Eat My Wood Dragon Tail Whip!

"It's so hot..."

Feeling the heat, Luffy subconsciously wiped the sweat from his face.

If this continues, won't he die of thirst here?

The thought of dying of thirst reminded Luffy of the time he fought Crocodile; that dry, parched feeling was truly unpleasant.

"It's not a solution to keep it spewing fire in the sky."

Zoro stared at the giant dragon in the sky for a moment, then said, "Who among you can help me shoot it down from the sky? I'll cut it down!"

If he could run into that guy again, he was confident he could cut that big guy down with a single strike!

"Leave it to me!" Xi Yan shouted.

After saying that, Xi Yan clapped his hands and activated the Wood Style without hesitation.

"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique!"

"Buzz~"

The next moment, the ground began to shake violently, and then an enormous Wood Dragon emerged from the ground!

"Roar?"

Seeing the Wood Dragon suddenly appear below, a hint of doubt flashed in the eyes of the giant dragon in the sky. What was this thing?

snake?

"Give this a try, you big guy," Xi Yan grinned.

As soon as the words were spoken, the Wood Dragon swiftly rushed into the air and bit the giant dragon.

"Click~"

"Roar!"

The dragon, which had dodged the attack by flapping its wings, was instantly enraged. How dare this damned creature bite it?

How dare that bastard!

Thinking of this, the giant dragon roared and opened its mouth, intending to kill the Wood Dragon with its fiery breath.

Unfortunately... Xi Yan didn't give it that chance.

"Get down here!" Xi Yan shouted.

As they spoke, the Wood Dragon soared to an even higher place, then bent down and swung its tail up, striking the giant dragon hard in the waist.

"Bump!"

The immense force caused the dragon's eyes to bulge out in pain, and it let out a violent scream.

"Aww!!"

Then, this behemoth slammed into the ground in the distance like a cannonball, smashing a large hole in the ground.

"Boom!!"

"Well done!" Zoro shouted.

After saying that, Zoro quickly rushed towards the direction where the dragon had landed, clearly not intending to give it another chance to take off.

Nicole Robin looked at Xi Yan's Wood Dragon with some surprise and said, "Is your Wood Dragon so heat-resistant?"

In her sight, Xi Yan's Wood Dragon landed in a burning area of houses, but it was not ignited by the flames inside!

This is amazing.

You must know that fire is the one that controls wood!

"My Wood Style isn't just ordinary wood," Xi Yan said with a smile.

The Wood Style, formed from the transformation of water and earth Chakra, has a very high fire resistance, and coupled with its own strong life force... it is not afraid of ordinary flames.

"Isn't this just ordinary wood?"

Nico Robin was taken aback for a moment, then looked at him with a look of Satori realization.

Yes, the Wood Dragon of Xi Yan is a product created by Ninjutsu, a special existence, so it's normal for it to have this effect.

Having thought this through, Nico Robin nodded firmly, agreeing with her own idea.

"Forget about the wood for now, the most important thing is to take down that dragon!" Usopp shouted.

As he spoke, he took out his slingshot, clearly intending to see if he could help.

It was at this moment that the dragon that had fallen into the pit regained consciousness.

Then, the big guy let out an angry roar.

"Roar!!"

The voice clearly indicated that the person was enraged.

"Heh, quite spirited, huh?" Zoro sneered. "Let me..."

Before Zoro could finish speaking, he noticed that the large crater in front of him had suddenly turned red, which caused his expression to change.

As if he had understood something, Zoro jumped backward without hesitation.

The next moment...

"Buzz!!"

A terrifying ball of flame shot out of the pit, heading straight for the spot where Zoro had just been standing.

"Boom!!"

With a single strike, the ground where Zoro had just been standing was completely destroyed.

"Whoosh~"

"Click~"

Zoro landed steadily on the ground, frowned, and looked at the spot where he had just been standing, saying, "Those were truly terrifying flames."

"Zoro, are you alright?" Merry called out from mid-air.

"Fine."

Without turning his head, Zoro said, "That ball of flame didn't touch me."

He dodged in time, so the flames didn't hurt him.

Upon hearing this, Merry breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."

"We need to figure out a way to keep this guy on the ground," Usopp shouted. "Otherwise, he'll keep flying."

Hearing Usopp's words, Luffy immediately grinned and said, "Leave it to me!"

After saying that, Luffy started walking towards the crater, clearly intending to attack the dragon's wings so that it would lose its ability to fly.

"Luffy, there's no need for that," Xi Yan said.

"Why?"

Luffy stopped and looked at Xi Yan in confusion. What did he mean by "it's not necessary"?

"Because I just damaged its wings," Xi Yan said with a smirk.

His attack just now wasn't just to knock the opponent down from the sky; more importantly, it rendered the opponent unable to fly!

In this way... this huge creature will no longer be able to fly!

