People are devouring everything; I have a bucket list.

[Has automatically inherited Xiao Yang's physique from the One Piece world; the reward for his last wish is yet to be unlocked.]

[Current physical fitness: Apprentice level 4.]

Punching power: 8 tons.

As Xiao Yang charged out with his assault rifle, a strange power surged within him.

Muscles, bones, reaction speed—everything has changed!

Xiao Yang didn't have time to think it through; he started running.

Once he started sprinting, he truly felt the terror of this body.

The gravel beneath their feet cracked and splintered under their feet; each step felt like a blink of an eye.

His punching power was only 700 kilograms before, not even reaching the threshold of a martial artist, but now it has increased more than tenfold.

Although he did not cultivate genetic energy and only possessed physical strength, it was enough to fulfill his last wish.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yang immediately quickened his pace and used the Six Powers: Shave, which he had secretly learned from the Navy with Ace, and shot out.

Clearly, Xiao Yang not only inherited the physical attributes of the pirate Xiao Yang, but also his skills.

The roar ahead grew closer and closer.

Xiao Yang walked around a pile of collapsed wooden crates, and his view suddenly opened up.

Two figures collided and bumped into each other in the open space in the center of the port.

One was a giant about 5 meters tall, wearing a uniquely styled black pointed hood. His upper body was completely naked, and his bare arms were covered with dark green scales, with gleaming claws at the tips of his five fingers.

This man is none other than the Lizard King, Hanafuda!

The other figure was a boy with black hair and a pockmarked face.

He was also shirtless, revealing well-defined muscles, but his skin had an unnatural bluish-purple tinge. Those were the marks left by the poison from the Hanafuda (flower cards).

Portgas D. Ace.

He is also Xiao Yang's sworn brother.

At this moment, Ace was panting heavily, his left hand covering a deep wound on his right arm that exposed bone, blood flowing down between his fingers.

But his gaze did not waver in the slightest; instead, he stared intently at the card in front of him with murderous intent.

"Kid, I have high hopes for you."

The Lizard King's Hanafuda voice is extremely sharp, like sandpaper rubbing against rock:

"At less than twenty years old, he's managed to fight me to this extent."

"You really are talented!!"

"If you agree to become my subordinate, I can spare the rest of the Spade Pirates."

As he spoke, Hanafuda glanced at Mascud Deus and the others who were being forced to retreat by his men not far away.

Although they are all talented individuals, they are still far inferior to the direct subordinates of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

The real danger in the Spade Pirates was the Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit user, but unfortunately, he had already taken care of this dangerous Flame-Flame Man first.

"You dare say such a thing!"

Ace's eyes were blazing with fury, showing no intention of surrendering.

Seeing this, Hanafuda said to Ace with amusement:

"You don't need to get angry."

"I heard that the person who ate the Flame-Flame Fruit was your brother, right?"

"Admittedly, I killed him, but aren't I still here?"

"I can be your older brother too!"

"You bastard!!"

Ace was enraged, and black and red sparks flew out from around his eyes.

A terrifying pressure suddenly erupted, indiscriminately affecting the entire harbor.

Thump, thump!!

Dozens of Hanafuda subordinates who were surrounding the Spade Pirates fell.

Upon realizing this, Hanafuda was startled.

"This is?"

"Conqueror's Haki?"

Having experienced the new world of Hanafuda, one clearly understands the meaning behind Conqueror's Haki.

It's clear that Ace, in this state, is absolutely incapable of compromise.

Realizing this, Hanafuda's expression immediately turned cold:

"It seems I can't keep you here!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Hanafuda opened her mouth wide, as if to bite.

Having learned his lesson, Ace immediately grabbed his injured arm and used Shave to dodge.

But Hanafuda was just a feint. He immediately put his hands on the ground, twisted his body like a lizard, and flew towards Ace.

The next instant, Hanafuda swung its gleaming claws.

The claws reached for Ace's waist, the nails as sharp as knives, seemingly intending to cut him in half at the waist.

At this very moment!

Bang! Bang! Several gunshots rang out.

Hanafuda felt a sharp pain in her left eye and couldn't help but cry out, her attacking motion completely distorted.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ace quickly retreated, dodging the attack of the Hanafuda, and turned his head to look in the direction of the gunshot.

Then, behind him, above the wooden crates on the dock, he saw a figure that shouldn't have been there.

Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang is still alive.

Ace's pupils suddenly contracted.

Ace was shocked, but Xiao Yang did not hesitate.

He raised his assault rifle, aiming the crosshairs of the scope at Hanafuda's head.

But after being ambushed, Hanafuda immediately activated Observation Haki.

Almost at the same second that Xiao Yang pulled the trigger, Hanafuda tilted her head slightly.

