The light faded, and only then did the terrifying sound of explosions echo in everyone's ears.
The scorching slash Ryuya had unleashed grew larger and clearer in Shiki's eyes. He had nowhere to escape.
Another explosion echoed. This was the sound of the slash hitting Shiki.
The numerous Navy soldiers were stunned by what they saw! In their minds, Shiki, the man with immense power, had been defeated by this mysterious figure with a single strike! And it had been so swift and decisive.
"How is that possible!"
"The Sky Pirate, he was defeated with a single strike by that mysterious guy!"
They could vaguely see Shiki's outline, distorted by the rising flames. There were no screams, only the sound of flames burning constantly. They couldn't even imagine how much pain Shiki was enduring in those scorching flames. If it were them, they would have been screaming in agony, their bodies disintegrating.
As the flames subsided, Shiki, like a piece of charcoal, appeared before everyone's eyes. His golden hair, which had been flowing, was gone. His whole body was black, emitting the smell of burnt flesh.
Even in this state, Shiki, with his incredible willpower, slowly extended his hand. Everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.
"No way, Shiki still has the strength to fight back!"
"He's like that, and he still has more power?"
"What an incredible willpower!"
Seeing this, Ryuya knew that Shiki was out of strength, but he had to admit that Shiki had the heart of a warrior. So, Ryuya said in a voice only Shiki could hear, "I take back what I said before. I admit you're a strong one."
After saying this, Ryuya turned, the Rooster Charm activating. In a blink of an eye, he disappeared from everyone's sight, leaving gracefully. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the N(o)vᴇl(F)ire.nᴇt
Shiki gritted his teeth. As he lay heavily wounded, he heard Ryuya's words and suddenly remembered what he had said to Gol D. Roger.
"You, one day, I will defeat you!"
After saying this, Shiki could no longer hold on. He closed his eyes and fell from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground, kicking up dust.
Only then did Sengoku and the others recover from their shock. He stared deeply at the direction Ryuya had left, his hands clenched in frustration in his Buddha Form.
"That guy, he escaped again!"
Sengoku said resentfully. He then deactivated his Golden Buddha Form and ordered the people around him, "Immediately restrain Shiki with Seastone shackles and confine him to the sixth level of Impel Down, the Infinite Prison."
After giving the follow-up instructions, Sengoku looked at Garp, who was carefree, and said, "The mission is only half complete. You can still smile. Tell me, what do you think?"
"I really didn't expect that this mysterious guy not only has unparalleled flames and swordsmanship, but also the same ability as Shiki. And the Ope Ope no Mi must be in his hands. I'm really curious how he did it."
After saying this, Garp slowly retracted his smile. "But from what I see, the sea is going to be in chaos!"
Sengoku sighed in agreement. "Yes, the sea is going to be in chaos. This mysterious guy's appearance has disrupted our operations time and time again. Damn him!"
This time, he defeated Shiki, who had just escaped from prison, with a single strike.
Although Shiki had just escaped from prison, he was in poor condition, his legs were gone, and he was far from his peak as a Grandmaster Swordsman. But his Devil Fruit powers had greatly increased. Even so, he was defeated by Ryuya with a single strike, reduced to charcoal.
This undoubtedly refreshed Ryuya's strength in Sengoku's mind.
Meanwhile, Ryuya was quickly flying towards the Holy Land Mary Geoise, as the system had issued the next sign-in quest.
[Ding! Sign-in quest issued: Holy Land Mary Geoise. Reward: Random top-tier Devil Fruit with no side effects. Time: 3 days.]
Ryuya was rapidly floating in the air using the Rooster Charm's power. But moving was too inconvenient.
He decided to learn from Shiki's methods.
After flying for half a day, Ryuya finally found an island on the sea. Without hesitation, Ryuya landed on the island.
The Rooster Charm activated at full power, a flash of blue light instantly covering the island. The island, under Ryuya's control, slowly began to float. Countless waves surged and churned as the island lifted, creating huge swells.
After transforming the island into a floating island, Ryuya flew towards the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
The Holy Land Mary Geoise, located between the first and second halves of the Grand Line, sits atop Red Line. It is the home of the Celestial Dragons, with numerous top-tier fighters and intelligence agencies. It's a very dangerous place to sign in!
But Ryuya already had a plan.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye. On the last day of the time limit, Ryuya arrived unhurriedly in the sky above the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
It was night, dark clouds covered the sky, no stars or moon were visible. This was intentional. He had deliberately come here at night.
The floating island beneath Ryuya seemed to blend into the dark night sky, invisible to the naked eye, and no one would pay attention to it.
Standing on the edge of the floating island, Ryuya looked down at the Holy Land Mary Geoise below. Flames were shooting up from the Holy Land below.
Ryuya could see the chaos below.
Ryuya extended a hand and placed it on his hat brim. If he remembered correctly, there had been a riot in the Holy Land Mary Geoise. That was when Fisher Tiger, a former slave, climbed up to the Holy Land Mary Geoise with his bare hands and freed thousands of slaves.
This riot would allow Ryuya to slip into the Holy Land Mary Geoise unnoticed.
Leaning forward, Ryuya jumped from the floating island. The cold night wind blew against Ryuya's cloak.
As Ryuya rapidly descended towards the Holy Land Mary Geoise, the chaos on the Holy Land became more apparent. As he rapidly descended from the sky, he even saw warships from Marineford rushing towards the Holy Land.
"What a beautiful view."
Ryuya murmured, then concealed his figure and landed on the Holy Land Mary Geoise...
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