“Charge!”
“Kill all these Marines!”
“Let those bastards in the World Government know how powerful we Giants are!”
“The Giants are charging, everyone, engage them!”
“Damn Giants, fight them!”
“Everyone, charge! For Justice!”
“Bang…Bang…”
“Boom…Boom…”
“Aaaah…”
Soon—
The Giants, brimming with murderous intent,
Stormed onto the coast, weapons raised.
They crushed the Marines who were caught off guard, like a torrent unstoppable.
Though these highly trained Marines, elite soldiers, quickly rallied under the command of their admirals and officers to resist, fighting back.
But they were still being pushed back, overwhelmed by these gigantic, immensely powerful Giant warriors.
If it were just a few Giants, they naturally would have ways to deal with them. They would simply concentrate a large number of men to attack the Giants’ lower bodies, making them lose their balance, and with overwhelming firepower, they would have a chance to subdue them.
But now, they were facing not one or two Giants, not even ten or eight Giants.
They were facing hundreds of Giants, filled with killing intent.
“Boom…Boom…”
Each massive figure was an intimidating presence.
They ignored the rain of bullets, either powering through cannon fire or dodging it easily.
Like a tidal wave, they swept into the fortress, relentlessly wielding their huge swords, axes, hammers, and spiked clubs…
Like a pack of hungry wolves, they crashed into a flock of sheep, and countless Marines screamed in agony.
They were powerless to resist the overwhelming force of their attacks.
“Heehee, we go, Lingling, Haerding…”
She leaped onto the back of Thundercloud Zeus.
Sun Prometheus followed closely behind.
Gaelz, wielding a long-handled battle axe, eyes burning with fierce battle-lust, said eagerly, “But don’t kill all of them, I want to collect their souls!”
“Okay—”
Lingling grinned.
She held a sharp blade, jumping onto Hera’s back.
“I’ll try…” Haerding, his war spirit also ablaze, jumped onto Zeus’s back.
The three of them, riding two thunderclouds, split into two groups.
They charged towards the fortress from the Great Eric.
“What is that?”
“Giant children?”
“Don’t care if they’re children or not, they’re enemies!”
“This is a battlefield! Open fire!”
“Take them down!”
“Bang…Bang…”
A group of Marines stared at the approaching “clouds,” their faces full of confusion.
They saw Lingling, Gaelz, and Haerding, these “little Giants,” flying towards them on cotton candy-like clouds, each with an anthropomorphic face, and they were uncertain of what to make of it.
But under the orders of their officers, they quickly opened fire, continuously blasting at Lingling, Gaelz, and the others.
However, the two nimble and swift thunderclouds easily dodged every shot.
“Bang bang…”
“Clang…Clang…”
Upon reaching the sky above the fortress,
Haerding, brimming with battle-lust, impatient for the fight,
Leapt from Thundercloud Zeus, charging towards the Marines.
His hands transformed into blades, his whole body hardened like steel, ignoring the rain of bullets.
“Sshh…Sshh…”
He charged forward, his blades constantly swinging, exploiting the power of his Slash-Slash Fruit ability.
Though he was still in his adolescent form, at eighteen years old, he was a Giant after all, and he had been rigorously trained for years. He was a force to be reckoned with.
Marine after Marine charged at him,
And they were constantly cut in half, man and weapon, by his immense strength.
Blood soaked the ground.
“Aaaah…”
“Goodness, they’re not even giving me a chance to leave them alive!”
Gaelz, seeing this from Zeus’s back,
Her eagerness to fight growing, she leaped off Zeus’s back, wielding her long-handled battle axe.
She ordered Zeus and Prometheus above her: “Zeus, Prometheus… follow me!”
“Yes, Lord Gaelz…”
Before the astonished eyes of the Marines,
In a flash of lightning and thunder, and a blaze of flames,
Zeus and Prometheus transformed into terrifying battle forms, like demons, horrifying to behold.
“Fire Pillar!!” Prometheus charged out first.
Suddenly, he shot out a massive pillar of fire towards the Marines who charged at him.
“Thunderbolt!!”
Zeus, not to be outdone,
Suddenly unleashed a massive bolt of lightning, striking through several Marines.
They were scorched black.
“Aaaah…”
“This guy… is she a demon?”
Gazing at this horrifying scene,
The Marines were filled with fear.
“Life OR Death?”
Just then, Gaelz’s eyes flashed, releasing an indescribable, soul-crushing, soul-chilling terror, unleashing the ability of her Soul-Soul Fruit: Soul Curse!
The Marines’ souls, visibly emanating from their bodies, seemed to detach.
“What’s happening?”
“What is this?”
“Gulp! My soul feels like it’s going to leave my body!”
“This Giant girl… she’s a monster… ”
However,
Before the Marines could react,
“Alah~, time’s up!” Gaelz giggled.
She suddenly reached out with her left hand, grabbing the souls that floated towards her, then she pulled them in sharply.
“Aaaah…” Marine after Marine screamed, collapsing on the spot.
Their souls were stolen, their life force extinguished.
Their deaths were filled with terror.
“Heehee, everyone’s so amazing, I’m going too!”
Lingling jumped from Thundercloud Hera, landing on the fortress.
She looked at the Marines, and gave a “pure” smile.
Perhaps influenced by her Zoan: Vampire form, she had already smelled blood on the battlefield, and instead of being disgusted, she felt a strange excitement stirring within her.
“Bang bang…”
Countless bullets flew towards her.
But facing Lingling’s steel-like, impenetrable defense, like a steel balloon,
Many bullets were either bounced away, deformed by the impact, or simply fell to the ground.
“What’s going on?”
“This guy… is she bulletproof?”
“Everyone, attack, take her down!”
The Marines were shocked and dismayed.
But they still gritted their teeth, raised their swords and charged forward.
“Don’t worry about how many enemies there are, just hack and slash!” She remembered the words of Al, before they arrived at the Marine fortress.
Lingling, who had finally learned how to fight after several days of training, didn’t hesitate.
She swung her giant sword, striking down on the Marines.
“Clang…”
“Aaaah…”
As expected,
Countless guns, swords and blades were torn apart, severed.
Marine after Marine was cleaved in two, unable to withstand Lingling’s exaggerated strength.
Blood flowed, severed limbs and body parts flew everywhere.
It was a gruesome sight.
“Eh?” Blood spattered onto her face.
She held her blood-soaked sword in one hand, scratching her head in a dazed manner.
In the eyes of the Marines, Lingling’s innocent and carefree smile seemed terrifying, like a demon: “You guys are so weak… I didn’t even use my full strength!”
“Hiss—"
“She’s a demon!”
“This little devil… she’s a monster!!”
The Marines around her,
Felt a cold shiver run down their spines, and cried out in fear.
“Fluttering…” Suddenly, Lingling’s body transformed into a swarm of vampire bats, surging towards the Marines in all directions.
Their crimson eyes gleamed with bloodlust.
Their fangs were bared, menacing.
“Bang bang…”
“Clang…Clang…”
“Bats? Is she a Devil Fruit user?”
“Damn it, these bats are like steel, I can’t even cut them…”
“Help!!!”
“Aaaah…”
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