Mystery: Undead don't die from passing fire

Chapter 298 Afternoon Town Camp

The Land Abandoned by the Gods, near the King's Court of Giants.

Two figures, one big and one small, walked on the boundless dark wilderness.

The brilliance of the sun bug dispelled the surrounding shadows and illuminated their way forward.

Ember asked:

"Do you have any impression of this place?"

Grossel, who was wearing a sun bug helmet, looked around for a while, then shook his head:

"I seldom leave Giant King's Court, even if I go out occasionally, it's in nearby towns."

Ember reminded:
"This place should be near the Giant King's Court."

Grossel gave a wry smile:
"It's changed so much here, I don't recognize it, I never thought it would become what it is now."

In his memory, although only the royal court of giants is forever frozen in the dusk, the outside world is divided into day and night.But even if it is a silent night, it will not be completely dark, and the brilliance of the crimson moon will illuminate the earth.

But right now, there's nothing here.

There is no royal court of giants frozen in the dusk, no crimson moon, only boundless darkness, and twisted monsters lurking in the darkness, trying to attack them...

Snapped!
A flash of lightning suddenly flashed high in the sky, and the interval since the last one was quite long. There was almost no thunder, and there was only an occasional sound.

According to the common sense told by the little 'sun', this belongs to the night of the Land Abandoned by God, and it is the most dangerous time.

In the lightless darkness, there are hidden eyes staring at them, and hidden creatures whose shapes are hard to describe, but whenever the lightning lights up, whenever the light of the sunworm helmet shines on those places, nothing can be seen. No.

Grossel stopped suddenly, puzzled and said:

"Are we going in the wrong direction?"

They have been walking for a long time, but according to Steve, they should be very close to the Giant King's Court...

Ember was silent for two seconds, and said:
"Not sure, let's go and see."

"it is good."

Grossel smiled honestly, raised his hand and scratched the back of his head.

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

But in the lightless Land Abandoned by God, light means traces left by other humans.

Not surprisingly, the other party should also have discovered them.

After all, compared to the not-so-bright firelight, the brilliance of the sunworm helmet was like daylight.

Soon, Ember saw a camp built from abandoned buildings.

Behind the barriers surrounded by huge boulders and stone pillars, the bonfire burned quietly, illuminating most of the places inside, making them completely different from the outside world.

Humans wearing black tights in twos and threes patrolled or guarded under the light, preventing accidents.

Among them, a 'Dawn Knight' who was nearly [-] meters tall was standing on the barrier, looking into the distance, guarding against the monsters hidden in the darkness.

And when he saw the bright light like day in the depths of the darkness, the pupils of this 'Dawn Knight' suddenly dilated, and his heartbeat accelerated rapidly.

Except for the newly born and uneducated children, everyone in the City of Silver knew that in this land abandoned by gods, no one except humans would use flames to create light in the dark!
Even monsters who are good at manipulating flames are lurking in the dark environment before attacking.

As for other humans, all the city-states discovered so far in the City of Silver have long since been destroyed and become relics, and there are no survivors. The only outsider they have seen is that strange child Jack.

And at this very moment, light emerged from the depths of darkness, ever-moving rays of light!
That is different from the dim light emitted by their animal skin lanterns, but it really makes people feel warm, completely illuminating the surrounding hundreds of meters, just like the holy light recorded in the legend of the sun!

what does that mean?The 'Dawn Knight' standing on the barrier couldn't think of it for a moment, but his body was trembling slightly.

The bright light slowly moved from far to near, constantly approaching their direction.

Indistinctly, he saw a tall and inhuman figure, he was at least four meters tall!
The source of the light was on top of the giant's head. The dazzling light even made the 'Dawn Knight' unable to open his eyes, unable to see the giant's appearance clearly.He could only forcefully lower his head, allowing his tearful eyes to look at the area below where the light was not so dazzling.

Beside the giant, there was a human being of ordinary height.

