Defect

The oppressive aura emanating from the Giant Beast and the woman caused the surrounding bounty hunters to freeze in place, falling silent as if trembling in fear, not even daring to breathe loudly.

"What about MR8?"

Upon arriving in front of the group, Robin stopped and asked curiously.

"MissallSunday, Mr. 8 has been injured," a bounty hunter said hurriedly.

Robin frowned immediately and asked, "Injured? Who injured him?"

All the bounty hunters looked at the burly man, who quickly said, "Sir, it was Mr. 8 and Monday who challenged me and were defeated. I held back, but they were still seriously injured. I am willing to accept the punishment."

"Hold back? You defeated them even while holding back, so your strength seems quite impressive."

Robin looked at the other person curiously and asked with a smile, "Are you the newcomer who's going to join Baroque Works?"

The burly man quickly replied, "It is indeed me, Heckle, a bounty hunter from the West Blue."

"You don't need to reveal your real name; Baroque Works only uses code names."

Robin waved his hand and then said, "Since you intend to join, if you really have the skills of Senior Agent, then after the assessment, I will assign you a code name and a partner."

"Um."

Heckle said respectfully, "Then I'll trouble you to assess me, sir."

Show some respect, and you'll be gentler. Besides, I said I'd have an adult conduct the assessment, so that Giant Beast won't bother.

But the next moment, Xia Qiu rushed out and charged towards Heckle with a thunderous roar.

"Little Qiu".

Robin saw this and tried to stop him. (After Xia Qiu comes ashore, she can write and change her name to Xia Qiu's own name. The world of One Piece only has English and Japanese names. If you extract the word "summer", you can call it summer in English, or Natsu in Japanese. If you extract the word "autumn", it is called aki in Japanese. In reality, there are people who call these names. Any one can be used, but in Chinese, it is still written as Xiao Qiu.)

"Bring it on."

Xia Qiu didn't stop, and rushed straight ahead.

He not only wanted to test his opponent, but also to test his own strength on land.

Once on land, one's movement slows down, and one's attack options decrease again.

The other side has the capabilities of Senior Agent; let's assess our own strength.

If you can't even stop yourself on land, then you're weak and not very valuable.

Unable to stop him, and severely wounded, I killed him and ate him.

Xia Qiu charged straight ahead, his six giant legs moving as he rushed towards Heckle.

"Not good."

Seeing this, Heckle started running away into the distance.

The other bounty hunters scattered and ran away into the distance.

"Trying to run?"

Xia Qiu caught up with Heckle's body, and in the instant he dodged to the side, she suddenly stopped her forelimbs, turned her body sharply, and bit him.

"There's no escaping it."

Seeing this, Heckle was terrified. Feeling the teeth getting closer and closer, he suddenly gritted his teeth, turned around, and threw out both fists.

"Steel Fist".

As Heckle spoke, his biceps bulged and his arms stretched straight out.

Thump.

Heckle's fist struck Xia Qiu's two massive teeth with a loud bang.

Splash!

The next moment, Heckle was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall, shattering it, and rolling inside.

Xia Qiu twisted her body, but did not dissipate the force, and crashed sideways into the row of buildings.

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

All the walls were smashed, load-bearing walls collapsed, and even the second-floor ceiling was broken.

Not only that, without the support at the bottom, the upper floors collapsed one by one, crashing down with a loud bang.

Bang, bang, bang, bang.

The buildings were reduced to ruins, burying Xia Qiu within them.

"Little Qiu".

Robin ran quickly toward Xia Qiu, her expression worried, and was about to reach out to use her Devil Fruit ability.

Rumble.

The ruins slowly swelled up. Xia Qiu stood up, slowly backed away, shook her head, twisted her body, and scattered rubble and smoke.

It was completely unharmed; there wasn't even a mark on its scales.

Although the upper floors were very heavy, there were gaps between them. The floorboards fell down one by one, hitting Xia Qiu's body, but they could not break through Xia Qiu's scales and were dissolved by his muscles.

As for the weight of the building itself, it was nothing to Xia Qiu.

"No one's alright."

The bounty hunters around were somewhat surprised by what they saw; so many slabs of concrete had hit their heads, yet they didn't even have a scratch.

Moreover, the force was too great, directly causing the building to collapse.

"It's too insensitive on land."

Xia Qiu was somewhat disappointed. If she were in the water, she could have better control of her body and wouldn't have been thrown so far.

Moreover, attacking the opponent was somewhat difficult, and the opponent almost escaped the attack range.

"Little Qiu, are you alright?" Robin asked with concern.

"It's alright, it's alright."

Xia Qiu quickly shook her head, swayed her body, and looked curiously into the distance, "Did they kill him?"

"Cough cough."

At that moment, a coughing sound came from afar, and a figure stood up from the large hole that had been smashed open and walked out.

His arms hung limply, the clothes on his arms torn open, with streaks of blood spreading across them.

"He's still alive."

Xia Qiu was somewhat disappointed; he hadn't killed the target with a single blow.

Let's try again.

Xia Qiu spotted Heckle in the crowd and was about to rush over, but the next moment, she froze.

"Sixty Petal Flower, a gigantic tree."

