Day 411-420/Day 418

Day 418
I stepped foot in the [Mysterious Dark Continent], a natural paradise where ancient plants flourish prosperously.
The trees make up an enormous forest hundreds to thousands of years old. Many of the versatile weeds are large enough to completely hide us, filling the area with a rich green smell.
It has a heavy but cool atmosphere unlike any forest we've been in before.
While exploring and still feeling like a dwarf, I found big trees that had fruits like bananas and apples.
The size of the fruit was taller than I was, after trying it to sate my curiosity I found that they were very delicious. The taste is like a banana or an apple, but with a richer taste, with a deep sweetness, a refreshing taste in every bite.
Even though they were of such size, I ate it with relish.
There were mushrooms the size of a house to match the large trees.
Mushrooms characterized by a red umbrella that gives off a sweet smell are apparently a kind of animal eating plants.
It restrained a "Crustaceous Rat" the size of an adult human with one of the thick rope-like sticky mycelia hanging from the umbrella, while something that was insistent and white wrapped around the whole body to slowly finish the digesting.
It was quite grotesque like something melted the internal organs as well as the fur, the Sisters and other who were not familiar with that ugly corruption screamed, but it also has its charm.
As we continued exploring, we were attacked by four giants of the ten meter class in a slightly open area, they were equipped with war axes and giant swords with matching full body armor made of magic metal, as well as having the physique to match.
I noticed, before we were attacked, the giants must have already fought a hybrid army made up of three hundred "armor" goblin and "ogre" demons, characterized by their burning red eyes, as well as a variety of other "beastmen". They were still killing each other.
Eventually the giants annihilated the army corps, but by that time three of their people were injured, and the blood must have been rushing to their heads since they attacked us even though we were unrelated.
When attacking, the giants were shouting "Mada, Gunayasha, Tahaka dub, Donaf Tukea Tatake! "Grazel Golgos! "Grazale Graslaud Glaze Ru! Gafdunas! "Grazel Usas! "Glazalee Da? Kesukesuke Kouke Keukui!" I assumed they were meaningful words as such.
By the way, when translated by 【Heterogeneous Language Giants · Language】, which had little opportunity to be used so far, "Mada · Gunaya, Sha · Takaka, Dab · Donaf also died. We must fight to send to the peaceful land! "Kill the mad cowardly eyes! "The Madness in the eyes, their crazy red eyes, the short crazy ones! Punish and throw in jail! "Forgive my own craziness" "Is not a reflexive madness? Wait, wait for everyone! ".
Apparently, it was the smallest of the four, the only magician-like one from among the giants, with their witchcraft as twisted as old trees, that noticed misunderstanding.
He tried to stop in a hurry, but the other three plunged ahead with the sound of the earth ringing around them.
If it is usual for them to eliminate strangers with no question, because this time there were giants who have noticed the misunderstanding, we decided to neutralize them without any killing for the first time.
Anyway, ordinary dungeon monsters do not speak. They just roar and shout out meaningless barks. I know we are the exception, but that is only an exception, not the rule.
The eyes of these giants certainly have the light of intelligence, they can communicate with each other through actual speech, and there even seems to be feelings or thoughts for dead friends. They may not be ordinary dungeon monsters. I decided to spare them because we needed to make use of them to gather information and learn more about the land.
For that reason, I leapt and hit the chin of the giant who was running at the head of the group.
Although it moved up and down, the large body still rotated once in a vertical direction before falling back to the ground. There was a feeling of a broken jaw's despite its thickness, after being treated for a while it may have minimal aftereffects.
Then, for the following giant who charged without stopping past the place where the first was knocked down, I kicked him into the air and moved instantly, landing a kick with all of the momentum from my rotation to the right of his head.
A powerful kick harder than metal met his thick skull, transferring the momentum of the rotation to the giant and snatching away consciousness, leaving the weakened giant to roll on the ground as it landed.
While shaking up his associates in a flash, I shot towards the third person who swung down a great battle ax with his full power, shaking my silver arm like a whip as I intercepted it in the air.
The great ax was unexpectedly crushed as if it was glass, and huge fragments splashed around. The giant collapses with shock and falls to the ground on his back, causing a small earthquake.
Behind the back of the three who collapsed in a matter of seconds, there was the last magician-like giant who was stunned with his a big mouth open. He seemed late to process what was happening in his head.
