The Giant King hadn't expected Qi Yan to act so quickly, but the sooner the better, as the children could face danger every day.
Whoosh—!
Qi Yan spread his wings and flew directly out of the window. Since the other party was from the Troll Kingdom, he must be heading towards the Troll Kingdom.
Soon, Qi Yan saw ten Giant children heading in the direction of the Troll Kingdom.
People from the Giant Kingdom were following behind the children, and Qi Yan quickly flew over.
"Who's there?!"
Qi Yan's sudden appearance startled the people from the Giant Kingdom.
"I am a Mage from Fairy Tail... Eh? Ayla?"
Qi Yan saw a familiar face among them, the first Giant he had met in the Giant Kingdom, Ayla. However, Ayla's expression was very anxious, clearly indicating something had happened.
"You are... Qi Yan?!"
Ayla looked at Qi Yan, somewhat unsure, as the change was quite significant. However, recalling that Qi Yan had also transformed when he cast magic outside the city, it didn't seem entirely implausible.
"It's me!"
Hearing Qi Yan say this, Ayla finally confirmed that it was indeed Qi Yan.
"Qi Yan! This is bad! Buli has been kidnapped by an evil Mage!"
Ayla said with an anxious expression.
Qi Yan looked towards the children and indeed, among the ten children, one was Buli, who had grabbed him during the day.
"What happened?"
"I... I don't know either... We had all gone to rest, and suddenly I found Buli was gone. I quickly came out to look for him, and this is what happened. No matter how I called him, he wouldn't respond. When I tried to pick him up, he would suddenly go wild and even bite. I was afraid something might happen to him, so I could only put him down."
Ayla was very scared now and didn't know what to do.
"Ayla, you don't need to worry. Buli is probably controlled by some magic. I will bring Buli back safely. I came here this time precisely because I accepted a quest from the Giant King."
"Really?! Thank you! Qi Yan! Thank you!"
Ayla's hope was reignited upon hearing Qi Yan's words.
"His Majesty the Giant King will arrive soon. You all should rendezvous with them first. I will handle the rest."
After Qi Yan finished speaking, he quickly flew towards the Giant children. The Giant children all had eerie smiles on their faces, their eyes empty as if hypnotized.
But this was good. He was just worrying about not finding their location; having someone lead the way made it even more convenient.
Qi Yan hid in Buli's pocket, and the Giant children, under control, walked onto the Great Wooden Bridge.
This was a bridge formed by a fallen giant tree, over a thousand meters long. On either side of the bridge were the Giant Kingdom and the Troll Kingdom.
This bridge was also the only passage connecting the two countries.
Even though Qi Yan had become accustomed to the grand scale of things in this country, he was still awestruck by this giant tree.
At this moment, on one side of the bridge, the Giant King had already arrived with his soldiers.
"Your Majesty, are we to just watch these children go to the Troll Kingdom like this?"
A Giant general anxiously asked the Giant King.
"Qi Yan told us to wait here; he will bring all the children back to this place."
"Qi Yan, does that human Mage really have such ability?" He didn't quite believe that such a small human could possess such power.
The Giant King said with a serious expression, "He is a member of Makarov's guild. Since Makarov sent him, I believe he has the ability to do it."
"Makarov?! Is that the human Mage from sixty years ago?!"
The name Makarov was still very famous in the Giant Kingdom, the human hero of the Giant Kingdom sixty years ago, and a close friend of His Majesty the King and the Queen.
After a while, Qi Yan also saw the Trolls. The Trolls had extremely ugly faces, greenish-black complexions, and ferocious fangs, looking like evil spirits. Their stature was even taller than the Giants.
The Trolls locked all the children in iron cages, then rode an unknown monster carrying these children towards the Troll Capital.
After a period of frantic travel, they arrived at the Troll Capital.
The city walls of the Troll Capital were similar to those of the Giant Capital, both very tall, but the interior was much cruder compared to the Giant Kingdom. Rather than a capital city, it looked more like a tribe.
The monster carriage carrying the Giant children quickly entered the palace.
Then they were led into an underground prison.
Click! Click!
Each child was fitted with an explosive collar, then locked in a cage.
At this moment, all the Giant children woke up and were completely bewildered by this strange place.
"Where is this?! Why am I here?!"
"Waaah—! Mom! I want my mom!!"
...All the Giant children cried out, their loud voices making the entire prison very noisy.
Suddenly!
A voice rang out.
A human walked over:
"All of you, shut up—!!"
"You little brats! Listen to me! From now on, you are slaves of our Black Magic Cult. If I tell you to go west, you are not allowed to go east, understood?"
Qi Yan glanced around. There were many humans here, all wearing mysterious black robes. This gave Qi Yan a very familiar feeling, and upon hearing the other party's words, Qi Yan understood the source of this familiarity.
"Black Magic Cult?!"
Qi Yan's eyes narrowed slightly: "These guys are truly persistent, having branches even in a place like this."
"Slaves?! No! I don't want to be a slave!!"
"Waaahhh! I won't be a slave!!"
"Dad! Mom! Save me!!" ...Many children cried loudly upon hearing that they would become slaves.
"No crying! If you cry again, we'll punish you!"
"Waaahhh!" ...The children completely ignored the threats and continued to cry loudly.
Boom!!
A magic bullet struck the child who was crying the hardest.
"Waaahhh!!!!"
A wound immediately appeared on the child's leg, as if hit by a bullet.
The other children were instantly terrified, trembling. Qi Yan couldn't help but clench his fists, killing intent rising in his heart. These beasts actually laid such heavy hands on a child.
"Do you see? This is the consequence of disobeying orders. From now on, you will behave yourselves. That way you will have food and avoid punishment. If you don't behave, then don't blame me for being unkind."
"Also, don't even think about escaping. Do you see this?"
The person said, taking out a collar, then throwing it aside, and then pressing a button on a remote control.
Boom—!
The collar exploded with a bang.
This instantly terrified all the Giant children.
"The collars around your necks are like this one, but ten times more powerful. Once you try to escape, the collar will detonate and blow you to pieces!"