Three enormous arms appeared around Xia Qiu. Two arms grabbed Xia Qiu's forelimbs, and the remaining arm pressed down on Xia Qiu's forehead.

"Is this Robin's ability?"

Xia Qiu felt his body suddenly stop; with both legs and the front, he could not move forward an inch.

Huge arms—that's Robin's ability.

Moreover, it has three arms, which means it has Sixty Petal Flower.

Robin never used the Sixty Petal Flower in the manga, nor could she do it two years ago.

Two years later, one can directly use Eighty Petal Flower and four arms.

"It has this much power even before it gets going, but we can still hold it off for now."

Robin felt the power emanating from the giant arm in the distance and realized that it was still possible to stop it.

During her year and a half on the island, she dedicated half a day each day to training her Devil Fruit abilities, resulting in astonishing growth in her powers.

After training, it can now grow up to three enormous arms at a time, barely enough to withstand the Xia Qiu.

This was still the Xia Qiu before the heat had fully set in.

Of course, it's easier for her to handle Xia Qiu when she charges. By controlling her joints and attacking from the side, she can actually injure Xia Qiu due to her own momentum.

"Little Qiu, that's enough. Stop testing him, or he'll die," Robin said helplessly from the side. "Besides, you've caused too much damage."

"Then forget it."

Xia Qiu glanced at the other person. Having been stopped, it would be too obvious if he insisted on killing her.

If you want to eat it yourself, you can sneak over and ambush it.

However, there's no need for it for now. Being able to survive a hit from myself, even though it wasn't a direct confrontation and only the head was used, so the power wasn't fully utilized, is already quite good. It's not like I died from a single blow; I was only injured in the arm.

Becoming Senior Agent is no problem.

Baroque Works needs such subordinates, especially the Senior Agent recruited by Robin into the Baroque Works, who will be an important part of the Baroque Works he envisions for the future.

He must be made to Robin's favor.

Xia Qiu shrank back and lay there, ceasing her attack.

"I'm sorry, MissallSunday, I'm no match for it," Heckle said with a grim expression.

Robin said, "It's alright, it's enough. Being able to withstand one of his attacks without dying is already satisfactory."

Heckle asked expectantly, "Did I pass the test?"

"Certainly."

Robin looked at Heckle and said, "Your strength is not bad. For now, I'll designate you as MR5, ranking last among the Senior Agent. Do you have any objections?"

"I have no objection."

Heckle nodded, then said, "Thank you, Miss All Sunday, if it weren't for you..."

"No need to thank me."

Robin took a Den Den Mushi from his waist and tossed it to the other person, saying, "Here, take this. Only the president and I can contact you. I will arrange a new partner for you and assign you missions."

"Yes."

Heckle took the Den Den Mushi and respectfully withdrew.

Missallsunday's strength is beyond doubt. He himself was powerless to withstand even a single blow from that Giant Beast, yet she was able to stop Giant Beast.

Not only him, but the bounty hunters around him also gained a new understanding of MissallSunday's strength.

Very strong, no wonder he's Mr0's partner.

However, Mr. 0 has never appeared in the eyes of the world. Robin is the only person who has ever seen him, and she is also the Vice President and supreme commander.

In a sense, Robin represents the highest authority in Baroque Works.

As long as Crocodile is dead.

Baroque Works is controlled by only Robin.

"You can handle the rest. I'll have someone bring the necessary building materials. Get this place back to normal as soon as possible," Robin said to the group.

"Yes."

The bounty hunters quickly replied, not daring to complain at all that Xia Qiu had destroyed their dwellings and killed many people.

Robin nodded and said, "Little Qiu, let's go."

Xia Qiu glanced at the bounty hunter who dared not move, then slowly followed, his mind racing with thoughts of the battle he had just fought and the differences between it and the battle in the ocean.

It moves quickly, but is not very agile, much less so than it is agile in the sea.

Its attack methods are limited; it can only use its head and teeth or tail, and at most, a claw.

Other body parts, such as the wrists and feet, need to be wrapped around the back, otherwise walking will be an obstacle.

The dorsal fin and the spikes on its back prevent the opponent from attacking there, so they're not very useful.

As for the maneuvers he performed in the sea, he couldn't possibly execute them on land.

Going ashore weakened his own strength more than he had imagined, while the enemy had no restrictions, so his overall strength was actually reduced.

Therefore, we still need to continue to strengthen our capabilities for the time being.

Strengthening is the key; the stronger the body, the faster the speed, and the greater the combat power.

Secondly, the body structure needs to be changed; at least in its current form, it is less flexible and has less mobility than many other animals.

Finally, there's the issue of attack methods. Xia Qiu needs a new attack method, preferably not a physical attack, but an ability.

Is it to amplify the sonic attack in order to coordinate with Conqueror's Haki in the future?

It can still shoot flames?

Or perhaps it generates electricity.

Or should we spray water, or spray poison?

These creatures can be found to eat in the One Piece world Xia Qiu, but which ability is needed and the danger of the creatures' habitats need to be carefully considered.

After reading some of your comments, I was concerned that the protagonist might become a mount or pet, so I made some changes to the details and will continue to be mindful of this in the future. Xia Qiu wouldn't let Robin ride on his back unless they were escaping together. I also modified some dialogue.