Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 236 The Eyes of the Gods
But that's it.

A sharp whistling sound rang out, and a burly giant appeared, spinning a sling.

boom!
Like a catapult projectile, Duncan instantly dodged, the rubble behind him crumbling, and beside him, Paters let out a muffled groan, one of his arms already broken by the falling debris.

Fortunately, a whisper sounded at that moment, and the priest gathered a wisp of spiritual light in his hand, instantly stopping the bleeding from Crete's wound.

Healing spells.

As believers in the new era, priests are more skilled at healing than other priests and shamans.

Duncan then accelerated, and as he sprinted, the javelin in his hand flashed like lightning. A hill giant who had just lifted a boulder clutched his throat, his throat pierced by the javelin. Blood gushed out as his massive body collapsed to the ground.

As soon as it landed and struggled, Duncan swung his 'grandfather' and smashed its skull open.

At this moment, the surrounding barbarians went berserk, unleashing their signature combat skills: leaping attacks, jumping four or five meters high, charging forward like miniature versions of the Hulk to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.

"Ha ha!"

"This medicine is potent!"

This was the first time Crete had ever faced a giant with such brute force that he was not at a disadvantage. Although his heavy slash was blocked by the giant's thick wooden club, the wild force made the giant's palm go numb, and the huge figure involuntarily took half a step back.

—"Giant Strength Potion: Strength +6".

Duncan was also under a special buff; he already possessed the strength of a giant, and now he felt almost like a real giant.

"Flying Axe!"

"Throw!"

In an instant, a storm of flying axes descended from the sky.

The scene was basically similar to that of the Axe Gang. The group charged and threw axes, launching three consecutive volleys that felled the two giants who rushed out of the cave. With such large targets, they could hit them no matter how they threw them. They didn't need much skill; they just needed to use brute force to achieve miracles.

Duncan cleaved a giant warrior in the head with his axe, and as a faint light appeared, the giant's power within him began to transform.

This is the true bloodline of giants.

Not some low-class mixed-race creature like a cannibal.

Under Duncan's command, the barbarian warriors swiftly dispatched two hill giants with a volley of javelins and axe. Before one of the fallen giant warriors could even get up, Duncan pierced his eye socket with a spear, killing him instantly with a headshot.

It's unclear when, but their teamwork has become much more seamless, except for Hyjal and Berserker Bru.

Hyjal is in the midst of a fierce battle!
He was born with superhuman strength, and now, after taking the Giant Strength Potion, he was able to overpower his enemies, even knocking one of the opposing giant warriors to the ground with a single charge.

However, Hyjal still remembered Duncan's tactical orders.

"Don't worry about anything else. In a moment, you bite the giant's slinger to death and don't give him any chance to make a move!"

really.

Although Hyjal wasn't particularly bright, he was quite skilled at killing. After taking down a giant warrior, he immediately pounced on him and actually managed to grab and tackle the giant slinger, Gael, to the ground using sheer brute force.

Archers are hard to fight when they get close, let alone when they're using a slingshot.

boom!
Hyjal had barely gained the upper hand when he was immediately bleeding from a head wound. The giant slinger had actually slammed the stone projectile from his waist into Hyjal's forehead like a brick.

If it were anyone else, their skull would probably be shattered.

But Hyjal was fine; he was stubborn, his forehead was the hardest part of his body!
He delivered a powerful backhand headbutt to the giant slinger's chin, the impact deforming the enemy's mouth and sending several large teeth flying.

"I am Hyjal!"

"A Thunder Warrior from the Sacred Snow Mountain!"

Hyjal's eyes were bloodshot, and blood streamed down his head. He swung his fist, as big as a casserole dish, and smashed it into the giant's eye socket, shattering one of the eyeballs. The enormous giant's eyeball seemed to burst, splattering Hyjal's head and face with blood.

But the target was, after all, a legendary unit marked with five stars. When Hyjal suddenly dealt it a heavy blow, Hyjal went berserk and grabbed it, slamming it heavily against the stone wall.

The scene resembled a large and a small Hulk fighting each other, with the power of their punches no less than that of heavy weapons.

Isn’t this even dead?

Duncan has already taken down four or five giants. With him personally in command, these foolish barbarians won't die unless they cause trouble.

However, the enemy in this battle was a bit unusual. Despite being severely injured, his combat power was not weakened at all. On the contrary, he became stronger and stronger as he fought, just like Hyjal. Even the marks on his body were undergoing slight changes.

Within dimensional space.

In the projection screen viewed from God's perspective, a blurry giant silhouette appeared, superimposed on the enemy.

—"Slinger Gale (Legendary Robust) (Divine Grace) (Hero Unit) (Crimson Five-Star)!"

(The last bloodline of the demigod giant Earthshaker, Dogos, saw the hill giants' habitat shrink due to the expansion of humans and dwarves.)
(Young Gale, eager to become a hero of the giants, led his people south in an attempt to reclaim the land of Grizzly Hills.)
Is this a sudden power spike?
This was the first time Duncan had seen the crimson five-pointed star mark. It hadn't turned into a skull mark, probably because the quasi-god-like power behind the enemy wasn't strong enough.

"It feels like being possessed by a deity!"

"Is he possessed?"

Duncan discovered that hero units in this world are particularly prone to going overboard, as if some unseen deity would bestow a bit of divine power or grace upon them at the drop of a hat.

