Chapter 70: Three Hundred Years of Obsession
After this period of exploration.

Rhodes already knew that the black beasts transformed from corpses would basically retain some of their habits in life.

For example, the ravens that protect the forest perimeter, the giant bears that patrol the forest, the gophers that dig holes...

It’s all easy to understand, too.

Because among those corpses, there will more or less be a trace of their soul power from their previous life, which affects their actions.

Combat units like Little Thing can become stronger by absorbing this power, just like gaining experience points.

The amount of experience points.

It is completely linked to the remaining soul power.

"so……"

"Is it offering sacrifice to the moon?"

Rhodes didn't know much about the mountain giant.

All I know is that it was once a combat unit under the Moon Goddess, and was known as the battlefield crusher together with the War Giant Tree. I didn't expect to encounter it in a place like this.

After waiting there for a long time, I didn't see any movement from the mountain giant in the distance.

He finally plucked up the courage to leave from under the giant vine and move toward the edge of the lake.

Until then.

Rhodes just noticed.

The entire lake has been polluted by black soil, and wisps of black gas are emanating from it, as if there is some horrible monster hiding in it, which makes people feel creepy.

"It seems that even if we get rid of the mountain giant, we still have to find a way to purify the water source here."

Rhodes muttered to himself, while being alert to the movements of the mountain giant, he slowly approached.

however.

Until they were within a hundred meters, the mountain giant was completely unaware, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.

"Could it be that... it doesn't move during the sacrifice?"

"Yeah?"

Rhodes and the little thing looked at each other.

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud rumbling sound was heard again.

The giant vine forest in the distance was pushed aside, and mountain giants appeared one after another, gathering towards the lake.

The spectacular scene was no less shocking than the first time the dwarves entered the giant kingdom.

There were even a few figures that were about to reach the fourth level, which frightened Rhodes so much that he quickly shrank back behind the giant plant and restrained the magical aura on his body.

only.

Those mountain giants seemed not to notice this side.

With heavy steps, he slowly walked to the edge of the lake, raised his hands to the sky in a sacrificial gesture, and then there was no movement.

This weird scene.

Rhodes immediately wanted to back out.

No matter how powerful he is, he can't afford to offend so many big men.

"Huh? What is that?"

Suddenly, Rhodes' eyes fixed.

Countless shining points of light began to float from the mountain giants in the distance, transforming into silk threads that converged towards the sky above the lake.

That familiar scene made him think for a moment that it was the same Black Moon sacrifice as in the druid's lair.

But when he saw the energy clearly, his expression changed.

"Essence of the Moon!"

That's right.

It is the essence of the moon.

It floated out from the body corroded by the black soil, and the breath was exactly the same as the one he felt in the Moon Well.

But these mountain giants are all black beasts!

How come they have the essence of the moon?

Don't wait for him to think about it.

Those strands of moon essence have gathered together and condensed into a teardrop shape above the lake, with the outermost layer wrapped in tiny vines.

It looks like a...seed?
Don't say it.

It really looks like a seed.

Rhode's expression changed. He was not sure whether it was true or not.

But I have a feeling that that thing is not simple, otherwise it would not have gathered so many mountain giants, and it doesn’t even seem like something a black beast would do.

Instead, it’s more like…

Want to give birth to new life?

Rhodes was shocked by his own thought.

Although the black beasts he had encountered before retained some of their original instincts, they were not many, let alone the desire to give birth to life.

Unless the mountain giants have some special physique, Black Earth cannot completely control them.

In other words.

It is very likely that the seed is not controlled by the black soil, but is something that is bred by the mountain giants acting according to their instincts!
"not good!"

Rhodes's expression changed.

As if in response to his guess, the water in the center of the lake, which had been calm and undulating, suddenly began to surge.

Countless black air turned into tentacles that entangled with each other and quickly stretched out towards the seed above, trying to drag it into the dark lake.

Can make the black soil react.

It is undoubtedly a living being!
Seeing that the seeds were about to be entangled by the tentacles, Rhodes didn't care too much and rushed out from under the giant plant and rushed to the edge of the lake.

Strengthen the Thorn Guard!

As soon as he stretched out his hand, a thick vine rushed out from the edge of the lake, quickly wrapped around the seed, and pulled it towards the shore.

The little thing was in sync with him and suddenly jumped onto the vines, like a monkey climbing a tree, and rushed over nimbly to cut off the tentacles that were chasing it one by one.

"Come back quickly!"

Seeing the vines losing inertia and falling downwards, Rhodes had an idea and controlled the vines to throw the small things and seeds to the shore.

The vine guard that lost its support fell into the lake, and was sucked dry by the black water amid the surging waves, not even lasting five seconds.

You know, even on the black soil, the enhanced version of the vine guard can last at least one minute.

This black water is even more terrifying than the land next to it?
I’m afraid some fairy has washed her feet in the water.

What was even more unexpected to Rhodes was...

He thought that after taking the seeds away, the mountain giants would go berserk and attack him, but they remained motionless, as if they had passed away on the spot.

Then with a loud rumbling sound, it collapsed into familiar piles of rubble.

Rhodes was shocked.

Because he found that the stone pestles scattered by the mountain giants were exactly the same as the strange stone pestles of various sizes on the edge of the lake.

In other words, those stone pestles, numbering tens of thousands in total, were all the corpses of dead mountain giants!

how can that be!

Could it be that in the past three hundred years, they would come here every once in a while to offer sacrifices and then pass away on the spot?

Just to give birth to the seed in his hand?

Rhodes lowered his head and suddenly felt that the seeds he had just received were very hot. They were only the size of a palm, but they were extremely heavy.

because.

This is a tribe of mountain giants.

Something created with one’s own life!

Rhodes didn't know.

What kind of strong obsession could make these giants rush here one after another, even at the cost of their last bit of strength.

If he hadn't appeared today, wouldn't the fruits of so many lives' hard work be wasted and drowned in the lake?

"With believers like you here, the forest will surely prosper!"

Rhodes looked at the stone pestles in the distance with respect, then turned and left in a hurry.

He can feel it.

After losing the suppression of the life breath on the seeds, the black air in the entire lake became more violent, and roars came from the forest, as if more mountain giants were approaching.

"Let's go back first."

Rhodes didn't dare to stay long.

He put the seed into the space ring, turned around and fled with the little thing, hurried back towards the altar.

And not long after he left.

Suddenly, strange purple flower buds grew on the giant vines that were supposed to be dead, beating gently like hearts.

(End of this chapter)