It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Is this suggestion really for Huang Yan? Lid was skeptical. If they stayed in human territory, the calamity might still fall, but with the existence of the national defense formation, it would not be easy for Kungu and his gang to take away the resentment. But now that they are in the territory of the giants, if the calamity falls, that Klenas may benefit from it...

From this point of view, the Abyss Church may not have started to act recently, but may have started planning more than ten years ago, or even earlier. Crazy people like them don't care about the length of time, even if it costs the lives of several generations, they can still fight for their ideals.

The question is, what does Lord Lingwu want in this situation?

The Hidden Guards would intercept him here, indicating that the Lingwu Lord had already made plans to silence him. The Hidden Guards Commander didn't know whether Lid could get the news or come back alive, but he respected Lid greatly and assumed that he could find out the whole story, so he arranged for people to intercept him here in advance.

What was Lingwu Lord's purpose? The simplest guess is that Lingwu Lord is also a follower of Kungu, so she worked with the Abyss Church to plan this matter, and was afraid that Lid would find out, so she killed him. But this conclusion does not stand up to scrutiny, because Lingwu Lord has been guarding against church members for a long time, and that woman does not seem to be the type to cooperate with anyone.

Lid thought about it for a while, but due to insufficient information, he did not come to any conclusion, so he asked:

"I remember you told me that you came to the Giant Tribe to find a way to deal with the natural disaster. Have you found it?"

Huang Yan was stunned for a moment, smiled lightly, and replied:

"No."

She didn't look at Lid, but turned her eyes to the white snow in front of her, and said with a smile:

"I'm sorry, Lid, I still haven't gotten over the age of eighteen."

Reed's heart ached suddenly.

He believed in Huang Yan's ability. She hadn't found any clues for so long. There was only one possibility. This matter was a complete scam from the beginning. There was no way to rescue her. Huang Yan was destined to die on her eighteenth birthday. Her existence was to complete the last puzzle for Clenus' resurrection.

She had struggled with her life for so long, stumbling through nearly eighteen years, but in the end she could only face a cruel fate, and even the beautiful memories of the past might not be true. The outside world had so many speculations about her, and the royal family and various lords were deeply afraid of her, but in Lid's eyes, she was just a girl with a life as fragile as paper.

Lid did not tell her his guess, because it was meaningless. In the end, she had to know that the godfather she had always respected might not be a good person, and that her coming here was most likely arranged by the Abyss Church. What else could this cruel fact bring except pain?

Lid briefly thought about whether he could prevent the final tragedy if he ended Huang Yan's life. But this thought only flashed through his mind. Huang Yan could control his emotions while alive, but no matter how he died, his resentment would flow back into the world, and Clenus would definitely be fully resurrected at that time.

Thinking of this, Lid felt relieved. He patted Huang Yan on the shoulder and said:

"It's okay. It's nothing. People grow up and mature in an instant. Eighteen is just a ceremony. Some people are already mature before they turn eighteen, while some people are still childish even though they are older."

Huang Yan also smiled and said to him:

"Stop talking so depressingly. Where are your two maids... Da Bing and Xiao Bing? And that round creature called Bijiji? I haven't seen it anywhere."

Lid exhaled and replied:

"The two maids are following Lingwu. They have nothing to do with this incident. Lord Lingwu should not make things difficult for them. However, the situation on Lord Lingwu's side should not be optimistic. The opponent she will face may exceed her expectations. I don't know if Lord Lingwu can protect them under such circumstances. As for that beeping..."

Lid blinked, was stunned for a moment, and then slammed his palm:

"Shit, I almost forgot about it."

82. The Little Slime Returns

“I remember it was around here…”

According to his memory, Reed found the place where he parted with the commander-in-chief of the hidden guards. He picked up a frozen branch and scratched the ground. After searching for a long time, he finally dug out a piece of frozen ice from the snow.

"Lend me the knife."

Lide stretched out his hand to Huang Yan, and Huang Yan handed his beloved knife to him without hesitation. Lide used the handle of the knife to break the ice and took something out of it. Huang Yan looked over there and immediately recognized that it was the core in Bibiji's body, but now there was a shocking fracture on the core, which could be seen as being pierced directly from the middle by a sharp knife.

"Was it done by the secret guards?"

Huang Yan took the knife from Li De and asked casually, with a hint of murderous intent in his tone.

Lid nodded, and then, under Huang Yan's gaze, he pinched the pierced core with both hands and broke it in half like breaking an apple. The fracture was very smooth, and the left half of the core was pure milky white, and most of the right half was also milky white, but there was a ruby-like crystal core in the corner.

Lid took the crystal core off, put it in his palm, blew on it, and said:

"Get up."

The core is unresponsive.

Lid changed his name:

"It's me, I'm back."

The core still did not respond.

Lid changed his name again:

"time to eat!"

The core immediately began to vibrate violently, and some mucus flowed out of the core, quickly forming a ping-pong ball-sized mucus ball. Then two thin lines appeared on it again, which were the "eyes" of the little slime. The little slime stared at Lid for a while, and without saying a word, he threw himself on his chest and cried loudly:

"I'm freezing to death! Do you know how I've been spending the past few days? It's dark, cold, hungry, and I'm worried about you! I said I'd be back soon, you liar. You ungrateful bastard!"

