You Think You're Fit to Be a Spy?
Compared to Little Garden.
Banaro Island is even further away from Alabasta.
However, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's flight speed far exceeded that of the Baroque Gustav.
This time, it only took the Blue-Eyes White Dragon half a day to reach the waters near Banaro Island.
Looking down from above, Banaro Island is covered with huge but scattered banana rocks, with giant rock pillars rising straight into the sky.
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon slowly descended, Robin raised his hand to stroke White Dragon scales, praising it sincerely.
"What an enviable ability... It's said that there are only five types of flight abilities in the world."
"It's fake, don't believe it."
Storm responded casually.
"Your [Flower-Flower Fruit] has potential; with proper development, you can fly—or at least glide."
Robin's eyes lit up immediately.
Is it really possible?
"At least I think it's fine. There's a 'vegetative state' person who can fly by growing flowers on their head."
Storm glanced at Robin, raised his right hand, pinched a "bamboo dragonfly," and handed it to him.
"In comparison, I think it's even stranger that you've developed the [Flower-Flower Fruit] into an 'Arm Fruit'."
Robin took the "Clay Dragonfly" and played with it in his hands.
She avoided the topic of the "Arm Fruit" and looked towards Banaro Island, which was just a stone's throw away.
"Boss, what should we do now?"
The information provided by the Sand Crocodile regarding the King of Lizards surfaced in Storm's mind.
Hanafuda, one of the Shichibukai King of Lizards, Devil Fruit User of the Ancient Zoan Tyrannosaurus Fruit. He is cold-blooded and brutal.
He is Physique powerful, skilled in Swordsmanship, and has a particular fondness for collecting Zoan Devil Fruit, especially Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit.
How should I put it?
For some reason, Storm felt that this "Tyrannosaurus Rex" shouldn't have been a powerful and domineering Shichibukai during the Paradise phase.
Whether it's in terms of personal strength, Devil Fruit abilities, or personality traits...
Hanafuda looks exactly like the Beasts Pirates!
Even if this "Tyrannosaurus Rex" really does become the Lead Performer of the Beasts Pirates, Storm wouldn't be surprised at all.
And then again...
Among the "All-Stars" of the Beasts Pirates, there is clearly a rather unsociable individual mixed in.
King the Conflagration is Devil Fruit User the [Pterodactyl Fruit];
Queen the Plague is Devil Fruit User the Brachiosaurus Fruit.
Jack the Drought... he's actually Devil Fruit User the "Boat-to-Boat Fruit" (scratch that) -- the [Mammoth Fruit]?
A mammoth placed alongside pterosaurs and brachiosaurs feels out of place, much like its tusks.
That's too explicit!
"Let's go find them directly!"
Storm rode the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and flew around Banaro Island once.
His Observation Haki allowed him to sense the entire island, and he quickly discovered the strongest aura on the island.
Even stronger than Sand Crocodile...
"Found it!"
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon flew over the only town on Banaro Island.
Storm left Robin in the air, then leaped down, plummeting towards the town below.
Extreme high-altitude bungee jumping without a parachute!
A strong wind whipped Storm's robes as the ground below drew ever closer.
A loud "boom" was heard.
Storm fell straight down into the town square in Banaro Island.
The ground, which had been incredibly solid just moments before, instantly turned into soft clay.
Storm, falling from the sky like a meteorite, crashed into the clay-like earth, creating a deep crater.
White clay shot into the sky, like a giant wave rising on Banaro Island, casting a shadow that almost covered the entire town.
"This new 'boss'..."
Robin, atop the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, looked down at the scene below and couldn't help but sigh and mutter to herself.
"That's a completely different style from Sand Crocodile's..."
The residents of Banaro Island naturally noticed the sudden and violent commotion.
One by one, figures emerged from the houses and corners of the town, like a dense swarm of ants.
These people wanted to gather in the town's central square, but the surging clay blocked their way.
In the end, the group could only climb onto the rooftops of nearby houses and gaze at the town center from afar.
"The ground has turned white..."
"It's soft, just like clay..."
What exactly happened here?
Just then, a figure appeared, silencing everyone around.
The newcomer was a burly man who held a huge scythe in his mechanical glove, with a terrifying metal spiked ball attached to the end of the scythe.
While everyone instinctively avoided the clay on the ground.
This person treated the clay as nothing, walking openly and honestly on the clay-like ground.
Hanafuda, the King of Lizards, one of the Shichibukai, has arrived!
Hanafuda arrived in the town center and looked up at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in the sky.
"White Dragon?"
A deep, hoarse voice came from beneath Hanafuda's oddly shaped dark hood.
"Are you the 'White Dragon' mentioned in the news, the one who took down that Sand Crocodile?"
As Shichibukai, Hanafuda always cares about the news of the other Shichibukai.
This morning, he saw the news reports of "the Sand Crocodile's crushing defeat" in the newspapers.
At the time, Hanafuda was still wondering if that "White Dragon" might be a Zoan Devil Fruit Devil Fruit User...
If the other party really is some unknown Ancient Zoan, or even a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit User...
Hanafuda even considered recruiting the other party for a certain lord.
To his utter surprise, before he could even search for the "White Dragon," it appeared right in front of him!
Judging from this ability, the other party doesn't seem to be a Zoan Devil Fruit Devil Fruit User.
On the contrary, it's more like the Paramecia, such as Doflamingo...
A wave rippled across the clay earth.
Storm appeared before them.
He looked around, his gaze sweeping over the strangely shaped figures.
