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Chapter 451, page 449: Bane, the Half-Giant (Please subscribe)

The ruins of Lion Castle.

Hundreds of meters apart, the two groups of people stood silently facing each other.

On one side was Roy, along with Oliveira, Flame Sword Saint Otto, and Iron Knight Phil.

On the other side was a man nearly three meters tall, with bulging muscles, bristling hair and beard, and a rugged face.

Among humans, there are also races with tall statures, such as the Slavs, who are all fierce men who chase monsters in the icy and snowy lands.

Even if someone is very tall, at most around 2.2 or 2.3 meters, this 3-meter height is already beyond the range of human beings.

And that is indeed the case; he was not a pure human, but rather had awakened the bloodline of a half-giant.

Looking at him, Luo Yi couldn't help but scratch her head: "Lord Bane, have you come to the wrong place?"

The half-giant Bane laughed heartily: "Didn't you want to recruit talented people?"

I arrived as soon as I heard Iron Knight Phil's message. Surely no one could have been faster than me, right?

Loy couldn't help but turn her head to look at Iron Knight Phil. She didn't say anything, but the blame in her eyes was undeniable.

Iron Knight Phil was helpless. He explained, "My Lord Earl, you didn't impose any restrictions, did you?"
Aren't the natural disasters we're most familiar with mostly from the people of the Principality of Normandy?

Luo Yi slapped her forehead, speechless.

The half-giant Bane was getting a little annoyed. He shouted, "Count Roy, I was the one who saved you and Olivia back then. What, now that you're successful, you look down on me?"

"Of course not!"

Loy quickly said, "Lord Bane, let's be frank. My Flower Territory needs strong protectors, but you are a retainer of the Norman family."

If you come here to me, I really won't be able to explain it to Grand Duchess Afra!

"Moreover, your daughter is Estelle, the vice-commander, grand knight, and third-tier earth dragon knight of the Kingdom Knights."

"You've left the Norman family, how is she supposed to cope?"

"Hahaha, you've thought of quite a lot, but I've already solved the problems you've already considered."

I spoke with your mother before I came, and we terminated the contract between us.

"As for Estelle, as long as her father is alive, no one will dare to touch her easily. Whether she is in the Norman family or not makes no difference."

Luo Yi asked somewhat uncertainly, "Have you really agreed with my mother?"

"definitely!"

"Would she willingly let you leave?"

“Your mother has a much broader perspective than you think. If it were just about better treatment here, she would definitely advise me against it.”

But if it's about seeking further opportunities, she will do everything in her power to support me.

"Go further?"

Luo Yi's eyes lit up, and she said, "You're already about to take that step?"

Bane shook his head decisively: "No!"

"Then what do you mean?"

"I'm still a bit lacking now, but that doesn't mean I don't want to!"

After a slight pause, the half-giant Bane said, "I can join your Raymond family and be at your beck and call. As for the treatment, as long as you don't lack my cultivation resources, that's fine."

However, I have only one request.

"what?"

"I heard you've commissioned a legendary figure to acquire secret, sacred techniques from outsiders on a long-term, high-price basis?"

"Yes!"

Luo Yi nodded slowly, his thoughts racing, as if he had guessed something, but he still asked, "So, what you want is..."

"The secret sacred technique of giant humans!"

The half-giant Bane shouted, "If you acquire any secret holy techniques, please leave them for me."

I can even pay for the gold tills needed for the exchange myself.

Luo Yi frowned slightly and asked, "The Norman family doesn't have any?"

"If I had that, would I need to go through all this trouble?"

"Then why don't you ask my mother to buy it for you? It shouldn't be difficult, right?"

You're saying it shouldn't be difficult?!

The half-giant Bane's voice unconsciously grew a third louder, and his gaze towards Roy now held a hint of ferocity:

"Do you think secret, sacred techniques are as common as cabbage?"
Those possessing legendary items are either extremely special, requiring a bloodline of the family to cultivate, or they are kept secret and no one dares to reveal them.

Therefore, there is absolutely no possibility of an acquisition!

Those who truly possess and dare to publicly proclaim their ownership are nothing short of legendary powerhouses.

As he said this, he glared at Luo Yi again and said, "But that's a legendary expert. What right do I, a fourth-tier expert, have to make contact with him?"

Luo Yi tilted her head and said, "That's not right! Doesn't the Norman family also have a legend? Why don't you just go find him?"

This time, Bane practically rolled his eyes to the heavens: "If I were qualified to contact you, would I be here looking for you!"

"Count Loy, can you just tell me if it's okay or not?"

"That's fine, but how many courses do you need?" "How many courses?"

Upon hearing this, Bane was first taken aback, then looked at Roy with disbelief and asked, "Wait, you've already seen this kind of holy technique?"

Luo Yi nodded: "Of course I've seen it. It's part of a series, a total of seven sacred techniques pieced together."
If one cultivates successfully, one can transform into the legendary "True Thunder Titan Body".

It’s a pity…”

"What a pity?"

Bane was impatient: "What's the pity? Tell me!"

