diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 406fa07..faccc42 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
         <artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4.8</version>
+        <version>3.4.9</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
         <artifactId>reactor-test</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4.8</version>
+        <version>3.4.9</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>it.cavallium</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DataBlock.java b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DataBlock.java
index 1cf82c5..456e228 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DataBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DataBlock.java
@@ -19,27 +19,40 @@
 package org.warp.filesponge;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.Buffer;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.Drop;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.Owned;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.Send;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.internal.ResourceSupport;
+import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.LLEntry;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-public final class DataBlock {
+public final class DataBlock extends ResourceSupport<DataBlock, DataBlock> {
 
-	public DataBlock(int offset, int length, ByteBuf data) {
-		try {
+	public static DataBlock of(int offset, int length, Send<Buffer> data) {
+		return new DataBlock(offset, length, data, d -> {});
+	}
+
+	private DataBlock(int offset, int length, Send<Buffer> data, Drop<DataBlock> drop) {
+		super(new DataBlock.CloseOnDrop(drop));
+		try (data) {
 			this.offset = offset;
 			this.length = length;
-			this.data = data.retain();
-		} finally {
-			data.release();
+			this.data = data.receive();
 		}
 	}
 
 	private final int offset;
 	private final int length;
-	private final ByteBuf data;
+	private final Buffer data;
 
-	public ByteBuf getData() {
-		assert data.isReadable();
-		return data.retain();
+	public Send<Buffer> getData() {
+		assert data.isAccessible();
+		return data.copy().send();
+	}
+
+	public Buffer getDataUnsafe() {
+		return data;
 	}
 
 	public int getId() {
@@ -90,11 +103,32 @@ public final class DataBlock {
 		return "DataBlock(offset=" + this.getOffset() + ", length=" + this.getLength() + ", data=" + this.getData() + ")";
 	}
 
-	public void retain() {
-		this.data.retain();
+	@Override
+	protected RuntimeException createResourceClosedException() {
+		return new IllegalStateException("Closed");
 	}
 
-	public void release() {
-		this.data.release();
+	@Override
+	protected Owned<DataBlock> prepareSend() {
+		Send<Buffer> dataSend;
+		dataSend = this.data.send();
+		return drop -> new DataBlock(offset, length, dataSend, drop);
+	}
+
+	private static class CloseOnDrop implements Drop<DataBlock> {
+
+		private final Drop<DataBlock> delegate;
+
+		public CloseOnDrop(Drop<DataBlock> drop) {
+			this.delegate = drop;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void drop(DataBlock obj) {
+			if (obj.data.isAccessible()) {
+				obj.data.close();
+			}
+			delegate.drop(obj);
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCache.java b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCache.java
index 7db489b..26cc309 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCache.java
@@ -22,16 +22,21 @@ import static org.warp.filesponge.FileSponge.BLOCK_SIZE;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.Buffer;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.CompositeBuffer;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.Send;
 import io.netty.util.ReferenceCounted;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.Column;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.LLDatabaseConnection;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.LLDictionary;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.LLDictionaryResultType;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.LLKeyValueDatabase;
+import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.LLUtils;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.UpdateMode;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.UpdateReturnMode;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.client.DatabaseOptions;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.serialization.SerializationException;
+import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.serialization.Serializer.DeserializationResult;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.booleans.BooleanArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ public class DiskCache implements URLsDiskHandler, URLsWriter {
 
 	@Override
 	public Mono<Void> writeMetadata(URL url, Metadata metadata) {
-		Mono<ByteBuf> keyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> url.getSerializer(db.getAllocator()).serialize(url));
+		Mono<Send<Buffer>> keyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> url.getSerializer(db.getAllocator()).serialize(url));
 		return fileMetadata
 				.update(keyMono, oldValue -> Objects.requireNonNullElseGet(oldValue,
 						() -> diskMetadataSerializer.serialize(new DiskMetadata(metadata.size(),
@@ -89,22 +94,23 @@ public class DiskCache implements URLsDiskHandler, URLsWriter {
 
