"Those people really did give up on the Empire's gold coins for some reason."
The reason why Gray came to such a conclusion was that after those people left, they did not hide the entrance of the secret chamber.
If they really valued this batch of Empire's gold coins, they definitely wouldn't have done so. Now that he had confirmed it, those people really didn't plan on coming back to take away these gold coins.
"Even if it's melted into gold, it's still worth one or two million!"
Gray's eyes shone.
Gray didn't know how much wealth the Fergus family had, but he knew how much wealth the Oliver family, a viscount family similar to the Fergus family, had. After all, he had participated in the operation to destroy the Oliver family.
The entire Oliver Family had accumulated several generations of wealth over hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Yet, the gold coins here were worth one to two million gold coins. One could imagine how much wealth this was.
"How do I move these gold coins away?"
The weight of several million gold coins added together was at least a few dozen tons. If he were to move them back and forth alone, it would take at least a few months. Even with Viscount Fergus, it would still take one or two months.
"Looks like I have to kill that giant ape when I return!"
It was obviously impossible to spend so much time doing this kind of manual labor. Therefore, if he wanted to move all these gold coins away in a short period of time, he had to bring a large number of people, at least a few dozen.
If a team of a few dozen people were to move in the forest, they would definitely cause quite a commotion. He couldn't be sure about other places, but the location of the canyon would definitely alarm the giant ape. Therefore, killing that giant ape was imperative.
Although he could wait for the next time Viscount Fergus led a team to kill this giant ape, there were benefits to being alone.
Although he would have one more helper if he joined forces with Viscount Fergus, he would be restricted because of this.
After all, he couldn't let Viscount Fergus know about the Hanhu's strength, the Shadow Snake's defense, and the Shadow Ability. If he did, he would be restricted.
On the other hand, if he was alone, although he had lost the support of Viscount Fergus, he would be able to display his true strength because there was no one else present.
In the end, he decided to act alone. If he really couldn't handle it alone, he would use his speed and shadow ability to escape. His safety shouldn't be a problem.
For the upcoming battle with the giant ape, Gray didn't take away a single gold coin. He left the secret room and moved some stone slabs over. After blocking the entrance of the secret room, he left the imperial ruins.
The imperial ruins were only a few kilometers away from the canyon. Even if he had to be on guard against the blood fiends, Gray quickly arrived at the canyon.
After entering the canyon, Gray slowly walked in the direction where the giant ape had appeared.
Using his shadow ability, he moved from one tree's shadow to another tree's shadow, slowly approaching that place.
As he got closer, he could see traces of broken branches on the surrounding trees from time to time. Some were old, and some were fresh.
At the same time, the bones of some wild beasts could be seen from time to time. Some of the larger ones were even two to three meters long.
Obviously, these were left behind by the giant ape. It was very likely that the giant ape's lair was ahead.
Gray became even more careful. He shuttled between the shadows, carefully groping his way forward.
Finally, he found the other party under a cliff.
Under the cliff, where the rain couldn't reach, there were many dried branches and leaves, forming a warm and comfortable nest. At this moment, the giant ape covered in black fur was lying in this nest.
Beside the cliff, there was a large open space without trees. The open space was covered with all kinds of weeds, but there were many footprints on it.
"It seems that it's impossible to sneak up on it."
After observing the environment near the cliff, Gray judged in his heart.
The open space near the cliff was only grassland. There were no tall trees, so he couldn't use his shadow ability to get close. Therefore, it was naturally impossible to sneak up on it.
Perhaps he could wait until the giant ape was ready to leave its lair and hunt for food. However, he obviously couldn't wait here for too long, so he could only give up on this option.
"Sneak attacking from a distance with ice wind blades won't work either."
His current position was too far away from the giant ape. If he used the ice wind blades, the giant ape would have enough time to react and dodge.
Moreover, the ice wind blades consumed a lot of energy. Even with the density of his blood energy as a Ferocious Blood Warrior, he could only use it three times. Naturally, he couldn't use it without confidence.
Whoosh!
Judging that there was no better way other than to fight head-on, Gray stepped on the ground and rushed out of the forest, quickly pouncing on the giant ape under the cliff.
Aowuuu — —
Although the giant ape was resting, its eyes and ears were extremely sharp. The moment Gray rushed out of the forest, it was already alert. It stood up and let out an angry roar.
Then, it suddenly stepped on the ground, and the ground seemed to tremble. It left the lair and ran a few meters with each step towards Gray. Its movements were violent, like a giant savage.
Whoosh!
Gray had already unsheathed the Thousand Skills Sword that he had obtained from the Oliver Family. With a light leap, he jumped to the same height as the giant ape's head. Then, he quickly slashed at the giant ape's head.
Blood energy poured into his hand, allowing the strength of his sword to reach the strongest he could unleash.
Whoosh!
However, at this moment, the giant ape suddenly raised its right arm and used its arm, which was even larger than its leg, to swing at Gray's sword.
Clang!
The sword and the giant ape's arm collided, and the sound of metal clashing could be heard.
It was as if it wasn't an arm made of flesh and blood, but a real iron pillar.
Then, Gray, who had leapt into the air, was directly pushed back by the force of the sword. After landing, he kept retreating.
As for the giant ape, after colliding with Gray's sword, several hairs on its arm fell off. Its huge body involuntarily retreated a few steps, leaving deep footprints on the ground.
"What great strength. It's probably about the same as my strongest strength now."
Holding the sword in his hand, Gray quickly judged in his heart.
The giant ape's strength was extremely great. It was almost on par with him, who had Hanhu's strength.
"And what a strong defense. It was actually able to withstand my full force slash without any damage."
Although his current sword was not a magical weapon, it was still a Thousand Skills Sword. Needless to say, its sharpness was needless to say. Furthermore, it was used by him, who had Hanhu's strength, so one could imagine the strength of its slash.