Godforsaken Lands, near the Court of the Giants.

Two figures, one large and one small, walked above the endless dark wilderness.

The glow of the sun worm dispelled the shadows around them and illuminated their path.

Ember asked:

"Do you have an impression of this place?"

Grossell, who was wearing a sunworm helmet, looked around for a while and shook his head:

"I rarely leave the Giant's Court, and even when I do, it's in nearby towns."

Ember reminded:

"This should be near the Giant's Court."

Grossel smiled bitterly:

"It's changed so much that I don't recognize it, I never thought it would be the way it is."

In his memory, although only the Giant Court was forever frozen in twilight, the outside world had a distinction between day and night. But even the silent night is not completely devoid of light, and the light of the crimson moon illuminates the earth.

But now, there is nothing here.

There is no court of giants frozen in dusk, no crimson moon, only the infinite darkness and the twisted monsters that lurk in the darkness and try to attack them......

Syllable!

A flash of lightning suddenly streaked through the sky, quite a long time after the last one, and there was almost no thunder, except for the occasional sound.

According to the common sense told by Little Sun, this is the night of Godforsaken Lands, and it is the most dangerous time.

In the darkness of the lightlessness, there were eyes that stared at them, creatures whose bodies were difficult to describe, but whenever the lightning lit up, whenever the light of the helmets of the sun worms shone through those places, there was nothing.

Grossel suddenly stopped, puzzled:

"Are we going in the wrong direction?"

They've been gone for a long time, but according to Stever, they should be very close to the Giant's Court......

Ember was silent for two seconds, and said:

"I'm not sure, let's take a look."

"Okay."

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

After walking like this for a while, a dim light appeared in the sight of the two.

And in the lightless Godforsaken Lands, the light means the traces left by other humans.

If nothing else, the other party should have spotted them as well.

After all, compared to the not-so-bright firelight, the Sunworm Helmet was as bright as day.

Soon, Ember saw a camp built from an abandoned building.

Behind the walls of boulders and pillars, bonfires burned silently, illuminating most of the interior and making them very different from the outside world.

Humans in black tights are patrolling or guarding under the illumination of this light, preventing accidents.

Among them, a 'Knight of Dawn', who is nearly two meters tall, is standing on top of the rampart, looking into the distance, guarding against monsters hiding in the darkness.

And when he saw the darkness in the depths, the bright light that seemed like day, the 'Knight of Dawn''s pupils suddenly dilated, and his heart beat violently.

Except for newborn and uneducated children, everyone in Silver City knows that in this God-forsaken land, no one except humans will use fire in the dark to create light!

Even monsters that are good at controlling flames lurk in a lightless environment before attacking.

As for the rest of the humans, all the city-states that Silver City had discovered so far had long since been destroyed and relic, with no survivors, and the only outsider they had ever seen was the strange child Jack.

And at this moment, a light appeared in the depths of the darkness, a light that kept moving!

It was not the dim light of their animal skin lanterns, but it was truly warm, completely illuminating hundreds of meters around, like the holy light of the legendary sun!

What does this mean? The 'Dawn Knight' standing on top of the barrier was unthinkable for a moment, and he felt his body tremble slightly.

The bright light slowly moved from far to near, constantly approaching in the direction they were.

Faintly, he saw a tall, non-human-like figure, he was at least four meters tall!

The source of the light was above the giant's head, and the blinding light even flashed the 'Dawn Knight' couldn't open his eyes and couldn't see the giant's face clearly. He could only force his head down, allowing his teary eyes to look at the less dazzling area below.

Beside the giant, there was a human of average height.

Are there any other humans? No, it doesn't have to be human! The 'Knight of Dawn' narrowed his eyes and turned around cautiously, preparing to inform the elders of the 'Council of Six' who were presiding over the camp.

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

But soon he saw the appearance of the person who came, and in front of him stood the chief of the 'Council of Six' in Silver City, the powerful 'Demon Hunter' Colin Iliad who was over a hundred years old!

The 'Knight of Dawn' bowed his head slightly:

"Elder Colin, I was about to inform you."

Colin quietly looked at the light that was getting closer and closer, and said after a dozen seconds:

"Dolores, get the others ready to greet them."

"Yes."

The 'Knight of Dawn' named Dolores knew it immediately.

The chief says 'welcome', which is to prepare them and be vigilant, but not rash.

Behind Colin Iliad came the footsteps of the Dawn Knight, but his eyes remained fixed on the light that seemed to be day.

He didn't know if the person who came was friend or foe, but in the Godforsaken Lands, any other clue to human existence was worth the risk of Silver City!

Eventually, the two figures were getting closer and closer, close enough for Colin to see them.

The human was dressed in a completely different costume from the Silver City, and his posture of leisurely strolling around was not like being in the dark God's forsaken land, but more like the aristocratic young master who went on a wild outing in the spring recorded in the classics.

The tall figure beside him had distinctly gray-blue skin, his chest and abdomen and waist were wrapped in a thick layer of beast fur, and the helmet that constantly radiated light in all directions was worn above his head.

Beneath that helmet is the iconic vertical one-eyed!

Whether it was his skin or vertical eyes, Colin instantly recognized the identity of the other party - giant!

A giant who has long since disappeared into the forsaken land with the demise of the Giant King, and only records remain in the ancient texts!

Colin Iliad's eyes flickered, and he hesitated as to what attitude to use towards the two outsiders.

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

"Hello."

“……”

Colin Iliad was silent for a long time, the other party spoke the Giant's language, which is also the 'lingua franca' of Silver City, of course he understood, but he didn't know how to deal with it.

Because this giant seemed to be slightly different from what was recorded in the ancient books, he did not know how to answer for a while.

