One Piece: Who still has dreams?

Chapter 95 Boundless Emptiness

When Garin saw Redio turn white-haired again, he knew something was wrong.

But when he saw Reddio's severed left hand grow back so quickly, he was even more shocked. "What kind of ability user are you? Does 'Nika' also have an immortal body?!"

"You son of a bitch."

Redio's left fist, wreathed in dark, domineering energy, swung casually, sending Garin's head spinning around his neck.

Garin was in excruciating pain, scrambling and stumbling as he tried to retreat temporarily. Where were the warships? Where were the warships that the two lieutenant generals had brought? He staggered towards the ship, but suddenly his vision blurred, and his upper body slumped onto the deck…

Not again?!

Blood gushed from Garin's mouth as he kicked at Redio with his legs, only to be cleaved in two by Redio's blade.

Garin, his upper body straining to sit up on the deck, his hair disheveled and eyes blazing with fury, roared, "Do you know what a crime it is to attack a Celestial Dragon?! Heh heh heh, you can't kill me anyway. Sooner or later I'll find you, 'we' will find you, and we'll tear you and all your companions to pieces, take you to the Holy Land, and make you slaves to all the Celestial Dragons! Slaves for generations to come! Hahaha... If you're scared, then get out of here!"

Nami was taken aback: "He's a Celestial Dragon? Didn't Redio say he was some kind of Celestial Pig?"

Garin's bloodshot eyes glared coldly at him. Redio kicked him, sending him flying with only his upper body in his wake. Garin rolled across the deck, leaving a thick trail of blood, until he reached the broken "bow" of the ship. Garin wanted to jump overboard, even if it meant sinking to the bottom of the sea, rather than being tortured by this white-haired brat.

As long as he sinks to the bottom of the sea, sooner or later the Holy Land will send someone to find him and rescue him.

With only his upper body remaining and covered in blood, Garin slapped the floor with both hands and leaped with all his might, but he failed to fall. A powerful force pulled him back from behind.

Why isn't it over yet?!

Garin was furious and anxious, his hair bristling with rage, and snot practically bubbled from his nose. He couldn't win a fight, and he couldn't run away—what was he going to do?!

Shall we create a magic circle now? No, with so many people, it's too conspicuous. If Lord Im's secret is exposed, we'll be killed...

Just then, a cosmic, starry "world" swept in, engulfing Garin entirely... half of him. Behind his sunglasses, now shattered in half, Garin's eyes quickly went blank.

Tap, tap, tap... Footsteps echoed in the boundless void, like a deep starry sky. Redio strolled up to Garin and carefully observed the changes in him.

Garin's two legs, which were also included in the Boundless Void Domain, slowly moved toward his upper body, wriggling and connecting with the severed section of his upper body, and the missing flesh quickly grew back.

The only thing that can slow down the Divine Rider's immortality is an attack imbued with Conqueror's Haki.

While Redio's Gojo Satori Mode is powerful, it lacks the Overlord's ability to reduce Karin's immortality regeneration efficiency.

Moreover, it seems that his immortality comes directly from the contract with Im, so even though he was made to look like a madman by the Boundless Void, it does not affect the regeneration of his damaged body...

……

Outside, a black sphere with a diameter of more than ten meters suddenly appeared on the deck, engulfing Reddio and Garin, and also acting as a black wall to push Nami, Zoro, Ace, and the others away.

Ace was astonished: "What is this?"

“I don’t know…” Zoro said, blood spurting from his body, “This guy actually hid this… That AI doesn’t have this kind of move… cough cough…”

Nami looked at Zoro lying on the ground, his chest already covered in numerous slash scars, now bearing a deep, bloody gash that exposed the bone. She said speechlessly, "Did you really have to take the hit head-on because of Reddio? Why didn't you dodge? Reddio has the ability to regenerate, but you don't..."

