On the boundless, azure ocean.
A pirate ship, flying a skull and crossbones flag, was cutting through the waves at a speed that threatened to tear its hull apart!
"Faster! Faster!"
On the deck, a one-eyed Captain was roaring hoarsely, the fear on his face twisting his hideous scar.
"That monster! That monster is catching up!"
"Are you kidding me! How can he run faster than a ship on the water!"
"That guy isn't human at all!"
The pirates shrieked in panic, their faces filled with despair, as they constantly looked back at the sea behind the ship, their eyes reflecting the instinctive fear of facing a natural predator.
Just on that turbulent sea.
A tall figure was sprinting across the water, defying the laws of physics!
With every step he took, a circle of white spray exploded beneath his feet, and his body was enveloped by visible, crackling blue electric arcs!
That was not a speed a human being should possess!
It was a running bolt of lightning!
"He... he's catching up!" a lookout pirate shrieked, his voice trembling to the extreme.
That terrifying figure of lightning was rapidly closing the distance to the pirate ship at a visible speed!
The person who arrived was Garp!
He looked as usual, even taking a moment to pick his nose, and pouted as he watched the pirate ship fleeing for its life.
"Honestly, a bunch of small fries, making this old man run for so long."
As soon as he finished speaking, he abruptly stopped, standing steadily on the choppy sea.
His hands, however, were rapidly changing hand signs in front of his chest at a dazzling speed!
It was a strange movement, full of a mysterious rhythm, that the pirates had never seen before!
"What is he doing?!" The pirates on the ship were all dumbfounded.
The next second.
Garp completed the final hand seal, opened his mouth, and his voice rumbled like thunder.
"Lightning Release!"
A violent Chakra surged within him!
"False Darkness!"
Boom—!
A pitch-black bolt of lightning, like a spear thrust from hell, suddenly erupted from his mouth! The lightning condensed into a beam, tearing through the sky with unstoppable force, striking the pirate ship's hull with incredible precision!
There was no violent explosion.
Only a grating tearing sound!
The black lightning spear, with overwhelming power, directly pierced through the entire pirate ship!
The pirates on the ship didn't even have time to let out a single scream before they all lost consciousness under the violent Lightning Release Ninjutsu, and the ship's hull was torn into countless pieces by the terrifying energy, sinking into the sea.
On the sea, Garp slowly dispersed the lightning around him, and nodded in satisfaction, looking at the results of his battle.
These days, he would go find White Night whenever he had nothing to do, and had cleared the dungeon named "Third Raikage" several more times.
The results were remarkable.
He could now skillfully use several Lightning Release Ninjutsu, and dealing with these small pirates whose bounties didn't even exceed ten million Berries was simply a dimensionality reduction strike.
Originally, he also wanted to try the "Intermediate Dungeon" that White Night mentioned, to see what new interesting things were inside.
However.
When he brought up the idea, the look in White Night's eyes made all the hairs on his body stand up.
Something was wrong.
Very wrong!
Garp still clearly remembered White Night's face at that time.
It was a strange expression mixed with surprise, encouragement, and also... schadenfreude!
His mouth was almost grinning to the sky, practically saying, "Go, go, there are all good things inside, you go in and I'll enjoy the show!"
Who is Garp?
A battle-hardened marine hero! His combat intuition was extremely sharp!
That kid definitely had ill intentions!
Garp shivered and decisively abandoned the idea.
Forget it, forget it, it's better to play it safe first.
That "Intermediate Dungeon" definitely had a huge trap waiting for him!
However, these so-called Ninjutsu are really useful!
Garp looked down at his hands, silently evaluating in his heart.
Although the overall explosive power and destructive force were still not as direct and overbearing as his tempered Armament Haki.
But the versatility is truly strong!
Ranged attacks, area strikes, elemental counters... all flashy, but surprisingly effective!
Most importantly, there was that so-called Lightning Release Chakra Mode!
Crackling!
With a thought, violent blue electric arcs burst forth from his body again, like countless tiny lightning snakes, coiling around his bronze, muscular physique!
His muscles rippled slightly under the stimulation of the lightning, every inch filled with explosive power!
Garp felt the surging power within him, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
He looked at the lightning surrounding him; his physique had improved by at least thirty percent!
Thirty percent!
This was an incredible improvement!
One must know that with his current strength, standing at the pinnacle of this world, every small step forward was incredibly difficult.
That was a tiny bit of progress that could only be gained by engaging in life-and-death struggles with powerhouses of the same caliber!
But now, a dungeon had increased his raw strength by thirty percent!
This thirty percent increase in strength was enough to create an insurmountable gap between him and powerhouses of the same tier like Sengoku and Roger!
"Puhahahahahaha!"
At this thought, Garp could no longer hold back, and his characteristic boisterous laughter echoed across the sea, startling countless seabirds.
"That old man Sengoku, if he saw me now, his jaw would drop in shock!"
He clenched his fist fiercely, and the air was crushed by him, emitting a dull boom!
This feeling of having power completely under control was simply too exhilarating!
He had enjoyed himself enough!
Garp laughed up to the sky, his laughter shaking the sea, causing ripples to spread.
He looked down, checking his direction, and pinpointed the location of his dog-head Marine ship.
The next second.
He grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
"Time to go back!"
Crackling—!
Blinding blue electric arcs burst from his body again, enveloping his entire being!
Swoosh—!
Garp's figure instantly vanished from his spot, transforming into a running bolt of lightning, speeding towards the Marine ship!
His speed was too fast!
So fast that he carved a long, white wake on the azure sea, which took a long time to subside.
The entire ocean had become his playground for showcasing his new toys!
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