"Great! That pirate doesn't seem to be a match for that expert!" someone on the merchant ship cried out in delight!
"There's hope!"
"Wait! Among Zoan Devil Fruits, the rare Ancient Zoan—the Dinosaur Fruit, Tyrannosaurus Rex form—could that pirate be Drake?"
Someone finally recognized Drake and cried out, "That pirate is Drake, the 'fallen Navy Rear Admiral'?"
Quite a few people changed expression at those words. They had never expected to encounter one of the famed Worst Generation in a place like this.
"Oh my! You're pretty famous, aren't you?" Ronglin said with a smile. "Getting beaten up like this by me—won't that be embarrassing?"
"Shut up!" Drake wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and gripped his weapons tightly. Power surged around him once more. His figure flashed as he leaped high into the air, and the figure overhead rapidly swelled. Drake actually transformed into his beast form again in midair.
"Roar!" Borrowing the force of his descent, the Tyrannosaurus Rex's massive body came crashing down ferociously. At the point of impact, Drake instantly used Armament Haki Hardening.
"You're really incapable of learning, aren't you?" Ronglin lightly raised a finger toward the spot covered in Drake's Armament Haki. Power gathered, then a beam of light suddenly shot forth. "Finger Pistol!"
"Pfft!" The beam pierced straight through Drake's body like a laser. The spot protected by Armament Haki Hardening was as fragile as thin paper, easily shot through by Ronglin. Blood sprayed from the wound.
"Aaargh!" With a scream, the Tyrannosaurus Rex's enormous body slammed violently onto the deck. The impact from its immense weight made the entire pirate ship shake, and many people who could not withstand the jolting were thrown straight into the sea.
After suffering another heavy blow, Drake's beast form broke apart and his