Beat the first boss! Take down Boss C

"ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!"

The giant beast released a deafening roar. It stared at its preys with eyes overflowing with bloodlust.

"Hancock be careful of its drool. Rayleigh says it can instantly kill a Sea King!"

"I'll keep that in mind."

The beast locked eyes with Luffy and Luffy locked eyes with him as he swung his arm to the side. His blood pumped and steam emitted from his body.

"Eat this!"

Luffy used his Gear Second to instantly pop up beside the monster's face.

"Jet Pistol!"

Luffy hit it with a lightning-fast punch. The sound of his fist hitting flesh echoed in the surrounding area. But even so, the beast barely flinched.

"Then how this?!"

Hancock quickly kissed her fingers and created a heart-shaped bow and arrow.

"Slave Arrow!"

She aimed and fired heart-shaped arrows at the beast, confident that it will turn to stone. Its body flickered and the beast vanished.

"What?!"

It reappeared in the air evading the arrows.

"Hancock, look out!"

Hancock's eyes widened as the monster's jaws expand rapidly. It started spitting venom like a machine gun. Hundreds of venomous spit rained down on Hancock. The ground dried up, the trees melted, and only bones remained of the animals that got caught up in the attack.

As for Hancock-

"T-Thanks you, Luffy..."

She was airborne in Luffy's arms. In the nick of time, Luffy grabbed her and escaped into the air.

"I told you to be careful, that spit is extremely dangerous."

They landed on a nearby tree branch. The monster had also landed. It searched for its prey and quickly found them. Its jaws quickly expanded once again.

"Here comes round two!"

Luffy put Hancock down and was ready to move again.

"Luffy, I can manage on my own. So fight freely."

Luffy saw the determination in Hancock's eyes and returned a smile.

"Ok, let's go, Partner!"

"Pa-Partner?! Do you mean life partner?! Are you proposing?!"

Even in a time like this, Hancock was still Hancock. Luffy didn't answer and rushed towards the monster. He popped up in front of its stomach before it could spit its venom.

"Heh."

He grinned and threw both arms behind his back.

"Jet Bazooka!"

He hit the monster with another lightning-fast attack. The impact caused the monster to spit out the venom it was going to fire and fly a few meters back.

"Roar!"

It quickly recovered and search for Luffy, but he was already gone.

"Up here, you beast!"

The monster heard a voice and tried to look up. But it was too slow. Hancock who had jumped into the air and slammed her heel into its head. She delivered a falling axe kick. The kick forced the monster's head to slam into the ground. Its head bounced off the floor like a ball.

"It's not over yet!"

The monster peeped through the corner of its eye and saw Luffy with a giant black arm.

"Gear Third Plus Armament!"

The monster who was still recovering from Hancock's kick wasn't able to react in time.

"Elephant Gun!"

Luffy used his giant arm coated in Haki to send the monster flying through the forest. It crashed and destroyed several trees. It lay motionless in the forest.

"....I would ask if that did it, but there's no way it would be that easy, right?"

Hancock walked up beside Luffy, all while watching the monster.

".....Yeah. It's not nearly enough...."

The monster sprung to its feet and vigorously shook its body. It's like it was shrugging off their attacks.

"What should we do now, Luffy?"

"Just keep hitting it!"

Luffy quickly reactivated Gear Second and rushed at the monster.

"Roar!"

This time the monster didn't have any intention of letting Luffy do what he wanted. It also charged toward him.

It was a battle of speed.

Luffy stretched his arm behind him and it rapidly twisted around like a rope.

"Jet Rifle!"

Luffy threw a punch. The monster countered it with a head butt. A loud sound along with a strong gust spread across the area when they made impact.

"Damn it!"

The one who got flung back was Luffy. He crashed into a tree and broke it.

"How dare you do that to Luffy?!"

Hancock angrily sprung forward and delivered a powerful kick to the monster's face. It barely budged, but the impact was obviously strong. She slid under its chin and kicked it again. The kick forced its head upwards.

"ROAR!"

