It must be said that Wapol's shooting accuracy was quite good.
Good news: This cannonball directly hit that monster bird.
Bad news: The monster bird wasn't injured and became enraged as a result.
Naruto, positioned on the bird's back, naturally felt the vibration when the cannonball struck the monster bird.
He had already sensed the incoming attack beforehand but didn't pay it any mind.
As for that cannonball, it was just an ordinary cannonball, at most traveling a bit faster.
For a reinforced giant beast like this monster bird, it was completely harmless.
What he was more concerned about was whether this monster bird would harm innocent people.
After using his Observation Haki to sense downward for a few seconds, Naruto gave up the idea of stopping this bird.
Hmm... greed mixed with killing intent. Very common emotions on the seas.
Looking again at the pirate flag hanging on the ship.
Good, no innocents were harmed. Just a group of ignorant pirates.
Then it didn't matter.
For guys like Luffy, who could be called "explorers" rather than pirates, Naruto always showed goodwill.
But for the vast majority who were just scum engaging in plunder and slaughter, Naruto didn't care.
If it was convenient, he might even actively eliminate them, contributing to maritime security.
After confirming that the people below weren't good people, Naruto simply ignored it and continued resting with his eyes closed.
Even though the bird's back was tilted at a dangerous angle during the dive, Naruto remained as stable as if glued to it.
Chakra adhesion, naturally.
The attacked monster bird fell into a rage and dove straight toward the "Bliking" below.
Come on.
If I can't deal with that hateful little guy, can't I deal with you?
Seeing the monster bird growing larger in their vision, this group finally understood.
It wasn't that the bird was small. It was too far away.
When the sky-covering wings blocked the sky above Bliking, everyone on the ship felt as gloomy as that large shadow.
There wasn't much to say about this ship's fate.
The giant claws easily tore several gashes in the hull.
Some soldiers who reacted quickly had the control room raise the iron plates around the ship again, sealing the hull before diving into the water.
If this monster bird was just large in size, their self-rescue measures would have been somewhat effective.
Unfortunately...
"Squawk!"
After the monster bird let out an ugly screech, it spewed a large mass of purple-red mucus from its mouth.
The mucus quickly covered the ship's hull, and the steel-made outer armor immediately made "hissing" corrosion sounds.
Soon, the entire Bliking was corroded and full of holes.
"Save me quickly! I order you! Come over here!"
Standing on the deck that had already sunk more than halfway, Wapol desperately grabbed the railing while shouting at several soldiers in a small lifeboat not far away.
Coincidentally, one of these soldiers was the one he had previously punched and kicked.
"Think clearly. This boat is only so big. If we take him aboard, one of us will have to go down."
This soldier said grimly to his colleagues around him, his meaning quite clear.
The others also fell silent.
Was Wapol a good king?
The answer was already very clear.
Moreover, this disaster was originally caused by Wapol's willful behavior.
Whether being forced to flee Drum Kingdom or being attacked by this monster bird.
"Hey! You guys!"
"Bastards! I'm the king! I order you to come over!"
"Damn it! I'll kill you all..."
Wapol's last sentence was the straw that broke the camel's back. These soldiers directly pretended not to hear His Majesty's cries for help and rowed their small boat toward the distance.
Whether they could survive in the vast sea with this small boat was unclear.
But as a Devil Fruit user, Wapol's fate after sinking into seawater had only one outcome.
Among the few subordinates loyal to Wapol, Cromarimon, the former Drum Kingdom's administrative officer with an afro, had already been torn apart by the monster bird's claw in the initial attack.
And Wapol's advisor Jess had already disappeared. Perhaps he died in that corrosive gastric fluid.
At this moment, Naruto also saw Wapol below.
This guy was frantically devouring the ship's materials, then after some rearrangement in his stomach, spat it out from his mouth.
An ugly-looking iron boat appeared just like that.
Hmm?
This made Naruto take a few more looks at him.
Naruto didn't recognize Wapol, but he recognized this Devil Fruit ability.
The Munch-Munch Fruit.
A Devil Fruit ability that seemed comical but actually had extremely high limits.
For pampered guys like Wapol, this Devil Fruit could only be used to bully ordinary people.
But if someone like Jabra or Garp had it, the effect would be completely different.
Sometimes a seemingly useless Devil Fruit just lacked a good user.
From another perspective, what if Garp ate the Flower-Flower Fruit...
The image was too beautiful to look at.
And this Devil Fruit was once one of Naruto's targets.
His reason for wanting this fruit was simple.
With this ability, he would never have to worry about not having enough to eat.
It was said that the Munch-Munch Fruit could even digest steel and soil, and could "taste" their unique flavors like ordinary food.
This characteristic also made Naruto quite envious.
The monster bird glanced at that hippo-like guy below. Its vision was extremely sharp, and it immediately recognized that Wapol was the culprit who had just thrown "pebbles" at it.
Then it flapped its wings, and a hurricane directly knocked the wobbling Wapol from his small boat into the water.
Naruto also recognized him. This guy was the one who had emitted the strongest malice just now, probably the captain of this pirate ship.
Hmm, an enemy indeed.
Squawk!
Seeing Wapol fall into the seawater and sink directly to the bottom, the monster bird actually let out a humanized laugh.
After circling once and confirming that all the guys who had attacked it had disappeared, the monster bird under Naruto flew up again.
Naruto, on its back, tugged at its feathers.
"Hey, hey, fly higher so you don't get shot down again."
Having just finished an act of destruction, the monster bird's ferocity was aroused. Seeing that hateful guy dare to provoke it again.
It directly opened its mouth wide, and gastric fluid surged up.
Bang!
The remaining conscious bird head obediently carried Naruto flying above the clouds. Beside it, the previously fierce-looking bird head now hung completely limp.
If not for the occasional gasp, it would look no different from being dead.
Lying back on the monster bird's back, Naruto also breathed a sigh of relief.
Honestly, when encountering the attack just now, he really had been worried for a moment that his curse of "whatever he rides breaks down" had taken effect again.
Fortunately, facts proved this saying was complete nonsense.
Wasn't this monster bird still fine?
Laughable. Nothing to fear at all.