One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 163 I want to join Goode's ranks!

The underworld, near the tavern.

A meteor fell straight down from the sky!

"boom!!!"

The coastline trembled violently, and huge plumes of smoke and dust shot into the sky!

"Hey, what happened?"

"Meteorite?"

The pirates who were staying in the tavern were startled and quickly ran to the explosion site to see what had happened.

As the smoke and dust cleared, a huge, human-shaped crater appeared before them, with no bottom in sight.

"Huh? This looks like a person."

"Could it be that a giant fell down?"

"Don't talk nonsense, the distance from here to the top is several thousand meters!"

Just as the pirates were discussing this, a large hand reached out from the pit and grabbed the edge of it.

"Ouch, ouch, it hurts!"

"My back, my back hurts so much!"

"It seems like his leg is broken too."

"I was so stupid, why did I have to try to act cool like Kaido!"

"Wouldn't it be better to just get off the boat honestly?"

Goode crawled out of the pit, clutching his back and sighing. His whole body ached terribly; he even had a concussion, and his vision was blurry.

Huh, a person?
Good shook his head, looking around at the even more bewildered pirates, and quickly straightened his back, pretending that he was not injured.

"You won't die!"

"Damn it, I survived again!"

"You wouldn't die even if you jumped from 10,000 meters high!"

Goode muttered loudly to himself.

"Eh?!!!"

The pirates were stunned and speechless.

Was this man committing suicide?
"This man is the Disaster Goode!"

"The vice-captain of the Beasts Pirates, and one of Kaido's right-hand men!"

"Bounty: 1.99 billion Berries!"

Huh? He's become the first mate?

Goode was overjoyed, but he pretended to be aloof as he looked at the pirates, raising an eyebrow: "So it's you guys. I remember seeing you a few days ago. You're just some of the small fry under Shanks, right?"

"Uh-huh!"

The small fry nodded vigorously, quite consciously.

We are small fry
The worst of the worst fish

So please don't cause us any trouble!
Waaah, Red-haired Leader, when are you coming back?!

There's a monster! How scary!
Goode ignored the small fry and walked towards the coastline not far away, where Groudon was parked.

It hurts so much, he needs to rest for a while.

In the distance, his subordinates rushed over.

"Lord Goode!"

"Oh!"

Goode smiled and waved.

The crowd gathered around, their eyes filled with admiration. They had witnessed the strange phenomenon in Elbaf, where the entire sky seemed to be ablaze. It must have been Lord Goode's doing.

Is this what destroyed Elbaf?

Lord Goode is truly wicked!

Back on the Godora, Goode lay stiffly on the sofa, not wanting to move at all. He was not only in pain from the fall, but also very tired.

Several girls were in the lounge, sitting around Goode, their eyes full of curiosity, but also a little sullen, especially Yamato.

Although she was somewhat disappointed with her trip to Elbaf, the giants were kind people, and she didn't want to see the giant race perish.

Seeing this, Speed, standing nearby, asked on behalf of everyone, "Good, did you destroy Elbaf?"

"What do you mean by destruction? I'm not that kind of villain!"

Goode corrected him with dissatisfaction.

"Although Elbaf was indeed severely affected, and the village was burned down, I did this to give Elbaf a new life. They should thank me!"

He wasn't simply venting his anger in this war; that was just a side effect. His main goal was to gain the power of the giants.

He looked down on the peace-loving giants.

The methods were indeed a bit extreme.

But if those giant warriors still have a shred of shame and their former pride, this war will surely awaken them.

And this "savior," well, he might also be the greatest enemy, at least attracting some of the giants' worship.

Just like the Beasts Pirates, the pirates support Kaido precisely because they admire his power.

Moreover, he defeated the giants honorably, without resorting to any underhanded tactics, all under the witness of the god Elbaf.

To deal with a target, you have to use appropriate methods, and the fact that the Titan was NTR'd under Shanks's command indirectly weakened Shanks' power.

Hehehehe~~
Oh, and Loki.

"Loki?!"

Goode blinked and quickly touched around his body.

broken!

