Chapter 139
However, Dimon still spotted the other party at a glance; according to his Observation Haki, the old man's aura was very strong.
This is the explorer of the Great Cavern of the Supreme... Dimon glanced at him briefly and couldn't help but chuckle.
College students are amazing!
The union of a human and a giant is an unthinkable scene, and it's a mystery how the child would be born.
In his youth, Gaban was the third-in-command of Roger Pirates and had many nicknames such as "The Left Arm of the Pirate King," "Mountain Swallower," and "Mountain Eater."
After the Roger Pirates disbanded, he settled in Elbaf, the Elbaf, and had a son with the female giant Ripley.
"This is the trouble you've brought upon yourself," Dimon shook his head. "Now look what's happened, all of Elbaf knows you've escaped from the Underworld."
"That's none of your business. My father's remains are buried in that castle over there, deep within it."
Following Loki's gaze, Dimon saw the ruins of a massive castle on the cliff at the edge of the village.
It was a building that was quite spacious even for giants; it was a massive stone city in the Viking style.
Two giant soldiers guarded the entrance to the castle.
"You deal with your own troubles. I'm going to resurrect your father first, Big Eyes."
Upon hearing its master's command, Big Eyes immediately activated its ability.
The Close-Up Storyboard enveloped Dimon, then a beam of white light shot out from his enormous eyeballs, outlining a cubic space in front of the two giant guards, who looked on in confusion.
The next moment, Dimon disappeared from the top of the black dragon's head, and when he reappeared, he had already teleported in front of the two giant gatekeepers.
Who goes there!
"Angels...?"
Dimon's gaze sharpened slightly, and a flash of black and red lightning appeared at the corner of his eye.
Sizzle.
A powerful Conqueror's Haki swept out, instantly stunning the two guards, who stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move an inch.
It's like an ordinary person being targeted by a wild beast, causing their body to stiffen.
Dimon ignored the two soldiers and stepped into the abandoned castle.
As you walk deeper into the castle from the entrance, you can see the broken marks left by swords and giant hammers everywhere.
We walked all the way to the castle hall, where a huge portrait of Harald hung on the wall.
The portrait of Harald shows no horns on his head, but rather scars on his head left after his horns were removed.
"He was a ruthless man, cutting off his horn to show his resolve, but unfortunately he was tricked by the World Government."
Dimon withdrew his gaze and instructed the empty spot, "Ain, go find it."
Yes, Master.
While Ain searched the castle, Dimon continued deeper into the castle.
Leaving the hall, the further in you go, the heavier the traces of battle become, suggesting that Loki and Harald fought fiercely during their battle.
The castle, which seemed enormous even to giants, appeared even larger when measured by human feet.
They walked all the way to the throne room.
On the floor of the dilapidated room, a black pentagram magic circle still remained.
Dimon approached the magic circle and looked down to examine it. The magic circle before him was slightly different from the one he had seen in the warehouse when he attacked the Heavenly Tribute Transport Ship.
The difference lies in the "text".
Although I can't understand the specific meaning, there are differences in the shape of the characters.
"Different functions?"
Dimon secretly guessed that in the original storyline, Imu would use this magic circle to descend from the Holy Land, and in his true form at that.
Just to be on the safe side, it's best to destroy it first.
Dimon crouched down, placed his hand on the magic circle, and quickly activated his ability.
Animation!
Golden light spread through the dark pentagram magic circle, turning all the patterns gold. Then, it detached from the ground and transformed into a ray of golden light, imprinting itself on Dimon's palm.
Dimon examined his palm; the teleportation mark had become more complex than before.
What new features have you gained?
A ray of golden light pierced through his palm, dancing in the air like a dragon, writing a passage of incomprehensible text.
"Never mind, we'll look into it later."
Dimon got up silently and continued to wander around the castle.
After a long time, Ain finally responded.
[Master, we've found it.]
[In the castle's underground storeroom, the key to Loki's imprisonment was found.]
Where is the body?
[There it is. Right next to the storeroom.]
Dimon immediately went there, and with Ain's directions, he quickly arrived at the room next to the storeroom.
The door next door was tightly shut; the door was over fifty meters high and made of heavy, massive stones.
"Leave it to me, Master."
