One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

It took the three of them more than ten minutes to barely thaw one of the giants.

As Marco's Devil Fruit power continued to nourish him, the giant's body slowly began to warm up. After a series of teeth-grinding joint cracks, a hoarse roar echoed throughout the underground world.

Robert landed on the giant's chest, and the powerful electric current severed the giant's nerve transmission, rendering his body below the neck unable to struggle.

"Your leg has been vitrified by the lava. Moving around now will only worsen the injury. Relax and don't move!"

The giant stared at the tiny figure before him, whose head was smaller than his own, and his breathing grew heavy: "Kill me! The warriors of Elbaf will never compromise!"

Robert shook his head: "I know you will never compromise, but I'm not a Celestial Dragon, why would I kill you?"

The giant's gaze swept over the other ice sculptures around it, and in an instant, its eyes turned bloodshot. It opened its mouth and lunged at Robert.

Although Robert could dodge the attack by transforming into an elemental form, being bitten by a Titan that probably hadn't brushed its teeth in its entire life was simply too disgusting. In a flash of lightning, Robert floated in the air, avoiding the Titan's head's reach.

"You'd better calm down. I'm here to save you, not an enemy of the Great Hammer Chapter."

The giant roared, "We will never trust humans again! Everyone is dead, and I cannot live alone!"

Marco flew to Robert's side: "His right leg is basically necrotic, so it can only be amputated at the knee. His right arm also has a large area of ​​burns, but it's not a big problem."

Robert nodded: "Master, help Marco out."

The group chatted casually, completely disregarding the giant. The giant roared again, "What are you going to do to my legs!"

Robert floated in mid-air: "I've already said it, your leg is seriously injured. The only way to save your life is to remove the necrotic part. We are allies of the giants. Even if you have forgotten, we haven't."

The giant finally asked the question Robert most wanted him to ask: "Who are you?!"

Robert's expression was serious: "My name is Robert D. Neru. Do you remember the agreement between the D. clan and the giants?"

The giant's eyes widened, momentarily filled with astonishment and disbelief, and he was even speechless. After a long while, he finally managed to utter:

How do you prove it?

Robert wasn't about to fall into the trap of proving himself: "I don't need to prove anything. All I have to do is give you your freedom. I don't need you to do anything. Believe it or not."

The giant's brain was almost overwhelmed, and it took him a long time to say, "Put me up first."

Redfield, a master swordsman, had already severed the giant's lower leg under Marco's command.

Marco had Ace sinter the metal with flames as the cross-section, and then used his own regenerative flames to help the Titan heal its wounds.

Seeing that the surgery was almost done, Robert released control of the giant's upper body. The giant struggled to sit up and, seeing his severed lower leg, felt a pang of sadness.

However, the soldiers of Elbaf were already used to the disabilities caused by various wars, and they didn't have time to feel sorry for their own legs. If, as the people in front of them said, the legs were going to be lost anyway, then they were actually saving them.

He turned his head sharply, scanning the surrounding area. It was the sight of his other companions, frozen in ice, that truly saddened the giant. He pointed with trembling fingers to a giant half-lying among the others:

"I can't make that decision myself, let's save our commander first!"

Robert followed the giant's finger and saw, in the center of the white ice sculpture, a giant of significantly greater stature was lying in the arms of several other giants.

The giants scorched by the lava were all on the outer perimeter, while the so-called leader was in the center of the ice sculpture group.

“We have to take it one step at a time. First, we need to revive the giants along the way to make room to unseal your commander. This will take a long time, so you need to help us control the emotions of the other members.”

The giant agreed without hesitation; since it was about rescuing his comrade, he had no reason to refuse.

Only Robert, Ace, and Marco were able to help when the first Titan was unsealed; no one else could offer much assistance.

However, as more and more giants were unsealed, the Heart Pirates and Robert's crew got busy. With the first giant helping to explain, the later giants were less agitated.

Some giants recovered quickly and joined the ice-breaking operation, naturally accelerating the progress.

Robert observed most clearly that the Titans' change in attitude did not depend entirely on his interpretation; the first Titan clearly focused his gaze on Princess Shirahoshi.

When he was first unsealed, he couldn't concentrate at all, and his mind wasn't working very well. But when he calmed down and started to carefully observe his surroundings, his attitude softened the moment he saw Princess Shirahoshi.

It is said that the giant warship Noah's Ark of the merfolk was built by the giant shipwrights of these Great Hammer Legions, so their relationship with the merfolk must have been quite close.