"Unfortunately, they are incomplete. I only have five: [Iron Body], [Giant's Grip], [Thunder's Fury], [Earth's Foot], and [Giant's Soul]. I don't know where the other two are."

Luo Yi looked regretful and asked again, "Will this meet your needs?"

"Can it be satisfied? Is that something that can be satisfied? Give me just one, and I'll be satisfied!"

At this moment, the half-giant Bane stopped wasting words and said directly, "Give me the holy technique, and I'll risk my life for you. I'll brave mountains of knives and seas of fire with just a word from you!"

"By the way, you have some kind of assessment for recruiting retainers, right? Tell me about it."

"Lord Bane, are you sure?" Roy asked.

"Stop talking nonsense. Every minute you delay, I'll be a minute later to get my sacred skill, a minute later to learn it, and a minute later to cultivate it."

What you've done is cost me my life!

So, what exactly is the assessment? Tell me quickly!

"The assessment consists of playing a match."

"With whom? Phil, Otto, or Oliveira?"

"it's me!"

"Very well, since Your Excellency the Earl wants to test my mettle, then let's fight!"
I'd also like to know, just how powerful must someone be to receive such high praise from a cardinal?!

Before his booming voice could even echo across the heavens and earth, Bane had already clenched his fists, crossed them over his chest, and started running.

His running gave the impression of a giant walking on the earth; every step he took caused the earth to tremble and rumble endlessly.

His fighting skills were extremely simple and unadorned; he simply clenched his fists and unleashed gusts of wind.

Wherever it passed, the air distorted, the earth and rocks crumbled, and it was as if a tank was crushing everything in its path.

No, even if a real tank collided with him, a weight of fifty or sixty tons, it probably wouldn't be able to stop him.

There was no dazzling aura around him, only an invisible aura spreading out, protecting himself while stirring the heavens and earth.

Bane's profession, that of a fighter, is primarily focused on honing his physical strength, further enhanced by his giant bloodline.
To be honest, he had some confidence in his claim of breaking through the legend.

Of course, he would be able to put up a fight against any of the other four tiers.

But who told Luo Yi to make the move?!
At the beginning, Luo Yi chose to use hit-and-run tactics, using speed to create distance and then unleashing various combat techniques.

For example, the 'Celestial Hammer' he just learned condenses a huge warhammer in the void and smashes it down.

Bane showed great toughness, taking the hits with his bare hands and getting completely destroyed!

For example, the 'Holy Light Spear' condenses into a physical spear and then casts a point of holy light onto the enemy.
Then, the spear is thrown, using the Holy Light as a coordinate to guide its acceleration and tracking attack.

This tactic is quite unfriendly to professionals with maxed-out evasion.

Because you'll find that the spear is chasing you and stabbing you in the backside; the more you run, the faster it gets.

There are only two possible outcomes: either the spear runs out of energy, or they simply have to withstand the attack.

Of course, Bane didn't choose to dodge; he threw another punch and smashed it to pieces!
However, simply taking a beating wasn't enough, so he stepped on the air and leaped into the air, his figure swaying as he approached Luo Yi.

Fighting footwork, stepping on the wind!
Then, without hesitation, he threw a punch!
This speed surprised Luo Yi. However, his golden-red battle aura exploded, and a pair of lifelike angel wings appeared on his back. With a flap of his wings, he disappeared.

Natural Disaster Combat Skill, Divine Wings.

The speed boost from this combat skill was truly remarkable. Then, Luo Yi used her speed to move around and continuously unleash combat skills.

They threw out everything: Endless Holy Light Blade, Battle Qi Ray, Holy Fire Shockwave, and even a pseudo-Holy Judgment.

Bane is definitely the most damage-resistant Calamity warrior that Loy has ever seen, even stronger than Iron Knight Phil.

However, faced with Luo Yi's attacks, he was so angry that he cried out, but he was helpless.

He even used his ultimate move, the Vajra Hand!
The fighter's aura solidified into two massive, Vajra hands, unleashing boxing techniques from a distance, striking one after another with ferocity.

Once Kroy activated her 'Divine Speed', he couldn't keep up again.

Then, Loy finally tried skills such as 'Holy Light Healing', 'Holy Light Blessing', 'Holy Light Soothing', and 'Holy Light Exorcising' on Bane.

By the end, Bane had become somewhat numb and even started to give up, focusing only on defense and not offense.

Even so, he still looked incredibly disheveled when the battle ended.

Because Luo Yi unleashed a devastating attack, the 'Radiant Sun Blast'!
The Sacred Flame Battle Aura was compressed to the level of a blazing fire, giving it an unstable state of high-speed rotation.
Thus, when it is thrown down, it looks like a fireball, but when it hits the enemy, it becomes a small mushroom cloud.

When the half-giant Bane emerged, wearing tattered animal skin clothing, he was completely distraught.

"I lost!"

Bane spoke in a hoarse voice, his expression filled with frustration.

Luo Yi then extended her hand and said, "Then, welcome to the Flower Clan!"

(End of this chapter)