Book 4: Chapter 161: Suspicions

Book 4: Chapter 161: Suspicions

“Our king, do you still require more food?” Titan 12138 appeared before Lilith without even being noticed.

Lilith stared at the dark colored jerky on Titan 12138’s plate that was accompanied by a few unknown fruits. It was not much, but it was considered a delicacy in the titan village.

“It’s alright, I’m full.” Lilith shook her head.

She felt guilty as the entire village was not able to have even a piece of jerky due to her appetite for fresh meat. But she knew that she could not decline the offer as well, as it might make the titans feel that she would abandon them.

“Oh really? Please do not be so modest with us. We might not be rich, but we have ample food.” Despite her words, Titan 12138 visibly relaxed.

The tribe was barely able to hunt, this meant that their stock of food was drastically reduced. Meat given to their king was the last shred of fresh meat the village had.

“Can I sit here, Your Majesty?”

“Please do.”

“Thank you.”

Titan1213 sat cross-legged, but due to her age, the simple action seemed so hard for her. She had to set down her plate, cross her legs, before finally picking her plate up again.

Titan 12138 picked up a green fruit, wiped it against the cloth given to her by the king a thousand year ago, and took a bite. From the slight frown on her face, one could tell that the fruit did not taste good.

At least it was way worse than the ones Lilith had.

“Titan 12138.”

“I’m here.”

“I have a few questions for you.”

“Of course. I shall answer them to the best of my abilities.”

“That’s great.”

Lilith set her stone plate down on the sand, sat up straight, placed her hands on her knees, and stared straight into Titan 12138’s cloudy eyes.

Her serious expression was made even more pronounced by the dim lighting.

“Do you... really think that I’m the king a thousand years ago?”

Titan 12138 jerked in a sudden movement. A fruit rolled onto the ground, and into the fire pit nearby. Flames licked at the fruit, giving out a pungent smell.

“What do you mean by that, Your Majesty?” Titan 12138 had no time to worry about that fruit.Tôp novel updates on n/(o)/v/elb/in(.)com

“Oh it’s nothing, but I’ve had some suspicions about some things.”

“Why would you make them do that?” Lilith’s eyes widened, but she pretended to get mad at Titan 12138, “What if the black devils attack? How will they be able to discover them in time? Cover your ears for only four hours alright? And do it only when I send the signal. This will reduce the risk of falling to a sneak attack by the black devils.”

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“What are they?”

“Monsters! Those are monsters!”

“Run! Take the children with you!”

Flames were everywhere. So was the flashing of steel. Shadows with grotesque shapes covered the land. It was like hell. Cries, angry shouts, howls of beasts, were intermingled with the sobbing of children.

But the monsters had no feeling. A race that was thousands of years old would finally be driven extinct by the skeletons of these ‘giants’.

“Chief, we have nowhere else to go!”

The dwarves were met with despair at the edge of the world. They were looking at the middle-aged man at the head of their group.

It was the chief of their tribe. He was the one who led them from slaughter many times. He was the one who gave them hope. They were confident that he would deliver from disaster once again.

But hope was not granted to them.

With all eyes on him, the chief patted the head of the little girl standing by his side, “Everyone, let’s make our stand.”

They knew that they were cornered. In a world where borders between worlds exist, they were like rats trapped in a cage. There was nowhere for them to run. Thus despair turned into courage. Fighting back was their only chance.

But the disparity of their strength was too great. No matter how many creatures their spears fell, many more would take their place.

They were left with nothing but despair. Until a tiny figure descended from the sky. The little girl who had just learned how to wield a spear was shocked.

“She’s... pretty.”

The tiny girl had blond hair and a pair of blue eyes. Her features were just like that of a doll. She was clothed in white dress, wielding a staff as tall as her height. Countless monsters were obliterated with each swing of her weapon.

A beast that attempted to sneak up on the girl was annihilated in the mere fraction of a second. The young girl blinked at the little girl.

“What’s your name?”

But the little girl was in shock.

“Eh? You do not have a name yet?”

The young girl rolled her eyes and immediately came up with a great idea, “You’re short... Why don’t I call you titans? As for you... I shall name you Titan 12138. Why, you ask? Well it’s because that’s a nice number.”