Winter Lord: Starting with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 24 Hunting the Frost Giants
Louis stood on a secluded rock, looking down at an open area in the valley below.

Four frost giants are having a great time throwing boulders and then knocking them away with their huge ice clubs.

“Are they playing baseball?” Louis quipped, but didn’t relax at all.

These colossal creatures averaged 5.2 meters in height and were covered in a natural armor made of interwoven ice crystals and rock fragments.

Just looking at the bulging muscles of theirs is enough to conjure up images of terrifying brute force.

The giant ice rock club, which could be swung at will, was as long as six meters and could even leave a cracked trench in the ground when it hit.

Even more terrifying is the layer of pale blue icy mist that surrounds the Frost Giants; this is their extreme cold domain.

If an ordinary person gets too close, their blood circulation will be slowed down, and they may even be frozen into an ice sculpture.

Thankfully there were only four. If there had been forty, Louis would have had to carry the Red Tide away overnight.

Nervous? Not really.

He had already figured out the frost giant's weakness and had set up a trap in advance.

In addition, he brought most of the knights of the Red Tide Territory and hundreds of soldiers with him this time.

Fifty-three knights against four frost giants, the advantage is on my side.

"Is everything ready?" Louis asked in a low voice.

“Yes, sir, everyone is in position,” the commander replied.

“Very good.” Louis nodded slightly. “Proceed according to plan and let these big guys taste the methods of our Red Tide Territory.”

He slowly raised his right hand, fingers together: "Action!"

The commander waved his banner, and the knights lying in ambush in various places moved out at the same time.

"Ugh——!"

A whistling arrow pierced the sky, its flames trailing a red trajectory as it crashed into the frost giant's body.

Startled by the sudden attack, the four frost giants, who were playing happily, froze for a moment, then let out a deafening roar, stomped their huge feet on the ground, and angrily marched towards the flames.

"Separate them!" Lambert shouted.

The knights split into four groups and harassed the giant from different directions, constantly provoking him with their spears.

Each attack struck precisely at the giant's most sensitive spots: the knee, face, between the fingers, armpits...

The giant roared and swung his massive ice club, trying to crush these insect-like enemies.

But the knights were prepared and quickly retreated, using the terrain and their speed to buy time and guide the giants toward their respective ambush areas.

A few minutes later, the four giants had completely separated and entered different trap areas.

"put!"

The trap team, which had been lying in ambush for a long time, suddenly threw out the weighted rope net that they had prepared beforehand.

The heavy ropes wrapped precisely around the giant's legs.

The giant paused, struggling to tear the restraints away.

The knights hidden on the flanks charged forward swiftly, their sharp spears or longswords aimed straight at the giant's vulnerable knee joint!

puff!
The spear pierced its cold flesh, where the ice armor was at its weakest.

Each thrust caused the giant to roar in fury and stagger backward in pain.

"Retreat! Change positions!"

The warriors did not linger in battle, quickly dispersing in different directions to prevent the giants from retaliating.

The giant let out a painful roar, knelt on one knee, and his struggling movements suddenly became sluggish.

On the other side, soldiers lying in ambush suddenly threw torches, the flames licking at the giant's solid ice armor.

Soon their extreme cold aura began to waver, and the surface of their ice armor gradually cracked from the heat.

Whoosh whoosh!
The archers seized the opportunity to fire their lit arrows, which pierced the night and flew straight toward the giant's face.

Several arrows struck the giant precisely in the eyes and cheeks, flames scorching its flesh. "Roar—!!"

The giant clutched his face in agony and struggled violently.

"Knights, prepare! Target: Heart and throat!"

"kill!!"

The knights activated their battle aura, which burned red on their longswords and spears.

They spurred their horses onward, like sharp red blades, fiercely piercing the giant's heart and throat!
Blood splattered, and the first giant let out its final scream before collapsing with a thud.

Of course, not all the other groups had it so easy.

A deafening roar suddenly erupted from a trap area!

"Roar--!!"

It was an exceptionally ferocious frost giant, whose massive body had broken free of the rope net.

With just a slight stomp of its powerful legs, the trap-filled ground cracked, sending rubble flying.

"Oh no! This trap can't hold it at all!"

The leading knight's expression changed, and he was about to order his men to re-encircle the giant when the giant went completely berserk!
Suddenly, it spread its arms wide, roared to the sky, and the icy aura around it surged!
A violent frost storm suddenly swept across the area!

boom--!
The storm, carrying countless sharp ice blades, instantly covered the entire area.

The cold wind tore through the earth, and the knights were caught off guard and overturned by the strong wind.

"what!!"

The two apprentice knights were swept into the storm, their armor instantly covered with a thick layer of ice, freezing them stiff.

Then a gust of wind swept through, and they were violently thrown far away, crashing heavily against the rock wall, losing their ability to fight.

Before the other knight could react, he was struck by the giant's massive club.

He flew dozens of meters away like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.

The scene immediately descended into chaos!

But just as the Frost Giant was about to swing his club again, a red aura suddenly ripped through the blizzard and struck straight at the giant's wrist!
puff!

The scorching sword energy tore a long, narrow wound in the giant's cold, iron-like muscles, and deep blue blood spurted out, splashing onto the snow and quickly freezing into ice crystals.

"Cut its legs!"

Lambert roared, raising his greatsword high, imbued with intense battle aura, aiming it directly at the giant's knee!
Two elite knights followed closely behind, and the three of them formed a triangular assault formation as they rushed toward the giant.

"Drink——!"

Lambert's greatsword slashed down fiercely, aiming precisely at the giant's knee joint!

Click!

The sword penetrated deeply into the icy armor and cut into the tendons, causing the giant's massive body to tremble violently and nearly bring him to his knees.

Another elite knight seized the opportunity to leap up, his longsword burning with fiery battle aura, and plunged it fiercely into the giant's ribs!

The last knight then slashed hard at the giant's ankle, trying to completely disrupt its balance!

The three swords struck simultaneously, and the intense pain enraged the giant. It let out a roar that tore through the sky, and tried to strike back with its club again!
"Stop it!"

Lambert roared, stomped his foot on the ground, and used the momentum to leap up again.

The greatsword slashed horizontally with a backhand motion, the blade striking the giant's wrist joint precisely!

Click——!
The sound of bones cracking can be clearly heard.

The giant suddenly loosened his grip on the staff, and the massive ice rock staff slipped from his fingers and slammed into the ground, sending up a shower of ice shards!
"Now!!"

The knights behind him raised their spears high, and with a deafening roar, all their weapons pierced the giant's vitals at the same time.

puff! puff! puff! puff!
Frosty blood splattered, staining the snow red. The raging giant could no longer hold on, and its massive body crashed to the ground, utterly lifeless.

(End of this chapter)