Listening to a Giant's Story of the Past, the Interceptor
The giants haven't even woken up yet, but the troublemakers have already arrived.
"That's enough, Loki the Giant!"
Led by officers with Rear Admiral epaulets on their shoulders, a densely packed corps of naval soldiers rushed from the end of the corridor.
The Rear Admiral general's face was still pale.
There was no way to avoid feeling hopeless. Although he had rushed over with his men, the Rear Admiral general didn't think his side had any chance of winning.
Because this is Loki the Giant!
But what exactly happened?
Didn't Loki have a huge battle with Vice Admiral Naito on Whole Cake Island yesterday?
How long has it been? How could he possibly be here at this time?
Moreover, who is that white-glowing figure floating beside him?
What exactly was their purpose in coming to Punk Hazard? The question was immediately answered when the Rear Admiral General saw the giants lying on the ground.
This caused his pupils to constrict instantly.
How is that possible?
Were the giants frozen in the ice released?
The government had long discovered these giants frozen in the ice and had tried various methods to break the ice and release them.
But all attempts failed. These ice layers are very special; no matter what methods are used, they simply don't work on them.
So, what exactly did these two guys do?
The Rear Admiral general gritted his teeth, "Surrender, you sinners!"
It's estimated they won't be able to hold out until Admiral Kizaru arrives with reinforcements.
However, the Navy's sense of justice would not allow it to desert its post at the last minute.
Buzz!
A whistling blast of air rushed towards us.
The Rear Admiral general was instantly terrified, his body swaying Return before collapsing to his knees with a thud, having lost consciousness.
The naval soldiers behind him were blown away and also completely unconscious.
Naito toned down his imposing manner, not even turning his head once throughout the entire exchange.
This is a crucial moment.
The two continued to wait quietly.
About half an hour later, the bodies of the giants, which had been frozen for hundreds of years, finally began to tremble.
Their breathing also began to become heavy.
Finally, the eyeballs under the eyelids of the tallest giant began to move.
He suddenly opened his eyes.
"Lord Dōsan!"
Chapter 205 Listening to the Giants Tell Stories of the Past, The Interceptor
"Lord Dōsan!"
The giant, even taller than Loki, suddenly sat up from the ground, shouting the name in near terror.
Dōsan?
Loki was momentarily stunned.
He certainly couldn't have been unfamiliar with that name.
Dōsan?
Naito raised an eyebrow slightly.
Although before he transmigrated, the manga was only serialized up to the Elbaf arc and was far from ending, Naito didn't know much about the world's ultimate secrets.
But he had heard of that name before.
He is most likely the leader of the giants from eight hundred years ago, the previous Nidhogg Fruit user, and the previous owner of Iron Thunder.
There was also some kind of entanglement between him and Imu, and he probably died at Imu's hands in the end.
Therefore, it can be confirmed that these giants did indeed originally live eight hundred years ago.
It should be the Great Hammer Pirates, there's no doubt about it.
"Here it is?"
The panicked giant finally realized his surroundings. He looked around in confusion, "Where am I? How did I get here?"
"Calm down, you old man,"
Loki, as always, used honeyed words, approaching the giant who had been resurrected in the modern era after traversing a vast expanse of time, and asked, "You are the Great Hammer Pirates, aren't you?"
"Us--"
The giant was taken aback, then gave no reply to Loki, instead quickly looking around.
He only breathed a slight sigh of relief after confirming that all the giants were lying beside him and breathing.
Is everyone alright?
"Hey! You old geezer, answer my question!"
Loki, somewhat annoyed, grabbed the giant's shoulder and shook him violently.
The giant then turned his gaze to Loki's face, and he paused slightly, "Young man, who are you? I don't recall there being an Ancient Giants like you in Elbaf."
But then he became anxious again, "Young man, where is Lord Dōsan? Where is he now? How far has the war progressed?"
"Dōsan, hmph,"
Loki scoffed. "If you're talking about my ancestor, he died eight hundred years ago."
"What did you say? Lord Dōsan?"
The giant was stunned. "Eight hundred... years ago?"
Is there anything difficult to understand?
Loki said somewhat impatiently, "You old popsicles have been frozen in ice for so many years. I just smashed those ice blocks and released you."
The giant's eyes flickered again, then he said somewhat absentmindedly, "That's right, Lord Dōsan did indeed say that we should preserve our bodies to go to the future... to await the moment of the true decisive battle..."
"Yes, on some deserted island, he froze us with Iron Thunder."
The giant's face gradually turned pale. "So, eight hundred years have already passed?"
"This is indeed hard to accept."
Naito floated in front of the giant, "But it is indeed now the year 1534 of the Sea Circle Calendar."
"1534..."
The giant muttered the year in a daze.
They were only Sea Circle Calendar 700 years old at that time.
Unlike Kozuki Toki, who deliberately and periodically traversed eight hundred years, for them, eight hundred years simply vanished in the blink of an eye.
"So,"
Loki was getting impatient. "Are you the Great Hammer Pirates?"
The giant nodded almost instinctively. "We are indeed the world's number one warrior group, and also the world's number one artisan group, the Great Hammer Pirates, that's right."
"Excellent!"
Loki excitedly pumped his fist, "The world's number one warrior group, the world's number one artisan group! Hehe, with your help, we're even more confident in defeating the World Government!"
"World Government?"
The giant paused for a moment, "What's that? Oh, right!"
He became anxious again, "What was the outcome of the war? How exactly did Lord Dōsan die? What about Joy Boy? Where did he go!"
"Unfortunately, we probably know even less than you do."
Naito Bear shrugged. "From nine hundred to eight hundred years ago, that entire hundred years of history was erased by the World Government, and people in later generations know nothing about it."
"In fact, even the name Joy Boy is taboo on the high seas; only a very few people have heard of him, and almost no one knows anything about his deeds."
How could this be?
The giant exclaimed in disbelief, "Doesn't that mean all our efforts have been in vain? Has the enemy ultimately won the war?"
"So,"
Naito asked earnestly, "What exactly happened eight hundred years ago?"
Although the final outcome of that great war in history is unknown, the giant before us is undoubtedly a witness to that Void Century.
The information we can glean from him is probably more than what Roger and his crew could have obtained from Joy Boy's message on the Laugh Tale.
After all, Joy Boy didn't even leave a message; he didn't even reveal any details about Imu.
The giant finally remembered something else, and looked at Loki and Naito with surprise, "Speaking of which, who are you two?"
"My name is Loki, the Prince of Elbaf,"
Loki snorted. "This cowardly fellow is called the Night King; he's practically my ally."
"Prince Loki-- "
The giant sized Loki up. "You say you are a descendant of Lord Dōsan —hmm?"
Then, he finally noticed the enormous warhammer that Loki was holding in his hand.
"This is... Iron Thunder?"
The giant was stunned once again.
"Squeak!"
The giant iron hammer transformed back into the shape of a squirrel.
The giant squirrel seemed to recognize the giant, jumping in front of him and waving its little paws happily, making incomprehensible noises.
"Lord Iron Thunder-- "
The old giant's expression became quite complicated. "Are you saying it's been a long time?"
This young man is recognized by Iron Thunder as the new generation's master.
Therefore, he could never be an enemy, and he had no reason to deceive himself.
So, after all these years, Lord Dōsan really is dead.