And other humans?No, not necessarily humans!The 'Dawn Knight' narrowed his eyes, turned his body carefully, and prepared to notify the elders of the 'Six-member Council' who presided over the camp.

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

But soon he saw clearly the appearance of the person who came, standing in front of him was the chief of the City of Silver's Council of Six, a powerful 'demon hunter' Colin Iliad who was over a hundred years old!
'Dawn Knight' lowered his head slightly:

"Elder Colin, I am going to inform you."

Colin quietly looked at the approaching light, and said after a dozen seconds:

"Dolores, get the others ready."

"Yes."

The 'Dawn Knight' named Dolores immediately understood.

The chief said "welcome", that is to let them get ready and be vigilant, but don't act rashly.

Behind Colin Iliad came the sound of the Dawn Knight's footsteps fading away, but his eyes were still fixed on the light that seemed to be day.

He didn't know whether the person who came was an enemy or a friend, but in the Land Abandoned by God, any other clues of human existence were worth taking risks in the City of Silver!
Finally, the two figures got closer, close enough for Colin to see them clearly.

That human was wearing clothes that were completely different from those in the City of Silver, and his strolling posture didn't look like he was in a dark land abandoned by the gods, but more like the noble young master who went out for an outing in the wild in the spring as recorded in the classics.

And the tall figure next to him has obvious gray-blue skin, his chest, abdomen, waist and crotch are wrapped in thick beast fur, and the helmet that constantly radiates light to the surroundings is worn on top of his head.

Under that helmet, is a signature vertical one-eyed!

Whether it's his skin or vertical eyes, Colin instantly recognized the identity of the other party - a giant!
A giant who has long since disappeared in the Land Abandoned by God with the demise of the giant king, and is only recorded in ancient classics!
Colin Iliad's eyes flickered, hesitating what attitude he should use to face the two outsiders.

But at this moment, the tall giant suddenly waved at them, and the giant's simple and honest voice came from the air:
"Hello."

"..."

Colin Iliad was silent for a while. The other party spoke Giant Language, which is also the "common language" of the City of Silver. Of course he understood it, but he didn't know how to respond.

Because there seemed to be a slight discrepancy between this giant and the records in the ancient books, he didn't know how to answer for a while.

After hesitating for a long time, Colin Iliad still responded:

"Hello, what are you doing here?"

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

"We are looking for Chenxi Town, but we seem to have lost our way, so we want to come here and ask for directions."

"..."

Colin Iliad remained silent. Although the other party's tone was sincere, he was instinctively skeptical.

Colin pointed to the direction of the other side, and said:

"Chenxi Town is in the other direction, this is Afternoon Town."

Grossel let out an 'ah', and lowered his head to silently look at Ember, who was much shorter than himself.

Did he say he was going the wrong way? !
Both Dawn Town and Afternoon Town are the 'entrances' to the Giants' Court, but they are located in two diametrically opposite directions!

In other words, they had already made a big circle around the entire Giant King Court before they knew it!

Ember face does not change color:

"Different routes lead to the same goal. Anyway, we will all end up in the Giant King's Court. There is no difference."

Is it not normal to accidentally take a detour just to open a map?

Low EQ: Get lost.

High emotional intelligence: carpet exploration.

Grossel scratched his head, apparently not understanding Ember's sophistry.

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. The other party seemed to have just accidentally lost his way, so he ran over to ask them for directions.

Although Colin was still vigilant in his heart, he didn't want to just let this opportunity go!

For more than 2000 years, this is the first time that the City of Silver has encountered living humans and giants in the wild. Whether they come from other city-states or the outside world, this is the hope of the City of Silver!

In any case, Colin didn't want to let go of this hope, even if it put the whole camp at risk.

Grossel lowered his head, and asked Ember for advice with his eyes.

Colin's eyes flickered slightly, the relationship between the two was somewhat beyond his expectation.

