Chapter 931: Chapter 931

The Giants moved rapidly, but the Professionals from the academy retreated even faster. In less than a day, everyone had withdrawn, and when they learned of their own casualties, everyone was deeply grieved.

However, after learning about the casualties of the other academies, their grief turned into relief, and then into anger.

At this moment, Li Minglu, as the territory manager, was interviewing students who wished to sign up to join the territory, while also establishing the development policy for the entire territory according to the rules, as well as dealing with issues regarding merit and treatment. Some qualified students had already joined Central City.

Even two tier-four intruders had joined, with the objective of using the Skill Hall of the territory to help them evolve their skills, naturally, contracts were indispensable.

The strength of Central City was continuously increasing. Once a group of Professionals skilled in management joined, the entire territory began to get on the right track, and thereafter, Du You didn’t need to intervene in everything.

In the end, Du You only needed to know how much income the territory had. Anyway, those matters were something Li Minglu would absolutely not dare deceive him about thanks to the benefits of a slave contract—it eliminated the need for anything resembling a strategy for managing subordinates.

Three days after everyone had withdrawn, the distant Giants finally began to converge in full force toward this area.

"Prepare for battle," Director Wang said to the Student Council members and Du You.

Du You nodded and stood on the frontline. This was his own territory, and Du You couldn’t possibly abstain from participating in such a battle. But what he didn’t expect was that as the battle started, it wasn’t the ordinary Flame Giants that took action, but the tier-five Flame Giants.

Large swathes of fiery clouds ignited in the sky, and the surrounding forest was instantly set ablaze. The extreme heat turned a distant stretch of land into molten lava terrain, and at a glance, it seemed like witnessing the end of the world.

"Is this the battle mode of a Giant? The masters charge at the front to fight a round first?"

As Director Wang spoke, he stepped forward, raised both hands, and then plunged them down below. In an instant, both of Director Wang’s hands vanished into the Void. At a glance, it looked as if his hands had been inserted into an invisible box.

At the same time, the sky in the distance darkened suddenly, and two huge palms rushed down from the black clouds. If someone were to look closely, they’d realize that these two palms were identical to Director Wang’s hands, down to the lines on them. The immense pressure instantly cleared the ground in the distance.

The two Giants, over ten meters tall, leading the front stopped immediately upon seeing those two palms.

The Giants raised their hands high, flames converging in their hands into a massive cone that they launched at the palms. The flames hit the hands but failed to injure them in the slightest.

Instead, the hands, descending steadily but swiftly, grasped the two Giants, crushing them in their grip.

If these had been ordinary tier-five adversaries, perhaps they would have been crushed to death with that move. But Giants were different; their defense was strong, and their strength was also immensely fearsome. Even while being gripped by the two hands, the Giants were still desperately resisting.

The immense strength turned into rings of fire, expanding outwards constantly. Director Wang’s hands struggled to crush them completely. Watching Director Wang’s face turn slightly red, it was clear he was exerting his strength.

Suddenly, Director Wang grunted, and two wounds appeared on the palms in front of him. Although the wounds weren’t large, they managed to breach Director Wang’s defense. Director Wang snorted coldly and continued exerting force. Black clouds suddenly enveloped the great palms above, and under the corrosion of the black fog, the flames were quickly dissipated, and the Giants looked to be in agony.

The colossal force radiated outwards from them, spreading in every direction. Other Giants that had wanted to approach were struck by this power and flung out immediately. Even the tier-four Giants were not qualified to come close.

Du You felt a series of fears arising in his heart, a primal instinct that he couldn’t control.

He knew it was because the enemy was far too strong, a natural warning within him urging him to flee immediately. Suppressing this instinct, Du You looked towards the battlefield, aware that he had no place in this kind of fight.

Tier four was strong, but after tier four, the elevation of each tier represented a qualitative change.

Tier four signified the transformation from a normal human to the Transcendent Level, no longer ordinary. Hence, tier five meant the initial mastery of the power of rules. This rule power was not something he could contend against.

Any tier-five adversary, even the least impressive ones, as long as they had tier-five skills, Du You would definitely be no match. This was a hurdle of quality, and Du You was certain that even if he were to approach, he would be knocked away just the same.

Just then, other Giants appeared from behind, all over ten meters tall. What surprised Du You was that there were suddenly ten of them at once; the scale of this was terrifying. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒·𝗇𝗲𝘁

"Are there so many tier-five Giants? The breeding count of the tier-five Giants in this world is a bit too horrifying."

Beside him, Lin Yushi and Lin Yucha’s jaws dropped in shock. Was this power even something they could contest? Many students were trembling with fear, unable to resist the urge to flee.

"Don’t worry. The reason the academy waited until the territory was upgraded to tier five was precisely for this situation," Du You said.

Before he could finish, powerful surges of energy rose up from behind. Even without looking back, Du You could feel the rush and intensity of that energy.

Several streaks of light suddenly leapt from behind. Du You saw that the total number that had rushed out was fifteen, all tier-five. Judging by their appearance, they were definitely recruited soldiers, not ordinary Professionals.

Because their attire was all the same, lacking the special equipment of Professionals. Each one of them carried a Giant Sword on their back that was as big as a door, which was presumably specially prepared by the academy for combating Giants. These soldiers ran while drawing their Giant Swords, wielding nothing but pure attack power, devoid of any Elemental Power.

In almost an instant, the Giant Sword Warriors came into contact with the Giants ahead. Without hesitation, they swung their swords, and the devastating Sword Qi easily breached the Giants’ flame defenses, leaving deep wounds on the enemies.

The Giants, not to be outdone, roared and activated their flames. Explosions of fire burst from their bodies. When the Giant Sword Warriors found themselves in difficulty, the Giants would rush forward with a punch, their enormous strength capable of sending the enemy flying with a single blow.

The scene instantly became brutally intense, various Elemental Powers in front turned into complete chaos.