While looking aside at him, I picked up the great battle ax from the breast of the third giant who was the most injured, only because he was dealt the most destructive shock.
The giant tried to rise in a hurry, but could not move it because I was stepping on his chest.
Imagine a lying down human that could not get up because he was being stepped on by a doll a fifth his own size.
Such a surreal scene seems to be impossible for him to understand - the giant that is.
Although trying to rampage in vain, he can easily be suppressed by using the ability 【Giant Slayer】.
It is easier than twisting the hand of a baby. The body of the giant loses pressure just by being strongly stepped on.
However, if it's ramped up any more than this, it would be troublesome, so I hit the cheeks like a horse.
I intended to make it light, but apparently it was still powerful enough to make it seem he was being beaten with a club? The head of the giant shook left or right interestingly.
I decided to interrogate the giant with various ways after he ceased struggling when he caught up with his cheeks' pain and incomprehensible thoughts.
Mostly though, the source of answer to my questions was the last magician style giant.
There are many things that we found out through our unexpected first contact with the people from the Dark Continent.
First of all, the four giants seem to from a tribe named "Jorgat Giant", they are "Mori Kaku" giants.
Brown skin on pale green hair. Even for giants, they can swiftly move through the woods, with smaller body shapes and dexterous hands.
They acquire skills rather than simply battling by force alone, but are not weak nor are they easily defeated, meaning they are much stronger than the Black Fomor and others that are simply generated.
Altogether they are beings that are soldiers who came for mission, sent from the giant kingdom «Colossus · Titan» where many giants live to their current location «Phantom Forest of the Big Beast».
The duties of the four giants was to reach the ancient forest dominated by huge plants where gigantic beasts and bugs live.
Human beings, animals, and plants are classified as small dangers since there are zones located in the [Mysterious Dark Continent] that have crowds of upper rank ten-meter-sized giants and monsters that are even larger than the ones we met now.
It seems that it is like a natural labyrinth whose direction is obscure by complicated and strangely grown trees, so if a person who does not know the area well enters, it will go badly, there are many cases where you will not even live long enough to try to run away.
It was the discovery and extermination of the enemy that it was witnessed in such a «Phantom Forest of the Big Beast».
The enemy this time was the red-eyed goblins and ogres the giants were fighting against.
They call the "Crazy Low-eyed" ones Grazele, because of their characteristic burning red eyes etc. They make up the armies of the force opposing the giants.
The king of the giants - 【Giant King】 is like a subordinate to Marvasque 【The Redeemer King】 who undertook the long-time battle with Barrol · Dubazzura over many years in the 【Mysterious Abundant Dark Continent】, but there seem to be various complicated circumstances going on there, so it is likely better to omit a visit this time.
In the meantime I think that he has been a victim for many years now. Moreover, it is troublesome to find a person in any system which would so easily throw away their life with a command from [The Redeemer King] if so ordered.
If an enemy army made up of such people invaded their influence zone, it would be natural to move to eliminate them.
Even so, the [Giant King] is a name somewhat similar to the Fomor that I knocked down before, is there some connection? Perhaps it might be a distant ancestor.
It seems that there is a possibility because, if you listen to their story, he seems to be equipped with a powerful [Demon Eye].
While being vague about our intentions, we separated from the four giants to move through the forest.
Despite attacking us, it was because of a misunderstanding, we treated their wounds afterwards so they decided to take us with them as they returned.
To where? Of course, the kingdom of the giants «Colossus · Titan».
In the special 【God's Age Dungeon】 unique to the 【Mysterious Dark Continent】, it seems that we can not classify all the living beings here simply as dungeon monsters, so I wanted even a little information.
It is not necessarily because I am anxious to try the dishes made by the giants.
This is necessary.
