One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Jack's enormous body shrank rapidly, returning him to his human form.

At this moment, a clear crack appeared on Jack's forehead, right in the center of his skull.

A large amount of blood seeped from his forehead, staining his entire face crimson, making him look extremely ferocious and terrifying.

Through his bloodshot vision, Jack's eyes widened as he stared intently at Jinbe, who had jumped back to the ground and was walking towards them.

Jack never imagined he would lose.

I never imagined that we would lose so completely.

I possess the power of an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit, which grants me incredible health and strength.

His mammoth form ability greatly enhanced his already formidable physical attributes.

In the Beasts Pirates, the strong are respected.

There's no such thing as seniority.

The strong rise, the weak fall.

Even the position of the Three Calamities is constantly coveted by those below, including the Five Sons of the Sky.

And the fact that he, Drought Jack, is still able to hold the position of Drought after so many years shows that his strength is enough to surpass that of Fawcett and others!

in other words.

He is the fourth member of the Beasts Pirates, after Yamato.

"I absolutely refuse to be defeated by a mere Shichibukai!"

Jack clenched his fists tightly, his bloodshot eyes scanning the shattered ground around him as if searching for something.

Finally, he spotted the red capsules Hody Jones had eaten earlier, nestled among a patch of dust and gravel.

Jack grinned menacingly, his massive body lunging in that direction. He reached out his enormous hand, grabbed a dozen or so red capsules scattered among the rubble, along with some loose stones and dirt, and stuffed them directly into his jagged mouth.

"Karakara".

Stones, dirt, and red capsules were all crushed under his teeth and swallowed with a savage grin.

Jinbe was taken aback by his sudden action.

He first frowned, somewhat puzzled.

While it is true that some large creatures in nature do have the biological instinct to swallow rocks and soil to help digest food and replenish missing minerals.

But Jinbe wouldn't be foolish enough to think that the Ancient Drought Jack also had this problem.

When his gaze fell upon the few scattered red capsules on the ground, his expression changed instantly, and his pupils contracted sharply.

"That's... ES-Drug!"

"Why is this treasure, which should have been kept in a jade box and is said to be a remnant of the Dragon Palace Kingdom from eight hundred years ago, here?"

ES is a drug that can exponentially increase physical strength and unleash human potential.

The physical enhancement resulting from taking the potent drug is directly proportional to the number of pills consumed.

One potent drug can double one's physical strength.

Two pills are four times the value, three pills are eight times the value, and four pills are sixteen times the value!

Such an exaggerated increase in physical strength, of course, comes at a price.

To gain this superhuman power, one must consume one's lifespan.

The more potent drugs one consumes, the more one's lifespan is consumed, and the shorter the time one can maintain their strength.

If your body's basic strength is insufficient, you should not force yourself to swallow it.

Otherwise, even one pill could cause all the blood vessels in a person's body to burst.

Similarly, if one's physical strength is too great, the strength amplified by the drug will also be weakened.

For example, giving Kaido a few potent drugs is like giving him a few super-strength pills, only slightly increasing his blood flow.

But now, Jinbe's face was more unsightly than ever before.

Because in the open space in front of him, Jack the Drought's appearance had completely changed.

"Roar! Aaaaaah!"

After swallowing more than a dozen dangerous pills, Jack's eyes turned completely bloodshot.

Its gaping maw, full of fangs, opened to its limit, emitting an inhuman howl from its throat.

Standing at 8.3 meters tall, he was already comparable to a giant.

At this moment, his muscles were undulating like ocean waves.

The tendons beneath the skin bulged out, tearing through the flesh and exposing the thick, blood-red tendons to the air.

His whole body swelled up, filled with bulging muscles, resembling a blood-red humanoid muscle ball.

"Chucky!"

Large amounts of blood, like a jet of high-pressure water, shot out from his pores, forming a blood mist around his body.

An extremely powerful and overwhelming aura erupted from the humanoid muscle ball.

"Hehehe! Hahahaha!"

"This powerful feeling! It's wonderful!"

