Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

This kind of thing is more common in the underworld of Europe, but not so much in the Americas.

There are quite a few giant monsters and ogres here, and they're not small either, some are four or five meters tall.

Ao Wu nodded repeatedly in mid-air after hearing Zhao Hao's words: "You're right, it's a giant!"

"Is that what you think too?" Zhao Hao asked, looking up at it.

Ao Wu stroked his beard. "That's not what I thought. I saw a giant coming."

As soon as it finished speaking, Zhao Hao heard a cracking sound of tree branches breaking, followed by loud footsteps that were rapidly approaching.

"Holy crap, get hidden!"

Zhao Hao quickly hid behind a large tree and then used chaos magic to create a tree bark camouflage color for himself.

The thing came very quickly, and the rumbling sound of its running could be heard. With each step, one could feel the ground beneath their feet trembling.

"Uh...where did it go?"

The thing arrived at the open space where Zhao Hao and the others had just been, and looked down at them with a puzzled expression.

Zhao Hao peeked over and saw that the thing was as tall as a four-story building when it stood upright!

It has a human shape, but its body proportions are a bit strange, and it looks extremely ugly, with each of its facial features growing out of place.

Especially the skin, a purplish-red color, so rough! Zhao Hao felt it wasn't even as good as the badly worn cement pavement in his own neighborhood. You could even see stains and black silt there!

The giant was wearing tattered and simple clothes, but he wasn't naked, which suggests that he had a certain level of civilization.

But that stench!

As soon as he bent down, Zhao Hao felt a foul stench rush towards him, like the smell of a pigsty that hadn't been cleaned for half a month.

The orange-skinned man next to Zhao Hao was already covering his nose tightly, almost fainting from the stench.

Zhao Hao saw the giant jogging along, casually snapping off many thick branches blocking his way from the treetops. No wonder the treetops nearby had such strange shapes.

This shows that the giant's strength was indeed enormous, matching his size.

That would probably have a Strength attribute of 50+! Absolutely no chance of defeating it in a direct confrontation!

Those trees, some over ten meters tall, looked like blades of grass to him. Zhao Hao wasn't even as big as one of his feet!

Open your mouth wide, you can swallow two people in one gulp!

Fortunately, Zhao Hao did not find any traces of psionic energy on the giant.

The giant seemed to have seen Zhao Hao and his group, but disappeared as it approached.

But he was still unwilling to give up and refused to leave, almost crawling on the ground inch by inch to search for it.

Zhao Hao hid behind a tree, thinking that instead of hiding, he might as well take this opportunity to kill him.

This thing wears clothes and can talk; it's probably not the only giant.

Why not take advantage of him being alone and kill one of them first?

This thing is just too big. Even Zhao Hao's Dragon-Slaying Saber would become a pencil-sharpening knife when facing it.

How can you inflict a fatal wound? Even a slit in the neck wouldn't kill you!

Don't alert the enemy before you've killed them!

Zhao Hao thought for a moment, then secretly took out the shrinking lamp he had just acquired. He hid behind the giant and carefully shone it on its heels.

The giant seemed a bit dim-witted; after a dozen seconds, Zhao Hao had used up most of his spiritual energy, shrinking the giant from over ten meters tall to three meters. Only then did the giant realize something was wrong. He looked at the large tree beside him, scratching his head in confusion: "How did this tree get so big?!"

Zhao Hao remained silent, drew his Dragon-Slaying Saber, jumped up, and swung it at the back of the head...

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Chapter 198 Jack's Old Cow

With one slash, thick, foul-smelling blood spurted out like a fountain.

"Wow! What a tough neck!" Zhao Hao exclaimed as he dodged the splattering blood and drew his Dragon Slayer Saber.

He was certainly not as glamorous as the protagonists on TV; he would have to yell before launching a sneak attack from behind.

With a silent, deadly strike, he killed the still-stunned giant.

Surprisingly, the giant's neck was remarkably sturdy, even stronger than the trunk of an old tree of the same diameter.

When Zhao Hao swung his knife, he only managed to cut off most of the flesh, leaving some meat still intact.

Did the shrink lamp not reduce the giant's armor value?

The skin is too thick, and the bones are too hard!

If an ordinary person were to slash at the giant with a sword, they would only break the giant's skin. It might not even be as serious as if the giant scratched himself while scratching an itch!

"Of course, it's also very valuable." Zhao Hao was overjoyed as he looked at the system notification that he had obtained 127 Fate Points.

The two times I entered the strange realm before, killing anything there didn't give me any Fate Points.

