Episode 86. The Great and Gigantic

Huginn and Muninn continued to flap their wings through the blizzard. Gary and Freky ran out low, snorting.
Ivan and Delfino, Irene and Ferocious Tooth, the Fairy Legion and Frost Elves followed quickly.
Ivan moved hastily and glanced at the elves. The Fairy Legion and the Frost Elves were all not in the best condition. However, they were running hard to hide their troubled appearance.
‘Will it be okay?’
Ivan knew their intentions well. However, he was just worried about whether they would be able to fight properly.
Irene, guessing Ivan’s thoughts, spoke lowly.
“We trained for hundreds of years. We are not that weak.”
“what?”
“Just as the primordial giant know how to deal with fairies, we know how our ancestors drove them out. I’ll show you that the world tree hasn’t collapsed yet.”
“… I see.”
Ivan knew the future of the elves, when the world tree burned down and the fairy forest was torn apart. Maybe that’s why he inadvertently thought of the elves as weak or pitiful beings. He regretted greatly.
‘To look down on the elves, I’m an idiot.’
Contrary to their fragile appearance, elves were a very strong race. Aren’t they direct descendants of the ancestors who have lived on this land since long time ago?
After all, the primordial giants were the losers, and they are the descendants of the victors. There was no reason to be weak.
Crunch crunch.
For a while, there was no word, only the sound of stepping on snow. Then, suddenly, Ivan narrowed his eyes. Huginn and Muninn, Gary and Freki let him know that the enemy was nearby.
The elves also felt the shaking of the spirits and hardened their expressions. They burned their fighting spirit, promising that they would not collapse in vain like in the previous battle.
The emotional changes of the elves who were disconnected from the World Tree were visible. In some ways, they felt more lively now.
thud!
Kugoong!
The ground cries. The shockwave spread and the snow that had accumulated on the trees fell to the ground. Everyone realized that a battle had begun.
“I’ll go first.”
Ivan shouted and kicked off the ground and stretched forward. Lights flashed and thunder roared everywhere. Blue lightning wrapped around his body.
thunder step. Among the things Ivan has mastered, it is the fastest technique in straight line movement.
bang!
Ivan stretched out as if the space had been folded. As he ran, he saw the Holy Knights of Denomination fighting against the monsters in the distance.
Whoops!
Ivan took out his spear from his inventory and threw it with the same momentum as he was running. The spear that escaped from his hand pierced the chest of a yeti who was aiming for a paladin.
Push!
His blood flowed out. It broke the heart and forcibly pulled the essence of life out. Yeti loses his life and collapses to the floor. The pure white snow colored the surroundings red. (dlazartu.wordpress.com)
Yeti, Sasquatch or Bigfoot. Anyway, Ivan met the eyes of the giants who were leisurely standing behind the large monsters. A hot power welled up from deep within Ivan’s body.
“Thor!”
The thunder god, hearing Ivan’s cry, nodded his head. He got up and hit the hammer. The symbol of destruction that had shattered the skulls of countless giants and pierced their hearts roared.
bang!
Lightning strikes from the sky. Thunder roared and lit up the night as if it were day.
Ivan wielded the power of the Thunder God in one hand. One giant, unable to react, spurted blood. It pierced the thick leather and burned the guy beyond the strong endurance.
“Oops!”
Ignoring the falling guy, Ivan pulled out his ax and threw it at the other guy.
Shhh!
The guy raised his hand to block the little ax that flew into his eye. With the sight he had covered himself, Ivan moved closer. Then, wielding his blood sword Brika, he muttered lowly.
“Hrami (The one who tears).”
Borrowing the power of the spirit, the sharpened sword cut through the giant’s tough hide and severed the muscles and ligaments in its legs.
“Argh!”
The guy screamed in pain and lowered his axe. He struck Ivan’s head as if splitting it. But Ivan didn’t care.
Ugh-.
thud!
A protective shield of light formed around Ivan’s body. He blocked the giant’s attack as if nothing happened and disappeared. The priests of Denomination, who realized that he had come to help, put a protective shield on him.
Ivan stuck Brika, the blood sword, on the floor. And, using the guy who greedily sucks the power of giants as a core, he cast a spell.
“Sigrúnnr (Tree of Victory).”
Squeeze-.
Riding on the bloody sword Brika, a sprout rose from the ground. Through the cold weather and thick snow, the green shoots grew and quickly grew in size.
It swallowed the blood sword, Brika, and a huge tree sprang up. Red ash tree, sacred symbol of Norse.
When a tree resembling the great and sacred World Tree, Yggdrasil, appeared, even the blizzard that raged around them calmed down. A warm breeze blew like spring, and a peaceful and sweet fragrance spread.
It wasn’t just warm and sweet. It energized those who were tired and lowered the enemy’s morale. Literally created a springboard for victory.
