"Yes, then..."
Luffy gave a thumbs up and took a bite, shouting, "Gear Third!"
The arm became enormous at that moment.
Luffy swung his arm back, smashing through the wall behind him, and then shoved forward with a powerful thrust.
"Giant's Pistol!"
The enlargement of the fist did not slow down the speed by much. Soon, a fist larger than Kro's five-meter-tall werewolf body appeared in front of him.
The fist almost covered the entire corridor.
There's no way to hide now.
Kro didn't try to hide.
His entire body was tense, his claws outstretched, and he directly rammed into the huge fist.
Bang!
A blast of air erupted from beside Kro. He braced himself against the enormous fist, the veins on his arms bulging beneath his fur. As if he were moving a massive object, he suddenly swung it upwards, sending the huge fist crashing into the ceiling above the base.
"He's really strong, but... he shaved incredibly fast!"
The upward movement of the fist created an opening in front of Luffy, and Kuro flashed, transforming into a streak of black light, directly striking Luffy's upper arm, which hadn't yet grown in size and was still just an ordinary person's arm.
"Cut with a hand knife!"
Kro's wolf claws, wreathed in pale blue light, slashed downwards.
when!
A patch of jet-black Armament Haki appeared on Luffy's upper arm, blocking Kuro's claw attack.
However, traces of blood were also visible on this arm.
Kro's fingernails were also completely black.
"Ouch, that hurts, you bastard, with that jet pistol!"
call!
With a whoosh of wind, a fist steaming and adorned with Armament Haki struck out.
Click!
However, in that instant, Kro's wolf head rushed forward, its mouth wide open and its teeth turning black as it forcefully bit down on the fist.
"I already told you, your actions..."
Kuro's sharp teeth clenched frantically at the fist, and as Luffy grimaced, blood continued to flow from the fist, which was covered in Armament Haki.
In pain, Luffy lashed out with a whip kick.
As if he had known this beforehand, Kuro raised his claws and stomped down hard as Luffy's leg swept in. The sharp claws on his feet pierced Luffy's leg, pinning him down firmly.
"I know everything about it!"
With a flick of its head, the wolf spat out the fist from its mouth, while simultaneously grabbing Luffy's wrist with its other claw, and then its mouth opened wide, shouting, "Wolf Run Cannon!"
boom!!
The powerful wisp of air struck Luffy squarely in the chest, propelling his body backward and shattering several walls behind him, turning the once somewhat gloomy base corridor into ruins.
With a flick of its tail, Kro sprawled out on all fours, its beastly eyes fixed on the dust and smoke rising from the ruins ahead. It sneered, "Straw Hat Kid, you've lost!"
As the smoke cleared, Luffy's body was found kneeling on the metal and stone, panting heavily.
The Haki on Luffy's chest slowly dissipated, and he gasped for breath, saying, "Oops, that really hurt! Aren't Zoan-type Devil Fruit users strongest in their Beastman form, like that leopard-man from Enies Lobby? Chopper is also stronger in his Beastman form."
Even though he blocked the attack with overwhelming force, he still looked extremely disheveled.
Compared to the smooth fur and seemingly unharmed appearance of Clod, they were completely different.
"That's a typical Zoan-type, I'm different."
Kro laughed confidently, "I am an ancient species. Compared to the three forms of ordinary Zoan-type beings—humanoid, beast-humanoid, and beast-humanoid—my forms are humanoid, humanoid-beastoid, and beast-humanoid. My humanoid-beastoid form is already comparable to the beast-humanoid form of a Zoan-type, and my beast-humanoid form is the complete form! You can't go to sea, Straw Hat Boy!"
"I will definitely go to sea!"
Luffy stood up and shouted, "If you insist on blocking my way, then I'll defeat you before I set sail again!"
"Hmph, stop talking big. If you want to go to sea, why come here?"
Kro sneered, "When Rayleigh blocked my way, you could have just changed ships and gone out to sea. In the end, haven't you learned your lesson from two years ago? Do you think that once you reach the bounty level, the Navy will be afraid of you and you can do whatever you want?"
"Enough with the nonsense, I'm not going to abandon my comrades!"
Luffy took a deep breath: "Sunny is our comrade. He inherited Merry's will and will stay with us!"
"Merry?"
Kuro paused for a moment, then narrowed his eyes: "Ah... I heard Kaya mention that she sponsored a ship called Merry for you. That ship saved you when you were at Enies Lobby, right? Pirates are pirates, they can't even protect their important ships."
After being forgiven by Kaya and the butler, he frequently returned to Sirob during that period, and thus learned some of the stories.
For example, Kaya likes Usopp, they made a promise to each other, and there are also some complaints from the butler.
Kro didn't care about that; he was just seeking forgiveness and regaining the respect and affection of the villagers of Sirob.
Ultimately, being a naval officer is indeed much more useful than being a pirate.
Especially when he was defeated, only Kaya, the butler, and a few children knew the truth.
"Kaya? Sirob?"
Luffy suddenly froze. "Ah! I remember now, you're that bespectacled guy from the East Blue, the one called, called..."
"Yes, it's me!"
Kro smiled confidently, "Now you remember, don't you? The me you stopped has returned."
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