Chapter 1560: 1558: The Origin of Giants

Chapter 1560: Chapter 1558: The Origin of Giants

Solo Kill Giant

Moreover, they used an extremely dangerous, unheard-of method—crawling voluntarily into the giant’s body during its devouring.

This left the Modified Human—Veitch in a ‘crash’ state.

“Hey, mechanical head~

All you need to do is pour the heart’s blood onto the surface of the badge, right… when we accepted the ‘First Exploration’, that’s what the staff told us.”

This sentence struck like a heavy hammer on Veitch’s head.

“Wa…What? First Exploration! Wait, don’t waste it, this is a complete Giant Heart!!

Are you really newcomers?”

“Yeah, we just came out of elevator No. 3 and saw this giant running wildly in the streets, so we tried to follow it due to our lack of exploration experience.

We didn’t expect to find you already fighting the giant… Considering the order of arrival and you being seniors, we left it for you to handle without intervening directly.

By the way, is there any use for a complete Giant Heart?

I clearly remember the staff emphasized pouring the ‘Heartblood’ on the badge.”

Veitch’s extremely chaotic thoughts slightly calmed down, thinking it would only be newcomers who would do such a crazy thing, and they had no need to deceive him.

“That’s because, generally speaking, getting a complete heart is impossible!

Wanting to hunt a giant is an extremely difficult task,

If you can’t damage their heart, giants can super fast regenerate, and in attacking giants, the heart is often already destroyed… it’s exceedingly difficult to perfectly peel off the heart like you did.

Normally, the heart would be cut open, pierced, or even completely scorched.

To obtain proof of giant hunting, you need to store a portion of the ‘Heartblood’ in the badge before it runs out.

If a complete heart is obtained, there’s no need for this… as long as the heart remains integral, it can stay permanently active in the Infinite City.

Bringing it back can prove your ‘Perfect Kill’, and can sell for a high price, though self-use is possible too… Plus, the heart’s origin at least comes from a mutated, intelligent ‘Subhuman Species’.

It’s best to store it in a container,

Firstly, to avoid being seen by other teams, and secondly, because the scent the heart emits may attract other giants.”

Perhaps to save his life, or amazed at the young man’s strength, Veitch explained the heart issue as clearly as possible.

“Oh… so it can attract other giants too!”

Green got excited upon hearing this and immediately tore off a piece of extremely flexible hair, using it to tie the heart to his waist… He clearly had no intention of preserving it, using it more like bait.

Han Dong noted the important information mentioned earlier in the explanation.

“By the way, what does ‘Subhuman Species’ mean, what’s with the mutation? Why is the giant’s heart so important, elaborate on the reasons.”

“Sure… but I suggest discussing it elsewhere.

The battle caused quite a commotion, which could draw unnecessary attention.”

“Just say it here, it’s quite comfortable.”

After Han Dong gave a signal with his eyes.

Sally stepped with her Goat’s Hoof, heading to a higher place to observe the surroundings… Han Dong and Green didn’t mind being watched at all.

Sitting cross-legged, placing Veitch’s head in front.

“Don’t worry, if someone comes to disturb us, my friend will kill them all.

Also, if the information you provide is more valuable than yourself, I’ll let you go.”

Modified Human Veitch didn’t mind either.

In his view, he was saved by the young man in front of him, who also killed the giant to avenge his teammates; providing some information was only natural.

“Sure… I’ll first explain the related issues of the giant heart.

Because this issue involves the origin of the Infinite City and the origin of giants.

You must have noticed, this city contains infinite vitality, even building streets damaged are regenerated and reconstructed with the help of plants, which is also the origin of the name Infinite City.

These endless vitalities originate from within the Infinite City.

Rumor has it that the deepest parts can produce a pure liquid called Eitr… known as the source of life, also called giant toxin.

In areas where this liquid flows, everything breaks original limitations, growing wildly and chaotically, under special circumstances, even gaining independent consciousness.

Once living beings contact it, there is a certain probability to break the bodily limit and become a ‘Giant’.

When Eitr enters the body, the main flow is directed to the [heart], transforming the heart into the only important area of life.

From then on, individuals will become a part of the Infinite City, absorbing life from within Infinite City through the heart, achieving super fast regeneration… which is why locking onto the heart is essential when killing giants.

The staff of the City Within the Wall asks us to take back ‘Heartblood’ because the heart’s blood contains Eitr, through which the type, rarity, and other information of giants can be identified.”

“Oh? Sounds like Eitr is quite a good substance! Able to break biological limitations.”

“This thing is not good at all! Eitr holds many yet unclear secrets, even some powerful individuals capable of reaching the Inner City find it hard to control.

Once infected and invaded, self-awareness will be severely affected, maybe even replaced.

The specific bad impacts, I’m not too clear.

However, some ‘Giant Hearts’, after special processing, are indeed useful… that’s also why complete hearts can sell for a good price.

Actually, the secret of Eitr is the core of everyone’s exploration of the Infinite City. Once unraveled, could lead to transcendence, permanently leaving this place.

With your skills, you might really reach the Inner City, touching the truth.”

Han Dong, having detached from the Ladybug Organization, knew well what transcendence truly meant, he was only interested in the [Final Treasure] hidden here.

“Don’t flatter me, continue with some useful intel.”

“Alright! According to current exploration of the Infinite City, giants can roughly be divided into the following major types:

‘Subhuman Species’, ‘Beast species’, ‘Plant species’, ‘Element species’

and the extremely rare, rumored to only exist within the Infinite City, ‘God species’.

Among them, ‘Subhuman Species’ is the most common, most often derived from transformed corpses of explorers,

For explorers like me, once dead in the Infinite City, the extremely trace amounts of Eitr in the environment can easily invade the corpse, after long-term accumulation, once the concentration of Eitr in the heart reaches a high enough level, the corpse will transform into a giant.

Due to the brain’s period of deathly hypoxia, ‘Subhuman Species’ is often of low intelligence.

They don’t know how to change the position of the heart, often existing in default positions, making them the easiest type to kill.

Additionally, due to lower Eitr concentration in the Outer City, the transformation process of the corpse takes a week or even longer… During this, the corpse may integrate with other species nearby.

For instance, the ‘Subhuman Species’ you just killed, transformed by merging with a centipede crawling on the corpse, gaining corresponding traits, making it a bit troublesome to deal with.

Furthermore, depending on the special nature of the corpse, ‘Subhuman Species’ also possesses corresponding growth and variability, possibly slowly recovering intelligence in later growth periods, gaining larger physical build and strength.

They can also gain extra traits through consumption.

If certain conditions are met, after breaking through the limits, they can even completely evolve…”