Mongge's Conqueror's Haki!

"Rocks, are you okay?"

"N-no, I'm fine."

After taking a punch that nearly sent him to the afterlife, Rocks, lying on the ground, began to question his existence.

Weren't they supposed to say he had talent?

In half a year, he went from a complete novice to learning the Six Powers, and even came into contact with Armament Haki and Observation Haki.

Even if placed in the first half of the Grand Line.

Rocks' current strength would be enough to make a name for himself.

But he ran into Charlotte Linlin.

A monster blessed by the heavens, the true number one in pirate talent, who became a Four Emperor just by eating, drinking, and lounging around every day.

Who else could compare?

"Rocks, you rest first. I'll handle Linlin!"

The one speaking to Rocks was Lipri, who had rushed over. The entire village's alarm had already been sounded. Three CP0 agents had set a fire before leaving, and half the village was at risk of being consumed by flames.

After discovering that the children had been abducted, three stronger giants had already gone to pursue the CP agents. The remaining villagers were either busy extinguishing fires or driving away animals affected by the fight between Mongge and Rona.

They simply couldn't spare anyone.

Looking at Charlotte Linlin, who had completely lost her mind, Lipri's expression grew serious.

She actually knew a bit more than Rocks.

Including Charlotte Linlin's gluttony, that she could lose her mind if she got too hungry, and despite her young age, she possessed immense strength, not inferior to an adult giant, along with an iron defense that could ignore any attack.

Fortunately, young Linlin couldn't fully utilize her advantages yet.

"Rocks, can you still move? Go to the food storage immediately, take out all the prepared food, bring some here, and distribute the rest to everyone."

Given the current situation, they couldn't afford to worry about the Winter Solstice Festival anymore.

Linlin was rampaging due to hunger, and the giants couldn't exert their full strength because they were also hungry.

Only by filling their stomachs could they defeat the enemy!

"Okay!"

Although he had taken a punch from Linlin and his entire body felt like it was falling apart, the benefits of mastering the Six Powers became apparent.

In this moment of crisis, he used the Six Powers' "Kami-e" to evade the direct impact, so although he was injured, it wasn't severe.

"And the children from the Home of Lambs..."

"Leave the children to me."

Awakened from her sleep, Sister Garumoro brought the children to a safe place. After casting a worried glance at Charlotte Linlin, Garumoro still chose to escort the children to safety first.

Seeing Garumoro leave, Lipri looked at Charlotte Linlin.

"Linlin, I'm sorry."

When Mongge asked her to look after Charlotte Linlin, he had said it.

If anything happened to Linlin.

Then knock her out!

"Armament Haki!"

Lipri got into a stance, an invisible aura swirling around her hands. Even though Mongge had focused on training her Observation Haki for the past six months, Armament Haki was what she awakened first.

Perhaps the Giant Tribe was naturally incompatible with Observation Haki.

"Hero's Spear!"

She went all out from the start. If it were another child from the Giant Tribe, Lipri would have worried if her punch would shatter them into pieces.

But when it came to Charlotte Linlin.

"Samura... Ice cream..."

A devilish grin appeared on Charlotte Linlin's face.

Bang!

Lipri's fist collided with Charlotte Linlin's. A terrifying shockwave erupted from the point of impact. Facing Lipri's attack, enhanced with Armament Haki, Charlotte Linlin didn't show any signs of being at a disadvantage.

"What!?"

It was only then that Lipri truly understood why Mongge wanted Charlotte Linlin to join his pirate crew.

At only five years old.

Without any combat skills.

Charlotte Linlin could fight her, a member of the Giant Tribe, to a draw relying solely on instinct.

"This is troublesome."

Facing Charlotte Linlin, Lipri couldn't actually go all out, but the berserk Charlotte Linlin wouldn't care about that at all.

For a moment, Lipri found herself holding back.

Just then, an icy gale erupted in the forest. Even though Lipri was far enough away, the terrifying aura still made her breath quicken.

"This is, Captain's Conqueror's Haki!"

As a new crew member who had recently joined the White Wolf Pirates, Lipri had never doubted the strength of her captain's Conqueror's Haki.

It was just that normally Mongge's Conqueror's Haki was mostly used to scare Charlotte Linlin; Lipri had never actually experienced Mongge's Conqueror's Haki at full power.

But now, she saw it.

Crimson and black lightning storms surged into the sky, spreading out in circles from the forest as the center, even causing the leaves of the Adam Tree in the sky to rustle.

And Charlotte Linlin, who had just been in a rampage, actually showed a bit of clarity in her eyes after sensing this aura.

"Huh? What was I doing?"

Charlotte Linlin bit her finger, looking at Lipri with a bewildered expression.

"Sister Lipri, I think I saw some people run into our house just now. They looked like they were bullying Geruz and Healding. Are they bad guys?"

As expected of the captain!

Seeing Linlin regain her senses, Lipri couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After hearing her words, Lipri nodded. "That's right, they are bad guys. They took Geruz and Healding away."

Upon hearing Lipri's words, Charlotte Linlin completely sobered up, exuding an aura no less potent than before.

"Bad guys? I'm going to beat up bad guys! I'm going to save Geruz and Healding!"

"It's okay, Linlin, the others have already gone. Geruz and Healding will be fine."

Seeing the aura emanating from Charlotte Linlin, Lipri quickly tried to placate her. She wasn't Mongge; she couldn't make Charlotte Linlin obedient.

Right now, she wasn't asking Charlotte Linlin for help, she just hoped she wouldn't cause any more trouble.

"Lipri, I brought the food."

Not far away, Rocks ran over carrying a large basket full of desserts. As soon as Charlotte Linlin saw the food in the basket, she forgot about everything else.

But Lipri and Rocks couldn't relax yet.

Because the real battle wasn't over.

The shockwaves produced by Conqueror's Haki couldn't have come from just one person. Besides Mongge, there was another enemy capable of releasing the same level of Conqueror's Haki.

In the jungle, large sections of the ground formed by the giant tree roots collapsed. Many roots were covered in ice and snow, while some were cleanly cut.

In a few areas, the Underworld thousands of meters below could even be clearly seen.

Mongge in his giant wolf form stood opposite Rona.

But compared to Mongge's current calmness, Rona looked somewhat disbelieving.

"Old man, you have Conqueror's Haki!?"