"Waaah! It hurts! Where did that current come from?"
"Ow ow ow! This feels like static electricity?"
"Hey! Stay away from me! Don't set me on fire!"
Among the Marine soldiers far from the battlefield, static electricity sparks continuously erupted, and the instant current made the soldiers grimace.
In the end, they had no choice but to keep their distance from each other, though that only slightly alleviated the static electricity's effect.
Of course, the power of static electricity wasn't great, but it was uncomfortable.
The current on the Marine's side was relatively weak.
At this moment, in the battlefield, Loki continuously swung his warhammer, constantly drawing forth thunder. The entire battlefield was almost turning into an ocean of electric currents and lightning arcs.
Evidently, the continuous swings of the hammer missing their target greatly infuriated Loki. Under the influence of his youthful impatience, he swung harder with each miss.
Zzzzt!
Swathes of electric current darted erratically across the battlefield.
Even these scattered lightning arcs possessed strong power.
Countless currents, like writhing light snakes, swiftly swept across the entire field.
The group of Giant warriors closest to the center of the battlefield, who were still lying unconscious, naturally couldn't escape the baptism of the lightning arcs.
Currents washed over these Giant warriors. Even though they were unconscious, their bodies still involuntarily twitched.
At the most concentrated points of the current, some Giants' clothes were ignited and burned fiercely, while some Giants had their beards set ablaze.
For example, Jarul had his long white beard struck by electric sparks and it quickly caught fire.
Such a tragic sight would make most people think: if the Giants are so miserable under the impact of the lightning torrent, then Kenji, who is at the center of the battlefield, must be in an even more severe situation, right?
The actual situation was indeed quite similar.
In front and behind Kenji, there was lightning everywhere. He was completely immersed in an ocean of lightning.
However, these violent electric arcs appeared exceptionally docile in front of Kenji.
Kenji's figure flickered, easily dodging Loki's repeated hammer strikes. The lightning falling from the sky at most brushed against the hem of his clothes.
Yet, these lightning flashes did not produce their intended effect. Kenji's clothes didn't even show the slightest scorch marks from the supposed lightning strikes.
At this moment, within the ocean of lightning at the center of the battlefield, Kenji's movements created visible ripples in the lightning ocean.
But under the swirling dark red light, Kenji did not trigger a current riot. He walked casually, as if strolling through a real ocean.
"This guy is very unusual!" Loki's expression was serious, and his volatile aura had subsided considerably.
Even the most obtuse person, after exerting full effort and repeatedly missing, would probably sense something, let alone Loki.
This Elbaph prince had astonishing talent since childhood. Before he was 10, he managed to subdue the fierce beasts of 'Hell' purely through brute force, and his other astonishing feats are too numerous to recount.
"His power…"
After swinging the hammer and missing again, Loki finally completely darkened his expression and no longer attacked recklessly.
"That's right! His strength far surpasses mine!"
"I didn't feel a strong threat, so why…?"
At this moment, Loki's mind suddenly conjured the figure of Rocks, and he silently compared him to Kenji.
Then, he came to the conclusion that 'Kenji's strength is higher than mine, but less than Rocks'.
Humans cannot imagine things and principles they do not know.
Loki's conclusion was based on the fact that Rocks had given him an extremely strong sense of crisis back then, but the Kenji in front of him did not.
As a 'natural warrior,' Loki's standard for judging strong individuals was this simple and crude.
"Finally, it's quiet."
Kenji saw Loki stop and nodded, then said in a coaxing tone, "Alright, lead the way first. I want to meet King Harald."
"Once this matter is over, I'll fight you."
Loki, who had just calmed down, immediately flared up upon hearing this.
"Don't talk to me in that tone! I'm not a kid!"
Kenji looked at Loki, who was jumping up and down in anger, and felt a wave of speechlessness.
"Jumping and hopping, and still saying he's not a kid?"
The next moment, Loki opposite him jumped up again, simultaneously swinging his great hammer to draw forth thunder.
Boom!
A thick bolt of lightning struck down, but Loki, being incredibly stubborn, went to meet it, crashing head-on into the thunder.
Following that, amidst the crackling of electricity, Loki's massive body emitted dazzling white lightning, enveloped in electricity, crackling with current.
At this moment, the blazing lightning shone like a scorching sun. The sun in the sky seemed to be shaken, its light receding, as the lightning illuminated the world.
Then, facing the endless lightning, Kenji looked up with a slight frown, no longer intending to play with the kid.
He raised his hand and pointed remotely at Loki, who had transformed into a 'Lightning Human' in mid-air, using the power of Conqueror's Haki Emission.
Rumble!!
A dark red light shot out rapidly, and all the lightning in its path scattered as if encountering a natural enemy.
And Loki in the air had just gathered the lightning carried by his body onto his hammer, turning it into a true Thunder Hammer, and then raised it high, aiming at Kenji below.
However, his hammer had no chance to fall.
The rapidly flying Conqueror's Haki l struck Loki with lightning speed.
"Ugh!"
At the last moment, Loki actually saw the Conqueror's Haki surging towards him.
But before he could swing his hammer to counter, he was struck by the Conqueror's Haki from a distance. For a moment, he was enraged.
He hadn't even made contact, so how was he beaten?
However, he no longer had the time, or rather, the extra strength, to continue thinking.
The moment the Conqueror's Haki struck, Loki's massive body suddenly froze, then fell straight down like a kite with a broken string, crashing to the ground with a thud.
"Ugh, cough cough!"
The power of Conqueror's Haki Emission brought great shock and injury to Loki's '8-year-old' body.
For a moment, blood flowed from his mouth, nose, and ears.
"Sigh, that's why…" Kenji withdrew his hand, his expression somewhat helpless.
"I really don't want to act casually. I still have a bit of trouble controlling the force of my blows."
Shaking his head, Kenji got up and walked towards the fallen Loki.
Just as he reached Loki's side, a clear, crisp girl's voice suddenly came from a distance.
"Um, I, I can take you to King Harald… Please, don't hurt my people anymore."
Kenji heard this and turned to look.
In the distance, Gerd stood at the edge of the battlefield, looking over with a timid expression.
"Hmm, finally someone is willing to lead the way." Kenji smiled and stood up.
Just then, a cold laugh suddenly came from behind him.