Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

The giant's foot stomped heavily on the castle ground.

Instantly, the ground shook and mountains trembled, stone chips flew, and a huge cave was broken open, but there was no sign of Lake(蕾克: name), under the effect of the invisibility cloak, Lake(蕾克: name) quickly disappeared before being attacked.

"Come out! Weak bug, come out—"

The giant opened his eyes wide and cursed, but the next moment, a bright sword arc stabbed out from behind him again!

In an instant, blood splattered.

The giant didn't expect such an attack at all, and the eyes on his abdomen suddenly shrank.

The next moment, the gloomy storm from all directions intensified.

In the high sky, the crack in the black abyss also expanded rapidly, and the corpses of those angels fell rapidly, bringing a storm of decay and darkness—

At the same time as the strong man was attacked, those distorted angels seemed to sense something.

And Lake's(蕾克: name) attack, blessed by the invisibility cloak, was even more sharp and fierce, and the giant's neck was cut off by more than half in the first slash.

"Ho ho—bastard..."

The giant transformed from the strong man fled forward in pain, losing his previous thoughts of wanting to be king.

One of his hands took out a golden egg and was about to put it in his mouth—

The second sword that followed came swiftly!

The huge head flew out, and thick black juice burst out from the broken place.

Before the golden egg could enter his mouth, the third sword flashed, and the golden egg fell to the ground along with the giant's fingers.

"Killed it?... No—"

Lake(蕾克: name) narrowed her eyes, flashed past the corrosive juice gushing out of the giant's neck, and jumped back.

But under her observation, the headless body of the giant in front of her still didn't stop moving!

At the broken wound, those turbid liquids condensed into dirty feathers—

No, not only that!

The giant lost control of his head, but seemed even more distorted!

The giant's whole body began to ooze black clouds, which condensed into wings, and the giant's aura began to connect with the black hole in the sky.

The pollutants from the fallen heaven seemed to be attached to the inside of the giant's body!

Immediately afterwards, the giant's headless body moved again, and it waved its body covered with wings and smashed towards Lake(蕾克: name).

Along with it came those feathers that grew out of the giant's skin!

The invisibility cloak can only make things invisible, but it cannot block this dense attack—

Just as Lake's(蕾克: name) figure disappeared again, green and red vines drilled out of the ground under the distorted giant's feet and wrapped around the giant's legs.

The magic of the Green and Red Witch had already shown some signs of decline in the Kingdom of Bo Ren(泊壬王国: kingdom name).

Ordinary giants can easily break free from these ordinary plants summoned by magic with the power of their bodies, and can only serve as a "hindrance".

But this time, it was a little different.

Poro(魄罗: name) took a deep breath, and a page of the book floated out—

[Ring Return: Jack and the Beanstalk · Vines into the Clouds]

[The golden bird stands on top of the shadow, ethereal melody, dancing clouds cover the abyss hanging in the sky]

[Fairy Tale Authority: You can make a vine grow explosively out of thin air, but their power is limited and will wither within three days. Only one can exist at the same time]

[Description: Emerald green vines pierce into the clouds, and the line of sight passes through the snow-white clouds to see a majestic castle standing solemnly in the shadow under the sun, with ethereal piano music]

The next moment, the green and red vine suddenly began to grow like a blowout!

In the blink of an eye, it became as thick as the giant's arm, and the length had already exceeded the limit, climbing and wrapping around the corrupt giant's body.

Black feathers and thick juice flowed on the vines, making a sizzling sound.

But under the blessing of the ring return, the surface of the vine was rapidly corroding and withering, hovering between rapid growth and rapid growth.

Although the speed of decay began to quickly overwhelm the growth.

But the time that the giant was controlled was enough for Lake(蕾克: name)—

In the gap where the vines blocked the flying feathers, the figure of the girl in red appeared in front of the giant's abdominal eyeballs, and the sword light that came with her pierced into the malicious eyeballs.

At this moment, everyone at the top of the castle heard a kind of eerie illusion from the sky and all directions.

It's like a sound pieced together from countless wails and screams.

The deformed giant fell, and his body began to ooze black water.

"Quick, wake up the Giant King... he should know what to do!"

Although the seemingly strongest enemy in front of them was dead, Lake(蕾克: name) and Poro(魄罗: name) knew that more difficult things were far from over!

The appearance of this strong giant seemed to have become a bridge connecting the fallen heaven.

In the fleeting time of battle, the sky was already completely dark, only the infinite distance, where the dark clouds had not yet reached, still radiated a dim yellow light.

Around the castle, the withered corpses of those angels hovered in the air around the castle.

