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Chapter 53 - Shadow of the Colossus

''I have to find the trail, and the lumberyard today! I have no time to waste, one more day, the danger will be a little more!'

He felt that no matter what, they now had the initiative. It's better than the giant suddenly looking for it one day.

Instead of waiting for death in the shelter, it is better to take the initiative!

This group of escorts around him, used to be hunters, the road if you find any footprints, absolutely able to find the first time. And in this forest inside the hide and seek, or escape, there is no one more experienced than them.

'I hope this thing has gone far, I woke up when the castle has collapsed many days ago.' Although he thought so in his heart, George could not help but shake his head.

After thinking for a long time, George finally decided that he would tell the escorts about this matter.

They were now in the middle of this mountain forest, and he needed these hunters. Just like Johannes once hunting, the lord and the knight's equipment is good, but also the lack of these professionals to explore the road. And if the squires can take the initiative to undertake this task and find that giant's area of activity, at least later in the mountain activities, you can avoid it!

Or even if someone can take the initiative to come forward, there is a chance to lure it away!!!

"We may now be facing the greatest challenge ever." The lord suddenly stopped and turned around, sweeping a glance over the crowd. His tone was somewhat gruff, but his gaze was extremely firm, reminding the squires of the night they were completely changed.

The guardians of the gods felt the tension, their spears were gripped tightly in their hands, and they cast a firm gaze back at their lord. It was as if they were looking up to the faith behind the God's spokesman, as if they had the same kind of conviction that comes out every time they pray and kill the enemy with devotion.

Seeing their gaze, George's nervous heart was suddenly motivated. It was as if the people who once needed his constant inspiration, gave him inspiration back. It gave him an immense amount of confidence.

He looked around the circle and continued to speak, but his tone was not as grave and nervous as before: "In the vicinity of our territory, there may be a silly big man... Don't look at Alexander, that guy for being a little taller than him. I don't know why those giant fools in the north would appear in the Black Pearl Valley across the mountains. But that village just now, I'm afraid it should be more than just a flash flood as simple as that - that big, stupid, lazy thing probably attacked that poor village in the middle of that downpour."

After George finished, he couldn't help but secretly compose a tight fist.

He began to regret that he was hot-headed, will say too much about this matter.

But the matter itself must be truthful confession, can not be concealed. Because the giant is not like a zombie, is the courage of everyone can kill the thing. To defeat it, you need to unite and need wisdom.

If the squires do not have any mental preparation, they will directly face with that very oppressive big thing, it is likely to be disheartened.

Now there is also a possibility...

However, George was overwhelmed with surprise that the squires were relieved after hearing his words.

"My lord, the look on your face just now really scared me. I thought the gods had lost their favor on us." "No." "My old family lives in the far north, and when I didn't flee here, I heard stories about resisting giants from my ancestors' hunters - if there hadn't been a black tide, I'm afraid those bards would still be singing those heroic stories in various taverns now!" ('By no means ten meters of...')

Jack picked up: "Yes, those stories are made into poetry, 'Giant Catcher', 'Giant Nemesis', hey, what an imposing heroic name!" "If those mountain people in your old home can do it, then we are the guardians of God, surely we can do it too!"

The squires were more or less cheering themselves up, after all, from the look of that village, they were more or less able to guess the height of the giant. These blind believers, however, all believed that in the midst of that battle, they would have the help of God - the Lord had brought angels with him!

At this moment, the short Aggie (the horse thief) suddenly asked, "My lord, if we die in battle with the giant, it will be recorded in the mythology, right?"

The crowd suddenly fell silent. They all looked at George with wide eyes.

George stood dumbfounded, forcibly controlling his legs, so as not to suddenly jump up.

He uttered one word.

"Will."

'You're a fucking genius!!!' He secretly gave a thumbs up to that little skinny monkey. He said in his mind, 'Sorry, big guy. It's useless to motivate you guys with anything now, so I'll just have to draw big pies empty once more...'

He looked at the eyes of the crowd that were attracted to him, nodded slightly, and solemnly continued: "You are all the guardians of God. Naturally, it will be passed down in the epic! And this is a battle with the legendary giant! So not only will pass down in the epic, and your heroic souls, under the guidance of the God of refuge, will also be born as nobles - otherwise in this world, why would there be princes and marquises these lords?"

In saying these words, George felt a little twisted in his heart. Because the essence of the meaning of these words, is 'born unequal'. To go deeper, it means 'you are born to be enslaved by the nobles and have no chance to turn around'.

And he also believes that even if there is any reincarnation in this world, I'm afraid it will never be led by any god.