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“四百十八日目”
　足を踏み入れた【神秘豊潤なる暗黒大陸】は、太古の植物が旺盛に繁栄する自然の楽園だった。
　樹齢は数百年から数千年になるだろう大樹の森。多種多彩な雑草は俺達がすっぽりと隠れてしまうほどの大きさがあり、濃厚な緑の匂いが充満している。
　今までに無い、重厚ながらも清涼な雰囲気の森である。
　小人になった気分で探索していると、バナナやリンゴのような果実を実らせる大樹があった。
　その果実の大きさは俺の身の丈よりも大きく、好奇心のままに食べてみたが非常に美味かった。味はバナナやリンゴのような感じだが、より濃厚な味わいだ。深い甘み、スッキリとした口当たり。
　大きさがあるのにペロリと食べてしまった。
　大樹の大きさに見合うように、家屋のような大きさのキノコがあった。
　甘い匂いを発する赤い傘が特徴的なキノコは、どうやら食獣植物の一種らしい。
　人間大の“甲殻鼠”を傘から垂らした縄のような太さの粘着菌糸で拘束し、その全身にはビッシリと白い何かが纏わりついて絶賛消化中だった。
　毛皮はもちろん内臓まで何かの液体に溶けたようなかなりグロテスクな有様だったので、ここまで醜く損壊した死体を見慣れていない姉妹さんなどは悲鳴を上げたが、それもご愛嬌だろう。
　探索を続けていると、森の中のやや開けた場所で、魔法金属製の全身鎧と体格に見合った大戦斧や巨大剣を装備した十メートル級の巨人四人組に襲われた。
　俺達が襲われる前は、巨人達が三百体は居ただろう武装した燃えるような赤目が特徴的なや、その他多種の“獣人”による混成軍団と殺し合っていた。
　最終的には巨人達が軍団を殲滅したが、その際に三人の被害が出ていたので、頭に血が上って関係ない俺達に襲い掛かって来たのだ。
　襲い掛かってきた際、巨人達は『マダ・グナヤ　シャ・タハカ　ダブ・ドナフ　トゥカイア　タタケウ！』『グラゼール　ゴルゴロス！』『グラゼール　グラゼールッ　グラゼールッ！　ガフドナス！』『グラゼール　ユーサズ！』『グラゼール　ディハ？　ケス　ケスクイ　カウケスクイ！』など、意味のある言葉を発した。
　ちなみに、ここまで使う機会など殆どなかった【】によって翻訳すると『マダ・グナヤも、シャ・タハカも、ダブ・ドナフも死んでしまった。安らぎの地へ送る為にも、戦わねばならぬ！』『狂気の赫眼は殺す！』『狂気の赫眼、狂気の赫眼ッ、狂気の赫眼ッ！　獄瞑へ叩き込む！』『狂気の赫眼は許しておけぬッ』『狂気の赫眼、じゃない？　ま、待て、皆待て！』となる。
　どうやら四人の中で最も小柄ながら、老木のように捻じれた魔杖を持つ魔術師風の巨人だけは勘違いに気が付いたらしい。
　慌てて止めようとしてくれたが、他の三人は地響きを鳴らしながらコチラに突っ込んでくる。
　普段なら問答無用で排除するところだが、今回は勘違いに気が付いた巨人も居る事だし、一先ず殺さず無力化する事にした。
　なにせ、普通のダンジョンモンスターは喋らない。咆哮や意味の無い鳴き声を発するだけだ。例外は知っているが、それは例外だからである。
　しかし巨人達の瞳には確かに知性の光が宿り、会話によって意思の疎通を行い、死んだ仲間を思う感情がある。
　普通のダンジョンモンスターではないのかもしれない。それを知る為にも、情報を引き出すには生かす必要があったからだ。
その為、先頭を走る巨人の顎を跳躍すると共に殴打。
　加減したが、それでも巨体は縦に一回転して地面に背中から落ちていく。顎の分厚すぎる骨が砕けた感触があった。治療してもしばらくは後遺症が残るかもしれない。
　そして一体を倒したところで止まらず突っ込んでくる後続の巨人に対しては、空中を蹴って瞬間的に加速して移動し、その右側頭部に回転の勢いを乗せた蹴りを入れる。
　金属のように硬く分厚い頭蓋骨に罅が入るほどの威力のある蹴りは巨人を横回転させると共に意識を奪い、脱力した巨人の身体が地を転がる。
　あっという間に仲間がやられた事に動揺しつつも大戦斧を全力で振り下ろした三人目の一撃を、空中で銀腕を鞭のように振るって迎撃した。
