Sailing: I Open Treasure Chests in the Pirate World

She avoided the topic of "arm fruit" and looked towards Banaro Island, which was just a stone's throw away.

"Boss, what should we do now?"

The information about the Lizard King provided by the Sand Crocodile surfaced in Ian's mind.

Hanafda, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Lizard King, is a user of the Ancient Zoan Tyrannosaurus Rex Fruit. He is cold-blooded and brutal.

He is physically strong, skilled in swordsmanship, and has a particular fondness for collecting Zoan-type Devil Fruits, especially "Ancient Zoan" Devil Fruits.

how to say?

Ian inexplicably 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 and hobbies...

Hanafda looks exactly like the members of the Beasts Pirates!

Even if this "Tyrannosaurus Rex" really becomes the face of the Beasts Pirates, Ian wouldn't be surprised at all.

And then again.

Among the "Three Disasters" of the Beasts Pirates, there is clearly a rather unsociable fellow mixed in.

King the Wildfire is a user of the Pteranodon Fruit.

Queen the Plague is a user of the Brachiosaurus Fruit.

Drought Jack... is actually a user of the "Boat-to-Boat Fruit" (crossed out) – 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!"

Ian 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 a sand crocodile...

"found it!"

The blue-eyed white dragon flew over the only town on Banaro Island.

Ian left Robin in the air, then leaped down, plummeting towards the town below.

Extreme high-altitude bungee jumping without a parachute!

A strong wind blew Ian's robes, and the ground below drew ever closer.

Just listen to a loud "boom".

Ian fell straight down into the town square of Banaro Island.

The earth, which had been solid just moments before, instantly turned into soft clay.

Ian, falling from the sky like a meteorite, crashed into the clay-like earth, creating a deep crater.

White clay shot into the sky, as if a giant wave had been unleashed 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.

"His style is completely different from 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 the hell is going on here?"

Just then, a figure appeared, silencing everyone around.

The newcomer was burly, clutching a massive scythe inside a mechanical glove, with a terrifying metal spiked ball attached to the end of the scythe.

While everyone was instinctively avoiding the clay on the ground.

This person treated the clay as nothing, walking openly and honestly on the clay-like ground.

Hanafda, the Lizard King, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, has arrived!

Hanafda arrived in the town center and looked up at the blue-eyed white dragon in the sky.

"White Dragon?"

A deep, hoarse voice came from beneath Hanafda's oddly shaped dark hood.

"Are you the 'White Dragon' mentioned in the news, the one who killed that sand crocodile?"

As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Hanafda always cares about news about the other Warlords.

This morning, he saw the news reports of "the crocodile's crushing defeat" in the newspapers.

At the time, Hanafda was wondering if the "white dragon" might be a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user...

If the other party really is some unknown ancient species, or even a mythical beast type user...

Hanafda 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 on its own!

Judging from this ability, the other party does not seem to be a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user.

On the contrary, it's more like the Paramecia type, such as Doflamingo...

A wave rippled across the clay earth.

Ian appeared before the crowd.

He looked around, his gaze sweeping over the strange-looking creatures.

"Tsk! So it really is a 'pirate island'?"

According to the intelligence provided by Crocodile, the Lizard King's actions are rather... in line with tradition.

simply put.

They just love burning, killing, looting, and plundering.

Naturally, the Lizard King recruited a group of wicked pirates as his subordinates.

This type of traditional pirate constitutes the vast majority of the pirate faction.

What "playing house pirates"...

That's the oddball.

Anyway.

Ian had no interest in recruiting these "finished trash" who enjoyed burning, killing, and looting.

As for that little lizard...

Ian glanced at Hanafda, a thought flickering in his mind.

The surging clay, like waves, moved forward according to his will, charging towards the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Hanafda frowned, bent his knees slightly, and leaped high into the air, avoiding the intrusion of the clay.

But the white clay continued to surge forward.

One after another, clay arms grew out of it, reaching out to grab the lizard king from all directions.

Hanafda swung his enormous scythe, unleashing a series of sharp slashes that hurtled towards the clay giant hand.

shhhhh--

Ordinary clay with a loose texture cannot withstand such a slash.

Hanafda sliced ​​off all the incoming clay arms as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

"So you're not a 'dragon' after all!"

Hanafda crashed to the ground, the terrifying metal spikes creating a shallow crater.

"Then go to hell!"

Hanafda was about to rush forward and kill the nonsensical "white dragon" that had come to him of its own accord.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

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 statue, there are countless clay arms growing out of every inch of them!

The surrounding pirates were all stunned by the sudden appearance of this enormous Buddha statue.

"The Great Buddha..."

"How can it be……"

"Could it be the Fleet Admiral?"

Its enormous size brings unparalleled oppression.

Even Hanafda felt a faint sense of horror.

But Ian wouldn't give the other party much time to be shocked.

He sat cross-legged atop the head of the clay Buddha, manipulating the countless clay arms behind him to unleash a storm of attacks on the Lizard King below.

Awakening: Clay-Clay Fruit - True Thousand Hands!

The seven-star [Clay Fruit] was unleashed at full power. Every swing of its clay arms brought with it a violent howl, and the overwhelming giant hands left the Lizard King with nowhere to hide.

boom! boom! boom! ——

The deafening roar continued incessantly.

Hanafda 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!

Hanafda held the giant scythe in front of him.

The end result was that he and his weapon were blasted into the depths of the earth by the clay arm!

At this critical moment.

Hanafda no longer hesitated and decisively released her Devil Fruit power.

[Zoan Type, Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Tyrannosaurus Rex Form]!

Hanafda did not enter the fully animalized "beast form," but instead entered the more flexible "human-beast form"!

Thanks to the powerful physique bestowed upon them by the ancient species.

Hanafda bravely withstood the furious bombardment of the clay arm, trying to escape the attack range of the Clay Fruit.

But Ian had already assimilated the entire town into clay.

Hanafda had nowhere to run!

Seeing how strong the other party's will to survive was, Ian became a little more serious.

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!

Rumbling--

After being imbued with Armament Haki, the already formidable clay fist's attack power increased to another level.

It was accompanied by a terrifying roar like the earth splitting apart.