Rumble!
Hyjal, who had been occupying the top position, was suddenly pinned down by the enemy and slammed heavily into the ground, creating a human-shaped crater more than a meter deep. Hyjal was almost completely buried in the ground.

Duncan instantly gripped his spear and launched a thrust, blood splattering as the spear nearly pierced the enemy's thigh.

Everyone else survived, but Hyjal died here!
"Go all out!" This giant hero's physique is no ordinary being. Normally, Duncan's crippled right leg would at least affect its mobility, but not now. It has entered a berserk state, and its combat skills have greatly improved.

Bleeding is almost ineffective against it!

A giant hand slammed into the ground, slamming Hyjal into the earth and shattering nearby rocks, like a ground-splitting slash. The impact caused Duncan to lose his balance and become strangely stiff.

next second.

The enemy grabbed a stone pillar and swung it. Duncan barely managed to parry using his grandfather's technique, but sparks flew and his figure was sent flying more than ten meters away. The moment he got up, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and the health bar on the projected screen dropped by almost half.

"He's cheating!"

"This is absolutely master-level combat skill."

That smooth little combo just now reminded Duncan of Kratos, the God of War in the game; only a top-tier warrior who has been through countless battles could pull it off.

The marksmen have all turned into berserkers.

At this moment, Hyjal was already severely injured. As the giant swung the stone pillar and smashed it down on his head, a burst of blood-red light, invisible to the naked eye, suddenly erupted from Hyjal's body, who was on the verge of death.

—Hyjal (Power Domain) (Divine Grace) (Divine Power) (Five-Star Gold)!

He actually caught the stone pillar that the giant slammed down with his bare hands.

A whisper came.

The witch Greya's voice suddenly rang in Duncan's ear, whispering, "There is an altar and shrine for giants inside the cave. Destroy it, and you will remove its divine power."

However, Duncan's attention was no longer on that at this point.

Dimensional space.

Unbeknownst to them, two invisible phantoms appeared above the projection screen, silently observing the battle.

—The incarnation of Kord, the god of strength (powerful divine power).

—The incarnation of the Gem Lady (the Dwarf God) (a weak god).

Duncan initially thought that Attila the Scourge of God's protection of all spirits was outrageous enough, but he never expected that there would be even more outrageous things in this place where gods could incarnate and walk among mortals.

Hyjal, who was on the verge of death, suddenly unleashed his full power, and a trace of the laws of power materialized on his body.

The two struggled against each other like prehistoric beasts, causing even the nearby rocks to gradually collapse. When Hygal threw a punch, the terrifying force not only repelled Gale but also caused spiderweb-like cracks more than ten meters long to appear on the cave wall.

The witch has given instructions, but Duncan doesn't want to do it.

He wanted to see if he could kill the demigod giant's avatar, since there were already people in the audience.

—Great Fury.

Duncan roared, creating a shockwave that sent dust flying. He pushed off with both feet, leaping more than ten meters into the air. His grandfather slashed down with the force of thunder, striking the enemy as if he were hitting an iron plate. Although it caused damage, it did not seriously injure the opponent.

The enemy now has a special status effect called 'armored skin'.

Fortunately, Hyjal had already reacted. He roared and clung to the enemy's massive body, then used a fighting technique similar to a rear naked choke, wrapping his thick legs around the enemy's neck before delivering a powerful punch to his temple.

Duncan swung his grandfather's weapon, slashing a meter-long wound across the enemy's body. As the stone pillar swung, his figure moved with incredible agility, kicking off the enemy's knee. He then landed 360 degrees in mid-air, and the rock beneath his feet shattered the instant he touched the ground. His lithe figure moved like a whirlwind, and his grandfather flashed a cold light, severing the enemy's Achilles tendon.

At that moment, Hyjal made a finger with his right hand and instantly pierced the giant's eye socket, forcefully pulling out the other eyeball.

Barbarian warriors' moves are solely aimed at killing their enemies; close-quarters combat, including kicking the groin and gouging the eyes, is commonplace.

boom!
The massive giant was brought down instantly. Hyjal roared and his fists slammed down repeatedly like afterimages, even deforming the enemy's skull.

"His divine power is somewhat like the Wrath of Sparta, is it the power of a battle priest?"

Kord, the god of strength, possesses a portion of the battle domain.

Duncan then swung his grandfather's sword in a leaping strike. Hyjal's figure dodged slightly, and with a flash of blood, the giant's head was severed, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

Although they managed to steal the kill at the last moment.

But Duncan lifted the giant hero's head and handed it to Hyjal, who was panting heavily with bloodshot eyes like a wild beast. Hyjal seemed to regain a bit of his senses, looked at Duncan with some surprise, then turned to look at the other barbarians, raised the giant's head with one hand, and roared, "Blood and glory!"

The barbarians around him pounded their chests in fervor, cheering for Hyjal, but their eyes kept darting to Duncan, who was half a step behind Hyjal.

At this point, it's best not to steal the spotlight from Hyjal.

Once the kill is in hand, everything else is easy to discuss.

At some point, a mark appeared on the human host's body.

—"The attention of the raging gods: You have successfully won the attention of the raging gods. The god of strength is quite satisfied with you. Further pleasing the raging gods may bring you divine favor from them."

There are people in the audience.

That would naturally be a spectacular duel, something Duncan is very familiar with.

Is there a chance this could become a dual-protagonist scenario?
Duncan's final retreat, giving the limelight to Hyjal, seemed to have garnered a sliver of attention from the raging gods.

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(End of this chapter)