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014 The contest begins, and Lingling makes her move!

"Hahahaha... Since you saved Hajrudin, then you are a friend of our giants."

A kind smile appeared on the old face of Chief Yorulu.

"You're right."

The Yarulu clan chief beside him nodded in agreement.

"Two clan leaders, I have another favor to ask of you," Renault suddenly said, changing the subject.

"Please speak freely. You are a friend of the giants, and we will never refuse to help you if it is within our power."

The generous Yoruru immediately waved his hand and said.

"We hope to learn the giants' combat techniques and dominate the nation!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the smiles on the faces of the two clan leaders came to an abrupt halt, and they lowered their raised arms, their expressions becoming somewhat unnatural.

"Learning Hegemony??"

Yoru and Yaru looked at each other, seemingly in a dilemma.

Domination is a unique combat technique of their giant race, a powerful means for them to fight enemies, and it is never passed on to outsiders.

But Renault and Lingling were also Halding's saviors, and the two clan leaders couldn't make up their minds for a while.

"Chieftain, please agree to their request. If it weren't for them, you wouldn't be seeing me now."

Seventeen or eighteen-year-old Haildin rolled his eyes and then began to act coquettishly in front of the two clan leaders.

"Ok."

Chief Yorulu couldn't dissuade him and gave Haildin a fond look.

However, he is right. Renault and Lingling have done a great service to the giants, so this is their way of repaying them.

“Okay, I agree, but…” Yoru looked at Renault, then at Lingling, and continued:

"Although you are Haildin's saviors, this matter must still be handled according to the rules of the giants."

"We giants have always revered strength. Let's have a contest. If you win, I will have someone teach you how to dominate the land. But if you lose..."

"If we lose, we will not bring this up again."

Renault spoke the rest of the sentence for Yoruru.

However, he believed they would not lose.

"it is good!"

The two clan leaders glanced at the confident Renault a few more times.

"Which of you two will have a contest?"

"Lingling, come here!" Lingling stood up on her own initiative.

"Haydin, gather everyone together."

"okay."

Haildin shouted loudly, summoning all the giant warriors in the village.

After briefly recounting what had happened, the giant warriors all looked at Lingling.

"You want to compete with us giants?? Kid, are you serious??"

Do you know how powerful we giants are?

"We are very grateful that you saved Halding, but we're afraid that competing with us might hurt you."

"Chieftain, I don't think this is necessary."

The giant warriors were all talking amongst themselves, and none of them had a good chance of winning over Lingling.

"enough!"

Yoru snorted coldly, silencing the crowd's noisy behavior.

When the highly respected Yoruru spoke, all the giant warriors fell silent.

"Chieftain, if we must have a contest, let me do it. I know what I'm doing."

A giant warrior who was not particularly robust stepped forward.

His strength was only average among the giants, but he felt that dealing with Lingling was a piece of cake.

Yoru looked at the giant warrior, then at Linlin, recalling the scene Hajrudin had told him about Linlin's battle against the Silver Wolf Pirates, and then shook his head.

His gaze fell upon another giant warrior in the crowd.

"Hulk, come here."

Hulk nodded to Yoruru in the crowd, and without saying a word, walked straight up to Lingling.

The first giant frowned when he saw that the chieftain had specifically named Hulk to come out and fight.

Hulk's strength is among the top of the younger generation of giant warriors; he once single-handedly defeated several powerful pirate crews.

Is it really necessary to compete against a little girl?

However, since it was the clan chief's decision, he couldn't say much and had no choice but to return to the crowd.

"To prevent you from getting hurt, let's have a tug-of-war between the two of us."

“We each hold one end of the rope, and there’s a red line in the middle. Whoever crosses the red line loses.”

Hulk briefly explained the rules of the competition.

The rules of the game were very simple, and Lingling understood them immediately. She nodded in agreement: "Okay, okay, Lingling loves playing games the most."

Hulk didn't think he would lose. As a warrior of the giant race, his physical abilities far surpassed those of other races, and he was the best among the giants.

