Because he had woken up from his sleep, Riva had already re-fastened the broadsword on his back and the weapon on his waist.

Look at my current attire. To outsiders, I must be a mysterious and powerful man, right?

If he left now, these people would really lose their support. They could never outrun the giant monster. Riva could relate to the feeling of being abandoned and waiting to die.

These people all think that they are knights, strong men with noble character. Even though Riva knows that he is not, it does not stop him from liking this feeling.

"Riva...you don't want to try and fight the troll, do you?"

Youyi looked at him in disbelief, isn't this just like seeking death!

"I can't deal with the giant monster!!"

"I know, and I'm not stupid enough to think I can really deal with one giant monster, let alone four of them, but at least I can buy some time."

Riva's whispered response was heard by the people around him, and he turned to face the dozen or so refugees.

"You all heard it. I will attract the giant monster's attention in a moment to buy you some time. You just run as far as you can. It depends on luck whether we can survive."

Not only did Riva say this, but he also planned to do it. He knew that he was actually not very courageous, so in order to prevent himself from regretting it, he stood up and ran towards the trolls.

"Hey!!! Hey!! Riva!!!"

Yui was angry and anxious. When you first saw the giant monster, you couldn't even stand steadily! !

"asshole!!!"

Yui didn't care, this was her only friend!

She jumped out as well, then turned around and shouted to the group of dazed refugees.

"Run away!!! There's a fool who's going to die for you!!!"

All of a sudden, as if waking up from a dream, the refugees did not hesitate or struggle at all, and there was no melodramatic dialogue like in cartoons where they just refused to run for a long time. They just ran as fast as they could. Those who were strong carried their children, and even old Pisili burst out with the speed of a young man.

The animal cart didn't even drive anymore. They just took whatever valuables they had and ran away in the opposite direction of the giant monster.

The beast-like roar of the giant monster could be faintly heard behind him.

“Wooooooooooooo!!!”

Riva was extremely nervous. He never thought that he could defeat the troll. Looking at the troll coming towards him with "bang bang bang..." shaking the earth, he bent down while running, grabbed a handful of mud and stones, and threw them hard at the troll's face.

"Bang……"

The troll's face was covered with mud and stones. Riva quickly changed his appearance and threw the same thing at the remaining three trolls.

“Wooo ...

“Get out of the way!!!”

Yui just saw Riva throwing the fourth handful of stones for his own death, but he didn't notice that the first giant monster had already raised his long stick.

All the hairs on his back stood up at once, and the moment Yui shouted, Riva quickly rolled to the side to avoid it.

“Woo…Boom!”

The strong wind almost brushed past his back, the ground shook violently, and some gravel flew onto Riva.

“Huff, huff, huff…”

It was like being touched by the god of death. If he hadn't dodged that blow just now, he would have definitely died!

"Don't be in a daze, run!!!"

Yui roared, and Riva jumped to the side in the next moment like a panicked frog.

"Boom~"

The ground where he was originally located collapsed instantly, and a huge hammer smashed him directly into a half-meter-deep hole. Riva was hurt by the stones that were brought up.

“Woo~~~~”

The sound of the wind in his ears made him terrified. He had no time to look where the attack came from, and instinctively hid towards the big tree nearby.

"Boom~~"

A huge sweeping stick hit the tree trunk heavily, and the whole thick tree made a rustling sound. The few leaves and dead branches on the tree fell down like rain.

This effectively blocked the view and gave Riva a chance to catch his breath. Hesitation meant death, and he didn't care that his body was numb from tension and quickly ran to the empty space on the side.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

The four giant monsters approached little by little. It seemed that their actions were slow, but the distance each step took was very large, so even if the slightest movements were not flexible enough, they were still very fast.

“Huh…Huh…Huh…I’m actually still alive…”

Riva's face was pale and his breathing was rapid. Although he seemed to have done nothing in the past moment, he had consumed a huge amount of physical energy.

"Idiot, run!"

Yui pulled Riva up and ran, and the latter did not hesitate and ran as fast as he could. The sound of the troll chasing him kept following behind him, as if it was pinching his heart.

