Silas's words made Kong's and Grindelwald's expressions darken.
Grindelwald even shouted directly, "Admiral Rona, do not worry about over there! As long as we deal with Silas, the Giant King will not be a concern!"
He was really afraid Silas would escape.
After all, they had come this far. At most ten more minutes and Silas would completely lose the ability to flee. At this crucial moment, they simply could not afford to be distracted.
Kong also said, "Leave the Giant King to Vice Admiral Naz and the others!"
Seeing this, Rona's expression turned cold. "I know this without you telling me."
She was just somewhat irritated.
What exactly was Silas doing? Did he want to sacrifice himself to save Elbaf?
Or did Silas have other trump cards?
At this point, whether the Giant King escaped or not was not really important. The entire giant race had been defeated. As long as Silas died, they had complete ability to turn around and continue dealing with the giants.
Now Rona and the others had also realized Silas was using himself as bait to attract their attention.
If the Giant King was rescued and Silas also escaped, then Silas would win this round.
If Silas was kept here by them, regardless of whether the Giant King escaped or not, they would not lose at all.
They just could not figure out where Silas got his confidence.
Silas was already covered in wounds, while among the three of them, except for Grindelwald taking one strike from Silas at the beginning, neither Kong nor Rona had injuries worth mentioning.
As long as they maintained their encirclement, how could the increasingly wounded Silas escape? What gave him the right to break through their siege?
Elbaf.
The area where the Giant King was imprisoned.
In just a short time, Catero Naz's clones had been beaten down to only two remaining, forcing him to concentrate all his energy on dealing with Ripley, Rocks, and Newgate.
However, after only two clones remained, both their durability and reaction abilities were more than a notch faster than before.
Even with Silas's ability enchantment, the three still could not break through Catero Naz's defense.
Seeing this scene, Catero Naz finally relaxed again.
"External objects are just external objects after all."
Returning to his composed demeanor, Catero Naz continued his trash talk.
"Being a pirate is not a children's game. Brats like you cannot distinguish between justice and evil."
"Let me tell you."
"Absolutely overwhelming strength—that is true justice!"
"So long-winded. Are you some lonely old granny living by herself?"
Ripley's Armament Haki suddenly covered her fist.
"Mini-Mini Fruit: Partial Restoration!"
Having fought Catero Naz while maintaining human size, even though he was stronger than all of them, he could not constantly guard against changes in Ripley's fruit ability.
What he least expected were the gauntlets on Ripley's hands.
"These are the Captain's special products. Come taste this, a combination technique between me and the Captain!"
"Frost Fist!"
Rocks and Newgate's gauntlets were sized to fit them, so seeing Ripley wearing gauntlets at human size, Catero Naz instinctively assumed the freezing effect on Ripley's gauntlets was the same as the others'.
But this was wrong.
Ripley's gauntlets were made when she was in her original size.
Not only had they consumed considerable stamina from Silas, but they had also consumed large amounts of Ripley's stamina to shrink these gauntlets.
Even after two days had passed, though the freezing power contained in the gauntlets had dissipated by more than half, this was still the product of Silas's full effort.
So when Ripley's fist struck Catero Naz, he immediately realized something was wrong.
But it was too late.
"Justice is decided by strength, but your strength seems inferior to my Captain's!"
As Catero Naz was frozen, the two clones that had been blocking Rocks and Newgate immediately disappeared.
Everything happened in a flash.
By the time the Vice Admiral responsible for guarding Giant King Harald wanted to provide support, only he and another Vice Admiral dealing with Kashi and Oimo remained on the field.
And under Ripley's ability, the two Giant Warrior Pirates members had also become human-sized. Compared to fighting humans who could not reach their knees, they were much better at fighting enemies of equal size!
So after shrinking, they actually displayed stronger combat power than usual.
"Hehe, this size feels more suitable for me!"
"Equal size, the two of us can completely handle this human's speed!"
Once a Paramecia Devil Fruit ability took effect, unless one possessed extremely powerful Haki, it was impossible to dispel.
This level of power required at least someone with a bounty over 200 million.
And Kashi and Oimo, neither of them knew Haki!
But even without knowing Haki, relying on giants' powerful physiques, they had held back a Marine Vice Admiral of considerable strength.
This was where the giants' strength was demonstrated.
With just a little training, even without learning Haki, their strength would not be lacking.
"Sister Ripley, leave this remaining Marine Vice Admiral to Rocks and me!"
With the biggest obstacle finally resolved, there was now only one thing left to do.
"No need. Let us deal with him together!"
Not agreeing with Newgate's suggestion, Ripley knew that rescuing Giant King Harald was just the beginning. If they did not reduce the Marines' combat strength, they would definitely face interference during their retreat.
Most importantly...
"I finally understand what Observation Haki is. Feel with your body, listen with your heart."
"I heard it."
"Everyone's anger!"
After learning Armament Haki but being unable to grasp Observation Haki for so long, at this moment, Ripley finally heard the "voices."
The voices of their giant race!
Unease!
Fear!
Terror!
And anger!
Watching Ripley gradually return to her original size and charge at him like a mountain, the remaining Marine Vice Admiral's expression darkened.
"Stop right there!"
He pointed his long sword at Giant King Harald's eyes.
"If you do not want your king to die!"
"His Majesty Harald is not that fragile!"
Ripley firmly remembered Silas's instructions. A strong person like Harald had a very durable body.
Do not believe threats.
Moreover, even if Silas had not said so, Ripley would not care about threats.
"I admit His Majesty Harald is a king worthy of respect, but from the moment I joined the White Wolf Pirates, there is only one person I respect and love most, my Captain!"
"You cannot threaten me!"
Facing Ripley's attack, Vice Admiral Born was forced to give way, yielding his position to Ripley. He could blind Harald's eyes, but Ripley's fist would definitely hit him too.
Moreover, the Giant King was currently bound by a pile of chains.
Even if he yielded his position, Ripley and the others could not unlock the chains immediately.
But Born forgot Ripley was a Mini-Mini Fruit user.
She did not need to unlock anything.
"Mini-Mini Fruit: Ten-Times Shrink!"
Ripley slapped Harald, and the Giant King's massive body immediately began shrinking at a visible rate.
"Oh no..."
Born's expression changed. He wanted to stop her but could only watch helplessly as Ripley grabbed the shrunken Giant King and tossed him behind her.
"Retreat!"
All that talk about defeating him first was just hot air.
Also seeing this scene, the three people besieging Silas finally showed changed expressions.