Hill Giant

I'm going to eat you all!

An excited roar came from the hillside.

A towering figure over five meters tall, with rough, brown skin, wielding a haphazardly pulled, mud-covered tree trunk as a weapon, and dressed in untanned animal hides simply held together by hair and leather straps, sweat dripping onto the rotting animal skins, emitting a strong odor—that was the Hill Giant.

Hill Giant are selfish and dull savages who often live in hills and valleys around the world and often gather in lumberyards or plank houses in the mountains.

They hunted, foraged, and robbed everywhere, all for the sake of obtaining more food. They crossed mountains and forests, hunting prey with all their might and bullying the weak. If it weren't for their enormous size and inexhaustible strength, these lazy and sluggish Hill Giant would probably have gone extinct long ago.

Now, food seems to be coming to them on its own.

The Hill Giant licked his lips, and foul-smelling saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth.

Ever since that enormous Ogre led a pack of monsters to drive the Hill Giant out of the valley, they have been roaming the edge of the Storm Highlands every day, scavenging for rotten food or devouring passing humans.

This greedy Hill Giant hadn't had a proper meal in a long time, and now was clearly a good opportunity.

Based on your own strength, you can observe the following information. [The Greedy Hill Giant]

Giants, Chaotic Evil

AC: 13 (Natural Armor) HP: 105 Strength - 21 Dexterity - 8 Constitution - 19 Intelligence - 5 Wisdom - 9 Charisma - 6 Senses: Passive Perception 12 Actions: Multiattack, Mace Strike, Stone Throw, Bite

Challenge Rating: 5 (1,800 XP)

"This monster is pretty strong," Steamed Bun exclaimed. "Can we really beat it?"

Singo scoffed, "What are you afraid of? With our setup, we can crush it with just basic attacks. We're here to give you experience. If you weren't below level four, believe me, it would be dead by now."

"Alright, just don't get wiped out later."

Below the hillside was the "Dragon Vein Four-Person Team," whose team strength had greatly increased. They then accepted the most difficult quest, "Defeat the Hill Giant Destroying the Farm," which was officially recommended to Challenge Rating five.

It's worth noting that even professional gamers like Singo have only barely reached level four, and that's after playing day and night non-stop. Most people are still stuck at level one or two.

Watching the Hill Giant charging down the slope carrying a large tree, Single remained calm. "War Maniac Bro, you and Qiu Yu hold it off here, Steamed Bun and I will launch an aerial attack."

The Born Battle Maniac nodded decisively. "Okay."

Immediately, Singo and Steamed Bun flipped over and mounted their mounts, riding their Wyvern into the air.

The Born Battle Maniac stepped forward without hesitation to meet the challenge. Facing an enemy far larger than himself, he showed no fear. He had even slain Starry Sky Beast in the past; this giant was nothing in his eyes.

He chose the path of the Barbarian Path of the Berserker.

For Barbarian, rage is a way to reach the extreme—the ultimate form of violence.

The Path of the Berserker is a pursuit of bloodshed and unbridled rage. When players enter the Fighter's frenzy, they will tremble in the chaotic thrill of combat, forgetting their own safety in the process.

"Aaaaaaahh...

The Born Battle Maniac raised his head and roared, unleashing his berserk fury.

Instantly, his eyes turned bloodshot, his muscles bulged dramatically, veins popped out, and his whole body emanated a bloody aura.

Enraged by his innate Born Battle Maniac, the man charged toward the Hill Giant, leaped into the air, and raised his giant axe high.

"Frenzied Strike!"

The giant axe, carrying immense power, cleaved through the air as it swung down.

However, due to the enormous size of the Hill Giant opposite, the giant axe could only barely reach its chest.

Even the Hill Giant was startled by the menacing "little man," but it quickly realized that it was frightened by this small creature and that the other party was not afraid of it, and a ferocious rage appeared on its ugly face.

"I'm going to smash you into mincemeat!"

The Hill Giant used a large tree to block the giant axe in front of him, and swung it with all his might. The immense force sent the Born Battle Maniac and the giant axe flying backward.

The Born Battle Maniac crashed to the ground, his battle axe embedded in the ground beside him.

After being knocked away, he showed no sign of retreating. Instead, his crimson eyes revealed a hint of joy and fervor at having encountered a formidable foe.

"Aaaaaaahh...

The Born Battle Maniac pulled out the giant axe that was deeply embedded in the ground, and charged forward again with bloodshot eyes.

