Astonishment, a Creature of Fantasy!

"That's strange, why can't we find those people?" Zoro said, looking around in confusion. "Could we have come to the wrong place?"

That's not right, this is the Punk Hazard mentioned in the Den Den Mushi.

"Perhaps it's on the other side of the island," Xi Yan guessed.

After speaking, Xi Yan thought for a moment, then turned to Merry and asked, "Merry, did you hear anything?"

Although the environment here is rather unique, if Meili uses her wind abilities, Merry might be able to hear something.

Thinking of this, a hint of anticipation appeared in Xi Yan's eyes.

Merry, who was deep in thought, paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "I wasn't using my ability to listen just now."

"I'll try it now."

After saying that, Merry began to use her abilities to listen to the sounds around her.

But as soon as she activated this ability, she realized something was wrong.

"That voice..."

Merry jerked her head up to the side and shouted, "A ferocious beast has appeared around us!"

"It's right behind those rocks!"

Hearing Merry's words, the others also showed wariness in their eyes.

ferocious beast?

Is there really a living wild beast in this place?

That's truly surprising.

"Merry ..." Usopp swallowed hard and said, "Are you sure you didn't hear me wrong?"

"Normally, this kind of place shouldn't be..."

Before he could finish speaking, a gigantic dragon appeared on the rock beside them.

Usopp was stunned by what he saw.

"Dragon?!"

"Are you kidding me?!"

Why would a dragon that only exists in fantasy appear here?!

This is so illogical, you bastard!!!

"A dragon has appeared?" Luffy stared in shock at the giant red dragon and exclaimed, "Is this for real?"

"Shouldn't this be a creature from fantasy?!" Zoro gripped the hilt of his sword and exclaimed, "Why is it here?"

This doesn't make sense.

"Although I don't know what's going on, the other party is definitely standing in front of us." Xi Yan, with his Sharinggan activated, stared intently at the giant dragon before him and said, "It's not an illusion."

He was certain of that.

Hearing Xi Yan's words, a look of seriousness appeared in Nico Robin's eyes as she asked, "Could it be Devil Fruit User?"

Mythical Zoan- type Devil Fruit do exist in this world, so Nico Robin suspects that the other person is a human who ate that kind of fruit.

"That's possible!" Merry said.

She had the same thought just now.

"A user who ate Dragon Fruit?" Luffy exclaimed, his eyes shining. "So cool!"

After saying that, Luffy ran excitedly towards the other person, clearly intending to say something.

Seeing this, Xi Yan quickly said, "Hey, Luffy!"

"This guy isn't some kind of ability user."

"Ah?"

Luffy was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then asked in confusion, "Why do you say that?"

Nico Robin looked at Xi Yan with some surprise. If he wasn't a power user, then what was he?

Surely this kind of creature can't actually exist.

"Devil Fruit User possess a strange energy," Xi Yan said, "But this guy doesn't."

His Sharinggan can detect the special energy of Devil Fruit users, but this guy didn't have it, so Xi Yan concluded that the other person was just a pure animal.

"Strange energy..."

Usopp's eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing this, and he said, "Did you see that with your own eyes?"

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Usopp immediately had a look of Satori realization; no wonder the other person could see that strange energy.

"Then this is a pure beast," Zoro said.

"That's right."

Upon hearing this, Zoro lowered his head and thought for a moment, considering whether he should cut this guy down now.

Luffy, on the other hand, ran excitedly toward the dragon, clearly intending to tame it.

But before he could reach the other person, he heard a man's voice.

Who are you?

"Huh?!"

The sudden sound Luffy in place.

While Luffy was Luffy, the giant dragon lunged at him.

Upon seeing this, Xi Yan immediately went to Luffy's side, grabbed his arm, and led him away from the dragon's attack range.

Then, Xi Yan opened his shark mouth and roared, "What are you spacing out for, you bastard!"

They actually stood obediently in front of the other party, waiting to be bitten...

Is this guy an idiot?!

"Hey, Xi Yan!"

Luffy excitedly pointed at the dragon and said, "That guy just spoke!"

"Say?"

Xi Yan was stunned for a moment, then asked incredulously, "Could this guy really be the legendary dragon?"

If that's really the case, then it's not surprising that they possess the ability to speak.

"Xi Yan, could you be mistaken?" Usopp said. "Like, this guy really is a Devil Fruit user or something."

"Impossible."

