Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 109 Palace Finale
On the streets of the royal capital, Lake dodged the attacks of two giants.

The arms and legs of the two giants chased after him like cannonballs.

The giants have huge bodies, but their speed is not weakened by their heavy and huge bodies. They are like tireless war machines one after another.

Lake wanted to escape by hiding behind the building...

But the giant simply relied on the hardness and strength of his body to easily smash through one house after another.

Even with the secret interference of Poro's magic, the two giants still found it difficult to reveal any flaws in a head-on battle!
"Boom! Boom!"

Although Lake was blessed by the Star Killer Sword, she still did not have the defensive power to ignore the giant's attacks.

Just after turning a corner, the next moment, the entire wall on the side was smashed by the giant. After dodging the giant's footsteps, the giant's dark cloud-like palm pressed down again!

"boom--"

The air currents were all in the giant's palms, making sharp sounds of explosion after being compressed!

But at this moment, when the giant leaned over, on the balcony in front of him that had not collapsed, in a seemingly empty place, a light sound of a bowstring suddenly came—

"call out!"

The next moment, a magic-breaking bow and arrow of a Boren soldier appeared out of thin air and shot into the giant's wide-open eyes!

The giant's eyes are one of the few vulnerable parts of the giant's body, but it is extremely difficult for ordinary Boren soldiers to hit such a position with their bows and arrows!
Not to mention that when giants are fighting, they will consciously block arrows shot at their faces.

For example, if the giants see the shadow of a flying arrow, they just need to close their eyes and the arrow will not be able to hurt them at all.

and so……

If you want to shoot the giant's eyes, you must do two things.

At such a close distance, the giant should not have any defense before the arrow hits!
To achieve these two points is extremely difficult!
"Roar!"

The giant's eyes were pierced by the sudden arrow, and he let out a scream.

Without having time to pay attention to the palm of her hand, Lake raised her hands and covered her eyes reflexively.

And Lake and Poro naturally would not give up such an opportunity.

In a hurry, the giant's Achilles tendon was knocked off balance by the Poro's magic. Lake spun around, stepped on the giant's half-kneeling knee, jumped up, and the sword light pierced the giant's throat.

【Hunting Giants 4/12】

The second giant finally recovered from his shock and raised his hand to attack.

But on the empty rooftop of the building to his side, another sound of bowstring echoed, and a rune feather arrow flew out from the empty space and accurately pierced the giant's ear!

The giant felt pain and turned around to look around, but found nothing.

When it wanted to turn back, the Star Killing Sword had already appeared before its eyes!
【Hunting Giants 5/12】

The giant's heavy body fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

It was not until Lake and others ran towards the palace that the next group of Boren soldiers came from the other corner of the street. They looked at the two heavy corpses on the ground, looked at each other, and all of them had horror on their faces.

Beside the collapsed building, the surviving Boren soldiers murmured to themselves:

When the other wounded soldiers helped them up, they still had the joy of surviving the disaster in their eyes:
"I saw it. It was the legendary Sword God who wiped out the Giant King's Court with a single sword. It's just like the nursery rhyme we heard in Boren—

The swordsman was covered in starlight, his blade like a crescent moon in the night sky. As he swirled around, the remains of the giants piled up into a hill..."

The palace in the distance is getting closer and closer.

In the streets, the blood and corpses of the Boren soldiers marked the route of the giants' advance.

As Lake and Poro ran, they looked at the old soldier who was sticking his head out from under the invisibility cloak. It looked like... half of his face was moving sideways on the ground.

"Uncle Yinwei, didn't you say you couldn't come? Why... Is Miss Dans okay?"

Lake asked curiously.

"Miss Dans is currently staying at the gathering place in the capital of Boren along with the other ordinary residents.

She's very quiet, and with the energy of the Wild Dancer, there won't be any danger unless the giants raid the shelter."

As the old soldier spoke, he did not forget to pick up some bows and arrows dropped by the Bo Ren soldiers from the ground while running.

"I thought about it. If I had stayed out of it, using my own fate as an excuse to turn a blind eye to the suffering of others, then when I faced my own predicament—

How can I have the face to ask others for help?"

A few people were about to say something when suddenly, the palace in front of them made an earth-shaking explosion!
It’s like... countless bombs gathered together and detonated!

"Boom!"

