and night. But even in the silent night, it would not be completely dark, and the light of the scarlet moon would illuminate the earth.

But now, there is nothing here.

There was no Giant King's Court frozen in the dusk, no Crimson Moon, only endless darkness, and twisted monsters lurking in the darkness, trying to attack them...

Snapped!
Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky. The interval between the last lightning and the last one was quite long. There was almost no thunder, only occasionally.

According to the common sense told by Little Sun, this is the most dangerous time of night in the God-forsaken Land.

In the lightless darkness, there were eyes watching them, and creatures with indescribable shapes. But whenever lightning flashed, and whenever the light of the sunworm's helmet shone through those places, there was nothing.

Groselle suddenly stopped and asked in confusion:

"Are we going in the wrong direction?"

They had been walking for a long time, but according to Stiver, they should be very close to the Giant King's Court...

Yu Jin was silent for two seconds and said:
"Not sure, let's try again."

"it is good."

Groselle smiled innocently and raised his hand to scratch the back of his head.

After walking for a while, a dim light appeared in their sight.

And in this lightless, God-forsaken land, light means traces of other human beings left behind.

If nothing unexpected happens, the other party should have discovered them as well.

After all, compared to the not-so-bright firelight, the glow of the sunworm helmet was as bright as day.

Soon, Ember saw a camp built using abandoned buildings.

Behind the walls formed by huge rocks and stone pillars, a bonfire burned quietly, illuminating most of the area inside, making them completely different from the outside world.

Under the illumination of this light, people in groups of three or four, wearing black tights, were either patrolling or guarding to prevent accidents.

Among them, a 'Dawn Knight' who was nearly two meters and three meters tall was standing on the barrier, looking into the distance, guarding against monsters hidden in the darkness.

And when he saw the bright light as bright as day in the depths of the darkness, the pupils of this 'Dawn Knight' suddenly dilated and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Except for newborns and uneducated children, everyone in Silver City knows that in this land abandoned by God, no one except humans can use fire to create light in the darkness!
Even monsters that are good at controlling flames will lurk in a dark environment before launching an attack.

As for other humans, all the city-states discovered by Silver City so far had long been destroyed and turned into ruins, with no survivors. The only outsider they had seen was the strange little kid Jack.

And at this moment, light appeared in the depths of darkness, a light that kept moving!
It was different from the dim light emitted by their animal skin lanterns. Instead, it made people feel truly warm and completely illuminated hundreds of meters around it, like the holy light of the sun recorded in the legend!

What does this mean? Standing on the rampart, the Dawn Knight could not think for a moment, and felt his body trembling slightly.

The bright light slowly approached from far away, constantly approaching in their direction.

Faintly, he saw a tall, non-human figure, who was at least four meters tall!
The source of the light was right above the giant's head. The dazzling light even made it difficult for the Dawn Knight to open his eyes and see the giant's face. He could only lower his head and let his eyes, which were dazzled by the light, look at the area below where the light was not so dazzling.

Next to the giant, there was a human of average height.

Are there other humans? No, not necessarily humans! The Dawn Knight's eyes narrowed, and he turned around carefully, preparing to inform the elder of the Six-Man Council who presided over the camp.

Just as he was thinking about it, the 'Dawn Knight' who had just turned around suddenly found a figure beside him, which made him change color slightly.

But he soon saw the appearance of the person who came. Standing in front of him was the chief of the Six-Man Council of Silver City, the powerful Demon Hunter Colin Iliad who was over a hundred years old!
The Dawn Knight lowered his head slightly:

"Elder Colin, I was just about to go and inform you."

Colin quietly looked at the light that was getting closer and closer, and after more than ten seconds he said:

"Dolores, get the others ready for the reception."

"Yes."

The Dawn Knight named Dolores understood immediately.

When the chief said 'welcome', he meant to let them be prepared and alert, but not to act rashly.

Behind Colin Iliad he could hear the footsteps of the Dawn Knight receding, but his eyes were still fixed on the light that seemed like daylight.

He didn't know whether the person coming was a friend or an enemy, but in this God-forsaken land, any other clues of human existence were worth the risk for Silver City!
Finally, the two figures came closer and closer, close enough for Colin to see their appearance clearly.

The human was wearing clothing that was completely different from that of the City of Silver. His leisurely stroll did not seem like he was in the dark, God-forsaken Land. Instead, he looked more like a noble young master going on a spring outing as recorded in the classics.

The tall figure next to him had distinct gray-blue skin, his chest, abdomen and waist were wrapped in thick beast fur, and the helmet that continuously emitted light was worn on his head.

Under that helmet is an iconic vertical single eye!

Whether it was his skin or his vertical eyes, Colin instantly recognized the other person's identity - a giant!
A giant who had long disappeared in the God-forsaken Land with the demise of the Giant King, and whose records were left only in ancient texts!
Colin Iliad's eyes flickered, and he hesitated about what attitude to use towards these two outsiders.

But at this moment, the tall giant suddenly waved at them, and the giant's honest voice came from the air:
"Hello."

"..."

Colin Iliad was silent for a while. The other party spoke Giant language, which was also the "common language" of Silver City. Of course he could understand it, but he didn't know how to respond.

Because this giant seemed to be slightly different from the records in ancient books, he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

After hesitating for a long time, Colin Iliad finally responded:

"Hello, what are you doing here?"

Groselle stopped not far from the camp, scratched his head and said:

"We're looking for Dawn Town, but we seem to be lost, so we wanted to come here to ask for directions."

"..."

Colin Iliad remained silent. Although the other party's tone was sincere, he was instinctively skeptical about it.

