A cook, vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates?

"Haha, these two guys are still the same as ever!"

Gatz was thrilled.

Just as everyone was engrossed in watching, the aftershocks of the battle between the two giants finally reached them.

Broki delivered an overly forceful axe blow, the massive blade grazing Dorry's body and flying out, carving a huge trench thousands of meters long in the sea before finally striking the ancestral giant tortoise's forelimbs, which stretched out like a mountain range.

clang!

A deafening roar.

A shallow white mark was even cut into the indestructible shell of the ancestral giant tortoise.

Although this injury was nothing more than a tickle to the giant tortoise, it caused its movements to suddenly halt, and its massive head slowly turned around.

Those enormous golden eyes, as bright as the sun, revealed emotions of doubt and dissatisfaction.

"Oh no! This turtle is doomed!"

Dorum clutched his head and let out a desperate scream.

The commotion caused by the ancestral giant tortoise instantly froze the atmosphere of the entire battlefield.

That terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire small garden.

Even the two fearless battle maniacs, Dongli and Brogy, instinctively stopped what they were doing and stared in horror at the head that was slowly rising from the sea, a head larger than their entire island.

"What...what kind of monster is that?!"

Dongli's voice trembled slightly.

"I don't know... but it feels like... it's ten thousand times more terrifying than any sea king we've ever hunted..."

Broki swallowed hard, his palms sweating as he gripped the giant axe.

"Gurarararar! You two, if you're going to fight, then fight! Why are you tearing down someone else's house?"

A loud and familiar voice came from above the giant beast's head.

Dorry and Brogy looked in the direction of the sound and saw Newgate standing with his arms crossed, looking down at them with a mocking smile on his face.

"It's you?! Whitebeard!"

The two giants exclaimed in surprise at the same time, for they certainly recognized the man who had left a deep impression on them many years ago.

"And us too!"

Gatz excitedly poked his huge head out from the side and waved at them.

"How could you... be riding such a big tortoise?"

Looking at the ancestral giant tortoise that resembled a moving continent, Dongli felt his worldview being severely impacted.

"It's a long story."

Newgate grinned: "But you guys just scratched our new house with that axe blow, how are you going to settle that?"

Newgate's voice carried an undeniable air of authority.

Although he admired these two pure warriors, he would never allow anyone to touch his home.

"Hmph! It was that idiot Brogy who didn't hold the axe properly!"

Dongli immediately shifted the blame.

"Bullshit! You were just too quick to dodge!"

Brogy retorted without backing down.

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Newgate finally lost his patience.

He leaped down from the top of the ancestral giant tortoise's head, his mountain-like body crashing to the ground, causing the entire small garden to tremble.

"enough."

Newgate's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an air of domineering authority that instantly silenced the argument between the two.

He walked between the two men, and his imposing presence, though still somewhat short compared to the giants, seemed even greater than theirs.

"Since you all enjoy fighting so much, then... I'll be your opponent."

Newgate thrust his naginata into the ground, and a pure white aura of vibration instantly enveloped the blade.

"You two, come at me together."

These extremely arrogant words completely ignited the pride and rage of the two Elbaf warriors.

"What did you say?! Shorty!"

"Too arrogant! We'll show you the might of giant warriors!"

Dorry and Brogy exchanged a glance and actually formed a temporary alliance. They raised their weapons and attacked Newgate from two directions.

"A hegemonic nation!"

"The Spear of Elbaf!"

Two terrifying forces, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, intertwined and transformed into a devastating shockwave, enough to level a naval fortress.

However, faced with this devastating blow, Newgate simply raised his right fist calmly.

"Airquake".

A simple punch, thrown from a distance.

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a slight cracking sound.

The space in front of them shattered like a mirror struck by a heavy hammer.

The shockwave, powerful enough to destroy everything, vanished instantly upon contact with the shattered space, as if swallowed by an invisible maw.

"what?!"

Dorry and Brogy's pupils contracted sharply. Before they could recover from their shock, Newgate's figure had already appeared between them like a ghost.

He used both hands simultaneously, seemingly slowly, yet with lightning speed, precisely pressing them onto the chests of the two men.

"Vibration Protection".

This time, it was no longer devastating destruction, but a gentle yet irresistible tremor filled with a protective will.

Dorry and Brogy felt a strange force spread throughout their bodies. The countless hidden injuries they had accumulated from a century of fighting were instantly healed by this force, and their exhausted strength was miraculously restored to 70-80%.

This...this is...

The two stared at Newgate in disbelief, their eyes filled with confusion and shock.

"Are you done playing?"

Newgate withdrew his hand and asked calmly.

Dorry and Brogy fell silent. They looked at each other, then at the powerful and unreasonable man. They knew they had lost, and they were convinced of their defeat.

"Now that the game is over, it's time to eat."

