Chapter 292: One Punch Kills Shiryu of the Rain
"You pieces of trash can stay right here!"
At the entrance to the passage of the third level, Hunger Hell, stood a towering figure three and a half meters tall. He wore a black guard uniform, a black cap with a badge on it, and had a long horse-like face with a cigar clenched between his lips.
A Justice cloak draped over his shoulders, brown gloves covered his hands, and in his right hand he held a blade gleaming with a cold light. He stared icily at Jiang Qize and the others as they slowly descended.
He was the chief warden of Impel Down, a powerhouse whose strength rivaled Magellan—Shiryu of the Rain.
Behind him stretched a vast formation of prison guards, an imposing sight.
Whoosh!
A tall shadow appeared in front of him in an instant.
A massive black-and-gold fist slammed into his abdomen.
Buzz!
A powerful shockwave swept outward. Shiryu's eyes bulged as if they would pop out. His mouth hung wide open, disbelief flashing in his eyes.
Then—
Boom!
His huge body shot backward like a cannonball, crashing violently into the large group of guards behind him. One after another, the guards were killed outright by the sheer impact.
Bang!
Finally, he smashed into a hard steel wall, denting it deeply before coming to a stop.
"Puh!"
A large mouthful of blood mixed with bits of flesh spewed out.
"So… strong…" Shiryu of the Rain stared fixedly at that figure. His crimson lips moved slightly as he forced out two words.
Then his hand dropped limply.
Yes—he had been beaten to death with a single punch, despite possessing strength at the level of a Yonko's right-hand man.
The one who made the move was Emperor Crocodile.
With strength at the peak of an admiral, Emperor Crocodile's frontal punch was something even Sengoku would not dare take head-on. Let alone Shiryu of the Rain—though a great swordsman, his physical toughness was nowhere near enough. He hadn't even had the chance to draw his blade.
Seeing this scene, the guards swallowed hard, fear flickering in their eyes.
Even the second-in-command of Impel Down had been killed with a single punch. That was monstrously terrifying.
Jiang Qize walked forward coldly, not sparing them a glance.
"Kill…"
"Kill…"
"Kill…"
The guards exchanged looks, then roared and opened fire.
Bang bang bang…
A storm of bullets tore toward them.
Jiang Qize glanced at them indifferently.
Buzz!!
A tangible golden wave of Conqueror's Haki surged outward. The space seemed to freeze instantly, and all the bullets stopped midair.
Then—
Bang bang bang…
All the bullets flew back the way they came, and the terrifying Conqueror's Haki swept across all the guards.
In an instant—
Every guard stood there with mouths open, eyes rolled back, bodies frozen stiff.
Then blood began flowing from their seven orifices, and their bodies slowly collapsed.
Thud thud thud…
In the blink of an eye, they had all become corpses.
Their souls had been shattered by that overwhelming Conqueror's Haki.
Crack!
At that moment, an elevator door across from them opened, and Magellan stepped out.
When he saw the scene before him, a chill shot from the soles of his feet straight to his head. He couldn't believe it.
Especially when he saw Shiryu of the Rain's corpse, his pupils shrank.
"This… stall them for ten minutes?"
Magellan's mouth twitched.
They probably couldn't even hold them for five.
Boom!
Emperor Crocodile's figure moved instantly, his fist wrapped in Armament Haki smashing forward.
Magellan, who had been watching them closely, reacted quickly. A large amount of venom surged from his fist as he threw a punch to meet it.
Boom!!
A shockwave exploded outward, and large quantities of venom splattered in every direction.
Sizzle sizzle—
Where the venom landed, the ground, the corpses, even the walls were corroded, white smoke rising.
Magellan was sent flying backward, slamming hard into the wall.