　大戦斧はガラスのように呆気なく砕け、巨大な破片は周囲に飛散。巨人は衝撃によって体勢を崩し、背中から地面に倒れて小さな地揺れを起こす。
　数秒で倒れた三人の奥には、大口を開けて唖然としている最後の魔術師風の巨人が居た。
　彼は何が起こったのか頭で理解するのに遅れているようだった。
　それを横目に見ながら、大戦斧を壊された衝撃に負けて倒れただけの最も軽傷だった三人目の巨人の胸の上に乗る。
　巨人は慌てて立ち上がろうとしたが、胸に乗った俺に踏みつけられて動けない。
　横になった人間が、自身の五分の一程度の大きさしかない人形に踏まれて起き上がれない。
　そんなシュールな光景は、当人――当巨人にとっても理解できないらしい。
　無駄に暴れようとするが、【】などのアビリティによって簡単に抑え込める。
　赤子の手を捻るよりも簡単だ。強く踏むだけで巨人の身体は圧に負ける。
　ただこれ以上暴れられても面倒なので、頬をビシバシと叩く。
　軽くしたつもりではあるが、棍棒で殴られる程度の威力はあっただろうか。巨大な巨人の頭部が面白いぐらい左右に揺れた。
　両頬の痛みと理解不能な現実に思考が追いつかなくなって動けなくなった巨人に対して、俺は色々と尋問する事にした。
　最も、質問に答えたのは、主に魔術師風の最後の巨人だったが。
　予期せぬ初暗黒大陸住人との接触で分かった事は多い。
　まず、四人の巨人はという種族になるらしい。
　薄緑色の頭髪に茶色い肌。森の中でも機敏に動けるように巨人としては引き締まった体形で、手先も器用。
　力だけでの戦闘ではなく技術も体得した彼等は決して弱いわけではなく、呆気なく倒しはしたが、単純に生成しただけのブラックフォモールなどよりも遥かに強い。
　そんな彼等だが、多くの巨人達の暮らす巨人王都≪クロニュソス・ティタン≫から、現在地である≪≫にまで任務の為にやって来た兵士らしい。
　
　そして四人の巨人の任務は、巨人でも苦戦する巨獣や巨蟲などが暮らす、巨植物が支配する太古の森。
　人間大の動植物が小型に分類され、十メートル級の巨人やそれよりも巨大なモンスターが跋扈する【神秘豊潤なる暗黒大陸】の中でも上位に位置する危険地帯。
　複雑怪奇に生い茂る樹木によって方角は分からなくなる天然の迷宮のようなものらしいので、何も知らない者が下手に入ると外には生きて出られない場合も多い。
　そんな≪巨獣の幻森≫にて、目撃されたという敵の発見および排除だった。
　敵とは、巨人達が戦っていた赤目のゴブリンやオーガ達の事だ。
　彼等がと呼ぶ、燃えるような赤目が特徴的なコイツ等は巨人達と敵対する勢力の軍勢である。
　巨人達の王――【巨人王】バロル・ドゥバズラと長年争っている地底都市を統べし【赫眼王】マルヴァスクの配下らしいが、【神秘豊潤なる暗黒大陸】には色々と複雑な事情があるらしいので今回は省略する。
　とりあえず長年の怨敵だと思えばいい。しかも【赫眼王】の命令なら命も簡単に投げ出して特攻する系の厄介者だ。
　そんな敵軍が自分達の勢力圏内に侵入したかもしれないなどとなれば、排除するために動くのも当然だろう。
　それにしても、【巨人王】はなんだか以前倒したバロールに似た名前なのだが、何かしらの繋がりがあるのだろうか？　もしかしたら遠い祖先とかかもしれない。
　話を聞けば強力な【魔眼】を備えているらしいので、可能性はありそうだ。
　なんて妄想しながら、俺達は四人の巨人達に分乗して森の中を進んでいた。
　勘違いで襲ってきただけでなく、その後の治療もしてあげたので、そのお礼として帰る彼等に連れて行ってもらう事になったのだ。
　どこへ？　当然、巨人王都≪クロニュソス・ティタン≫である。
　【神代ダンジョン】の中でも特殊な【神秘豊潤なる暗黒大陸】では、単純にココで生きる者達をダンジョンモンスターとして全て分類する事もできないようなので、少しでも情報が欲しかった。
　決して巨人達の料理が気になったからという訳ではない。
　これは、必要な事なのだ。
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