"I should have learned to swim."
Loki sighed inwardly, flailing his limbs desperately, but his body continued to sink rapidly through the water-like White-White Sea.
He couldn't swim.
In just a few seconds.
Loki's body, clad only in a wool shirt, pierced through the cloud layer, and his vision returned.
Bone-chilling air poured into Loki's lungs, and goosefeather snow drifted all around him.
The high mountains and forests below were dyed with a heavy layer of white frost.
He could only see the shapes of the trees, without a hint of green.
Most importantly, in the distance, a gigantic tree resembling a mountain peak pierced straight into the clouds.
The World Tree Adam, penetrating Elbaf's Underworld, Sun Realm, and Heaven Realm!
Loki's free-falling body reached terminal velocity under the pull of gravity, blasting like a cannonball toward the snow-covered surface of the Underworld.
"So high!"
Loki's snake-like pupils widened, and he couldn't help but swallow hard.
The ground magnified rapidly in his eyes.
Even knowing he wouldn't die, the pumping of his heart was clearly audible, beating faster and faster!
Like a buzzing war drum!
"It's fine, I won't die, I absolutely won't die!!!"
About to kiss the earth, Loki's pupils constricted to mere pinpoints, his body and mind taut to the limit.
Although he knew clearly that he would be safe and sound, his brain was still replaying the pain of cosplaying as a speed bump in his previous life.
Crack!
Surging red light shot out from his crimson snake pupils, turning into black-red lightning that swept in all directions.
It made Loki look like a black and red meteor.
Then, the meteor crashed into the earth.
Boom!!!
A muffled sound tore through the silence of the Underworld forest.
The accumulated snow exploded into a white wave several meters high, resembling a blooming ice lotus.
After the dust and snow foam settled, an infant was curled up in the center of a deep crater. Beneath him was frozen soil cracked in a spiderweb pattern. The surrounding trees had all been snapped at the waist by the shockwave, lying in disorder, with blood residue lingering between his nose and mouth.
"Cough, cough~ Holy crap, that hurts."
Loki coughed violently, his mouth full of snow foam, but his consciousness was exceptionally clear.
He moved his limbs, slowly exercising his body.
Although there wasn't a single spot on his body that didn't hurt.
Fortunately, his movement was still free, and there was no strange sensation from his bones or internal organs.
Not only that, but a scorching power seemed to be rushing through his meridians, like lava flowing in his blood vessels, dispelling the encroaching chill from his surroundings.
"That was thrilling; it even shocked my Conqueror's Haki out of me!"
Loki pressed his hand to his chest, his face flushed, his whole body trembling with excitement.
A ten-thousand-meter free fall was ten, even nine times more thrilling than the high-altitude tightrope walking he had done before!
"This body is indeed a talent monster; just by growing naturally, I can stand at the pinnacle of the sea!"
Although the starting treatment was a bit terrible, the corners of Loki's mouth couldn't help but curl up at this moment.
As everyone knows, Harald ≈ Rocks.
Harald, known as the large-size Loki.
Me = Little Rocks!
"Is this the reward for cosplaying as a Dayun truck speed bump? In this life, I can treat the Admirals like speed bumps and run them over."
Loki's smile widened.
Not only was he not a goblin, but he was also the tallest, strongest, and most handsome in the pirate world.
This rebirth is awesome!
Thump thump...
Tremors could be felt.
"I also have innate Observation Haki?"
Loki looked up at the edge of the large crater he had smashed open.
He saw the Underworld's welcoming ceremony.
Whoosh!
Wind pressure bore down, loose snow dripped, and an exaggeratedly large head suddenly blocked all the light, peering cautiously from above the crater.
Its fur was like congealed frost and snow.
Canine teeth crisscrossed, reflecting a chilling cold light.
A Giant Wolf of the Underworld, even larger than an ordinary giant.
Facing a creature several times larger than himself, Loki felt as if he were facing the Dayun Truck Lord again. He subconsciously took a step back, then clenched his fists and roared in angry embarrassment: "Wah wah! (My Conqueror's Haki, come out!!)"
...Nothing happened.
"Roar!!"
The white giant wolf roared excitedly, lowered its four legs, stuck its snout into the deep pit, and bit towards Loki.
The ferocious, crisscrossing canine teeth flashed with heart-palpitating cold light.
The stench of saliva hit him in the face.
"Oh wah!" (Die for me!)
Failing to force out his Conqueror's Haki, Loki's face turned dark. His chubby arm tightened, and he punched out.
Conqueror's Haki is just unreliable in the early stages.
Better to use my Ancient Giant Tribe strength!!
Clang!!
One was the teeth of a giant beast of the Underworld, sharp as knives and long as war blades!
The other was the fist of a newborn child, round and cute.
The contrast was extreme, yet the collision between the two produced a sound like metal striking metal.
Crack!!
"Woo?" The giant wolf was confused, realizing something was wrong.
Bang!
A broken tooth flew out.
Loki's seemingly tender fist drove straight in, smashing into the giant wolf's upper jaw.
"Woo!!!"
The giant wolf instinctively felt an irresistible force strike it. It flipped backward and smashed onto the snow, splashing up flying snow, covering its mouth with its front paws in agony.
"Hahaha~ This strength feels so good!"
Loki's snake pupils dilated. Looking at his unscathed right fist, his smile gradually became twisted.
The bloodline of the Ancient Giants is truly so useful!
The giant wolf shrank back, baring its teeth, then turned and ran.
It didn't understand.
It was one thing if it couldn't beat an adult giant.
But how could it be that it had its teeth instantly shattered by such a cub?
But before it could take two steps, a gigantic palm reached out from the wind and snow, locking onto its neck.
"Woo!"
The white wolf whimpered and was torn in half by the owner of the palm.
"Holy crap, that thing could go moonlight as a boss in a monster universe movie next door."
Loki looked up and down at the Giant Bear emerging from the wind and snow.
This thing was as tall as his biological mother.
"Roar!!!"
The Giant Ape roared, rushing mercilessly towards Loki, the giant cub who had invaded its territory.
"No way, another one? My little bit of meat isn't even enough to fill the gaps in your teeth."
Meanwhile.
Sun Realm.
Orst Castle.
Ignoring the obstruction of the attendants, Estrid packed her luggage and mounted the eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, preparing to flee this nightmare-like place and return to the Wine Village.
Her panicked figure passed through the West Village near the castle, kicking up a gust of wind.
Following behind was a large group of palace guards.
"Hmm?"
"That is... Queen Estrid, isn't it?"
"Really, why is she riding a horse in the village!"
"Wasn't she pregnant? Where did her belly go?"
"Was the Prince born? Where is the Prince?"
"..."
In the crowd, two old men wearing horned helmets with beards dragging on the ground like waterfalls looked at each other, both seeing the confusion in the other's eyes.
These two were the elders of Elbaf, heroes of the Giant Tribe, Waterfall Beard Jorul and Mountain Beard Jarul.
The fiery-tempered Jorul reached out and stopped a guard: "Guard, what happened in the castle? Why are the Daughter of the Wine Village and you all in such a panic?"
"That..."
The guard was flustered, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Tell the truth? Queen Estrid had just given the order.
Don't tell? With the way Estrid left in public in such a frenzy, the change in her belly couldn't be hidden at all; the truth would be exposed sooner or later.
And this is Lord Waterfall Beard!
How could I lie to him?
The scales in his heart tipped, and the guard gritted his teeth and spoke the truth: "Lord Waterfall Beard, Prince Loki has been born!"