Giant Mercenaries! Disaster in the East Blue! A World in Turmoil!

In a certain Warrior Village within the Giant Kingdom.

This country's civilization is still relatively primitive; there aren't many cities, but rather many villages.

Some villages that produced many warriors and had given birth to Giant Hero were called Warrior Village.

This is a village near the sea.

"Ian! Accept my challenge!!"

At this moment, Ian was sitting in front of a huge campfire, waiting for the mountain of roasted meat in front of him to cook.

Hearing the voice behind him, he turned around with a headache.

What appeared before him was, of course, a giant.

He wore a helmet, his strong upper body was bare, and his lower body was only covered by a battle skirt and shoes. He wore gauntlets on both hands, and a shield was embedded in the gauntlet on his right hand.

"Crack! Heilong! You haven't given up yet, have you?"

Brogy, sitting to the side, burst into laughter.

"Ian is not an easy opponent to defeat!"

Dorry chuckled and said, "You're still a long way off!"

"I'm going to become the strongest Titan! And then seize the throne of the Giant King!"

The giant named Heilong laughed loudly, "How could we possibly admit defeat!"

"Crackling sound! The Giant King?"

Brogy laughed even harder. "That's not an easy goal to achieve. You still have a long way to go!"

Ian couldn't help but laugh just hearing it.

This is the fiercely independent Giant Kingdom, where an unknown giant constantly boasts about seizing the throne of the Giant King, and everyone else not only doesn't see anything wrong with it, but actually thinks this kid is very ambitious.

"So, Ian!"

Heilong looked at Ian with fervent eyes, "Come and fight! If I can defeat you, it will prove that I have enough power!"

Ian smirked.

The Giant Kingdom is wonderful in every way: beautiful scenery, unique landscapes, and the giants are very warm and friendly.

The problem is that they're too enthusiastic.

The giants' thirst for battle can only be described as fanatical. After Ian arrived, he received the most enthusiastic hospitality from the giants during his travels around the Giant Kingdom.

Almost everywhere he went, people came to challenge him.

Even back in the capital, Loki, the Giant King, and the Giant King, both itching for a duel, issued challenges to each other.

There's no way around it; the name Ian of the Scorched Sky is just too famous.

Even in this Giant Kingdom, many giants have heard of his name and know that he is a rare and powerful figure on the sea.

Therefore, this journey was also a series of battles.

"Surtur,"

Ian said calmly, "Go and play with them."

It was them.

Heilong was not alone.

Several of his friends followed behind him.

These are the people who will form the New Giant Warrior Pirates with him in the future.

Stanson, Rode, Goldebag, and the beautiful giant Gertz.

Of course, this New Giant Warrior Pirates is far less impressive than the Giant Warrior Pirates.

Heilong's strength is too weak; in the original work, he had to fight with all his might to deal with even a minor subordinate of Doflamingo.

"Me?"

The Fire Spirit perched on Ian's shoulder trembled, cautiously glancing up at the giants before instinctively shrinking back behind Ian. "Master! They're so scary!"

Ian casually grabbed the little guy and tossed it toward the giants. "Battle mode!"

"Oh!! Battle mode!!"

The raging flames flowed unchecked, and Surtur instantly transformed into a colossal creature whose height rivaled that of giants.

Although it entered battle mode, Surtur's personality instantly reversed along with the colors on its body.

"You stupid, giant old fools! How dare you presumptuously challenge our great master! I'll burn you all to ashes!"

Ian casually offered a reminder, "No need to burn them to ashes, just give them a good beating."

With Surtur's flames synchronized with his own, Heilong and the others, who had no Haki at all, had no chance to defend themselves and could only turn into dust in an instant.

"Did you hear that? You foolish giants!"

Surtur roared, "Hurry up and thank your great master!"

"Hahahaha! Enough nonsense! Come on! As long as I defeat you, I can fight Ian, right!"

Heilong was extremely excited.

The main reason is that, in addition to his existing reputation, Ian's journey through the Giant Kingdom has also given him some fame in the country.

He defeated far too many Giant tribe warriors along the way; the strongest warriors from various Warrior Village, and even those legendary warriors bearing the name of heroes, were all easily defeated by him.

Invincible, that's all!

The prospect of fighting such a powerful warrior made Heilong so excited that he raised his flag!

