Drake's left hand felt as if it had been struck by lightning. Excruciating pain shot from his wrist, and he lost his grip on his weapon. With a casual flick of Uchiha Hiko's finger, the weapon was knocked straight from his hand.
"Urgh!" Drake let out a muffled groan and staggered back several steps. His hands were sore, numb, weak, and agonizingly painful. Uchiha Hiko still watched him with a smile, the faint mockery glinting in his eyes filling Drake with boundless humiliation and rage.
Hiko sent Drake back with two fingers, then casually tossed aside the weapon he had taken from him. "The Navy's Finger Pistol is quite interesting. Quick and convenient to use, hehe! As a former Marine, how does it feel?"
"Don't insult me!" Drake could barely exert strength with both hands, but Uchiha Hiko's attitude only fueled his anger further. His gaze turned increasingly cold as his body suddenly swelled, continuously expanding and changing shape.
"Roar!"
With a sharp, piercing roar, Drake activated his Devil Fruit ability and revealed his Ancient Zoan Dinosaur Beast form. His enormous body caused the Konoha Go to sink noticeably in the water, showing just how heavy his beast form was.
"Roar!"
Drake, now in beast form, opened his huge jaws, his massive, ferocious fangs brimming with killing intent. He stepped forward, and a thick dinosaur claw came crashing down on Hiko. His massive, powerful body gave his attack an immense sense of oppression.
"Don't go breaking things on my ship!" Watching Drake roar as he launched another attack, Hiko lightly shifted a step and moved half a meter back.
That tiny shift in position happened to evade Drake's stomp perfectly. The toes of his dragon claw spread apart, and Hiko stood with flawless precision in the gap between them.
"!!"