Their abdomens cracked open, and one winged eyeball after another drilled out of them, looking at the people on the castle.

At this time, those mercenaries and hunters who were thinking about "killing the Giant King" were already so frightened that they couldn't move.

They didn't even have the strength to stand up.

They just huddled in the corner, staring at Poro(魄罗: name) and the others.

"The Giant King's origin has been stolen a bit too much. Originally, he could wake up in about three days, but this time, he may not be able to wake up for a while..."

The golden bird jumped down from Jack's head and flew to the top of the Giant King's head.

She folded her head on the surface of the Giant King and sensed a little, her face becoming more and more dignified.

"In that case, is there really not enough time?! Can't the fallen heaven's gate really be locked..."

The golden bird took a deep breath, looked at the increasingly dark cracks in the sky, and the eyeball monsters slowly surrounding her not far away,

"No, I must try—whether it's death or the end."

"You take these humans and escape. With your strength, you can definitely leave safely.

Tell the others in the Kingdom of Biwei(碧薇王国: kingdom name) about the disaster..."

The golden bird murmured, turned to look at Lake(蕾克: name) and Poro(魄罗: name), but her eyes showed a hint of determination,

"But I still want to try. The Giant King and I have been blocking these guys for a long time. I don't want to give up like this.

At least I can buy more time for more people to leave."

But Lake(蕾克: name) and Poro(魄罗: name) did not leave.

Poro(魄罗: name) looked at the Star Killing Sword(星杀剑: sword name) in Lake's(蕾克: name) hand. The sword body, which was originally as calm as water, was now glowing with brilliant starlight. At this moment, he understood the girl's meaning.

"How long will it take you to wake up the Giant King?"

Poro(魄罗: name) asked, and pointed to the approaching eyeball monsters in the distance, "If you can't complete it within half a minute now, you will be torn to pieces by those monsters."

Lake(蕾克: name) also added:

"We can buy more time. If these guys get to the ground, even if the people of the Kingdom of Biwei(碧薇王国: kingdom name) evacuate, they won't be able to save many people!"

The golden bird was stunned for a moment. She looked at the Star Killing Sword(星杀剑: sword name) in Lake's(蕾克: name) hand, and the expression in her eyes was replaced by a kind of daze:

"Okay, buy me some time, don't let those... poor dead guys come over."

As she spoke, the golden bird's wings lifted slightly, and not far away, the golden egg dropped by the strong man floated up, transformed into a golden light under control, and merged into the Giant King's body.

The Giant King's body still didn't move at all, like a dead sculpture.

The golden bird didn't stop. The golden light on the surface of her body also began to float out of her body and pour into the Giant King's body. At the same time, Poro(魄罗: name) discovered...

The bird's body, although very slow, was gradually becoming dim.

Is she using some kind of root power of her own to make up for some of the Giant King's losses?

"Poro(魄罗: name), how about we block those eyeballs?"

Lake's(蕾克: name) Star Killing Sword(星杀剑: sword name) shone with starlight, floating around her body, and when the first eyeball monster reached the range of the castle ground, Lake's(蕾克: name) figure disappeared.

"Uh, I wanted to say, my mana might not be able to support it... never mind."

Poro(魄罗: name) looked at the approaching eyeballs on the other side, a light flashed in his eyes, and many vines grew out of the castle ground, entwined into a green barrier, blocking the flying corrupt feathers.

But this was not a long-term solution. The time for the golden bird to replenish the Giant King's origin was not exact.

From all directions, the withered corpses of those angels descended from the sky—

Looking up, those cross-shaped black spots were as dense as raindrops, and could not be counted!

Deeper in, Poro(魄罗: name) even saw...

It seems that there are still some beings that far exceed the human form.

"This won't work. I think... I can still do something..."

Poro(魄罗: name) vaguely felt that something in the depths of his soul seemed to have been enlightened. He raised his head and saw a golden spot of light on the ground next to the tower not far away.

It was a golden harp!

Poro(魄罗: name) instantly thought of the scene of the Giant King plucking the harp with cloud silk.

Maybe, I can too?

This was not recklessness or a lucky hit—

Poro(魄罗: name) did think that he might have some way to change the situation!

Thinking this, Poro(魄罗: name) gritted his teeth, and the magic power accumulated in his body was released in an instant. Dense vines instantly forced back several approaching eyeball monsters, so that Lake(蕾克: name) could slowly kill them.

Then, Poro(魄罗: name) stepped forward, raised his paw, and touched the harp.

