Chapter 409: Eighty-Ninth Floor, Demigod (2)
[Assist the Giant Resistance in creating a homeland for their people. Time remaining: 25 hours 21 minutes.]
Although the plan—to sneak through the tunnels and strike the inner citadel—sounded absurdly simple, that didn’t mean the giants weren’t prepared.
Before my arrival, their strategy amounted to little more than a willingness to fight and die. With my inclusion, however, everything had changed.
I would enter the city first and draw the controlled giants’ attention from the opposite side. While they were distracted, the resistance would emerge from the tunnel and make a swift advance toward the citadel.
After subduing the approaching giants with lightning, I would regroup with the resistance to directly engage the tinies.
The entire strategy hinged on my presence. Without me, it couldn’t even begin. The Giant Resistance had placed its trust in me.
Though they had shown their resolve, they still needed to show me their capabilities. To be honest, the plan didn’t require the resistance’s inclusion—there were barely a hundred giants in it.
We will have to face tens of thousands of enemies.
Even so, leaving them behind wasn’t an option, and not merely for the sake of faith.
Since I didn’t like needless sacrifices, I had tried to argue that I could handle everything by myself, but Kireing and the resistance had strongly opposed the idea. They had declared that freedom gained without bloodshed meant nothing.
Though I didn’t entirely agree, I empathized with their determination to fight. After all, this was their war, and I was only here to help. In fact, I wondered if they would feel empty if they weren’t included.
A heart and mind stuck in the past weren’t so easily freed.