Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 87: Giant Disaster
The giant's footsteps extend from the plains to the forest.

The early morning light illuminates the lush green forest, and the fallen trees form a path that stretches into the distance.

Even the trees that the giant avoided had many branches and leaves broken off and fell to the ground.

At the place where the horse was captured last night, there was still some dark red blood and... some broken bones scattered on the ground.

"That's... a giant?!"

Poro looked at the deep pit on the ground and the broken branches and leaves around it, thinking about the nightmarish monster from last night.

He once again realized... the gap between this world and his previous life.

But no matter what, he has a body taller than a tree, a weight that can dig deep holes in the ground, and he can still walk like this... The physical strength of this giant is already unimaginable!
With such qualities, can swords and knives really hurt it?

"Yes, this is the giant, a hidden danger that the Kingdom of Boren has always been unable to eradicate."

Veteran Invi said, "Every year, countless soldiers from the Kingdom of Boren die at the hands of giants... and the existence of giants also means that although the Kingdom of Boren is rich in resources, its national strength is inferior to that of the Kingdom of Sinuo.

Most of their money — goes into the military.”

"Can they really fight against a giant like this? If a giant attacks a village or town, can ordinary soldiers really cause any damage to the giant's body?"

Poro asked as the pillar-like legs from last night flashed before his eyes.

"Yes, the military strength of the Boren Kingdom has always been the strongest in the surrounding area. This is very different from the Sino Kingdom, which has enjoyed more peace."

"Also, the Kingdom of Boren has special weapons."

At this time, Lake, who was next to Poro, added.

She lifted her cloak, and underneath it was a piece of armor taken from the prince's armor. A magic circle was engraved on the surface of the armor.

Lake modified Prince Boren's armor and made it a size that was more suitable for her.

"I found many methods for manufacturing the special weapons of the Boren Kingdom in the 'Illustrated Guide to the Forbidden Magic Formation' left by the Queen."

Lake thought for a moment and continued, "And that book... 'Boren Intelligence Summary', which records a formation that the Boren Kingdom is still using.

That is also the moment when the Kingdom of Boren still deploys a large number of formations.

This kind of formation is not on weapons or armor, nor is it used in battles between humans... It was created specifically to defend against giants. It is because of this that the Kingdom of Boren was not destroyed by the giants.

It was used on a giant crossbow originally used for sieges—"

"Giant Slayer."

The veteran added, "That's the name of that giant crossbow. From ancient times to the present, more than a hundred giants have died from that crossbow!
Of course, even so, every time a giant is killed, it often costs... a hundred times the lives of soldiers!"

"That's it..."

There was a complicated look in Poro's eyes.

The undisguised hostility and murderous desire towards the Kingdom of Sino shown by those elite soldiers and princes of Boren during their conversations gave Poro a very bad impression.

Many of the plans they revealed in casual conversation showed that they didn't care about civilian casualties at all!
But now it seems that all manifestations have their roots——

Every giant's death comes at the cost of countless comrades' lives... Watching the familiar people around them, one after another, being torn apart and eaten by giants...

How could we not become gradually indifferent to life?

And which Boren would not be jealous of the Sinons who do not have to worry about giants at all?
Of course, this does not mean that Poro agrees with the ideas of those elite soldiers of Boren.

But since we have to pass through the Kingdom of Boren, then maybe... there will be a day when we will face the giants!
If only it hadn't been night, and we hadn't been in the forest.

A giant is walking across the plains ahead. How can one escape? Where can one flee?
Fortunately, this did not happen.

Just as the veteran said, the number of giants is extremely small, and most of them act alone.

Faced with humans who possessed the "Giant Butcher" siege crossbow, a hundred years of attacks had prevented the remaining giants from attacking large towns with large populations, and most of them only lived in the forest.

The lone giant I met last night might have been just an unlucky coincidence.

Although they no longer had a carriage, they were still in good physical condition.

Except for the veteran's lover Dans, the other three have the ability to survive alone in the wild, so although the speed of crossing Boren slowed down, no accidents occurred.

Until... that evening. "Is that a village ahead?"

There were a few wisps of smoke rising from the hills in the distance. Looking in that direction from the hill, there were several black dots arranged in an orderly manner.

Next to it, there are crisscrossing ridges.

"Great! If we follow the main road, there will be a village!"

Lake said happily that having a village meant that she could buy a lot of supplies and dry food, and... buy a new carriage again.

Although through [Spiral Beacon: Hunter], Lake's survival skills in the wild have basically been maxed out.

But as a young girl, no one wants to sleep in the wild all day.

If you have a house to live in, no one likes to use the ground as a bed and the sky as a blanket!

The Kingdom of Boren is different from Sinuo. Due to the invasion of giants, the business here can be described as extremely backward.

Even though Boren has implemented many policies to encourage it, the wild roads are still sparsely populated.

At least along the way, these few people didn't meet anyone they could ask for directions.

"Well... when we get there, we can take a shower and have a good sleep..."

Lake patted Poro happily, and her steps became lighter. "I already miss the soft bed!"

Looking at the girl, Poro raised a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

But as the village got closer and closer, all of this gradually disappeared!
The village is surrounded by a stone wall.

In Boren, even the smallest villages and towns have strong military forces.

But in the villages and towns not far away, all the details became clearer as the distance got closer. Poro and others saw that the stone wall had collapsed and was mostly damaged!

What they found on the ground made their hearts suddenly shrink!
A... giant's footprint!

"This village... encountered a giant!?"

On the side of the village, several people saw more chaotic and fighting traces. The ground was covered with dark red blood, and there were many broken weapons and shattered armor.

Within a few days, an extremely difficult battle took place here!

"This...shouldn't be right?"

Veteran Invi opened his eyes wide and said in slight surprise.

He walked forward and pulled up a thick crossbow arrow stained with blood from the ground on the battlefield.

This crossbow arrow was made entirely of metal, with countless fine lines engraved on its surface.

Even a Poro could see that they were of the same style as the textures on Prince Poren's armor!

"Is this a crossbow bolt shot by the Giant Slayer?"

Poro was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, that's it."

Lake also took out a crossbow arrow from the bloodstain on the other side and carefully observed the fine lines on it.

"In the Kingdom of Boren, it's rare for giants to attack a small town... and armies with so many 'Giant Slayers' are also rare in Boren..."

The veteran observed the battlefield carefully. His past experience allowed him to discover more from the traces on the battlefield.

But soon after, Poro and Lake also discovered the anomaly.

Because... there are so many giants' footprints on the ground!

"These footprints all vary slightly in shape and size."

The veteran said, raising his hands to point out the differences in several footprints to Lake and Poro, "There's more than just one giant involved in this battle—"

Conservatively speaking, there are at least four giants!"

(End of this chapter)