Although Lingling is enormous, she is not a giant, and she is still a child.

"Hulk, don't let your guard down!"

Noticing that Hulk was underestimating him, Yoruru spoke up to remind him.

"Don't worry, Chieftain. Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. I won't lose," Hulk confidently assured him.

Yoru looked deeply at the calm and composed Renault, whose face remained adorned with a faint smile throughout.

For some reason, he always felt something was off; Renault didn't seem like a twelve-year-old boy.

Aside from his appearance, he doesn't show any signs of being a teenager; instead, he has the mindset of an adult.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it," Yoruru thought to himself, shaking his head.

The venue and props for the competition were quickly prepared.

It's very simple: a red line, a rope, Hulk and Linlin stand on opposite sides, each holding one end of the rope.

Hulk wrapped the rope around his hands several times and gripped it tightly.

The giant warriors, who hadn't participated in such an event in a long time, got excited and cheered for Hulk, as if they could already see Linlin being instantly killed by Hulk.

015 Steadfast as a mountain, stunning the entire audience!

Giant Village.

Carmelo returned home laden with his purchases after going out shopping.

She went to great lengths to sell these little devils from the House of Lambs for a good price.

As soon as she reached the village entrance, she heard the shouts of giant warriors echoing throughout the village.

Carmelo harbored suspicions.

The village isn't usually this lively. Has something happened today?

Curiosity drove Carmelo toward the source of the sound.

"Hahahaha... Hulk, let these little brats see the might of the giants! Defeat her!!"

"Hulk, the opponent is just a little girl, go easy on her, don't hurt her."

"Exactly! No matter what, he's Hajrudin's savior!!"

"That's enough. Give these kids some face; they're our giants' friends now!"

"Stop when you've made your point!"

The giant warriors around him had differing opinions, but most hoped that Hulk would show mercy.

Renault and Lingling are now friends with the giants, so there's no need to get serious.

Carmelo, who had finally managed to squeeze through the crowd, looked at the scene before him with bewilderment.

"What happened?"

She patted the thigh of a giant warrior next to her and asked with some confusion.

The giant warrior glanced down and said, "Oh, it's a nun. You've come at the right time. Come and watch a match."

"A competition?!"

Carmelo's doubts deepened.

The giant warrior succinctly recounted the events to Carmel.

"What did you say?!!"

Upon hearing this, Carmelo gave Lingling a meaningful look, his heart stirred once again.

Having worked as a human trafficker for decades, she has developed her own set of criteria for judging children's talents and potential.

After numerous verifications, she can now roughly tell whether a child has talent or not just by looking at them.

Of course, we'll only know how strong their talent is after we get to know them.

The moment she saw Lingling, she was drawn to Lingling's figure.

Most of the children she sold were human. She had handled countless human children, but none of them were five years old and already so large.

In the world of One Piece, size and talent are directly proportional; generally speaking, the larger the size, the better the talent.

It's unheard of for an ordinary human to grow this big, even for her!

"However, the chances of winning against giant warriors are slim."

Especially after seeing that Linlin's opponent was the Hulk, Carmelo didn't think Linlin had any hope.

However, expecting a positive outcome, she didn't leave immediately and stayed.

Lingling paid no attention to the doubts and questions coming from those around her. She simply grabbed the rope with both hands, her posture very casual.

To outsiders, Lingling seemed to have no desire to win at all.

"Lingling is ready."

"I'm fine too."

Both of them gestured.

"Both sides are ready!"

"Then I declare!"

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

"The competition begins!!"

As the countdown ended, the contest between the two sides officially began.

As soon as the giant warrior finished speaking, Hulk unleashed some of his power, gripping the rope tightly with both hands, attempting to pull Linlin directly towards him.

In his view, this power was already sufficient.

But he soon realized he was wrong, terribly wrong.

The rope had been stretched taut by his strength, but Lingling on the other side remained firmly in place, without moving an inch.

"what?!"