If we can defeat this fire giant in front of us--

Boom!!

The Fire Spirit clenched its sharp claws into a fist, shattering Heilong's shield in the next instant, and then sent Heilong flying with a punch.

Surtur's golden fist left a deep burn scar on Heilong's face.

Even without releasing flames, Surtur's body surface temperature was already terrifying enough.

Furthermore, under Ian's tutelage, Surtur even learned a technique similar to Akainu's: compressing solid flames within his body and then instantly unleashing their power. There's no reason why magma, which also possesses a physical form, could do it, but Surtur, who has a physical body, couldn't?

In terms of sheer power, Surtur has undergone a tremendous increase since its birth.

Heilong was knocked unconscious by a single punch, his massive body streaking across the sky like a cannonball before crashing heavily into a house in the distance.

Instead of causing any disturbance, it was met with cheers from the surrounding crowd.

The battle was exhilarating!

Seeing Heilong being knocked away, his companions showed no concern whatsoever; instead, they laughed and swarmed towards Surtur.

Especially the beautiful giantess named Gertz, wielding a huge battle axe with a crazed expression, looked like a crazy old woman who came from the Sea Tiger movie set next door.

However, their attacks were completely meaningless to Surtur.

Surtur has a physical form, but is essentially still a ball of fire.

If the flames cannot be extinguished, then any attack is meaningless.

With just a few simple punches and kicks, the remaining four giants were blasted away.

"Are you leaving next?"

"Here, "Dorry, looking at Ian.

Ian nodded slightly. "I've stayed long enough in the Giant Kingdom; it's time for me to go back."

It's time to go back to Hachinosu Island.

To be honest, I'm a little ashamed to admit that although I used it as a temporary base, I didn't actually stay on Hachinosu Island for more than a few days.

"Crackling sounds! Hachinosu Island isn't far from Elbaf,"

Brogy grinned and said, "We can meet again anytime."

Ian nodded slightly.

"I have a request,"

He asked, "Could I hire a group of warriors from the Giant Kingdom?"

In the original work, Heilong was able to work for Buggy, so what's wrong with him hiring a group of giant warriors as his subordinates?

"Of course, no problem!"

Sure enough, Dorry said nonchalantly, "Hehehehe, rather, there are countless young men in Elbaf who would be willing to follow you!"

"Crackling sound! That's right!"

Brogy laughed heartily, "He single-handedly defeated almost all the kingdom's powerful warriors; that strength is already etched in everyone's hearts!"

Ian's lips curled into a smile.

So the challenges we faced along the way weren't just side effects?

That's right. For a warlike Giant tribe, strength is definitely the most desirable trait!

"The problem now is, Ian,"

Dorry asked with a smile, "How many are you planning to recruit?"

He wasn't worried at all about what kind of bad treatment the giant warriors would receive after joining Ian's forces.

That's the incredibly loyal and righteous Ian!

Their closest friend.

Ian said casually, "I'll take as many as you have."

Do you even know how much wealth the Beasts Pirates have now?

Buying the entire Giant Kingdom wouldn't be a problem, as long as the giants are willing to sell.

"As expected of Ian! Such spirit!"

Brogy smiled, tears welling in his eyes, "Then let us help you make those connections. Many soldiers are eager to follow you!"

"Thank you so much!"

Ian said sincerely.

"Hehehehe! We're all buddies, why are you thanking me!"

These two truly treated him like a brother.

Just then.

"Brubrubru"

The Den Den Mushi (a type of Den Den Mushi) suddenly rang.

Ian raised an eyebrow, took out Den Den Mushi, and answered the call.

"Ian!!"

Morgans's incredibly excited voice came from the other end of the phone, "The Golden Lion is on its way!!"

Ian's expression suddenly turned serious.

Rewind to a few hours earlier, in the East Blue, the Bridge Kingdom, Tachilaw.

Strictly speaking, this is not a country.

Instead, it is a bridge that has been under construction for seven hundred years. The World Government disliked the fact that the world was fragmented and difficult to control, so it had the whimsical idea of building a bridge to connect all the islands in the world.

This bridge is the Bridge Kingdom.

To build this bridge, the World Government has been dumping slaves here for seven hundred years. Some were criminals sentenced to slavery from Affiliated Nation, while others were human rights slaves captured directly from non- Affiliated Nation.

