C680 Red columns shot up from the bottom of the sea.
The bolts from the graveyard giants were so dense that they weren't easy to dodge, but the two used mana and aura to adjust their direction as they descended.
As people who had been breathing together for a long time, they didn't need to say anything.
Jin and Valeria moved as one and watched out for each other's safety.
Jin knew her fighting style from his past life memories, but Valeria did not.
Even so, when Jin fought with Valeria, he felt a strange sensation, just as she did.
'Unlike me, the master doesn't know who I am in this life, but we always fight so well together.'
'Fighting with Jin is always oddly stable...'
The two had not yet suffered any significant damage while heading towards the center of the enemies, but the sky was already going crazy.
The Vamel Alliance avoided damage thanks to Quikantel's excellent evasion, but the pursuing forces of Zipple, Kinzelo, and the Garden of Swords were in trouble due to their overwhelming numbers.Small fish that escaped the net and others that couldn't. That was exactly the state of the Vamel Alliance and the other forces. Only Quikantel dodged the bolts calmly, protected by those behind her.
The skilled members of each force did their best to minimize friendly casualties, but the power of the graveyard giants went beyond common sense.
If each of the graveyard giants had transcendent qualities, Jin wouldn't have considered fighting. No matter how strong you are, a senseless weapon has its limits.
Whoaaah-!
Along with the red bolts, giant spears flew from all directions. They were so fast that their size and weight were unimaginable.
When Jin tried to deliberately strike the first spear that came instead of dodging it, his wrist suddenly stiffened.
Solid attacks, but with no variation or depth.
Repetitive patterns, like a machine reacting to specific situations.
However, they were able to break through the defenses and land on the ocean floor without much trouble, despite the increasing complexity and fatigue from the large number of obstacles.
As soon as the two landed, the defensive equipment of the buildings started to activate and target Jin.
"Is it an automatic reaction mana cannon like the one Lady Amela made?"
The mana cannon didn't identify friend or foe.
Even if the graveyard giants were in the middle, the cannon fired in Jin's direction.
However, the cannon bounced in all directions like light reflected in a mirror.
The cannon that struck the bodies of the graveyard giants made a metallic noise inappropriate for its power.
Most of the bolts bounced into the sky or the sea wall, but there were still too many threatening Jin and Valeria's path.
"This could be a bit exhausting."
At that moment, Valeria struck the ground with her silver oak staff.
A huge magic circle formed, flowing along the groove.
"It's not a protective shield."
"I'm going to twist the flow of the reflected bolts. So, focus on destroying the graveyard giant."
The extended mana emanating from the circle began to carve runic letters in the air.
The thousands of runic letters were fixed about five steps apart from each other, and the bolts couldn't easily pass through them.
Even the bolts from the cannons that got caught in the runic letters couldn't touch them.
The bolts seemed unable to recognize the radius of the two people's movements.
'The size of the mana is much smaller than the destructive power of the bolts... how is that possible?'
It was like a master deflecting a sewage attack with much less force.
Valeria was achieving with her magic what is normally only seen in battles between warriors.
'I think she probably survived Elder Sister Luntia thanks to this magic.'
It was Jin who was surprised by his master's magic.
"I understand."
Pzz-!
Sigmund had a deep lightning energy.
Then, Jin put all his strength into cutting the ankle of the graveyard giant blocking their path.
The blade didn't go in smoothly.
Instead, part of the ankle broke and sank with a dull roar, but Jin thought it was enough.
'If I concentrate and wield my sword with determination, I could pierce through, but...'
For that, Jin needed to be very focused every time he wielded once.
He didn't see the point in fighting so inefficiently.
When the blade embedded in the bone and caused an explosion, the ankle of the graveyard giant broke.
Even though the way Jin, a skilled knight, had cut the giant was somewhat messy, the effect was definitive.
"Groooan......!"
As the graveyard giant with the broken ankle knelt to stabilize itself, Jin jumped forward and drove his sword into its head.
Just as the head was crushed and before the remains of the crushed head fell to the ground, Jin descended like a lightning bolt and knocked down the spears flying towards Valeria. ȑ
It seemed like the God of Thunder was stepping on the spear and crushing it. Compared to the graveyard giants, Jin was so small that he looked like an insignificant creature, but his presence was incomparable even with all the giants combined.
"If my father were here, he could have naturally disintegrated these guys without having to concentrate."
For a moment, the thought of his father crossed his mind, and he squinted his eyes.