Xi Yan shook his head and said, "I can be 100% certain that this guy is not a power user."

He was certain of that.

"So that means..." Usopp swallowed hard and said, "This guy really is a legendary creature?!"

As if he had realized something, Usopp's face gradually turned pale.

Encountering this legendary creature... how are they supposed to fight it?

"Then why can he talk?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

Nico Robin thought for a moment after hearing this, then said, "Perhaps these legendary creatures can speak human language."

After all... the other party is a legendary creature, isn't it!

"A legendary creature..."

"Hey, Luffy."

Xi Yan looked up at Luffy and said, "Are you sure this guy just spoke?"

"Yes."

"Then why didn't I hear it?"

As he spoke, a hint of doubt flashed in Xi Yan's eyes; he hadn't heard a single human voice just now.

Hearing Xi Yan's words, a hint of doubt flashed in Zoro and the others' eyes, as they hadn't heard Luffy's voice either.

"Didn't you guys hear that?" Luffy asked, puzzled. "He definitely spoke just now."

"No."

Usopp shook his head and said, "We only heard the roar of this dragon; we didn't hear any human voices."

Luffy was even more confused after hearing Usopp's words.

It's clearly there...

"Merry, what did you hear?" Luffy asked.

"Neither do I."

"I turned off my abilities the moment I saw it," Merry said.

So she didn't hear any strange noises.

"Did I hear wrong?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

Just then, the giant dragon in front opened its mouth and aimed it at Xi Yan and the others, gradually condensing scorching flames in its mouth.

Upon seeing this, the expressions of Xi Yan and the others immediately changed.

"This guy can breathe fire!" Xi Yan shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Yan grabbed Merry and Nicole Robin and jumped aside, escaping the dragon's frontal attack range.

Luffy and Zoro, reminded by Xi Yan, grabbed Usopp and rushed to the side.

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

Incredibly terrifying flames spewed from the dragon's mouth, blasting directly towards the spot where the group had just been standing.

That terrifying power blasted a huge hole in the ground in the blink of an eye!

"It's... it's breathing fire?!"

Usopp, who was being held in Luffy's hand, was stunned by what he saw.

"It seems this guy really is one of those fantastical creatures," Nico Robin said.

Zoro thought for a moment after hearing this, then turned to Xi Yan and said, "Xi Yan, I remember you mentioned before that you encountered a special ability user in Mary Geoise, right?"

"You mean that Kirin?"

"Yes." Zoro nodded and said, "Is it possible that this guy is one of the Nightmare Creatures created by that person?"

Upon hearing this, Usopp and the others realized what was happening.

Yes, this is World Government territory!

So it's possible that person is here.

"No, you're overthinking it." Xi Yan shook his head as he put Nico Robin and Merry down. "This isn't that person's ability."

The Nightmare Creatures created by that person were composed of special energy, while this strange dragon was made of flesh and blood, so they couldn't be the same thing.

He was certain of that.

"So that's not it after all..." Zoro said, frowning.

It seems he was overthinking it.

"Hey, forget about whether it's that kind of guy or not!" Usopp shouted, pointing at the dragon charging towards them. "The most important thing is to take care of this guy first!"

With such a massive size... anyone who gets bitten will die!

Seeing this, Zoro decisively abandoned his thought and drew his sword, saying, "Let's kill this guy first."

"Bring it on, you bastard!"

"Three Sword Style ·Jihu Hunting!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zoro leaped out and slashed at the dragon's fangs!

"Clang!"

"Boom!!"

The longsword clashed with the sharp fangs, instantly generating a terrifying shockwave that sent Merry flying!

"Ah!"

"Merry!"

"I'm fine!"

After regaining her balance in mid-air, Merry looked down at the dragon and said, "Damn stupid dragon!"

"Wind Impact!"

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

An incredibly terrifying Wind Impact slammed into the dragon, causing it to stagger and fall uncontrollably to the ground.

"Boom!!"

Zoro seized the opportunity and distanced himself from the dragon.

Then, Zoro looked up at the dragon and said, "What terrifying hardness and strength."

It actually withstood my own slash...

Is it really true that they are creatures from fantasy?

With that in mind, Zoro decided to attack this guy with an even stronger move.

But before he could make a move, he heard a man's voice.

"I can sense your presence!"

"Huh?"

Zoro was taken aback. Had a dragon spoken?

