Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 89: Boren Crisis
"How did you sleep last night?"

Poro looked at Lake lying on the bed and blinked.

Although the castle was destroyed by the giant's violence, most of the furniture in it was not damaged, and a few beds were still usable.

"It's okay. It's the beginning of our adventure together. I often can't sleep..."

The girl stretched lazily, a bright smile showing in her aquamarine eyes. She raised her hand and stroked the fur on Poro's body. "But now, when I think about you, Poro, staying with me when I sleep, I feel much more at ease!"

"Just sleep well!"

Poro also grinned, and on the other side, on another bed, the old soldier also opened his eyes.

Last night, several people took turns on duty, with Lake first, followed by the veteran and Poro. In this way, everyone could rest better.

After all… there were no horses in the city, not even a single livestock left.

"We may have to walk a long way today."

Lake nodded, and the few of them packed their luggage, put it on their backs, and prepared to leave.

But at this moment, Poro's ears moved slightly, and a breeze blew in from outside the town, bringing some...human breath?

"It seems like humans are coming from the direction of the town entrance."

"who is it?"

"They don't look like giants, but rather Boren soldiers..."

At the entrance of the town, six or seven soldiers in light armor came out from the grass on one side, followed by their war horses. The armor on both the men and the horses was painted a non-reflective gray-yellow color.

This makes their figures appear much more concealed in places where the light is not obvious.

The leader held something like a telescope in his hand, looked around the city carefully, then put it down and breathed a sigh of relief.

But there was a flash of anger in his eyes!

"Which town is this?"

"Fourth, those bastards are becoming more and more... unscrupulous. It seems that none of our Seventh Giant Sniper Squadron has survived."

“Record the footprints of these giants.”

The leading officer sighed and continued, "Mark this place as lost. Then, we can go into the city to rest for a while and... look for any survivors."

Although he said so, none of the soldiers really thought that there would be any survivors in this dead town.

The giant has a very good nose, and coupled with that...

At least, when it comes to "searching for survivors and killing them", the giants are doing better than before!
Of course, no matter what the circumstances, someone might survive.

Even if it really is the end of the world, there will be some survivors...

Just when a few Boren soldiers thought they were going to patrol the town again—

They had not taken a few steps when they saw a man walking towards them on the side of the road.

"Are you... Boren soldiers?"

Veteran Invi walked to a position similar to that of several Boren soldiers, saluted and asked.

"We are the Second Legion of the Giant Sentinel. Are you a survivor of the town?"

Several soldiers looked at each other, with some joy in their eyes, but after the old soldier's answer, they seemed to lose interest.

"No, I just came here last night."

"A traveler? That's rare, and your accent—where are you from?"

"On the side of the Kingdom of Sinuo."

The veteran said frankly that the largest country adjacent to the Kingdom of Boren was only the Kingdom of Sino.

"Sino? What do you do?"

The leading Boren soldier looked at the long sword at the veteran Invi's waist, then looked at the short gray beard on his chin, and asked.

"A hunter came to Bo Ren..."

"Hunter, no wonder, you must be here for the reward, right?"

When the Boren soldier heard this, he immediately showed a look of understanding, and a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, but he quickly hid it.

He pointed in a direction and said to the veteran Invi:

"That direction, Em City. If you want to get to our capital, you have to pass through there. Recently, there are many foreign bounty hunters going there—"

The Boren soldier became a little indifferent. He gestured and another soldier behind him took out a map, drew a route on it, and handed it to the veteran.

“We have marked a relatively safe route, and it will be quick from here.

But if you ask me, people of your age should just turn back now and go back to your Sinuo! Giants... are not so easy to deal with!"

Having said this, the soldier said nothing more to the old soldier and led the others deeper into the town...

The old soldier didn't ask any further questions. He took the map, said thank you, and walked out of the city.

Outside the city, Pororek and Dansi were already waiting on the roadside.

"How to say?"

"Those Boren people were quite kind."

Veteran Invi shrugged. He handed the map to Lake and said, "Also, this map is good. We can save a lot of time."

