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Chapter 114 The Land of Ice, Oz the Demon

"Oz the Transporter? Why is he called that? I've never heard of him before. Does he think he can move an entire country?"

Kate stared thoughtfully at Oz's body beneath the ice. On this vast ocean, people might have wrong names, but nicknames are usually correct; they always match some characteristic of the person who has the nickname.

"You guessed right, that's exactly what this guy did. You were born in the Wool Kingdom, so you should remember Zunesha."

“Zetu is much bigger than him.”

"That's true. After all, I've never heard of another giant elephant like Elephant in the ocean."

The creature beneath the ice is an ancient giant, several times larger and stronger than ordinary giants.

Oz would simply drag away any islands or countries he fancied and bring them back to his own territory to build his evil empire.

Their exaggerated physique and behavior led people at the time to call them demons, and the nickname "Transporting Kingdoms" originated from their island-moving antics.

Oz of the Land of the Rising Sun wasn't a taboo topic, and the World Government didn't hide his existence. It's just that most people didn't pay attention to this behemoth; 470 years was too far away for them.

Oars Jr., who has his bloodline, is still active in the New World. Compared to Oars of the Land of the Lost, who has long since disappeared, Oars Jr. is actually more well-known.

"But Dad, why did he die here? He didn't seem injured."

The ice layer protected Oz's body very well. Even after so many years, it had not completely decomposed, and his muscles and bones had largely remained the same as they had been hundreds of years ago.

It can be roughly seen through the ice that there are no obvious external injuries on his body.

"This is the ruins of the Ice Kingdom. It is said that Oz coveted this country and wanted to move it, but he didn't take proper precautions against the cold and froze to death here."

"So it's because he's not wearing clothes? This big guy seems a bit clumsy."

"Perhaps it was instinct, but more likely it was his arrogance that made him try to withstand the power of nature with his own body. Little by little, by the time he realized the effects of the severe cold on his body, it was probably too late."

The bitter cold seemed to have stopped time; many things from the past could be seen here, not only Oz's corpse, but also dilapidated houses and city walls in the distance.

That was the Ice Country of the past.

Oz longed to move away from this country, but in the end, he remained forever on this icy plain.

"So we came here just for this huge guy's corpse?"

"Pretty much. The bodies of the ancient giants hold many secrets."

Oz the Great was 67 meters tall, while Ötzi the Younger was 38 meters tall. The difference between them was enormous, suggesting that over time, Ötzi the Younger had fallen behind the ancient giants of that era.

Even today, Elbaf is still known as the world's strongest nation. As the land of giants, they have a long history, powerful warriors, and many unknown secrets.

The World Government was also very interested in the power of the Giants. They used Carmel to establish contact with the Giant Kingdom and brought a Giant Vice Admiral into the Navy.

In Punk Hazard, there is even research on the ancient giant race—the human gigantification project, which is also one of the goals of the World Government.

Although Oran possesses immense power in the spiritual realm, he has little knowledge of magic, let alone necromancy. He intends to take this along the way, not for resurrection, but for another research objective.

Aside from messing with Oars's own corpse, who knows, one day they might create some kind of "invincible" Armored Titan.

"Alright, time to prepare for the directional blasting of the ice layer. This thing is bigger than I expected."

Sixty-seven meters may sound like just a number, but it's the height of a twenty-story building. You don't really feel it normally, but you can only truly appreciate its size when you're standing downstairs.

The ice layer that froze Oz was much larger than Oz himself. In the original timeline, this corpse was dug out by Moria and his zombie army, but Oran did not have such laborers.

Robots work tirelessly, just like zombies, but that method is somewhat inefficient.

After marking the area near the ice, Oran used the Book-Book Fruit to send Kate into the sky. She then used the high-temperature current beams she emitted to melt explosive points in the ice, and then threw the prepared explosive devices into the breaches.

The glaciers here are completely different from the precious ice beds where green peppers store their treasures; they are just ordinary ice layers and are not nearly as difficult to handle.

With the Book-Book Fruit as his personal space, Oran possesses an exaggerated number of armed items, with explosives being the most basic.

Imagine giving someone with a fear of insufficient firepower a storage device with almost unlimited capacity; you have no idea how much stuff they'll cram into it.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Once the detonation device was in place, as the detonator was pressed, the nearby ice shook, and a large chunk of the ice disappeared, exposing Oz.

Thanks to the precise directional blast, Oz's body was unharmed. Afterwards, Oran opened a book to a new page, magnified it, and shrouded it over Oz.

A short while later, only a huge crater remained, and Oz had been preserved in Oran's book.

The part of the ice that was blasted open presented a different picture. A large amount of seawater rushed into it, quickly forming a pool.

"The ice layer is thinner than I expected, but that's to be expected, since Ötzi must have swum across from there."

"Dad, there seem to be fish in the water. Why don't we fish here for a while before we leave?"

Fish also need air. The oxygen content in the sea under the ice is lower than that in the outside. When the ice breaks, the resulting gap often attracts a lot of fish.

This is why there are always many fish gathering near the entrance of the ice fishing hole.

"Of course you can. You should prepare yourself first. I'll plan out the next steps. Be careful not to get dragged into the water by the fish."

"No way, unless it's a sea king I catch. I'm much stronger than any fish."

Leliana put down her backpack and took out a green-covered book with the word "camping" written on it. Due to Leliana's size, the book she was carrying was about a meter long, which was enough to hold most of the folding props.

"Sister Kate, do you want to come along?"

Leriana pulled out two fishing rods and a stool, and dragged Kate along to join the fishing party.

(End of this chapter)