Marine's Lament

Garp didn't have time to think for long, nor would the enemy give him time to think.

Boom!

A vast, boundless sword beam descended from the sky, resembling a gentle rain falling amidst the falling blossoms.

Garp and Zephyr did not choose to flee the area shrouded in sword rain immediately. Instead, they instantly transformed into two obsidian statues, baring their teeth as they caught all the hair-thin sword beams.

They preferred to take Roy's attack head-on rather than run away, having learned their lesson the hard way. Once the two of them lost their formation and exposed their backs to the enemy, they would be met with a fierce barrage of attacks.

"Phew, this guy is really strong!"

Hearing the increasingly rapid breathing behind him, Garp knew he couldn't wait any longer; he had to create his own opportunity.

However, while he's good at fighting, he's never been good at strategizing. In the past, those things were left to the Sengoku, and he only needed to be reckless.

When Garp thought of Sengoku, who had died in Sengoku, he felt as if his heart was being squeezed, so heavy that he could hardly breathe. "Wait, I can't think of any good plan for Sengoku anyway, so let's just use Sengoku's method. If it succeeds, it will be a consolation for him."

Thinking this, Garp abandoned his defensive formation and launched an attack, roaring to the sky, "Damn it, I've had enough! You damn Nightmare, didn't you want to kill me? If you have the guts, stand up and fight me to the death!"

"Garp, you—" Zephyr's eyes widened. He had no doubt about Garp's natural performance, but he felt a sense of dejection. Perhaps the destruction of the Navy was truly irreversible.

"Since you want to die, I naturally won't refuse." Roy's figure floated over, the longsword in his hand radiating a dreamlike seven-colored light.

"You're the one who should be damned!" Garp unleashed an immense aura, charging forward without dodging or flinching.

Boom!

A violent shockwave swept around, and the Cloud Layer were savagely torn apart.

As expected, Garp was sent flying by a single sword strike, blood gushing from his mouth. He couldn't help but sigh, realizing that fighting such a monster alone was indeed too much of a stretch.

Roy didn't stop for a second. In a flash, he caught up with Garp who was flying backwards, appeared above him, and pointed his longsword at Garp's heart, ready to stab him.

Garp activated Geppo, choosing not to flee but instead offering himself up. A longsword pierced through his back, dripping with blood, but he didn't stop. He let the sword grow longer and longer through his back, finally grabbing Roy and locking him in place, roaring with a ferocious expression, "Hurry up!"

Roy struggled violently, but found that Garp's arms were tightly wrapped around him, and he could not break free for a moment.

"Heh, do all your navy players like to play this kind of game?"

Garp didn't answer, but continued to yell, "Hurry up!"

Kizaru instantly appeared behind Roy, his face showing reluctance. Only after Garp urged him repeatedly did he grasp the Ice Sword and stab Roy in the heart.

Laugh!

The Seven Star Sword's blade pierced through Roy and his companion in an instant, impaling them on the longsword like a skewer.

"Ah!" A soul-rending pain surged through Garp, who couldn't help but roar in agony, but a faint smile played on his lips as he said, "Now, can your Devil Fruit Ability still work? If not, why don't you come to hell with me!"

"Innocent!"

The cold words uttered by Roy made Garp frown. There wasn't a trace of pain in his voice. Could it be that he could endure even this level of pain, or...?

"Kizaru, run!" Garp felt increasingly uneasy. His operation had gone too smoothly this time. Now that he thought about it, how could a monster like Nightmare make the same mistakes repeatedly in such a short period of time?

In fact, he didn't need to say anything. The ever-cautious and meticulous Kizaru had already noticed something was wrong. The aura of the Nightmare hadn't weakened at all, and he turned to leave.

However, Kizaru was a step too slow. The Dream Mist descended, causing him to lose his senses for a moment. When he broke free from the illusion, he discovered that the Seven Star Sword he had been holding had somehow pierced his chest. Waves of intense pain assaulted his nerves, causing him to let out a painful howl.

"Ah! Why is that?" Kizaru asked incredulously, looking at Roy who had turned around.

"Hehe, the Seven Star Sword has long become a part of my body, so it naturally won't cause me any damage. Otherwise, do you really think I wouldn't have noticed your little tricks? However, I would like to thank you for personally returning the Seven Star Sword to my hands. With that, the battle ahead will be much easier!" Roy gently rotated the Seven Star Sword in his hands, and the blade, imbued with Armament Haki, shredded Kizaru's heart into mincemeat, giving him no chance to escape.

"I am not reconciled." Kizaru never imagined that he, who had eaten the Glint-Glint Fruit, would be killed by an enemy one day, and in such a pathetic way. He slightly raised his right hand as if to grab something, but in the end, it fell limply to the ground.

First, Garp asked for death, then Nightmare was pierced through the heart by a sword, and finally Nightmare used the same sword that pierced his heart to kill Kizaru. This series of events left the Marine soldiers in the sea below overwhelmed and their minds blank.

"That's just a lie, Vice Admiral Garp and Admiral Kizaru were both..."

"Impossible! This must be a hallucination created by Nightmare. I don't believe it!"

"We're all doomed! We're all doomed!"

"We should never have made enemies of monsters like Nightmare in the first place!"

"Damn it, you bastard!" Garp, like an immortal war god, bravely charged at Roy despite the pain on both his body and soul.

"Ha, what a terrifying monster! But how long can you hold on with your heart pierced? Whatever you do now will only hasten your death."

"What a joke! I haven't even killed you yet, how could I possibly fall at this crucial moment!" Garp roared and charged forward again.

"Since that's the case, let me end your suffering as soon as possible!" Roy held his sword across his chest and sped past like Inazuma.

The next moment, Garp's head flew into the air, blood spurted out, and he fell into the sea amidst the despairing and numb gazes of all the Marines.

Marine Hero, Vice Admiral Garp, has fallen!