Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 37 I Will Fulfill Your Dreams with My Own Hands
When David Day regained consciousness, he found himself seemingly moving.

A massive platform made of solid wood was supporting his enormous body, and hundreds of giants were pushing the platform forward.

David Day remembers very clearly that he walked this road.

This is the road he came by, and also the road leading to the city of Ignis.

"you……"

David Day instinctively wanted to stand up to see what was going on.

But at that moment, he discovered that his legs had disappeared without him noticing.

Not only his legs, but even his hands had disappeared; at this moment, he was left with only his torso and head.

"What exactly did you do to me?!"

David Day was horrified; he felt a terror he had never felt before.

"What on earth are you going to do!"

"What are we supposed to do? We're supposed to do what you want us to do, of course."

The Icefield King, who was also seated on the high platform, burst into laughter.

“Your idea is quite good, but I don’t like your way of doing things… If you’re going to the south, just go to the south. Why make things so complicated with this cooperation? I’ll just do things my way.”

As he spoke, the king named Carlosane patted David Day on the back.

"When we get to the front lines, tell your soldiers to surrender. It's the king's order, and they must not disobey... Do you understand?"

"I……"

It was at this moment that David Day realized what the Ice King in front of him really wanted to do.

This is clearly meant to destroy the will of those warriors! To destroy the defenses that the Ignis have maintained for hundreds of years!

Although his original intention was also to send these Ice People south, what he wanted was to use them to destroy the rebels, destroy the serpent, and reclaim everything that originally belonged to him.

But right now, these Ice People are preparing to destroy everything that originally belonged to them.

The god of the Ice People had already destroyed him.

"I came here to join you and worship your gods..."

Faced with a reality that was completely different from what he had expected, David Day even began to mutter to himself unconsciously.

But at that moment, Carlosane nodded.

"That's right, haven't you already joined us?"

"Look, you are now on a war chariot built by the Ice People, going with the Ice People's king to destroy the dwarves' defenses... According to the Ice People's custom, we will even give you a share of the spoils after the battle."

"As for the gods... the gods have already accepted your worship, which is why they spared your life, taking only your hands and legs as offerings for your worship."

"Don't worry, even if you lose your hands and feet, it doesn't matter. As long as you have your body and your life, you can still continue to sing praises of the gods and continue to offer your faith to them."

"Of course, if you wish, you can continue to offer some of your own internal organs as sacrifices. The gods love to eat these, especially since you are big enough. The gods will enjoy eating them."

……

David Day was speechless.

He had lost both his hands and feet, and he couldn't even die—especially the loss of his hands, which meant the disappearance of magic and that he had become a complete cripple.

With neither hands nor feet left, his enormous body was utterly meaningless. Thinking of this, David Day burst into tears.

"Why are you crying? Hasn't your wish already been fulfilled?"

Carlossane shook his head repeatedly.

"Don't cry, we're almost at the front lines... Do you remember what you were going to say?"

"Forget it, cry if you want to. As long as you're here, that's enough."

Gazing into the distance at the defensive line that the Ignis had built over hundreds of years, Carlosane narrowed his eyes.

Since he can already see the defensive line, the dwarves inside must have seen him as well.

And the one beside him, the so-called Dwarf King

Even from such a distance, Karlosane could sense the dwarves' fear and panic, which made him shake his head even more.

"The warriors who couldn't be killed by the biting cold wind have fought against such weak opponents for hundreds of years?"

Carlos suddenly felt like laughing.

But in the end, it was just a long sigh.

Perhaps long ago, these dwarves were indeed formidable, otherwise these warriors of the frozen earth wouldn't have suffered defeat after defeat—but the dwarves of today are clearly not the same as those of the past.

Not only have their warriors become weak, but even their king has become foolish, actually thinking that after losing everything, he is still qualified to talk about cooperation with the Ice People.

Perhaps these dwarves and the Iceborne people did cooperate before, though it wasn't a written cooperation, but rather a silent understanding. The Iceborne warriors could sense that these dwarves, who lived in warmer regions, had no interest in the barren tundra itself; they were simply fighting for the sake of war, or even for the sake of killing more people.

As for the reason, it's easy to guess. It's most likely because these dwarves don't have enough food, so they have to consume a group of people, just like the warriors on the frozen land who, when they get old, choose to actively seek death to save food for the younger generation.

However, what these dwarves used to expend their strength were wave after wave of young and vigorous warriors.

"That's really extravagant."

Thinking of this, Carlosan felt even more excited about that warm place.

But before that, he decided to help these dwarves solve their overpopulation problem one last time.

"Kill them all."

As the Ignisian defensive line drew ever closer, Carlosane waved his hand and gave the order.

This could no longer be called a war; it was clearly a one-sided massacre. The Ignis, who were thrown into panic by seeing David Day with the giants, were unable to organize any effective resistance.

On the contrary, the warriors from the frozen land, wielding batons and axes, were as ferocious as tigers among sheep.

In just one afternoon, the defenses that the Ignis had maintained for hundreds of years were completely breached.

And those soldiers from the frozen land finally set foot on the land they had longed for.

"Next, we will fulfill your other wish."

On the high platform, Carlossane looked at David Day's massive body.

“We will conquer your cities, we will slaughter your people… oh, you call us rebels, we will even kill your gods to avenge you.”

"After all, the little bit of flesh and blood you sacrificed before was far too little for our gods."

"Our North Wind God is very hungry."

(End of this chapter)