One Piece Dragon King - Chapter 4

Hals felt an unbearable pain.

It was a kind of pain that he couldn’t describe with words, only that it was unbearable, unendurable, unimaginable.

His thoughts seemed to pause at that moment, losing the ability to think.

Warm blood flowed continuously from his seven orifices, and Hals felt unable to move.

Not only was blood flowing from his orifices, but his skin also cracked open, bleeding profusely.

Hals was overwhelmed.

In the wild, blood would attract terrifying beasts. With so much blood loss and a fuzzy mind, he wondered what to do.

He wanted to shut down the [Dragon’s Body Refinement Technique · Basic].

Hals thought about it.

Suddenly, the pain began to lessen and gradually disappeared. Hals felt his consciousness return, but his body was still in immense pain, making it difficult to move.

It felt as if his entire body was soaked in warm water. Hals felt his body temperature was very low, and his consciousness was blurred. It was only because his soul stat was 10 that he had enough clarity of thought. If not for the system-altered body and soul, he would be dead by now.

What to do?

Hals was at a loss.

At that moment, Hals opened his system shop, hoping to find something to help in his current situation.

Apart from the initial [Pain Elixir], there was a new elixir in the shop.

[Healing Elixir] 500 Negative Emotion Points

So expensive.

But now wasn’t the time to worry about the cost. Hals seemed to hear the roars of beasts.

Hals used his thoughts to purchase the [Healing Elixir].

But he didn’t have the strength to open the elixir, drink it, or apply it to his body.

Fortunately, there was another way to use this beneficial elixir.

Hals could directly use it on his body without taking it out.

Hals immediately used the [Healing Elixir] on himself.

A warmth spread through his body, like a ray of sunshine breaking through the darkness. Hals felt his unbearable pain and discomfort gradually diminish. At the same time, his wounds began to itch as they healed rapidly.

Soon, the elixir’s effects wore off, but many of Hals’s wounds were still untreated.

He bought another bottle.

Hals steeled himself, knowing these beasts harboring ill will toward him would pay the price.

They would soon experience the terror of the [Pain Elixir].

He used another [Healing Elixir], feeling a strange comfort all over his body. Though still a bit dizzy and cold from blood loss, his wounds were gone.

Hals slapped himself to regain clarity. He heard footsteps in the sand. He wouldn’t wait for danger to arrive.

Devil Fruits hold great power, especially Logia types. Paramecia types vary, with some abilities being formidable and others useless, relying heavily on development and intelligence.

As for Zoan types, they were considered the weakest, merely enhancing physical attributes without powerful abilities.

However, there were strong Zoan types, like the Ancient Zoans and especially the Mythical Zoans, who had unique abilities. For instance, Marco’s healing Phoenix Fruit, the Buddha form of Sengoku’s Human-Human Fruit, and Kaido’s Dragon Fruit with its fire breath and thunder attacks.

And then there’s Momonosuke.

Momonosuke must die.

Or perhaps, he could be given to the Okama King.

A good idea indeed.

In the One Piece fanfictions Hals read, Momonosuke always had to die.

Why not let the Okama King take care of him?

Or throw him in prison.

The first level, third, fourth, and fifth—all good choices.

And Hals’s fruit was the Magic Dragon.

He could use magic.

Hals’s body began to change. Scales grew on his bare skin, his hands turned into dragon claws, wings sprouted from his shoulder blades, and his bones and muscles expanded without causing pain but instead a comfortable feeling. Hals took on the appearance of a Western dragon.

With strong muscles.

Hals touched his abdomen, finding not a potbelly but eight distinct abs.

His scales were golden, unlike a certain dragon decapitated by Zoro.

With menacing vertical pupils, Hals looked ahead.

In front of him were various beasts—rhinos, tigers, gorillas, crocodiles, and snakes.

The tiger with the lumps on its head wasn’t there.

Neither were the wolves behind him.

Seeing Hals, the animals suddenly stopped.

Hals still had bloodstains on him, unavoidable due to his sudden growth to three meters in height.

Though not exceptionally tall in the One Piece world of towering figures, the aura Hals exuded was terrifying.

“Negative Emotion from Gorilla +10”

“Negative Emotion from Tiger +10”

…

Hals stepped forward with his left foot, pushing off with his right, disappearing from the beasts’ sight.

Hals moved too fast. His power level had reached 100, and in his Magic Dragon form, it had grown to 500.

With one punch, Hals shattered the rhino’s head. In the One Piece world, there were no protected animals. If there were, it would be the Pure Gold-eating lanternfish or the giant turtle island.

So, shattering the rhino’s head didn’t mean poaching endangered species.

No one hunted these animals on purpose.

The distribution of animals in One Piece was strange.

Think of the animals on the island near Amazon Lily.

And there were many of them.

So, Hals could kill to his heart’s content.

Under the night sky, the blood-soaked golden dragon swung his second punch at his enemies.

“Boom—”

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