My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 195

#195

White Giant (2)

Fuhuaak!

Blood, like white paint, burst out in all directions from the deep wound.

If the blood had been originally red, it would have been a terrible scene, but now, perhaps because the color was so foreign, it didn’t even feel particularly cruel.

It’s like watching a scene that has become its own mosaic.

‘It’s okay to do that now!’

Heinrich, who evaded the giant’s rebellious hand gesture by spinning around, swung the huge sword of light with centrifugal force.

The same spot as the one attacked earlier.

It was his Achilles heel.

[———!]

At the same time, Harley and Geos made a joint attack on the other ankle, and Isea’s gravity magic, which was later revealed, suppressed its movements.

Immediately after encountering the giant’s meaningful expression.

Heinrich and the entire warrior party did their best to stop him, even if it meant taking some risks.

It’s hard to deal with him as stably as before… because the reaction he showed a little while ago was unusual.

While dealing with this white giant, I realized one thing.

Sure, it was difficult to deal with because of its large body, hard skin, and overwhelming regenerative power, but if enough time was given, their strength alone would be enough to catch them.

Although it was quite agile for its size, it was not at a level that could keep up with this one, and it did not have any special means of attack.

All he has is his ignorant body.

‘But the problem is that the body itself is so overwhelming.’

The attack, which borrowed enormous divine power and the power of the holy sword, was certainly inflicting significant damage on the giant.

The only problem is that its vitality is so vast that it’s barely noticeable.

However, while they were unable to finish off the monster due to its enormous vitality, the damage to the village was accumulating little by little.

The peaceful village was gradually destroyed, and the screams of people and livestock in the aftermath echoed everywhere.

[“Saint! He’s trying to escape again! Wow, not everyone has been able to avoid it yet!”]

[“Even holding it down with gravity is now at its limit! Because of the difference in weight class, I can’t control the entire range… I think it will take at least 5 minutes for it to reactivate. Ah, if I had known it would be like this, I would have studied this more!”]

Gravity magic was an efficient control tool for a giant who was as big and heavy as he was.

If it weren’t for that, we probably would have had no choice but to allow the breakthrough a long time ago.

However, due to its strong physical ability and resistance, even that seemed to have reached its limit.

‘It would have been nice if I had had more time to devote myself entirely to the battle…!’

Although I was struggling right now because there were so many things to consider, I was confident that I would definitely hunt him down if I faced him head-on again.

Even if Heinrich’s height is only about the size of the palm of his hand, the maximum length of the lightsaber used with “Blessing: Increase” is well over 3 meters.

At that length, it was the same length as a dagger even for that giant, so it had enough killing power.

Also, Harley’s battle ax was a very large armory that could easily cut off a guy’s fingers, and Geos’ spear strike was no better than an awl.

If the guy’s physical ability had been lacking even a little, wouldn’t the whole situation have already been over?

‘…Actually, it’s amazing just to be able to hold on to such a big guy even for a while in this much of a weight class difference.’

Every time he tried to ignore it and pass by, his leg would be cut off, so he probably had no choice.

‘…If it gets breached even once, a catastrophe will occur in the village. There’s really no way… hmm? ‘What about that?’

At that time, a phenomenon suddenly caught Harley’s gaze.

The giant’s wounds are regenerating even as the fight continues.

[———!]

Most of the scars left by Heinrich from the holy sword were at best in the stage of being sutured, while the holes made by Zios were soon being repaired cleanly without a trace.

What was unexpected were the traces left behind by Harley…

‘Thinking about it for a moment.’

He narrowed his eyes and glared at the cross section of the huge little toe he had cut off a moment ago.

Its playback speed seemed to be roughly somewhere between Heinrich and Zios.

Also, the cause was clearly visible in Harley’s eyes.

‘…Right. Well, that guy was also a host to madness. Then…’

It was the battle for leadership between the madness contained in his attack and the madness contained in the giant’s body.