Hongjue found his chance to shine and immediately jumped off Dimon's shoulder.
His body rapidly expanded, and two giant, blood-red hands materialized from within him, slowly pushing open the stone door.
Dimon calmly walked through the door, and directly in front of the room's entrance stood a giant coffin.
"Open it."
"Yes, Master."
Hongjue stretched out his blood-red giant hand and easily lifted the coffin lid.
Dimon leaped lightly to the edge of the coffin and gazed intently at the scene inside.
The giants' coffins were like giant swimming pools to humans.
Inside the coffin lay a corpse, none other than Harald, the Giant King.
Nine years have passed, and seemingly little has been left on his body; in Dimon's view, the corpse is "fresh."
"Does the powerful Haki of a strong person during their lifetime cause their body to decompose more slowly after death?"
Dimon thought of Ryoma the Sword God.
This person died hundreds of years ago, but his body never completely decomposed. Instead, Moria dug it up and turned it into a zombie.
With a thought, Dimon released the Angel Fruit from his body.
A beam of white light emanated from his chest, transforming into the form of an angel.
Dimon instructed, "Resurrect him. He's not a power user. You'll be reborn immediately afterward. Remember to rebirth as close to home as possible."
Speaking of rebirth, he thought of Envy Kuranos, who had somehow been reborn somewhere and hadn't returned yet.
"Understood, Master."
Belial nodded, then immediately flapped his wings and flew over the corpse.
He manipulated the pure white cross behind his head, causing it to float above the corpse's head.
Immediately afterwards, Belial opened his arms as if embracing the sky.
Awakening Skill: Resurrection of the Dead!
At that moment, Belial became light.
His entire body transformed into a beam of light, which poured into the pure white cross and merged with it.
Immediately afterwards, the cross also released a gentle holy light, and finally, with a "whoosh," it disappeared into the center of the corpse's forehead.
Dimon watched the changes in the corpse.
If before it was merely "fresh," now the corpse is alive.
First, there was a change in the skin; the originally deathly pale complexion quickly turned rosy.
Then, the power of the holy light began to heal the body's injuries.
The horns that Harald himself broke off are now growing back.
The heartbeat returns, blood begins to flow, and life is rekindled...
This process lasted for about half a minute.
Finally, a wisp of a soul was forcibly returned from the underworld.
The next instant, the corpse opened its eyes.
Harald abruptly sat up, his hand gripping the edge of the coffin, his face filled with bewilderment.
"Here it is..."
"Your coffin."
Harald's pupils contracted at the sound coming from ahead.
He saw Dimon.
Dimon was not wearing a mask, nor was he wearing the black robe that "Big Eyes " usually wore.
He had his hands in his pockets, looking completely at ease.
"King of Giants, Harald, how does it feel to be back on Earth?"
"This is... my castle?"
Harald looked around and vaguely sensed a familiarity.
This must have been the treasure vault back then, but now it looks very dilapidated, with thick vines climbing all over the walls.
Memories of his dying moments resurface.
He remembered meeting the Lord of the Empty Throne, who should not have existed, the true king of the Celestial Dragons.
After signing the Contract with the other party, he was controlled by the power of the Contract and became a slave.
In his castle, his son Loki arrived just in time, and at his pleading, Loki killed himself.
Harald was consumed by boundless rage!
Damn the World Government, damn the Celestial Dragons, damn Imu!!
If the target were only him, he wouldn't be so angry, but the Celestial Dragons' goal was to use his identity to completely control Elbaf.
He was too naive in the past; he thought too highly of the Celestial Dragons...
Unforgivable!
In his rage, Harald unleashed an uncontrollable burst of intense Conqueror's Haki.
The entire castle trembled at this Haki, and dust kept falling from the ceiling.
Dimon brushed the dust off his shoulder and said calmly:
"You want revenge?"
"Did you resurrect me?"
Harald took a deep breath and gradually calmed down.
"Zoan, Human- Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Angel Form. This fruit's revival ability restores a person to their peak condition in life. You are now the strongest version of yourself you ever were."
When was Harald at his strongest?
It was after being Contract by Imu!
That's exactly how it is right now.
However, Harald, after being resurrected, was no longer bound by the Contract.