In the age of giant kings, the extraordinary race of giants is the well-deserved ruler, and humans are just their slaves and servants.So when he first met these two people, he also guessed that they would have a similar relationship.

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

Among the two of them, it was the short human being who dominated.

After looking at the barrier, Ember carefully looked at the others, and asked with a smile:

"It won't be too disturbing, will it?"

"will not."

Colin Iliad, who had an old scar on his face, also squeezed out a smile.

Ember didn't hesitate, and led Grossel into the camp under the watchful or curious eyes of others.

Ember signaled Grossel to put the sunworm helmet on the stone pillar beside him, and asked:
"What's your name?"

Colin first introduced himself:
"Colin Iliad."

After a pause, he added:
"We are from the City of Silver."

"Silver City? The Iliad?"

Ember nodded thoughtfully when she heard the familiar term.

Colin immediately asked:

"Have you heard of the City of Silver?"

"I know the country of silver."

Ember gave a concise answer, and then asked: "Do you know Wilt? Wilt Iliad."

"..."

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

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

But that was more than 3000 years ago!
Colin secretly heightened his vigilance, he had some doubts whether the two in front of him were alive or not!
Colin gestured vaguely and asked:
"Where are you from?"

Ember did not hide anything, and introduced herself:

"Northern Continent, Kingdom of Loen. You can call me Ember, he is Grossel."

Grossel didn't speak, and sat silently listening to their conversation.

He came from the Giant King's Court, but even if he said it, no one would believe it, and instead it would attract doubt and hostility from the other party.

"Northern Continent..."

Colin chewed the word silently, as if he had seen it in a certain classic.

Before the creator of all, the all-knowing and omnipotent god, the world's eight ancient gods and their extraordinary races ruled.At that time, the East Continent was a well-deserved protagonist.

Giants, aliens, demon wolves, and elves, the four extraordinary races all stand on the Eastern Continent.In addition, elves and dragons carve up the northern continent, while demons and phoenixes are in the southern continent.

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

And all this changed after the Lord abandoned this land.

The Eastern Continent no longer exists, and all that remains is the Land Abandoned by God.

"north……"

Colin's voice was hoarse:
"In the outside world, are there still humans alive?"

Ember said calmly:
"There are many. Just the capital of the Loen Kingdom, Backlund, has a population of more than 500 million."

"500?"

"how can that be?"

"How can their food be enough to feed so many people?"

Surrounding the fire, the crowd who were curiously eavesdropping on the conversation suddenly burst into an exclamation.

Obviously, the figure of 500 million completely exceeded their expectations.

You must know that the City of Silver has stood in the dark for a thousand years, and its population is still only over ten thousand!

How big must the city of Backlund in the other party's mouth be to support a population of 500 million?
They instinctively doubted the authenticity of the other party's remarks, but they couldn't help but look forward to it in their hearts.If such a city really exists, does that mean that other places can still live normally?
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 Land Abandoned by God?

Of course Colin discovered the turmoil of other people, and his heart was also inevitably shaken.

He is also doubting and expecting, hoping that all this is not a dream, that the two people in front of him are not hallucinations created by some monsters in the dark.

Colin was silent for a long time, but finally couldn't help asking that question:
"How did you get here?"

This is not only the answer he wants to know, but also the answer that the City of Silver wants to know.

Ember didn't answer his question directly, but asked with a smile:
"For you, the important thing is not the method of coming here, but how to leave the land abandoned by God?"

"Yes."

Colin admitted frankly, and said in a deep voice:

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

Ember also said frankly:
"Indeed, do you want it?"

Colin took a deep breath and said without hesitation:
"If possible, I hope you can tell us how to leave, no matter what the price is."

"No, there is no price."

Ember said in a relaxed tone:
"As a matter of fact, you have already discovered one of the ways to leave."

Colin's expression moved slightly:

"Giant King's Court?"

(End of this chapter)