One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 15 Mythical Beast Species? My name is 'Rooster'!

Chapter 15 Mythical Beast Species? My name is 'Rooster'!
Outside the great forest, a watchtower.

"Hey guys, wake up!"

Following Lanley's advice, the lieutenant colonel, who had fled there, looked at the badly damaged marines inside the watchtower and felt both relieved and anxious.

The relief was that the situation was better than expected—although the attack had been extremely brutal and almost all the equipment inside the watchtower was unusable, the marines' lives were at least not in danger.

It's not hard to guess that the remaining four bases are likely in the same situation.

In addition, he had also reported the attack on Arahit Island to headquarters.

But this is also where his urgency lies.

"The nearest support from the surrounding waters will take at least half a day to arrive."

"But even if we get here, can we really be of any help in a battle of that magnitude?"

He murmured softly, his gaze fixed on the center of the distant forest.

At this moment, from the center of that forest...

"Qiang!" "Qiang!" "Qiang!"

The loud explosions and friction sounds were like thunder, still piercing even from such a distance.

With each impact, he could see a giant tree in the Arathi Forest collapse with a deafening roar, raising clouds of dust.

Every now and then, enormous slashes would come from the forest and hurtle into the sky, shattering all the dust in their wake.

no doubt.

That was a battle the lieutenant colonel had never witnessed before.

"Commodore, can you win?"

He murmured in his heart.

…………

"Can't win."

Meanwhile, in the forest, Commodore Renly, who was fighting Roy, silently came to a conclusion.

"So this is an Ancient Race user?"

He murmured to himself.

He had long heard his mentor, Vice Admiral "Fire Mountain," talk about how troublesome Ancient Zoan users were—in fact, one of the now-famous "Seven Warlords of the Sea" was known for his Ancient Zoan abilities.

According to Huoshaoshan, facing that guy is like facing the ancient wilderness.

Lanley didn't quite understand before.

But now, he understands.

"boom!"

The sound of wind breaking came—it was a huge tail.

Lanli managed to swing his katana in a counterattack.

"Volcanic Flow - Explosive Slash!"

An overwhelming aura of power and strength erupted from him.

But the next moment, he was thrown out of control as if he had been hit by a mountain.

"Boom!"

His body carved a huge dent into the ground, and the giant trees he knocked down along the way testified to the force of the impact.

Lanli felt that he might have broken another rib.

"How many is this? The third or the fourth?"

He barely managed to prop himself up with his sword, swallowing the blood that was about to spurt out. His heavy breathing indicated that his condition was extremely bad.

Then, he looked up at the enemy.

The monster was right there not far from him.

On the tail of that enormous body, which was over three meters long, one could see a wound he had just inflicted, with a slight gap.

But at this moment.
"."

Lanley could clearly see that the muscles and skin around the wound were constantly repairing themselves.

In just a moment, the bleeding wound had turned into a faint red mark.

This is precisely what is causing Lanli the most headaches and even despair.

"Vitality, physical fitness, speed, defense, and strength are on completely different levels."

Even if the opponent doesn't use Haki—perhaps because they don't know how, or perhaps because they don't want to.

Even though he had used all his power and slashing ability.

However, the difference between the two lies in the fact that the life force brought by the Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit, as the essence of life, is simply too terrifying.

so.
“My cultivation is still insufficient. If Master Huoshaoshan were to be present in person, he might be able to sever this guy’s body.”

Renly pondered this in his heart.

"In a normal battle, I have no chance of winning."

"Therefore, I have no choice but to gamble everything on the next strike."

He had already made up his mind.

Meanwhile...
"This fruit is indeed monstrous. No wonder any Ancient Zoan user is at least one of the 'Flying Six' or 'Three Disasters' of the Beast Pirates."

Roy was expressing almost the same sentiment as Renly.

That's right.

His battle with Renly this time was also a deliberate attempt to use this formidable prospective general as a 'sharpening stone' for adapting to his new abilities.

As the owner of the fruit, he understood even better than Renly just how powerful the Wind God Pteranodon Fruit truly was.

"My basic combat skills and physical abilities are not weak, and with the power of this fruit, I can be considered to have combat strength close to that of a Marine Vice Admiral."

Roy came to a conclusion.

Of course, considering that the upper and lower limits of the rank of vice admiral in the navy are actually quite large, his words are still considered conservative.

