Below the Fist of the First Men, a team of Savage Tribes, including Giants, were fleeing, while behind them, a large Corpse Ghoul Army was driving them forward. Amidst the Corpse Ghouls, five or six Ancient Others directed the Corpse Ghouls to herd these tribes.
It seemed these Ancient Others were trying to exhaust these hundreds of Savages and dozens of Giants by herding them, intending to kill them after they ran out of strength to obtain more complete Corpse Ghouls.
"Blow the horn immediately and let them come up the mountain. I'll deal with those Ancient Others," Lynd quickly arranged.
"I'm coming with you!" Mance Rayder immediately said, "The people below are our Tree People, who came to meet us."
"No need, you'll only be a burden to me," Lynd shook his head, rejecting Mance Rayder's suggestion. He then instructed him to look after his horse and the items on it. Under everyone's gaze, he drew his Lost Knight's Greatsword and leaped directly from the summit of the Fist of the First Men.
Immediately after, Lynd, who was in mid-air, did not plummet to the ground. Instead, he glided through the air like a bird, making an arc as he swooped down towards the Corpse Ghouls and Ancient Others below. At the same time, bursts of lightning erupted from his body, making him look like a Thunder God descending from the heavens.
This scene was too astonishing. Not only did the Savage Tribes and Giants fleeing below see it clearly, but even the Ancient Others did.
The Ancient Others didn't understand what was falling, but they could sense danger. They instantly conjured ice crystal spears in their hands and hurled them towards Lynd.
Although the spears flew incredibly fast, Lynd, transformed into lightning, moved even faster, instantly dodging all the ice crystal spears before landing amidst the Corpse Ghoul horde.
The moment he landed, the Storm Dragon Rune dispelled all his downward force, and the lightning from the Thunder Dragon Rune shot out in all directions, instantly scorching all the surrounding Corpse Ghouls. Even one Ancient Other was struck by the lightning, directly shattering into ice crystals.
Immediately after, Lynd made no pause, activating the power of the Storm Dragon Rune to empower himself, and like a gale, he charged towards the nearest Ancient Other.
The Ancient Other also felt the surge of killing intent, riding his death warhorse and wielding an ice crystal longsword, fearlessly charging towards Lynd.
However, just as he could easily shatter human steel weapons with his ice crystal longsword, when the ice crystal longsword collided with Valyrian steel, it instantly shattered. At the same time, the Lost Knight's Greatsword directly cleaved his body and the ice crystal armor on him in half.
Lynd dealt with this Ancient Other without any pause, continuing to charge towards the next Ancient Other.
The Tree People and their Giant tribe friends, who were being pursued by the Corpse Ghouls, saw a luminous figure flying down from the sky, directly incinerating a large number of Corpse Ghouls into ashes. They then understood that the luminous figure was their savior.
Afterward, they saw the luminous figure fighting alone amidst the Corpse Ghoul horde, which made them feel humiliated. So, they all gave up fleeing. Instead, under the loud shouts of their leader, they picked up their weapons and turned to charge towards the Corpse Ghouls, so much so that they didn't even hear the horn blast from the Fist of the First Men.
However, just as they were preparing to fight to the death, shouting loudly as they charged towards the Corpse Ghouls, the Corpse Ghouls, who had just been snarling and clawing, one by one fell to the ground like puppets without support, turning back into actual corpses.
Not only the corpses in front of them, but all the other Corpse Ghouls also fell in droves. They also noticed that the Ancient Others, who shimmered with a silver-blue light, had all disappeared. Only the luminous figure, radiating lightning, still stood amidst the piles of corpses.
"gowa, gowa!" At this moment, a Giant suddenly shouted loudly towards the luminous figure, and then knelt down before him.
Those among the Tree People who understood the ancient Giant language knew that "gowa" meant "deity" in the ancient Giant language. Clearly, their Giant companions had already regarded the luminous figure as a deity.
Not only the Giants, but many of the Tree People also knelt down, shouting "gowa" to the luminous figure. Although the Free Folk called themselves "unbent," facing a deity, kneeling down was not something difficult to accept.
Lynd, accepting the genuflection of the crowd, was calming his emotions at this moment.
When he was fighting just now, as he slew the Ancient Others, it automatically triggered Dragon Sacrificial Eating, devouring the Ancient Others' power. At the same time, he was also affected by the power of Dragon Sacrificial Eating, which stirred the killing memories of the Parallel Walker and the Lost Country Knight. This made him a killing machine at that time. Even after dealing with the Ancient Others and Corpse Ghouls, he still had no intention of stopping, wanting to take care of those Savages and Giants as well.
