CHAPTER 451: CHAPTER 259: THANK YOU, TAI LUO

Outside the city walls, Lin Xiaomei, clad in Flame Dragon Armor and locked in a bloody battle with the Skeleton Giant Lizard, raised her head to stare at the Light Giant within the towering beam of light and sighed, shaking her head.

"Has he made his decision after all?"

Just a few days ago, he had transformed into the Giant form and had not yet recovered, and now he’s using the Giant Stone Statue. With Long Xia’s body, he probably won’t last long this time.

In midair, as the Flower God bloomed, Yu Shusheng gazed at the slowly retracting red light before him, his heart filled with melancholy.

If it weren’t for this Giant Stone Statue, West City might have already fallen a few days ago.

Using the Giant Stone Statue results in extreme weakness; Long Xia, who hasn’t recovered yet, transformed into the Giant, and the consequences will be unimaginable!

But this Giant Stone Statue is unlike Fang Bao’s. Apart from Long Xia, no one else can use this statue.

It’s as if... it was tailor-made for Long Xia.

If it weren’t like this, a few of us old-timers could have taken turns using the Giant Stone Statue, and West City wouldn’t be in such a dire situation.

And Fang Bao... sigh, everything’s in chaos.

Yu Shusheng and the others were aware of the secret behind the Giant Stone Statue, but the members of the Guard Team who were fighting fiercely were unaware.

Seeing the appearance of the red Giant, they were overjoyed and cheered continuously, thinking that this crisis would soon pass.

The people assisting the battle atop the city walls were initially dumbfounded but soon erupted in excitement.

"Hahaha, so Little Brother Long Xia is the Giant..."

"That’s right, haha, West City is saved!"

"Exactly, everyone, give it your all! We must drive these disgusting Giant Lizards back underground."

"Yes, Captain..."

Their morale surged to new heights.

On the battlefield, as the Giant appeared, all the Skeleton Giant Lizards froze for a brief moment. Fear flickered within the deeply sunken, pitch-black sockets of their eyes.

But then, a thunderous roar came from somewhere at the rear of the Beast Tide, and all the Skeleton Giant Lizards screeched in unison, charging fearlessly toward the humans.

"Charge!"

Lin Xiaomei roared, wielding the Flame Saber as nine flaming giant tails emerged behind her. The blade’s fiery energy swept through the herd of Skeleton Giant Lizards, incinerating their revolting, oversized tongues.

"Thump thump thump..."

At this moment, the red Giant with two horns on its head stepped forward, stomping the ground as it positioned itself before the Skeleton Giant Lizard army.

Facing these endless hordes of Skeleton Giant Lizards, of various shapes and sizes, a faint sorrow dulled the Golden Light in the Giant’s eyes. Just as it raised its arms to prepare for battle, the energy light on its chest began to beep.

"Beep beep beep..."

Long Xia lowered his head, staring at the flickering energy light on his chest, his heart sinking in despair.

It’s not going to work after all?

His increasingly frail body caused him to stumble and kneel weakly, breathing heavily.

The Giant’s uncharacteristic demeanor sent a wave of alarm across everyone’s faces.

"What’s going on... the Giant seems..."

"The Giant hasn’t recovered yet!"

"This is bad, Little Brother Long Xia must still be injured from last time..."

"What should we do? Brother Long Xia is in danger..."

"Quick, provide support..."

In an instant, the Skeleton Giant Lizards, sensing the Giant’s vulnerability, were emboldened by their bloodlust, pushing aside their fear as they rushed toward the Giant like a tidal wave.

Meanwhile, the Guard Team swiftly reorganized into formations, diving into the fray against the Skeleton Giant Lizard army.

Inside the red crystal, Long Xia’s face was as pale as paper, dizziness clouding his mind.

"At this rate... I won’t be able to hold on for long."

There’s no other choice!

"Thump thump..."

Long Xia forced his fragile Giant form to stand slowly.

With a loud yell, he raised his right arm high, set his left fist on his waist, and emitted dazzling light energy from his entire body.

Next, he crossed his left hand over his right, placing both at his waist, gathering all his inner light energy while absorbing solar energy from across thousands of meters. The sky dimmed as a result.

With his arms forming a "T" shape, he unleashed a scorching high-temperature beam!

Strim Beam!

"Zzzzzz..."

At that moment, it felt as if the sun had lost its brilliance, leaving the dim sky bathed in a single dazzling beam of light that poured immense high-temperature energy into the Skeleton Giant Lizard army.

"Boom boom boom..."

Violent explosions erupted among the beast tide, filling the skies with flames that soared high, clearly visible even from the city.

Soon after, the scorching high-temperature shockwaves swept through the Skeleton Giant Lizard army, melting everything in their path and drowning out the devastating monster screams.

This single energy attack wiped out at least thirty percent of the Skeleton Giant Lizards on the battlefield.

"Beep beep beep... beep!"

But at this point, after releasing the high-temperature beam, the energy light on Long Xia’s chest came to an abrupt halt, and the Giant dispersed into countless light particles, reforming to reveal Long Xia’s frail figure.

"Hah!!"

The high-temperature shockwave dissipated, yet masses of Skeleton Giant Lizards pressed forward again, using their repulsive tongues to snatch one human after another, insatiable in their hunger.

"Fight!!"

With the Giant gone, humanity raised their weapons and charged the monster army, vowing to protect the land behind them.

An utterly drained Long Xia collapsed to the ground, his body feeble beyond measure, staring at the seemingly endless Skeleton Giant Lizards as a bitter smile crossed his lips.

"I still... couldn’t do it. The rest... is up to you all now..."

Within his palm lay a peculiar emblem adorned with a red gemstone.

"Thank you, Tai Luo..."

Fatigue overwhelmed him, and his body relaxed as he slowly closed his eyes.

The battle between humans and monsters raged on across the battlefield.

"Splurt..."

Out of nowhere, a vibrant green vine burst forth from the earth, quietly piercing Long Xia’s palm, injecting boundless life energy into his body at an astonishing rate.

Among the verdant life energy were faint traces of an almost imperceptible golden energy.

As Lin Xiaomei hurried toward Long Xia and saw him enveloped by the green glow, something seemed to click in her mind, and her eyes lit up with joy.

"He’s here!"

As she finished speaking, an expanse of black clouds suddenly rolled across the once clear skies, casting the land into shadow.