"Oh, it was already damaged."

Luffy scratched his head; then he really didn't need to lift a finger.

Usopp gave Xi Yan a thumbs up and said, "As expected of you!"

That's incredibly meticulous!

Xi Yan simply smiled and said nothing more.

"No wonder this guy hasn't flown out yet, turns out he doesn't have wings," Zoro said with a smirk.

That makes things easier.

Zoro then planned to go over and cut that guy down.

But before he could take a few steps, an enormous claw emerged from the pit and slammed down on the ground.

Then, the big guy climbed out of the pit.

"Roar!!"

After letting out a roar, the giant creature fixed its gaze on Xi Yan's face.

That look seemed to say: How dare you damage my wings... You ant, you have angered me!

"Let's try this move." Zoro placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and said sharply, "One Sword Style: Iai!"

Upon hearing Zoro's voice, the dragon instinctively turned its gaze towards Zoro, clearly sensing a deadly threat.

At that moment, it realized one thing: this human was a greater threat!

Thinking of this, the dragon lunged at Zoro.

Zoro sneered at this and his body vanished from the spot in an instant.

When they reappeared, they were already behind the dragon.

"The Lion's Song of Death!"

As if sensing something, a look of fear immediately appeared in the dragon's eyes.

Its neck was... was it going to die?

The next moment...

"Puff!"

The sound of a sharp weapon slicing through flesh rang out, and the dragon's head flew off.

Upon seeing this, Usopp immediately shouted excitedly, "Wow, Zoro!"

He actually cut down this dragon with teeth bigger than a person with a single sword strike... That's incredible!

Xi Yan stroked his chin and said, "Is this Zoro's current strength?"

That's really impressive.

"Hey everyone!"

Luffy looked excitedly at the enormous dragon in front of him and said, "Let's eat this guy! It looks delicious!"

Upon hearing this, Merry's eyes lit up. She had never eaten dragon meat before and didn't know what it tasted like.

Thinking of this, a little drool involuntarily trickled from the corner of Merry's mouth.

Why does this thing suddenly smell so good?

"Eat?"

A question mark immediately appeared above Usopp's head: Could this creature, which only exists in legends, really be eaten?

Is it poisonous?!

Thinking of this, Usopp quickly said, "Hey, Luffy, Xi Yan just said that this guy is a legendary dragon, and it might not be edible."

He didn't want anyone to be poisoned by eating this guy's flesh.

"Eh..."

Upon hearing this, Luffy's expression immediately fell, and he said, "You can't eat it..."

"But it looks delicious."

As Luffy spoke, some drool dripped from the corner of his mouth, making Usopp's eyelids twitch.

Just how much does this guy love eating meat, you bastard!

"Hey, Xi Yan." Zoro, having sheathed his sword, turned to Xi Yan and said, "Is this guy really inedible?"

He had originally been thinking about whether he could roast the dragon meat over the fire on the island to have with his drinks, but it turned out he couldn't eat it?

That's really disappointing.

Upon hearing this, Merry blinked her big eyes and looked at Xi Yan, clearly also wanting to know if this thing was edible.

Facing the gazes of his companions, Xi Yan stroked his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "Although this guy can breathe fire, he doesn't look quite like the magical dragon I imagined, so he should be edible."

After saying that, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that there's something wrong with the quality of this guy's flesh."

Luffy had been laughing because of Xi Yan's previous comment, looked crestfallen again upon hearing this.

So, it still can't be eaten?

"We can't say that directly," Xi Yan said. "Let's try grilling it. I'll eat it first after it's cooked, so I can spot any problems in time."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood what Xi Yan meant.

This thing is immortal, so there's no need to worry about whether it has any problems.

With that in mind, Zoro nodded and said, "Let's do it that way then."

After saying that, Zoro picked up his longsword and walked towards the dragon, clearly intending to cut off a few pieces of meat that would be delicious enough.

But before he could make a move, he noticed something on the dragon's body.

"Um?"

After staring at the dragon's back for a while, Zoro pointed to the human's lower body and said, "Hey, isn't there someone behind this guy?"

Everyone was taken aback by these words.

Then, he noticed the person Zoro was pointing at.

"A person..." Xi Yan looked at the still-moving lower body and said with a twitch of his lips, "It should be half a person."

Why is it that only the lower half of this guy's body can still move?

Is he Devil Fruit User?

Or is the upper body inside the dragon's body?

"It is indeed half a person."

With his extremely sharp eyes, Usopp stared at the lower half of the dragon's body and asked, "What's going on here?"

"I don't know..."

"Could what we just heard... have been said by this guy?" Merry asked.

Hearing what Merry said, the expressions of the others became somewhat strange.

It's not impossible.

"That doesn't make sense either," Usopp said, his eyes wide. "This guy only has his lower body, how can he talk like that?"