Huang Yan's eyes were slightly surprised. Lid coaxed the little slime while explaining to her:

"I didn't sense any murderous intent from the Hidden Guard Commander before, but I always felt like someone was thinking of me. To be on the safe side, I asked the little slime to thicken its core. Since piercing the slime's core can kill it, we can also do the opposite and cover the core with a thick layer of keratin and hide the real core in the corner. The Hidden Guard Commander's fatal sword will naturally miss."

The little slime climbed up Reed's arm to his shoulder, then grabbed his collar and slid into his clothes, and finally stuck half of its head out of the collar. Although Reed said it lightly, it was still very dangerous at the time. The little slime turned the mucus all over its body into water, and now its body is obviously much smaller than before. It will take at least one or two months to restore to its original size.

Huang Yan bent down, moved closer to Lid's chest, and gently poked the little slime with his fingers.

The little slime rubbed her fingers, and suddenly seemed to remember something, raised his head and said to Lid:

"Oh, I almost forgot! I was stabbed by that bastard because I remembered the origin of that crystal! That pattern is Kungu's resurrection array, but what we saw is only a part of it, because when the array is completely completed, the black crystal will drain all the power in the giant's body and fly to the bottom of the sea in the north..."

As the little slime was talking, he remembered that he had not yet explained to Lid what exactly resurrecting Kungu was, so he thought for a moment and said:

"Beji... This story has to start from the birth of the giants..."

Before it finished its words, a red light suddenly exploded in the distant sky and quickly spread to the entire sky!

A huge red magic circle slowly emerged, and in the center of the magic circle there was a red light column that stretched across the sky and earth, which was very conspicuous. Lid took a look and knew that it was a summons from Lingwu, but unlike the previous green one, this one should be used in times of crisis. According to the time calculation, it is very likely that the Lingwu Lord ran into the Golden Giant, so he sent a signal flare to let the other two teams heading north come to gather.

Lid pushed the little slime's head back into his clothes and said to it:

"I've heard that Kungu plans to use the giants as sacrifices to revive the Pillar of Eternal Life, Clenus. In addition, I've also heard that the giants plan to annihilate the army heading north and take advantage of the situation to move south to use the human national defense formation to avoid the disaster of genocide. The Lingwu Lord is expected to be besieged by the giants, and the situation is not optimistic."

Lid turned to Huang Yan, was silent for a moment, and said:

"What are your plans?"

Huang Yan smiled and said to Lid:

"I have been with you through life and death, so I have repaid your kindness. I can no longer accompany you on the rest of the journey. Judging from the position of the light column, it will take at least three days to get there..."

Her hand unconsciously tightened around the scabbard, and she whispered:

"I don't have that much time."

Lid stared at Huang Yan's profile and asked:

"When is your birthday?"

"the day after tomorrow."

Huang Yan put the knife on his waist, patted the snow off his body, and said:

"If the heavens give me a few more days, I will go with you to fight the Golden Giant and learn how strong the Spiritual Martial Lord is. But we don't have that much time left. If I go with you now, a calamity will strike halfway and you will die with me."

The little slime poked its head out from Reed's collar restlessly and looked at Huang Yan.

Huang Yan didn't look too sad. She was the same as before, quiet and indifferent, and her eyes looking up at the sky seemed to have flames dancing in them.

At least she was very free and easy until the end.

Huang Yan tidied up the white hair at the temples and said to Lid with a smile:

"I've told you before, I've had no luck since I was born, but I got lucky once before I died, and I was able to repay you when you needed help. You're going to help the Lingwu Lord next, so it's better to leave as soon as possible. If possible, tell the youngest brother that I'm not going back."

After Huang Yan finished speaking, he put the hood of his cloak on his head and walked in the opposite direction of the red beam of light.

The snow was above her ankles, and the knife at her waist swayed slightly in the wind.

The wind and snow were very strong, and the sky and the earth were covered in white. Huang Yan's figure soon became blurred and then disappeared.

Reed raised his head and looked toward the sky.

In the direction where the Lingwu Lord was, the red beam of light was still bright, and in the opposite direction, the sky was covered with endless dark clouds, and the surging lightning had begun to loom. Once a calamity of this magnitude fell, all the living beings within hundreds of miles would probably disappear into thin air.

She should have known this, which is why she walked towards the deserted snowfield.

This way, I can die alone without implicate anyone else.

83. Ambush of the Giants

As Reed guessed, Lord Lingwu was indeed in danger.

She was originally leading the Moon Guards and Hidden Guards on an endless snowy plain, when suddenly a snow-covered mountain appeared before her. Normally, she would have led the army around the side of the mountain, but at this moment, the great swordsman Garberd stopped, put his hand on the sword at his waist, and said:

"and many more."

Without any hesitation, Lord Lingwu immediately ordered the entire army to stop advancing.

Garberd drew his sword and stared at the mountain in front of him with sharp eyes. Zhan Mei asked:

"What's the matter, old man? Could it be that the Golden Giant is hiding in this mountain?"

