The Blazing Hell was in chaos!
The central blood pool roared and boiled with violent surges.
Inmates from the surrounding cells, stirred by the sudden fierce battle, rushed to their cell doors, pressing their faces against the iron bars, peering through the gaps at the sky above the pool.
"A Marine? Did I see that right? That lunatic Shiryu was taken down by a Marine?"
"Wahaha! What a disgrace! The great Chief Warden of Impel Down, taken down so easily! I can't believe I was ever scared of you guys!"
"Shut up! Shiryu isn't weak!"
"Who is that Marine? I've never seen him before, but he looks incredibly strong!"
Rorschach descended slowly, surrounded by an invisible whirlwind, as if stepping down an unseen elevator in the air.
Below, Shiryu, submerged in the boiling blood, did not weaken. Instead, his aura grew even more savage and bloodthirsty.
The violent blood pool seemed to fuel his ferocity and murderous intent.
No...
It wasn't just an illusion—
The blood had indeed amplified Shiryu's killing intent and aura.
"Hahaha! Hahahaha!"
"This strength... this technique... it reminds me of Hero Garp! Incredible! This is exhilarating!"
Shiryu emerged from the raging blood, gripping his crimson sword tightly.
As he stood, the blood converged around him, forming a massive, ten-meter-tall crimson skeletal figure behind him.
Dark, eerie energy began to seep from Shiryu's body, dyeing the crimson skeleton a sinister blackish-red.
Rorschach's eyes narrowed at the sight.
"Ghost Aura!"
A special power nurtured by an intense will, capable of infusing weapons to unleash soul-shattering attacks.
Shiryu's strength was undeniable.
His overwhelming bloodlust, combined with masterful swordsmanship, had evolved into techniques akin to Devil Fruit abilities.
The towering blood-red skeleton alone was enough to strike fear into any onlooker.
But…
It wouldn't work on Rorschach !
Shiryu gripped his sword with both hands, slashing skyward in a furious arc.
"Ghost Aura—One-Sword Style: River of the Underworld!"
"Swoosh!"
A massive, dozens-of-meters-long crimson blade of energy tore through the air, obliterating everything in its path, blinding Rorschach's vision.
Rorschach's gaze turned icy. He unbuttoned his shirt, letting a gust of wind carry it aside.
"I don't have time to play turn-based games with you, Shiryu."
Thick, sinewy muscles bulged like coiling dragons.
Azure dragon-like scales covered his body like divine armor.
Flaming red antlers pierced the heavens, summoning wind and thunder.
A beastly claw, as colossal as ancient monolithic pillars, emerged from the swirling thunderclouds, shattering the crimson slash with a single swat.
"What... what kind of monster is that?!"
Countless inmates in the cells gawked in utter terror.
A tempest unlike anything the Blazing Hell had ever seen erupted, forcing the prisoners to shield their eyes from the violent winds.
Towering thunder pillars connected the ceiling to the blood pool below.
A figure cloaked in raging wind and crackling lightning descended like a god of destruction, his claw crashing down with overwhelming force!
The terrifying shockwaves shattered the blood-red skeletal giant piece by piece.
The force compressed the blood beneath Shiryu's feet, forcing it to surge in all directions.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
The immense pressure split the rocky ground beneath Shiryu into deep, dark fissures.
"Aaaaaaah! Come at me!"
Shiryu's eyes turned bloodshot, his entire body trembling under the crushing pressure.
He gripped his sword tightly with both hands and thrust it skyward in rage.
"One-Sword Style! Hell Thrust!"
"Clang!"
A piercing screech echoed as his crimson blade was effortlessly caught by a beastly claw crackling with ghostly blue lightning. Shiryu's upper body, still holding the sword, was tightly clenched within the five inky-black claws.
His own blade had pierced his chest, embedding deeply into his flesh.
At this moment, Shiryu was almost fused with his sword, Thunderstorm.
Rorschach's massive qilin claw, like a towering pillar, gripped Shiryu's upper body. With a single step, Roxa shattered the blood pool's floor within a fifty-meter radius and instantly shot up to the corridor of the Blazing Hell.
With Shiryu still in his grasp, Rorschach slammed him into the solid rock floor.
"Boom!"
"Gah!"
Blood gushed out of Shiryu's seven orifices like a high-pressure jet, forming a thick crimson mist.
His entire upper body was forcefully embedded into the ground.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
Rorschach arched his body and, without letting go, dragged Shiryu along the corridor, running at high speed.
The ground beneath them split apart, leaving a deep trench in their wake.
Shiryu's back was shredded beyond recognition, a horrifying sight.
Even so, Shiryu refused to give up.
He continued struggling, desperately trying to break free from Rorschach's grip.
But no matter how hard he fought, it was futile.
The monstrous strength within the beastly claw restraining his arms and torso was as unyielding as Seastone cuffs, crushing his bones and muscles to the point of agony.
If not for his formidable Armament Haki, he would have been reduced to pulp the moment Rorschach seized him.
Shiryu felt an overwhelming sense of defeat.
This Marine named Rorschach possessed an absolute advantage over him!
His murderous swordsmanship—
The Ghost Aura nurtured through the slaughter of countless prisoners—
His body, tempered by relentless killing and bloodlust—
All of it... was useless against this so-called last disciple of Zephyr.
"You love bloodshed, don't you? I know a perfect place where you can unleash all that killing intent."
With a wicked grin, Rorschach bared four sharp fangs and hurled Shiryu skyward.
The moment he was free, Shiryu roared furiously, yanking the bloodied sword from his chest. Twisting mid-air, he gripped his sword with both hands and slashed down at Rorschach .
"Ghost Aura One-Sword Style! River of the Underwor—"
"Buzz!"
Rorschach's piercing blue eyes narrowed sharply.
A wave of Conqueror's Haki burst out like a raging storm, crashing into Shiryu and stunning him momentarily.
Seizing the opportunity, Rorschach raised his colossal arm skyward, his palm surging with violent, writhing lightning.
Deep blue Haki infused into the swirling storm of electricity, amplifying the terrifying aura to such an extent that even Magellan, squatting in the distance, turned pale.
"Zzzzz!"
"100 Million Volts! Deep Blue Armament!"
"Extreme! Thunder God's Wrath!"
The monstrous ball of lightning crashed down, engulfing Shiryu in its electrified fury.
"Boom!"
Thunder pillars, as thick as barrels, tore through the air, illuminating the entire Blazing Hell in an otherworldly glow.
"Aaaaargh!"
The surrounding prisoners screamed in agony, caught in the web of stray lightning bolts zipping through the air.
In an instant, the Blazing Hell transformed into a true inferno of suffering, filled with relentless cries of anguish.
(End of Chapter)
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