"Not to mention I still have... um?"

However, just as Roy was about to continue his analysis and summary, a thought struck him—the sense of crisis unique to Zoan-type Devil Fruit users made him look in the direction of Brigadier General Renly.

At that moment, Brigadier General Lanley emerged from the smoke and dust.

Before anyone knew it, the greatsword in his hand had been sheathed.

He lowered his body, his right hand gripping the scabbard, his eyes sharp and frightening.

"Is it time to decide the winner?" Roy naturally understood the other party's plan—the other party clearly intended to use the next attack to decide the winner.

then
"Alright."

"I've gotten used to the power of the Wind God Pteranodon Fruit, and it's indeed time to end this."

Roy muttered to himself, then looked at Brigadier General Renly in front of him.

And at this moment.
"boom!"

Brigadier General Lanley gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, his breathing heavy and labored.

"Hoo!" "Hoo!" "Hoo!"

With each breath, an aura of dominance slowly enveloped his hands, and all the power in his body converged at that moment.

At that moment, his aura was like a volcano gathering power and about to erupt.

"If we encounter a powerful enemy, it is certainly a crisis, but it may also be an opportunity."

"Gather your strength and bet everything on this sword."

"To gather hearts and minds, and to converge on one point—this is called 'gathering in harmony'."

The voice of his mentor, "Fire Mountain," seemed to still echo in his ears.

then
"boom!"

The next moment, its sharp edge was revealed.

Like a volcanic eruption!
That was a slash—an unprecedented slash!
The speed and intensity of this slash far exceeded any previous strike, tearing through the atmosphere.

Wherever it passed, countless surrounding trees were instantly cleaved in two, and huge clouds of dust followed the slash with a deafening roar.

"When the heart moves, the sword is drawn; when the heart and mind are in harmony—this is called 'drawing and combining'."

At this moment, Renly felt very satisfied.

Because this was the strongest strike he had ever delivered.

"Volcanic Flow - Iai Slash - Burning Mountain!"

At this moment, even Roy's beast-transformed vertical pupils couldn't help but flash with surprise.

next moment.
The slash flew past.

"Pfft!"

And the head, wearing a rooster mask and covered with silhouetted dragon scales, silently left the neck!
One sword kills the head!
Renly finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Won."

He slowly slumped to the ground, panting heavily, feeling that even the slightest movement of his body was extremely difficult.

But
"This strike was spot on."

The sudden sound almost made Lanli's heart stop.

"Varied"

He turned his head in disbelief.

Then, he saw a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life.

At this moment, the sunlight shines brightly on the devastated forest.

Meanwhile, Royna's severed head, adorned with a rooster mask, was transforming into countless tiny, flowing golden particles of light.

then
"Buzz!"

The scattered fragments of light continued to gather and gradually coalesced back onto the headless body.

Amidst the dazzling light, the outline of the head began to solidify.

In a short while, Roy's body was restored to its original form.

However, at this moment, Lanli could see the changes in him.

At this moment, golden ribbons of light were clearly wrapped around his body, and even the dragon claw in his hand seemed to be glowing with golden light.

And so, the forest fell into a deathly silence.

Renly's gaze was almost blank at this moment.

He stared at the incredible, indescribable posture that Roy was displaying in front of him.

"A Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, but elementalized!?"

His still-thinking mind was replaying that incredible scene from just moments before.

After such a long battle, he was almost certain that Roy was a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user.

But he had seen that scene before in the Navy—it was extremely similar to the Logia-type ability possessed by Admiral Kizaru.

Therefore, he involuntarily came to that almost unique conclusion.

"You are a Mythical Beast?"

Only the rarest type of fruit in the entire ocean, the Zoan-type Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, could possess such incredible power!
But what follows is another conclusion.

That is.
"You didn't even use your full strength in our fight just now?"

If the other party is indeed a Mythical Zoan type user, then this is almost an inevitable conclusion.

Renly was almost horrified.

He was confident in his abilities—among the naval vice admirals and below, he was confident he would not lose to anyone.

But now, this mysterious attacker in front of him can defeat him without even using his full strength.

"Who...who are you?"

He opened his mouth to ask a question.

Then, he saw the dragon's claw slowly rising.

"Buzz!"

Golden light gathered on the dragon's claws and burst forth in the next moment.

"boom!"

The next moment, Renly lost consciousness.