Once they are sent here, they will have to work as slaves for generations to come.

For seven hundred years, this bridge has been under construction, but it is still far from the government's goal of connecting the whole world, and it has not even reached the East Blue.

Today, the slaves on the bridge are still working diligently.

The overseers in charge of managing them never showed any mercy.

The unexpected turn of events occurred at this time.

A dark cloud suddenly appeared in the sky.

The slaves working on the bridge, as well as the overseers supervising their labor, all looked up in surprise.

Because the dark cloud was expanding rapidly, a very sharp whooshing sound could be heard from the sky, as if something was falling down.

Then, one by one, everyone who looked up froze.

That's an island.

A huge island, several kilometers in size, fell from the sky.

"Whoa!!"

Screams instantly rose and fell, spreading throughout the Bridge Kingdom.

At this moment, whether they were slaves, overseers, or guards, they all had only one reaction.

Escape.

Run away quickly!!

But where can we run to now?

Boom!!

Seconds later, the massive island crashed down, slamming directly onto the bridge.

One end of the bridge, which took seven hundred years to build, collapsed instantly, triggering a chain reaction that caused more sections of the bridge to collapse.

An unstoppable island plunges into the sea, unleashing terrifying, earth-shattering waves.

It was as if the entire ocean had been overturned, with the silt from the deep seabed being smashed and churned to the surface.

Giant waves, hundreds or even thousands of meters high, spread outwards in all directions, threatening to engulf all the islands in the surrounding sea.

Disaster.

This was an absolutely terrifying disaster.

However, it was not a natural disaster.

"Hahahaha!"

In the sky, the Flying Lion roared with laughter, "This is just the beginning! Feel the terror of the Golden Lion!!"

The Giant Kingdom.

"The Golden Lion destroyed the Bridge Kingdom, and the giant wave created by the falling island swallowed several surrounding islands! That guy declared war on the World Government in all the major newspapers!"

Morgans on the other end of the phone was almost delirious. "He said he's going to destroy the entire East Blue! He'll sink all the countries in the East Blue into the deep sea!"

Ian had a headache.

So fast?

Couldn't we have waited a few more years, Golden Lion Senior!

I'm counting on you to help me share the government's burden.

This is really going to be a big problem; the Golden Lion is going to become the target of everyone's anger.

The East Blue is about to become incredibly lively.

Ian hung up the phone and looked at his two good friends.

"It seems I'll have to trouble you with the recruitment."

Ian said, "Next, I'm going to the East Blue."

"Go ahead, Ian! Leave everything here to us!"

My two good friends are as reliable as ever.

With that in mind, Ian no longer hesitated and immediately gathered his friends, setting off towards the East Blue at the first opportunity.

Just like when he chased after the Golden Lion, he transformed directly into Golden Flying Dragon and flew over the New World, grabbing onto the large ship.

His goal was the end of the New World, the other side of Reverse Mountain.

From there, you can cross directly to the East Blue.

As he swept across the skies over the latter part of the New World, he instantly alerted the Whitebeard Pirates.

They thought the Beasts Pirates were going to start a war with them.

However, Ian did not stop at all, but just kept going straight ahead.

As Ian began his operation, the Golden Lion's actions naturally caused a huge uproar worldwide.

Mary Geoise.

The Gorosei were furious. "Send all available Navy forces to the East Blue! Crush that bastard Golden Lion to dust!"

The Four Blues are the foundation of World Government!

The Golden Lion must not be allowed to run rampant!

Somewhere in the world, at the Revolutionary Army Headquarters.

We absolutely cannot stand idly by!

The man, the embodiment of the raging wind, was equally enraged. "The slaves of the Bridge Kingdom have already suffered generations of misfortune, and the Golden Lion has actually killed them outright! He even intends to attack the East Blue next; we must stop him!"

"Bear! Let's go to the East Blue!!"

East Blue, Kingdom of Goa, Foosha Village.

"Sorry, Uta,"

Red-Haired gripped the newspaper tightly. "The trip to Elegia will have to be postponed a bit!"

"There are more important things to do next."

Somewhere along the Grand Line, a ship resembling a coffin lid is rapidly advancing.

"The Golden Lion?"

On the small boat, a man with eagle-like sharp eyes curled his lips into a smile. "I've long wanted to meet the most renowned swordsman of the last era."