Garberd narrowed his eyes and walked to the front of the army step by step. The sword flashed a dazzling light, and the wind and snow in the sky stopped suddenly. He swung the sword, and the sword energy rolled up the snow on the ground like a white rainbow and threw it towards the mountains in front of him, exploding on the mountainside, and the snow on the mountain peaks fell down.

Also falling down was blood as red and hot as magma.

After a brief pause, the dark mountain suddenly moved.

With a violent tremor, the surrounding ground was shattered into dust. The already majestic mountain range began to rise slowly, and the snow and soil on it fell off, revealing the dark golden part inside. When it stood up completely, the outline of its limbs could be seen. The originally calm and quiet mountain peak disappeared, leaving only the dark golden giant standing between heaven and earth, making a deafening roar.

The Golden Giant is not on the mountain, this magnificent mountain is the Golden Giant!

The Lingwu Lord flicked his finger, and the flare rose into the sky, exploding into a magic circle that swept across the sky. Then, in the center of the magic circle, a red beam of light quietly fell, indicating the location here.

Zhan Gui and Zhan Mei were waiting for the order from Lingwu Lord. Lingwu Lord looked calm and said:

"No matter how big it is, it is only the twelfth level. Pass the order and prepare to attack."

She said it lightly, and her calm demeanor did not change at all. Therefore, there was no chaos in the Lingwu army, and everything was arranged as usual. Garberd held the sword in one hand, standing at the front of the army, confronting the golden giant whose momentum was enough to destroy the world, with excitement and eagerness in his eyes.

However, at this moment, the ground suddenly began to tremble again. On the left and right sides, a huge black shadow appeared in the wind and snow. Although not as exaggerated as the Golden Giant, they were also over a hundred meters tall. The giant on the left was silver-white, and the giant on the right was wrapped in steel-like gray armor. The two giants were very different from the lower giants in terms of height and appearance, and their aura was far beyond the reach of the lower giants.

"The Silver Giant and the Steel Heart Giant... two medium-sized giants that are rumored to be at odds with the Golden Giant. Why are they appearing in this place...!"

Zhan Mei's face was not very good. Even though she was known for her calmness and consideration, she had never expected the current situation to happen. The roads on both sides were completely blocked, and there was a mountain-like golden giant guarding the front. It was impossible to make a detour and break through.

To make matters worse, the Silver Giant and the Steel Heart Giant did not come alone. They were followed by a large number of lower-level giants. Although it was unclear how many there were, it was obviously not a small number. This meant that the giants had already set up an ambush nearby. The three medium giants and the army of lower-level giants had been waiting for a long time.

Garberd turned around and said to the Lingwu Lord:

"The Steel Heart Giant on the right is exactly at the tenth level. The realm of the Silver Glory Giant on the left cannot be sensed, but it should be between the Gold Glory and Steel Heart."

Among the people present, only two remained calm, one was Garberd and the other was the Lord of Lingwu.

Even though the situation was deteriorating, Lingwu Lord did not panic at all and said:

"According to the intelligence from two days ago, after the assembly order is issued, Team One will arrive soon, and Team Three will not be able to join us until tonight. Before that, we must at least hold on to the situation here. Fortunately, you are brought along to deal with possible ambushes. Commander-in-Chief of the Hidden Guards—"

The recognized king of assassins walked out from the wind and snow and stood solemnly behind the Lingwu Lord.

Before that, no one had sensed his presence. Even the War Ghost and War Charm were shocked when they saw him. The Hidden Guards Commander lowered his head, his tone and expression were equally cold, and he answered respectfully and briefly:

"exist."

The Lingwu Lord said:

"Take the Anbu people to hold back the Silver Giant and wait for the first team to arrive."

After the Hidden Guards Commander agreed, the Lingwu Lord looked at Garberd and said:

"You can fight the Golden Giant first as you wish and buy as much time as possible."

Garberd nodded. The Lingwu Lord turned sideways and said to Zhan Gui and Zhan Mei:

"I will be responsible for dealing with the Steelheart Titan, and the army will be handed over to you two. Your enemies are those lower-level Titans that have gathered around you. Before the three armies meet up, make sure that the army does not suffer too many casualties."

The War Ghost and the War Charm stood at attention, straightened their chests, and answered loudly:

"Yes!"

As soon as the words fell, the four forces rushed to different battlefields.

The commander of the Hidden Guards has always been mysterious, so many people would habitually ignore a fact when they mention Lingwu: Lingwu is not only a great swordsman of the tenth level of swordsmanship, Garberd, but also a person of the tenth level of assassination. Even if the assassin is a little weaker in a head-on fight, the tenth level is the tenth level, which is the upper limit that humans can reach at present.

In other words, the Commander-in-Chief of the Secret Guards is definitely one of the strongest humans in the world.

Needless to say, the topic of who is stronger between him and Qingyun has been talked about by people all over the world since Qingyun was still alive, but there is no answer until the end. But one thing is recognized, after Qingyun left, Garberd was the strongest swordsman in the world, the undisputed number one in the world.

Most people cannot figure out his way of using the sword. It is based on extreme violence and has no specific rules, only pure strength.