After hesitating for a long time, Colin Iliad responded:

"Hello, what are you doing here?"

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

"We're looking for Dawn, but we seem to be lost, so we want to come over and ask for directions."

“……”

Colin Iliad was silent, and although the tone was sincere, he was instinctively skeptical.

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

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

Grossel let out an 'ah' and looked down at the embers who were much shorter than him.

He said he was going the wrong way, right?!

Dawn and Afternoon are both 'entrances' to the Giant's Court, but they are located in two diametrically opposite directions!

In other words, they had unknowingly circled the entire Giant Court!

The ember surface does not change color:

"It's the same way, anyway, we'll all end up in the Giant Court, it doesn't make a difference."

Isn't it normal to just accidentally take a detour just to open a picture?

Low EQ: Lost.

High Emotional Intelligence: Carpet Exploration.

Grossel scratched his head, apparently not quite able to understand Ember's quibble.

Colin heard the conversation between the two and suddenly asked:

"Would you like to come in and take a break?"

He could see that Grossell was planning to turn around and leave, and the other party really seemed to have just accidentally lost his way, so he deliberately ran over to them to ask for directions.

Although Colin's heart was still vigilant, he didn't want to let go of this opportunity!

In more than 2,000 years, this is the first time 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!

Regardless, Colin didn't want to let go of that hope, even if it risked the entire camp.

Grossel lowered his head and looked at Ember for advice.

Colin's eyes flashed slightly, and the relationship between the two was somewhat unexpected to him.

In the era of the Giant King, the Giants were the deserving rulers, and the humans were only their slaves and servants. So when he first met these two, he also guessed that these two would be in a similar relationship.

But now, it seems to be the other way around.

Of the two of them, it was the short human who was in charge.

Ember glanced at the barrier and asked with a smile as he looked at the others who were cautiously looking at them:

"Wouldn't it be too bothersome, would it?"

"No, it won't."

Colin with old scars on his face. The Iliad also squeezed out a smile.

Ember didn't hesitate to enter the camp with Grossel under the watchful or curious gazes of the others.

Ember asked, gesturing to Grossell to place the Sunworm helmet on a nearby stone pillar:

"What do you call it?"

Colin first introduced himself:

"Colin Iliad."

After a pause, he added:

"We're from Silver City."

"Silver City? Iliad? ”

Ember nodded thoughtfully when he heard the familiar term.

Colin immediately asked:

"You've heard of Silver City?"

"I know the land of silver."

Ember replied succinctly, and then asked, "Do you know Wirt?" Wilt Iliad. ”

“……”

Colin Iliad took a deep look at Ember and said slowly:

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

But that was more than 3,000 years ago!

Colin secretly raised his vigilance, he was a little suspicious that the two people in front of him were alive after all!

Colin gestured vaguely and asked:

"Where are you from?"

Ember didn't hide it and introduced himself:

"The Northern Continent, the Kingdom of Rune. You can call me Ember, he's Grossell. ”

Grossel did not speak, but sat silently and listened to their conversation.

He is from the Giant Court, but even if he says it, no one will believe it, but it will attract suspicion and hostility from the other party.

"Northern Continent ......"

Colin chewed on the word silently, as if he had seen it in some text.

Before the birth of the Creator of all, the all-knowing and all-powerful God, the eight ancient gods of the world and the transcendent race to which they belonged were ruled. At that time, the Eastern Continent was a well-deserved protagonist.

Giants, xenos, demon wolves, elves, the four transcendent races all stand in the Eastern Continent. In addition, the elves and dragons divide the northern continent, and the demons and immortal birds are in the southern continent.

And after the creator of everything withdrew his authority and killed the eight ancient gods one by one, the Eastern Continent was also the center of the new human world.

And all that changed after the Lord abandoned the earth.

The Eastern Continent no longer exists, and all that remains is the Godforsaken Land.

"North ......"

Colin's voice was a little hoarse:

"In the outside world, are there still human beings alive?"

Ember said calmly:

"There are many, and Beckland, the capital of the Kingdom of Rune alone, has a population of more than five million."

"Five million?"

"How is this possible?"

"How can they have enough food to feed so many people?"

Outside the fire, an exclamation suddenly erupted from the crowd of curious eavesdropping on the conversation of several people.

Obviously, the figure of five million was completely beyond their expectations.

You must know that Silver City has stood in the dark for thousands of years, and its population is still no more than 10,000!

How big does the other party's Beckland have to be to feed a population of five million?

They instinctively doubted the authenticity of each other's statements, but they couldn't help but have some expectations in their hearts. If such a city does exist, does that mean that life can still be normal elsewhere?

And if they really come from the Northern Continent where they can live normally, does that mean they also have a chance to leave the Godforsaken Lands?

Colin, of course, noticed the commotion of the others, and his heart was equally inevitably shaken.

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 hallucinations created by some monsters in the dark.

Colin was silent for a long time, but finally couldn't help but ask the question:

"How did you get here?"

It wasn't just the answer he wanted to know, it was the answer Silver City wanted to know.

Ember didn't answer his inquiry directly, but asked with a smile:

"What matters to you is not how you get here, but how to get out of Godforsaken Lands, right?"

"That's right."

Colin admitted frankly, and said in a deep voice:

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

Ember was equally candid:

"Yes, do you want it?"

Colin took a deep breath and said without hesitation:

"If you can, I hope you can tell us how to leave, no matter what the cost."

"No, it doesn't cost you."

Ember said in a relaxed tone:

"In fact, you've found one of those ways to leave."

Colin's expression moved slightly:

"The Giant Court?"

(End of chapter)