"Humph! If not for you, I wouldn't be here. Damn! I am so angry at you. "
The female pirate snorted as she stood up. She looked at Tyler and said.
"My name is Miya. I am a Pirate Captain of Miya Pirates. I only had a few members before they all died fighting Marines."
Tyler nodded his head.
"Welcome! What you were before doesn't matter, but once you join my crew, you have to follow my rules, understand?"
"Yeah, don't worry about it!"
Miya waved her hand as she walked towards the prison door. But Tyler stopped her and said.
"You can bring that chain with you. We will need it in the future."
Miya didn't understand why they would need it, but when she thought about facing devil fruit users, she did find its advantage.
So, she picked those chains, and three of them walked out of the prison. While walking towards the main door of the building, Tyler spoke.
"You two won't be that helpful in the next battle. So, try to keep yourself safe! Take care of him!"
He said while looking at Miya.
Miya licked her rosy lips as he said.
"You don't need to say that, Captain."
Frank couldn't help but grumble.
"Why do I have to be saved? I can move on my own."
Just as they stepped out of the building, a tall man wearing a Marine costume stood in front of nearly a hundred Marines.
He stared at Tyler and others before asking.
"Who are you? Why did you come here to rescue them? Do you know that man will be hunted by an Admiral if he escapes?"
Hearing that, Tyler introduced himself.
"My name is Tyler, and I just started my crew."
Then, he looked at Frank and asked.
"Seriously? That bitch might not be the main reason behind your capture. So, what is it? Is it the Devil Fruit or do you have a secret identity?"
"You!!"
The Marine Captain suddenly started sweating when he heard Tyler's words.
'He mustn't know the true identity of that woman. That's right!'
He consoled himself with those words before glaring at Tyler.
"You bold maniac, I will capture you and put you back into the prison with them."
As he said that, he raised his hand.
"Attack with your swords!"
He wanted to give an order to attack with their guns, but Frank was just behind them.
He would rather let his men get injured than hurt him.
"Yes, sir!"
The soldiers shouted in unison before running towards Tyler, holding their swords as they swung them upon closing the gap.
Tyler was a bit flustered. He saw the sword coming his way. His senses gave him the perfect mind-vision, similar to Observation Haki but not the same.
He tried dodging the attack, but ended up getting slashed by one of their swords on his chest.
"Argh! That hurts, you bastard!"
Enraged by the wound on his back, he swung his fist. It struck the marine soldier on his chest, slamming his body towards the other soldiers.
Bang! Thud!
Several of the soldiers fell to the ground, while the soldier who got hit almost broke his chest bones.
"Argh! What kind of power is this?"
"He must be a Devil Fruit user."
Several claims were made by those who fell to the ground, while the experienced marine soldiers immediately saw his problem.
"Attack him now!"
They immediately slashed him with their swords. Although Tyler managed to dodge some of them, his movements were quite slow.
Despite possessing the power to destroy a large stone, his reaction speed and combat strength were quite low.
Bang! Bang!
The Seastone chain struck the nearby marine soldiers in their arms with an immense force, forcing them to drop their swords.
"Captain, are you a giant baby? How come you don't even know how to fight?"
Looking at her captain, covered in slashes and blood, Miya couldn't help but feel speechless.
If she hadn't attacked the marine soldiers on time, one of the swords would've stabbed him through the chest.
Although Tyler was feeling pain, it was more subtle. Especially after he had gone through that storm, his ability to withstand pain had gone up.
So, while covered in blood, Tyler gave her a naive smile and said.
"Sorry, but this is my first fight. I really don't know how to fight."
"And, you just invaded the Marine Base with that kind of mentality. Tell me, are you a Devil Fruit User?"
The Marine Captain Soro's voice rang from the side.
If Tyler were the Devil Fruit user, he would rather fight him than let his soldiers get injured for no reason.
After all, letting his soldiers fight a defeated battle was a decision he couldn't make.
"Yeah!"
Tyler turned towards him and nodded. At the same time, he also activated his Devil Fruit.
Devil Fruit powers were similar to genetic modification. That's why Vegapunk was able to replicate their powers.
But whether it was genetic modification or simply moving the body, it would cost stamina.
Activating powers required a lot of stamina. While his Fruit gave him a boost, it was a boost in his upper limit of stamina.
Take his original stamina limit as a mana bar and stamina as mana. If it were only two inches long, after eating this fruit, it increased to ten meters long.
But he had not trained enough to fill that bar with enough mana. So, he had to train quite a bit to slowly increase the stamina in his stamina bar.
Some people were born genetically superior, but without proper training, they wouldn't be able to utilize that superiority.
That's exactly the problem he was facing before.
But after three days of training, he did increase his stamina quite a lot. Now, he was able to stay in his hybrid form for at least a few more minutes.
As his transforming completed, Soro gave him a serious look.
He felt an absolute dread, just from the pressure that Tyler was giving. But he looked at his other soldiers and noticed something strange.
While his soldiers were afraid, they weren't feeling that kind of pressure. Not just them, even Miya and Frank didn't feel that pressure.
He gritted his teeth and stared at the man as he said.
"You've eaten a Mythical Zoan, haven't you?"
Tyler was stunned for a moment before he asked.
"How do you know that?"
At this moment, Soro also transformed into his full zoan transformation. His body turned into five meters tall Hawk with a large beak and sharp nails.
"I can feel it in my blood. Your suppression! It's so powerful, but I am not afraid of you."
He roared in his Zoan form and rushed towards Tyler. His speed caught Tyler off guard, unable to dodge the upcoming attack.
[Hawk Slam]
With his wings as tough as steel, he slammed into Tyler's chest.
Tyler felt a heavy weight striking his bones as he flew back towards the Marine Base.
Bang!
His body collided with the walls of the building before he stopped. There was a small airflow around his body.
Using this airflow, he quickly got back on his feet. The injuries he suffered before disappeared as well.
"Hoo! That was quite a powerful attack. But now I am serious."
Tyler raised his eyes towards the Hawk that was coming towards him at an extreme speed.
He didn't try to engage him in an elemental battle even though his wind control had gotten much stronger.
He clenched his fist, increased his beastly senses to their absolute limit before the Hawk reached him.
When the Hawk's claw was just in front of him, his left hand flickered. It grabbed the claw, and his right fist launched a powerful hook.
Bang!
Tyler's fist smashed into his face with so much force that it made him cough up blood.
He let go of his left hand, and the Hawk flew in the direction of the impact. But he wasn't done with.
He immediately chased after him and slammed his right fist into his middle body. This time, the Hawk managed to block it using his wing.
Bang!
The clash felt like two metals colliding. Ultimately, Tyler's strength prevailed, forcefully breaking through his wings as his fist struck him on the chest.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Hawk struck the ground and rolled several times. His body got several cuts and bruises, but nothing too detrimental.
He quickly got up and said.
"You are really powerful. Despite not being a good fighter, your mythical zoan gives you the power to fight an experienced marine like me."
"But sometimes, uncontrollable power is much weaker than controlled strength. Today, I will show you the real strength of a Marine Captain."
His body changed from a full zoan transformation to a hybrid transformation.
With his legs growing claws and fingers turning into feathers, his other body parts became more human.
But suddenly, he flickered.
Tyler sensed a powerful smell coming from his right, but before he could even move, a finger struck him on the chest.
[Finger Gun]