One of the two humanoid skeletons wasn't more than 1.9 meters tall, and the other wasn't more than 1.8 meters tall. They looked ordinary, but they gave Klein an unimaginable shock above the gray fog.
At that moment, he felt as though he had returned to the time when he saw the door of light and the cocoon. Although his emotions were different, the shock he felt was almost the same.
Th-these aren't the corpses of giants … They definitely belong to humans … Giant King Aurmir's parents were humans? Klein's pupils dilated as though he wanted to take a clearer look.
However, no matter how he observed and scrutinized them, he couldn't find any characteristics of giants from the two grayish-white skeletons.
Their limbs were of normal proportions, and their skulls had two eye sockets. They were definitely not underage giants!
After a brief silence, Klein lowered the Sea God Scepter in his hand again as thoughts flashed through his mind.
Perhaps they aren't blood-related parents … Perhaps, the ancestors of giants, the origins of giants are humans … In the chaotic and crazy First Epoch, some humans fused with Beyonder characteristics and mutated into cruel, bloodthirsty, and irrational giants who had the instinct to reproduce? On the one hand, their descendants inherited their physical characteristics, and on the other hand, they gradually found their normal mental state. Thus, they stabilized into a barbaric and bloody species. Among them, Giant King Aurmir was the first batch of mutants, but he retained a certain degree of rationality to a certain extent, so he became an ancient god? Is the source of all of this really like the legends say, the original Creator?
After his thoughts settled into guesses, Klein's imagination ran wild as he developed even more questions.
Why did the Giant King designate the Waning Forest as a forbidden land, forbidding any living beings from entering?
"He" didn't wish for the fact that the giants originated from humans to be known?
But if that's the case, he could've just cremated the remains of his parents. There's no need to go through so much trouble … Besides, what's with that strong sense of guilt?
"Who opened the tomb? The ancient Sun God who killed the Giant King? The God of Dawn, Badheil, or the other subsidiary gods of the Giant King's Court who survived?
Also, since the ancestors of the giants were humans, what about the elves, Sanguine, and other humanoid Beyonder creatures? The ancestors of dragons were actually lizards?
"In the early and middle period of the Second Era, were the conflicts between the demi-humans and the aliens because of different factors?"
Due to the lack of sufficient clues and information, Klein found it difficult to make any judgments, nor was he able to think of any more possibilities. All he could do was forcefully restrain his thoughts and focus his attention on the City of Silver's expedition team.
At that moment, Demon Hunter Colin had led Lovia, Derrick, and company to the front of the stone monument and saw the corpse in the tomb.
They also fell into an indescribable silence, and no one spoke for a while.
Finally, Joshua, who was wearing a scarlet glove, asked hesitantly.
"These are the Giant King's parents?"
From the point of view of the City of Silver's Dawn Paladin, the height of the two corpses didn't look like giants. They weren't even taller than him when he had just reached adulthood.
If he was a young giant, his body proportions and facial features did not match either.
Joshua's question echoed around the room, but no one answered.
After a few seconds, Demon Hunter Colin slowly said, "That's right.
"That's why it's a secret."
He didn't mention his thoughts and guesses.
"… Does this mean that the giants are actually a branch of humanity, a differentiation brought about by the mutation of the Beyonder characteristic?" the wine-red-haired Antiona said thoughtfully when she heard that.
The Giant Ancestor was human? Derrick felt a little dizzy from this possibility. He had a nagging feeling that there was a huge difference between the two.
As his thoughts raced, he thought of his companions who had lost control, especially those of the Giant pathway. He vaguely felt that it wasn't impossible.
Those who lost control would often become abnormally large. Their skin would be dyed grayish-blue, and a huge crack would appear between their eyebrows, sucking in both sides of their eyes.
"Perhaps," Demon Hunter Colin replied briefly.
The members of the City of Silver's expedition team fell silent once again.
In such an atmosphere, Derrick glanced at Shepherd Elder Lovia and realized that the member of the six-member council had a calm expression. She wasn't solemn or absent-minded.
At this moment, Demon Hunter Colin surveyed the area and said, "Form a team of two to three people.
"Form groups of two to three people and search the surrounding area. See if there are any other gains."
The members of the expedition team snapped back to their senses and carefully began their exploration according to the Chief's instructions.
Unfortunately, apart from trees, stone monuments, and tombs, there was nothing of value in this Waning Forest.
Without any further delay, Derrick and Haim exchanged the Sealed items on them to prevent their Beyonder characteristics from being expelled by the Unshadowed Crucifix.
Then, they followed Demon Hunter Colin out of the Waning Forest, circled around a boulder that protruded from the mountain wall, and found the huge cave that was thirty meters tall.
Outside the cave, there was originally a stone monument, but it had already shattered and collapsed, with weeds growing over it.
Under the orange-red light of dusk, there was an indescribable sense of decay and decay.
