Garp: Shiki Was Seriously Tough-He Still Didn't Die from That!?

Amidst the mud-filled, cracked ground, Shiki suddenly snapped out of his daze, realizing that he had briefly lost consciousness.

Just as I was about to make a move, I felt pain all over my body. I couldn't hold back my blood pressure and spat it out from my throat, smearing half of my face.

Several of his ribs were broken, and he had extensive burns. His left arm was probably fractured. The pain emanating from his internal organs made Shiki realize that his internal organs were definitely bleeding.

Even breathing became difficult; with each gasp, I could taste the metallic taste of blood and feel my throat and lungs being torn apart.

A devastating blow, an absolute devastating blow!

Just then, Shiki seemed to hear an argument taking place not far away.

"What the hell was wrong with you just now?"

"What do you mean 'crazy'? I'm not having a mental breakdown. Wasn't that attack cool?"

"Have you thought about the consequences if that blow landed in Marineford?"

"I almost actually started my Neo Marine Headquarters plan! Damn it!"

"No, I only acted because I saw that both of you, Admiral Sengoku and Mr. Garp, were below. It's all about teamwork and tacit understanding. And it turns out, we cooperated very well!"

Despite his physical discomfort, Shiki swayed as he stood up and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

There, Sengoku and Garp were surrounding the Inazuma boy named Ortolan, constantly scolding and reprimanding him, while Ortolan loudly argued and refuted them.

For a moment, Shiki didn't know what to say to express his feelings.

"I haven't lost yet... you damn sea..." Shiki roared angrily.

However, before he could finish speaking, Ortolan looked at him with a surprised, shocked, and incredulous expression after hearing his voice.

"He can still stand up?" Ortolan exclaimed in surprise.

In his memory, Shiki's physical abilities were not abnormal. If he had Kaido's thick skin and thick flesh, or Charlotte Linlin's Steel Bones and Iron Muscles, he wouldn't have a ship's wheel stuck on his head, right?

After taking such a brutal combined attack, he was still able to stand up and make threats!?

Could it be said that he was indeed the man who almost became the second generation of pirate king after Rocks?

No sooner said than done, when Shiki saw the surprised expression on Ortolan's face, he also saw Ortolan instantly transform into a bolt of lightning and attack him.

He instinctively wanted to raise his hand, but the excruciating pain in his body prevented him from doing so.

The next moment, he felt someone hug him from behind. A pair of strong arms passed under his armpits, and then bent backward, and 'warm' hands locked around the back of his neck.

"Yes, I still have to give you the special treatment reserved for Great Pirate..." Ortolan said seriously.

Despite being severely injured and still somewhat dazed, Shiki hadn't had time to react or even respond to the words when he felt his body lighten, his feet leave the ground, and he was lifted up.

Then, the dazzling and ear-piercing lightning blinded all his senses.

In the dim light, he seemed to hear Ortolan's roar... it sounded like he was shouting something about explosives?

Immediately following, a violent impact caused him to lose consciousness completely in an instant, and he could no longer even feel the pain that was throbbing all over his body.

On the other side, in the eyes of Sengoku and others, the scene was probably like this.

Shiki, looking disheveled, stood up as if about to utter some harsh words, but before he could finish, Ortolan appeared behind him in a flash and unleashed a devastating Thunder Self-Detonation Bomb, slamming Shiki to the ground...

As the smoke and sparks of lightning dissipated, Ortolan stood on the ground, stroking his chin and looking down. Half of his Shiki had already slumped into the ground. After a moment, he nodded to confirm, "This move really did have enough power. He really can't get up now."

Sengoku and Garp arrived at this moment. Garp even knelt down and checked Shiki's breath. After a moment, he looked up in surprise. "Shiki is really amazing, he's still alive..."

Then, he reached out and touched Shiki's body for a while, and then sighed and said, "But this injury is really serious. Most of his bones are broken. Judging from the blood flowing from his seven orifices, his internal organs are probably in a mess. If he is not treated, he will probably die."