"It looks like you have the luxury of having other thoughts. Here, you have to risk your life at every moment."
"I'll try to concentrate a bit more."
In fact, just when Valeria twisted the trajectory of the mana cannon, Jin could ensure she wouldn't be hurt. Even with the graveyard giants, it was possible.
Valeria knew it too, but she said it for no reason.
Jin was a bit surprised that she said something unnecessary.
An enjoyable battle.
Regardless of the situation, the two were becoming more and more cheerful as they perfectly combined each other's attack and defense.
When Jin wielded his sword, something in the graveyard giant broke, and when Valeria cast her spell, their attacks went wrong.
It seemed like they could enjoy breaking the graveyard giants no matter how many there were.
More than ten graveyard giants had already been destroyed.
Even in the middle of this, new graveyard giants were forming, but fortunately, they weren't appearing faster than the two could handle.
Moreover, the pace of new giants appearing was decreasing.
Jin hoped they would stop generating once a certain number was reached.
"Jin."
"What?"
"Originally, these weapons don't work when their guardian disappears."
"Do you mean that the remains of a forgotten God might be somewhere in this tomb?"
"It could be, or... the God itself might still be there."
"Could it be a God, the supposedly alive Old Runcandel?"
"I can't confirm it until we meet them, as I don't have access to the record magic right now. Even if we examine the records, there isn't much we can know with our current level. Moreover, their movements seem too simple, even for being straightforward."
Valeria's words made Jin suddenly feel that the movements of the graveyard giants were strange, as if they had a specific purpose.
"From what you've said, it doesn't seem like the graveyard giants are just moving to get rid of intruders."
Since each one was so huge and they had to destroy whatever was in their way to protect their allies, Jin hadn't realized it until now.
"The shape of their formation is not encircling, Valeria. It only seemed that way because of their size."
Jin and Valeria began to examine the overall movement of the graveyard giants as they passed between their legs.
First of all, not all the graveyard giants were attacking Jin and Valeria.
Some giants were just standing still and looking at the ground, while others were digging into the earth.
Unless something was broken, there was only one reason to dig into the ground.
"They're trying to find something."
"The graveyard giants exploring the underground have more elaborate forms than the other giants. Jin, if my prediction is correct, this is an ancient method to break the seal. They're trying to find the core of the seal buried somewhere here."
"After finding the core?"
"All the power of the graveyard giants will connect to the core, and the seal will be released." The reason the sword has been flying for so long was probably to find the location of the hidden core."
"Then that means if we defeat them all, it will prevent the sealed being from awakening."
Valeria nodded her head.
"The choice is yours."
The sealed being that would awaken from the seal is the old Runcandel, presumed to be a god or a divine being.
There's no guarantee that whoever it is will show favor towards the two of them.
On the contrary, there was a much greater possibility that they would be hostile.
Or, there was the possibility of being more than just hostile and being full of resentment and hatred like a Padler.
"Let's wake it up." However, Jin did not hesitate.
If he immediately destroyed all the graveyard giants, he and his group would be safe, but a part of the old Runcandel's history would be lost forever.
From then on, the two switched to a defensive posture.
The graveyard giants continued to attack, but they gradually reduced their intensity since the two did not counterattack.
After about ten minutes, the graveyard giants stopped attacking them.
However, the attacks towards the sky did not stop.
"The graveyard giants aren't attacking Lord and Arya. It must be the result of Lord finding some clues. We just have to keep dodging and blocking."
Thanks to this, the sky became even more chaotic, but Jin's comrades were not much affected.
First of all, the Vamel Alliance did not counterattack even once after the graveyard giants awakened.
On the other hand, Zipple, Kinzelo, and the Garden of Swords counterattacked all the time, so the graveyard giants didn't even recognize Quikantel as enemies after a certain point.
Even so, the reason she sweated a lot to avoid the red bolt was simply because her allies were blocking the path to attack the recognized enemies.
"I was about to commit a great disrespect to my ancestors who awakened after a thousand years."
After about 10 minutes, a graveyard giant vibrated with its eyes flashing. Coincidentally, it was right in front of Jin and Valeria.
"Grook!"
As the graveyard giant roared, the other giants also lit up their eyes and shook their bodies, as if it were a process of injecting power into the core of the seal.
The Graveyard Giant, who roared first, finally raised the hands it had been waving under the sea.
In its hands was a small sphere that shone like a miniature sun, and Jin and Valeria could see the power of the Graveyard Giants concentrating on that sphere.
"I pray that only what we can endure wakes up, Jin."
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