The Great Wall is about 100 meters high, and the wind on the wall is so strong that the hem of the robes is blowing. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Kaxiu shrunk his neck and wondered, "Why did you call me to go?"

Sam jumped off the battlements, rubbed his hands together, and pointed to the watchtower ahead. Cassius looked up and saw that the watchtower was made of stone with lookout holes on all sides, and the top was flat. "There were 80 such watchtowers, and in the heyday of the Rangers, each tower was opened. If there is a situation, light the beacon smoke. Today, there are fewer than 100 rangers, and many watchtowers are in disrepair and have been abandoned. Know what that means?"

"If the giants invade, the alarm is difficult to convey. "Cassius was originally a soldier, and this problem is not difficult for him.

Sam nodded: "So Captain Aldington wants to find their sleeping place when the giants have just awakened, and come to fight them head-on and keep them out of the Wall." The problem is that he has too few people, and you, who claim to be one person, are worthy of a team. ”

Kasiu shrugged his shoulders and said, "But Sam, what you are talking about are legends from the ancient century, who can prove that there are giants? In addition to the polar people I have seen with my own eyes, I can't think of a giant race, and there are also mountain giants and forest giants. Maybe you're talking about a Ranger who was caught by poachers and beheaded. ”

Sam blinked, "I didn't believe in magicians until I met you. ”

Cassius was silent for a moment and laughed, "Hey, I kind of like you." Why do you know so much?"

"I'm just an officer," Sam pulled his hood, "I'm one of the few people here who know how to read, and I've found the worn-out parchment book from the old library of the Wall, and the legends are all written on it. The Giants, who awaken once in 800 years, may have long been forgotten by the world, but the Rangers will not. Let's go, my lord, it's too windy outside, don't let the captain wait. ”

Cassiu smiled knowingly.

When the search party departed, it was already afternoon, Grant and Ed each brought 10 men, each with 1 horse, Aldington ordered the kitchen to be stocked with dry food, and everyone gathered at the gate of the castle.

"Captain, why did you take him there?" Grant looked Cassius up and down, "he's still wearing that dirty robe. ”

A smile flashed in Aldington's ice-blue eyes, and he handed the reins of a pony to Cassiu, saying, "The Ranger has 3 weapons, a long sword to kill giants, a short sword to kill humans, and a crossbow to attack from a distance. What about you, a magician?"

Kaxiu patted the long sword at his waist, which had purple and gold dark stripes on it, "I have my weapon, Captain." ”

Aldington nodded and cleared his throat: "Brothers, 800 years have passed in a flash, and the Giant Clan has awakened. This time, we don't have 300 people or 80 watchtowers, and the Night Ranger is already asleep. But we have nothing to fear! This time we have taken the initiative to find Thorne, and we have to find the sleeping place of the forest giants and give them a head-on blow. If anyone doesn't want to go, I won't force it. You can lead your horses back to the warm Colossus Castle. ”

"Captain, we will follow you to the death!" Grant raised his sword and shouted, "We are Thor's spear, lightning in the dark, and we are all brothers, and we will never leave the empire, and we will not leave until we die." ”

"We are the spear of Thor, the lightning in the darkness, we are all brothers, we will never leave us, we will not abandon us, we will protect the empire until we die. The shouts of the rest shook the sky.

Cassius remembered the moment he graduated from the Wizard's Academy. The first batch of magician graduates of 20 people, including Hugo, Walter, and Gu Linhao, also had a large age span, and when they were about to go to the battlefield after graduation, they chanted the oath of magicians. Seeing the Rangers shouting their oaths, he suddenly felt warm.

"We are the blades of the Empire, with staff as weapons and elements as power, to dispel darkness and slay evil, and to spend our lives protecting the Empire!

"Magician, it's cold in the forest, I hope your robes don't freeze you to death. Aldington's ice-blue eyes stared at Cassiu, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Brothers, let's drink the blood of giants, eat the flesh of giants, the Great Wall of the Empire, and never fall!"

The group was silent, walking through the forest, the sun shining on the leaves, forming spots. In the afternoon in the forest, the fog was thin and visibility was better, and Aldington ordered to hurry as soon as possible.

Cassius entered the Misty Forest for the first time, looking left and right all the way. The forest was filled with the smell of earth, dead leaves, and the stench of rotting animal carcasses, and Cassius covered his nose at first, which the Rangers were accustomed to, and he took a deep breath and stopped covering his nose for the sake of face. He saw a huge elm tree, larger in diameter than the Prime Minister's Tower, and its thinnest branches were as thick as his body.

They came to rest by a small river, and while Kasiu was washing his face in the river, he saw a frog with a big fist, which stared at him arrogantly, ignored him, and when he pounced, the frog jumped into the river with a thud, and the splash wet his face, drawing the ridicule of the rangers.

"I've never seen a frog that big. Cathew wiped his face with his sleeve and said.