Fortunately, the Dragon Rune necklace he wore worked, pulling him out of the killing memories in time, preventing him from completely losing control.
After standing quietly for a moment, Lynd eliminated the side effects of Dragon Sacrificial Eating from his consciousness, feeling the changes in the Dragon Rune after devouring the Ancient Other's power, and adjusted his overall emotions, restoring himself to a normal state.
When he turned to look at the Savage Tribes and Giants, he was surprised by their reaction, and couldn't help but be stunned. Although he didn't understand what "gowa" meant, he could tell from the actions of the Savages and Giants that they seemed to regard him as a deity-like existence.
Lynd sheathed his Lost Knight's Greatsword and walked towards the Savages and Giants. Upon reaching them, he asked, "Does anyone here understand the common tongue?"
"Are you a Crow?" At this moment, someone in the crowd spoke in slightly halting common tongue. Then, a strong Savage emerged from the crowd, looked at Lynd, shook his head, and said, "You are not a Crow. Crows are black."
Lynd did not explain his identity, saying, "You must be Gerry, the leader of the Tree People, right?"
The Savage shook his head and said, "No, Gerry is my father. I am Gerry. My father has joined the ranks of the Corpse Ghouls. Now I am the leader of the Tree People."
"I am a friend of Mance Rayder. He is currently at the summit of the Fist of the First Men. Let's go! Don't keep him waiting," Lynd pointed to the Fist of the First Men and said.
"Mance, good Crow, he is also Gerry's friend." The Savage Gerry nodded, then spoke loudly in their own language to the Savage Tribesmen who were still kneeling on the ground, not understanding what was happening. It seemed he was explaining something. The Savages then all stood up, but their worshipful gaze towards Lynd remained unchanged.
At this moment, the tallest Giant among the Giants stepped forward, walked to Lynd, knelt on one knee, and loudly spoke to Lynd, "gowa, Gluk, Wagti, Ka, Budwa."
Lynd looked blankly at the Giant in front of him, while the Savage leader Gerry next to him translated, "The Giants have regarded you as a deity and wish to follow you."
Lynd carefully observed the Giants in front of him. They were not the hairy, ape-like Giants described in the books of this world; instead, they were very similar to the Giants in the series.
Lynd compared them to his own height and found that they were about four to five meters tall, not the three meters recorded in books. They also did not have dense fur on their bodies and were clothed. Their eyes were not particularly large, hidden under wide, deep foreheads. This should be an evolution to avoid snow blindness, though to those who don't understand, they might think their eyes are too small and their vision is very weak.
Seeing that Lynd did not react, the Savage leader Gerry immediately said, "Giants take their oaths very seriously. If you do not agree to their allegiance, they will commit suicide and sacrifice themselves to you."
"How should I answer him?" Unexpectedly gaining the allegiance of a group of Giants was not a bad thing for Lynd. So, while asking the Savage leader Gerry, he took off his helmet, held it in his arms, and walked to the Giant.
"You just need to answer, 'Kabu Kari, Gowawaka Li,' and that will be enough," the Savage leader Gerry said.
"Kabu Kari, Gowawaka Li," Lynd said to the kneeling Giant leader.
Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on the Giant leader's stern face. He then stood up and shouted loudly to his tribesmen behind him, "Gowawaka Li!"
The other twenty-five Giants also stood up, raising the wooden clubs made from tree trunks in their hands, and shouted loudly, "Gowawaka Li!"
Lynd looked at the cheering Giants and said, "These Giants are completely different from the Giants I read about in books. I thought Giants were those covered in fur…"
The Savage leader Gerry said, "Those are Gowen Giants. These are gowa Giants. They are different races of Giants. These twenty-something gowa Giants are probably the last gowa Giants Beyond the Wall."
"You understand the Giant language?" Lynd asked the Savage leader Gerry, "Can you teach me?"
"Of course," the Savage leader Gerry nodded.
At this moment, the horn from the Fist of the First Men suddenly blew again. Everyone below the mountain heard the sound and immediately became tense.
Lynd saw Night's Watch standing on the edge of the cliff, pointing into the distance.
Lynd immediately turned to look in the direction the Night's Watch pointed. He then saw that amidst the snowstorm, another vast expanse of Corpse Ghouls appeared, densely covering everything the eye could see. Within the Corpse Ghoul horde, dozens of Ancient Others were scattered, including both human Ancient Others and Ancient Others.
