【Cyclops: Champion Template, Demon of the Demon World. HP=1015, MP=5. Strength 29, Agility 5, Spirit 1, Charisma 1. 】
【Demon Trait—Weak Bloodline Descendant of the Fire Titan】
As a Cyclops, its racial Bloodline is typically a high-Strength unit. Combined with the Champion Template, the conversion rate for Strength and HP reaches a direct 1:35.
Even if it stood still without dodging or blocking and let Cheng Tian whip it with full force, it would still take about a hundred strikes to achieve a Kill.
But how many hits could Cheng Tian withstand from the opponent?
Although he couldn't see the specific Health Bar Panel at all, just by looking at its physique, Cheng Tian could already imagine how tough the opponent's bones were, and that this was definitely not something he could confront head-on.
Even if the opponent was unarmed, Cheng Tian didn't want to take a single hit.
The only thing worth celebrating was probably that this Giant used the FC Version, rather than the Headless Knight-like version found in the Great Demon's Village.
So the question remains... how to fight it?
Cheng Tian turned his head and could only see deep Shock and fear on the faces of the two university students. In their minds, they couldn't even imagine how they would stand before this Giant.
It could only be said that Green Skin's previous assessment was indeed very pertinent: even the easiest stage of the FC Version's Demon World Village difficulty, the first stage "Outside the Demon King's Castle," should have a minimum difficulty of D-rank, not E+-rank.
Throwing a group of inexperienced Players in was no different from encountering a drowsy truck driver while crossing the road—it was purely man-made disaster rather than a Calamity.
With the slightest carelessness, even Cheng Mouren, who had already displayed considerable combat power and astonishing potential, could be taken out.
He reached out and gathered the Ghost Cicada floating nearby into his arms, beginning to rub it repeatedly as if it were a rubber ball, while staring blankly at the drowsy Giant, an idea gradually forming in his mind.
"Little fellow, nod if you can completely understand what I'm saying."
The oppressive atmosphere enveloped them for a while. Then, Cheng Tian brought the Ghost Cicada, which was letting him rub it, face-to-face with him, and whispered to it in a low voice.
The Ghost Cicada nodded.
"You need to do this and that..."
Cheng Tian began whispering his plan.
"Hey~ You two."
After a while, upon hearing Cheng Tian mention them, the two university students tensed up, their bodies visibly trembling, unsure what kind of wild thoughts had crossed their minds.
Then they saw Cheng Tian, who had somehow taken off his full set of Knight Armor and stuffed it into his Inventory, casually tossing the resulting Red Demon Wings Material aside, leaving him once again in nothing but Underpants. He placed one hand on each of their shoulders.
But just as they thought Cheng Tian was about to say some comforting words, they saw him grin, revealing an unsettling smile.
It carried a hint of excitement mixed with madness, and the strong scent of someone ready to risk their life. In short, he didn't look like a normal person.
"When I die, it'll be your turn! Hahaha!"
After speaking, Cheng Tian ignored the two university students whose faces instantly turned Ashen as if their mothers had died, and turned around, walking out of the bushes. Accompanied by the silently Flying Ghost Cicada, he crept towards the sleeping Cyclops like a thief.
The two university students stood frozen, feeling neither able to stay nor follow.
Cheng Mouren, who was also a Veteran Player of the 《Monster Hunter》 class, now only wished he had a portable Mega Barrel G, otherwise, he would definitely let this Cyclops enjoy the Joy of a sleep-bomb.
As the distance closed, the Giant's size became increasingly imposing in Cheng Tian's eyes due to the Oppression it exuded.
However, just as the straight-line distance between them shrank to only 30 meters, they saw the still-closed-eyed Giant suddenly perform an Inhale action, as if it had smelled a scent that triggered a reaction. Following this, it suddenly opened its eyes, and its slightly drowsy single eye accurately fixed upon the direction where Cheng Mouren was!
Unlike the Gargoyle Demon, which has a history in a mercenary family from the Demon World and whose behavior is far more disciplined than it appears, the Cyclops, being a Demon as well, is actually closer to a pure beast.
Ordinary Giant individuals generally exceed four meters in height, and Champion individuals selected to be Demon Generals can even exceed 6 meters. Their size is so massive they resemble walking Armor Tanks, but the volume of their brains is barely comparable to a squirrel's.
A brain of this size driving such a massive body results in advantages and disadvantages that are very obvious.
The super-miniature brain paired with the super-large body causes pain sensation to transmit very slowly. Often, pain nerves will simply ignore these insignificant damages, and many Spells that affect the Spirit are completely ineffective against them.
Fools are simply unafraid of Fear Spells and Spirit control!
If you see a Giant that can count to 3, it is definitely a natural genius; if it can count to 5, it qualifies to contend for the Giant King title; if it can count to 9... don't doubt it, it must have received a cross-realm blessing from some great blue bird!
The benefactor would probably be cursing while trying to bestow the blessing—
Damn it! An otherworldly Ogryn!
This Champion Template Giant, taken in by the Demon King, is probably somewhere between a natural genius and the Giant King, but its bestial Instincts still far outweigh its rationality.
The Giant's body odor could almost be considered a biological weapon, yet this still couldn't mask their excellent olfactory nerves, especially when "Human"—the Giant's favorite food—appears. They can almost turn into Pavlov's dogs; even in a dormant state, their bodies react immediately before their brains do.
"Ghost Cicada! Metal Claw! Poke its Eyeball!!!"
The Giant's sudden awakening startled Cheng Tian for a moment, but the next second, he grabbed the Ghost Cicada floating on his shoulder and performed a powerful throwing motion.
Perhaps because the Ghost Cicada is only composed of an insect shell plus a Soul, it lacks the physiological reactions of conventional living beings. Furthermore, with its Soul and shell combined weighing only about 1.2 kilograms, the speed of its projectile flight was quite fast.
And while being thrown, the Ghost Cicada's small Claws had already lit up with a Silver Light.
As a Cyclops individual possessing a faint ancestral Bloodline among Giants, this Giant responsible for guarding the pass had extremely excellent long-range vision, which could almost be called Eagle Eye. Smashing a target kilometers away with a random large rock was not difficult for it.
But as a Price, the one-eyed Giant experiences focusing blur when looking at close-range units, which prevents it from precisely seeing the approaching Ghost Cicada.
One could see the muscles in its shoulder and arm reacting, attempting to raise a hand to block the attack, but...
It was too slow!
A flash of Silver Light, and the Giant, which should have been very dull to pain, let out an incomparably piercing scream!
Simultaneously, the Giant's Health Bar, which stood at 1015, instantly dropped to 960.
Metal Claw! Weak Point Attack! Triple Critical Hit! Part Break!