Hancock got ready to kick it again, but before she did the monster swung its tail and swatted her away.

"Ugh!"

Hancock bounced off the ground a few times before colliding into a tree.

"H-Hancock!"

"I-I'm ok!"

Luffy and Hancock struggled to stand up again. Luffy wanted to further confirm Hancock's condition, but their opponent didn't let them rest. Its jaws expanded for the third time, and this time it was able to shoot.

"Dodge Hancock!"

Luffy and Hancock used Observation Haki to predict where to move to dodge the venom. But, there was so much that it took their all.

"Luffy, how long can this thing spit venom for?!"

"Don't know! The last time I fought it, Rayleigh was the one who took it down!"

"So, you've never beaten it?!"

"No! But, I'm stronger now!"

While dodging the venom, Luffy quickly closed in on the monster. He coated both arms in Haki while in Gear Second. Flames sprouted from both of them.

"Red Hawk Gatling Gun!"

He threw countless red hot punches at incredible speed. The punches all hit the monster head-on. The impact didn't only make its body jerk all over the place, but burnt it at the same time.

"I won't be a burden to Luffy!"

Hancock, seeing an opening, quickly approached the monster from behind.

"Slave Arrow won't be as effective since it's distracted by pain, but it should be able to petrify parts of it. "

Hancock turned the monster's back legs to stone with her powers. She shattered them with kicks, leaving it with only two legs. She then jumped on its back and used it as a foothold to jump in the air.

"This is for interrupting a precious moment for me and Luffy!"

Hancock coated her legs with Haki. She spun her body in the air at an incredible speed.

"Learn some etiquette!"

The spinning Hancock stomped into the monster's back. More specifically, his spinal cord. A crushing sound reached her ears. It was the sound of her breaking the monster's back.

"ROAR?!"

The monster roar out in pain as its body was forcibly bent into an irregular shape.

"Luffy, finish it!"

"Thanks, Hancock!"

Luffy stopped punching the monster and jumped back into the air. He bit his thumb and blew himself up like a balloon.

"Gear Third!"

He then forced the air into his right leg and harden it with Haki. He slowly lifts the giant leg up.

"Mountain Axe!"

And then slammed it into the monster's head.

Its entire body sunk into the ground and caused a huge explosion. Hancock who had distanced herself away, saw the ground crack open.

".....Amazing. He got really strong..."

She was surprised by Luffy's strength.

When the dust cleared up, she could see the monster embedded in the ground. There was no doubt about it. They took it down.

"Hancock, are you ok?"

Luffy, who stood next to the defeated monster, asked her about her condition.

"Yes, I'm fine."

Hancock quickly rushed beside him.

"Do you fight against these kinds of beasts every day?"

"Nah. This is only the second time I've fought Boss C."

*Growl*

"I'm so hungry~"

Luffy lifelessly collapsed to the floor, seconds after his stomach growled.

"I've been fighting monsters all morning~ I need meat!"

Hancock hearing Luffy's complaints looked at the defeated beast and got an idea.

"Um, Luffy?"

"What is it?"

"Since we went through the trouble of beating it, how about I cook this monster for you?"

"Really?!"

Hearing Hancock's proposal, Luffy was instantly rejuvenated and quickly sprung to his feet.

"Y-Yes. I told you that I wanted to cook for you one day, so...."

Hancock was cutely blushing from ear to ear.

"Thank you, Hancock! I really appreciate it!"

Luffy hugged Hancock and lifted her off the ground.

"L-Luffy! I'm happy but, I'm not a child....S-So, please put it down!"

Hancock was clearly embarrassed, but she had a big smile on her face.

"Ah, sorry."

Luffy put her down and smiled at her.

"N-No. On second thought, I wouldn't mind it if you did it every once in while."

"Sure!"

Seeing Luffy's energetic response made Hancock's face lit up.

"Ok! I'm going to do my best to make the ultimate dish for my beloved!"

Hancock announced happily.

She didn't know it but she was starting to look like a housewife.