Chapter 56

Chapter Thirty: Night Battle

How could a giant appear here?

Ye Qi frowned and began to pay attention to his surroundings. He immediately cast the resistance boost, mage armor, and the protection from ranged attacks from the Bronze Guardian onto himself.

It wasn't that Ye Qi was cowardly, but the appearance of the giant was too suspicious!

According to Ye Qi's knowledge, giants, standing twelve feet tall and weighing over a ton, were terrifying monsters with immense strength but were incredibly stupid and had a violent temper. They ate raw meat, from wild animals to humans, all were their prey! Although there were various theories about how giants came into being—some said they were the product of dark wizards' evil spells, others said they were a variant of ancient ogres...

However, one thing Ye Qi could confirm was that no matter where giants appeared, they should not appear in Shak! Especially not in a ranger camp just two kilometers from the headquarters of the Demon Hunters!

"C+ level mission: Night Raid. Repel or kill all attackers!"

The sudden random mission, with a C+ level difficulty, also indicated the danger around Ye Qi...

"Everyone, pay attention! Gather around me!" The female cavalry captain's shout stood out in the chaotic crowd. In a short time, she was fully armed and calmly began to command: "Maintain formation! Active members, draw the giant's attention!"

The chaotic rangers finally calmed down from their panic over the giant after the female cavalry captain appeared. Relying on the countless drills they had practiced, they gathered according to her commands.

"Bang, bang..."

Although the rangers' bows and crossbows were sharp, at this moment, firearms were clearly more effective against the massive giant. Even though the giant's skin was as hard as rock, it still retreated and howled in pain from the gunfire. However, the pain would not make these simple-minded, violent monsters retreat; instead, it made them even more frenzied and bloodthirsty. They swung their maces, smashing tents and supplies in the camp, and charged toward the rangers who had just gathered and were firing effectively.

"Form small teams of five, reserves fall back! Active members continue to draw fire!" The female cavalry captain shouted as the giant charged. She led a small team of rangers, shooting while retreating to the side, and Ye Qi naturally followed her.

"Our current weapons can't inflict fatal damage on the giant! We need heavy weapons!" The female cavalry captain looked at the reserve rangers and blacksmiths, cooks, and other support personnel who were gradually leaving the camp, then glanced at the active rangers playing hide-and-seek with the five giants in the camp. She immediately suggested to Ye Qi: "I'll temporarily hand over command to you. You command the rangers to draw the giant's attention! I'll lead people to the armory to get heavy weapons!"

The rangers were uniformly equipped with the compact Ucz micro submachine guns, which, if facing ordinary creatures, would naturally be no problem with a full team's concentrated fire. But against the giant, these small-caliber bullets were like toothpicks. While enough toothpicks could kill a human, trying to kill a giant with them was like a fairy tale. Not to mention the giant's remarkable healing ability, just finding that many toothpicks would be a problem.

"Wait! I can buy you one minute!" Ye Qi stopped the female cavalry captain who was about to act: "These five giants are temporarily mine! You lead your people to get the heavy weapons!"

Although he had learned team coordination in the Arena Tower, commanding so many rangers was a bit too much for Ye Qi! Besides, he had a better method—the Bronze Guardian!

Under the surprised gaze of the female cavalry captain, the bronze bracelet on Ye Qi's wrist emitted a green glow, and a vague, massive figure appeared in the light. The newly appeared Bronze Guardian immediately drew the attention of everyone in the camp, including the five giants. Standing fifteen feet tall, the Bronze Guardian towered over the camp like a crane among chickens. Even the five twelve-foot-tall giants stood slightly shorter in comparison!

"Bang!"

The newly appeared Bronze Guardian immediately punched a giant in the face as Ye Qi instructed, causing the giant to stagger. The other four low-intelligence giants also clearly focused their attention on the Bronze Guardian, which was even larger than they were, and charged over!

"Smack!"

A giant wooden mace struck the Bronze Guardian's back, but the Bronze Guardian only wavered slightly, then swung a punch that hit the sneaking giant's head, knocking it straight to the ground.

"Bang!"

"Smack!"

One punch, one mace, for a moment, the bronze giant's fists and the wooden maces clashed in the ranger camp, with six massive figures fighting fiercely. The Bronze Guardian, invulnerable to blades and bullets and immensely strong but slow-moving, was a perfect match for the five equally strong and tough-skinned giants.

Even one-on-five, the Bronze Guardian was not at a disadvantage—giants, no matter how tough, were still flesh, while the Bronze Guardian was solid bronze. The wooden maces could only slow the Bronze Guardian down, but the Bronze Guardian's massive, bronze-forged fists would cause the giants to howl in pain with each strike.

"Go get the heavy weapons!"

Ye Qi shouted at the surprised female cavalry captain and the surrounding rangers, then immediately placed his right hand on the hilt of Yama. A wave of energy was rapidly approaching, and although there was no visible figure, Ye Qi still relied on his blind combat sense to draw his sword.

"Swish!"

Instantly, as Yama's blade flashed through the night sky, a spray of blood and two severed halves of a corpse appeared on the camp's grass, the face of the attacker frozen in deep disbelief.

Invisibility?

Glancing at the surprised expression on the attacker's face, Ye Qi's lips curled slightly in disdain—while invisibility might be a troublesome ability for others, for him, it was useless! With his combat sense, invisibility was as good as non-existent!

"Besides the giants, there are other attackers!" The female cavalry captain saw the severed corpse on the ground and immediately warned the surrounding rangers, then turned to return to Ye Qi's side to fight together. But Ye Qi waved her off, directly refusing. Sensing the continuous waves of energy around him, he glanced at the departing female cavalry captain and slightly spread his left hand.

"Web!"

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