The two walked for a while, and there was a shoal in the river bend in front of them. The water was only up to their ankles. Several large rocks lay in the middle of the river, which were washed round and smooth by the current.
There was a series of huge footprints imprinted in the mud at the edge of the shoal.
The footprints are more than twice as long as an adult man's calf, with a span distance of nearly three meters. The toes are thick and short, and the outline of the claw tips can be seen.
"What is this?" Lin Ze squatted down and gestured with his palms.
Grimm turned pale immediately after seeing the footprints.
He suddenly grabbed Lin Ze's sleeves and dragged him two steps back from the edge of the shallows.
"Don't come near!"
"What's wrong?"
"These are Giant's footprints, and they look very fresh." Grimm's voice was unconsciously lowered.
His eyes scanned the woods on the other side of the river.
"Something's wrong, Giant usually doesn't come here." Grimm gestured with his hand in the direction of the footprints.
Lin Ze didn't have much knowledge about Giant in his mind. It was more about the descriptions of Giant in the final war in the original book, but many of them were mentioned in passing. He had never seen Giant in his previous life, including this life.
Grimm He held a broad-bladed dagger horizontally in front of him, his body was slightly arched, and his eyes were staring at the woods on the other side like an eagle.
Lin Ze didn't disturb him, squatted down and continued to look at the series of footprints.
The edges of the marks in the wet mud are still very clear, and even the lines on the soles of the feet can be seen. They were indeed just stepped on.
But the footprints were only in the direction of going, not coming back, which means that the thing crossed the river and never looked back.
"Giant often comes around here?" Lin Ze asked.
"There are a lot of them in the mountains in the north, but they usually don't come to the south." Grimm said with a solemn expression.
"Unless..."
"Unless there is civil strife between them or... are driven out by more powerful creatures..."
"A more powerful creature?" Lin Ze asked in surprise.
What creature can be called a more powerful creature than Giant?
"Dragon!" Grimm said.
Lin Ze's pupils shrank sharply.
Dragon?
The Muggle of this era really... knows everything... has seen everything!
"Go and take a look?" Lin Ze suddenly said, now he has a strong interest in these things he has never seen before.
Grimm exclaimed, "Are you crazy? Although you are a wizard, Giant's magic immunity is no joke!"
"How do you know if you haven't tried it?" Lin Ze said confidently. He felt that he still had the ability to run away no matter what.
Grimm's voice lowered. "Five years ago, there was a Giant on the northern border who went crazy and rushed into a village. The lord brought more than 500 guards, and half of them were fed to that Giant."
Lin Ze raised his eyebrows.
The combat effectiveness of this thing is indeed not low, but this is only for ordinary people.
"Okay, if you are scared, then go back and I will go and see for myself."
Grimm's face suddenly turned ugly. "No, even though you are a wizard, I can't just let you take risks on your own."
"..."
Was this man being taught to be stupid by the lord? In his eyes, his behavior was a death wish, but in the end, he didn't feel confident that he would die just like that?
So Lin Ze refused to follow him, and the two of them walked quickly downstream along the river bank.
Not far away, there was a smell of fireworks in the air. It wasn't the smell of firewood, but it seemed like someone's house was on fire.
Grimm's footsteps changed from a brisk walk to a trot.
Five minutes later, a mill appeared in front of them, and thick black smoke was rising from the mill. The thatch on the roof of the mill was ignited by the raging fire, and the roof was burned to only a black skeleton.
There was a corpse lying at the door of the mill. It was a middle-aged man. His chest was smashed by something, and a large piece of it collapsed. It looked like he was already dead.
Grimm knelt down and took a look. After he recognized the man's identity, his lips trembled involuntarily.
"It's Old David, the owner of this mill."
Lin Ze swept around.
There was a wooden shelf upside down in the open space behind the mill, with a torn cowhide hanging on it. Wheat grains and flour bags were scattered everywhere on the ground. Several bags were torn open, and the flour was scattered everywhere, with white flowers everywhere.
A series of huge footprints extended from the direction of the river bank, stepping on the vegetable field behind the mill, passing the grinding plate, and continuing forward, passing through the fence behind the mill.
Sections of the fence were crushed, and finally disappeared at the edge of the shrubbery to the east.
"It went east." Lin Ze judged.
Grimm stood up, holding the sword in his hand until his knuckles turned white.
"Old David has a son..."
"Where?"
Grimm said nothing, looking around, and finally looked at the still burning mill. The meaning was already obvious.
Lin Ze understood what he meant, and simply used "Aguamenti" to put out the still burning mill. Grimm rushed into the mill, and soon brought out a boy who was blackened by smoke. Many parts of his body had been burned by the flames, and the skin had been peeled off, and the flesh and blood inside was leaking out.
The boy curled up into a ball, covered in ashes. There was a wound on his back from his shoulder to his waist. The skin and flesh were open. Fortunately, he was still breathing weakly.
Grimm called the boy's name, but the boy had no response.
Lin Ze came over and squatted down, took a look at the wound, then took out the half-full bottle of Essence of Dittany from Undetectable Extension Box, and put a few drops on the wound.
The skin at the edge of the wound is recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, and new skin is gradually growing in the burned areas.
Grimm stared at the bottle of medicine, his lips moved, but in the end he said nothing.
"Carry him under the shade of the tree over there." Lin Ze raised his chin towards a big oak tree not far away.
The two carried the boy and put him away. Lin Ze used Transfiguration Spell to turn a few vines into temporary bandages, and with the help of Grimm, the wound was wrapped.
After doing this, Lin Ze stuffed the remaining fragrance bottle back into his pocket and turned to look at the bushes to the east.
"Are you still going to find that Giant?" Grimm asked.
"Of course."
Lin Ze is very willing to have the opportunity to observe this creature up close.
"What? Do you regret following me?" Lin Ze looked at the bearded man beside him with some teasing.
Grimm shook his head, it could be seen that he was still afraid.
"Let's go." Grimm said.
Lin Ze glanced at the bearded man in surprise. He thought he would back off after seeing the miserable state of the man just now, but he didn't expect that the man would continue to follow him.
"Okay, let's go." Lin Ze smiled and walked forward.