A Warrior's Honor Must Not Be Defiled
"Let's go out. There's not much point in just watching from here. Let's unveil the mystery of Elbaf." Roy said softly, and with a thought, he removed the visual barrier that had been covering everyone.
The moment the barrier was removed, the fluctuations of the battle between the two giants stopped. They were shocked and couldn't understand how ten more auras had suddenly appeared around them.
People like Roy were fine; they were just tiny figures in the eyes of the Giants, and you might not even notice them if you didn't look closely. But Big Mom was a full 8.8 meters tall, which wasn't much shorter than the Giants. After the barrier was removed, the two giants noticed something was wrong immediately.
"A subspecies of Titan..." The warrior fighting Hajrudin did not recognize Big Mom at first glance. After all, sixty years had passed, and with the changes brought about by the passage of time, he could not connect Big Mom in front of him with the "Natural Destroyer" who brought disaster and misfortune to the Giants in his memory. He even thought that Big Mom was a half -Giants.
But Hajrudin was different. He and Big Mom were childhood playmates, and he even considered Big Mom his best friend at one point, until Big Mom killed his hero, the warrior admired by all the Giants, Waterfall Beard, Yoruru, sixty years ago.
So, the moment Hajrudin saw Big Mom, he recognized her. His eyes instantly turned bloodshot, white mist spewed from his nostrils, and he charged savagely towards Big Mom's location like Wild Bull, roaring, "Ling Ling, you bastard, you actually dared to come back to Elbaf! Watch me avenge Lord Yoruru!"
Upon hearing what Hajrudin said, the Giants warriors who had been fighting him relentlessly finally realized that the guy in front of them was not a subspecies of giant, but a demonic being who was their common enemy and whom they were unwilling to even mention by name. They roared and raised their broadswords above their heads, charging towards Big Mom like madmen.
Bigmom's face darkened as she finally understood what Roy meant. Even after sixty years, the Giants had never forgotten their hatred. Judging from their current state, there was no possibility of them recovering.
So Big Mom abandoned her last bit of hope and grinned maliciously. "Well, well, Hajrudin, it's really kind of you to remember your old friend all this time. It's a pity that you haven't improved much in the past sixty years. With this little strength, you can't even beat my son, let alone deal with me!"
Seemingly understanding Big Mom's intention to show off, Katakuri coolly stepped forward and said in a cold voice, "If you want to lay a hand on Mom, you'd better get past me first."
However, the enraged giant only had Big Mom in his eyes and didn't take this little dwarf, who was less than half their height, seriously at all. He was about to crush Katakuri directly.
Even with his good temper, Katakuri's face darkened instantly. He was the leader of the Four Emperors Four Sweet Commanders and the de facto second-in-command of the Big Mom Pirate Crew. His reputation was so great that it could stop children from crying. Even the Giant Vice Admiral in the Marine Headquarters were no match for him. Yet now he was being looked down upon by a Giants who was barely considered an adult, even if this guy was an acquaintance of his mother.
"Flowing Mochi!" Katakuri crouched down and pressed his right hand to the ground. The earth began to undulate like a swamp, instantly swallowing the two giants. Katakuri only stopped when the ground had "submerged" the two giants' chests, thus deactivating the fruit's Awakening ability.
Hajrudin furiously pounded the ground, trying to break free from the earth's confinement. Unfortunately, the rocks that he could easily crush under his feet had become harder than iron after being reinforced by Katakuri, and even with the strength of their Giants, they could not break free.
"Damn it, what kind of power is this?" After struggling to no avail, Hajrudin asked somewhat dejectedly.
Giants revere pure power. They've rarely even seen ordinary Devil Fruit abilities, let alone the Awakening of Devil Fruit. So, they're completely baffled by the current situation.
"See, Hajrudin, the Giants have indeed fallen into decline. As natural warriors, they can't even withstand a casual blow from my son," Big Mom said boastfully, her smile particularly radiant.
Roy's expression was strange. In his opinion, Big Mom's longing to return to the Giants must have been driven by a desire to show off. Roy could roughly guess that Big Mom was thinking something like, "You all banished me and hate me, right? Well then, I'll show you giants that I've been living better than anyone else all these years."
Well, Big Mom now gives him the feeling of a resentful woman who has been abandoned and returned to her hometown after achieving success, making those who hurt her feel regret and despair.
Unfortunately, she forgot that Giants are all single-minded creatures; regret and despair are not concepts in their dictionary.
"Shut up! A demon like you will never understand the greatness of Elbaf!" Hajrudin roared angrily, showing absolutely no fear.
"A warrior can be knocked down, but he will never bow his head. Charlotte, do you think this level of power can make the warriors of Elbaf feel fear?" Another warrior stared wide-eyed, not caring about his own life at all.
Bigmom's bright face instantly darkened; defeating such a stubborn enemy really didn't give her any sense of accomplishment.
Cracker, who had been observing the situation closely, stepped forward. He was very experienced in making this kind of person bow down. He placed a Biscuit Sword against the old giant's neck and threatened Hajrudin, "Hey, big guy, if you don't want your companion to die, you'd better bow down to your mother as soon as possible. If you don't submit, his death will be your fault!"
"You despicable outsiders, resorting to such underhanded tactics!" Hajrudin's beard trembled with rage, but he still did not yield. "You have no idea what a true warrior is. If saving Goldo requires disgracing the glory of the giants, then that is an insult to warriors!"
"Hahaha, well said, Hajrudin! There are no cowardly warriors out there! If you really do that, it will only be an insult to me! You bunch of bastards, just you wait! A warrior's honor cannot be desecrated! Prince Loki will definitely avenge us!" After saying that, he actually deliberately crashed into Cracker's sword, blood flowing all over the ground, still laughing heartily, leaving Cracker standing there completely dumbfounded.