Even ventriloquism requires the upper body to function properly.

Just then, the lower half spoke again.

"I sense your presence! Who are you?!"

Everyone:!!!

"It really is this guy speaking!"

Usopp was dumbfounded as he stared at the constantly writhing lower body.

What kind of bizarre and strange thing is this?

Could they have stumbled into some kind of Thriller Bark again?

With that thought in mind, Usopp looked around, afraid that something strange might suddenly appear.

"So..." Zoro's lips twitched as he said, "What exactly is this thing?"

Could it be... that this is the true form of the dragon?

However, Zoro immediately nipped the idea in the bud, because it was absolutely impossible.

After all... the aura of this dragon was not of the same type as the aura of this guy!

Therefore, this creature could not possibly be the dragon's true form.

"It must have its upper body embedded in the dragon's body," Nico Robin guessed.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain why this guy only has his lower body sticking out.

"Yes, that's possible," Xi Yan nodded and said.

He had no idea how the other person managed to stab themselves in.

"Never mind, let's pull him out first!" Luffy grinned, "We'll ask what happened later."

After saying that, Luffy strode towards Kin'emon's lower body.

Once they were nearby, Luffy placed his hand on it and said, "I don't know who you are, but I'll pull it out for you right now!"

As he spoke, Luffy began to exert force with both hands.

Upon feeling the force applied, Kin'emon immediately began to struggle.

"Who are you?!" Kin'emon said from below, "What do you want?"

"Let go of me right now!"

"Hello!!"

Luffy, who had just been kicked, widened his eyes and said, "I'm going to help you get off the dragon, so don't move!"

After saying that, Luffy increased his strength, intending to pull the strange creature off the dragon's body as quickly as possible.

Upon witnessing this, Usopp remarked, "This is really weird."

"And... how did this guy manage to perfectly embed his body into the dragon's body?"

Is this guy really human?

That's outrageous!

"That's certainly strange," Nico Robin said. "Not only has she embedded herself into a dragon's body, but she can also speak normally..."

"Don't you feel like you can't breathe?"

Won't I suffocate from talking too much?

Nico Robin's eyes lit up considerably, as if she had conjured up some strange image.

Seeing this, Xi Yan's lips twitched, and he said, "I have a feeling you've thought of something strange."

Nico Robin simply smiled and said nothing more.

"Could he be some kind of superhuman?" Merry suddenly said.

"We'll find out once Luffy pulls it out," Xi Yan said.

There's no point in guessing now, so let's wait and see.

Merry nodded in understanding.

Just then, Luffy successfully pulled Kin'emon's lower body out!

"Pop~"

After pulling the creature out, Luffy collapsed to the ground, wiped the sweat from his brow, and said, "Finally got this weirdo out. It was really stuck fast..."

After saying that, Luffy was about to get up and ask this guy what was going on.

Before he could make a move, he heard Usopp and Merry scream in terror behind him.

"Ah!!!"

"No... that's all!"

"What's gone?" Luffy asked the two of them, puzzled.

"Upper body..."

Usopp shakily raised his finger and pointed to Kin'emon's lower body, saying, "His upper body is gone..."

Upon hearing this, Luffy was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Kin'emon's lower body.

After he realized what was happening, he looked horrified.

"N-nothing?!"

Did I break his upper body?

I'm so sorry!

"Sorry!!!"

"Idiot, you think an apology is enough?" Usopp yelled, scratching his head. "You killed him!"

Merry grabbed Xi Yan's arm and shouted, "That guy died a terrible death!"

"Ah!!!"

"Ah!!!"

"You guys, calm down!" Xi Yan said, sounding a bit annoyed.

This guy didn't bleed a single drop, how could he have been severed by Luffy!

This guy was obviously like this before.

"But Xi Yan, I tore him apart..." Luffy cried as he looked at Xi Yan, "I killed him..."

Looking at Luffy's state, Xi Yan sighed helplessly, wondering what to say to him.

After shaking his head, Xi Yan pointed to the dragon and Kin'emon's lower body in front of him and said, "Didn't you notice that there's no blood on the dragon or his body?"

Upon hearing Xi Yan's words, everyone finally realized what he meant and turned their attention to the place Xi Yan had just mentioned.

"Really... there's really no blood."

What's going on?

"That's certainly strange," Nico Robin said, approaching the dragon. "It looks like this person's lower body is embedded in the dragon's body."

"But he was alive just now," Usopp said. "And he could talk..."

"Then I have no idea what happened," Nico Robin said, shaking her head.

She could only tell that this guy wasn't one with the dragon, but she didn't know the specifics.

"So, he really is a dragon..."

Before Zoro could finish speaking, he noticed that the lower body lying on the ground suddenly moved.

"Damn it, I've finally broken free!" Kin'emon shouted from his lower body.

"Huh?!"

"Eh!!"

"His lower body is active!!!"