Chapter 671

“What? What the hell are these bastards saying right now......!”

“Enough.”

Su-ho first raised his arm toward the enraged Ruin and calmed him down.

Then, after deactivating Dragon Mode, he looked at the giants criticizing him.

“So it’s true.”

“That fake giant.”

“I thought he was just a human, but to think he also had dragon blood.”

“Disgusting.”

“He’s a mongrel through and through.”

Su-ho did not know how the rumors had spread, but they already knew him as a fake giant.

So hatred like this was not particularly surprising, but that did not mean he felt fine about it.

Su-ho looked at them and asked.

“So, have you said everything you wanted to say now?”

“No?”

“You damned fake!”

“You stole our opportunity to fight!”

“Boo!”

“Die!”

“What opportunity to fight! You can barely kill even one Giant Hunter!”

The one who could not endure it and stepped forward was Ruin again.

He sincerely became angry for Su-ho and argued back, but there was no way those whose perception had already become firmly fixed would listen to those words.

Was that why?

He had been feeling bad until just moments ago, but as he watched Ruin getting angry in his place, he suddenly began to feel fine.

To be precise, their criticism no longer made him feel bad.

“That’s enough now.”

“But, Commander......!” ℴ

“Leave them alone. Do you think they’ll change their minds just because you get angry now?”

“Phew.......”

Ruin stepped back.

At that moment, Uven approached and asked.

“Are you all right?”

“What is there not to be all right about? I’m fine.”

“You are strong. Well, I suppose that is why you were able to defeat the Giant Slaughterer.”

“You don’t feel disgusted?”

“Who? Us? By whom? You? Why should we?”

Su-ho chuckled at Uven’s feigned innocence.

“Thanks for saying that.”

“I merely spoke the truth. From the moment I decided to follow you, I also decided not to care what kind of being you were.”

“Even if I’m a dragon?”

“Whether you are a dragon or anything else does not matter. Whatever you may be, the fact that you are a giant does not change, and you were acknowledged as qualified, which is why you are here, are you not?”

More than any other words, they became the greatest comfort.

It was then.

[ Leader candidacy for the vote will now begin. ]

[ Those who wish to become a leader should apply, and if there is someone you wish to become a leader, please nominate them. ]

[ A nominated candidate may refuse the candidacy. ]

[ A candidate who has already applied cannot be nominated. ]

[ If there is no one, you may select none. ]

System windows appeared before their eyes.

They appeared before everyone without exception.

Su-ho read the text for a moment, then selected apply without hesitation.

“Hmm.”

“Mm.”

He thought it would end quickly, but surprisingly, it took some time.

Everyone was thinking it over.

Most of the giants had come to follow Su-ho or Graul, but there were still quite a few giants who had not given up the thought that perhaps they might have a chance.

Was that why?

A while later, the candidacy results were revealed, and surprisingly, the number of candidates exceeded 100.

What was even more surprising was that all of them were applicants.

There was not a single person who had become a candidate through nomination.

Thanks to that, the ordinary voters freely mocked them.

“Wow.”

“They really have no conscience.”

“How many of those can face a Giant Hunter alone?” 𝚏𝗋ℯⅇ

“Their egos are enormous.”

“Idiots.”

Scathing criticism.

Several applicants coughed awkwardly out of embarrassment.

Fortunately, there were no applicants among Su-ho’s people.

Ruin looked at the list and nodded.

“It seems only giants capable of distinguishing their own limits gathered on our side.”

“It means there is more solidarity than over there.”

Uven also nodded.

The voting began.

The total number of voters, including the applicants, was 618.

Compared to the 999 who had started the second trial, quite a large number had died.

[ Voting has ended. ]

[ The results will be announced. ]

The voting ended quickly.

As expected, the results were clear.

First place was Graul, who received 392 votes.

Second place was Su-ho, who received 204 votes.

The remaining 22 votes were votes cast for themselves or abstentions.

“Haha!”

“Look at that overwhelming difference!”

“Idiots! Will you still support the fake giant after this?!”

“To become our king, one must at least have a proper lineage!”

“Look at Lord Graul! How proper his lineage is!”

Quite a few applicants had come from Graul’s side.

Was that why?

Perhaps belatedly feeling embarrassed, many of them had voted not for themselves but for Graul.

Then, while looking at the difference in the results, they jeered absurdly.

A pathetic sight.

Of course, Su-ho did not care about their jeering.

However, he narrowed his eyes at the result itself.

‘A difference of roughly twice as many.’

If this had been a position where only one leader had to be selected, Graul would have been elected.

But fortunately, the system had said it would select a maximum of two leaders, so Su-ho could also become a leader.

In other words, it meant there was still an opportunity.

[ A maximum of two leaders will be selected. ]

[ Congratulations, ‘Graul’ has been selected as a leader. ]

[ Congratulations, ‘An Su-ho’ has been selected as a leader. ]

[ Those who have become leaders will be given a special mark. ]

A special mark.

It was nothing significant, and a small crown like an angel’s ring appeared above their heads.