Of course, the amount used in the attack was far less than the total amount in the guy’s body, so it wasn’t very effective…

but in fact, that wasn’t a big problem to him.

It seemed like there was finally a breakthrough, and a vicious smile appeared on Harley’s face as the corners of her mouth slowly rose.

But that was the same position for the other party.

“Pfft no!”

“…My magic resistance is so strong that I can’t stop it…!”

The white giant finally found a breakthrough and looked to one side with a twisted smile.

***

Immediately after the White Giant appears.

Kugugoogung—!

A loud noise echoed from the outskirts of the village, and the ground continued to shake as if there had been an earthquake.

“Ugh! “What the heck is that!”

“Aaagh—!”

“It’s a monster! Everyone run away!”

Naturally, the nearby villagers had no choice but to scream and clamor to get as far away from the source of the commotion as possible.

Although it was a town with no resources, its only advantage was that it was peaceful, as there were no monster habitats nearby.

The entire village was in such chaos that I couldn’t even remember my usual daily life.

Of course, it was only natural that a monster the size of a 10-story building was rampaging right around the corner.

Fortunately, the giant appeared on the outskirts of the village, and the warrior party moved to respond as soon as it appeared, so it could be said that it ended at this point.

“Ugh—!”

“Hiccup hiccup. Ugh…Mom….”

“Hehehe—what a monster…!”

And the same thing happened here at Chehai’s orphanage.

Isea’s magic barrier blocked the hostile energy, so there was no direct damage, but with a huge monster rampaging at close range, it was natural to panic.

“Guys! Let’s calm down and evacuate calmly. Thomas Sally? “Please help me take care of the kids!”

“Yes… your mom! Phew— Billy Hans! Don’t sit around in the corner, come this way! Hover, you check the number of people leaving the door. “I’ll look around again to make sure no one is missing.”

“…You all heard what Mom said, right? Garnet and Sarah, let’s go to the nursery with me and get the kids first. “The rest of us are doing a good job of soothing the kids so they don’t cry.”

However, soon, under the leadership of Chehai’s wife Milena, the mother of the orphanage, they gradually controlled the chaos and prepared for evacuation.

Within the orphanage, as the older children, especially the mature children who were about to become independent, took care of the younger children, they quickly got ready and left the orphanage as if they had never been in a panic.

And just in time.

“Milena! What about the kids? “Is everyone safe?!”

Chehai, who had gone out to see off the guests, arrived at the orphanage breathing heavily.

He looked around at the crowd of children and then continued speaking with a heavy sigh.

“Wow, that’s a good thing… isn’t it? Still, it looks like we’re ready, so let’s move right away. “Get as far away from here as possible!”

Kugugu Palace—

At that moment, vibrations and explosions erupted from the battlefield again.

The shock, which was felt more clearly than when inside the building, made the children, who were struggling to keep their composure, even more agitated.

There is no point in delaying any longer.

Chehai hurriedly led the orphanage family members and began to leave the place.

How long has it been since we moved like that?

He glanced in the direction of the giant to assess the situation again.

It was in order to move to a safer route after seeing the actions of the towering tower-like figure…

“……?!”

His body became stiff from the chill he felt for a moment.

“…What kind of bullshit is this…?”

He then swallowed his saliva and spit out a swear word without realizing it.

Most of the time, he only wanted to use kind words in front of the children, but the words he unconsciously said were something he couldn’t help.

That’s right—.

The moment he turned his head to look at the giant, didn’t his eyes meet directly with the guy whose face was facing this way, even though he was in the middle of a battle with a group of warriors?

No, in fact, the guy’s eyes were still sewn up by something, so it would be absurd to say that their eyes met… but

that wouldn’t be that important now.

Yes… the guy had a grotesquely distorted face, as if he could see something.

In this situation, he was looking at the children at the daycare center and grinning unpleasantly.

The brief respite in which Chehai froze for a moment was short-lived.

[———!]

With a heavy rumbling shaking all around, an overwhelming figure rushed towards them at incredible speed.

