Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 28 The Colossal Titan

Smelling the aroma of food, David Day opened his eyes.

Previously, even he would have needed several hours to eat a saber-toothed tiger, but now, he only needs to grab the roasted saber-toothed tiger and put it in his mouth to bite off half of the tiger's body in one bite.

But one saber-toothed tiger was clearly not enough, so two more mammoths were brought in. However, for David Day, these mammoths were just a few more bites.

With his current enormous size, even a whole mammoth would be far from enough to fill his stomach.

"So... this is what it feels like to become a god?"

David Day waved to the magicians, and more food was brought in—they didn't even need to clean up any food scraps, because David Day hadn't even left any bones.

A massive influx of food poured into the palace, eventually filling David Day's stomach. The countless foods provided David Day with immeasurable nutrition, while also continuously repairing the hidden injuries all over his body.

Yes, it's a hidden injury.

To grow to such a massive size with a mortal body ultimately comes at a price.

David Day initially had no idea how to make himself grow larger. Although he was already the tallest Ignis before, the human body ultimately has its limits.

"Could this be the dividing line between mortals and gods?"

David Day once thought so.

But he immediately realized that he still had hope.

That was a severe injury left to him by the Serpent God. That devastating crushing force almost shattered all the bones in his body. It was only because he was incredibly lucky that he managed to return to Ignis City and have the opportunity to recover.

As his injuries began to heal, David Day noticed that his already tall frame seemed to have grown even larger.

"This……"

At that moment, David Day realized the key to growth.

To grow bigger, simply eating more isn't enough. After all, his body is already functioning normally, and even if he ingests food, there's nowhere for the nutrients to go.

However, when he was injured, it was a completely different story.

Bones that have been broken will become stronger after healing, and muscles that have been damaged will become more solid after recovery.

"To grow, you must experience setbacks."

"Only after destruction can new life be born."

After recovering, David Day felt that he had understood everything.

The understanding of destruction and rebirth is undoubtedly an absolute truth of the universe.

After understanding the theory, the next step was naturally to put it into practice. Every day during this period, he would have his high-ranking mages simulate how the Serpent God had crushed him, leaving him severely injured. After that, he would eat a large amount of food and absorb a massive amount of nutrients to enhance his body's recovery ability, allowing the injuries that were evenly distributed throughout his body to heal completely.

And through this repeated crushing and healing...

He has finally achieved his current enormous size.

"With my current physique, I should be able to rival the gods, right?"

David Day thought for a moment, then shook his head.

Not enough, still not enough. He remembered the enormous snake that had crushed him, and he could still vaguely feel the sensation on his face—given the sheer size of that snake, even a single scale was probably larger than an Ignis.

Although he is already quite large now, he is still far from being truly enormous.

"My body is getting bigger and bigger, and I need to eat more and more after each serious injury."

David Day gets a headache every time he thinks about this.

The enormous problems gradually became apparent. The royal family's once-mountainous warehouses had long been emptied by him, forcing him to send out magicians to collect even more offerings under the guise of the harvest festival.

“It’s all worth it. We Ignis people no longer need any serpent god… Once we’ve accomplished all this, we will have our own god.”

This is what David Day said to those magicians.

After witnessing David Day's enormous body, comparable to that of a god, these magicians who were loyal to him began to carry out this unreasonable order.

They could see the absurdity of the order, and even foresee its consequences, but none of that mattered anymore, because their king, the rising sun, had proven that this path was absolutely viable.

"It's just a temporary price to pay... As long as we can make the King a god, our living god, and defeat that giant serpent in the mountain, everything will be alright." Yes, only by defeating that giant serpent in the mountain can they possibly recover. Otherwise, given their involvement in David Day's plan, the serpent god would never let these blasphemous people go.

Therefore, their king must win, and he absolutely has to win.

"Only if our king wins can we continue to live."

In a corner of the main hall, Instructor Sadok patted Crimson Shadow on the shoulder, looking on with emotion.

“But it is obvious that our king will win. You have seen it yourself. He… no, He, our present god, He is already so enormous, He will surely defeat that serpent.”

"Of course, in order to give Him a better chance of winning, we must continue to offer Him more food."

As he said this, Instructor Sadok looked at Crimson Shadow.

"How did the harvest go for the offerings at the harvest festival thirty years later?"

"This……"

Chi Ying stammered, unable to utter a word for a long time.

"me……"

"What do you mean 'you'? Get to the point."

Seeing that Chi Ying was speechless for a long time, Instructor Sadok frowned.

But immediately, the large-bodied high-ranking mage suddenly raised his voice.

"What did you say? People in the city are all running away?"

They've not only been running away, they've actually been running for quite some time now. After all, the orders they received were simply to collect the offerings, and there was no mention of stopping these Ignis people.

But what really caught Sadok's attention were the directions people were fleeing in.

Instead of scattering and fleeing, the Ignis people all headed towards the Holy Mountain.

It was as if the sacred mountain was welcoming them.

"This must never happen again..."

"Then let them go!"

Just as Instructor Sadok was about to issue the order, the enormous giant, as massive as a palace, suddenly spoke.

That was the leader of Ignivas, the king of the Ignis, the one known as the First Dawn, David Day.

"Since they want to go, let them go... but if they want to leave Ignis City, they must leave all the food behind."

"But……"

Sadok turned around in confusion.

"Isn't this just handing food to that snake for free? What if that snake really eats all of these people... wait a minute?"

"If that snake really swallows the Ignis, then no one will go there anymore."

David Day squinted.

"Once we devour the Ignis, the so-called serpent god will become an evil god, and we can use the pretext of fighting the evil god to unite all the forces that can be united."

"We can also collect another batch of tribute along the way."

Instructor Sadok immediately lowered his head, feeling that the king before him was incredibly wise.

Only in Akakage's heart did a sudden, inexplicable jolt occur.

Although he knew in his heart that the serpent god probably wouldn't do as the newborn dawn wanted, things actually became more complicated precisely because the serpent god wouldn't devour these Ignis people.

Even if the serpent god doesn't eat these Ignis people, these Ignis people still need to eat.

Before the previous attack, all the wild animals in the sacred mountain that could be considered prey had been captured, and not even a pheasant was left behind.

Now, a group of starving people, lacking both food and clothing, have poured into the already food-scarce sacred mountain.

(End of this chapter)