Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

The giant's footsteps stretched from the plains into the forest.

The morning light illuminated the lush green trees, and the fallen trees formed a path leading into the distance.

Even the trees that the giant avoided had many branches broken off and scattered on the ground.

At the place where the horses were captured last night, there were still some dark red bloodstains scattered on the ground, and… some fragments of broken bones.

"That's… a giant?!"

Poro looked at the deep pit in the ground and the surrounding broken branches, and thought about the nightmare-like monster from last night.

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

But regardless, with a figure taller than a tree, a weight that could press deep pits into the ground, and the ability to walk as if nothing were wrong… this giant's physical strength was unimaginably high!

Could swords and blades really hurt it with such qualities?

"Yes, this is a giant, a persistent threat that the Kingdom of Bo Ren has struggled to eradicate."

The old soldier Yin Wei said, "Every year, countless soldiers of the Kingdom of Bo Ren die at the hands of giants… and the existence of giants has made the Kingdom of Bo Ren, despite its abundant resources, less powerful than the Kingdom of Sino.

Most of their money—is invested in military affairs."

"Can they really contend with beings like giants? If giants attack villages and towns, can ordinary soldiers really inflict damage on the giants' bodies?"

Poro's eyes flashed with the image of the pillar-like leg from last night, and he asked.

"Yes, the military strength of the Kingdom of Bo Ren has always been the strongest in this area, which is very different from the Kingdom of Sino, which enjoys more peaceful times."

"Moreover, the Kingdom of Bo Ren has special weapons."

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

She lifted her cloak, and under the cloak, there was a piece of armor taken from the prince's helmet, inlaid with a magic circle on its surface.

Lake modified Prince Bo Ren's armor to make it a more suitable size for herself.

"I found many manufacturing methods for special weapons of the Kingdom of Bo Ren in the 'Forbidden Magic Array Engraving Diagram' left by the Queen."

Lake thought for a moment, and continued, "Also, in that… 'Bo Ren Intelligence Summary', a type of array engraving still in use by the Kingdom of Bo Ren is recorded.

That is also the array engraving that the Kingdom of Bo Ren still widely equips.

This array engraving is not on weapons or armor, nor is it used for combat between people… it is specifically designed to defend against giants, and that is why the Kingdom of Bo Ren has not been destroyed by giants.

It is used on a type of giant crossbow originally used for siege warfare—"

"Giant Butcher."

The old soldier added, "That's the name of that giant crossbow. Since ancient times, the number of giants killed by that giant crossbow has far exceeded a hundred!

Of course, even so, every time a giant is killed, it often costs… a hundred times the lives of soldiers!"

"I see…"

A complex expression appeared in Poro's eyes.

The undisguised hostility and desire to kill towards the Kingdom of Sino in the conversations of those Bo Ren elite soldiers and Prince Bo Ren gave Poro a very bad impression.

Many of the plans they casually revealed did not care about civilian casualties at all!

But now it seems that all performances have their roots—

Every giant's death is exchanged for the lives of countless comrades… When watching familiar people around you being torn apart and eaten by giants one after another…

How could one not gradually become indifferent to life?

And for those Sino people who don't have to worry about giants at all, which Bo Ren person wouldn't be jealous of them?

Of course, this does not mean that Poro agrees with the ideas of those Bo Ren elite soldiers.

But since he has to pass through the Kingdom of Bo Ren, then perhaps… there will be a day when he faces the giants!

If it weren't night yesterday, and not in the forest.

If a giant came walking from the plain in front of him, how would he escape? And where could he escape to?

Fortunately, this did not happen.

Just like the old soldier said, the number of giants is extremely small, and most of them act alone.

Faced with humans with "Giant Butcher" siege crossbows, centuries of attacks have prevented the remaining giants from attacking large towns with many people, and most of them only live in the forests.

The lone giant encountered last night was perhaps just an unfortunate coincidence.

Although the group lost their carriage, their physical strength was still good.

And except for the old soldier's lover, Dansi, the other three all had the ability to survive in the wild on their own, so although crossing Bo Ren slowed down, nothing unexpected happened.

Until… this evening.

"Is that a village ahead?"

A few wisps of faint smoke rose from the distant hill. Looking towards that direction from the hill, several black dots were arranged in a neat pattern.

Beside them were crisscrossing field ridges.

"Great, following the road, there really is a village!"

Lake said happily, with a village, it meant that they could buy a lot of supplies and dry food, and… purchase new carriages again.

Although through [Spiral Beacon: Hunter], Lake's wild survival skills were basically maxed out.

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

If there is a house to live in, no one likes to sleep on the ground and use the sky as a quilt!

The Kingdom of Bo Ren is different from Sino. Due to the invasion of giants, the commerce here can be described as extremely backward.

Even though Bo Ren uses many policies to encourage it, the roads in the wild are still sparsely populated.

At least the group had not encountered anyone they could ask for directions along the way.

"Well… when we get there, we can take a bath and then have a good night's sleep…"

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

Looking at the girl's appearance, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Poro's mouth.

But all of this gradually disappeared as the village got closer and closer!

The outside of the village was surrounded by a circle of stone walls.

In Bo Ren, even the smallest towns and villages would have considerable military strength.

But in the nearby village, all the details became clearer as the distance decreased. Poro and the others saw that the stone wall, piled up with stones, had already collapsed and been damaged for the most part!

Something found on the ground made the hearts of several people suddenly shrink!

A… giant's footprint!

"This village… was attacked by giants?!"

On the side of the village, the group saw more chaotic traces of fighting. The ground was full of dark red bloodstains, as well as many broken weapons and shattered armor.

In a few days, a very difficult battle took place here!

"This… shouldn't be?"

The old soldier Yin Wei widened his eyes and said with slight surprise.

He stepped forward and pulled out a thick crossbow bolt with blood from the ground in the battlefield.

This crossbow bolt was completely cast with metal, and the surface was engraved with countless fine lines—

Even Poro could see that they had the same style as the patterns on Prince Bo Ren's armor!

"Is this a crossbow bolt shot from 'Giant Butcher'?"

Poro was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, it's this kind."

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

"In the Kingdom of Bo Ren, it is rare for giants to attack small towns… and there are very few troops with so many 'Giant Butchers' in Bo Ren…"

The old soldier carefully observed the battlefield. His past experience allowed him to discover more things from the traces of the battlefield.

But immediately afterwards, Poro and Lake also discovered anomalies.

Because… there were too many giant footprints on the ground!

"These footprints have slight differences in shape and size."

The old soldier said, raising his hand to point out the differences between several footprints to Lake and Poro, "This battle was not only participated in by one giant—

Conservatively estimated, there are at least four giants!"