"Wait, the noise got quieter, they didn't catch up?"

After running for an unknown amount of time, Riva suddenly stopped. He turned his head and looked behind him. He did not see the giant monster chasing him in the dark mountains, but this greedy monster would not give up easily.

"Oh no!!! Uncle Pisili and the others!!"

Almost without thinking, Riva immediately turned around and chased in the direction he had just escaped, and even Yui, who was originally pulling him, didn't react.

"Asshole!! You really want to die!!!"

Yui stomped his feet in anger, bit his hand and chased after Riva angrily.

…

“Wooooooooooooo!!!”

"Bang bang bang bang..."

The heavy and dense footsteps of the giant monster were getting closer and closer, and the dozen or so people fleeing in front were almost running out of strength.

They had been running for so long from the beginning of their escape until now that they were already out of breath. Even for the young and strong men, they had consumed more energy because they were holding children.

"Ahhhhhh!!! The giant monster is coming!!"

"No!! Lord Riva has been eaten!!!"

“I don’t want to die!!!”

“Wuwuwu…”

The team was filled with screams of terror and the cries of children, and those running in the front hoped that the troll would give up after catching the slower people.

…

Riva ran very fast. He was the only one who had the power to stop the troll. Yes, even running away was a way to stop it.

Even though he was very tired now, his fear had surprisingly lessened a lot. It could even be said that the only thing on his mind now was to catch up with the trolls before they killed the refugees.

Yui was chasing Riva in a daze, and she realized that maybe she had misjudged her friend. Sometimes excellent qualities often appear together. Riva was kind, but maybe he was also brave.

He would be so scared that he couldn't walk when he saw a troll eating a corpse, and he would vomit because of the disgusting sight of broken limbs and bloody internal organs, but these could not refute the existence of bravery. When he was needed, Riva was the kind of person who could stand up.

"I miss those guys so much..."

Just as she was thinking this, Youyi's eyes widened, because she suddenly discovered that the palm of Riva's right hand was emitting a faint light.

"Ugly monster, I'm here!!! Come and eat me!!!"

Riva roared before he got close. He had already grabbed several stones in his hands and threw them out hard while running using inertia.

With the sound of wind, the stone hit the last giant's head right on top, making a dull "bang" sound.

"roar!!!!"

The troll subconsciously covered his head, then turned around almost immediately and roared at Riva ferociously. It was obviously a bit painful.

But Riva didn't care. He threw out more stones again and kept hitting other giants.

“Roar!!!” “Woohoo!!!!”…

Brandishing terrifying weapons, the four giants rushed towards Riva angrily, and two of them even picked up very heavy rocks from the ground.

Whoosh…

Two huge rocks came towards Riva like cannonballs. At first, the latter could not see clearly why the troll was bending down. By the time he reacted, it was too late to dodge and his scalp was about to explode.

“Boom~” “Boom~”

Dust flew around him and Riva's body stiffened.

Fortunately, the aim was almost right and didn't hit him, otherwise he would have been dead for sure.

The next moment, Riva felt the hair on the upper left side of his forehead tingling and standing up, as if a static electricity was passing through him, and he jumped to the right without thinking.

"Dong~~"

The huge stick hit the ground with the wind, and before Riva had time to rejoice that he had escaped another disaster, a hot current suddenly surged out from his arm.

Almost in an instant, his body leaned back, his right hand pulled out the broadsword, and then he reached up. As he felt the blade lag behind, his body had already rolled backwards. All the movements were done in one go.

"Woo~~~"

The sweeping wooden stick almost passed by his face.

“Puff~~”

Then a piece of scalding liquid splashed on his body.

"Bang... bang..."

The wooden stick in the troll's hand rolled far away and hit the mound on the side, while the troll who swept across hugged his arms and took several steps back as if he had lost weight, and then sat down on the ground with a bang.

Blood kept gushing out from the giant monster's injured wrist.

Riva's chest was heaving violently, and his mind was blank. He looked stiffly at his right hand holding the sword, the blade of which was still flowing with the blood of the troll.