Luk was called one of the kingdom’s Five Talents.From birth, he’d been called a prodigy of the sword, and he had always enjoyed the solid support of his father, Marquis Lukburk.Even so, Luk chose the hard path when he could have gone easy.The reason was to prevent even the slightest blemish from ever appearing on his father’s name.At last, he had become a knight.And then what was this?Father was demoted…Luk needed something.Something that would mend his father’s scarred name.And he wanted to complete the subjugation brilliantly for the sake of the man who had lately known nothing but worry.In truth, the subjugation had been far too easy.Luk easily surpassed your average knight.In fact, while he couldn’t be compared to the Sword King, he was material for a Sword Saint.Because it was so easy, Luk grew bold.Let’s solidify our foothold here so Father can at least be at ease in this place.His father might be a demoted lord, but Luk wanted to give him more strength here.And since subjugating the Ogre Chieftain was this easy, surely subjugation in the green-leaf forest would also be easy.It really was easy in the green-leaf forest as well.Monsters called Cyclopes appeared, stronger than Ogres, but Luk was an excellent knight and commander.Of course, Luk had no thought of challenging the Giant King.At my level, just the rumor that I hunted ten Cyclopes with soldiers will be a great achievement.So he and the soldiers killed ten Cyclopes.That was the root of the problem.The moment they had slain ten Cyclopes, what he had believed was just a gigantic boulder off to one side began to crack apart.What rose from within stood 5 meters tall.Seeing the creature stretch wide with a massive yawn, one being sprang to Luk’s mind.A troll…?Of course, it was not an ordinary troll.This thing was twice as big and had a brutally savage face.The creature, whose eyes were narrow like a snake’s, looked at him as if he were an insect.“U-urgh…”“Wh-what…”The murderous aura alone made thirty soldiers freeze and stumble backward.Luk was thrown off.But he was someone who could quickly make a rational judgment.It has to be now…He was seized by the instinct that if he didn’t kill it now, while it was just waking and cracking its stiff joints, he never would.He pushed off the ground and leapt.WHOOOOSH—He swung with all his might, cutting across its neck.But something shocking happened.His blade did not bite deeply and left only a shallow wound.The problem was that the wound writhed and regenerated before Luk had even landed again.Even for a troll…In his life, Luk had never seen a being with this kind of regeneration.The Giant King laughed at him.Luk realized that the Giant King had deliberately allowed his attack.Then the monster’s belly swelled.Drawing in a massive breath, it threw its head back toward the sky.“GRWOOOOOOOOOAAAR!”[The Giant King awakens.][Giant King’s Rage][Regeneration against weapons with cutting and piercing power increases by 300% compared to ordinary trolls.][As time passes, the Giant King gradually regains the strength it once lost.][Giant King Lv.281][In 10 minutes, its level will increase by 10.][Within a total of 40 minutes, it will regain all its strength, and the Giant King’s final level will be 383.]Sometimes NPCs heard things called messages of the gods, and sometimes they did not.Usually, messages of this type from such creatures were heard by them as well.“F-fire! Fire!”“Kill iiiit!”“Hiiiieeek!”The terrified soldiers loosed arrows at random.Others stabbed with spears.Some chopped axes into the monster’s thighs.But—Squirm, squirm—Fsssshh—Smoke hissed out as the wounds regenerated in just a few seconds.This won’t work…Luk’s vision swam.Even an ordinary troll’s regenerative ability was impressive.They could regenerate their wounds in just a few minutes.But this thing was far faster.The problem lay in the “cutting and piercing” weapons mentioned by the message of the gods being directly tied to what all the soldiers were holding.Swords, spears, arrowheads.Every one of those weapons accelerated the Giant King’s regeneration.“Everyone, fall ba—”He hadn’t even finished speaking.KRAAASH—The Giant King smashed a soldier with its fist.The soldier, crushed like a tomato, died on the spot.Sticky blood splattered all over Luk’s face.But he quickly pulled himself together.“Everyone fall back! Don’t maintain formation—just survive however you can!”The soldiers scattered and began to flee.Luk moved swiftly and slashed both of the Giant King’s Achilles tendons.THUD—The Giant King, its balance slightly broken, let out a strange laugh.“Guh?”And then Luk sprinted with all his might to flee.As he ran like a madman, he saw the Giant King suddenly appear from the brush and kill soldiers.After killing a few soldiers, the Giant King grew quiet.It did not pursue the other soldiers.Instead, it kept showing itself over and over around the running Luk.Only then did Luk understand.It’s hunting.The Giant King was toying with him, the leader of the group, in order to hunt him.Suddenly, Luk realized.This is bad.Even as it hunted him, the Giant King was cunning.The reason it was deliberately avoiding further clashes with the other soldiers—It’s waiting until it fully awakens its strength.And once its awakening was complete, it would lead the giants that had awakened here and charge into Araham Territory.And at that very moment, as Luk was fleeing, he suddenly saw the Giant King appear behind him.KRAAA-THOOM—!Kicked by its foot, Luk flew dozens of meters.Luk shook his head violently and made a puzzled face.Because there was a man standing over him.