landbeastnovel Chapter 223 Great Elder, Is It Possible That You Are Overthinking?
Chapter 223 Great Elder, Is It Possible That You Are Overthinking?
The central temple of the Giant Kingdom.
Gathered here are mountain giants, each towering nearly twenty meters tall.
There are nearly a hundred of them.
And they are all Saint Rank powerhouses.
Ordinary Transcendent level mountain giants have no qualifications to appear here.
The kingdom's treasury has been looted, which is a major event.
So all the high-ranking members of the Giant Kingdom have gathered here.
Of course, there is another reason, which is that the Giant Kingdom is facing an "invasion by a powerful enemy."
Using this reason, the elder has summoned all the high-ranking members and powerhouses of the kingdom to discuss countermeasures.
...
The elder is already old, with a thin and hunched figure.
He is wearing a gray robe and holding a withered wooden staff, with a gloomy expression as he says, "It can be confirmed that the person who looted our kingdom's treasury is Woodrow and Aguteqi!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, the high-ranking members present all widen their eyes.
Expressing disbelief.
Woodrow and Aguteqi, like them, are also high-ranking members of the Giant Kingdom and powerful Saint Rank professionals.
How could they do such a thing?
Furthermore, noble descendants of the Titans engaging in theft would be nailed to the pillar of shame of the mountain giant clan.
Not to mention defiling the bloodline of the Titans, they would never be able to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives.
If future generations found out, they would spit on them.
A burly mountain giant speaks in a buzzing voice, "Elder, is there some misunderstanding in this matter? I don't think Woodrow and Aguteqi could possibly..."
"No need to say more!"
"This is the truth!"
The elder interrupts the words of the high-ranking mountain giant, saying, "Woodrow and Aguteqi have completely betrayed the kingdom and the Titan bloodline within them!"
"Also, Banite is the same!"
"Hmm? Banite?"
One of the high-ranking members of the kingdom says, "Isn't he dead? According to Woodrow, Banite was killed by four dragons, including the Green Dragon Audrich."
"That's a lie!"
The elder says, "News has come from the tribe that Banite entered their territory yesterday afternoon and ordered them to hand over magic cores and other precious resources."
"Banite is not dead."
"Woodrow and Aguteqi have deceived us!"
"Before leaving the capital, the two of them sneaked into the kingdom's treasury and looted everything inside. Because of these three traitors, our kingdom has suffered heavy losses!"
"Damn it!!"
In the hall, there is an immediate burst of angry roars.
Yesterday, they were still grieving over Banite's unfortunate sacrifice.
As a result, Banite not only didn't die but also became a traitor.
This made them feel deceived and even more angry in their hearts.
And Woodrow and Aguteqi.
If these three guys appear in front of them, they swear to the Titans that they will tear them into pieces to wash away the shame they have brought to the mountain giant clan.
"Elder!"
A mountain giant roars in anger, "Where are they now? Tell me, I will go and kill them immediately!"
The mountain giant clan is very united internally.
But they never show mercy to traitors.
In the hall, the other mountain giants are also filled with righteous indignation.
In their eyes, the glory of the Titans must never be desecrated.
Woodrow and the other three who betrayed the glory of the Titans must die!
The elder coughs and says, "I have summoned you all here for this reason. But it is not to capture those three traitors, but for another reason!"
"The severity of this matter may even surpass the theft of the Kingdom's treasury!"
"What happened?"
The high-ranking officials of the Kingdom hurriedly asked.
The Elder said, "You must believe in the will of our Mountain Giant clan, not to mention that Woodrow and the others are all Saint Rank professionals. Under normal circumstances, even if they sacrifice themselves on the battlefield, they would not betray the glory of the Titans!"
"I suspect that they didn't simply betray us."
"But rather, they have been controlled!"
"To be able to control the life of a Saint Rank Mountain Giant, the strength must be extremely terrifying!"
"Yesterday afternoon, I sent the Grand Commander with a group of Saint Rank powerhouses to besiege the Green Dragon Aldrich. But until now, they have not returned to the Kingdom, nor have we received any news from them."
"It is highly likely that the Green Dragon Aldrich has already died."
"This is a conspiracy!"
"A conspiracy against my Giant Kingdom!"
Upon hearing this, the high-ranking Mountain Giants present were immediately shocked and pale.
"Elder, the Grand Commander is a peak Saint Rank powerhouse! Besides a Demigod, who could kill him? Not to mention that he is not alone, but accompanied by a group of Saint Rank powerhouses!"
"That's right, Elder!"
"In the entire Kingdom, the Grand Commander's strength is second only to His Majesty and the Great Prophet, who are Demigod-level powerhouses. Even Dragon Race powerhouses of the same level would not be able to kill him."
"Elder, is it possible that you are overthinking?"
"..."
The Elder remained silent for a moment and said, "I also hope that I am overthinking! But my intuition tells me..."
"Your intuition is unreliable!"
A Mountain Giant blurted out, "If it were the Great Prophet, I would choose to believe!"
The other Mountain Giants nodded in agreement.
In their eyes, the Elder had buried his head in the ground.
They believed that intuition was completely unreliable.
Of course, the main reason was that they did not believe that any force in the Dark Forest would dare to oppose their Mountain Giant clan.
The Giant Kingdom possessed a million-strong army of powerful Mountain Giants.
They had also signed a defensive alliance agreement with the Elf Garden to the east.
With such a strong alliance, who would dare to provoke them?
Even the Lich of the Bone Temple did not dare to recklessly venture outside under the deterrence of their Mountain Giant clan.
The reaction of the high-ranking officials of the Kingdom completely left the Elder at a loss.
After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Forget about intuition or lack thereof. I say there is a conspiracy, so there must be one! During this period, we must strengthen the defense forces of the peripheral cities and tribes."
"In addition, expand the scope of early warning."
"We must not give the enemy any opportunity!"
"Alright!"
A Mountain Giant said, "What about the Grand Commander and the others? Should we send someone to look for them?"
The Elder glared at him and said, "Are you brainless? If something really happened to the Grand Commander, no matter how many people we send, it would be a dead end!"
"We cannot let our people sacrifice in vain!"
"And one more thing!"
The Elder said, "All the recent incidents have been concentrated in the southeast region of the Kingdom. There must be something hidden there. Pay close attention to it."
A Mountain Giant said, "I heard that a rapidly growing Overlord from another world has appeared there and established a force called Paradise Town."
"I wonder if these incidents are related to that Overlord?"
"Logic tells me that the possibility is very low!"
The Elder shook his head.
He would rather believe that the Lich of the Bone Temple was "playing dead."
He was unwilling to believe that a mere Town-level territory could control Woodrow and the others, and even kill their Kingdom's Grand Commander and so many Saint Rank powerhouses.
Therefore, the enemy unit must be from another force.
This was the judgment made by the Elder under extremely rational circumstances.