Chapter 446

In the darkness, several massive black shadows suddenly appeared.

Chopper immediately recognized what these things were and hid behind Luffy, shouting.

"For-Forest Giants!"

He had seen them in the illustrated guide Robin gave him; these were the so-called Forest Giants!

They were the same species as their new companion! But the ones before them were simply too huge.

And there were several of them.

Any one of them could crush their chariot into smithereens with a single step.

Usopp was even more distraught, clutching his head in a breakdown.

He knew they would encounter trouble here, but he never expected to be targeted by a pack of Forest Giants!

Just as Zoro prepared to draw his sword to deal with the giants before them, one of the giants spoke.

"Intruders?"

This question alone gave Zoro a peculiar feeling.

It just felt disgusting.

Something that looked so incredibly ugly had actually spoken to him.

"Wow, even animals can talk these days!"

Luffy stared at the giants appearing before him, his eyes wide.

This was a bit too cool, though he wondered if they were edible.

But he quickly noticed something else: there seemed to be a person sitting on the head of each giant.

Could it be beast taming?

Before this, he hadn't heard many legends about it.

He only knew that the people here were different from those they usually met.

But now it seemed they held great hostility toward them.

To successfully reach the East Sea Dragon Palace, they had to overcome these giants.

Yet, regardless, he couldn't help but exclaim.

【Everyone, post the comment: Refuse animal performances!】

【Even animals can talk these days.】

【Don't ignore the science Robin shared earlier; these people are normal, they only became like this because they were polluted.】

【Isn't their essence the same as Chopper's?】

【Chopper: Shut up! You are not allowed to criticize my cute, beautiful soul like that!】

"To think you've become someone else's lackey!"

The giants, who had been carrying the chariot, now looked as if they had been terrified by something, their eyes filled with fear.

It was clear they intended to submit.

But just as the Straw Hat crew prepared to act, the giants immediately tossed the chariot away and fled in the opposite direction.

The people on the chariot never expected to be abandoned like this.

And they were being flung away at that.

The entire chariot spun thousands of degrees in the air before landing.

Before it hit the ground, Robin immediately manifested giant hands to catch the chariot.

Only then did the people on board avoid the fate of being smashed to pieces.

"I feel like I'm about to throw up everything I just ate."

"My vision is blurring."

"What's going on? Why did they just abandon us like that?"

In the blink of an eye, everyone had been caught off guard, but now that they had landed, their hearts finally settled.

"You look a bit familiar, but that's not important."

"Now that you have trespassed into our territory, tell us: are you friend or foe?"

The fish-faced people on top declared war.

"Will you join our ranks, or do you want to be our enemy?"

They had immediately set their sights on the magnificent chariot, which surely contained plenty of resources for survival.

Furthermore, the fact that they had managed to overcome the previous danger proved they were no ordinary powerhouses.

Recruiting them into their ranks to strengthen their team was an excellent choice.

"If you refuse, I will make you vanish into thin air right here!"

The fish-headed people on top saw that the Straw Hat crew made no response and prepared to act.

They possessed giants capable of destroying the world.

Crushing a chariot was as simple as pinching an ant to death.

Let alone these people who were even smaller than the chariot?

This group was no match for them at all; they should just obediently hand over all their wealth and submit!

【These fish-headed monsters have way too big of a mouth; people with mouths this big usually end up as ashes.】

【People who talk this big often meet the most miserable ends.】

【I'm siding with the Straw Hat crew on this one; let them witness true strength!】

【I have a feeling Luffy is going to take a liking to the giants they're riding, since his pet ran away.】

Zoro felt even more annoyed hearing this.

Since returning from his training, he felt his short temper was becoming harder and harder to hide.

On that island, there were indeed noisy ape-gods like these, and he had defeated them all.

Now these people dared to block his path; they were truly ignorant of what was good for them!

Thinking this, he prepared to launch an attack on the people before him.

Now that they had successfully landed, they no longer needed to worry about the magic array and could fight freely for once.

"Franky, refuel!"

Nami noticed the other three wanted to act and immediately went to Franky.

Franky was curious about Nami's request; he didn't know why she wanted to refuel now.

Clearly, their fuel was actually quite sufficient.

Nami naturally knew the person before her was curious and gave a very firm explanation.

"As long as we refuel now, we can use the explosive firepower to charge directly into the East Sea Dragon Palace."

This made the timid Chopper and Usopp, who were listening nearby, nearly faint.

Was this something they were supposed to hear?

Was there really no other way? That was why she would do this.

One had to know this was an extremely dangerous thing; even if the mechanics allowed it, they had to consider if other accidents might occur.

Since they set out, their chariot had indeed been damaged many times.

If they made any more violent movements, who knew if the chariot would fall apart before they even arrived.

Franky listened to Nami's suggestion and immediately visualized the scene.

But he still felt it wasn't quite right.

"Do you think Luffy will compromise? We only have two choices now."

"Either we charge directly into the East Sea Dragon Palace now, or we can only run away."

Everyone understood what Nami meant.

Running away at this point was futile for them.

After all, if they wanted to head to the East Sea Dragon Palace again, they would still have to take this road, and they would be blocked here, preventing them from passing.

Although this provided two choices, in reality, there was only one to pick.

"I'll go add fuel right now!"

Although Usopp was still a bit worried, he was even more afraid of the captain acting recklessly.

He immediately took action.

As long as they successfully grasped the force and timing, there was always a way to charge into the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Franky understood this and immediately began operating the mechanisms.