Garp Makes His Move
The crowd was forced to disperse by an invisible aura, and the oppressive feeling swept across the entire square like a tsunami.
--Monkey D. Garp.
His imposing figure stepped out slowly, his Hunting Roar in the wind.
Each step felt as heavy as if it were striking the very foundation of Holy Land.
The ground trembled slightly, the stone slabs cracked, and dust rippled outwards beneath his feet.
Its mere presence was enough to freeze the air.
Behind him, Ace and Luffy side by side, their expressions solemn, their eyes blazing with fire and lightning.
His steps were steady, his pace perfectly in sync with Garp's.
The three generations of the family, grandfather, grandfather, and grandson, are like three mountains pressing down on the world.
Their appearance was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing the entire square to erupt in an instant.
"That's... Navy Garp!!"
"Is he insane?!"
"Quickly, quickly! Notify the Holy Knights--!"
Fear, anger, and screams intertwined into a chaotic symphony.
The Celestial Dragons' faces contorted, their fingertips trembling, as if they had witnessed a catastrophe.
At that moment, Garp looked up and saw one of the Five Elders, Saint Garling, slowly stepping forward.
His white, Crescent-Moon Hairstyle swayed slightly in the wind, and his black robe fluttered in the breeze, seemingly causing the air to tremble.
"Garp..."
His voice was deep, filled with barely suppressed anger, "Do you know what you're doing?"
Garp's gaze was sharp as an eagle's, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, revealing an arrogant smile.
"Of course I know."
He raised his head, his voice calm, yet it resonated throughout the square like the roar of a tsunami:
"I just can't stand your dog-like behavior."
The entire audience erupted in uproar.
Countless representatives, guards, and Celestial Dragons froze in place, their breaths caught in their throats.
Saint Garling's expression instantly turned extremely cold.
He laughed in fury, "Ha... one by one— Roy, Navy, now even you're going to betray us?!"
He suddenly leaned forward, his voice rising abruptly like a thunderous roar:
"Garp! Don't forget! Who bestowed upon you that title of 'hero'?!"
Garp's smile vanished in an instant.
"I have never acknowledged that thing."
"Boom--!"
In an instant, heaven and earth fell silent.
Both of them unleashed their Conqueror's Haki simultaneously!
An invisible Impact swept outwards from the two of them, instantly shattering the stone pillars at the edge of the square, sending rubble flying in all directions like a torrential rain.
The sky was torn in two by that terrifying force.
One side was pitch black, the other side was dazzling white!
The colors between heaven and earth seemed to have been brutally dissected.
The kings and representatives from various countries were terrified, their faces turning deathly pale. "What are they trying to do?!"
Are they going to start fighting?!
"My God... those are the Five Elders and Navy Hero!!"
Under this overwhelming pressure, Ace's body burst into flames.
His blood boiled, his eyes flashing with fighting spirit. "Grandpa!! Are you going to make your move?!"
Luffy roared back, his aura surging, golden patterns shimmering beneath his skin.
His aura surged, and his pupils suddenly transformed into golden dragon eyes, his dragon might shaking the entire world!
"Grandpa!! Are you here now?!?"
Garp suddenly laughed, a laugh that echoed like the iron drums of an old Battlefield, reverberating between wind and thunder.
"Haha-- Ah! I, an old man, have long since had enough of those bastards!!"
His shoulders slumped, and Haki surged forth from his body like a tidal wave, compressing the air into Thunderclap roar in an instant.
The ground shattered, dust surged back, and a deep pit was churned into the earth beneath their feet.
Saint Garling's pupils shrank sharply, and his face finally turned ferocious.
He drew his sword abruptly, its cold light flashing, "You bastard--!"
His roar was like thunder, and the air behind him instantly distorted!
Following them emerged figures clad in holy light and black armor—
The Holy Knights.
They emerged one by one from the void, their spears, holy swords, and halberds gleaming coldly, emanating a chilling aura that oppressed the soul.
The Celestial Dragons, witnessing this scene, went completely mad. "The Holy Knights have been dispatched!!"
"Run! This is a battle of judgment!!"
" --Roy! They're all in your hands now!!"
With that angry roar, Garp stomped his foot on the ground!
The ground instantly cracked open, spreading outwards like a spider web.
A tall figure leaped up amidst the rubble and dust, transforming into a shooting star that pierced the sky and soared into the heavens!
In mid-air, Garp clenched his fist, and his Armament Haki erupted instantly, turning as black as cast iron;
At the same time, Conqueror's Haki surged violently around him, transforming into black and red intertwined lightning that coiled around his arms.
"Doubling - Fifty Times Galaxy Impact--!"
"Boom--!"
The sky and earth suddenly darkened, and a huge cross- Cross-shaped Star exploded from his fist!
Black and red lightning danced wildly along his fists and arms, Thunderclap like war drums, and the entire sky seemed to be illuminated by him alone.
The sheer terror of that power made even the Saint Garling below tense up.
"Damn it!! This old bastard is serious--!"
The sword flashed with holy light, but the aura before him was like a beast that devoured the heavens, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
At the same time, the entire Holy Knights roared in unison, raising their holy lances and halberds in an attempt to form a protective array, but their faces were filled with horror.
Garp's punch, carrying the destructive power to crush mountains and rivers and tear apart the sky, slammed down!
"Boom--!"
A fierce wind swept through, space collapsed, and light and sound were utterly torn apart in that instant!
A massive burst of white light erupted above the Holy Land Mary Geoise, like the sun falling to earth, and the shockwave blew away the Celestial Dragons' palace thousands of meters away!
And just as this destructive force of the fist was about to engulf everything—
A clear spatial fluctuation exploded instantly!
On the plaza, all the representatives of the Affiliated Nation, Neptune and Shirahoshi, and the Green-Haired Celestial Dragon Saint Mjosgard, who was bound to the rack, were all swallowed up by light and shadow in an instant and disappeared without a trace!
Saint Garling's heart skipped a beat, and his expression changed drastically. "Something's wrong--!"
He looked up at the sky, the shadow of the fist's force already covering his entire field of vision!
"If that punch landed on me... even Immortal Body wouldn't be enough!!"
At that very moment--
"Boom!!"
A huge black Pentagram Array suddenly appeared on the ground beneath the feet of the Holy Knights, and runes lit up like streams of light, spreading out from the void.
"Even the old man has made a move—and you still think you can run?!"
Roy's figure stepped out of the void, and the air suddenly froze as he raised his hand.
With a wave of his hand, the space between heaven and earth folded and closed off layer by layer!
Before they could escape, the members of the Holy Knights and the ordinary Celestial Dragons were bound by an invisible Spatial Restraint, instantly rendering them unable to move!
Their faces were filled with terror, and their souls trembled.
Saint Garling turned around abruptly and roared, "Everyone retreat--!"
But it was too late.
In an instant, a few individuals, including Saint Garling, Shanks, and Saint Shamrock, were enveloped by the Teleportation Light Pillar and vanished without a trace.
The rest of the Holy Knights and the Celestial Dragons were left in the heart of the crumbling Holy Land!
High in the sky, Garp's Iron Fist crashed down.
In an instant, the entire Holy Land Mary Geoise was completely engulfed by white light and Thunderclap.