Chapter 967: Ghareeb Hassam (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

While the war drums were thundering and the Arab army marched forward, in a place away from the battlefield, people were busy at work.

The massive bodies of the Skyquaking Giants were gathered here, working on what appeared to be eight bronze catapults of enormous size. Each one of them was fifty to sixty meters tall, heavy and sturdy, each one weighing around sixty thousand jin.

”Release!”

”Release!”

”Release!”

An officer of the Skyquaking Army was standing in front of these eight bronze catapults, furiously bellowing orders. The air boomed as one mighty Skyquaking Giant after another was launched from the catapults.

”Damn it! You useless things, can you not even do something as simple as this?”

With a heaven-shaking roar, an enormous palm, so covered in muscle that it appeared like the gnarled roots of an ancient tree, shot in from the side, pushing aside the Skyquaking Giant officer. In front of this gigantic palm, the formidable officer appeared as light as a feather. The working Skyquaking Giants suddenly fell silent, lowering their heads and standing to the side like children who had made a mistake.

Boom! A similarly gigantic foot stomped down, sending rocks flying and causing the ground to tremble and crack.

”Leader!”

The surrounding giants lowered their heads all the way down to their waists, appearing both respectful and fearful.

Bang!

There was yet another earthshaking stomp as the owner of that huge palm finally appeared before everyone. This was a giant twenty-seven to twenty-eight meters tall, so bulky and muscular that his arms were as thick as the legs of the other giants. The strength surging through his body surpassed that of all other giants, making the rest of them seem like children.

Ghareeb Hassam!

The leader of the Skyquaking Army!

In Arabic, this name meant 'victory' and 'invincible'. He was the invincible giant, the one the Caliph of Arabia declared as the 'Wrath of God'.

Ghareeb Hassam was different from the other giants. Despite his enormous girth, he was extremely intelligent. More importantly, before taking part in the Giant Army experiment, Ghareeb Hassam had already been an outstanding Arab general. He was devoted to the Caliph and a formidable warrior, factors which caused him to be deeply respected in the Arabian Empire. The Caliph had even cast a golden belt for him to serve as a symbol of his status as commander of the Skyquaking Army.

But at this moment, Ghareeb Hassam was enraged.

”Useless things! Trash! Trash! Trash!!”

Ghareeb Hassam's mouth was spewing rage. He and the Arab soldiers at the front had agreed that if the giants of the Skyquaking Army succeeded in their objective of disturbing the Tang defense line and destroying the two giant ballistae, the Arab soldiers would send a signal. But even though two hundred Skyquaking Giants had been sent over by the bronze catapults, there had still been no signal. It was clear that the two giant ballistae had still not been destroyed.

To the proud Ghareeb Hassam, this was an enormous disgrace!

”Hussein, Tarik, just what are you two bastards doing! So many men have been launched, so why haven't those two giant ballistae been smashed yet? Can you not even do something as simple as this?”

Ghareeb Hassam was extremely large, his height of twenty-seven meters enabling him to see very far, even the area the giant ballistae were located. He found it simply unacceptable that the two giant ballistae had still not been destroyed.

”Leader! The bronze catapults are very inaccurate. That we can launch the giants between the two defense lines is already the best we can do. Accurately striking the two giant ballistae is basically impossible,” argued the twenty-two-meter giant captain that Ghareeb Hassam had called 'Hussein'.

Bang! The giant had barely spoken when a weighty fist sent him flying backward.

”Useless thing, get out of my way! I'll tell all of you right here, there is nothing in this world that can't be done! Pile of trash!”

Ghareeb Hassam pushed aside his two officers and seated himself on one of the bronze catapults. His eyes looked forward as he began to adjust the trajectory and angle.

”Load another two giants and increase the strength. I want the catapult at maximum tension!