Several people watched in amazement as almost half of the palace's buildings collapsed under a blinding reddish magic light, bricks, tiles, and rubble crackling and falling off...

"What the hell are those giants doing?!"

And Poro suddenly recalled the expression of the old King Boren before the war.

After seeing the Star-Killing Sword emitting starlight in Lake's hand, the old man's eyes were filled with indescribable shock, loss, realization and extreme regret.

"Could it be... King Boren who did it?!"

Lake also came to this conclusion through the description in the "Boren Intelligence Summary".

Almost at the same time as the explosion began, a flash of enlightenment flashed through the minds of Lake and Poro—

【Hunting Giants 8/12】

"It's almost there. I don't know what happened in the palace, but no matter what, we are almost there!"

After rushing into the palace, the four giants and two eerie skeleton giants on the ruins still shocked Lake and Poro.

"These four... are Seven's giants. What are those two moving statues made of bones?"

Poro looked surprised. He sensed a strange energy from the giant bone statue.

Some kind of sacrificial magic energy.

Poro came to a conclusion through the magical experience provided by [Spiral Beacon: Witch].

"Those carvings look like Boren's array carvings, but they've undergone a lot of modifications and innovations..."

Lake also added, "Those things don't seem to be in the Queen's notes - but it looks like they should be on our side."

"That makes it much easier."

A glint flashed in the Poro's eyes. "We already have the big guys helping us hold back these skeleton giants. Killing these last four giants should be much easier, right?"

……

At the edge of the palace, on top of the tower.

"Chong-"

There was a teeth-grinding sound of metal, and two figures crossed each other as swords clashed.

Commander Ward shook off the blood on his sword, but there was no joy on his face. He looked at the sharp edge of his sword, and found that a tiny gap had appeared!

You know, his sword was not made for show just for rituals or something like that.

Nor was it the inferior product carved by the magician's apprentice, which most of the Boren soldiers used.

But it was actually created by several magic craftsmen together!

A long sword... that can completely injure the giant's tendons!

"Your body is very hard, just like a giant, as expected... Are you a chosen one of the giants?"

Commander Ward narrowed his eyes and glanced at Seven.

Commander Ward's swordsmanship was very superb. In the initial confrontation, he dodged Seven's powerful chops and stabbed the sword towards Seven's neck.

However, Seven's speed had surpassed that of ordinary people at this time, and this sword, which was almost certain to hit the target, only hit Seven's collarbone.

A long and narrow sword mark appeared on Seven's body, and even the white bones could be seen in the blood.

but……

The injury is too minor!
If facing an ordinary person, Commander Ward was confident that with the sharpness of his sword and the force he had just exerted, he would be able to split any adult man in half!
Ward's gaze moved to Seven's forehead and saw the glowing red rune:
"Indeed, you offered your soul to the Giant King, right?"

Seven touched the blood between his collarbones with one hand, and his face gradually returned to normal from pale. The rune between his eyebrows flashed slightly, and the long and narrow wound began to stop bleeding quickly and began to heal slowly.

"You, how do you know?"

Seven looked at Commander Ward standing in front of him with a sword in his hand, and a hint of timidity flashed in his eyes.

He was not a warrior who fought with a sword, but the timidity in his eyes was suppressed by an unusually violent red glow within seconds of being revealed.

"Yes, humans laughed at me and rejected me. Only the Giant King above the clouds gave me this opportunity—

But how do you know about the Giants' electorate?
This should be a secret known only to the royal family, right?"

"Oh, you're not a good human being, but you want to be a dog for the giants?"

Commander Ward showed a mocking smile and continued, "As for why I know this, it's because the Giant King also gave me the same invitation.

The day I...got this eye."

Commander Ward pointed to the orange-red gem-like artificial eye in one of his eye sockets and said word by word:

"In my dream, I saw the huge royal court, shadows standing around it, and—the Giant King.

He placed a contract in front of me. As long as I signed it, I could gain the power of the giant just like you do now.

But I refused!
I am a human being, how could I betray my own kind and do such a thing?

I will realize my ambitions on my own, unlike a beast like you who is worse than pigs and dogs.

Using dignity and soul as a bargaining chip, you bow down to those inhuman beings, and yet you still think... you are relying on your own strength!"

Commander Ward's words were like a dagger, piercing deeply into Seven's sensitive heart!

He was shaking with rage, losing his usual composure. He had thought he was the only one chosen by the giants, but he had never expected that the power he was so proud of—

Some people actually got this opportunity long in advance and even threw it away!

