ing to me...""As long as you save her, I will do anything.""I can be your servant, I can kill for you, my garden... and also, and also my money, you can take anything..."Please...He frantically flippe..."Quite the presence...That Darren boy..."
Standing on the edge of the schoolyard, Zefa crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes under his sunglasses, sizing up the black-haired Marine standing in the center. A satisfied smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
Although he had a general understanding of Darren's combat capabilities from the files passed down from the Warring States period, ZeFa still preferred to observe someone's abilities firsthand.
But, if the records on the file are without error...
Zefa's body tensed slightly.
You must be prepared to help people at any time.
……
On the dusty schoolyard, a hot wind whipped up sand as Darren and Dalmesia stood ten meters apart, their gazes locked.
"Darren, are you ready I know you just got out of the hospital today."
Dalmatia asked in a low voice.
Darren smiled.
It's alright, come on then. It won't waste any effort anyway.
The admiral's understated tone instantly enraged Dalmestia.
Then don't blame me for being rude!!
Suddenly, he let out a ferocious roar, and his body underwent a startling transformation.
His physique had visibly increased in height and breadth. The muscles on his upper body were knotted and prominent, straining against the confines of his military uniform.
On skin of bronze, fur with patterns of spots grew rapidly. The fingernails on both hands lengthened and sharpened to an alarming degree.
The skeletal structure of the legs underwent astonishing transformations as well. The feet burst through their boots, powerfully stamping upon the ground, evolving into the robust hind limbs characteristic of canids.
Animal Race, Dog Fruit · Spotted Dog Form · Human-Beast Type!!
A primal and wild aura suddenly emanated from Darmesia's body.
"That's how it is..."
Darren murmured softly.
As Darmesia transformed from human form to beast form, the intensity of her life magnetic field in Darren's life magnetic field perception increased by at least 30%.
"Is the Devil Fruit's effect a full-body enhancement to an animal's physical abilities It's really enviable…"
Among the three types of Devil Fruits—the Natural, Animal, and Human—only Animal-type Devil Fruits can directly enhance a user's physique and close-combat abilities.
In a certain sense, animals are indeed the most adaptable and dexterous practitioners of physical prowess.
Before Darren's words could even finish, Dalmatia was already in motion!
Only to see, accompanied by his slightly bent knees, the ground beneath him suddenly appeared a shallow pit.
Jagged stones flew up in a shower as Dalmesia's form shot forward, swift and agile as a leopard.
The speed was extremely fast, even leaving afterimages in the eyes of everyone.
"What a fast speed!"
"Truly, you are a Devil Fruit user of the Animal type!"
"Just like a hunting wild beast!"
The sailors' eyes lit up, and they couldn't help but cheer.
In a flash, Dalmesia's figure appeared before Darren.
The razor-sharp claws shot up, tearing through the air and lunging towards the rear admiral's chest!
Bah!!
The expected tearing of flesh did not sound, but instead there was a grating metallic screeching.
Darmecia's pupils instantly constricted to pinpricks, her face paling with horror.
The military uniform tore, revealing gashes that could pierce rock itself. And yet, those claws only managed to draw a flicker of fire across Darren's chest skin!!
Not only were the people of Dalmatia astonished, but also the sailors present looked on in disbelief, as if they couldn't believe their own eyes.
That guy...he just effortlessly blocked Dalmesia's attacks with his own physical defenses!
What on earth is his body made of!
Steel!
Ze Fa was even more astonished, his heart pounding wildly as he clenched his fists tightly.
It's true!!
The information is true!
Darren, that little punk, actually managed to cultivate his physique into an "Iron Body"!
"The speed is okay, but the power is lacking."
Darren stood motionless, a smile playing on his lips as he offered a comment.
"This is impossible!"
Dalmesia gritted her sharp teeth and her eyes quickly filled with bloodshot.
His hands darted out at lightning speed, enveloping Darren's form like a tempestuous storm.
"Canine Fang! Piercing Slash!!"
Ding ding ding ding!!
As if dense bullets were incessantly pounding on the naval captain's body, dull sounds echoed. The holes in his uniform grew one by one, each a testament to the relentless assault.
"Damn it!! Your body!!"
Darmesia roared in rage, her body leaping into the air. She twisted her powerful waist and lashed out with a forceful whip kick, striking Darren's neck with brutal force.
Bang!!
A ripple of air instantly spread outwards, but Darren's head only tilted slightly.
Dalmatian's pupils dilated.
The people present widened their eyes even more.
"Don't you understand yet"
"I could kill Bundy, of course external forces…"
Facing the force of Dalmesia's whip kicks, Darren slowly turned his head, his eyes gazing down at her with disdain.
"But that doesn't mean I don't have enough strength."
Bang…
He reached out and grabbed Dalmatia's foot.
Dalmesia's face turned pale.
Before he could react, he suddenly felt a violent dizziness, and the world turned upside down at that moment.
The entire person was thrown out by the naval major general!
Under the terrifying force of the throw, Darmesia's figure flew through the air for hundreds of meters, crashing like a bullet into the wall of an abandoned military fortress.
The military fortress trembled suddenly, and a hole was blown in its sturdy walls.
Darmesia's body was embedded in it, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.
But his eyes were fixed on the distant naval rear admiral. His animalistic instincts told him a threat unlike any he'd ever felt before.
"Now, let me show you...true power and speed."
Then Darren said softly, tearing off his tattered military uniform with one hand as if he were an elegant knight. He knelt slightly and bowed his head in a graceful gesture.
A scene that sent shivers down everyone's spine unfolded.
The moment the knightly courtesy concluded, the ground beneath Darren collapsed in a thirty-meter radius, erupting into a colossal mud and sand pillar ten meters high.
The ground of the schoolyard rumbled at this moment, as if an earthquake had occurred, causing everyone to wobble on their feet.
The next moment——
A towering figure exploded from the ground like a shell from a giant cannon, arriving before Dalmatia in the blink of an eye.
The naval captain's aura surged, looking like he was possessed.
A huge fist, wearing black leather gloves, was raised high.
He covered his eyes with a twitch of his lips.
Everyone was shocked.
Kùzàn's eyes blazed with fervent light.
Dalmecia's pupils trembled violently. Faced with this overwhelming pressure, her heart seemed to stop beating.
An indescribable fear of death washed over him, making his scalp tingle.
A violent gust of wind hit Darmesia, and at this moment, the entire world seemed to disappear from his vision. All that remained was that meteor-like fist, constantly enlarging at a terrifying speed...
"Darren!"
The cold sound of ZeFa's voice echoed in the distance.
A punch comes down!
Bang!!
The wind of the punch brushed past my ear.
A dull thud echoed from the solid walls behind.
The whole world has fallen silent at this moment.
Darmesia stood there, panting heavily.
Sunshine streamed down from the sky.
What catches the eye is that naval rear admiral's face, a smile playing on his cold and sinister features.
Then, Dalmesia... from now on, please treat me well.
Darren smiled and then retracted his fist, turning away.
The next second,
In the stunned and horrified silence of all who beheld it——
Boom!!
A massive crater, abruptly appearing in the center of the military fortress, pierced through the entire structure, forming a gaping and exaggerated cavity.
Consequently.
A twenty-meter-high abandoned military fortress...
Crumbling down with a deafening roar!!
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As for all things, I am eternally grateful.icted.That's too fast!!This speed is even ten times faster than the Navy's Sixth Style, Rokushiki!This punch... ferocious, solemn, brutal, terrifying.Can't escape!Even with magnetic field perception p...