Clang, clang, clang—!
As several bright sword lights flashed, dozens of thick Sea Stone chains binding Loki snapped.
Clatter!
Clatter!
The chains fell, and Loki slowly rose.
"Hahahaha! I am finally free!!!"
Feeling the surging power within his body, Loki let out a long howl heavenward.
The rolling sound waves swept across the entire Underworld.
He hadn't felt this kind of exhilaration in many, many years.
"Don't be too happy yet—trouble is coming."
Reno immediately poured cold water on him.
Loki's laughter stopped, and his gaze turned towards Gaban's direction.
Boom!
Boom!
Silver-white lightning suddenly exploded on the dividing line between the two sides.
"Go in."
Robin transformed back into human form, and Tashigi sheathed her sword.
Both of them simultaneously stepped aside, clearing the path.
The tense atmosphere dissipated.
"Go."
Hajrudin took the lead, rushing quickly towards the depths of the Underworld with heavy footsteps.
The others quickly followed.
"Loki!!!!"
A roar of undisguised anger echoed throughout the Underworld.
Seeing the Sea Stone chains lying on the ground, Hajrudin's expression changed dramatically, and his aura surged.
"Reno, what have you done?"
"It's over, Loki has been released!!!"
"Quickly inform Chief Yarulu."
"..."
Seeing Loki escape, the other Giant warriors' pupils constricted, their faces filled with indescribable fear.
They couldn't forget the massacres Loki had committed among the Giant back then.
Now that Loki was free again, an endless abyss awaited the Giant.
"Hahahahaha... Hajrudin, you didn't expect me to have a day of regaining my freedom, did you?!"
Loki laughed excitedly.
"Loki, you traitor of the Giant!!!"
Hajrudin clenched his fists, his forehead furrowed.
"Everyone, calm down," Reno shook his head helplessly.
His gaze swept over everyone in turn.
Brogy, Dorry, Hajrudin, Gaban, and the other members of the New Giant Warrior Pirates.
Of course, there was also Gerd, the Giant beauty, one of his targets this time.
"Brogy, Dorry, long time no see."
Reno greeted the two warmly.
He still had a very good impression of these two straightforward Giant Captains.
"Kababababababa! Reno, long time no see."
Brogy responded politely.
"Gagagagagaga... Reno, I haven't properly thanked you for the matter with Casey and Oimo last time."
Dorry also laughed heartily.
"Everyone, this isn't the time for this, is it??"
Hajrudin, standing nearby, interrupted their conversation with a displeased expression.
What time was it? And they were still chatting about trivial matters.
Loki's escape was a disaster for the entire Giant.
Hearing this, everyone's attention shifted to Loki.
"Loki, you killed Father back then, and now are you going to massacre the entire Giant again??"
"Hajrudin!!!"
"This isn't what you think! Do you think I really wanted to kill Father??!"
Loki roared.
It was one thing for others to misunderstand him, but Hajrudin was his half-brother, and even he didn't believe him.
"Isn't it?!"
No sooner had Loki's voice faded than Hajrudin immediately retorted:
"Including Father, a total of 114 Giant warriors all died tragically, and even Chief Yarulu was severely injured."
"Didn't you do all of this?"
Hajrudin was full of momentum, confronting Loki without showing any weakness.
Before Loki was born, Hajrald had prophesied that he would die at the hands of his son.
Coupled with a series of unfortunate events that the entire Giant experienced due to Loki during his growth.
The tragic death of the "Lucky Horse."
Big Mom's eating disorder flared up, and the heroic Elder Yorulu died tragically.
The Giant frequently encountered natural disasters.
Loki's birth mother died for some reason.
The misfortunes that befell the Giant, one after another, all happened shortly after Loki's birth.
One or two might be coincidences, but misfortune after misfortune occurred.
Given all of this, no matter how eloquently Loki spoke, Hajrudin's thoughts would not waver in the slightest.
Similarly.
In the hearts of the other Giant warriors, Loki's evil deeds were already a foregone conclusion.
"People from the God's Knights?"
Just as the two were at loggerheads, a light exclamation suddenly came from below.
The Giants all looked down.
Gaban was seen observing something next to Stenchus's corpse.
Due to their size and their intense focus on Loki, they hadn't noticed Stenchus's presence immediately.
"Why are the God's Knights here??"
Gaban frowned deeply.
"They wanted to recruit me, to join the God's Knights."
Loki didn't hide anything and revealed the whole story.
"You refused them?" Loki was a bit surprised.
"Of course, I hate the Celestial Dragons to my core, how could I possibly agree to them?"
Loki said righteously.
"With a member of the God's Knights dead here, the Giant is probably in big trouble."
