A Pirate's Spring Awakening

Drake had his own trump card, which was why he dared to stay.

Regardless, this battle wasn't over yet, and now wasn't the time to be distracted.

"Kid, don't die."

Leaving these words behind, Bellamy's figure vanished again.

Looking at the lingering afterimage, Drake's pupils contracted violently. "Is this the Spring-Spring Fruit?"

"What terrifying speed."

Different Devil Fruits in different hands could display vastly different levels of power.

Like the Spring-Spring Fruit in Bellamy's hands, its power was many times greater than that of the original Hyena.

Even the proud Drake had to admit that Bellamy's speed was truly terrifying.

"But I am the Ancient Zoan Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Allosaurus user."

Compared to the Spring-Spring Fruit, Drake had more faith in the power of his Allosaurus form.

So, just as the enraged giant beast launched its furious attack, Drake, who had remained in place, activated his transformation.

"Transform! Allosaurus Man!"

"Six Powers: Iron Body!"

Since he was already prepared to reveal his trump card, it didn't matter if he showed another one.

Facing the earth-shattering might of the Sandra Gigantic Tiger, Drake couldn't afford to hide anything anymore. He directly used the Six Powers: Iron Body, and charged forward.

This guy, he actually chose to clash head-on.

Boom!

The earth shook and the mountains trembled.

A huge crater appeared on the ground.

On a large tree not far away, Bellamy anxiously looked at the crater below.

"This kid really knows the Six Powers."

"Don't die, you bastard!"

Drake's movements after transforming and using Iron Body naturally couldn't escape his eyes.

As for this kid's Allosaurus transformation, it only surprised him for a few seconds before he moved on. But Bellamy had plans to acquire the Navy's Six Powers from him. This kid's value in his eyes was not low.

That stomp was really brutal; even he was a little scared watching it.

This kid better not be dead.

Bellamy hurriedly provoked the beast from the side. "Hey, big cat, look over here."

The hatred the Sandra Gigantic Tiger felt for him was much higher than for others.

Upon discovering this bug, the beast immediately roared in anger.

But just as the beast raised its leg, a voice actually came from under its foot.

"Wait a minute, where do you think you're going?"

A claw grabbed the edge of the crater, and he climbed out from underground with difficulty.

Covered in blood, Drake looked up at the Sandra Gigantic Tiger. "I'm not dead yet!"

Monsters don't know what it means to go easy. Seeing this little bug still bouncing around, it swiped down with its paw.

The Sandra Gigantic Tiger's size meant that its strength far exceeded human imagination.

The paw had only swung halfway down, but the terrifying wind pressure almost crushed Drake to the ground.

"This kid, he's really..." Bellamy quickly fired a Spring Punch, knocking Drake away and saving his life.

"Too reckless."

Although the Allosaurus transformation greatly increased Drake's strength and physique, the Allosaurus Man's speed wasn't very fast.

To dodge the attack of a beast over twenty meters tall, Drake's speed was still a bit too slow.

"So, is this guy here specifically to cause me trouble?" When he'd knocked him away earlier, this kid seemed to have fainted.

Bellamy jumped into the air, attracting the beast's attention, and then, in the instant it swung its paw, he jumped to another tree.

Drawing the Sandra Gigantic Tiger's gaze to himself, Bellamy took a deep breath, preparing to continue this battle.

"Hey, big guy, our fight isn't over yet."

The depths of the primeval forest were full of huge trees dozens of meters tall, an environment perfect for Bellamy to use an incomplete move.

The prototype of this move was something he had gradually conceived while practicing his bouncing in the cave.

Its framework was based on the Hyena's Super Bouncer, combined with his own understanding of the Spring-Spring Fruit.

The principle was to use continuous bouncing and collisions to gradually increase the spring force, until it reached a level his body couldn't withstand.

Then, using his body as a bullet, he would use the final bounce, which far exceeded his own limits, as propulsion.

If he could also use Haki, then after accumulating enough power, this move could shatter a small mountain.

But Bellamy didn't know Haki, so this was just a move in the conceptual stage.

However, facing such a powerful enemy, he didn't have many options.

"So, give me some speed!"

First Gear had already been active for nearly five minutes, and his heart was starting to ache.

In the end, his current physique was still too weak.

Bellamy's figure darted frantically through the complex forest environment.

In the blink of an eye, countless afterimages appeared in mid-air.

These afterimages circled around the Sandra Gigantic Tiger, seemingly forming a kind of encirclement.

The bloodshot-eyed beast wildly swung its paws, trying to catch this bug that was jumping all over the place.

But its slow speed couldn't even touch the hem of Bellamy's clothes.

Before its paws could even be raised, Bellamy's figure had already bounced who knows where.

Constantly grabbing at air quickly made the beast manic.

The already enraged Sandra Gigantic Tiger simply went berserk, disregarding everything and wildly clawing at the air.

It didn't care where the bug was, it didn't care what it was doing; it just wanted to tear everything in front of it to pieces.

A destructive storm was instantly whipped up in the depths of the primeval forest.

On the edge of this storm, countless afterimages flitted through, sometimes flashing across the sky, sometimes disappearing without a trace.

Just then, Drake, who had been unconscious for a short time, woke up.

"This is!"

The battle unfolding before his eyes left him deeply shocked.

The power displayed by the giant beast and Bellamy's incredible speed left him stunned.

Drake had to admit that he was still far behind.

"Damn it."

He slammed his fist on the ground in frustration. Drake finally lowered his head, preparing to retreat first, so as not to hinder Bellamy's fight.

Just as he was getting up to flee, a peculiar sound suddenly came from behind him.

This sound was strange; he had never heard anything like it before, but he immediately guessed that it was the sound of air being intensely compressed.

"What's happening?" Drake turned around to try and find the source of the sound.

This turn allowed him to witness a scene he would never forget.

Bellamy, covered in blood, shot through the giant beast's body like an arrow.

This happened so fast that even after the beast collapsed, Drake was still desperately trying to recall what had just happened.

"Why is Bellamy covered in blood?!"

Wait, the captain seems to have fainted!

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