Poro and Lake's eyes lit up as they looked at the map. This map, owned by the Boren people, was indeed much more complete and detailed than the one purchased by the Kingdom of Sinuo. And some distance away, adjacent to the Boren capital, there was indeed a city—

Aim City.

There are more pedestrians on the road.

This city of Aim is close to the capital of the Boren Kingdom and has a strong guard force. Along the way, Poro saw many Boren teams wearing light armor passing by.

"These people... don't seem like a caravan."

In the distance, the tall walls of the city of Em have become visible.

And at the foot of the city, on the small road, in addition to some heavily guarded caravans, there were also many people like Lake and his companions, dressed in miscellaneous clothes.

They all carried various patients with them.

What surprised Poro the most was that there were several people wearing mysterious-looking robes, and they looked... more like mages.

"Could it really be... someone who can do magic?"

Lake next to her also showed some interest.

"Not necessarily, but I did smell a strange aura from a few people."

Poro also looked at those people who were also walking towards the city of Em.

A large part of them are indeed real talents. At least the thick calluses on their hands represent that they are at least at the level of mercenaries.

There are many capable people in this world.

But... Poro has not yet sensed anyone with the same level of oppression as the "Witch Hunter" or the lower-level "Prince of Boren".

"What are they going to do?"

"It might be about... bounties. These are probably bounty hunters."

Veteran Invi spoke, his gray eyebrows raised, and his gaze swept over the young man in front of him... who was walking past with his head held high and carrying an air rifle.

There seemed to be some inexplicable fire in his eyes.

Confidence? Or...ambition?
"Bounty?"

"Yeah, bounty."

The old soldier sighed, "I also remember something. The Kingdom of Boren has always paid a lot of rewards to those who killed giants.

But there won't be one person who can get these rewards in ten years!"

The veteran thought for a moment and added, "I remember that they seemed to have increased the reward in recent months... but I didn't pay attention to the amount. It should be a lot, right?
You know, I've been thinking about those demon princes for the past few months."

The veteran stared at the hunter in the distance again, who looked like a novice. He had joined the team entering the city and disappeared into the crowd.

"I don't know what their abilities are, but I feel that young people who want to achieve great things like that—"

Veteran Invi pointed at a young man who also had his chest puffed out and a glint of ambition in his eyes.

"And speculators like that—"

He pointed at another mercenary who was a little fat, holding a bottle of wine in his hand and carrying a big sword on his back.

“Right now, they don’t seem like people who can…take out a lot of giants.

I feel that their awareness and ability are not even comparable to those Boren soldiers I met before!"

"why?"

Lake was stunned for a moment, and Poro also looked at the veteran curiously.

"Young people like that haven't experienced too many life and death situations. All they have in their eyes are fantasies of fighting. They only think that they can overcome all difficulties through hard work."

Veteran Invi looked at Lake and said, "Little girl, they are even - far worse than you!
They can suppress bandits and kill lions and tigers, but I think it would be difficult for them to hold the sword in their hands when they encounter an enemy like a giant!

Only when they have survived countless life-and-death crises and still have the courage they have now, do they truly have that...

The possibility of success!"

"Then...what about that mercenary? He has scars on his body and looks very experienced."

Lake was stunned for a moment, then pointed at the man who was a little fat but carrying a heavy sword on his back.

"That's just a bounty hunter, but not a qualified giant hunter."

Veteran Invi shook his head, "Although they have experienced countless battles, they are also bewitched by the enjoyment these battles bring.

He is fat and has given up exercising!

He's just a desperado walking on the edge of a knife. That flashy sword can cause psychological pressure on humans, but for a giant—he's not qualified!"

After hearing these words, Poro also had some insights.

He shifted his gaze back to the veteran Invi. Although his hair and beard looked gray, his figure was still very well-proportioned.

The exposed skin is enough to show the veteran's muscles and still strong bones.

Poro shifted his gaze to the people walking on the road.

In an instant, those people holding weapons were downgraded in his eyes.

But...anyway.

Armed men from all directions were heading towards the city of Boren ahead.

There... it has become the center of the vortex where the storm is about to break out!
(End of this chapter)