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  "Woooo—woooo—"

  Out on the o, the deep bre of war horns echoed across the waves as a fleet of massive warships surged forward. Leading the fleet was her than the Giant Warrior Pirates’ fgship—the 'Great Eirik'. The skull and crossbones of the Giant Warrior Pirates flew high, billowing in the wind.

  Oher ships, however, were not the members of the Giant Warrior Pirates. Instead, they were warriors of the giant race, who had answered the call of “Mountain Beard” and “Waterfall Beard,” the two former leaders of the Giant Warrior Pirates. Altogether, there were at least a hundred giants in the fleet—a force powerful enough to make most nations tremble in fear.

  "Warriors of the giants!"

  One of the giant warriors from the Giant Warrior Pirates raised his arm and shouted, his voice full of strength and resolve: "For the glory of the gods of Elbaf, unleash the fury of the giants uporeacherous Wover and Navy! Let them feel the terror of the giant race!"

  "Damn Carmel, damn the Wover…"

  "Those bastards dared deceive the giants! Let’s destroy them!"

  "Send them to hell!"

  "Kill them all!"

  The massive, muscur giants raised their ons and roared in unison, their voices booming like thuheir collective fury stirred the wind and clouds, their killing i palpable.

  "Huff… huff…"

  Two thunderclouds flew over from the dista was El, Linlin, Gerd, and Hajrudin, along with their Homies, Zeus, Hera, and Prometheus.

  "What’s that?"

  "Clouds that look like cotton dy?"

  "And they have faces? That’s strange…"

  "El, Hajrudin, Gerd, Linlin… What are you doing here?"

  The arrival of the anthropomorphic clouds puzzled many of the giant warriors. But soon, some of the warriors from Elbaf reized El and the others. Leading them were Raideen, Kashii, and Oimo, members of the Giant Warrior Pirates. They called out loudly as El and his group nded on the deck of the 'Great Eirik'.

  "So many giants…"

  Linlin looked around in amazement. She had never seen so many giants before.

  "El, take them back. This is not a battle for you," Raideen, t over them with his giant sword a, frowned and spoke sternly.

  "Raideen-sensei, I am also a warrior of Elbaf! I’m much strohan before! Let me fight with you!" Hajrudin shouted fidently, addressing his mentor.

  "It’s fine, Raideen. They’re all Devil Fruit users now and protect themselves. Let them see what real battle looks like!" El expined, his tone calm and assured. "How a true warrior aste blood?"

  "Oh? Hajrudin, you’ve bee a Devil Fruit user too?"

  The giant warriors around them were all visibly surprised.

  "Yes, El gave me a Devil Fruit!" Not wanting to be sent back, Hajrudin immediately dispyed his ability by transf his hands into sharp bdes. "I turn my whole body into bdes, and I’m invulnerable!"

  He swung his bde-like hands, which gleamed with sharp light, easily slig through a nearby barrel, redug it to splinters.

  "Impressive ability!" Raideen remarked with admiration, nodding toward the others. "Very well, you join us."

  "And what about them?" Oimo asked, pointing at the anthropomorphic clouds—Zeus, Hera, and Prometheus—with curiosity.

  "These are called Homies. I created them using the powers of the Soul-Soul Fruit," Gerd expined proudly. "They’re very powerful!"

  "Zeus, Hera, Prometheus, show them what you do!"

  At Gerd’s and, the three Homies transformed into their battle forms. Prometheus bzed with fierce fmes, while Zeus and Hera crackled with lightning. The sight left the giant warriors in awe.

  "Amazing powers!"

  "It looks like we’ve got some powerful new allies."

  Hajrudin and Gerd’s abilities, along with El’s reputation, made the giants fident in their strength. They khat Linlin was also a formidable fighter, with her immerength and Devil Fruit powers. This was shaping up to be an impressive force.

  "By the way, Kashii, where are we headed?" El asked with a smile.

  Since arriving in Elbaf, El had spent most of his time training, honing his swordsmanship, strengthening his body, and mastering the three forms of Haki. Besides Dreamnd Isnd, he hadn’t explored much of the surrounding isnds.

  "We’re heading to the G-12 branch, the closest Marine base to Elbaf. We’re going to destroy it pletely," Kashii growled, hefting his battle axe. "We’ll make the Navy and the Wover’s dogs uand that the giants are not to be trifled with!"

  "I’m looking forward to that," El chuckled. If he remembered correctly, the G-12 base was directly uhe jurisdi of Marine Headquarters, likely guarded by a Vice Admiral. That would make for some high-quality souls, perfect for creating strong new Homies.

  ...

  "Enemy attack!"

  The sea voyage had been long and tedious. After a day and a night of sailing, they finally heir destination. Two patrolling Marine ships spotted the approag Elbaf fleet, and their crews reacted with arm and panic. They immediately began to retreat a out distress calls.

  The giants, however, had no iion of wasting time. They uheir attack without hesitation, opening fire.

  "Boom! Boom!"

  "Bang! Bang!"

  on fire roared as enormous shells exploded against the Marine ships. Though the Marines were startled, they quickly regrouped, responding with their own on fire. The two sides exged volleys, and soon, one of the Marine ships was engulfed in fmes, heavily damaged by the giant ons. The other ship, however, mao retreat, gaining distance.

  "There’s this out and give them time to prepare," El remarked calmly, standing up and drawing the long sword at his waist. His eyes locked onto the retreating ship, which was still several kilometers away.

  "El, you’re not…"

  "That stance… Could it be…?"

  The giant warriors looked at El in shock, their mouths agape.

  "Elbaf’s Spear—"

  With his pierg gaze and overwhelming presence, El’s queror’s Haki surged as he raised his sword. His on cut through the air, sending a terrifying drical shockwave hurtling toward the distant Marine ship. "Elbaf’s Spear: Mighty Nation!"

  "Whoosh—"

  The air itself seemed to colpse as the massive bst of sword energy tore across the o with unstoppable speed.

  "Boom!"

  In the blink of ahe shockwave struck the Marine ship, ripping it apart and redug it to splinters scattered across the sea.