"Tsk! So it really is a 'pirate island'?"
According to the intelligence provided by Crocodile, the King of Lizards's actions are rather... in line with tradition.
Simply put
They just love burning, killing, looting, and plundering.
Naturally, the King of Lizards recruited a group of wicked pirates as his subordinates.
This type of traditional pirate constitutes the vast majority of the pirate force.
What kind of "playing house pirates" is this...?
That's the real oddball.
Anyway.
Storm had no interest in recruiting these "finished trash" who enjoyed burning, killing, and looting.
As for that little lizard...
Storm glanced at Hanafuda, a thought flickering in his mind.
The clay surged forward like waves, charging towards the Shichibukai.
Hanafuda frowned, bent his knees slightly, and leaped high into the air, avoiding the clay's encroachment.
But the white clay continued to surge forward.
One after another, Clay Arm grew out of it, reaching out to grab the King of Lizards from all directions.
Hanafuda swung his enormous scythe, unleashing a series of sharp slashes that hurtled towards the giant clay hand.
Swish Swish Swish--
Ordinary clay with a loose texture cannot withstand this kind of slashing.
Hanafuda sliced through all the incoming Clay Arm as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
"So you're not a 'dragon' after all!"
Hanafuda crashed to the ground, the terrifying metal spiked ball smashing into the ground and creating a shallow crater.
"Then die!"
Hanafuda was about to rush forward and slay the inexplicable "White Dragon" that had come to him of its own accord.
But at that moment, something unexpected happened.
The white clay gathered in the town's central square seemed to be pulled and controlled by some force.
Endless white clay gathered together and instantly formed a towering white Buddha statue.
Most outrageously, behind this white Buddha Form, there are countless Clay Arm, as numerous as hairs on a cow!
The surrounding pirates were utterly astonished by the sudden appearance of this colossal Buddha Form.
"The Buddha Form..."
"How is that possible...?"
"Could it be the Fleet Admiral?"
Its enormous size brings unparalleled oppression.
Even Hanafuda felt a faint sense of horror.
But Storm won't give his opponent much time to be shocked.
He sat cross-legged atop the head of the clay Buddha Form, manipulating the countless Clay Arm behind him to unleash a storm of attacks on the King of Lizards below.
Awakening: Clay Fruit - True Thousand Hands!
The seven-star [Clay Fruit] unleashed its full power; each swing of its Clay Arm brought forth a violent howl, and the overwhelming giant hands left the King of Lizards with nowhere to hide.
Boom! Boom! Boom!--
The deafening roar continued incessantly.
Hanafuda barely managed to hold the giant scythe in front of him, trying to use the weapon's sturdiness to withstand the clay's attack.
However, the Clay Arm was too thick and its attack range was far beyond what a scythe could withstand!
Hanafuda held the massive scythe in front of him.
The end result was that he and his weapon were blasted deep into the earth by the Clay Arm!
At this critical moment.
Hanafuda no longer hesitated and decisively unleashed her Devil Fruit power.
[Zoan, Dragon- Dragon Dragon Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Tyrannosaurus Form]!
Hanafuda did not enter the fully animalistic "beast form," but rather the more flexible "human-beast form"!
Thanks to the powerful Physique bestowed upon them by the Ancient Zoan.
Hanafuda bravely withstood the ferocious bombardment of the Clay Arm, trying to escape the attack range of the [Clay Fruit].
But Storm had already assimilated the entire town into clay.
Hanafuda has nowhere to run!
Seeing how strong the other party's will to survive was, Storm took it a little more seriously.
He released his [Armament Haki], which wrapped around and covered the fist of his Clay Arm.
This was the move we had envisioned beforehand.
Awakening, Clay, Armed, True Thousand Hands!
Rumble--
After being imbued with Armament Haki, the already formidable clay giant fist's attack power increased to another level.
It was accompanied by a terrifying, earth-shattering roar.
The King of Lizards, unable to rise again.
[Diamond Trophy: Hanafuda, the King of Lizards]
[Trophy Star Rating: ★★★★: ★★★★★★]
The other pirates on Banaro Island were shocked to see Hanafuda so easily defeated by "White Dragon".
The treacherous pirate immediately turned tail and ran.
Storm had no intention of personally hunting down these henchmen.
The "Giant Wave Clay" surged and swept across the land.
All the pirates on Banaro Island were immediately engulfed in the clay, and none survived.
After clearing away all living creatures from Banaro Island, Storm controlled the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to slowly land.
"Time to get to work, Robin."
Storm waved his hand, creating a group of clay giants that were beginning to take on human form, and gave orders to his new subordinates.
"Go and take stock of the King of Lizards's assets, focusing on the Devil Fruit."
'Kawaii...'
As Robin looked at the group of abstractly shaped clay giants around him, a thought involuntarily flashed through his mind.
But on the surface, she responded seriously.
"Yes, boss."
Robin, leading a group of clay giants, set off straight for the lair of Hanafuda, the King of Lizards.
But not long after, she returned with something on her serious face.
It was a black pirate flag.
Amidst the eight intersecting white bones, a terrifying skull with enormous horns stands out.
"Boss, I have to tell you some bad news..."
Robin, holding up the pirate flag, spoke solemnly.
"This is what I found in the treasure room of Hanafuda..."
"The Beasts Pirates Flag!"
"The Beasts Pirates Flag?"
Storm repeated Robin's words, then looked strangely at the still unconscious King of Lizards beside him.
"You mean, this little lizard might be Beasts Pirates..."
"An undercover agent?"
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