A Hospital in Another World?

Chapter 172

Chapter 172

Garrett Nordmark stayed back, listening to the constant bickering and accusations ahead. After a while, he finally understood what was going on:

The old mage returned home after several months to find his daughter— the girl named Iris— pregnant, and he was furious, intending to punish her. Iris sought help from her friends, and upon receiving the news, the female knight rushed out with her own companions.

Garrett hadn’t yet figured out the identity of the female knight, where she intended to take her friend, or what her future plans were. Up ahead, the ground trembled as both sides went through a series of confrontations, arguments, and quarrels before finally resorting to action.

Garrett urged his mount to hide behind a massive boulder and peered out. The old mage raised his staff, casting a pale blue light that fell upon the ground, shaping the thick ice wall into a massive ice giant through softening, melting, raising, and molding...

In the end, it transformed into a three-meter-tall ice giant, staggering forward step by step.

Hmm...

Would this thing also punch from afar and exhale icy breath, freezing whoever it touched? Garrett couldn’t help but imagine water elementals from his gaming experience. However, it was clear the combat prowess of the ice giant was incomparable— as soon as it appeared, the female knight tensed up, leaning slightly forward with her athletic body, ready to spring into action like a female leopard.

She carried the girl backward, positioning her securely in a crevice, wrapping her in a cloak, then drew her sword to face the ice giant. With a silent stroke, her longsword, emitting a faint golden arc, silently sliced into the ice giant’s right fist. With a sidestep, a massive chunk of ice fell to the ground.

Impressive...

The female knight was not content with such an attack. Rolling forward, she darted beneath the ice giant, leaped up, and swung her sword. A faint golden sword aura shot from the tip of her blade, slashing horizontally and vertically, causing the right leg and right arm of the three-meter-tall ice giant to shatter.

Finally, with a thunderous crash, the ice giant fell to the ground.

The female knight jumped onto the ice giant and raised her sword to strike. But before she could land a blow, the girl curled up in the crevice suddenly screamed:

"Selina! Move away!!!"

A vast expanse of ice mist rose.

The ice giant rolled on the spot, and its right arm, right leg, and fist automatically reattached with pieces of broken ice.

Fortunately, the female knight managed to dodge in time, avoiding being frozen by the colossal creature. However, as she dashed through the ice mist, when she stood in front of the giant again, the golden flames on her sword had dimmed considerably, almost extinguished.

From Garrett’s perspective, he could see her raising her left arm to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

The ice giant straightened its body and advanced again. Garrett gestured with his fingers, estimating that the giant’s height had reduced by about a quarter— but it had become more agile. Seeing Selina approaching with her sword, it raised its right fist to strike, but just before impact, it suddenly pulled back and swung its left fist heavily.

With a loud boom, the female knight staggered back three steps, dropping to one knee, her body trembling.

"Selina! Move aside, I don’t want to hurt you!"

On the cliff, the old mage spoke again. The girl curled in the crevice also cried out in anguish:

"Selina! Go! You’ve done your best! Go quickly, my father won’t harm you!"

"But you’ll die!"

For the first time, Selina turned back.

From a distance of about a dozen meters, Garrett Nordmark saw her broad forehead, full cheeks, and pointed chin, with jet-black thick eyebrows arched into her temples, making her appear even more resolute and fearless. As she glanced back at her friend, her emerald green eyes sparkled with determination, adding a touch of fierceness to her beauty, almost inspiring awe in those who beheld her.

At this moment, she held her sword in her right hand, guarding against the ice giant, her body turned slightly to the left. Looking at the petite girl curled up in the cloak, her eyes were filled with concern:

"Your father will kill you! He won’t spare you!—Iris, hold on a little longer, I’ll take you to see my teacher!"

"Please, leave!" Iris cried. Trembling, she reached out one arm towards her friend, waving desperately:

"At most, my father will just get rid of the child... Selina, please go! You can’t defeat my father! Go quickly!"

The ice giant paused for a moment before stepping forward again. This time, its attacks were particularly ferocious, not only swinging its fists repeatedly but also shrouding the ground beneath its feet in icy mist. Wherever it went, the ground within three feet in diameter froze solid.

The female knight vigorously wielded her longsword but was forced to retreat repeatedly. The light of her sword dimmed, almost disappearing. Finally, she managed to retreat past Iris, turned sideways, and leaped backward while carrying her friend.

However, even this small delay was enough for the opponent to exploit. The ice giant forcefully clashed its fists together, causing a large explosion of ice mist to burst forth and rapidly spread.

Just as the female knight lifted Iris, the ground beneath her feet had turned completely white, transformed into ice. Her boots slipped, and she fell backward.

Above, the enraged ice giant raised both fists high, ready to strike simultaneously.

"Ah—!"

Iris screamed. From above on the cliff, the old mage’s cries rang out: "Stop! Stop it!!!"

However, the ice giant showed no signs of hesitation. The female knight remained silent, struggling to raise her sword, blood spraying onto the blade. The flames on the sword ignited once again, this time turning into a faint golden hue mixed with crimson, trembling slightly as it blocked the massive ice fists descending at high speed.

"Stop him!"

Five or six steps away, Garrett forcefully shoved Bernard.

The barbarian charged out, lifting his bone club and thrusting it upward towards the ice giant’s fists. With a thunderous roar, the club and the ice fist clashed, evenly matched, frozen in midair.

However, the ice mist had already enveloped Bernard’s legs, and with a grinding sound, the barbarian’s feet, calves, and knees were all frozen to the ground. The ice giant slowly lowered its head, its eyes burning with blue light, focusing on Bernard, and once again raised its fists—

Garrett rushed forward, standing in front of the barbarian, shielding the fallen female knight. His left hand delved into his waist pouch, his right palm stretched flat, thrusting upward and forward rapidly.

A blazing white fire suddenly erupted.

"Get away!"

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