Selection! Champion Burgess Takes the Stage
"Big Mom Pirates?"
The familiar name caused the two elders' faces to darken visibly.
"Does Your Excellency not know that we have a blood feud with Big Mom? If she were around, I think our cooperation would be much more difficult!"
Seeing the two elders' gloomy faces, Teach's face broke into a maniacal smile!
"Hahaha! Blood feud? No, no, no, all hatred is pale and colorless in the face of absolute interests! There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests! Moreover, as the world's number one superpower, do you really think the World Government will do nothing and just watch the Giant develop silently? You're all adults, don't be so naive!" Teach's words hit the nail on the head, and the two elders fell silent.
Indeed! In recent years, the World Government has always found some unfounded reasons to suppress the Giant! Just like the Giant Warrior Pirates, once they appear on the sea, they always face relentless pursuit by the Navy! Although they can be self-sufficient, how could the World Government sit idly by while possessing the world's strongest army?
"But such matters are beyond the control of two mere elders like us! If you truly wish to form an alliance with our Giant, you will still have to meet with our royal family!" The two elders were extremely helpless. Deep down, they were absolutely unwilling to form an alliance with the Big Mom Pirates, but realistically, the benefits of joining forces with them were indeed hard to refuse!
With the territory of two Yonko-level pirate crews, plus 20% of the world's Beli, the number of Giant will surge! They might even be able to customize and purchase large, advanced weapons, which would result in a terrifying increase in the Giant's strength!
"Hahaha! Don't worry, this kind of thing naturally requires the consent of your royal family!" Teach was in a good mood. It seemed that even the Giant, who were always incredibly united, could not escape the clutches of profit!
"But Captain, it's not so easy to see our royal family!" Rando with some worry. The royal family would not easily meet with other giants, let alone outsiders like humans. Even he, Giant himself, had never met the royal family, although his father had!
"Hahaha! That's no problem! If I remember correctly, the Champion of the Grand Gladiatorial Tournament gets an audience with the royal family, right? And there doesn't seem to be a rule that outsiders can't participate in this tournament! As long as we win the Champion, all the problems will naturally be solved!" Teach's arrogant words didn't displease the two elders, after all, they knew that with Teach's strength, winning the Giant Grand Gladiatorial Tournament Champion n't a pipe dream! Although the Giant also had several powerful warriors, their chances of winning against the infamous Sea Emperor were extremely slim!
"Hahaha! Captain, why don't you let me go this time? I haven't stretched my muscles in ages! I'd love to see just how strong the warriors of the world's strongest nation really are!" Burgess, a former gladiator, grinned from ear to ear, eager for a fistfight against his powerful opponent!
"Old Ba, that won't do! If anyone's going to play, it has to be me! I'm a native of the Giant Kingdom! I have to win the Champion and prove myself!" Rando protested from the side. After all, each village only had 5 spots, and with so many of his companions, if he didn't take the initiative, he probably wouldn't even get a chance to play with his bottom-of-the-barrel strength.
"Captain, I want to go up and have some fun too!" Shiryu, a cigar dangling from his lips, his eyes filled with a crimson light as he looked at the giants around him.
"Captain, I want to too..."
"Alright, alright!" Teach rubbed his head. "We can't expect you all to go, can we? Here's the deal: Burgess, Rando, you two come with me to deal with this Giant warrior! The rest of you, stay put!"
Faced with his large group of warmongers, Teach could only use his captain's authority to keep them in check.
"Kuhahaha! Although each village has five slots, and your strength is enough to convince us, it would be inappropriate to simply give you these slots! Therefore, we must ask you all to compete with the warriors of our Warrior Village!" The thinner elder had barely finished speaking when the other elder rose to arrange the selection process! Upon hearing that outsiders wanted to compete with them for slots, countless proud warriors couldn't sit still!
"Then let's see who's stronger! You two better watch out!" Teach didn't mean for them to be careful of their opponents, but rather to be cautious and not go too far! If they accidentally killed more than ten powerful warriors, these giants would definitely fight them to the death!
Under the elders' arrangement, the giants set aside a large enough open space as the selection venue! Many warriors who were well-known in the village were eager to compete for those five precious spots!
"Alright, the annual gladiatorial competition is about to begin! I'm sure you're all eager to get started, aren't you? Although you are all proud warriors of the Giant, there are only 5 spots available! You need to determine the 5 strongest among them to represent our Warrior Village in the Grand Gladiatorial Tournament! However, unlike previous years, this time there are also three outsiders who want to compete with us for these 5 spots! Let them see the honor of our Giant warriors!"
The elder's words undoubtedly boosted the morale of many warriors. In the eyes of the few giants, the group of dwarves from the outskirts were no match for them in strength! Therefore, they focused their attention on their other powerful companions!
"The first match! Who wants to go first?"
"Roar!"
"I'll do it!"
Two towering giants entered the arena at the same time, one wielding a massive hammer and the other a double-edged axe! Each swing of their weapons created a huge shockwave!
The two warriors entered the arena, and with just a glance, they launched a fierce attack! The clash of giant hammers and axes shook the heavens, wildly surging the blood of everyone present!
"Hahaha! This kind of competition is much more interesting!" Compared to all sorts of flashy moves, Teach still prefers this kind of head-on battle!
The battle raged fiercely, with countless giants cheering wildly for them! In the end, the giant wielding the giant hammer dodged another giant's fatal blow and knocked him to the ground with a final punch!
Seeing this, the elder immediately determined the winner! The losing giant stood up and readily expressed his respect to his opponent!
A loss is a loss! There are no excuses!
The winner stood on the field, roaring to the sky, displaying his powerful physique! Several female giants around him even blushed, eager for a passionate game of poker with him!
"Hahaha! This is truly exhilarating! I'll be your next opponent!" The Giant's competition uses an arena format. After defeating an opponent, you only need to successfully defend your position 5 times to earn a spot!
Burgess walked onto the field, and the giants watching looked at him with different eyes, but most of them still had full confidence in their warrior!