A path leading to the center of the ice sculpture forest was cleared, and Robert and his companions used the same trick again, preparing to melt the thick layer of ice covering the giant commander lying on the ground, and then Marco's Regeneration Flame would come into play.

Robert frowned. The commander was in bad shape; a broken sword was stuck in his chest, and it looked like it had injured his heart. He didn't know if there was any hope of saving him.

The most awkward thing is that this broken sword was obviously not caused by the ice that year. The broken sword is also surrounded by ice, but it is clearly separated from the ice on the captain's body. It seems that it has recently fallen from a high altitude and hit the giant, causing great damage.

This broken sword is clearly for human use. Although it is wide and long, resembling a giant two-handed sword broken in the middle, that is only in the eyes of an ordinary human. If converted to the size of a giant, this broken sword can at most be considered a dagger.

Several giants, now thawed, held their captain in their arms, their eyes filled with unconcealed sorrow.

Fortunately, everyone remained relatively clear-headed and did not suspect that Robert and his men had used the broken sword to assassinate their commander while the giants were unable to move.

Marco, the ship's doctor, was in charge of the thawing process: "His injuries can't be thawed directly, otherwise he might die during the thawing process. We have to take that sword out first."

Robert nodded and used electrical current to manipulate the electrons in the solid ice, attempting to pull out the greatsword.

The moment the current surged into the broken sword, it seemed to come alive, emitting a tremendous vibration, and the ice layer encasing it began to shatter and break apart.

The moment it broke free of the ice, the broken sword actually turned its blade around and thrust straight at Robert!

Chapter 21 The Eternal Spear!

The broken sword moved with incredible speed, as if it were sentient, and stabbed straight at Robert.

Robert was very cautious. Although all that came was a broken sword, who could guarantee that it wasn't a black blade forged with domineering energy by some former master?

The ability to transform into elements was no longer omnipotent after the appearance of the Haki system. Robert flashed and dodged in the path of the broken sword, which abruptly turned back in mid-air, as if without inertia, and stabbed straight at Robert's back.

York cried out in surprise. Karina and the others knew Robert's strength well, so they weren't worried about him, but their eyes were full of solemnity as they looked at the broken sword.

There are many strange and unusual weapons in the world of One Piece, but I've never heard of a sword that, despite its heavy killing intent, can fly up and cut people even when broken down to its bare blade.

Robert frowned and dodged to the side. The broken sword was incredibly fast; it would be difficult for anyone else to dodge it so easily.

The broken sword's two attacks were dodged, and it turned again in mid-air, showing a determination not to give up until it had taken down Robert.

A flying axe came spinning from nowhere, but its target wasn't Robert, but Princess Shirahoshi.

Everyone present was a master, and they all tensed up the moment they saw the broken sword fly up. At this moment, the flying axe entered their Observation Haki domain and was instantly sensed.

Redfield casually swung his sword, cleaving the flying axe in two in mid-air. Robert's electric shock arrived in an instant, smashing the flying axe to the ground.

Dodging the attacks of the broken sword didn't take up much of his energy; since he had brought Princess Shirahoshi out, he naturally had to protect her.

Seeing that Robert was still trying to intercept other weapons while dodging his attacks, Broken Sword seemed to get angry and increased his speed to another level, even drawing arcs of electricity in mid-air.

Robert was reminded by the flying axe aimed at Shirahoshi, and a thought suddenly popped into his head: Could this broken sword be like the Target-Target Fruit's power, never stopping until it hits its target?

If that's the case, simply dodging won't help. Robert's body surged with electric arcs, and this time he neither dodged nor avoided, but collided fiercely with the broken sword.

The electric current on the broken sword was instantly controlled by Robert. It may have the ability to attract electricity, but Robert's Devil Fruit ability is the electricity itself, so his control over electricity is much stronger.

It's like everyone says that even dogs wouldn't eat the Flame-Flame Fruit, and the evidence they provide is that there are many people in the New World who can unleash fire attacks. But in reality, if these people used fire to attack Ace, the fire would probably be controlled by Ace and backfire on them.

Now that the broken sword is actually playing with electricity in front of Robert, it's exactly what he wanted. Robert, with his electromagnetic inertia, firmly controls the broken sword in front of him, making it unable to move.

The broken sword unleashed astonishing power, struggling incessantly, with electric current surging outwards from its blade as if it were free.

Robert wrestled with the broken sword like a wild horse, gradually straightening the current on the broken sword into its own shape until the broken sword had no more strength to struggle.

Robert was also exhausted. Fortunately, the power in the broken sword was related to electricity. If it had been any other element, he wouldn't have been able to guarantee his victory.

