Chapter 27: Giant's Tomb

After the promotion, Cassius jumped off the dark cliff, hoping to get some spoils from the green-footed dragon snake.

But he came to the bottom of the cliff and looked around.

But he suddenly found that things were far from that simple.

Because there were not only the bodies of green-footed dragon snakes on the ground, but also more huge and ancient skeletons scattered.

Each of these skeletons was more than ten meters long. From the hideous snake-shaped skull and narrow spine, it can be seen that these skeletons were all green-footed dragon snakes.

And there were hundreds of them!

The huge skeletons almost occupied the entire ground at the bottom of the cliff, paving a rather spectacular road of white bones, and the body of the green-footed dragon snake was not conspicuous in it.

Hundreds of green-footed dragon snakes.

What kind of concept is this?

It was just a green-footed dragon snake, and the red dragon had to use all means to win with difficulty.

And when ten green-footed dragon snakes swarmed up, the violent thunder was enough to electrocute the red dragon into charcoal.

And what about hundreds of green-footed dragon snakes?

It is no exaggeration to say that this is enough to easily destroy a human kingdom.

"These skeletons, the oldest of which are probably thousands of years old, are about to turn into ashes."

"What exactly is this place?"

Casius felt his scalp tingling, and couldn't help but exhale a breath of hot sulfur.

At this moment, he no longer cared about the dead green-footed dragon snake, but only wanted to explore the secrets of this terrifying road.

"Crunch."

The claws stepped on those ancient skeletons, making a crisp sound.

The red dragon tiptoed on this white bone road, step by step towards the depths of the dark road.

There were towering cliffs on both sides of the road, almost straight.

I walked for a long time.

At the end of the road was a huge stone gate.

There were thick stone pillars on both sides, with words engraved on them.

The stone gate was not overly decorated, but was carved with simple patterns. The carving was not very exquisite, but it gave people a sense of power and primitive wildness from the wilderness. It could be barely seen that the pattern was an eye in the storm.

"Storm Giant?"

Casius couldn't help but mutter to himself.

The ancient giant empire's wind shelter had also lasted for a long time, and the storm giants were the highest-ranking among the giants.

These storm giants were rare in number, and they lived in a corner of the world far away from mortals, reminiscing about the past glory, and were hidden prophets who were good at thinking deeply.

He carefully observed the words on the stone pillars on both sides.

"Ancient Giant Language"

The red dragon did not know these ancient languages, and they may have disappeared with the passing of the giant empire.

However, the translucent blue panel quietly unfolded.

[The wisdom of the warlock enables you to trace back to something even more ancient. ]

[The words in front of you evoke the deepest memory of your blood. ]

[The memory of the protracted war between the dragons and the giants that lasted for several generations has been deeply engraved in your blood and flows in every vein of yours]

Casius was in a trance and fell into a haze.

He saw a terrifying number of armies composed of giant dragons, and their dense wings were enough to cover the sky.

The giants were ready, their huge bodies occupying the horizon.

The two wrestled together, shaking the earth.

The most primitive collision took place.

The storm giant threw thunder with endless power, the cloud giant created rolling clouds, and the stone giant lifted up huge rocks like hills.

[You have gained valuable knowledge from ancient times.]

[Gained skill proficiency items [Ancient Dragon Language +4], [Ancient Giant Language +2]]

When the red dragon woke up, there was already a lot of inherited knowledge in his mind.

Cassius stared at the words on the stone pillar and read them softly:

"I pursued the great ruins and recovered the heritage lost when the empire fell.

In the end, I only found that the gods had abandoned us.

I have seen the rise and fall of royal families and the victory and defeat of wars, and I am tired of the endless battle between good and evil.

So I descended from the sky and sank into the abyss of the ground. The weapons I used to use will guard the door for me.

Please be humble, mortals who have come from afar.

Don't disturb my sleep.

Otherwise, the angry storm giants will bring more complete destruction.

This is my last prophecy as a prophet.

-Storm Giant Elder Landta, rests here forever."

After reading this text, or epitaph.

Cassius's breathing became a little rapid. He exhaled deeply and blew out a cloud of sulfur-smelling white smoke again.

"This is a storm giant's tomb, and those green-footed dragon snakes are just guarding the door for him."

"What a luxury."

"That means there may be invaluable treasures in this tomb."

The greed of the red dragon, which comes from the depths of his blood and from Tiamat, is urging him to open the stone door again and again.

"But the epitaph predicts that he will bring more thorough destruction."

"It's better to be careful."

After all, Cassius is not a pure red dragon with muscles in his brain in the adventure story, so reason prevails.

But this does not mean that he gives up exploring this tomb, but that he is ready to "hide" until his body is fully recovered and all preparations are in place before considering further exploration.

So the red dragon stayed here temporarily.

Yes, he stayed.

Cassius first returned to the place where he fought with the green-footed dragon snake, preparing to eat the broken body into his stomach.

The green-footed dragon snake is very powerful, so its muscles are particularly chewy and have a slight tingling sensation. This is because it is a magical monster with special energy in its body.

"Like the spicy hot pot I ate in my previous life."

Casius said as he chewed and swallowed.

This is the highest evaluation that the red dragon has given to the food in this world so far.

The dragon can easily digest meat equivalent to half of its own body weight every day. He can convert food into elemental energy and store it for later use.

Much of the stored energy is used for breath weapons and the many rapid growths that will be experienced in his life.

The red dragon sometimes eats green-footed dragon snake meat, sometimes studies the text on the stone pillar, and sometimes lies on the pile of bones and sleeps soundly.

Several days have passed.

The cave-dwelling grabber curled up in the cracks on the top of the cave.

This monster, like a giant worm, is blue-black and blends into the background.

They wait quietly in the cave.

Whenever prey approaches, the cavernous grappler will stand up, spread out four tentacles with hooks, and reveal its hungry beak that flaps in the middle.

However, just as it was waiting for its prey to arrive like a dead thing, a bloody mouth suddenly appeared and pulled it out of the cave alive.

The soft and elastic body struggled for a moment, and then was stuffed into the mouth by the thick and powerful claws.

"Chicken flavor, crunchy."

Cassius commented while chewing the tough meat.

This monster is like the god of death for ordinary explorers, but it is just a good snack for the red dragon.

Now the scales on the red dragon's body are bright and smooth, the wounds have all healed, its energy is also very abundant, and all kinds of spells have been restored.

"It's time to see the so-called 'destruction'."

Cassius continued to chew the cavernous grappler, thinking to himself.

In the memory of the previous life, someone once got legendary equipment from a cave somewhere in the north, and this might be the rumored location.

After he killed the Green-footed Dragon Snake, he felt like a mechanism had been triggered, as if some kind of power was brewing, which might completely destroy this place, and by then, he would have completely lost this precious opportunity.

For himself, who is still in the growth stage and surrounded by powerful enemies, this kind of substantial improvement is definitely something that can only be encountered by chance.

"Take a chance, and the bicycle will become a motorcycle."

Casius felt his energetic body and the magic energy was full, and he thought so while gritting his teeth.