 	@Override
 	public Mono<Void> writeContentBlock(URL url, DataBlock dataBlock) {
-		Mono<ByteBuf> urlKeyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> url.getSerializer(db.getAllocator()).serialize(url));
-		Mono<ByteBuf> blockKeyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> getBlockKey(url, dataBlock.getId()));
+		Mono<Send<Buffer>> urlKeyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> url.getSerializer(db.getAllocator()).serialize(url));
+		Mono<Send<Buffer>> blockKeyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> getBlockKey(url, dataBlock.getId()));
 		return Mono
 				.fromCallable(dataBlock::getData)
 				.subscribeOn(Schedulers.boundedElastic())
-				.flatMap(bytes -> {
-					Mono<ByteBuf> bytesMono = Mono.just(bytes).map(ByteBuf::retain);
-					return fileContent
-							.put(blockKeyMono, bytesMono, LLDictionaryResultType.VOID)
-							.doOnNext(ReferenceCounted::release)
-							.then();
-				})
+				.flatMap(bytes_ -> Mono.using(
+						() -> bytes_,
+						bytes -> fileContent
+								.put(blockKeyMono, Mono.just(bytes), LLDictionaryResultType.VOID)
+								.doOnNext(Send::close)
+								.then(),
+						Send::close
+				))
 				.then(fileMetadata.update(urlKeyMono, prevBytes -> {
 							@Nullable DiskMetadata result;
 							if (prevBytes != null) {
-								DiskMetadata prevMeta = diskMetadataSerializer.deserialize(prevBytes);
+								DiskMetadata prevMeta = diskMetadataSerializer.deserialize(prevBytes).deserializedData();
 								if (!prevMeta.isDownloadedBlock(dataBlock.getId())) {
 									BooleanArrayList bal = prevMeta.downloadedBlocks().clone();
 									if (prevMeta.size() == -1) {
@@ -152,11 +158,11 @@ public class DiskCache implements URLsDiskHandler, URLsWriter {
 							if (!downloaded) {
 								return Mono.empty();
 							}
-							Mono<ByteBuf> blockKeyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> getBlockKey(url, blockId));
+							var blockKeyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> getBlockKey(url, blockId));
 							return fileContent
 									.get(null, blockKeyMono)
-									.map(data -> {
-										try {
+									.map(dataToReceive -> {
+										try (var data = dataToReceive.receive()) {
 											int blockOffset = getBlockOffset(blockId);
 											int blockLength = data.readableBytes();
 											if (meta.size() != -1) {
@@ -169,20 +175,19 @@ public class DiskCache implements URLsDiskHandler, URLsWriter {
 													assert data.readableBytes() == BLOCK_SIZE;
 												}
 											}
-											return new DataBlock(blockOffset, blockLength, data.retain());
-										} finally {
-											data.release();
+											return DataBlock.of(blockOffset, blockLength, data.send());
 										}
 									});
 						})
 				);
 	}
 
-	private ByteBuf getBlockKey(URL url, int blockId) throws SerializationException {
-		ByteBuf urlBytes = url.getSerializer(db.getAllocator()).serialize(url);
-		ByteBuf blockIdBytes = this.db.getAllocator().directBuffer(Integer.BYTES, Integer.BYTES);
-		blockIdBytes.writeInt(blockId);
-		return Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(urlBytes, blockIdBytes);
+	private Send<Buffer> getBlockKey(URL url, int blockId) throws SerializationException {
+		try (var urlBytes = url.getSerializer(db.getAllocator()).serialize(url).receive()) {
+			Buffer blockIdBytes = this.db.getAllocator().allocate(Integer.BYTES);
+			blockIdBytes.writeInt(blockId);
+			return LLUtils.compositeBuffer(db.getAllocator(), urlBytes.send(), blockIdBytes.send());
+		}
 	}
 
 	private static int getBlockOffset(int blockId) {
@@ -191,10 +196,11 @@ public class DiskCache implements URLsDiskHandler, URLsWriter {
 
 	@Override
 	public Mono<DiskMetadata> requestDiskMetadata(URL url) {
-		Mono<ByteBuf> urlKeyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> url.getSerializer(db.getAllocator()).serialize(url));
+		Mono<Send<Buffer>> urlKeyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> url.getSerializer(db.getAllocator()).serialize(url));
 		return fileMetadata
 				.get(null, urlKeyMono)
-				.map(diskMetadataSerializer::deserialize);
+				.map(diskMetadataSerializer::deserialize)
+				.map(DeserializationResult::deserializedData);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -205,14 +211,15 @@ public class DiskCache implements URLsDiskHandler, URLsWriter {
 