So many of the lords who stayed inside the city and enjoyed the carnival of doom were originally some of the lucky ones who, by virtue of the rules they set for themselves, were subject to the legacy of their ancestors in the midst of a thousand-year ideological blockade.

If they had all been heroes in their previous lives, they would never have seen the displaced refugees as if they were blind.

But now these words, for the current squires, is the most effective - it is like a thunderbolt in the brains of the squires! The last remnants of fear of the giant, but also completely disappeared.

They couldn't help but whisper and discuss, excited they clenched their hands, red eyes, some even began to volunteer for battle!

Seeing these people so smoothly into the lies they had woven, George was relieved at the same time, his heart did not know what it was like ...

At this time, Jack came over and said: "Lord, I think we should not rush back. Early discovery of that thing's footprints, better than he came to the door - those people are not more courageous than us! We can't let those scrawny villagers face something so big! And if we can set traps in the areas where he often moves. We still have a good chance of winning!"

This guy had hunted bears alone before, and he believed that if the traps were dug deep, it didn't matter if you could climb trees, you were toast!

George could see that such a heartfelt positive attitude of the squires did not seem to be entirely because of their own future, nor was it any dream of nobility. This made George feel a little surprised, but also a little unpleasant.

But Jack's determined gaze, but he was reminded of two words 'God's guardian', 'honor'.

For a moment, George wondered if he had misread it. But in any case, he had to admit that he was indeed inspired by this gaze.

'Indeed, we may not have no chance!'

He threw away the nonsense in his mind, and his eyes shone faintly.

The giant was not a zombie, but he was afraid of poison!

Just inside the tavern, there were still a lot of deadly poisons. If you find the area where the giant is often active, and shade him, then even if you can't kill him, it's enough for him to recuperate for a while!

Then let this group of hunters track and trace, while he is sick, may really be able to kill him!

Of course, if it can live in a couple, not to affect the development of the territory, then naturally, they will not bother it - if it runs to the west of the Countess's territory inside, then it is really thank God!

But now is not to speak of reality on this unknown expectations.

Thinking of this, George said to Jack and others: "Your proposal is very good, Jack. However, there are too many of us, gathered together too much noise, so the search for its tracks is obviously not suitable. You all used to be hunters, good at walking in the mountains and forests to hide. So we better spread out, if someone once really found the guy, or pull back and report back."

Jack nodded and took the initiative to wrap up the task, he was very familiar with these people and knew how to make the distribution.

He proposed a team of two, the extra guy named 'Aggie', can follow the lord lord, continue to the lumberyard - there may also be giants there. This guy, Agi, was the most agitated and good at pathfinding. With him around, he could spot its trail in advance and avoid sudden encounters.

After discussion, we all decided to return to the shelter before night, regardless of whether we found it during the day or not. And the map in George's hand, everyone also copied a copy.

These guys on the parchment, buckle to the bark, the drawing is very simple, George looked half a day also did not understand, he believed that if he relied on this thing, will definitely be lost in the mountains, but once as a hunter and mountain people of the retinue is convinced, full of confidence.

"Misty? My lord, this is nothing at all. When the disaster didn't come, there was always fog in the mountains too." "Misty is good, my lord! It's better for us to move!" "There are swamps and miasma on the shores of Black Lake. I used to catch crocodiles there when I was hungry and crazy."

These words put George's mind at ease a little.

Watching them leave one by one, George prayed in his heart that this group of guys would not leave in one go, and then waved his handkerchief to say goodbye to these guys who had gone into the mist one by one.

Aggie is just like his name, the character is more lively, and also looks thin and small. The key is that he also has a pair of big eyes, looks like a naughty monkey (that is, the talent that likes to steal horses and ask mythological stories).

But this guy's ability to lead the way is not ordinary.

"My lord, do you think we should take more detours to find the big stupid guy, or take a shortcut to the lumberyard?" Aoshi asked this.

"Go straight there, there is still work to be done there. And if the giant had been active over there, a terrain as big as the lumberyard would definitely have traces of his stay."

After hearing the lord's words, Agi scratched his rogue beard to show that he understood. He studied the map in the lord's hand for a while, and then returned the item to the lord and led the way directly.

Taking a shortcut - it seems that this guy is not blowing it. Although only came here for the first time, but the road inside the mountain is completely different from the flat land. Often it seems as if a detour, but after sliding over a hill, instead of getting closer and closer.

After that came a small river, the three of them on the mountain to follow the direction of the river below that and march down. It didn't take long to really get there.

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