"Run! Hurry!"
Seeing Lillard left half-dead by a single punch, Pierce the Dragonfly was gripped by fear. It had nearly scared him out of his wits.
After that, he no longer cared about the Pirate Allied Forces.
He did not care about his own crew, either.
Not even the treasure aboard his ship, though abandoning it pained him.
That monster was far beyond anything he could handle.
If he stayed, he would lose his life.
"How can a monster like that exist?"
When he saw Bullet turn his gaze toward him, Pierce knew he would be the monster's next target.
His heart leaped into his throat.
Run. That was the only thought in his mind.
Pierce leaped into the sky, his body transforming rapidly as he rose.
In moments, he had fully transformed into an Ancient Dragonfly dozens of meters long.
He had two pairs of enormous wings, thin as cicada wings but hard as steel.
His vicious teeth could tear through anything.
These were the abilities Pierce had always taken pride in.
Now they gave him no confidence in a fight.
His wings beat furiously.
The giant dragonfly shot skyward like a jet plane.
"Run? Where can you go?"
Bullet had no intention of letting his fleeing prey escape.
Stopping Pierce would have been easy for him.
With his sheer speed, he could have appeared before Pierce right after punching Lillard away.
Pierce would not even have had the chance to complete his transformation.
But Bullet did not do that.
He wanted to end this battle in the most shocking way possible.
That punch alone was not enough. It had not made a strong enough visual impact.
So he let Pierce go and gave him time.
Pierce's every move had been within his expectations.
Bullet had gathered information on