Chapter 149
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Just like that, we waited for the Frost Primordial Giants to finish everything. We planned to take advantage of the night to bypass the Frost Primordial Giants' territory and go directly to the sinkhole to investigate.
After the eleven Frost Primordial Giants had eaten their fill, they wiped the blood and flesh from their mouths and communicated with each other in a language that seemed to come from their throats. Then, they got up and began to walk back in the direction they came from.
Their footsteps were so big that the ground around them trembled. Finally, after they left, our tense nerves relaxed a little. At that moment, the stench around us made us feel nauseous. We hadn't eaten for a long time.
We quietly thanked Chief Linde of the Snow Region Hairy Men. With Queen Olivia's translation, we asked Chief Linde to return to his Frost Edge Tribe. We would explore the rest of the way slowly.
Chief Linde of the Snow Region Hairy Men did not say anything. He was very happy to be able to help us. Since that was the case, he went back to his tribe alone.
The rest was up to us. We decided to follow the Frost Primordial Giants' footprints and carefully head to the sinkhole. I had a premonition that there was something at the bottom of the sinkhole.
In fact, these Frost Primordial Giants were kneeling in the direction of the sinkhole. Could they be worshipping the sinkhole?
Although I had a hunch, I couldn't say anything. We could only take one step at a time.
At that moment, we saw that in the distance, the Frost Primordial Giants had returned. It turned out that the Frost Primordial Giants lived some distance from here. That was the only way to get to the sinkhole.
The Frost Primordial Giants lived in a large area. They were lying on the ground in a disorderly manner. There were two sleeping mammoths and a small mammoth next to them.
Loud snoring. It seemed that the Frost Primordial Giants had fallen asleep. Our group carefully moved forward. However, if we wanted to get to the sinkhole, we had to pass through the Frost Primordial Giants' territory.
There were a few bonfires burning here, providing us with some light.
Although I was already a Domain Tier, I felt very uneasy facing so many Frost Primordial Giants at the same time. Especially when I had to protect the others.
The place was very messy. It was really in line with the Frost Primordial Giants' style. We stepped over the sleeping Frost Primordial Giants.
We walked all the way to the sinkhole. Uther used his perception to lead the others in front. Avina and I stayed behind in case the Ancient Frost Giants suddenly woke up.
Fortunately, we were careful enough to not alarm these Primordial Frost Giants.
However, who would've thought that even though we didn't alarm those Frost Ancient Giants, an enormous beast howl suddenly sounded from the heavenly pit. His voice was so loud that it reverberated through the area. His wails caused the Ancient Frost Giants to instantly sit up and look in the direction of the sinkhole.
In an instant, the expressions on the faces of these Frost Primordial Giants seemed to reflect the fear in their hearts.
But when they saw us humans and dwarves, these horned Primordial Frost Giants instantly became incomparably tyrannical.
All of them stood up and picked up their weapons, clubs, and rocks. Then, they attacked us crazily.
He was truly speechless. Who would have expected such a thing to happen at this time? It wouldn't have mattered if it had happened earlier or later, but it just had to happen at this time.
But what exactly was in that sinkhole? What was it that was wailing?
For a moment, the earth shook and the mountains shook. Althalia's icy peak was very big, and this sinkhole was located near the peak.
Under Uther's lead, the dwarves madly ran toward the sinkhole. Avina and I also entered battle mode and prepared to deal with the Ancient Frost Giants that had already pounced on us.
These Ancient Frost Giants bared their fangs and brandished their claws. Some of them even threw huge rocks at us. Those huge rocks still had ice on them.
There was no other way. I could only use my strongest domain to suppress them. I released my domain-level aura and covered those Frost Primordial Giants.
For a moment, these Ancient Frost Giants were intimidated. They actually stopped and even looked a little scared.
However, after a short while, these Ancient Frost Giants bared their fangs and attacked me and Avina with ferocious expressions.
Avina and I fought as we retreated. Soon, we met other people who were around that sinkhole. Soon, the Ancient Frost Giants caught up with us. When they saw us standing at the edge of the sinkhole, they all knelt down, their faces filled with fear.
They began to speak in the ancient Jotun language. Then, like a wisp of smoke, they turned around and ran back in the direction they had come from.
"They said that this is the Abyss of Despair. Anyone who goes down will never return. They will only be swallowed by the endless abyss," said Queen Olivia. She understood some of the Jotun language.
We looked at the sinkhole from the side. This sinkhole was really huge. I really admired the uncanny workmanship of the God of Creation. This kind of miracle wasn't something that could be seen every day.
As we stood at the edge of this huge sinkhole, it felt like some kind of power was trying to suck us in. The wind that blew from the sinkhole carried a trace of coldness. This was the Abyss of Despair that the Ancient Frost Giants had mentioned. It seemed likely that the Ancient Corpse Emperor's lair was inside. However, was there really only the Ancient Corpse Emperor's lair here?
Why hadn't we seen a single corpse ghost since we had set foot on Althalia's icy peak? I didn't believe that I had killed all the corpse ghosts last time. Also, how did the corpse ghosts go down each time? Did they climb out of the ground and come back to the icy peak? Although the corpse ghosts didn't get tired, this was too torturous.
Since the Ancient Frost Giants had retreated, we weren't in a hurry to go down the sinkhole. This sinkhole was surrounded by uneven cliffs. It was so deep that we couldn't see the bottom. It was pitch black.
We decided to rest here and eat something. After all, it had been a long time since we had rested. I thought that whatever was underground had made the Ancient Frost Giants run away. It seemed that this thing was even more terrifying than them.
There was a good saying. When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.
I wanted to ask for everyone's opinion. I wanted to see if there was anyone who didn't want to go down. They could stay here and help us. Fred used the flint he had brought with him to light a torch. Then, he threw the torch into the sinkhole.
The torch was instantly extinguished. After a long time, there was no response. Then, we heard a mournful howl from the sinkhole. That sound directly penetrated our bodies and attacked our souls.
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