After entering the cave, the City of Silver's expedition team followed the weathered stone slabs and the peeling murals. They walked through the withered grass and rough gravel as they explored forward with abnormal vigilance.
With every step they took, they felt their lives weaken as they constantly lost moisture.
After an unknown period of time, the City of Silver's expedition team finally saw an open grayish-blue door.
On both sides of the door, there were pieces of iron-black fragments that seemed to belong to some kind of armor.
"There should've been guards here," Demon Hunter Colin said simply, took out a bottle of medicine, and gulped it down.
His light blue eyes were quickly dyed with a layer of dark yellow as two complex dark-green symbols appeared in his pupils.
After carefully observing the grayish-blue door for a while, he nodded and walked into the dark hall.
After everyone passed through the door and entered, the hall seemed to be pulled by an invisible hand. With a clanging sound, it quickly climbed upwards.
More than ten seconds later, the hall stopped moving upwards. A magnificent hall propped up by stone pillars appeared outside the door. It seemed to be the residence of the guards.
Derrick subconsciously looked around and swept his gaze across the various objects in the hall. He saw two murals with ancient characteristics.
The main character of one of the murals was a giant wearing silver full-body armor that emitted an obvious glow. Where his eyes were, there was a blob of dawn. In the middle of the other mural stood a female giant with dark brown hair. She was wearing leather armor and a long skirt. She was holding wheat ears, fruits, and other items. Around her were fields of harvest, clear lakes, trees bearing fruit, and bright mushrooms.
The God of Dawn, Badheil … The Goddess of Harvest, Omebella … Derrick came to a realization as he nodded slightly.
He then retracted his gaze and saw that the Chief was staring at the mural that represented the Goddess of Harvest. His expression was still as solemn as before.
Is the Chief hoping that the City of Silver can also have a true "harvest"? As Derrick pondered, he followed Shepherd Elder Lovia's instructions and formed a team with the others to search for valuable items and check if there were any hidden passageways.
About seven or eight minutes later, they gathered and followed Chief Colin Iliad to the door of the hall.
Colin Iliad inserted the two swords in his hands into the gap between the stone slabs in front of him. He stretched out his hands and pressed them against the two sides of the door. With just a bit of force, it opened with a heavy thud.
The orange-red and resplendent light of dusk silently shone in. The palaces and towers that the City of Silver's expedition team had seen from afar were reflected in their eyes in an extremely impactful manner.
The gigantic, magnificent, epic, and mythical feeling became even more distinct and shocking due to the extreme distance. It made everyone subconsciously hold their breaths and forget everything else as they immersed themselves in such a scenery.
It was the same for Klein above the gray fog.
This was the King's Court that belonged to the giants.
This was a true divine kingdom.
After about ten seconds, Demon Hunter Colin pulled out his two swords, turned his body, and said to Shepherd Lovia, "Try to see the situation on both sides.
"Try to see the situation on both sides of the road. I can't see very clearly."
The two dark green symbols in his eyes were slowly dissipating.
Lovia tersely acknowledged and took two steps forward to the door.
Outside was a platform with stairs on both sides. In front of it was a guardrail formed by grayish-white stone pillars, facing the tallest building in the area. There was a huge bluish-gray door, and both sides seemed to be engraved with countless mysterious symbols. It looked extremely solemn.
Corridors, stairs, and other things connected the layers of palaces and towers together, making it look grand and gorgeous.
Lovia's silver-gray, slightly curly hair floated up, and the stones on the ground that were bathed in the light of dusk protruded, forming a grayish-white doll.
This doll didn't have any spirituality. It was like a puppet that was being controlled as it walked to the left.
It followed the stairs and went down one level at a time amidst the rich orange-red light, helping the expedition team confirm the situation.
Suddenly, its body paused, and a fine silver light burst out from within, turning it into countless pieces.
Shepherd Lovia wasn't alarmed. She followed the previous steps and created another stone golem, making it walk to the right.
This time, the stone golem walked all the way to the end of the stairs and stopped at the entrance of the palace below. Nothing happened along the way.
Demon Hunter Colin had been watching intently the entire time. Only then did he say,
Only then did he say, "We'll walk to the right, but we have to be careful."
Although he didn't detect any danger, the fact that he couldn't tell the actual situation with his Beyonder powers was enough to explain many problems.
With such a reminder, Derrick and company became even more tense. The three of them formed a team and helped each other as they slowly walked down.
As they walked along the tall stairs, Joshua, who was wearing scarlet gloves, suddenly heard a series of tapping sounds behind him.
It was as if someone was slowly and quietly following them.
And behind them, Shepherd Elder Lovia was to the side. From the corner of his eye, he could tell that the footsteps were definitely not made by her.
Joshua's heart turned cold as he hurriedly said in a deep voice,
"There are footsteps behind me."
Lovia turned her head and made the five-meter-tall silver knight appear in front of her. She sized up Joshua's back with her scarlet eyes.
After a few seconds of silence, the Shepherd Elder shook her head.
"There's nothing."
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