Chapter 1017 Khimav

Chapter 1017 Khimav

In a room illuminated by soft blue light from aquatic vines hanging at the stone walls, an overbearing Giant walked towards a pedestal with slow steps.

A transparent casket big enough to house a family of four lay upon the pedestal, covered in beautiful bright flowers. It was shrouded in a gloomy air of tranquility, bringing out hints of melancholy and quiet from the onlookers.

The Giant stood before the casket and stared at the person inside it with an aged expression. His eyes were hollow and he seemed to have significantly become paler.

This was the current Chief of Giants, Khimav — the strongest Giant in the world.

"Yvonne..."

Khimav called out in absolute tenderness, afraid that even his voice might hurt her.

Within the casket was a sleeping Giant lady with blonde hair. Her complexion didn't seem odd and she appeared normal, but reality was far from that.

Khimav knelt down beside her and caressed the casket as if he was caressing her silky hair. With his eyes moistening, he said gently,

"...Just a little longer, my love. Just a little longer."

After saying so, he silently watched his wife and reminisced, lost in nostalgia.

–You idiot, when are you going to propose? I am sick of you being as dense as a rock. Is there only muscles in your head or what?

–Khimav. Khimav Oljobanga. If you don't stop training right at this instance, and come back home, then just see what I'll do to you.

–I swear to Mother Helvia Khimav, if you confuse Zucchini again with cucumbers, I'll shove that ******* thing up your *** and make you train with your buddies.

–Idiot! I'm the one giving birth, why are you the one getting dizzy!?

–Ok. Ok. Ok. Calm down, calm down, take a deep breath... the baby will come out just fine. I'm a strong lady, I can make one or two of these pop out with no hassle.

–What? No? I'm not in pai— you! Why the **** are you crying like a lil *****? I'm fine, didn't I tell you? Aghhh... go stand in that corner and let me give birth in peace.

–Phew. That was some work. Get me a drink, Khimav. I'm tired.

–What? The doctors said I can't drink?

–Khimav. If I don't get a drink in two minutes, then...

–Haiz... babies grow up so fast. Our Yaza has awakened already, haha. Say... you dense rock... wanna go for—

hm, wait, why am I even asking? Let's go make another baby!

–Naberiu has awakened too now, haha. Time flies so fas—cough! Cough!

–I'm fine. I'm fine. Don't worry— cough! Cough! About m—cough!

–Kh..ima..v... stop cry...ing... I'm fine... didn't I say?

–...Yaza... Nab..er..iu... don't cry... mother's... fine...

–Khimav... sorry... sor..ry... for being a... burden...

–...I... lo... v..e... you... idi..o..t...

Drip. Drip.

No matter how much Khimav tried to keep himself composed, his eyes poured out his true feelings.

Fifty years, eight months, and twenty-four days... that's how much time it had been since his wife stopped nagging at him, cursing him, beating him, and... loving him.

She wasn't dead, but the illness she was suffering through had no cure in this world. Khimav had searched everywhere for it.

When all hope seemed to have vanished, a glimmer of hope struck him as he overheard a group of people conversing about the new goddess in town.

Mother Seia was benevolent. She was kind, magnanimous, and more active in giving blessings to her devotees than Mother Helvia.

[Warning: mentioning about the apocalypse will hasten it!]

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[Quest: Lie to the questioner(difficulty: F) has started.]

[Reward: Breakthrough assist for Half King Rank.]

[Penalty: Death.]

"..."

The damned system decided things for himself once again. There was no way to avoid this quest.

However, being an old being, Lucas's brain quickly came up with something that would lead to his benefit.

"I have no plans for now. I've been wandering, trying to avoid wars, and slowly cultivating to achieve a breakthrough."

"I see." Lith nodded thoughtfully. 'If Lucas had nothing to do then—'

"Your Highness... there's a slight problem."

Sylvia's voice cut off Lith's thoughts and made him turn to her.

He instructed Lucas to stay in place and walked over to Sylvia to see what the problem was.

"There's a remnant will of a higher being here." Sylvia pointed at a red strand coiled into a sphere in a certain branch on the tree.

"It's really powerful. If I touch it, it would overpower me and I would die." Sylvia answered flatly. "Do you want me to proceed?"

Again, Sylvia was someone who didn't wish to live. Be alive or be dead, it did not matter to her.

Lith sighed and flicked Sylvia's forehead. "Stop having such thoughts. Anyway, as long as the will's overpowered by someone who has a stronger one, it would be fine, right?"

Sylvia nodded. "That's right. If you could have a stronger bloodline than this person's, it would also work."

"Stronger bloodline..."

Lith said to himself softly and then stared at the will.

'Hmm...'

'...System, can I handle that will? Is it on the level of Grand Lust Sovereign?'

[Analyzing...]

[Answering...]

[The will is weaker than Grand Lust Sovereign's. The Host should be able to handle it. However, caution is advised as pain is inevitable.]

'So I'll have to bear some pain?'

[Yes.]

'Alright.'

Since it wasn't going to be a problem if Lith handled it and chances of succeeding were high, he had an idea.

He turned to look at Sylvia and instructed, "Go home and bring Hyunsuk here."

Sylvia tilted her head in confusion, wondering why the Prince would require someone so weak like that, but it wasn't her place to question his order and thus, giving him a bow, she left.

And thus, Lith awaited Hyunsuk's arrival.