The bullet grazed his cheek, sparking as it struck the scales and leaving a faint white mark.

It was useless after all!

Xiao Yang's heart sank.

Full-power bullets pose a lethal threat to Apprentice-level Tier 3 players, but Hanafuda is not an Apprentice-level game.

He is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, possessing not only exceptional physical abilities but also the power of an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit. In the context of Swallowed Star, he would be at least a Warlord-level figure, or even higher.

Bullets can't penetrate his scales at all; you have to aim for his weak points.

This is why Xiao Yang stared into Hanafuda's eyes and fired a rapid-fire shot.

Unfortunately, having learned her lesson, Hanafuda is unlikely to give him another chance to launch a sneak attack.

"Damn it!!"

Hanafuda, whose eye had been knocked out, was instantly enraged.

He opened his only remaining eye wide and stared at Xiao Yang.

Upon seeing the face she had just met, Hanafuda's single eye instantly turned bloodshot:

"Is it you, you piece of trash?"

"You're still alive?!"

However, while Hanafuda was in the mood to ask questions, Xiao Yang had no intention of stopping.

He continued firing, magazine after magazine, all aimed at Hanafuda's face.

Each shot was aimed at weak points without scales, such as the eyelids and nostrils, and all the bullets brought were used up in one go.

Hanafuda was forced to raise his hand to protect his face, began to dodge in place, and let out an angry growl.

"Annoying bugs!"

His body began to swell.

Dark green scales spread from its arms to its entire body, its torso thickened, and its limbs became as thick as pillars. A giant tail lashed out from behind, slamming into the ground and creating a crater half a meter deep.

Ancient species: Monitor lizard.

Completely transformed into a beast!

The flower-shaped object swelled to six meters in size, looking down at Xiao Yang who stood on the wooden box.

His remaining eye had completely turned into a golden vertical pupil, filled only with savage killing intent.

Xiao Yang discarded the rifle with its empty magazine, pulled a smoke grenade from his waist, removed the pin, and threw it at his feet.

Thick white smoke exploded instantly, engulfing an area of ​​several meters around it.

Hanafuda's vision was blocked, but the beast's instincts remained.

He raised his giant claw and slammed it down in the direction where the smoke was thickest.

But Xiao Yang had long since left that position.

He moved quickly through the smoke, pulling out two grenades from his waist, pulling the pins, timing it perfectly, and throwing them at Hanafuda's feet.

Boom! Boom!

Two explosions rang out almost simultaneously.

High-explosive grenades are far more powerful than bullets; the shockwave overturned the surrounding rubble, and the flames illuminated the smoke.

Hanafuda let out a painful roar.

His feet were blasted and bleeding, several scales were broken off, revealing the flesh underneath.

But that's about it.

The giant monitor lizard's regenerative abilities were working rapidly, and the wound stopped bleeding and scabbed over at a visible speed.

Xiao Yang did not linger in the fight.

His goal was never to kill Hanafuda.

He rushed through the smoke towards Ace, who was running to his aid.

When Ace saw Xiao Yang running over, the surprise in his eyes almost overflowed:

"Xiao Yang, you're still alive?"

"Don't speak, I brought you the antidote, eat it quickly."

Xiao Yang squatted down, took out the orange fruit with spiral patterns from his pocket, and stuffed it into Ace's mouth without thinking.

I don't know what kind of physique people have in the One Piece world, but Xiao Yang managed to stuff such a huge Flame-Flame Fruit into Ace's mouth.

Ace didn't even think about it when he heard the sound; he just opened his mouth and bit.

Ace gritted his teeth.

puff!

Fruit juice splashed everywhere.

The strange taste and mushy texture, even more disgusting than the dung-filled sedimentation pool at the uncertain final destination splashing into his mouth, almost made Ace vomit.

"Xiao Yang, you actually fed me shit?!"

Just then, Xiao Yang opened his fist, and a ball of flame condensed in his palm.

At the same time, the notification sound of the "Multiverse Bucket List" rang in Xiao Yang's mind.

【bite--!】

[One Piece World - Xiao Yang's Last Wish Has Been Fulfilled.]

[Completed Task: Return the Flame-Flame Fruit.]

[Rewards: Flame-Flame Fruit (already granted), 1x Amplitude (can be activated at any time)]

[The "Return to the Swallowed Star World" feature will be unlocked in approximately 72 hours. Countdown has begun.]

A surge of scorching power flowed into Xiao Yang's body.

Realizing this, Xiao Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He made the right bet!

The rewards given by the Multiverse Bucket List are indeed 'calculated independently'!

This time, he and Ace both won!

Since it's a win-win situation, the loser is naturally...

Xiao Yang's lips curled up as he gazed at Hanafuda, whose form had been revealed after the smoke dissipated, as if he were looking at a skeleton in a tomb.