Lucci strode confidently up to Binz and shouted, "Fist Bone—Flame Impact!" Binz was a Paramecia Devil Fruit user with the Shove-Shove Fruit ability. He brought his hands together and shouted, "Vine Entanglement!" Countless vines sprouted from the ground and attacked Lucci. Lucci's expression turned serious as he shouted, "Flame Burst!" In his saber-toothed tiger Beastman Form, flames burned all over his body.
The flames were not especially hot, only a little over a thousand degrees, but they were more than enough to deal with Binz's entangling vines. Before the vines could even touch Lucci, they were burned to ashes. Lucci's Flame Impact came straight at Binz. Binz tried to dodge, but it was useless. The punch struck him squarely.
Lucci had held back midway through the attack. If he had used his full strength, a frail guy like Binz might have died on the spot. Lucci confidently shouted, "I already showed mercy. You're just too weak." Hearing Lucci's words, Drake grew angry and said, "I'm also an elite student from Marine Headquarters. I want to challenge you too."
Lucci said seriously, "Come on! I accept your challenge." Drake was a Dragon-Dragon Fruit user with the Ancient Zoan Allosaurus Form. Like Lucci, he transformed into a massive Allosaurus Beastman Form, and his huge dragon claws slashed toward Lucci.
Lucci remained calm and shouted, "An Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit user, huh? Not bad. But you have no idea how strong I am if I'm going to become the King of the Marines." He immediately unleashed Flame Burst, flames blazing all over his body. In his nearly three-meter-tall saber-toothed tiger Beastman Form, he charged straight at Drake.
Dragon claws and tiger claws clashed, filling the air with a storm of swipes. Both Ancient Zoan Devil Fruits gave their users tough, durable bodies, but