Ruin congratulated him.

“Congratulations, Commander.”

“Thanks. Because of you, I won the vote.”

“I believe it was only natural. But it seems the video shown at the end had a great influence on this vote.”

The video shown at the end.

He was referring to the MVP privilege video.

Could it be that the system had deliberately shown the video while aiming for this?

There was no way to know.

The truth merely remained beyond reach.

Then a system notification appeared.

[ As voting has ended, the next trial will begin. ]

[ This trial is a faction battle. ]

[ Voters who did not vote for the first-place and second-place winners will be included in the faction of the second-place winner, who received fewer votes. ]

“What?”

“A faction battle?”

This trial was none other than a faction battle.

That was why they had voted and why two leaders had been selected.

Only then could they be divided into two and fight.

It was then.

Rrrrrrrrrumble!

The terrain began to change.

The voting hall, which had looked like a wide open space, split into two halves, and an enormous cliff was created in the gap that opened between them.

Then one long bridge was placed between the cliffs, and with the bridge between them, Su-ho’s side and Graul’s side were divided from each other.

It was immediately after the terrain began to change.

[ Only the victorious leader can allow their faction to survive. ]

[ The victory condition is the deaths of 200 people. ]

The faction battle began.

At the same time, the colors of Su-ho’s and Graul’s crowns changed.

Graul’s was white.

Su-ho’s was black.

The colors of the fabric worn by the faction members also changed.

Graul’s faction was white.

Su-ho’s faction was black.

It was then.

Swish!

The positions of the members of the two factions changed in an instant.

And the colors of the fabric overlaid on the faction members also changed.

Graul’s faction, which had been white, became black like Su-ho, and Su-ho’s faction, which had been black, became white.

[ The two factions will be exchanged. ]

[ The faction battle will begin. ]

“......!”

“......!”

“......!”

The faction battle began.

At the same time, the giants’ eyes widened.

The faction battle they had thought had already begun had not truly begun, and only after the two factions were exchanged did the real faction battle begin.

“What does this mean?”

“Then our leader is that fake giant?”

“How does this suddenly make any sense?”

“Then why did we vote?!”

Protests followed one after another.

However, the system did not respond.

The trial had begun, and carrying it out was solely the participants’ responsibility.

Jack smoothly appeared and asked.

- They have set up an amusing trick. What are you going to do?

“Who knows.”

392 giants.

Excluding Graul, there were 391.

The bastards who had been pouring every kind of abuse on him and calling him a fake giant only moments ago had now become his teammates.

Moreover, teammates he had to protect.

In addition, the victory condition was the deaths of 200 people.

Su-ho’s original team, which had now become the enemy, numbered 224.

Excluding Su-ho, there were 223.

It was a condition under which they practically had to kill almost all of them in order to win.

Su-ho looked at the giants protesting against the system.

Their mouths were still filthy.

It was not a particularly pleasant sight.

But right now, they were his team that he had to protect.

At that moment, the faction members who felt Su-ho’s gaze flinched and reacted.

“W-What?”

“What are you looking at?”

“You’re only a fake?”

“A-Are you planning to kill us or something?”

“Th-Then you’ll never be able to win?”

How petty.

They had cursed at him just moments ago, and now they seemed afraid of dying?

When Su-ho took one step toward them, everyone retreated in a rush.

Pathetic appearances.

Su-ho spoke to his summons.

“Protect them as you see fit.”

- Understood.

- Understood.

Jack and Roynan answered.

Su-ho turned his body again and looked beyond the bridge.

Beyond the bridge, Graul, who had also finished grasping the situation, was looking this way.

Whoosh-

He flew.

As Su-ho flew and slowly headed toward the bridge, Graul likewise flew through the air toward the bridge.

It was then.

Ziiing- Kwagagagagaga!

An ink-colored explosion suddenly erupted from the approaching Graul, and projectiles were fired.

It was the steel he controlled.

Pretending that enemies meeting on a narrow bridge were gathering on the bridge, he had launched a surprise attack in the meantime.

However, they did not reach Su-ho’s faction members.

Kwakakakang!

The steel exploded in midair.

At the same time, what was revealed was Protective Holy Art, a sacred barrier.

- How utterly predictable.

Jack sneered.

Su-ho also nodded.

It was as expected.

Graul acted as though he had a proper lineage, but he was more cunning than anyone.

That was why Su-ho had not left it only to his summons and had cast Protective Holy Art in advance.

At Su-ho’s defense, one of Graul’s eyebrows rose.

He still did not slow the speed at which he approached.

The two soon met on the bridge.

Graul spoke.

“Not bad.”

Su-ho did not answer.

Instead, he summoned Extermination of Evil and Blood Evil.

The two dragons coiled around each other in the air and made a terrifying sound.

Seeing that, Graul sneered.

“Do you intend to kill your own teammates as well?”

At that moment.

Kwachichichichit!

Blood Evil and Extermination of Evil struck Graul.

Su-ho answered.

“No?”