“Ugh, ugh!”
Giants and huge monsters took a step back with an uncomfortable groan. The ferocious life they exuded diminished, and the power of the primordial giant that was revealing his presence in the distance faded.
Shhh!
Push!
One shot and one shot. The elve’s arrow, which did not miss its target, pierced the enemy. Limbs, chest, or eyes and ears. Even though they couldn’t take the lives of the enemies at once, they were all on deadly places, and when they created a gap, the priests of the Denomination and the paladins rallied their strength.
“O the godes of clarity!”
“The mercy of life, the wrath of water!”
As the priests shouted in unison, the snow piled on the floor melted in an instant and became transparent water. The water quickly increased and overtook the enemies, pushing them out like waves in the forest.
The water surrounding the enemies trembled and shook finely. As ultra-high-speed vibrations spread throughout the water, the enemies caught in it began to vomit blood. This is because even the moisture in the body was shaking and destroying the inside. (dlazartu.wordpress.com)
grasp!
As the giants shook their bodies violently, the water that enveloped them burst out in all directions. Their expression did not look good, as if he had been quite shocked for that short time.
Philaine Greywood’s sword decapitated one giant, and the spirit of Baltimoor Iridin crushed another. Ferocious Tooth clashed swords with the giant, and Irene Palacion’s arrow pierced the giant’s heart.
As the giants began to fall one by one, they shouted. Filled with anger, he shouted as if shaking all directions.
“We are the descendants of the great and mighty!”
The giants, who exhaled fierce anger, brandished their weapons in unison. Some have axes made of stone, others have spears carved out of wood, and some have huge swords with sharp edges.
Unlike primitive giants who possessed god-like powers, modern giants did not have such abilities. However, their large size was violent in itself.
With skin stronger than any armor and muscles stronger than any magic, it was impossible to stop it when he started rampaging. It was like a natural disaster.
At that time, the priests of Denominations and the Paladins radiated divine power. The blue light, like the sea, was all around.
Ugh-.
They were the most elite troops of the Church of Ruan, the god of water, who went out in exchange for the heart of the god of the sea. They wanted to prove why they came here.
Squeeze-.
The water that wets the floor and is scattered gathers again. What had been frozen in the frigid temperatures returned to liquid and rose again. The transparent water, like the sea, was filled with blue energy and took shape little by little.
They summoned those who served the gods from the heavens and descended into bodies made of water. An angel holding a sword and shield opened her eyes with a transparent body.
Shih!
The sword made of water was swung and pierced the giant’s body. The extremely compressed water pierced the giant’s tough skin and cut through the bones stronger than steel.
“Ah!”
While one of the giants was in pain from having his arm cut off, another one punched the angel. His oversized hand struck the transparent battle angels.
grasp!
Transparent battle angels lifted shields made of water. Parts of his body seemed to be crushed and scattered, but then he regained his form. Since it was not an ordinary body but an incarnation made of water, it seemed to ignore physical attacks.
Powerful defense and recovery with strong attack power. At first glance, it seemed so powerful that it seemed perfect.
‘… But it won’t last long.’
Ivan glanced at the battle angel as he dealt with the giant that was aiming at him.
It was smaller than when it was first summoned. Each time they attack, each time they defend and recover, the fluid that makes up their body decreases little by little. Ivan could see it evaporating from the tips of the wings just by standing still.
The battle angel was very strong, but could not be maintained for long. Seeing that the priests looked much more tired than before, it seemed that the consumption of holy power was not enough.
Anyway, with the battle angel joining in, they were able to push the giants in a big way. With their powerful bodies, they couldn’t properly demonstrate their strength and were swung around by the battle angel, so it became easier to deal with them.
Then the battle angel suddenly stopped moving and looked somewhere. Ivan also stood still, forgetting to swing his sword. The elf couldn’t draw a bowstring, and the priests couldn’t recite a prayer.
A transcendent being saw this place. No, he just couldn’t watch it, so he showed himself. He, who once competed with the gods for supremacy, finally began to move.
Koo Goo Goo!
The ground raised itself. After removing the blanket called the forest, he stood up and the mountain stretched.
A storm raged, and the wind died down again. The stars in the sky and the moon were covered, and the night became darker.
The giant.
The great and gigantic.
A large figure befitting its name rose and looked down at them.
“Hoo… … .”
Ivan let out a laugh. During that time he saw both the devil and the incarnation of God. But he had never been so withdrawn.
Can this size really exist in this world? If it’s not called as a God, then what should you call it then?
Ivan and everyone there, realized how insignificant they were.
A great being infinitely close to immortals looked down on them. And without any emotion, he just spat out the words dryly, as if they had no value.
The whole world trembled at his voice. It was as if the world was talking to them.
– For a long time… This land has really become weak.