"Rare and weird. "Anderson was a 50-year-old Ranger with a lean face and a lot of chewing tobacco leaves in his mouth, making his teeth rotten and yellow.

"Captain, cross the river, and we're on our way to discover Otto's place. Grant pointed ahead.

"Damn, why would they go deep into the forest? Our daily patrol never goes through the river. "How did you find him?"

"Horseshoe prints, we were on a patrol and the horses were drinking by the river, and I saw the rangers' jugs on the riverbank. Crossing the river, we found a mess of horseshoe prints. Grantra tugged at his belt and said, "I dare say that the rope with the thickness of the broken arm belongs to the giant." ”

Aldington patted Grant on the shoulder and directed the team to the upper reaches of the river, allowing the horses to step on the rocks that were exposed on the river's surface to cross the river.

In the depths of the forest, the canopy of trees grew denser, a faint mist filled the air, and unknown bird calls could be heard in the distance. The branches kept jumping, and Cassiu's eyes widened in amazement, and it was monkeys, white and brown fur, who stared at the rangers, jumping from tree to tree.

"The animal is called a monkey. Anderson tugged at his backpack, "You haven't seen that?"

"In the capital, there are jugglers from the city of Taka, who bring monkeys to perform on the streets. Cassius stared at the monkeys, "But these monkeys are different from entertainers in that they have very large ears. ”

"The monkeys here have big ears, and each of them has a provocative ear. Anderson laughed, "Take care of your backpack, don't look at them cute, they're all thieves." ”

A shrill cry pierced the sky, and the monkeys, who had been playing and resting in the trees, suddenly became frightened and screamed, and they jumped up the trees as fast as they could, looking for the huge canopy.

"Watch out for the sky!" Aldington drew his sword, and Grant put on the string of his crossbow and looked nervously at the sky. Cassiu drew his sword as well, but he was at a loss.

The shrill cry got closer and closer, and Cassiu found the source of the sound, a huge bird with gray feathers, it fluttered its wings, and Cassiu felt the air rushing towards him.

Grant aimed at the bird, and when the bird approached, he shouted, "Shoot!"

The crossbow shot into the sky, and the bird circled and flew in the air, swooping down, the air currents caused by the flapping of its wings deflected the bow and arrow, and Aldington took the horse's belly, raised his sword, and swung it at the big bird. The big bird screamed and dropped a lot of feathers, it was not reconciled, it was angry, and rushed at another ranger, Gagliardi, who covered his face and waved his sword wildly, and the bird pecked violently, flapped its wings and flapped its wings to flee, and Gagliardi screamed and fell off his horse.

"Gagliardi!" Aldington quickly dismounted, and Grant continued to stare at the sky with his crossbow.

"Eyes, my eyes!" said Galialdi, bleeding from his fingers, "I can't see!"

"Don't worry, kid, don't worry!" Aldington motioned for Anderson to hold Gagliardi's shoulder and slowly remove his hand, and the group gasped. Gagliardi's left eye was a bloody hole.

Kasiu's heart tightened and he closed his eyes.

"Ahhh

Aldington sighed and shook his head: "Child, calm down, be quiet, your life is still there." ”

Gagliardi wept and fainted from the pain.

"What was that?" asked Cassiu, with a sigh of relief.

"Monkey catcher. Eat monkeys, snakes, and other ground animals that it can catch. Ed was bandaging Gagliardi who had passed out, "Damn, his wounds are going to be infected." ”

"He's strong and can get through. Aldington looked around, "We're camping here, be on guard. ”

The night in the forest came earlier than in the Great Wall, and everyone sat around the campfire, and the mood was very bad.

"We should have shot the crossbow sooner," said Grant, stroking his face and hanging his head, "and even if we miss, we wouldn't let it come close." ”

"It's too fast. Ed comforted, "You did your best. ”

"No, damn it, don't comfort me!" Grant shook off Ed's hand on his shoulder, "I'm not a woman! I know it's on me! I'm in charge of air defense. ”

"What are we going to do if he can't wake up?" the chubby William took a sip of rum with his glass, and the cold in the forest was terrible after nightfall.

"He's alive!" Grant roared.

Aldington gritted his teeth: "He has this awareness, from the beginning of the Great Wall, he was ready to sacrifice the consciousness. ”

Sitting on a broken piece of wood, Cassius interjected, "I've seen people who have been shot in the eye by arrows on the battlefield, and some of them have survived. ”

Grant stood up and grabbed Cassiu's robe, "Son of a bitch, aren't you a magician, why don't you use your magic?"

Cassius broke free of Grant's hand: "I can't do it at all, the speed of that eagle is too fast, he is too close to Gagliardi, and the fire magic will hurt him by mistake!"

"Rubbish!" Grant punched Cassius in the face.

At this moment, a scream was heard, and the rangers on guard near the camp let out a cry.

"It's Anderson!" Aldington picked up his sword, and Cassius wiped the bloodshot from the corner of his mouth as he followed the troops.