Chapter 330 - 172: Head-on War (3)

Desert Giant Monsters have no Tribes. In fact, most Races of the Wasteland don’t even recognize them as an intelligent Race, treating them as powerful Wild Beasts or Magical Beasts. These creatures are dim-witted, with thick hides and immense destructive power—the classic stupid but belligerent type.

Many Tribes have suffered raids from Desert Giant Monsters. When these creatures get hungry, they descend upon the Wasteland’s Tribes to stir up trouble. They don’t just steal food; they leave the Tribe in complete disarray. If they fail to find any food, the tribesmen themselves become the meal.

Desert Giant Monsters are close relatives of Ogres, Ogre Demons, Cannibal Giant Monsters, and the like.

Both goblins and the Headhunter Race have a habit of taming Giant Monsters, and the Desert Giant Monster is their preferred variety. This is mainly because these Giant Monsters are simple-minded and easy to deceive. Though typically gluttonous and lazy, they become incredibly fierce in a fight.

Monsters that other Races would go to great lengths to avoid are, in their eyes, natural Warriors that can serve as heavy units on the battlefield.

Desert Giant Monsters lack the cunning of Goblin Warriors or Bear Goblins. Their thought process is extremely simple: if told to charge, they charge. And while their steps are slow, their massive size means each stride covers a huge distance.

Their huge feet sent rumbles through the ground as they stomped, and they soon overtook the Goblin Warriors and Bear Goblins, surging to the very front.

The Goblin Warriors at the fore were held up by a growing number of Skeleton Undead, locked in a stalemate. As the battle bogged down, they heard a dull rumbling from the rear. A few Goblin Warriors still in the back turned to look and saw the Desert Giant Monsters marching right toward them.

"Giant Monsters!"

The Goblin Warriors shrieked the moment they saw the Giant Monsters, trying to warn their comrades up ahead.

Having tamed Giant Monsters for so long, they were no strangers to them. Those things were brainless. Getting accidentally injured by a Giant Monster in battle wasn’t some rare event—it happened all the time.

And there were a lot of Giant Monsters charging this time—nearly two thousand of them—all heading straight this way.

The Goblin Warriors at the front were blocked by the Skeleton Undead and could not advance, forced to hold their ground and fight. Meanwhile, the Goblin Warriors in the back couldn’t push forward. The moment they saw the Desert Giant Monsters approaching, they stopped fighting and scrambled to clear a path.

The Giant Monsters paid no attention to the shorties. Their eyes were fixed only on the cluster of white bones ahead. Their orders were to eliminate those white bones; the shorties were not their concern.

Once they were close, the Desert Giant Monsters swung the Meteor Hammers in their hands without hesitation. The hammers smashed down ahead of them, crashing like boulders launched from a catapult.

Smashing, rolling, dragging, and pulling—with one full swing, they wiped out a heap of Skeleton Undead and a heap of Goblin Warriors alike.

It was a completely indiscriminate attack.

From behind the Skeleton Undead Corps, tall figures clad in Heavy Armor and wielding Heavy Hammers began to stride forward, moving through the gaps in the formation. They were the Elite Heavy Hammer Skeleton Warriors.

Naturally, Li Ziyu couldn’t just let the Desert Giant Demons attack with impunity. Those things could wipe out a huge area with a single sweep. If he let them attack at will, his own Skeleton Undead Corps wouldn’t last long. A breach would quickly be torn in their lines, allowing the goblins in the rear to swarm through.

’These guys have to be taken down!’

And the Elite Heavy Hammer Skeleton Warriors he had prepared long ago were perfect for the job. ’Alright, let’s do this. Heavy versus heavy. We’ll see who’s tougher!’

’So what if you’re big and tall!’

The Desert Giant Monsters also spotted the Elite Heavy Hammer Skeleton Warriors heading their way. They were a little confused. ’What are these things? Are we supposed to fight them?’

’The order was to fight the white Skeletons, but... these guys seem different.’

Desert Giant Monsters: big bodies, small brains, and slow thought processes.

Before the Desert Giant Monsters could even figure it out, the Elite Heavy Hammer Skeleton Warriors were already upon them, raising their Heavy Hammers...