Seven raised his sword, pointed it at Commander Ward, and roared through gnashing teeth:

“This is my power, it belongs to me!
I relied on my wisdom to get here and kill so many people to receive this blessing. You are jealous - what does your smile mean? A weakling like you is laughing at me?!

The rune between Seven's eyebrows flashed, and he stepped hard, and the solid stone ground shattered.

His expression became crazy, and Seven used the power bestowed by the Giant King to kill Commander Ward!
"I wonder if you can still laugh at me like this when you die!"

Commander Ward also gritted his teeth and held the sword, dodging the deadly sword edge and inflicting as much wounds on Seven as possible.

Although he knew about the giant elect, he did not have a deep understanding of the specific details.

The royal family of Boren kept the secret of the giants very strictly guarded.

The commander understood this. After all, no one could guarantee that those who knew the situation would be misled by greed and selfish desires and choose to touch the taboos left by the giants.

"Dang Cang——"

Seven's sword was dodged by Commander Ward again. He chopped with his physical fitness alone, and all his movements were predicted clearly by Commander Ward.

Relying on such prediction, Commander Ward was able to barely dodge Seven's high-speed slash!

Seven's sword slashed against the stone wall again and finally broke.

At the same time, Commander Ward's sword hit Seven's torso again, bringing out a trickle of blood.

But Commander Ward's heart still sank.

Maybe, I can’t beat him…

Seven's mind had suppressed the fear that an ordinary person would have because of the pain and the image of the runes. His eyes were red, and he threw down his broken sword and rushed directly towards Commander Ward!

The contract with the King of Giants allowed Seven to gain physical strength comparable to that of a giant by slaughtering countless humans.

No longer using swordsmanship, only attacking without defending, undoubtedly hindered Commander Ward's prediction of swordsmanship!

"Click——"

As if Seven had aroused his primitive instinct, he suddenly stretched out his hand amidst the crazy attack.

As fast as lightning, he grasped Commander Ward's sword in his hand!
The sharp tip of the sword could not cut through Seven's finger bones.

"Kacha-kacha-ka"

Seven tightened his fingertips, and the next moment, Commander Ward's sword was crushed into broken pieces of iron.

Without the threat of the sword, Seven's actions became even more crazy!

He pounced forward at an extremely fast speed. In close combat, when one side has the strength and defense of a giant, then no matter how much fighting skills and experience Commander Ward has, it will be of no use at all!

Soon, Seven grabbed one of Commander Ward's arms and tore it off. With his other hand, he used his five fingers as a knife, pierced through the breastplate, and stabbed into Commander Ward's chest!

Blood was splattered everywhere as Commander Ward's body fell to the ground helplessly.

Seven's expression gradually calmed down.

But what annoyed him was that Commander Ward still had that mocking smile on his face before he died.

"A weakling like you, laughing...why can you still laugh!?"

Seven raised his foot in anger and kicked Commander Ward's dead body until the flesh, blood and bones were all mixed together.

Only then did he lean over, insert two fingers into Commander Ward's eye socket, and pull out the orange-red gem-like artificial eye.

At this moment, he could sense the two giant skeleton guards, which were made up of the corpses of giants and the sacrifice of thousands of heroic souls.

"Oh, I lost so many giants, but these two of yours are compensation.

No matter whose power it is, I stand here, and you die - I am the victor! "

As Seven spoke, he walked out of the tower and headed back towards the direction where the giants and the giant skeleton guards were fighting.

Earlier, the earthquake-like sound had stopped.

He was not surprised. He had seized control of the Giant Skeleton Guards from Commander Ward. Now, the kingdom's most powerful weapons of war were in his hands.

He thought so until... he saw the four giant corpses lying on the ground!

"Huh? My giants were killed so quickly by these bone giants!?"

Seven was a little confused, but when he got closer, he found something was wrong.

Most of the giants have long and narrow windows on their necks, dividing them into two!
Blood gushed out from the wound and splashed onto the ground.

That is the true fatal wound. Every giant has only one scar...

The giant hunter only created a delicate sword mark on each giant.

Even the powerful giant guard fell to the ground.

Broken bones were exposed between the helmet and the throat.

Kill with one blow!
"wrong--"

Seven reacted suddenly, but before he could take any action, a huge explosion sounded in his ears!