It's probably because the environment and formation of the eerie realm are different.

The first cave in the well is a time loop of the past, where those people are already dead and their fates cannot be changed.

The second Heart Demon Town is unique in that it doesn't seem like a physical entity, but rather like a mental world. Although you kill a lot of monsters, you don't earn any Fate Points.

But this giant does have it!

What does this mean?

Could this eerie realm actually exist, but not in a place connected to the real world? Is it not in our world?!

There's a reward to be made, which naturally provides motivation. This area is so large, there should be quite a few giants, each with over a hundred fate points. If we could kill a hundred of them!

Meow hahaha...

At this point, Zhao Hao roughly understood that this strange situation was likely related to the folk tale in the real world—Jack and the Beanstalk.

Most of these fairy tales appeared in the 17th and 18th centuries.

It's about Jack, a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), who traded a cow for some beans. The beans grew into the sky, and Jack used them to steal the giant's gold coins, a goose that laid golden eggs, and a harp that sang on its own. He was eventually discovered, and he even cut the vines, causing the giant to fall to his death.

Honestly, what kind of values ​​does this story have now? Isn't this just a thief and a murderer?

What did that giant do to you? You stole from him, killed him, and then lived happily ever after.

This really aligns with the mindset of those colonial plunderers. What do you Native Americans say?

Distant stories may record or reflect something.

However, the ghost realm is definitely different from the fairy tales I know.

The story has been passed down and changed countless times over generations, and it is no longer the original version.

Even the original version can only be used as a reference.

Since we're already here, we might as well make the best of it; at least the environment in this strange place isn't dangerous.

Unlike the Well Within a Cave and the Demon Town, time is the greatest enemy here. The atmosphere is incredibly oppressive.

Zhao Hao examined the giant's corpse and found that apart from a few broken iron tools, there was nothing of any worthwhile on it.

Before the corpse returned to its original size, Zhao Hao quickly let Xiao Ruan start eating.

Even the bloodstains on the ground must be completely destroyed to eliminate all traces of the body.

I saw that giant crawling on the ground sniffing around, so he must have a very keen sense of smell. Therefore, no bloodstains should be left.

Zhao Hao finished off the giant and continued onward with Orange and the others. They soon discovered a flock of sheep being kept in captivity.

That sheep was a size larger than a regular sheep, but compared to the giant's size, it was probably only a matter of two large bites.

"It seems the giants are involved in animal husbandry?" Orange said.

The way it looked at the flock of sheep was as if it were looking at a moving kebab.

Zhao Hao was a little puzzled. He glanced around and counted the number of sheep in a few seconds. There were only 78 sheep.

That giant must have eaten at least four or five heads in one sitting!

How many people can Giant support with this scale of aquaculture alone?

Just then, the insect scouts made another discovery.

Right around this "sheep pen," there was a supernatural creature about three meters long that could hide in the shadows, looking like a feline.

The predator eyed the flock of sheep intently, but dared not approach for the time being.

Zhao Hao finally understood what the traps near the sheepfold were for; it turned out there were wild animals stealing sheep!

This extraordinary cat, which is over three meters long, is probably equivalent to a large wildcat to the giant.

It seems this landmass in the clouds is quite large! The biodiversity is also quite good.

……

While Zhao Hao explored the land in the clouds, the other three extraordinary individuals who had come with him also began to move around on the ground.

The middle-aged man tried to kill the other two, but they were no pushovers either. He couldn't win, but he could escape.

However, since the hunter and the knight were strangers who didn't trust each other much, they went their separate ways.

The middle-aged man with more than a dozen giant wolves was called Owof. Judging from his behavior and attire, he was no respectable person.

A decent person wouldn't hide in the forest with wolves and become a savage.

He is a follower of the Mad Hunt, the father of all beasts. Although he looks to be in his fifties or sixties, he is actually over eighty years old.

Once active in North America, and also in Canada and the northern border of the United States, he committed countless atrocities, and was known as the Wolf Shepherd for his beasts that devoured people.

Later, this guy's affair escalated, and he was surrounded and pursued, so he hid in the deep mountains for more than ten years.

There was a reason why he committed bloodshed everywhere.

He accidentally obtained a magic bean, and according to the ancient book he found along with it, he learned that it was the key to the haunted realm. He also learned some things about the haunted realm.

He therefore saw hope in advancing to the Bronze rank.

As a result, he couldn't find the magic bean and was chased into the mountains to live like a wild man.

Now that he has entered the strange realm, he naturally has his own plans.