Although the Ancient Others generally looked similar, Lynd could still identify the Ancient Other he had previously beaten among them from some subtle differences.
The Savages and Giants did not have as keen eyesight as Lynd and could not see the distant situation through the snowstorm, but being familiar with Corpse Ghouls, they could still clearly see the Corpse Ghoul horde approaching. They immediately became tense, picking up their weapons, ready to counterattack.
The Giants also stood behind Lynd, raising the wooden clubs in their hands and roaring towards the Corpse Ghouls in the snowstorm.
Lynd also became serious at this moment, because the number of Ancient Others was simply too great, and he wasn't sure if he could kill all of them even with his full power. But now, for him, there was no retreat.
So, he put his helmet back on, drew the Lost Knight's Greatsword he had just sheathed, and activated the Thunder Dragon Rune to gather a layer of lightning around his body. He planned to rush into the Corpse Ghoul horde and unleash a thunder blast first, taking out one or two Ancient Others.
Just as the atmosphere became incredibly tense and a great battle was about to begin, the snowstorm in the sky suddenly stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button on the storm.
Without the obstruction of the snowstorm, all the Savages and Giants clearly saw the situation of the Ancient Others and the Corpse Ghoul Army ahead. Even the most fearless Giants inevitably showed expressions of fear.
However, the observant Lynd noticed that the Ancient Others were also surprised by the sudden change in weather. He even saw a hint of panic on the face of the Ancient Other.
Then, among the Ancient Others, an Ancient Other with the most ornate ice armor and the most beautiful appearance raised the spear in his hand and let out a piercing sound, similar to shattering glass. All the Ancient Others and Corpse Ghouls turned around and retreated north towards the Eternal Winter Land.
The Savages and Giants all breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, but Lynd did not relax his guard, because he felt that the Ancient Other who looked like a leader still harbored ill will towards him.
Indeed, as he expected, as that Ancient Other turned to leave, he suddenly hurled the ice crystal spear in his hand towards Lynd. The spear's speed was extremely fast, reaching Lynd in the blink of an eye.
But Lynd, who was already prepared, swung his Knight's Greatsword, crossing the two swords and thrusting them out. The tips of the two Greatswords met the tip of the ice crystal spear, instantly shattering the spear.
However, the power contained within the spear did not diminish; it still transferred through the two swords to Lynd's body, directly sending Lynd flying backward, colliding with the Giant leader behind him. Even the Giant leader was knocked back several steps, and only with the assistance of other Giants was his retreat halted.
After the Giant leader stabilized his footing, Lynd immediately jumped off the Giant and onto the ground, looking back at the Ancient Other leader with lingering fear. His hands felt somewhat numb at this moment, and if the opponent were to launch another spear, he wasn't sure if he could take it.
This hurled ice crystal spear also confirmed Lynd's previous deduction: the Ancient Others' strength was definitely not as simple as it seemed. The Ancient Others and Ancient Others he had dealt with before were merely soldiers. The Ancient Other leader he now faced was their elite.
Although Lynd was confident he could kill this Ancient Other leader, it would no longer be as easy as before. He would have to go all out, otherwise, he might be counter-killed by the opponent.
The opposing Ancient Other leader did not launch another attack, merely sitting on a skeletal horse and quietly watching Lynd, seemingly wanting to imprint Lynd's image in his mind. Only when the last Ancient Other walked past him did he turn his horse and head north, quickly disappearing at the horizon.
"Phew! It's over! It's finally over!" The Savage leader Gerry, seeing the Ancient Others and Corpse Ghouls disappear, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, sitting on the ground without any regard for his image. The other Savages also sat down where they were, panting heavily.
Although the Giants did not sit on the ground without regard for their image like the Savages, their heavy breathing could be heard.
"Why did the Ancient Others and Corpse Ghouls come here? Don't they only operate further north in the Eternal Winter Land?" Lynd asked the Savage leader as he sheathed his sword.
"I don't know. Since that extreme cold disaster a year ago, the Ancient Others' activities here have increased. They've hunted many people and taken them north. The tribes north of Thenn have all been captured. Everyone has fled to hide in the Frostfang mountains," the Savage leader Gerry replied. "However, it's fine now. As long as there's no blizzard, they will disappear."
At this moment, Lynd could confirm that the Ancient Others' activity was likely related to the Three-Eyed Raven's injury. However, as the Three-Eyed Raven's power recovered, the weirwood in the forests Beyond the Wall would also regain its effect, and the Ancient Others would inevitably retreat back to the far north.
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