Gaban looked at Stenchus's left arm, severed at the root, and gave Reno a strange look.
"From the moment Imu set sights on this place, the Giant was already in big trouble."
Reno chuckled and shook his head.
"Imu?"
Gaban murmured softly.
He had vaguely heard of that name when he was with the Roger Pirates.
"Hajrudin, Hajrald's death is not as simple as you think."
"There is indeed more to this matter than meets the eye."
"Hmph, he already admitted it himself, what could be the hidden truth??"
Hajrudin glared at Loki, barely able to suppress the primeval power within him.
"Reno, do you know what happened back then??"
Brogy asked, frowning in confusion.
Reno nodded slightly and calmly recounted the truth of Loki killing the old King Hajrald to everyone.
It turned out.
Back then, Imu, in order to control the entire Giant, used a power to demonize Hajrald.
The controlled Hajrald instantly went berserk, attacking indiscriminately, causing immense damage to the entire Giant.
To prevent the Giant from being completely destroyed by his own hands, Hajrald, as king, ordered Loki to kill him.
Loki's attempts to stop him were futile, and he had no choice but to kill Hajrald.
"Impossible!!"
No sooner had Reno finished speaking than Hajrudin sharply retorted.
"Reno, you weren't there to witness it yourself, how can you speak with such certainty?"
"Moreover, whether this Imu you speak of even exists is an unknown."
Hajrudin narrowed his eyes, staring at Reno with an unfriendly expression.
In his opinion, this was merely an excuse Reno concocted to absolve Loki after releasing him.
"Hajrudin, Reno is a friend of the Giant, calm down."
Dorry gave Hajrudin a warning look.
Reno curled his lips into a slight smile and said disdainfully, "Hajrudin, with my strength, there's no need for me to lie to you."
"Besides, if I wanted to take Loki away from here, the Giant couldn't stop me."
Even a clay figure has a bit of temper.
If not for Brogy, Saul, and others, he wouldn't bother explaining to Hajrudin.
"You—"
At these words, the crew of the New Giant Warrior Pirates were all somewhat displeased.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Just then, Gaban cleared his throat and stepped in to mediate:
"Hajrudin, although I don't know the truth of what happened back then, this matter is indeed not so simple."
Hearing this, everyone, including Hajrudin, turned their gazes to Gaban.
They didn't trust Reno, but they trusted Gaban implicitly.
A look of reminiscence gradually appeared on Gaban's face.
At that time, he was taking a co-ed bath with Shanks.
"Back then, Shanks and I clearly felt an extremely powerful Haki appear within the castle."
"That Haki didn't belong to Loki, nor did it belong to Hajrald."
Speaking of this, Gaban looked at Reno.
"Just now, I felt that Haki again."
Reno was startled, then suddenly realized, "That's Imu's Haki."
"Imu can project its consciousness into other people's minds, taking over their bodies to act."
"The Haki you sensed just now was Imu releasing it through Shamrock's body."
Reno casually fabricated a line, concealing Gunko's true identity.
Upon hearing this, even the usually resolute Hajrudin became half-convinced.
"Gaban, did you really feel the same familiar Haki as back then??"
He asked, his face full of doubt.
"That's right."
Gaban nodded, his tone extremely certain.
"Reno, it couldn't be your Haki, could it?"
Stansen, the shipwright of the New Giant Warrior Pirates, frowned as he scrutinized Reno.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Reno was just about to call him an idiot.
Brogy then coldly rebuked, "Stansen, fourteen years ago, Reno was not even ten years old."
Hearing this, Stansen laughed awkwardly and said no more.
"Before the matter is thoroughly investigated, rashly releasing Loki will always be a hidden danger."
Hajrudin was silent for a moment, still stubbornly holding his opinion.
No matter what, being cautious is always right.
He didn't want the Giant to repeat the tragedy of the past.
"Reno, I don't know what conditions you promised Loki, but if you intend to use him, be careful not to lose more than you gain."
In Hajrudin's view, while Reno was strong, Loki was not weak either.
"Is that so??"
Reno smirked playfully and loudly called out, "Loki."
"Subordinate here!!"
No sooner had Reno's voice fallen than Loki, with a bang, knelt on one knee before him, to the astonished gazes of everyone.
"Loki, you—"
"Holy crap, is this... is this still Loki??"
"What's going on??"
"..."
The Giant warriors all gasped in surprise, mouths agape.
Loki, the prince of the Giant, who was always arrogant and prided himself as the "Strongest Man of Elbaf," actually surrendered to Reno?
What, what exactly was going on?
Hajrudin was equally speechless.
Their relationship seemed to be more than just exploitation.
After recovering from his shock, he flew into a rage.
