With Garp's order, the three ships sailing at full speed immediately turned towards Ryuya.
Ryuya clearly sensed the Navy's presence, especially the dog-headed warship among the three. He knew it was Garp's personal ship.
"Ship ahead, please stop immediately and cooperate with our investigation."
The three warships used their amplified Den Den Mushi to repeatedly call out to Ryuya.
Hearing their words, Ryuya pulled his cloak down further. "Now's not the time to play games with you."
The sign-in time for Merveille was only two days away. Based on Ryuya's estimation, Shiki was most likely already at Merveille, and had even activated his Devil Fruit powers to make the island float in the sky!
He didn't want these Marines wasting his time, not even Garp!
With that in mind, Ryuya placed his hand on his sword hilt and slowly drew Ryujin Jakka.
"Everything turns to ashes; Ryujin Jakka!!!"
As Ryuya's words fell, the ancient blade burst into flames, the air becoming distorted from the heat.
With the surge of spiritual pressure, the aura of Haki, as if tangible, exploded outward!
All the Navy soldiers who felt this pressure were knocked unconscious.
A gale whipped up, the waves roared!
Dark clouds gathered in the sky!
Even Garp's pupils contracted. "This guy's Haki is so powerful!"
As Garp finished speaking, Ryuya swung Ryujin Jakka from left to right through the air.
Flames erupted, as if weighing a thousand tons, crashing into the sea, creating countless waves.
The surging waves propelled Ryuya's ship forward, increasing its speed and significantly slowing down the three Navy warships.
A wall of flames appeared between Ryuya and their ships.
The wall of flames raged across the sea, stretching for miles, a sea of fire as far as the eye could see!
It blocked Ryuya and the warships, preventing Garp from abandoning his ships to pursue Ryuya.
"This guy! Don't let me catch you! Or I'll give you a good beating!"
Garp clenched his fists, as big as sandbags, and shouted to Ryuya in the distance.
However, Ryuya was already riding the waves, unable to hear Garp's words.
Garp frowned. Besides the flames, he noticed that Ryuya's direction of departure was the same as Shiki's!
Thinking this, Garp immediately took out his Den Den Mushi and reported to Sengoku, who was an Admiral.
Garp: "Sengoku, I encountered that mysterious guy."
Sengoku: "Mysterious guy! Did you capture him? Did you see what he looks like?"
Garp: "No, we were blocked by a wall of flames he created. Most importantly, he's heading in the same direction as Shiki. I'm afraid this time Shiki's escape is related to this guy. If these two join forces, there will be another powerful force on this sea!"
Sengoku's heart sank upon hearing Garp's words. "I understand. I'll personally lead the troops to support you. Whatever happens, you must hold them off."
Garp grinned. "Sengoku, leave it to me, but you better hurry!"
After hanging up, Garp looked towards Ryuya's direction and laughed. "Whoever you are, this time, you won't escape!!!"
"Merveille"
Ryuya was unaware of the Navy's actions.
He was looking at the simple map Olvia had drawn for him, constantly adjusting his course as he sailed across the sea.
As the final sign-in time approached, only one day left, Ryuya finally saw the island of Merveille.
But before Ryuya could set foot on Merveille and sign in, he smelled the stench of blood wafting from the island.
The smell was so strong that even Ryuya couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Such a strong smell of blood. How many people do you have to kill to achieve this?"
His ship docked near the island, and Ryuya stepped onto the island. The system's electronic voice echoed in Ryuya's mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for a successful sign-in. You have obtained: Zodiac Charm – Rooster Charm! This charm allows the user to levitate in the air and control the levitation of objects. Its function is similar to Shiki's "Fuwa Fuwa no Mi" Devil Fruit.]
Ryuya took the Rooster Charm from his system space and looked at it. He held it in his hand, then thought about levitating.
A blue light flashed around Ryuya, disappearing in an instant, and then he began to float.
"So this is what it feels like to float."
Ryuya quickly mastered the use of the Rooster Charm, levitating and moving in the air.
When he reached a certain height, Ryuya finally saw where the strong smell of blood was coming from!
It was the village of Merveille, nestled in the jungle. It was a scene of carnage and bloodshed, a terrifying sight like hell.
Controlling his body, Ryuya entered the village of Merveille.
He didn't step on the ground because it was covered in blood, only sword marks etched into the earth.
The sword marks extended into the rainforest. A man with long golden hair and a beard, wielding two swords, was slaughtering everyone in his path!
His swordsmanship danced, wreaking havoc in the air.
Every slash took a life.
"Jekkekeke! This is a world of the strong prey on the weak. Those without power can only be slaughtered at will. Now, I have my eye on this island, so you all disappear!"
Shiki, the Golden Lion, had crimson bloodshot eyes, a hint of madness in his gaze.
Having just escaped from Impel Down, he had lost his legs, but he had replaced them with two famous swords, "Oto" and "Kogarashi," which he wore on his legs as limbs.
But they were new, and he wasn't very familiar with them yet, so Shiki was using the people of Merveille as practice.
He was honing his skills with blood, restoring his strength as quickly as possible!
At the same time, he had his eye on this island, especially the IQ plants.
He would kill everyone on the island and then claim it as his own.
He would use this island as a base to gather other pirates.
Shiki could already imagine his name reappearing on the sea in the near future.
But at that moment, Shiki turned abruptly towards the jungle in the distance...
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