Colin pointed in the direction of the other side and said:

"Morning Town is in the other direction, and this is Afternoon Town."

Groselle let out an "ah" and lowered his head to silently look at Yu Jin, who was much shorter than him.

He said he took the wrong road?
Both Dawn Town and Afternoon Town are the 'entrances' to the Giant King's Court, but they are located in two completely opposite directions!

In other words, they had already circled the entire Giant King's Court without realizing it!

The ember remained calm:

"We all end up at the same destination. It doesn't matter what we do."

Isn't it normal to accidentally take a detour just to open the map? Low EQ: Getting lost.

High emotional intelligence: a carpet-style exploration.

Groselle scratched his head, obviously not understanding Ember's excuse.

Colin heard the conversation between the two and suddenly asked:

"Do you want to come in and rest for a while?"

He could see that Groselle was planning to turn around and leave. It seemed that the other party just accidentally got lost, so he ran over to ask them for directions.

Although Colin was still alert in his heart, he didn't want to let go of this opportunity!

This is the first time in more than two thousand years that Silver City has encountered living humans and giants in the wild. Whether they are from other city-states or from the outside world, this is the hope of Silver City!

In any case, Colin didn't want to give up this hope, even if it meant putting the entire camp at risk.

Groselle lowered his head and looked at Ember for advice.

Colin's eyes flickered slightly. The relationship between these two people was somewhat beyond his expectations.

In the era when the Giant King ruled, the Giants, a supernatural race, were the undisputed rulers, and humans were just their slaves and servants. So when he first saw these two people, he also guessed that they would have a similar relationship.

But now it seems to be the other way around.

Of the two of them, the shorter human was the one in control.

Yu Jin glanced at the other people behind the barrier who were carefully observing them, and asked with a smile:

"Will it not be too intrusive?"

"will not."

Colin Iliad, who had old scars on his face, also forced a smile.

Yu Jin did not hesitate and took Groselle into the camp amid the wary or curious gazes of the others.

Yu Jin asked while motioning Groselle to place the Sunworm Helmet on a stone pillar nearby:
"What do you call it?"

Colin first introduced himself:
"Colin Iliad."

After a pause, he said again:
"We are from Silver City."

"The City of Silver? Iliad?"

When Yu Jin heard the familiar term, he nodded thoughtfully.

Colin immediately asked:

"Have you heard of the City of Silver?"

"I know the Silver Kingdom."

Ember answered briefly, then asked, "Do you know Wilt? Wilt Iliad."

"..."

Colin Iliad looked at Yu Jin deeply and said slowly:

"He is my ancestor and the first chief of Silver City."

But that was more than three thousand years ago!
Colin secretly became alert, he was somewhat doubtful whether the two people in front of him were alive!
Colin made a cryptic gesture and asked:
"Where are you from?"

Yu Jin did not hide anything and introduced himself:

"Northern Continent, Kingdom of Loen. You can call me Ember, and he is Groselle."

Groselle did not speak, but sat quietly by the side listening to their conversation.

He came from the Giant King's Court, but even if he said it, no one would believe him. Instead, it would arouse the other party's doubts and hostility.

"Northern Continent..."

Colin chewed on this word silently, as if he had seen it in some ancient book before.

Before the creation of the Lord of all things, the omniscient and almighty God, the world was ruled by the eight ancient gods and their extraordinary races. At that time, the East Continent was the undisputed protagonist.

Giants, aliens, demon wolves, and elves, the four great supernatural races, all stand in the East Continent. In addition, elves and dragons divide the North Continent, and demons and phoenixes are in the South Continent.

After the Lord who created everything took back his authority and killed the eight ancient gods one by one, the East Continent became the center of the new human world.

All this changed after the Lord abandoned this earth.

The East Continent no longer exists, and all that remains is the land abandoned by the gods.

"north……"

Colin's voice was a little hoarse:
"Are there still humans alive in the outside world?"

Yu Jin said calmly:
"There are many. Backlund, the capital of the Kingdom of Loen, alone has a population of over five million."

"five million?"

"How can this be?"

"How can they feed so many people?"

Outside the campfire, a cry of surprise suddenly erupted from the crowd who were curiously eavesdropping on the conversation.

Obviously, the number of five million was far beyond their expectations.

You have to know that Silver City has stood in the darkness for a thousand years, and its population is only over ten thousand!

How big must the Backlund that the other party mentioned be to be able to support a population of five million?
They instinctively doubted the truth of the other party's words, but they couldn't help but feel a little hopeful. If such a city really existed, did it mean that other places could still live normally?
And if they really come from the Northern Continent where they can live a normal life, does that mean they also have a chance to leave the God-forsaken Land?

Of course Colin noticed the commotion of others, and his heart was inevitably shaken as well.

He was also doubting and expecting, hoping that all this was not a dream, and that the two people in front of him were not illusions created by some monsters in the darkness.

Colin was silent for a long time, but he couldn't help but ask the question:
"How did you get here?"

This is not only the answer he wants to know, but also the answer that Silver City wants to know.

Yu Jin did not answer his question directly, but asked with a smile:
"For you, the important thing is not how you got here, but how you are going to leave the Forsaken Land of God, right?"

"Yes."

Colin admitted frankly and said in a deep voice:

"Since you are here, you should have a way to leave."

Yu Jin also said frankly:
"Indeed, do you want it?"

Colin took a deep breath and said without hesitation:
"If possible, I hope you can tell us how to leave, no matter what the cost."

"No, there is no price."

Yu Jin said in a relaxed tone:
"In fact, you have already discovered one of the ways to leave."

Colin's expression changed slightly:

"The King's Court of Giants?"

(End of this chapter)