"What are you doing, wolf—"

Not far away, the golden bird, who was on top of the Giant King's head, saw Poro's(魄罗: name) actions out of the corner of her eye and said in surprise, "Don't move! That's not an ordinary harp. You don't have the power from heaven, so you can't use it!"

But before she could finish her words, she saw the strings of the harp that Poro's(魄罗: name) paw was holding began to vibrate slightly.

An ethereal and crisp note jumped out of it.

"This sound..."

The golden bird swallowed back the words she was about to say, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, "How could it be? It shouldn't be ringing. That's a fairy harp..."

After the first note jumped out, continuous music flowed out like a clear spring.

In Poro's(魄罗: name) eyes, a golden page appeared:

[Ring Return: Twelve Dancing Princesses · Curtain Call Notes]

[Every dance should have an end, and eternity is not so beautiful in many cases—now, you are here, and the curtain call notes will be played today]

[Fairy Tale Authority: Within the notes, dispel the distortion you see and return to the original truth]

[Description: The princesses are dancing tirelessly, and this is a dance party without end. Their dance partners are the same... The passionate dance music is gnawing at their sanity]

[You have seen all this, and you know that dance should not have such magic]

In the golden page, the light that only Poro(魄罗: name) could see condensed into a shape in mid-air.

They were like invisible musicians, touching the golden harp in front of them, and each golden string of the harp trembled and made a melodious note.

The music became more and more sonorous—this did not sound like a curtain call note.

It was more like a sonata that was about to enter a climax!

Continuous notes gathered together, like countless bands playing the piano together. The piano music had a deep and illusory rhythm.

It had far surpassed the playing of the Giant King with cloud silk that Poro(魄罗: name) had seen a few days ago.

"How... how did you do it?!"

The golden bird was still injecting her power into the Giant King's body, but she couldn't help but ask as she listened to the continuous sonata.

"I think, maybe this piano is playing itself? I actually haven't learned how to play the piano..."

Poro(魄罗: name) was also a little surprised.

His hand was only holding the harp upright, and the musician's hand from [Ring Return: Twelve Dancing Princesses · Curtain Call Notes] disappeared into the harp after playing the prelude music.

And as the piano music became more and more undulating, the book page also lost its luster and returned to Poro's(魄罗: name) spiritual realm.

In other words, now, this golden harp is playing the music itself!

In the piano music, the dim mist from all directions quickly faded away from that layer of dark evil light!

They gathered like chains and poured into the air!

Intertwined and squeezed together with the black gas escaping from the abyss cracks, the dried angel corpses that fell from the abyss holes also seemed to encounter an invisible barrier in the piano music.

The speed of descent slowed down.

Even in the piano music, there was a slow upward trend!

But just as Poro's(魄罗: name) face showed a hint of joy, he suddenly heard that in the sky hole, the murmurs and howls filled with endless negative energy suddenly sounded again!

Along with it, there was also a faint and strange music!

This voice...

It was as if the unspeakable evil existence in the inverted bottomless abyss had discovered the threat of the piano music and wanted to fight against the piano music!

Sure enough, the next moment, the expansion speed of the abyss suddenly increased.

It was as if it wanted to do everything possible to break through the veil of the present world before the harp music reached its climax!

What should... be done now?!

Poro's(魄罗: name) face sank.

But now, the sound of the harp rang out spontaneously, and [Ring Return: Curtain Call Notes] seemed to have awakened a certain soul within the harp. The soul of the harp fought against the collapsing sky with its own lonely sound.

But after that, Poro(魄罗: name) had no ability or means to increase his help.

Just then, a deep voice echoed from within the clouds:

"Oh? When I went to sleep this time... it seems I hired a new musician?"

It was the voice of the Giant King!

Two star-sized pupils opened behind the clouds.

Although he had just awakened, the Giant King looked at the gap in the sky, larger than any he had seen before. He then sensed the traces within the castle through the clouds covering the floating islands.

Looking at the bird before him, its golden light dimmed, almost extinguished,

in a matter of seconds, he roughly understood the situation he faced. Finally, his gaze fell upon the harp, not far away, playing on its own.

Hearing the increasingly soaring melody, the Giant King's heart suddenly soared from the depths to a great height—

"This music... is a complete piece? No! It's even more than that kid passed on to me back then..."

After the Giant King's thoughts, an uncontrollable ecstasy surged in his heart, and the floating islands with a radius of several kilometers suddenly began to shake!

Countless clouds rose from the ground out of nowhere, gathering into a large milky white curtain.

"This time, this time, will be the real end!

But what will end is not this world, but—the broken Heavenly Gate above!"

Happy New Year, brothers!