Not only Zoro, but after Korin's final indiscriminate and frenzied slashes, those three Marine Vice Admirals... the one wielding twin swords, Strawberry, had his towering skull tilted to one side, his body covered in blood, and he was sent flying into a pile of broken wood in the cabin; the one whose greatsword was burned and whose mask was shattered by Ace, Bastet, was cut in half diagonally, his internal organs scattered all over the ground, already beyond dead.

Meanwhile, the spotted dog was still sitting on the railing of the ship's side where it had been nailed by the demon, and luckily, it was not affected much. It stared blankly at everything that was happening.

Goltz quickly took out the new medicine kit he had prepared for this trip. Inside were small human-sized suture needles, bandages, and wound medicine. He hurriedly asked Nami to help him suture Zoro's arm, apply medicine, and bandage it. Before that, Nami jumped up and, with tears in her eyes, helped Goltz tighten the remaining small section of his right arm to stop the bleeding.

"..."

Ace looked at Gertz's severed right arm on the ground, jumped onto the ship's railing, and looked at the two vice admirals who had brought the warships to provide support. One of the warships had also been affected by Garin's slash, and a large hole had been torn in its hull. Marines were trying to salvage the capsized ship. The other warship had set up some gangplanks to connect with it. Some people ran over from the sinking warship, while others rushed over to help.

Ace looked at them, then leaped lightly, transforming into flames in mid-air and rushing towards them.

Hearing the deafening roar of flames engulfing everything below, mixed with the screams and curses of countless marines, Nami gently rubbed her forehead, looked up at the only remaining Vice Admiral, the spotted dog, and asked, "Aren't you going to help those marines? They came to rescue your ship."

"..." Vice Admiral Spotted Dog remained seated, his eyes sweeping over the strange black sphere, which was more than ten meters in diameter. The sphere was breaking apart like an eggshell, with black fragments falling to the ground, revealing Garin, whose body had been restored, and the white-haired, blue-eyed pirate inside.

What can I do to help? Just being alive is enough. The Dalmatian was numb.

He obeyed the Celestial Dragons and the Knights of God because he knew that daring to resist meant certain death. Now he had done his best, and even Korin had become a fish on the chopping block of that white-haired, blue-eyed pirate, powerless to fight back! What could he possibly achieve by resisting again? Had any other Devil Fruit user ever been pinned down by a Seastone knife?

They'd already warned him not to go any further, or they wouldn't show any mercy. With his injuries as proof, could this be considered an emergency escape? Vice Admiral Spotted Dog closed his eyes. That young pirate was incredibly powerful after transforming into his white-haired, blue-eyed form; his aura was terrifying, no less than the Four Emperors of the New World!

The Four Emperors, when fighting against powerhouses of this caliber, should have been reported to headquarters for permission first... Do you know why they needed to report? Because nobody wants to die for nothing!

Nami put Zoro, who was wrapped in bandages, aside and went to Redio. She took a few more glances at Redio's white hair and his bright blue eyes, which looked like jewels. Wasn't this guy's transformation only for about a minute each day? How come he transformed twice today? And for so long!

"Won't it deplete something like your life force?" Nami was a little worried.

But since Redio hadn't said anything, she didn't ask either. She just looked at Garin's dazed and blank eyes and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with him?"

Redio said, "I was just testing whether this would kill him. It seems it won't."

At most, we can use a mental attack on Garin to make him dazed for a while.

The opponent is immortal; even if they have a brain injury, they will recover soon.

On the other hand, Redio's spell entered a meltdown phase after he used his domain to expand.

The "no-limit technique" is a special brain structure that is actually imprinted on the right prefrontal lobe.

It's like an extremely mysterious, complex, and precise machine. Normally, this machine functions by running limitless spells, generating protective shields of stopping power, spheres of attraction, spheres of repulsion, and so on. However, if it uses a technique like "Domain Deployment," which stands at the pinnacle of sorcery, this precise machine will immediately overheat. When the domain is dispelled, the machine will shut down due to overheating, temporarily unable to function... This is what's known as "spell meltdown."

