Aelsmi Mountains, Eastern Frontier Jungle!
Deep within the jungle, many races unwilling to submit to the Lava Clan had been forced to abandon their tribes and relocate here after suffering attacks from the Lava Clan.
As the ruling power of the entire Eastern Frontier Jungle, the Giant Tribe naturally learned of the Lava Clan as more and more races poured in.
And with the Giants and Dragon Race being mortal enemies, a great battle was naturally unavoidable.
Within a tribe built from enormous stones and felled logs, a large group of Hill Giants had gathered in the center, discussing how to face the crisis that was about to unfold.
Compared with the other Giants, Hill Giants were the weakest of all the Giant races.
Storm Giants, Fire Giants, Cloud Giants, Frost Giants, and Stone Giants all possessed formidable strength and sufficient intelligence.
Only Hill Giants were selfish and dull-witted. They knew nothing but hunting, foraging, and robbing; they were lazy and sluggish by nature and enjoyed bullying the weak.
Hill Giants had brown skin all over their bodies and wore untanned animal hides. The hides were stained with scraps left behind from eating and gave off a powerful stench.
Hill Giants possessed powerful digestive abilities. For these foolish Hill Giants, this trait meant that, aside from things that obviously looked lethal, they would choose to eat almost anything.
Rotten meat, decayed plants—even mud!
Under such circumstances, quite a few Hill Giants often died of food poisoning caused by overeating.
Because they could eat anything, coupled with the Hill Giants' inherently selfish nature, nearly all Hill Giants preferred to act alone, solely to swallow the spoils for themselves and avoid sharing food.
It could be said that if not for the Giant bloodline granting Hill Giants tremendous strength, such a