Ryuen and Kuina never expected there would be a flood dragon here!
This wasn't an ordinary flood dragon—it was already a young dragon right from birth.
Ryuen quickly noticed that this dragon's energy was extremely strong, very different from the flood dragons that evolved from snakes.
It was huge, nearly twenty meters wide and about two hundred meters long. Its whole body glowed bright red like burning fire, giving off intense heat.
Just by its size, Ryuen felt its pressure was even stronger than Kaido's when he was fully transformed into a beast!
This was like a living god beast!
While Ryuen and Kuina were still shocked, the dragon in the sky noticed them too.
Instantly, the dragon got angry. This huge cave was its territory, and now two small creatures dared to show up at its doorstep!
This was clearly a challenge!
"Roar!!!"
The red flood dragon let out a deafening roar. The terrifying sound waves spread all around, and its powerful presence surged toward Ryuen and Kuina like a tidal wave!
But Ryuen and Kuina showed no fear at all.
Kuina's bright eyes sparkled with excitement as she stared at the dragon in the sky. "Ryuen, I want to fight it!"
"Be careful, this one's really strong!" Ryuen said in a low voice.
When the dragon roared earlier, Ryuen had used his Conqueror's Haki to push back its pressure, but it seemed like it didn't affect the dragon at all!
Kuina knew this dragon wasn't ordinary either. She said seriously, "Don't worry, I know it's strong, but I'm not weak either!"
Looking at Kuina's determined and confident eyes, Ryuen nodded inside. He believed she had enough strength to face this dragon.
But he still stayed alert, ready to jump in if needed.
After all, this dragon was no joke. If Kuina wasn't careful, it could bring her unexpected danger.
Kuina took a deep breath and let out a strong energy from her body.
In the next moment, she was already flying in the air.
Her sword shone with a cold light, ready to strike at any time. She kept her eyes locked on the dragon, moving lightly forward, prepared for battle.
The dragon felt Kuina's challenge. It widened its eyes and blew a burst of fire toward her.
Kuina dodged to the side and swung her sword, sending out a wave of sword energy that clashed with the dragon's fire.
At once, a strong energy burst exploded between them, twisting the air around.
Kuina didn't back down. She kept attacking, her sword moves sharp and fierce, cutting toward the dragon again and again.
The dragon flew skillfully, dodging and occasionally spitting fire back at her.
Kuina danced in the air like a beautiful butterfly, but every movement carried deadly danger.
Ryuen stood nearby, watching her seriously, ready to help at any moment.
He knew Kuina was strong, but facing such a powerful beast, he couldn't afford to relax. If Kuina got into trouble, he would rush in without hesitation.
During the fierce fight, Kuina slowly found the dragon's weak point.
She saw that the dragon's scales were incredibly hard all over, and even the sharpest swords could barely scratch it. Only its belly was a bit weaker. So she focused all her strength and attacked its belly.
"Senpaku!!!"
Kuina shouted, instantly slashing a deadly strike at the dragon.
The dragon sensed her move and twisted its body, trying to dodge. But Kuina was too fast. Her slash, like lightning, quickly hit the dragon's belly.
"Bang!"
"Crackle!!!"
The strike hit the dragon's belly, making a loud impact that echoed everywhere. But after the noise, the dragon's belly didn't have a big wound.
It had blocked the attack!
Even though the belly was the dragon's weak spot, it was still a terrifying beast that had lived for who knows how many years. Its belly scales weren't as hard as other parts, but they still stopped Kuina's slash.
The dragon finally realized Kuina wasn't weak. It felt the pain from the hit and showed a little hesitation.
It had been many years since it was last hurt.
Even sea kings in the ocean didn't faze it, but this time, it was actually injured by this tiny human right in front of it.
Just then, Nami and the others ran out.
"Ryuen, is... is that a dragon?" Robin's eyes widened in shock.
Everyone else looked like they'd seen a ghost.
"This is a flood dragon. It's fair to call it a dragon, but it's really a living, breathing divine beast!" Ryuen said, staring at the person and dragon in the sky.
Robin still couldn't believe it. "A flood dragon... that's a divine beast that only exists in ancient books. I didn't expect there to be a living one here…"
"This is my first time seeing one too!" Ryuen said in a low voice.
He'd seen dinosaurs before, but those were animals that actually existed in history, so he wasn't surprised when he first saw them.
But this is a dragon...
Kaido and Kuina can also transform into dragons, but that's just the power of their devil fruits turning them into beasts.
These are two completely different kinds of creatures!
While everyone was still shocked, the battle in the sky didn't stop.
Though the red flood dragon wanted to run away, its pride as a dragon didn't let it leave right away.
"Roar!!!"
The flood dragon let out a loud roar again and blew a stream of fire toward Kuina.
Kuina didn't try to dodge.
With a "clang!" she swung her sword, cutting the fire breath into two white slashes.
"Boom!"
"Crackle!!!"
As expected, the flood dragon's fire breath was split in two by Kuina's sword.
The split fire blasts shot straight into the forest, causing loud explosions.
Seeing this, Ryuen immediately controlled the spread of the flames, or else this ancient forest would be destroyed.
In the sky—
Kuina took the chance to attack again. At the moment the fire breath vanished, she swung her sword and stabbed it into the dragon's belly.
"Ha!"
Kuina gave a strong slash across the dragon's belly, instantly cutting a several-meter-long wound!
"Roar!!!"
The flood dragon screamed in pain, and hot blood sprayed out like red flames, coloring the sky.
Fear rose inside it.
The next moment, it whipped its huge tail hard, its massive body swaying a few times before diving into the clouds and disappearing!
"Ah!!!"
"It... it actually... ran away?" Kuina was breathing hard, staring dumbfounded at the fleeing dragon.
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