"What are you doing?"
"Are you intimidated by my power?"
"Indeed, humans are just humans. How could they possibly comprehend the strength of someone like me, blessed by the gods."
Ignoring Kraidus's incessant rambling.
Kong Tai stared at Kraidus, his mocking expression gradually fading, replaced by a serious one.
Such obvious malice, even a chuunibyou wouldn't let this slide.
As if sensing something, Fabuti looked at Kong Tai and spoke, "Mr. Kong Tai..."
Before he could finish, Kong Tai raised his right hand, waving it at Fabuti, cutting him off.
Then, Kong Tai said, "Originally, this was a matter within your giant tribe, and as an outsider, I had no right to interfere."
"But since this fellow is so eager to die, I don't mind obliging him."
"Your Majesty Fabuti, do you have any objections?"
Although Kong Tai was asking for his opinion, the certainty in his tone left Fabuti unable to refute.
In fact, he was well aware of Kraidus's ambition. If Loki truly died during his inheritance, his position would inevitably fall to Kraidus sooner or later.
This was not only clear to him, but also to another awakened being of the same generation. Therefore, he had always treated Kraidus with a degree of tolerance.
However, now that he knew Loki was alive and well, safely undergoing inheritance in the sacred land, how could Fabuti be willing to abdicate to Kraidus and let him lead the giants to their doom at sea?
He had already resolved to fight to the death and had used the connection between awakened beings to notify another, asking him to come and suppress Kraidus together.
He had no intention of killing Kraidus.
After all, there were only three awakened beings among the giants, and with Loki still undergoing his awakening, there were only four. The loss of any one of them would pain him.
But he never expected Kraidus to become so arrogant and inflated, wanting to kill him for the seemingly valid reason of seizing his position.
But how dare he speak of conquering the world!
Had he forgotten the war of eight hundred years ago?
Or had the increase in his strength gradually consumed him with ambition and greed, turning him into a puppet of power?
"Kill me."
Ignoring Fabuti further, Kong Tai fixed his gaze on Kraidus and took a step forward.
*Thump—!*
His foot landed on emptiness, space beneath him seemingly ceasing to exist. He instantly appeared above the void in front of Kraidus.
The moment Kong Tai appeared, the space beneath his feet rippled like a calm surface disturbed by a thrown stone.
With the appearance of the ripples, an aura of dominance, far beyond Kraidus's imagination, erupted from Kong Tai.
*Crack—!*
The clear sky, as if sensing the aura of the person below, raged in unison with his emotions. Purple-red lightning instantly enveloped the sky of the cloud city.
Louder, longer, and more resonant thunder, accompanied by unparalleled dominance, instantly drew the gaze of all the giants.
And on the ground of Elbaf, looking up at the sky, one could see flickering purple-red lightning snakes.
It was as if the heavens themselves were enraged at this moment.
"What is this?"
Whether they knew or not, all the giants who felt the aura were shocked by the Conqueror's Haki that Kong Tai unleashed.
This included Fabuti, and of course, Kraidus, whose Haki shattered upon contact with Kong Tai's Conqueror's Haki.
"Hmph!" Kong Tai looked down, his azure eyes meeting Kraidus's bloodshot gaze under the immense pressure.
"Tell me, who gave you the courage to think you could kill me?"
As he said this, Kong Tai glared at Kraidus, and an even stronger pressure bore down on him.
"Is it the power you possess, obtained through others?"
"Answer me, weakling."
Staring at Kraidus, Kong Tai leaned forward, speaking with immense arrogance in his calm demeanor.
"You're seeking death, brat."
He suddenly straightened his back, his body emitting a bone-chilling creaking sound.
While the pressure was immense, it couldn't crush him. Though it made him uncomfortable, and the overwhelming Conqueror's Haki caused him splitting headaches, none of it would make him yield.
Clenching the spear in his hand, a circle of white gas erupted around Kraidus's body.
Then, he took a step back with his right leg, crouching down. The arm holding the spear thickened significantly.
"Elbaf's Spear."
A peerless sharpness, as if to pierce the heavens and earth, shot out from the spear in his hand.
With a roar, his bent waist sprang straight like a coiled spring, and the spear in his hand shot towards Kong Tai with incredible speed.
The moment he unleashed his attack, the shockwave from the peerless sharpness pierced through the clouds behind Kong Tai, creating a circular hole.
The spearhead, friction with the air, turned red at that instant.
Gazing at the rapidly approaching spear, Kong Tai didn't move, his expression unchanged.
Kraidus's spear was indeed powerful, even stronger than Charlotte Linlin's ultimate move, "Hakoku," but before him, it seemed utterly insignificant.
He had accumulated his full strength and had no need to hold back during battle.
Towards the spear, Kong Tai extended his right hand and pointed forward.
*Thump—!*
There was no earth-shattering explosion as expected, only a deep, sonorous bell sound that echoed across the sea of Elbaf.
At this moment, the spear became a gong, and the space around Kong Tai became the hammer.
No matter how powerful the spear's force, it could not inflict the slightest damage on the bell.
"This..."
Enduring the immense shockwave emanating from the point of impact, Fabuti's eyes widened in shock.
He had expected Kong Tai to be strong, but he never imagined he would be this strong, to the point of blocking Kraidus's full-powered "Elbaf's Spear" with just a single finger.
"Could he have broken through the limits of humanity and entered a realm akin to the great Elbaf?"
"No, impossible. How could there be such a strong person in this world."
Shaking his head, Fabuti quickly dismissed the absurd thought that suddenly appeared in his mind.
The great Elbaf was a true god. No matter how powerful Mr. Kong Tai was, he couldn't possibly reach that level.
Even so, when Fabuti looked at Kong Tai again, his gaze involuntarily filled with respect.
This was an instinctive reaction of a lower-level being towards a higher-level one.
"Yo! Is this all the strength you have?"
As the storm subsided, Kong Tai, with his finger still on the spear, tilted his head and sneered at Kraidus.
"Or perhaps you didn't eat today and came here with no strength at all?"