"Wait a minute—"

A clear female voice came from behind, but the Born Battle Maniac continued charging as if he hadn't heard it.

Xia Ye Qiuyu sighed behind him, rubbing his forehead. The Fighter class is good in every way, capable of both attacking and defending, but once it enters Berserk mode, it listens to nothing and just charges in recklessly.

Fortunately, she followed and cast a spell on the Born Battle Maniac.

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The Born Battle Maniac's body suddenly swelled and grew larger, increasing from nearly two meters tall to nearly four meters tall. Even the weapon in his hand and the animal skin clothing on his body grew larger. He looked only slightly smaller than the Hill Giant, but he could already be said to be of the same level.

The Born Battle Maniac felt his field of vision increase, laughed loudly, and leaped high again. However, this time, his leaping strike landed not on the chest, but on the head.

The dull-witted Hill Giant didn't know any magic, but he did know that the "little man" had grown bigger and posed a threat to him.

So the Hill Giant roared and slammed his arms down with all his might.

"Bang!"

The blunt-bladed giant axe clashed with the tree, trembling slightly, before the Born Battle Maniac crashed to the ground.

However, the Hill Giant still held an absolute advantage in strength, pressing down the giant axe along with his Born Battle Maniac body little by little.

"Aganazzar's Scorcher!"

Xia Ye Qiuyu parted his lips slightly and spat out a line of surging flames, taking advantage of the Hill Giant's stalemate to strike its massive body directly.

The Hill Giant's right shoulder was charred black, causing it to open its foul-smelling maw and let out a painful howl, its grip on the tree loosening slightly.

It was this slight lapse in concentration that allowed the Born Battle Maniac to seize the opportunity.

He smashed the tree out of the Hill Giant's hand, and swung his three-meter-long giant axe down fiercely at the Hill Giant's shoulder.

"Whoosh!"

The giant axe chopped off his entire right shoulder, which was already charred black, along with his arm.

The thick, massive right arm rolled to the ground.

Warm, viscous blood splattered onto the face of the Born Battle Maniac, but he showed no disgust whatsoever; instead, his expression became even more excited.

"Aaaaaah—I'm going to kill you!"

The giant looked up and let out a painful howl, enraged by the loss of his right arm, even to the point of losing his mind.

He grabbed the giant axe that had cleaved into flesh and threw it more than ten meters away, then rushed forward to engage in the most primitive and brutal close-quarters combat with the Born Battle Maniac.

The two "giants" were locked in a fierce struggle, using every means possible, including knees, fists, heads, and even teeth.

In the sky, Single looked down at the battle on the ground and said to Steamed Bun, "I told you, if you hadn't made a move, this Hill Giant would have been beaten to death by the War Maniac Bro. Once he goes berserk, he never listens to anyone and only cares about his own fun."

Steamed Bun watched the Born Battle Maniac and seemed to want to devour the Hill Giant, and clicked his tongue in amazement. "Damn, this War Maniac Bro is really fierce!"

Singo simply said, "Stop talking nonsense, get ready to charge."

Steamed Bun said, "Okay."

He then skillfully steered the Wyvern, preparing for a dive.

"Aww—"

The roars of Wyvern echoed through the sky.

The Hill Giant, who was pinning the Born Battle Maniac down and furiously hammering him, ignored the strange noise and continued to vent his anger over the loss of his right arm.

Even though his size has increased, the strength of Born Battle Maniac is still far inferior to that of Hill Giant, and his berserk state has ended, leaving him completely exhausted.

Contend Against monsters of a higher Challenge Rating by himself is something even a professional player like him would find difficult to do.

Moreover, he still had a backup plan.

His goal was not to kill the Hill Giant himself.

The Born Battle Maniac had already been beaten black and blue, but when he lay on the ground and saw the Wyvern in the sky, a ferocious smile immediately appeared on his face.

The Wyvern swooped down, and Singo drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

A complex purple rune appeared on the Hill Giant's arm; it was the Hunter Mark.

"Whoosh—"

A sharp arrow pierced the mark on the Hill Giant's left arm with lightning speed, the bloodied arrowhead emerging from the other side of the arm.

Under the influence of the purple rune, an unusually large amount of blood gushed from the Hill Giant's wound.

"Who is it!"

The Hill Giant, driven mad by the attack from behind, roared and turned his head, his crimson eyes fixed on the Wyvern Knight in the air.

"Prepare to die!"