"Bah!"

A bullet appeared out of nowhere and penetrated Seven's ear!

"Uh-"

In just a moment, he lost all his thoughts.

The physical strength granted by the Giant King Contract only prevented his skull from exploding like an ordinary person, but the bullet that penetrated into his head was still rapidly taking away his consciousness!
In the corner of my eye, a wolf-shaped shadow with dark green eyes looked over here.

The activation of Poro magic perfectly continued after the veteran's gunshot!

The next moment, Seven's body was thrown backwards by the huge magic explosion and slammed into the wall behind him. Behind the wall, a sword shadow with starlight suddenly appeared -

Lake, who had been lying in ambush behind the wall for a long time, drew her sword and cut off Seven's head!
The headless body fell to the ground, and a pool of blood spread.

Just like the thousands and thousands of Boren soldiers who died.

"it's over?"

"Well, if this guy is indeed Seven, then today's matter is probably over."

Poro walked forward, looked at Seven's headless body, then turned to the other side -

There was still an expression of surprise on his head. The strange runes between his eyebrows began to fade away and turned into a bloody stain.

"Without a head, there's no way to resurrect, right?"

Lake took out a wanted poster that was everywhere in the Kingdom of Boren. On it, Seven's appearance was exactly the same as the corpse in front of him!
"This guy is indeed a little different. I've killed a few bandits before. When I shot at him at such a close distance, my bullet could have exited from the other ear."

The veteran carefully observed Seven's head and saw that a mixture of red and white liquid was flowing out of half of his ear.

But the other side didn't.

This shows that the hardness of his head is enough to slow down the impact of the veteran's bullet, allowing it to stay inside Seven's skull!
"Right now, the king is dead, the palace is gone, and I don't know if Commander Ward is still alive..."

Poro shrugged and looked at the panting veteran and Lake.
"But now that the culprit is dead and the giants have been slain, the Kingdom of Boren will be rebuilt on the ruins."

After the battle, the stardust on Lake's body began to roll back into the Star Killing Sword. Her beautiful cheeks were slightly pink due to the intense exercise.

The veteran used his invisibility cloak to attack the giant at close range many times.

Although he had never been hit by the giant at close range, the giant's final struggle still left bloody marks on the veteran's body. Although the invisibility cloak would not be damaged, it could not withstand the force of the attack.

"Compared to this... Well done, Lake. You are now a great hero of the Boren Kingdom!"

Lake smiled, raised her hand, leaned down, and gently patted Poro's raised wolf claw in the air: "It's a pleasure to work with you, Poro, you are a hero too!"

After a brief celebration, shouts of the surviving Boren soldiers were heard in the distance.

Several people began to search for Seven's body quickly.

Soon, they found a sharp green gem on Seven's body, a stack of books he carried with him, and... a long, thin horn that belonged to some unknown creature.

Well, when Poro's hand touched the long horn, he knew it.

[Return of the Loop: The Brave Little Tailor and the Giant's Fraud]

[The unsealing ceremony has been completed, and the fairy tale power has been obtained! ]

The king, who should have fled, sacrificed his life to save the three-headed giant. The dead villain lowered his wrist, and the symbol of purity rolled from his hand.

[Unsealing Ceremony: Use your wisdom to kill at least two giants and obtain the unicorn's horn]

[Fairy Tale Power: Words spoken to those with low IQs will be easily believed as long as they don't do anything that can be disproven.]

[Description: Wisdom allows mortals to transcend themselves, while ignorance turns strength into a sword.]

"So... next time, can we really trick the giants like in the fairy tale?"

There was a hint of excitement in Lake's eyes.

If just throwing a stone could deceive two giants who could slaughter the Boren army and make them kill each other, then today's battle would not be so difficult.

Reality and fairy tales are often separated only by a fairy-tale ability.

"But this condition seems to just make it easier to deceive fools."

Poro complained and opened his hands. Another golden page condensed out. This was a new page.

"Compared to that, I think this is really useful."

The pattern on the surface of this golden page is an old man with white hair and beard. He is wearing a white robe and sitting in a room with a bookshelf as the background.

He held a quill pen and made intricate annotations on a piece of paper in front of him.

Spiral Beacon: Wise

【Sublimation Level: 1】

[Fairy Tale Power: Your memory and learning ability for all skills, knowledge, and information are greatly improved. Before your eyes, the haze fades away - the shackles of wisdom are already full of cracks.]

