One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 590: Haldin, who knows nothing when asked a question!

Then Robin spoke up!

"Haydin."

He heard Robin calling him!

Haildin was taken aback at first.

Then he bent down and brought his enormous head close to Robin's ear.

"Besides the Devil Fruit Loki ate," Robin looked him straight in the eye, "do you have any other legendary Devil Fruits in Elbaf? Or any other guardian deities?"

Hearing Robin's question!

The Straw Hat crew and all the giant warriors in the palace immediately turned their attention to them.

Nami jerked her head around, her eyes wide as she stared at Robin. Usopp's jaw nearly dropped; his face was utterly dumbfounded. No one had expected Robin to ask about history at such a crucial moment.

Hailding listened carefully to the question.

His massive body trembled violently. He twisted his neck and glanced towards Aruru. The old elder was still kneeling on the ground praying. Hajrudin turned back to look at Robin.

Then he sighed.

shook his head.

"I don't know much."

"The history of the giants is complicated by certain reasons. The true ancient secrets are known only to Elder Aruru."

He paused.

"Or...and the deceased father."

Haildin straightened up. He raised his thick arm and pointed out the window.

Look out the way that finger points.

Loki the Black Dragon's massive body covered a third of Elbaf.

"Did you see that black dragon?" Hajrudin's voice lowered even further. "I only learned about the fruit Loki ate in the last hundred years or so."

"That's something that Elbaf has protected for generations; even my father didn't eat the fruit."

"I know absolutely nothing about Elbaf's history before that! Our generation of giant warriors only believe in the sun god. We've never even heard of the word 'Divine Eagle.'"

Robin fell silent.

Halding's words confirmed most of her guesses.

History that even the World Government might not know. Even the people of Elbaf themselves don't know.

So the powerful aura that just descended from the sky might be related to the divine eagle in Aruru's mouth.

While deep in thought in the royal palace hall, on the other side of the battlefield in Elbaf, in the ruins...

This is the eastern edge of the battlefield.

The area was eerily quiet at that moment.

In the very center of the ruins stood two men.

One is Shanks, the captain of the Red-Haired Pirates.

The other one is the one from the Knights of God, Shamrock.

Just minutes ago, they were locked in a fierce battle. The clash between two top-tier Conqueror's Haki sparked a flurry of energy, and the sword energy carved out more than a dozen bottomless trenches into the ground.

Now, the two have stopped fighting.

The two stood a dozen meters apart, frozen in place like two statues.

Shanks made the first move.

He exhaled a long puff of white air.

The dark red Conqueror's Haki emanating from his body receded like the tide. He relaxed his offensive stance.

Griffin was placed beside him. The black lightning on the blade disappeared little by little.

He didn't look at the person opposite him.

He looked up at the sky.

The gaze passed over the churning thunderclouds, pierced through the swirling snow, and fixed firmly on the towering World Tree.

That suffocating pressure just now came from above.

Shanks' Observation Haki was constantly warning him.

And his intuition told him: there was a monster up there, a truly terrifying monster.

He stared for a long time before finally turning his gaze away.

Turning my head, I looked at Shamrock.

Shanks' lips curled into a smile, but his eyes were full of mockery. The situation was now out of control.

Moreover, that force just now was definitely not something the World Government knew in advance that would appear.

"My foolish brother."

Shanks' voice was calm but carried a hint of mockery.

"Was that guy who just released such a powerful aura up there one of your World Government's hidden trump cards?"

Although I guessed that the guy above was definitely not the World Government's trump card this time!

However, Shanks still wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate the World Government in front of Shamrock!

Shamlock didn't say anything immediately.

The usually arrogant member of the Divine Knights had a very unpleasant expression on his face.

Shamrock frowned.

The moment that oppressive aura swept over his body, he trembled from the deepest part of his soul.

He realized how insignificant he was in front of the guy above him!

Hearing Shanks' words.

He couldn't refute it, so he turned his head to look at Im's double in the center of the battlefield.

But his pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints.

Surprisingly!

That high and mighty lord!

The stalemate has ended.

That usually expressionless face was now filled with shock and horror that could not be concealed. His arm froze in mid-air. The dark power that had gathered at his fingertips had vanished completely.

Even the great man who represented the world's only god was shocked.

What exactly is that thing radiating that oppressive aura?

Shamrock turned back.

His face was so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.

He looked at Shanks, said nothing, and just shook his head. His movements were as stiff as a rusty doll.

The hand holding the sword was trembling.

He gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, trying to calm himself down.

He used all his strength to suppress the fear inside him.

What's written on your face can't be hidden.

Shanks saw it.

His smile deepened.

Understood.

He guessed right!

This force belongs neither to the World Government, nor to the Navy, nor to the pirates.

A powerful third party has slowly joined the fray. All the conspiracies and schemes have become a joke in its presence.

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The gaze was drawn upwards once again.

They walked past the two brothers who had stopped and were facing off.

He passed over the frozen Im's double on the high platform.

They passed over Loki, the restless black dragon, amidst the thunderclouds.

Go straight into the sky.

It travels through tens of thousands of meters in the air.

We arrived at the very top of the World Tree.

Chen Ye stood alone at the edge of the tree canopy.

Black trench coat.

His clothes fluttered wildly in the strong wind. His face was cold and devoid of warmth, his eyes as calm as an abyss.

Chen Ye slowly raised his right hand and opened it.

Deep within his palm, a pale golden eagle-shaped mark lay quietly on the skin.

At this moment, it is trembling violently.

Widvernier's will was excited.

This ancient divine eagle.

It sensed the atmosphere of the battlefield below.

It smelled the stench emanating from its nemesis, Nighold.

It also sensed a foul odor.

excited.

arrogant.

A desire for destruction.

All sorts of emotions flowed into Chen Ye's consciousness along with the imprint.

Chen Ye sensed it.

Then, through his consciousness, he told Widvernir, "Don't rush!"

He'll take him to find the guy who excites him!

It pierced through tens of thousands of meters of clouds, like a golden sword, thrusting straight down into the Elbaf battlefield.

The real war of the gods has only just begun.