A calm voice rang out, and Renn, without anyone noticing, had already set up a giant iron pot with a diameter of over twenty meters on the beach with Gatz.

In the pot, the broth is made with the life-giving honey secreted by the ancestral giant tortoise, along with hundreds of rare spices collected from the island, and a giant sea king, whose size is comparable to a warship, that Gatz had just dragged from the sea.

The domineering aroma, a blend of exquisite freshness and life energy, instantly enveloped the entire island, causing the two giants who had just been fighting to the death to simultaneously swallow hard.

"Your duel could go on for another hundred years and still not be decided."

As Raine sprinkled salt into the pot, he said without turning his head, "How about we try a different approach?"

"Today I'm hosting, let's have a competition to see who can eat more, and whoever wins will be the victor for today."

This suggestion made Dorry and Brogy's eyes light up instantly.

For the warriors of Elbaf, food and strength are equally symbols of honor!

"Okay! It's a deal!"

Thus began an unprecedented battle of giants, filled with the aroma of food.

Chapter 224 The Fruit of the Sun Tree

The scale of the giants' feast in Rennes was so grand that it would put any king's chef to shame.

In that giant cauldron, sponsored by Dorum and hastily constructed from spare alloy plates, simmered a rich, golden broth, simmered with dozens of rare spices and life-giving honey.

The giant sea monster, whose size was comparable to a warship, was dismembered into several parts by Rein's superb swordsmanship.

The tenderest belly meat is cut into thick slices and grilled on a huge iron plate until it sizzles.

The toughest cuts of back meat are minced and mixed with various vegetables to make hundreds of giant meatballs, each larger than a human head, which are then tumbled in a thick broth.

Newgate even got carried away and used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power to shatter several huge rocky peaks into the finest stone powder. Then, Rein added yeast and kneaded the dough to create a giant loaf of bread, as big as a small mountain and exuding a mineral fragrance.

The main characters at this banquet were Dorry and Brogy, along with the equally formidable Gatz.

The three gluttons, like three tireless eating machines, engaged in a thrilling battle of gluttony on the dining table (which was also the beach).

"Hahaha! This meatball is amazing! It tastes better than any dinosaur meat I've ever eaten!"

Dongli ate meatballs one after another, his mouth dripping with oil.

"Hmph! This grilled pork chop is still better! Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, it's full of the aroma of fire!"

Brogy was equally determined; he used his giant axe as a knife to cut off a large piece of roast meat and stuff it into his mouth.

"You're all too slow!"

Gatz simply picked up a huge soup bowl and drank the scalding hot soup like water, sweating profusely but looking blissfully happy.

Dorum watched the three monsters eat, then looked at the primordial giant tortoise trembling slightly at his feet because of their movements, and felt his heart attack was about to flare up again.

He took out his notebook and quickly wrote down: "Warning: The vibration frequency generated when the giant creature is feeding is too high and may cause irreversible damage to the microstructure of the turtle shell. It is recommended that no more than two giant guests be entertained on the ship in the future."

The banquet, filled with laughter and joy, continued until late into the night.

Finally, after annihilating an entire sea king and three bread mountains, the three gluttons, with their round bellies full, collapsed simultaneously, satisfied, with no clear winner.

"Burp... I'm so full... It's been so long since I've eaten so heartily..."

Dongli let out a long burp, his face showing unprecedented satisfaction.

"yes……"

Brogy also smiled, a rare occurrence for him: "It feels even better than winning a major battle."

After a satisfying meal, the atmosphere became more relaxed and harmonious.

Newgate took out the fine wine he had brought from the Sky Island and sat with the two giants around the campfire, listening to them tell the legends of their homeland, Elbaf.

"Elbaf is a land of warriors; we worship strength and we worship the sun."

Dongli took a sip of his drink, his eyes filled with pride.

"In our hometown, there is a huge divine tree that stretches through the heavens and the earth, called the Sun Tree. It is said that its fruit contains the power of the sun, and eating one will grant you infinite power."

"The fruit of the Sun Tree?"

Ryan's keen ears picked up on the keyword, and he quietly memorized the name.

"Yes."

Brogy nodded.

"However, that's just a legend. We've been away from our hometown for decades, and we don't know how it is now."

At this moment, Ryan handed Newgate a strange pattern of designs copied from the weapons of Dorry and Broki.

"Captain, take a look at this."

This was something Rein had sensed using his Observation Haki while they were eating.

It was not a simple decoration, but an ancient and powerful script that recorded some kind of information.

Newgate took the rubbing, examined it carefully for a moment, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"This is not writing; it is an ancient nautical chart, a star map recorded in the style of giants."

Newgate said in a deep voice, "I saw a similar account in an ancient book when I was young."

"It doesn't refer to a specific island, but rather to a sea, a legendary sea known as the Throne of Storms."