As if to verify the accuracy of his words.
The next moment.
Rumble——!!!
The entire desert on the right side of the riverbank suddenly shook violently, like the shudder before an ancient behemoth awakens.
"Hey!"
"What's going on, what's happening, what is this commotion!"
The sailors on the merchant ship closest to the riverbank widened their eyes in terror.
But in front of their eyes, the originally calm sandy ground was now churning and rolling like a boiling pot of oil!
"Roar!!!"
The earth-shattering roar suddenly tore through the heat waves, as visible sound waves rippled through the air!
A massive creature burst out from the sand, the sandstorm it stirred instantly obscuring half the sky.
——It was a giant Tyrannosaurus over twenty meters long.
Its entire body was covered in jet-black scales, and with a sweep of its sturdy tail, it snapped several poplar trees in half. In its bloody maw, sharp white teeth gleamed chillingly.
Turning to look over, upon seeing the black-haired boy on the riverbank, the Tyrannosaurus's eyes were suddenly filled with ferocity and violence:
"You brat... you've really angered me, come here!!!"
"No wonder this guy's nickname is the Lizard King." Smoker frowned, "So it's the Ancient Tyrannosaurus Fruit, what a rare find..."
Before at headquarters, he had seen a guy named Drake with a similar fruit ability, but it was just an ancient Allosaurus, yet his strength firmly surpassed his own, and now he'd already become a Headquarter Rear Admiral.
And comparing an Allosaurus to a Tyrannosaurus... it's clearly insignificant.
"It does look a bit scary."
Shano also looked up with interest at this gigantic Tyrannosaurus, just the transformation noise almost made him think he was on the set of an Ultraman scene.
"Maybe we should just ignore this guy."
Nojiko said with a playful smile, "The ice I've laid is very shallow, if this guy charges over, he'd probably fall into the sea straight away. This form might be intimidating, but on this coast, it's no threat to us at all."
That's right.
The Snow-Snow Fruit brought back by her brother, since Kuina stubbornly wanted to become a pure Great Sword Master and refused to eat it, and Uncle Zeff said sea chefs couldn't be landlubbers, would have eaten it himself when younger if he wanted to, Ah Yin and Glutinous Rice Cake were even more scornful...
So in the end, she ate it.
Nojiko was quite fond of the cool effects this fruit could exert and had been diligently researching it these few days.
She's now basically adapted to it, and combined with Fist Technique, developed several fairly powerful moves.
"We still need to pay attention to it."
Shano grinned, "I haven't seen such a thick-skinned guy in a while, it's rare to have a suitable punching bag, how can I not loosen up my muscles?"
Oh, there seems to be another thick-skinned guy around.
He looked towards Jack on that gigantic black pirate ship, the other was standing there, looking somewhat bewildered.
This guy seems like a rookie, unlike that calamity who dared to charge towards a ship of Navy bigwigs, probably doesn't need to worry too much about him.
"Leave the officers of the Hanafuda Pirates to you all, let Ah Yin come down to help too, be careful not to affect the nearby merchant ships."
"Rest assured, Captain, leave it to us."
Kuina nodded, then looked back, "As for those merchant ships, no need to worry, they're sensible and have long retreated far away."
"Alright, then I have no worries, and can go and enjoy a good time with this Warlord of the Sea."
Shano's gaze turned towards the gigantic Tyrannosaurus.
"Hey, kid, why aren't you coming over yet!"
The Tyrannosaurus stared at him intently, its grin ferocious, "Could it be that after seeing your Hanafuda master's power, you're scared stiff?"
"Those from the Hundred Beasts Pirates really aren't too bright, huh."
Shano sighed.
He slightly twisted his neck, producing a series of cracking sounds like popcorn popping.
Crack!
The next instant, the ice surface suddenly shattered, and the black-haired teenager's figure vanished from where he stood at that moment!