"Hey, the dragon really spoke!" Merry exclaimed, staring at the dragon in disbelief. "I heard it!"

"I heard that too..."

The others also looked surprised, clearly not expecting that this big guy could actually speak human language.

"It seems this guy really is one of those magical creatures that can speak human language," Xi Yan said, looking at the giant dragon in front of him.

I never imagined such a thing existed in this world...

He was getting more and more excited about the adventures to come!

"A magical creature?" Usopp looked at Xi Yan in surprise and said, "You mean, this guy can use magic?"

"It should be."

Xi Yan stared at the giant dragon flapping its wings and flying into the air, and said, "The flames it just breathed out were probably the dragon magic unique to the Dragon Clan."

"Dragon magic... glug..."

Usopp, staring intently at the giant dragon in the sky, subconsciously swallowed. What kind of opponent were they facing?

"A magical dragon...?"

Zoro, staring intently at the giant dragon in the sky, smirked and said, "Heh, interesting!"

I wonder how it feels to chop this guy up.

"A magical dragon and all that..." Luffy exclaimed, his eyes shining, "So cool!"

"Hey, is this the time for sighs?" Usopp roared, opening his shark-like claws. "This guy's going to kill us!"

If Luffy had been even a fraction slower, he would have been burned to death by the opponent's flames, you bastard!!!

"But it's so cool!"

Usopp:...

Suddenly I feel so tired.

"Hey everyone, it looks like it's about to attack again!" Merry said, pointing at the giant dragon in the sky.

As she spoke, Merry began to gather the Power of Wind, intending to use her attack to bring the giant in the sky down.

But before she could make a move, she heard that unfamiliar male voice again.

"Are you guys also accomplices of the Shichibukai?!"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, Merry was taken aback. What Shichibukai?

"This guy's talking about Shichibukai?" Usopp asked, dumbfounded. "Is it some kind of pet kept by one of the Shichibukai?"

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan shook his head and said, "No, you can tell from its words that this guy isn't a pet of Shichibukai."

If the other person were truly a pet kept by Shichibukai, they wouldn't have said such things.

"So, does that mean he has a grudge against one of the Shichibukai?" Zoro asked.

"That's possible," Xi Yan nodded and said.

After saying this, Xi Yan mentally reviewed the names of the Shichibukai one by one.

I just don't know which of the Shichibukai has a grudge against this guy.

Nico Robin frowned and said, "Could there be one of the Shichibukai nearby?"

"It's not impossible," Xi Yan nodded and said.

Hearing their conversation, Usopp's expression immediately turned rather unpleasant.

Don't they have an unusually strong connection with the Shichibukai?

Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he said, "Could it be that the emergency signal from before was sent by Shichibukai?"

"That possibility cannot be ruled out," Nicole Robin nodded and said.

Upon hearing this, Usopp's expression immediately turned even more unpleasant.

He really didn't want to encounter the Shichibukai again!

Just then, the dragon in the sky opened its mouth, clearly intending to unleash another Dragon Breath on the people below.

Upon seeing this, Zoro's expression immediately changed.

"We'll deal with the Shichibukai later. The most important thing right now is to take care of this guy!" Zoro shouted.

Just as he spoke, the giant dragon in the sky breathed out flames.

Seeing this, Merry shouted, "Leave it to me!"

"Wind Barrier!"

"Buzz~"

The next moment, a massive, visible wall of wind appeared before everyone, forcefully blocking the terrifying flame breath!

"Boom!!"

"Roar?"

Upon realizing that its attack was being blocked by the dragon, it immediately stopped attacking and then looked down at the Wind Barrier with a puzzled expression, clearly not expecting that the thing below could block its attack.

"Well done, Merry!" Usopp exclaimed excitedly.

I never expected that Merry's wind could block the opponent's flames... That's amazing!

Hehe~

A happy smile spread across Merry as she received the compliment. "I'm amazing too," she said.

After saying this, Merry removed the Wind Barrier above her head, revealing the giant dragon in the sky.

Then, with her hands on her hips, Merry looked up at the dragon in the sky and said, "See that, dragon? Your attacks have no effect on me!"

As she spoke, Merry proudly raised her head.

Upon hearing Merry's words, the dragon in the sky immediately turned its gaze to Merry, a hint of doubt appearing in its eyes.

It was very curious to know how this tiny thing, which wasn't even as big as its teeth, managed to do such a thing.

Can humans... really do this?!