 	@Override
 	public Mono<Tuple2<Metadata, Flux<DataBlock>>> request(URL url) {
-		Mono<ByteBuf> urlKeyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> url.getSerializer(db.getAllocator()).serialize(url));
+		Mono<Send<Buffer>> urlKeyMono = Mono.fromCallable(() -> url.getSerializer(db.getAllocator()).serialize(url));
 		return Mono
 				.using(
 						() -> url.getSerializer(db.getAllocator()).serialize(url),
 						key -> fileMetadata.get(null, urlKeyMono),
-						ReferenceCounted::release
+						Send::close
 				)
 				.map(diskMetadataSerializer::deserialize)
+				.map(DeserializationResult::deserializedData)
 				.map(diskMeta -> {
 					var meta = diskMeta.asMetadata();
 					if (diskMeta.isDownloadedFully()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskMetadata.java b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskMetadata.java
index 3ff3d95..a2a1da4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskMetadata.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskMetadata.java
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufInputStream;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufOutputStream;
 import io.netty.buffer.PooledByteBufAllocator;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.Buffer;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.BufferAllocator;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.Send;
+import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.serialization.BufferDataInput;
+import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.serialization.BufferDataOutput;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.serialization.Serializer;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.booleans.BooleanArrayList;
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
@@ -80,56 +85,45 @@ public record DiskMetadata(int size, BooleanArrayList downloadedBlocks) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static class DiskMetadataSerializer implements Serializer<DiskMetadata, ByteBuf> {
+	public static class DiskMetadataSerializer implements Serializer<DiskMetadata> {
 
-		private final ByteBufAllocator allocator;
+		private final BufferAllocator allocator;
 
-		public DiskMetadataSerializer(ByteBufAllocator allocator) {
+		public DiskMetadataSerializer(BufferAllocator allocator) {
 			this.allocator = allocator;
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public @NotNull DiskMetadata deserialize(@NotNull ByteBuf serialized) {
-			try {
-				var bais = new ByteBufInputStream(serialized);
-				var dis = new DataInputStream(bais);
-				int size = dis.readInt();
-				int blocksCount;
-				if (size == -1) {
-					blocksCount = dis.readShort();
-				} else {
-					blocksCount = getBlocksCount(size, FileSponge.BLOCK_SIZE);
-				}
-				var downloadedBlocks = new BooleanArrayList(blocksCount);
-				for (int i = 0; i < blocksCount; i++) {
-					downloadedBlocks.add(dis.readBoolean());
-				}
-				return new DiskMetadata(size, downloadedBlocks);
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				throw new SerializationException(e);
-			} finally {
-				serialized.release();
+		public @NotNull DeserializationResult<DiskMetadata> deserialize(@NotNull Send<Buffer> serialized) {
+			var dis = new BufferDataInput(serialized);
+			int size = dis.readInt();
+			int blocksCount;
+			if (size == -1) {
+				blocksCount = dis.readShort();
+			} else {
+				blocksCount = getBlocksCount(size, FileSponge.BLOCK_SIZE);
 			}
+			var downloadedBlocks = new BooleanArrayList(blocksCount);
+			for (int i = 0; i < blocksCount; i++) {
+				downloadedBlocks.add(dis.readBoolean());
+			}
+			return new DeserializationResult<>(new DiskMetadata(size, downloadedBlocks), dis.getReadBytesCount());
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public @NotNull ByteBuf serialize(@NotNull DiskMetadata deserialized) {
-			ByteBuf buffer = allocator.buffer();
-			try (var bos = new ByteBufOutputStream(buffer)) {
-				try (var dos = new DataOutputStream(bos)) {
-					dos.writeInt(deserialized.size());
-					if (deserialized.size == -1) {
-						dos.writeShort(deserialized.getBlocksCount());
-					} else {
-						deserialized.getBlocksCount();
-					}
-					for (boolean downloadedBlock : deserialized.downloadedBlocks()) {
-						dos.writeBoolean(downloadedBlock);
-					}
+		public @NotNull Send<Buffer> serialize(@NotNull DiskMetadata deserialized) {
+			try (var buffer = allocator.allocate(64)) {
+				var dos = new BufferDataOutput(buffer);
+				dos.writeInt(deserialized.size());
+				if (deserialized.size == -1) {
+					dos.writeShort(deserialized.getBlocksCount());
+				} else {
+					deserialized.getBlocksCount();
 				}
-				return buffer;
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				throw new SerializationException(e);
+				for (boolean downloadedBlock : deserialized.downloadedBlocks()) {
+					dos.writeBoolean(downloadedBlock);
+				}
+				return buffer.send();
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/FileSponge.java b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/FileSponge.java
index bc70bd8..f69d675 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/FileSponge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/FileSponge.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class FileSponge implements URLsHandler {
 				)
 				.distinct(DataBlock::getId)
 
-				.doOnDiscard(DataBlock.class, DataBlock::release);
+				.doOnDiscard(DataBlock.class, DataBlock::close);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/URL.java b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/URL.java
index aae425f..9ac8222 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/URL.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/URL.java
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ package org.warp.filesponge;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator;
+import io.netty.buffer.api.BufferAllocator;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.serialization.Serializer;
 
 public interface URL {
 
-	Serializer<URL, ByteBuf> getSerializer(ByteBufAllocator allocator);
+	Serializer<URL> getSerializer(BufferAllocator allocator);
 
 }