Upon hearing Garp's assessment, Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began calling for the medics to take Shiki for treatment.

It's not because the Marines is humanitarian that they're rescuing pirates here, but because the Marines has its own mature system and measures for dealing with this kind of situation.

Shiki's abilities are extremely powerful and terrifying. If he dies here, the Float-Float Fruit will immediately and randomly regenerate somewhere in the world. If this fruit falls into someone else's hands, it may cause unnecessary disasters.

The Marines's usual approach to dealing with these powerful Devil Fruit users has been to capture them and imprison them in Impel Down. This serves to both deter the world and punish these villains, while also delaying the reappearance of these terrifying Devil Fruit abilities.

Some Devil Fruit User can create particularly dangerous things are even Ice-Ice directly in Impel Down, such as the extremely destructive Great Pirate, World Destroyer, Bondi World, from a few years ago.

His power is the Momo Fruit; he can unleash tremendous power on an ordinary cannon with a single strike. If he were to create a giant cannon or something similar, combined with his power, it would be no less formidable than an ancient weapon.

This guy kept clamoring to blow up Mary Geoise, but in the end, the World Government dealt with him by freezing him in Impel Down to prevent his dangerous abilities from spreading.

After Shiki was dragged away, Garp asked, "What's wrong with this guy? Why did he suddenly attack Marineford all by himself? Isn't that stupid?"

Sengoku was also a bit confused and said, "I don't know. I was working on some documents in my office when I was suddenly startled by the alarm. Then I saw Ortolan waving to him. I don't know anything else."

Seeing that both big shots were looking at him, Ortolan scratched his head and said, "I think I heard something about Roger, but I didn't hear it very clearly. Maybe they came to see Roger?"

Upon hearing this, Garp nodded. "Then maybe they really are here to see Roger. Shiki is a strange guy; he can't control himself whenever it involves Roger. It was the same with Ed War, and it was the same with Ruyi..."

Ortolan looked at Garp with a strange gaze, thinking to himself, "How dare you talk about Shiki like that?"

I see that you and Shiki are complete like-minded partners when it comes to dealing with Roger. You're a perfect match, like a dragon and a phoenix!

The Admiral Sengoku waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, enough of this nonsense. Fortunately, Shiki didn't unleash his full power this time. Marineford's damage seems manageable; let's hurry up and rebuild. As for Roger's matter, the higher-ups have made most of the arrangements. We shouldn't delay; I think we should escort him to the East Blue as soon as possible, lest something unforeseen happens and another madman like Shiki appears..."

Soon enough, Admiral Sengoku and Garp went off to do their own things.

Ortolan was about to go and arrange his own affairs, but he had only taken a few steps when he saw the Momonga waving from not far away.

Seeing this, Ortolan smiled and went over to her, "You're really stubborn. You dare to launch an attack on Shiki without any support."

"Back then, who had time to think about these things?" The Momonga chuckled, then said seriously, "But thank you anyway, I almost lost my life."

"I think you're tough. Even without me, you won't die." Ortolan patted the Momonga on the shoulder.

Then, he deliberately shrugged in front of the Momonga and said in a pretentious manner, "Oh dear, my shoulder is a little itchy. Can you take a look and see if there's anything on it?"

The Momonga looked at him with disdain and said, "Stop pretending, stop pretending. It's just Vice Admiral's shoulder insignia, isn't it? I saw it!"

"Hahahaha... Rear Admiral Vice Admiral Momonga, you'd better work hard and strive to become a glorious Lieutenant General like me as soon as possible." Ortolan laughed arrogantly.

The Momonga sneered, "I should learn from you. You're not young anymore; it's time to settle down and start a family. I heard you got married, Vice Admiral General Ortolan?"

"Ah, this..." Ortolan's face stiffened, and he was speechless.