Chapter 26: You Think You're Heroes? You're Just Cannon Fodder!

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“Is this the terrifying combat power of the Diamond tier?”

Su Mu drew in a sharp breath. He had estimated that he could hold out for fifteen minutes, but now that he was truly facing the enemy, he realized how badly he had miscalculated.

If every attack possessed this kind of power, he had no idea how long he could last.

“Little Divine Dragon, Drawblade, hurry! Open the passage immediately. We’re no match for this Flame Giant. We have to retreat at once.”

Su Mu turned his head and spoke calmly to Drawblade and Little Divine Dragon.

Neither of them moved. Instead, they both looked toward the approaching Flame Giant, their eyes filled with a burning desire for battle.

“Do as I say. I’ll be fine. By the time you open the passage, I may already have beaten this damned rock monster to death.”

Faced with the doubts of his subordinates, Su Mu offered no explanation. Instead, he joked casually, then raised his shield and began walking step by step toward the Flame Giant.

Before this, Drawblade and Little Divine Dragon had protected him. Now it was his turn to protect his comrades.

“I only hope they can open the passage before I fall!”

With a smile on his face and the resolve to die if necessary, Su Mu advanced toward the Flame Giant one step at a time.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Behind Su Mu came the thunderous sound of violent attacks.

He knew that Little Divine Dragon and Drawblade had begun following his orders and were breaking through the passage. A satisfied smile once again appeared on his face.

“Monster, come on. Let your Uncle Su see just how much strength you really have!”

Su Mu stopped more than ten meters from the Flame Giant, crooked his finger, and spoke with blatant provocation.

Even while facing a Diamond-tier Flame Giant, Su Mu felt not the slightest trace of fear.

“Though life is as brief as a summer flower, it should still bloom with brilliance!”

Before entering the Dark World, Su Mu had already considered this matter thoroughly.

There was no doubt that Su Mu’s provocation had enraged the Flame Giant.

With a furious roar, the Flame Giant swung the enormous meteor hammer in his hand and smashed it toward Su Mu.

Boom!

Su Mu was sent flying more than ten meters by the blow before crashing heavily to the ground.

The blue barrier protecting the three of them shuddered violently as well. Fortunately, it did not break.

This was the result of the Flame Giant having only half its attack power. If that had been a full-powered strike, the consequences would have been too terrible to imagine.

“Cough, cough, cough!”

The impact left Su Mu dizzy and disoriented, and he could not help coughing dryly.

Nevertheless, he quickly climbed back to his feet and crooked his finger at the Flame Giant once more.

“Monster, was your mother malnourished when she gave birth to you? You can’t even hit anyone with any strength. What are you doing acting as the final boss?”

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Whoosh!

Two jets of flame burst from the Flame Giant’s nostrils. He glanced at Su Mu with utter contempt, then raised his meteor hammer and smashed it down at him again.

Boom!

As expected, Su Mu was sent flying once more.

This time, it took him a full ten seconds to get back on his feet.

“Little monster, put a little more strength into it. Your Uncle Su can still hold on.”

Swaying unsteadily, Su Mu came before the Flame Giant and issued another challenge.

Boom!

Su Mu was sent flying again.

“Little monster!”

Boom!

“Little monster!”

Boom!

…

The battle unfolded in that strange fashion. Su Mu was knocked away again and again, yet each time he rose to his feet once more, like an indestructible cockroach.

The monster’s attacks grew stronger with every strike, but they still could not break through Su Mu’s defense or kill him.

Gradually, the monster began to lose patience.

Suddenly, it let out a furious roar. Dazzling red light burst from its body, and within that radiance, its size instantly doubled. It transformed into a colossal monster two hundred meters tall.

The meteor hammer in its hand was cast aside, and a terrifying greatsword wreathed in red flames appeared in its grasp.

“Human, you have successfully provoked Saimondo’s wrath. Now prepare to face your death.”

The monster suddenly began to speak—and astonishingly, it spoke in the human language. Its voice was immense, shaking the entire cavern until it hummed and echoed.

“What’s going on?”

“Why can the monster speak?”

“What does it mean? Is it about to use its ultimate move?”

“Could it be that it wasn’t using its full strength before?”

Su Mu’s scalp prickled. He gripped the Holy Guardian Shield tightly with both hands. He was already utterly exhausted and had no idea whether he could withstand the monster’s full-powered attack.

Boom!

Without the slightest hesitation, the greatsword in the Flame Giant’s hands came crashing down upon the shield Su Mu held.

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With a bang, Su Mu was sent flying more than ten meters. The Holy Guardian Shield was flung several meters away, and Su Mu, completely drained of strength, could no longer hold on to it.

Immediately afterward, the blue barrier covering the three of them shattered completely with a sharp crack.

“Heh heh heh!”

The Flame Giant wore the smile of a victor as he carried his greatsword and advanced toward Su Mu step by step.

“Why are there always foolish humans trying to force their way into the Dark World?”

“Do you think you are heroes? No. You are nothing more than cannon fodder for your empire.”

“I’ve lost count of how many powerful human warriors I have slain.”

As he spoke, the Flame Giant abruptly raised his greatsword and brought it crashing down toward Su Mu.

“So this is how I die? But there are still so many things I have yet to do!”

Su Mu sighed and accepted his fate calmly. His thoughts suddenly drifted back to his childhood, to those happy days spent cooking with his father and mother.

Boom!

At that very moment, the passage behind Su Mu was suddenly opened.

A towering figure stepped in front of him. Drawblade gripped his long blade and charged fiercely toward the Flame Giant.

Little Divine Dragon also stretched out its neck, bit down on Su Mu’s collar, and dragged him backward with all its strength, pulling him into the passage.

“No!”

When Su Mu realized what was happening, he let out a furious roar and tried to break free from Little Divine Dragon’s claws so he could save Drawblade.

He knew perfectly well that Drawblade was no match for the Flame Giant.

With a single strike, the Flame Giant could hack Drawblade to pieces.

Drawblade intended to sacrifice himself and buy time for Su Mu and Little Divine Dragon to escape.

But how could Su Mu stand by and watch Drawblade die before his eyes?

“Little Divine Dragon, let me go!”

Su Mu roared as he struggled to break free, but Little Divine Dragon clamped both claws tightly around his shoulders, refusing to let him join the battle and dragging him desperately into the passage.

The Flame Giant’s greatsword was already glowing with a crimson radiance, completely enveloping Drawblade beneath its light.

Drawblade was about to be struck down.

Then a single golden strand of monkey hair floated lightly between Drawblade and the Flame Giant and adhered to the greatsword burning with blazing heat.

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