Five days ago.
Rocks, who is blending his bloodline factors in a hidden place, welcomed his first guest in decades.
It was just a weak man whose life force was so low it could be ignored.
The man put down a letter and left.
Rocks opened the letter and glanced at it.
"Go to Dressrosa, protect Straw Hat Luffy, let him die once, and then—
Kill 'Rairyu' Adams Dylan!"
The letter came with a photo of Buggy having his neck broken by Dylan.
Rocks grinned, and the letters and photos in his hands instantly turned to ashes.
It's almost here...
Even now, when I use quite a few of my "abilities," they won't be eroded like before.
As for this kind of brat who has just emerged...
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Slash!!
Shura wrapped in red thunder slashed Rocks' chest.
Countless flesh buds began to squirm on the gap in the chest.
They worked hard to spread towards the gap, but they were still unable to fill it.
Rocks glanced down at the incision on his chest.
"What's this?"
Dylan flicked the sword, looked at the incision, and said casually, "It's the 'Chidori Sword' that cannot be defended. How do you like it? Isn't it cool?"
Although Rocks didn't quite understand the words other than "undefendable," it was obvious that this move...
The energy remaining in the incision inhibited his regeneration.
Unexpected...
Rocks' expression finally became serious.
As the blood factors merged, he gradually felt how heavy and terrifying the shackles were over the years.
There were times when he felt remorseful.
He had ingested too many kinds at once, which made the shackles he faced heavier than others.
Especially at this time, once the blood factor chain in his body collapses, he will not even have room to counterattack...
On the one hand, he deeply hated the mysterious woman above Mariejois, and on the other hand, he hated the guy in front of him.
Why...
How did he do it...
At this point, he had been able to roughly determine it.
The man in front of him, even if he hasn't broken free of the shackles yet, has already touched the edge.
In his memory, this had never happened...
God of Nature...
Boom!!
A dull voice sounded in Dylan's head.
Boom!!
Boom!!
Rocks on the opposite side also "heard" the sound.
In the center of the arena, the figure whose heart was pierced by Dylan began to change.
Dylan and Rocks glanced at the same time and then looked away.
Rocks looked even more shocked.
Such a weak guy...
He actually broke free from the "shackles"!?
He remembered the letter.
Is it necessary to experience death...
No!
Impossible!!
In the past decades, and in the decades he spent crossing the sea, he clearly remembered that when some people died, they died.
It doesn't matter if it's a Mythical Zoan or a Logia.
To die is to die! Never heard of this happening!
He glanced at Dylan opposite:
"It seems you are in a hurry."
Rocks licked the corner of his mouth, he saw it.
The guy in front of me just now frowned slightly.
Although I don't know why, he relaxed quickly and showed an inexplicable smile.
But Rocks believes his mood has changed!
Dylan ignored the "drum beat" that was getting stronger and stronger.
He took a slight breath and smiled: "It's very urgent."
Before Rocks answered, his hair suddenly stood on end.
The uncontrollable heart palpitations emerged again.
"Gu~!!"
After a strange scream, Rocks' body changed again. His body inflated like a balloon, with his chest, back, thighs, and even the top of his head.
All parts of the body began to bulge irregularly.
It was as if something was stirring inside him.
"Gah~~"
Scales, claws, fangs, and chain tails were all freely matched on Rocks' body.
Thunder, black clouds, and green mist surrounded his form.
"Conviction..."
Dylan raised his Shura, and the air instantly condensed.
That intense uneasiness was rising again.
Without enough time to wait for the blood factors to reorganize, his body bounced on the air.
Rocks, holding black flames in his left hand and lightning in his right hand, flashed in front of Dylan's eyes.
Even as Rocks' hands flew down, Dylan's body still didn't move, but this didn't make Rocks happy.
In the fight just now, the speed and fighting instinct shown by this guy were obviously not at this level.
Something...
This situation can only show that the other party is absolutely sure!
The arrow is on the string and must be fired.
Although a trace of doubt and uneasiness passed through his mind, since the enemy was standing still, there was no reason not to fight!
The black flames with the aura of annihilation and the thunder that creaked in the air attacked Dylan's head together.
Just when Rocks' hands were about to touch Dylan's body, his body suddenly felt an indescribable feeling.
Just a moment, not even a moment.
His body just lost control.
Rocks' throat tightened.
"Ka...ka...ka..."
Not just the body...
There were also waves of terrifying screams and roars in his mind.
It was the instinct of those "blood factors"!
They were asking for help, begging for mercy, they were trying to control Rocks' body to escape, and they were competing with Rocks for control of his body.
Rocks' skin began to wither... and cracks began to appear.
His organs began to fail, and he could even feel his senses disappearing.
Looking at the body that was gradually dissolving but unable to heal and regenerate, Rocks opened his mouth forcefully.
"Aren't you a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user? What is this? Wither-Wither Fruit?"
"you also..."
Although the damage caused by lightning before was powerful and pervasive, it could still be offset by his self-healing ability.
But now, he could clearly feel that his body was declining and disintegrating.
Even the "blood factors" in his body were distorted and shattered.
"Purification!"
There was a splash of water in the sky.
Rocks' damaged body began to dissolve in the water, over and over again.
That area seemed to have become a vacuum.
Dylan waited until the water cleared before stretching out his hand.
A space invisible to the naked eye opened up.
"How do I explain things like magnetic fields to you?"
Buzz...
The surrounding air was squeezed again and then shattered, and a black crack appeared in the shadow in the air.
Dylan closed his eyes and felt it for a while before turning around.
In the arena below, a smile appeared on Straw Hat's lips.
His hair also changed into the shape of flames.
"I am happy..."
Boom!!
A bolt of lightning fell in front of him, and Shura sank into his chest again.
"It's too early for you to be happy!"
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