One Piece: Dungeon Shop. Scamming Garp, Reward: Eight-Tails Jinchuriki-Chapter 245: The Golden Lion Returns

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Chapter 245: The Golden Lion Returns

"The audacity!"

Sakazuki jerked his head up, the fury in his eyes nearly erupting. That "Jihahahaha" was like a loud slap, struck hard across the face of Marine Headquarters. It was an even harsher slap to the face of the Admiral who had just been defending the dignity of the Navy.

One second they were discussing a humiliating relocation order. The next, an old pirate who had been imprisoned years ago dared to sit atop the head of Justice and defecate!

"Turn Marineford into history? You? A cripple with two broken legs?"

Sakazuki bit through the cigar in his mouth, sparks exploding between his lips. He was worrying about having nowhere to vent his anger. Since someone delivered themselves to death’s door, they couldn’t blame him for being ruthless.

"Hmph, I’ll use your head to straighten out this damned military discipline!"

Before his voice faded, Sakazuki’s entire body instantly turned into elements. Rolling black smoke accompanied dark red magma, burning a large hole in the office floor.

BOOM!

In the next second, a blinding pillar of magma fire shot into the sky, smashing directly through the office ceiling. It was rage suppressed to the extreme.

"Hey! Sakazuki!" Sengoku’s face changed; he reached out to stop him but grabbed only air. "That bastard, too impulsive!"

Although he was also shocked by the Golden Lion’s appearance, as the Resourceful General, he instinctively sensed something wrong. Since escaping prison, that old thing Shiki had been hiding in the sky. Why return so high-profile now? And listening to that full-bodied laughter, how did that sound like a senile old man?

"Bad, bad! That magma brat is going to feed himself to the enemy!"

Garp threw the senbei bag aside and leaped up from the sofa. The playful grin on his face vanished instantly, replaced by an unprecedented gravity. Others didn’t know, but he knew exactly what kind of monster the current Shiki was.

In the Dungeon... that madman had fused with those strange white cells and unlocked those evil eyes. His strength was not weaker than twenty years ago—it was stronger! One could even say he existed in a completely different dimension!

Although Sakazuki was strong, charging up without knowing the situation would lead to a massive loss!

"Borsalino! Stop cutting your nails! Get up there with me! If we’re late, Sakazuki is going to be beaten into a magma pancake!"

Garp roared, his muscles instantly tightening. A terrifying wave of air visible to the naked eye exploded with him at the center. That was the pure physical power brought by the [Sage Body].

BOOM! 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

The floor shattered instantly. Garp was like a cannonball fired from the chamber, smashing directly through the wall and shooting toward the sky.

"Yeee~ So troublesome." Kizaru sighed helplessly, slowly putting away his nail clippers. "Young people these days are too energetic. Daring to provoke an old monster like the Golden Lion so casually."

Although he complained, his body instantly transformed into countless photons, disappearing from the spot. He also wanted to see just how strong the main body of the Golden Lion, who was insufferably arrogant in the Dungeon, had become.

.....

High Altitude.

The wind howled. The massive floating island blocked the sunlight, plunging Marineford below into shadow.

The magma pillar embodied by Sakazuki was like a sharp sword piercing the darkness. Carrying heat that incinerated everything, it rushed to the same altitude as the floating island in an instant.

"GREAT ERUPTION!!!"

No nonsense. No probing.

The first move was a killing blow capable of destroying a small island. A massive magma fist expanded rapidly in the air.

Like a meteorite rising from hell, it smashed ruthlessly toward the golden figure suspended in the air.

"A stray dog dares to bark?! Turn to ash for me!!!"

Sakazuki’s eyes were wide with rage, veins bulging on his forehead. He wanted to vent all the suffocation of the journey, the dissatisfaction with the relocation order, and the anger at the so-called "Dungeon" rumors onto this reckless old pirate!

However, facing this earth-shattering strike, the figure didn’t move a muscle. He didn’t even lift an eyelid. Only the corner of his mouth hooked up into an arc filled with mockery.

"Stray dog? Jihahahaha! The Navy brats these days certainly have poisonous mouths."

Golden Lion Shiki laughed wildly. He didn’t draw a sword. He simply, lightly, lifted one leg.

That was... a foot wearing a wooden clog, completely intact!

Hum!

A terrifying gravity wave exploded instantly with the sole of his foot as the center.

The originally unstoppable massive magma fist suddenly hit an invisible wall ten meters away from him. Then, under some irresistible, terrifying force, the magma capable of melting steel was forcibly compressed, twisted, and disintegrated!

Pfft!

The sky full of magma exploded instantly, turning into a rain of fire scattering into the sea.

"What?!"

Sakazuki’s pupils contracted violently. He forcibly stopped his momentum in the air, re-condensing into human form. He stared dead at the man before him, a look of disbelief on his face.

How was this possible? The Golden Lion’s ability was the Float-Float Fruit; the entire Navy knew this. But he hadn’t touched the magma just now—how could he shatter the attack from a distance?

And...

Sakazuki’s gaze shifted down, locking dead onto the Golden Lion’s legs.

There, they were no longer the two cold famous swords, "Oto" and "Kogarashi." They were two legs filled with muscle definition, genuine flesh and blood!

Looking up further, the steering wheel that had once been stuck in the Golden Lion’s head, looking like a comical rooster comb... was gone! Replacing it was a head of thick, wild golden hair dancing in the wind.

How was this a crippled old man? This was clearly a monster at his peak—perhaps even more terrifying than his peak!

"Your legs... and your head..." Sakazuki’s voice was a bit dry. A crisis sense born of instinct made the hair all over his body stand up.

This wasn’t scientific! How could severed limbs regenerate? Could that rumor about the "Dungeon"... be true?!

"Jihahahaha! Surprised, magma brat?"

Shiki crossed his arms, looking down at Sakazuki from high above. That look was like staring at an ant who didn’t know the height of the sky. It was filled with contempt and disdain.

"I crawled back from hell. To take revenge on you hypocritical Justice, I paid a considerable price."

Shiki cracked his neck, making a crisp sound. A suffocating Conqueror’s Haki, mixed with some colder, more evil aura, exploded from his body.

The clouds in the sky were instantly torn apart. The sea began to roar madly. Even Sakazuki, a Marine Admiral, felt his breath catch in the face of this momentum.

"Why is there only this one puppy?"

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