Seeing the broken sword floating in front of Robert and moving with his arm, the thawed giant's face showed a fanatical expression, and he murmured a name: Odin!

Robert controlled the broken sword with the help of electricity as if it were his own arm. When he was young, who hadn't read a few cultivation novels and longed to control a flying sword? Although what he was flying now was a broken sword, the form was still pretty much the same.

Robert was initially overjoyed, but as giants began to call out Odin's name, he became somewhat bewildered.

The giant kingdom of Elbaf in the One Piece world is based on Norse mythology. From the World Tree to Prince Loki and Thor's hammer, Norse elements are everywhere.

Who is Odin? He's the kingpin of Norse mythology, wielding lightning and tearing everything in his path. If he hadn't been destined to die at Ragnarok, he would have been the most invincible god in the heavens and the earth.

Now, Robert's mind started racing, wondering what misunderstanding the giants had gotten into, as if they thought he was Odin, the king of the gods.

Of course, they won't refuse. The world of these Japanese anime is most inescapable when it comes to the theories of bloodline and destiny, and in the end, it always comes back to the era of everyone searching for their father.

When he was weak, he could still call Whitebeard "father" to curry favor with him. Now that he's punching Blackbeard and kicking Akainu, it's absolutely impossible for him to recognize a father to elevate his status.

Therefore, marketing one's reincarnation like Luffy has become the best path. If your Gum-Gum Fruit can transform into Mythical Zoan type Nika, why can't my Rumble-Rumble Fruit be Mythical Zoan type Odin?

Originally, even without today's misunderstanding, Robert planned to gather a group of believers and engage in faith worship after he had a stable territory, and see if he could create an artificial god for himself.

Now it seems this step can be skipped; the giants have simply given themselves a new identity.

Robert, exuding an air of superiority, manipulated the broken sword, which swirled around him, occasionally drawing a bright arc of electricity between himself and the sword, as he looked down at the giants:

"This broken sword is destined to be my companion."

During Robert's taming of the broken sword, Ace and Marco were only initially surprised. Seeing Robert having so much fun playing with the flying sword, they continued to focus on healing the giant captain.

Seeing that things had settled down on Robert's side, Marco beckoned and said, "Robert, come take a look. This guy... I'm afraid I can't do anything about his injuries..."

Robert was startled. He had been so focused on subduing the broken sword with its lightning attribute that he had forgotten that the sword had been pulled from the old man's chest. He quickly landed next to the giant captain.

The giant old man's beard, like a huge vine, covered his chest. It was now wet and parted on both sides, revealing a huge wound on his chest.

The damage caused by the broken sword was clearly not just physical damage; otherwise, it would be difficult for such a small sword to cause such a large wound.

Marco's regenerative fire burned fiercely in his wound, but there was no way he could restore his heart, which had been half blown away, to its original state. It was likely that even if Marco did his best, he would not be able to survive the day.

The old man stared intently at Robert, his voice low and hoarse: "The embodiment of lightning, even Gungnir acknowledges you as its master, you are... Odin!"

Robert instinctively said, "Gungnir? Isn't that the Spear of Eternity? This broken sword?"

The old man shook his head: "This is not a broken sword, this is the tip of Gungnir from before the Eternity! Its shaft was damaged in battle back then, leaving only the tip."

Robert quickly waved his hand: "Okay, it's the tip of the gun. Don't get excited, or the wound will burst open."

The old man struggled to sit up and grabbed at Robert, shouting, "I'm going to die! But before I die, I want to fulfill my promise!"

Robert's mind went blank: Damn it, I forgot that Norse mythology also has a tradition of killing gods!

Chapter 22 Luo the Great Charlatan Returns for a Limited Time

Robert squinted and remained motionless. Everyone around him was a master. Even the crew members of the Heart Pirates who were usually inconspicuous were actually all exceptionally strong. Even if they didn't have Observation Haki, they could still tell whether the giant's grab was intended to violently injure someone or had some other purpose.

Robert, with his exceptional Observation Haki, clearly sensed that although the old giant's attack was fast and ruthless, it was obviously not imbued with any energy and posed absolutely no threat to Robert, who was now an elemental being.

But Robert didn't even use his elemental form. If he had been scared into using his elemental form to dodge with just a light grab, he would have become a laughing stock, and all the high-class stuff he had put on would have been for nothing.

The giant's massive hands encircled Robert, lifting him as high as possible: "The people of the half-moon and the people of the moon swear an oath! To stand shoulder to shoulder against the forbidden sun!"

"O Odin from the moon! Lead us back to the battlefield!"