We were having so much fun playing that we lost our keys!
Night falls.

Elbaf.

A sudden downpour saved Elbaf. Although the village was gone, as long as the people were still alive, it could be rebuilt.

The giants gradually awoke and, with the help of doctors, began to treat their injuries. In a secluded corner, a mother with a swollen cheek, accompanied by her son with a swollen cheek, was lashing out at the child's father.

"Your son got beaten, your wife got beaten, how can you just sit idly by!"

"I'm sorry, Lipriy."

Jaba knelt on the ground and honestly admitted his mistake.

Cologne spoke up for his father from the side.

"Mom, Dad did nothing wrong!"

"You bastard, I haven't even scolded you yet!"

Lipley's eyes blazed with fury: "Such a powerful enemy, and you brat still dare to provoke me? You kneel down and repent!"

"thump!"

The little guy knelt down even faster than his father.

The scariest person in the world is a mother, a hundred times scarier than that red monster!
The father and son lowered their heads and secretly exchanged glances.

Son, you were so brave today!
Dad, I'm a warrior!

What are you whispering about?

"I'm sorry, we were wrong!"

Lipriy only let the father and son go after being scolded for a full hour.

Cologne's eyes lit up: "Dad, that pirate today was really amazing, he seemed even stronger than Shanks!"

"Haha, maybe."

Jabba shook his head and smiled.

Seeing his wife and son being beaten, he was indeed worried, but he also knew that Goode hadn't gone too far; he had only knocked them unconscious.

Given the giants' physique, this level of damage was less severe than the beating Lipri gave him when he was philandering.

He pretended not to see it.

However, the heavy rains following the war were indeed beyond his expectations, and they minimized the damage in Elbaf.

"That was in your calculations, wasn't it?"

Jabba couldn't help but sigh.

Many Titans died in this war, but in the long run, it was definitely more beneficial than harmful to Elbaf.

For many years, he had been secretly investigating and concluded that King Harald's peace policy was probably not as simple as it seemed, and might be hiding a huge conspiracy.

Hopefully, the giants will wake up.

And that good kid.

Shanks has met his match!

"father!"

Cologne clenched his fist in excitement!
"I want to join that pirate's crew!"

"what?!"

Jabba's mouth dropped open.

Wait, what's wrong with this brat?!

He planned to send his son to Shanks' ship as an intern when he was older, so how could he let him go to the enemy's ship?

"No, you're too young!"

"I'm not young anymore!"

Cologne is full of fighting spirit.

"That pirate guy treated me like a real warrior, unlike Shanks who just brushed me off!"

"I've made up my mind. Mr. Goode is my idol, and I want to join his ranks and become his ally!"

Jabba remained silent for a long time, then got up with a dark face and looked for outside help.

"Liprish, shut up your son! Give him a good beating! That brat wants to be a pirate!"

"Cologne!!!"

Mom's roar!
On the other side, Auersto Castle.

On the steps outside the main entrance, there was a huge metal key stuck in the ground—the very Loki key that Goode had forgotten to take.

The key was picked up.

It's Haildin.

The three of them, including Gertz, were extremely nervous.

"Halding, are you really going to release Loki?"

"That's right!"

Haildin nodded slowly.

He couldn't forget Goode's question.

Is he afraid of Loki?

Scared!
He had always been unwilling to admit it, but witnessing Elbaf's destruction and feeling powerless to stop it deeply wounded his heart.

He will no longer run away!
Even if it means releasing Loki!

"Goltz, Rod, Bagu!"

Haildin looked at his three companions and solemnly declared, "I have decided to join Mr. Goode's ranks and serve him!"

"Eh?!"

The three of them were stunned into silence.

Elbaf was almost destroyed by Goode. Why did you become his subordinate? Goode is Elbaf's enemy!
Haildin looked toward the town.

The giants were all bandaged and weak, but he knew that this was already a merciful outcome for Goode.

That man was worth his life!

"I want to join Goode's ranks, fight for him across the world, defeat Loki, and become the king of all giants!"

Today's update is 10,000 words.

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