“…You woke the Giant King? We’ll talk about that later. One way or another, I’ll make sure you answer for that.”Luk’s face twisted miserably at the sight of him.“You bastard…!”His fist clenched tight.He had been there as well, just a few hours earlier, when the shell had fallen and was about to explode.Yes, this was none other than Hyunsoo—the man who had demoted his father. *****After learning of the Storm Brigade’s existence through the Hidden Piece, Hyunsoo needed a higher subjugation rate.Right now, it was only 35%.Deputy Commander Kan of the Storm Brigade could be taken along thanks to the loyalty he had formed.But that’s not true of the other members.From the Hidden Piece notification, he understood why they wouldn’t follow him.He had proven himself to Kan, not to them.Therefore, that proof would be in subjugation rate alone.And just then, the new story that had rung and the sudden quest that had triggered.[Sudden Quest: Hunt the Giant King]Grade: SSRestriction: The one who triggered the new story.Reward: 50% subjugation rate; Marquis Lukburk grants the reward.Penalty on failure: Stripping of title.Description: Due to Luk, son of Marquis Lukburk, the long-slumbering Giant King has awakened. Luk is Marquis Lukburk’s only child, and the marquis’s love for his son is special. If you save Luk, there may be a special reward.Marquis Lukburk.Hyunsoo did not have any particularly good impression of him.But what I need right now is subjugation rate.And Hyunsoo was not a reckless man.“Kan, take all the forces and return to the territory at once.”Kan and the soldiers were momentarily silent.But by now, their loyalty to Hyunsoo was so high that they would not voice even a single objection or concern.“Order received.”Once he sent them back, Hyunsoo soon faced a soldier who looked deathly pale.Thump, thump-thump, thump—He heard heavy footsteps drawing near.“What happened?”Hyunsoo quickly received a briefing.Rapid regeneration from any weapon strike?Hyunsoo absorbed all the information about the Giant King.“Return to the territory.”The terrified soldier ran off as if fleeing.Just then, Hyunsoo saw Luk fall in front of him.In truth, Luk was the root cause of this entire affair.But for now, that had to be set aside.“…You woke the Giant King? We’ll talk about that later. One way or another, I’ll make sure you answer for that.”“You bastard…!”Luk snarled at him as well.But soon Luk’s vision spun.The Giant King’s kick had literally sent him flying through the air to land here.From beyond his fading consciousness, Luk spoke.“It… no weapon… works on it…”“I know.”Luk watched blankly as Hyunsoo walked forward, unconcerned.“There’s a strongest weapon that can kill it even without weapons.”He had vaguely heard that this man was the greatest blacksmith.In that moment, Luk lost consciousness and then came to again.When he came to, he couldn’t gather his wits.Every time he opened his eyes, the scene changed.He closed them and opened them again.At some point, the Giant King was right in front of him.And above the head of the man called Hyunsoo, tree branches were weaving together into a single weapon.The strongest… weapon…?Even in this dizzy state, Luk mulled over the words he had said.He closed his eyes again.Then, when he heard a commotion, he opened them once more.At some point, the man called Hyunsoo was holding the strongest weapon he had spoken of.“Th… that…”Even in a state where he could barely think, he made a sound when he saw that weapon.No, he couldn’t help but make a sound.“You crazy bastard, what are you going to do with a club… What the hell is that club supposed to be?”His eyes closed again, and the darkness swallowed him.FLASH—!When he opened his eyes again, he saw Hyunsoo laughing as he faced the Giant King, which was charging like mad.Hyunsoo «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» glanced over, turning his head.As if answering the question Luk had asked earlier, he began:“There was a god once.”He shifted his weight onto his back leg.“That god was born between an ordinary mother and an absolute god, and he was a truly pitiful god. From the moment he was born, his own mother tried to kill him using a serpent—so you can imagine how twisted his life was.”A story unrelated to the myths of Ares.“Amid endless reproach and trials, on the day when all the gods faced a crisis, he finally became a true hero by beating every last one of the giant tribe to death with a single club.”“GRRRAAAAAAAH!”The Giant King let out a savage roar and reached to grab Hyunsoo’s neck.Barely 20 centimeters away. One more stretch and it would reach.But suddenly, the Giant King froze in midair.Twitch—It tried to move but could not. The power of Lord’s Command had seized it.At that moment, immense power began gathering into Hyunsoo’s club.[You may concentrate your available stats into the club.][Strength is amplified.][Strength is amplified.][Strength is amplified.][Strength is…][…][Strength increases by 510%.]He struck the Giant King with the club.KRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAASH—!The Giant King went flying.It flew for dozens of meters, and every tree and boulder it collided with shattered in succession.The Giant King, sprawled on the ground, looked as if several of the bones in its body had been broken.“GUHEEEEERK!”But what shocked Luk more was something else.Recovery from weapons…!Did a club count as a weapon?It did not. The Giant King, its bones broken, was unable to regenerate.At some point, Luk had come fully back to his senses and asked the man, who had the club resting on one shoulder:“Wh-who is that god?”Hyunsoo gave a small chuckle and answered:“Heracles, the god of strength.”

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