The Hill Giant picked up stones from the ground and hurled them at Singo. The immense force of the stones, which were difficult for ordinary people to lift, made them fly easily towards the enemy in the air.

However, Single, riding his Wyvern, deftly rolled sideways in the air, dodging this extremely dangerous attack.

The stone traced a graceful arc in the air before falling to the ground.

Singo shouted, "Steamed Bun!"

It turns out that Singo's attack was just a feint!

But the real killer move is yet to come!

Because of the immense force used, the Hill Giant remained in the same position as when he threw the stone, while a loud dragon roar came from behind him.

"Roar--"

The Steamed Bun swooped down from behind the Hill Giant at an incredible speed, its Wyvern beneath it folding its wings tightly.

He leaned slightly forward, his arms gripping the six-meter-long lance tightly, and he could even feel the whistling wind beside his ears.

At high speed, Steamed Bun's heart pounded, and a surge of excitement welled up inside him.

"Give me your life!"

The Steamed Bun let out a loud roar.

[Dragon Roar Charge] is activated, and the lance plunges straight into the back of the Hill Giant's massive head.

The immense kinetic energy from the Wyvern Knight's dive was transmitted smoothly to the tip of the spear, which was even covered with a crimson dragon aura.

In an instant, blood splattered.

The lance pierced the Hill Giant's tough skin, its hard skull, its filthy flesh, and emerged from its gaping, ferocious maw.

The Hill Giant's roar abruptly ceased, and its massive body collapsed to the ground.

"Bang!"

Steamed Bun, on the other hand, casually tossed aside his lance.

The Wyvern "Noodles" beneath it suddenly spread its wings to slow down and then quickly climbed up again with the help of the airflow.

Information was refreshed on the panel.

[You have killed the Greedy Hill Giant and gained 1800 XP][Your Class Level has been increased to 4] Steamed Bun's heart hadn't recovered yet, and he was still a little excited. He pretended to tilt his head back and said, "The wine is still warm, and I have already taken the enemy general's head."

He circled in the air a few times before landing on the ground.

Steamed Bun started to show a smug face. "Xin Gou, tell me, aren't you handsome!"

Singo poured cold water on the idea, saying, "If you weren't such a noob who hasn't even reached level four yet, my arrow would have hit your head, and War Maniac Bro's axe would have chopped off your neck."

The Steamed Bun immediately looked dejected.

The Born Battle Maniac got up from the ground and touched his bald head. "This monster is really strong. I feel like I can't beat him in a one-on-one fight."

Xia Ye Qiuyu gazed at the ravaged ground, nodding with lingering fear. Her physique wasn't strong; if she had been crushed by the Hill Giant, she would have died.

But she quickly asked, "Singo, what... what are you doing?"

The guy was holding the Hill Giant's stinking arm as if it were a treasure, and even smelled it, wishing he could take a bite.

Singo said matter-of-factly, "This is a good thing. Hill Giant's finger can be made into Hill Giant Elixir that increases strength to 21 points."

"21 points? That's amazing!"

The Born Battle Maniac immediately became interested and joined Single in studying the stinking giant's remains without any disgust.

Even the Wyvern hovering in mid-air curiously landed to the side, but it wasn't there to study it.

"Hey, Wyvern, don't bite! It's a waste for you to eat this!"

Xia Ye Qiuyu: "..."

By the time they finished cleaning up, the ground was a mess, but Single's backpack was bulging and he looked excited, as if he had returned with a full load.

However, the strong, fishy stench emanating from him, as if he hadn't bathed in years, made Xia Ye Qiuyu quietly move a few steps away.

Singo suddenly said mysteriously, "Do you know what the next main quest is?"

Steamed Bun cursed, "Xin Gou, stop talking nonsense and speak up!"

Singo slowly uttered two words: "War."

Xia Ye Qiuyu asked curiously, "How did you know?"

Singo explained, "I spent three days in Dragon Valley, the headquarters of the Ember Nest. Unlike a noob like Steamed Bun who just blindly completes the mission, I also paid attention to the situation in the valley."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Almost every day, the Hobgoblin and Lizardmen armies are training. In a place where productivity is close to that of the Middle Ages, it is quite unusual to have an army training every day."

Steamed Bun quickly chimed in, "I heard those sounds too."

The Born Battle Maniac said, "So you mean our main storyline going forward will be a war?"

Singo nodded. "That's right, and the scale will definitely not be small. As sub-classes of the faction [Red Scale Conqueror], Steamed Bun and I should play a significant role in it."