As the leg length was of a different order of magnitude, it made up its mind and attacked, and in an instant, it came right in front of the group that was taking refuge from the orphanage.

and.

“shit…!”

Kwaaaang—!

A loud noise like an explosion erupted from where they were.

***

Kwaaaang—!

Dust and shock waves spread in all directions along with an explosion that shook the heavens and earth.

The earthquake, which was on a completely different scale from anything that had occurred so far, not only collapsed all nearby buildings, but also created countless spiderweb-like cracks in the nearby ground.

A scene of shocking destruction that made it seem as if a small meteorite had fallen.

“Ugh—what is this…?”

And Chehai opened his eyes, which had been closed due to the tremendous shock that occurred right in front of him, and carefully looked around.

The first thing they saw was a soft blue light surrounding the group and a cloud of dust flying beyond it…

This was clearly a protective barrier that protected the village from the shock wave.

“Wow, but this time I was a bit more relaxed, probably because I prepared in advance. Of course, if I had been hit directly by something like that, the barrier and everything would have been crushed in an instant.”

At that time, I heard a voice right next to me that I had become familiar with after spending a while together.

When he hurriedly turned his head to look, Isea, the magician of the death squad, was holding out her staff and sighing.

“Ah, thank you for saving me….”

“It’s not the end yet. “Let’s take care of the kids first and then leave.”

“ah! children! “Are the children safe?”

“Do not worry. “I paid extra attention to this barrier.”

After saying that, she waved her wand once more and magically lifted up all the children who had fainted behind her.

These simple levitation and transport spells did not burden her much, no matter how many dozen there were.

“I deliberately let my wife and kids sleep. “I feel like it would only be traumatizing to be near a place like this.”

“…thank you. I’m sure so. “My heart almost dropped, too… But what happened earlier?”

He had a premonition of something and hurriedly retreated after Isea, while glancing behind him.

A huge shape was dimly visible through the slowly settling dust.

It’s a size that far exceeds one’s own height, but is round like a rock.

It was the head of a giant lying on the floor.

[———!]

The huge head seemed to flinch for a moment in shock, but then spread its angry expressions everywhere.

Looking at the way he was shaking as if he would stand up at any moment, it seemed like this was definitely not the end.

Still, I thought that was the case, but really….

“Huh. “It’s so destructive that it only caused a fall.”

Of course, the person who created the enormous shock wave was the brown giant himself, whose entire body was white… no, he was now covered in dust.

The result was jaw-droppingly gorgeous, but the process was actually not that amazing.

It just ran furiously and then violently dived to the floor with that momentum.

[———!]

“Hehehe! Wow—that was a huge sound! You might feel embarrassed, so lie down for a while, friend! Haha!”

Of course, the giant didn’t just fall alone because he was stupid.

There was a separate culprit who stepped in while he was off guard and caused his head to hit the floor.

“…Harley?”

And that was also a familiar voice to Chehai.

Wasn’t he a tough southern warrior whom Geos’ colleagues were afraid of?

However, there was something strange about the silhouette seen from where the voice was coming from.

The large head that is twice his height, lying on the floor and writhing, must belong to a giant.

What on earth is that big thing, the size of a house, that is comparable in size to the one sitting on the floor like a chair?

“…Wow, this is my first time seeing that figure too. I guess that’s Yongin. …Does it seem a little different from what you thought?”

Eventually, the dust cleared and the sight was fully revealed.

Like Chehai, Isea also expressed admiration next to him.

Muscles developed beyond human limits and shiny dark red scales covering the entire body like armor.

Teeth filling the huge torn mouth and nails sharp as blades.

Red and green eye lights blazing as if a lantern had been turned on.

From the horns sprouting from his head to the blood-red energy rising from his entire body.

Now there are no traces of humans anywhere—.

The ultimate evolved life form that grew to over 4 meters in size through “physical mutation” and expressed all the dominant genetic information collected through “mutation.”

It was the so-called ‘complete Harley’.