During the spell's stun, Redio lost his unlimited protective shield, his ability to create gravity and repulsion spheres, and naturally, he couldn't fly...

To be honest, this feels very unpleasant.

puff!

Redio swung his sword and beheaded Garin, then had Nami bind his body with chains.

The excruciating pain of decapitation instantly brought Garin to his senses. He sneered, "I told you long ago, no matter what methods you use, you can't kill me! Now, you and your companions, kneel down and kowtow to me, willingly becoming my slaves, and I might spare your lives..."

[Remaining time for Gojo Satoru's Mode: 44 minutes 50 seconds]

Redio put his hands in his pockets and said, "After I 'saw' you come back from the sea, I've been thinking about how to kill you completely. Without Conqueror's Haki, it's really troublesome to kill cockroaches like you who are immortal."

When Garin heard him mention Conqueror's Haki, his eyes widened in shock, and snot dripped from his nose—"This brat doesn't even have Conqueror's Haki, how does he know such a secret?!"

By the way, this kid mentioned "master" earlier. Does he know about Lord Im?

Which bastard leaked the Lord's information!

Could it be Manmaia-Spider?

"..."

Reddio glanced around. Of the three vice admirals, one was dead, one was barely clinging to life, and one was resting with his eyes closed. Nami was alright, but Zoro was seriously injured, thankfully he had been bandaged with a Supreme Bandage. As for Gertz… his gaze lingered on Gertz’s blood-dried, empty left eye and his severed right arm.

Ace flew back with a wave of fire, squatted on the railing, and said to Redio, "Other warships are surrounding this place from all sides, Captain, what should we do next?"

Upon hearing this, Nami quickly said, "Let's hurry up and leave! This guy is unkillable, so let's ignore him. If he comes again... we'll definitely be stronger then, it's okay!"

"That's right!"

Gertz's only remaining right eye was bloodshot, but his gaze was incredibly resolute. He gritted his teeth and said, "I never want to be in this position of being saved again... I want to become the strongest warrior in Elbaf! I... Ah!"

She suddenly remembered Loki.

To become the strongest giant warrior, Loki, the monster who killed his own father, King Harald, to eat the Devil Fruit, a national treasure of the Elbaf royal family, is not someone you can easily avoid...

“Too late,” Redio said with a smile. “I’ve accepted your commission. There’s no going back.”

“Ah,” Goltz stammered.

[Ongoing Mission: I Am the Queen]

[Mission Requirements: Assist Gertz in becoming the strongest Elbaf warrior and the King of Titans.]

[Client: Gertz]

[Distance: Close]

[Estimated Difficulty: ★★★★★★]

"..."

Zoro raised Wado Ichimonji high, his mouth still tasting of blood, and said firmly, "I will surpass Mihawk and become the world's greatest swordsman. Can you lend me a hand, Captain?"

“We’ve been doing that for a while now,” Redio laughed.

[Roronoa – Sauron has entrusted you with the quest: Resounding Through Heaven]

[Mission Requirements: Assist Roronoa/Zoro in surpassing Mihawk and becoming the world's greatest swordsman.]

Client: Roronoa (Zoro)

[Distance: Close]

[Estimated Difficulty: ★★★★★★]

[Task accepted]

"It's truly both laughable and infuriating! A bunch of ignorant brats from the East China Sea!"

Garin's head was laughing loudly on the other end, "You don't understand true power at all! You don't know the true strongest! Even my immortal body was helpless against you, yet you dare to boast about being the King of Giants and the world's greatest swordsman?! It's laughable!"

"Don't be hasty, my 'time' is also very precious. I'm coming to kill you now."

Redio walked towards Garin's head. "Ace, signal those warships so they don't get lost and go to the wrong place. How about we use this cockroach-man's head as the first step to the summit?"

As he spoke, he kicked the chained body over, letting its head and severed neck automatically reconnect under the pull of gravity, piecing them back together.

"Very good!" Ace chuckled, raised his palm towards the sky, and a huge pillar of fire shot into the air.