Three days had passed since they had walked, and the rabbit they had just hunted was the only living creature found during those three days. Instead of roasting the food directly, the small iron pot was taken out and the fire was put on the shelf. In the blink of an eye, a steaming pot of rabbit meat with wild vegetable rhizomes and ice crystal mushroom soup is ready.

It seems that Oran is very familiar with this area, and can actually dig these edible plants and fungi in the ice and snow.

In the wild, many things don't look like they can be eaten, and no one can guarantee that they are not poisonous unless they are experienced hunters, especially fungi. But it has to be said that this light blue ice crystal mushroom and rabbit meat are not too delicious when cooked together.

However, Oran reminded them that without the rhizome of this wild vegetable with reddened veins and boiling it together, it is believed that not many people would dare to eat this mushroom.

The night came so fast that it seemed like the wind and snow outside the cave had gotten heavier. They warmed themselves around the fire, but luckily they found a dead tree in the middle of the night, and the flame would not be extinguished all night.

"They...... Probably the same Anos. Or maybe we have the same goals as us...... It's just that I don't know why they're here, and they shouldn't be here. "William no longer seems intent on keeping the secret hidden.

"How many of them are there, and will they be able to avoid conflict?"

"I'm afraid not, they don't even need to achieve their goals...... Just kill me. William muffled out the words that had been muffled in his heart, but Oran could hear the wavering in his tone.

The dangers and difficulties he faced along the way never made this man waver, and even the frost giants could not make him bow his head. However, when he found out that another "Yanos" had appeared, he changed, becoming hesitant and silent.

As soon as he spat out those words, the man seemed to be tired and aged in an instant, and even his "aristocratic pride" that he had sworn to take to the grave became dispensable.

Orlan didn't know who "Yanos" they might face next, and neither did Zack, a simple-minded soldier.

Warren, the young adjutant, has always been by William's side. William's orders were never questioned or disobeyed, and he was able to manage the entire team in a mere manner.

Adjutant Bernie is an uncle who has always been taciturn and has little presence. But through Orlan's observation, his strength is even above William. He doesn't care if anyone lives or dies in battle, except William. And William also has a subtle sense of his attitude, and never seems to treat him as a subordinate.

"William, if you meet her. If you can't do it, I'll do it, and you can't stop it. Bernie's smoke seemed to illustrate this unquestionable decision. He even called William by name, and everyone acquiesced.

"No, Bernie. I...... I just wanted to ask her why she was so cruel and cold-blooded. Could it be that we all have such ruthlessness in our blood...... I'm not a good person though......"

"William, this is your bloodline and your destiny that must be carried forever, right or wrong...... And I will be with you until you die, and for your mother......"

……

I thought it would be difficult to avoid a conflict between blood relatives, but things took a turn for the better.

"William, this is their weapon, and the broken armor...... They seem to have been ambushed. ”

"My lord, I found their bodies. It's just that...... It's just a bit mutilated. Warren frowned, his face a little pale.

"It's them, our soldiers of Yanos. Could it be that they had encountered a large beast like this...... I just hope I don't find her. ”

After climbing over the hills and into the valley, the group found these corpses mutilated, torn apart, and even covered in bite marks, and one can imagine how powerful the creatures that attacked them must have been to tear the people apart along with the hard armor.

The splattered blood and internal organs turned dark brown and loomed behind the snow. After being covered by the snow, the outline of the limb fragments was basically visible.

Oran looked across the valley and made sure that at least twenty soldiers had died in battle. After some further investigation, it was found that there were no blood stains or tissue residues on their bladed weapons, and it is conceivable that they had almost no way to deal with their opponents.

And then there's the trauma they suffer, mostly the kind of forcible tearing, and the force is amazing, almost in one go. Then there was the impact of a large blunt object, which shattered their bones almost completely, and more than half of their internal organs were ruptured, causing irreparable internal bleeding.

In addition, from a relatively complete corpse, it can be found that his ventral side is missing a gap almost half the size of a basin, and the shape of the torn section is caused by the twisting of staggered sharp teeth.

"Your Excellency...... No, no knight's corpses were found! Warren gasped, and Bernie shook his head at William.

"Neither do I! I can recognize the knight's armor at a glance. ”

William turned his gaze to Oran, as if waiting for the final verdict...... "No, but the situation is not optimistic, I think you can guess as well. ”

"There's always a chance, isn't it......" William breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't get the relief he wanted, it was a complicated entanglement of happiness and frustration. It was the first time Oran had met such an "emotional" person.

Is the Frost Giant finally about to appear in front of everyone's eyes? From the wreckage of this battlefield, you can feel how powerful and terrifying this savage and ferocious creature from ancient times must be.

But the crowd didn't delay any longer, and they didn't think about whether they would encounter the Frost Giant in the next moment.

Orlan took the lead, tracing the traces that might have been left by the survivors.

……

"Ahead, in the ice cave. It's the best place to hide from the giants, and if there are any survivors, they won't go far. Oran drew his dagger.

"Zach is behind the pad, optimistic about the horses."

Everyone knows that if Orlan draws his sword, it means that there will be an inevitable battle.

The entrance of the ice cave resembles a monster's mouth, and you can feel the cold wind pouring into it, letting out a low roar.

"Be careful overhead, ice spiders are very common in ice caves. Zach, torches, how many more of our torches are there? ”

"Five, do you want to order them all?" Zach replied.

"No, two is fine."

Oran, who took the lead, held a torch in his left hand and a dagger in his right hand. In a cave that is getting darker, the visible range is important.

The other torch was held by Zack behind the mat, so that the whole team was in the light.

Hiss...... Hiss, the palm-sized ice spiders hissed in fear as they were illuminated by the light source and retreated into the shadows. And the kind of ice spiders the size of a human head still retain a strong desire to attack, but fortunately, it is not difficult to deal with, and they leave a lot of ice spider corpses along the way.