[Description: Wisdom is a part of destiny. Use thinking to control actions and create miracles in the ordinary. Now, use your eyes to deconstruct this world!]

Poro looked at the dead Seven on the ground in surprise.

He curled his lips and said:

"This guy... is a wise man?"

But then I thought again, this "little tailor" was indeed a famous wise man in the story of his previous life.

The same is true in this dark world.

A swindler who was trained as a tailor was able to deceive King Boren without mastering any fighting skills and almost became his consort.

After being wanted, he not only escaped, but also brought the giants for revenge. Even if it weren't for Lake and Poro's help, the century-old Kingdom of Boren would have been in danger of being destroyed.

"Well, putting aside his character, this guy is indeed a wise man."

Poro activated the effect of [Spiral Beacon: Sage]. In an instant, he felt his brain become clear, and his thinking and memory seemed to have become much more flexible!
He thought of the queen's most important magic notebook, and his eyes gradually lit up.

Maybe... it won't take much longer to fully learn those magics?

"I think I haven't forgotten anything. Let's go to the city first, find a tavern that's not collapsed, get a good night's sleep, and then we'll set off again."

Outside the ruins of the palace, I heard the sound of the Boren soldiers getting closer and closer.

Poro looked around again and his eyes stopped on a round object that rolled from Seven's hand to the ground when he was first attacked by the veteran.

The Poro walked over and grabbed it in his claws.

It is an orange-red spherical gem.

The moment he touched it, Poro's eyes froze and he looked towards the distance. There were two skeleton giants that had suddenly stood still from some unknown moment.

"Fortunately... I killed Seven first. If I hadn't killed him just now, it would have been dangerous."

Poro gasped, then laughed out loud, "But now, we can bring two big guys with us!"

"What's wrong? Poro, did you find anything?"

Lake looked at Poro curiously. The gem had already been taken into Poro's mouth.

"It's a good thing. I'll tell you about it later. Don't get surrounded by those Boren soldiers."

Poro blinked. On the other side, several Poren soldiers appeared from the other end of the ruins. They looked at the corpse lying on the ground cautiously.

There was a look of surprise and sadness in everyone's eyes.

At this moment, they finally noticed Lake, Poro and others——

"Stop, who are you!?"

A blood-soaked Boren soldier, seeing Lake not wearing armor, raised his sword as if by reflex.

Seeing this, Lake and Poro no longer stayed.

They entered the dilapidated palace at a speed far exceeding that of the Boren soldiers, and after a few turns, they disappeared.

As for why...

Poro knew that Lake didn't actually want to be regarded as a hero by these soldiers.

However, the Star-Killing Sword has a very high status in the legends of the Boren people.

And now, the Kingdom of Boren has suffered a severe blow, tens of millions of residents have been displaced, and countless families have been broken apart under the trampling of giants...

If that happens, everyone in the city will kneel down and beg Lake to stay.

So what should we do?
Poro wants Lake to follow her inner virtues and save the kingdom, but she doesn't want to be bound here.

Lake's heart is soft, and Poro can't gamble.

In addition, something like the Star Killing Sword has already recognized Lake as its master, so there is absolutely no reason to return it!

In this case, concealing one's identity and leaving after the task is completed becomes the best option.

"Why are you running!?"

Several Boren soldiers watched Lake turn and walk away, shouting loudly as they were about to chase after her, but at this moment, another soldier noticed Seven's body on the ground -

"Wait a minute, this body is..."

The soldier's pupils shrank, "It's that villain Seven!"

"What!? Seven is dead?!"

The soldier stopped chasing Lake and looked at Seven's head. Every Boren soldier had a deep memory of Seven's portrait.

The kind that makes you want to skin it alive and tear out its bones.

"I remember now. The swordsman who used the Star-Slaying Sword to kill several giants, seen by many people on Seventeenth Street, was a girl in a red cloak!"

A soldier suddenly reacted and said in realization.

After hearing this, several soldiers turned their attention to the dead giants here. All the wounds were around the neck, and one sword cut the throat!
"So, the red-cloaked figure who just left is—"

The remaining soldiers also widened their eyes and thought of that possibility—

"Could she be the hero destined to save us from the giant's rampage... recognized by the Star-Slaying Sword?!"

　Today I also combined two chapters into one chapter QAQ
　　
　
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