"Loki, get up!!"
"As a prince of the Giant, your body flows with the blood of the Giant, and you actually kneel before Reno!!"
0... seeking flowers --- "This is simply a disgrace to the Giant!"
"Gunko!!"
Reno called out in a deep voice.
Gunko understood, and her figure flashed.
She appeared like a phantom at Hajrudin's neck.
Two extremely dark arrowheads were conditionally pressed against his throat.
Hajrudin's pupils constricted, his gaze shifted downwards, and cold sweat instantly beaded on his forehead.
The fear of death brought him back to some semblance of reason.
He then remembered that he was facing the ruthless Reno.
"Hajrudin, if you dare to utter another word, I will kill you right now."
A cold glint suddenly flashed in Reno's eyes.
To provoke him again and again, he was truly pushing his luck.
"Reno, please show mercy."
"Reno, don't be impulsive."
Brogy and Dorry's expressions changed, and they waved their hands repeatedly.
Reno was too lazy to argue further, "Brogy, Dorry, I will keep Loki in line and won't let him do anything to harm the Giant."
"However, today, I must take him with me."
Seeing Reno's unyielding tone, Brogy and Dorry could only smile helplessly:
"We hope it's truly as you say."
Of course, they were uneasy about Loki.
But they also didn't want to clash with Reno.
Seeing the two old Captains speak, the other Giant warriors, though resentful, tacitly remained silent.
"Loki, I'm taking you to a place."
Knowing that he was not welcome among the Giant, Loki no longer offered any explanations.
He quickly stood up, grabbing his weapon, Iron Thunder.
Reno took Loki and instantly teleported away!
Thriller Bark.
Thriller Bark.
"Ehehehehehe… Oars, how can you be so perfect?!"
Moriah cupped his chubby cheeks with both hands, his eyes meeting Oars's.
His gaze was full of adoration.
To have created Oars the Devil, this perfect masterpiece, he had no regrets in this life.
"Lord Moriah, you're so disgusting."
In mid-air, Perona, holding a small parasol, stuck out her tongue, her face filled with revulsion.
"Perona, what are you saying?" Moriah glared back.
"Hahahaha Perona…"
"Moriah!"
Hogback, standing nearby, was just about to make a few jokes when a familiar voice suddenly rang out from outside the castle.
"Lord Reyno has arrived!"
Moriah dared not delay and quickly led Perona and Hogback out to greet him.
"Captain, where is this??"
Loki frowned slightly, surveying the unfamiliar surroundings.
"Holy crap, an ancient Giant??"
Seeing Loki, Moriah instinctively blurted out a curse.
Although Loki's size was still a bit smaller compared to Oars the Devil.
He was much taller than other members of the Giant.
"Captain, did you capture him to make him a zombie too??"
Moriah rubbed his hands excitedly, his eyes gradually growing fervent.
The Captain truly understood his heart.
"Hmm?!!"
Loki snorted coldly, instantly releasing a powerful aura that pressed down on Moriah.
Like a mountain descending, Moriah's face changed drastically.
"Lord Moriah!"
Perona was scared, her face turning pale.
"That's enough."
Reyno said with a light reprimand.
Loki immediately retracted his aura, and Moriah felt as if he had received a great pardon.
"Captain, who are they?" Loki asked.
"Loki, you stay here for now. When you're needed, I'll contact you."
"Also, get along well with Moriah."
With that, Reyno flashed away directly.
There were still many matters to resolve on the Giant's side, and he couldn't stay here long.
"You're called Moriah??"
Loki stared at the little person below and asked.
"So what if I am??"
Moriah straightened himself; he had just been too embarrassed.
On his own turf, he had actually been given a show of force by the other party.
"Since the Captain wants you to stay here, then settle down for now."
"But let me make one thing clear, this is my territory, you'd best be obedient, otherwise…"
"Hmm??"
Loki almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He couldn't even withstand his aura, yet he wanted to lecture him??
"Lord Moriah, he doesn't respect you."
"Lord Moriah, teach him a lesson."
Perona and Hogback simultaneously clenched their fists.
"Kid, since you're new here, let me show you what rules are!"
"Oars the Devil!!"
"Roar—!!"
From deep within the castle, a monstrous roar suddenly erupted.
Loki's expression finally changed.
On the other side.
Reyno returned to the Land of the Dead once more.
"Reyno, where did you send Loki??"
Hajrudin's tone had softened somewhat as he asked cautiously.
"To where he belongs."
"Hajrudin, you don't need to be afraid of Loki."
"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, you two brothers will have a chance to meet again in this lifetime."
Reyno explained impatiently.
Hajrudin opened his mouth, but in the end, he only sighed.
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