To the players' anticipation, Yuanfang and the others, who had returned from the Shaded Sun Giant Skull, also made their way back to Candlewood Island.
Although the new version update was just around the corner, they did not log off. Instead, they unusually refrained from running any dungeons and gathered together.
"The voice I heard inside the Shaded Sun Giant Skull should have come from the Dusk Giant," Yuanfang said first. This was precisely what they had gathered to discuss.
Wazai was immediately surprised. "The Dusk Giant? Wasn't He already dead long ago?"
Tianji stroked his chin. "It was probably some kind of lingering remnant, like the Long Night Queen's. These Kindlings possess unimaginable power."
After carefully considering the developments of their expedition, Storyteller began making deductions and analyzing the situation.
"If it was the Dusk Giant's lingering remnant, then Yuanfang's muttering makes sense."
"The cause of yesterday, the result of today."
"The Dusk Giant seemed to be repenting for something He had once done. He believed that this act had led to the destruction of the entire Giant race and doomed them."
Storyteller stroked his chin and continued his analysis.
"Inside the Shaded Sun Giant Skull, we discovered that the direct cause of the Giant race's destruction was the invasion of the Hidden Sage's incarnation. This mysterious Touching Kindling individual seemed to have found the Giants in the Shaded Sun Giant Skull at some point and clashed with the Pillar Giants in order to put his ideals into practice."
"However, that is only the apparent cause. If the Hidden Sage's true goal was to destroy the Giant race, that is not impossible either."
"Then the Dusk Giant's 'regret' should be related to the Hidden Sage."
"But why would He regret it? Could it be that He once did something