Deep within the stacked, blood-red muscles, two eerie, blood-red lights shone, locking onto Jinbe.

"Let's fight again, Jinbe!!"

"boom!"

Jack, no longer recognizable as human, leaped up from the ground with a thunderous roar, leaving a straight, blood-red trail across the earth as he hurtled toward the gritting-toothed Jinbe.

In an instant, the earth collapsed, and the ground within a radius of hundreds of meters cracked and shattered.

The entire Fishman Island shook and trembled as if an 8-magnitude earthquake had struck, swaying slightly beneath the deep sea.

Such a tremendous tremor was felt even by Neptune and the others, who were far away in the Dragon Palace, and they all looked horrified.

A blood-red spherical phantom flashed across the ground and appeared in front of Jinbe in the next instant. A giant, muscular arm emerged from the fleshy ball and punched Jinbe's black arm that he was blocking.

"Oh!"

In the blast wave, Jinbe's body was sent flying backward like a meteorite.

"Cough!"

While still in mid-air, a large amount of blood was gushing out of Jinbe's mouth!

Chapter 242 The Sea Knight's Defeat! The Sea King Awakens Prematurely!

After swallowing more than a dozen ES drugs, Jack had transformed into a non-human, spherical muscle monster.

With just a single straight punch, Jinbe's Armament Haki defense was broken, sending him flying from the Fishman City port like a meteorite, smashing through coral mountains and carving a straight trench in the ground of the Ryugu Plaza.

"boom!"

An earth-shattering explosion resounded on the cliff face of the plaza directly in front of the Dragon Palace.

The solid cliff face was struck by Jinbe as he flew backward, causing large sections to collapse instantly.

Countless huge stones crashed down, landing on the Dragon Palace Square below and kicking up clouds of dust.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The Dragon Palace, with a giant dragon carved on top, immediately sounded a stern alarm due to the earth-shattering explosion.

Rows of armored merman soldiers, wielding spears and swords, surged out of the Dragon Palace and charged toward the plaza ahead.

Neptune, the king of the Dragon Palace Kingdom, known as the Great Knight of the Sea, also held a Poseidon Trident in his hand. He walked to the collapsed cliff and looked down.

"Shark Star, did you see clearly who just flew over?"

He turned to look at the eldest prince, Shark Star, who was holding a spear beside him.

Shark Star nodded with an extremely solemn expression. "I saw it clearly, Father. It's... it's Jinbe, the eldest brother."

Neptune tightened his grip on the trident and looked up at the edge of the square.

There, a blood-red figure, not human-shaped, was propelled forward on the ground, rushing rapidly toward them.

"Jinbe was actually sent flying! Is that Jack the Drought really that strong?"

Neptune murmured in disbelief.

Shark Star frowned, watching Jack approach. Suddenly, his pupils contracted, and he blurted out, "Something's wrong! Father! That Drought Jack isn't acting right!"

"What did you say?"

Neptune was taken aback and looked closely.

When he saw Jack's blood-red eyes and felt the brutal aura emanating from him, a possibility immediately came to mind.

"A deadly drug! He took a deadly drug!"

"That's impossible. The theft of the deadly medicine from the Tamatebako happened several years ago. At that time, I don't remember any Beast Pirates ships landing on Fishman Island."

Shark Star frowned, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "It's also possible that he took a drug similar to the lethal drug. However, if the theft of the lethal drug is related to Hody Jones's new Fishman Pirates, then everything can be explained."

Neptune's tall frame trembled.

Shark Star's guess makes a lot of sense.

Drought Jack landed in Fishman Street.

The commotion earlier was probably caused by Hody Jones and his gang of fish-man street thugs who were jealous of humans.

The two quickly descended the square with the guards.

At that moment, Jinbe, covered in blood, pushed aside the large rock that was pressing down on him and crawled out of the pit in the broken cliff wall.

"Boss Jinbe!"

"Jinbe! Are you alright?"

Neptune stepped forward, looking at Jinbe covered in blood, a look of worry on his face.