Chapter 66: Rapid Power Growth
Buzz!
A tremendous surge of energy flooded into Jiang Qize's body, strengthening every part of him. His skin grew tougher, even beginning to glimmer faintly with a metallic sheen.
Jiang Qize picked up a small knife and drew it across his arm.
Sss—
Not even a white scratch appeared on his skin.
Then he gripped the knife tightly and stabbed it hard into his palm.
Clang!
The blade snapped and flew off, leaving only a faint white mark on his hand.
"Looks like an ordinary blade can't even hurt me now," Jiang Qize said with a pleased smirk, mentally giving himself a thumbs-up for strengthening the Mosasaur's skin.
If he kept reinforcing himself at this rate, even famed swords might not be able to cut him.
One enhancement wasn't enough—he'd enhance ten, a hundred—until his body became indestructible like diamond.
He focused his mind, and a layer of black Armament Haki instantly coated his injured hand, spreading up to wrap around the broken knife, turning its blade pitch black.
"My Armament Haki has gotten stronger too!"
His overall power had more than doubled compared to before.
As expected—money was power. A pay-to-win approach always produced results. Non-paying players would need a thousand times longer to reach this level.
[Host]: Jiang Qize
[Age]: 18
[Rank]: Marine Headquarters—Lieutenant Colonel
[Berries]: 104 million
[Abilities]: Conqueror's Haki (Trait: Subjugation), Armament Haki, Observation Haki
[Summon],[Enhance],[Synthesize],[Recycle]
"Already at Lieutenant Colonel level, huh?"
Jiang Qize grinned broadly.
Then he opened the enhancement interface for the Raptorex.
Previously, in its basic enhancements, everything except [Body Size] had already been completed. In the intermediate enhancements, he had strengthened [Physique] and [Teeth], while the rest remained untouched.
"The T-Rex still needs to merge with the Human-Human Fruit and get some basic strengthening done, so I'll leave 30 million for it. The other 70 million goes to the Raptorex's enhancements."
After thinking it through, Jiang Qize finalized his plan.
The T-Rex was still too weak. Its bite force was impressive, but against a strong opponent, it wouldn't even be able to land a hit—let alone bite.
Intermediate Armament Haki was a must, and he could still afford two more intermediate enhancements.
After some thought, he chose [Speed] and [Strength].
He saw the Raptorex as a front-line fighter. With the Slice-Slice Fruit ability, higher speed would boost its pursuit and reaction time, while greater strength would vastly improve its attack power.
There was also a basic body size enhancement available for just one million berries—so he added that too.
A total of 71 million berries was deducted.
…
In a marketplace on Drum Island—
The Raptorex and little Robin were wandering among the stalls, while the T-Rex followed behind, loaded down with bags and parcels.
Many of the island's residents stared from a distance, keeping their distance from the two colossal beasts.
Even the island's guard forces didn't dare get close. They had already learned their lesson—the last time a squad of guards tried to stop them from entering the market, they had opened fire, only for strange little hands to sprout from their arms and twist their wrists until they snapped.
From that moment on, everyone was terrified.
Suddenly, the Raptorex stopped in its tracks.
Buzz!!!
A wave of terrifying energy burst from its body. Its massive form began to grow taller at an astonishing rate—
Twenty meters… twenty-five meters…
A layer of black Armament Haki spread across its bronze skin, covering nearly half its body.
Its muscles expanded and contracted rhythmically, growing denser and more powerful by the second.
After a few moments, the transformation ceased—leaving the Raptorex radiating a suffocating aura of raw power.
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