The fist and sword edge collided, but the earth-shattering shockwave everyone had expected never came. Narikitsune was sent flying almost instantly.
Garp froze for a moment, unable to process it. "Has this guy burned through so much stamina that he can't even hold his sword steady?"
At that moment, Doflamingo twisted his body and forced his way into Garp's guard. With Garp's center wide open, both fists shot out in an instant!
"Damn—" Garp only managed two words before Doflamingo's combo cut him off. Each of Doflamingo's hands unleashed a different martial art—one fierce and forceful, the other soft and insidious. Combined into one, hardness and softness complemented each other, and their power surged as every blow landed on the completely unprepared Garp.
"Intersecting Killing Dragon Fang Fist!"
Garp had never expected Doflamingo to suddenly abandon his sword and switch to fists, catching him completely off guard.
Unfortunately, Garp did not know that Doflamingo was the true inheritor of Ashina Style Swordsmanship, obtained from that damaged golden finger. But it contained far more than swordsmanship—there were all kinds of techniques within it, especially hand-to-hand combat moves.
If anyone really thought he was some orthodox swordsman who would stubbornly cling to his weapon, then they had fallen right into his trap.
The reason he normally did not use such techniques was simply because no one had ever pushed him that far. Now that he was fighting an expert like Garp, there was no reason not to use those dirty tricks he had kept hidden.
Poor Garp had always thought Doflamingo was the kind of swordsman who loved his blade more than life itself. He had even seen Doflamingo use Outer Heaven Flying Fairy before. In Garp's eyes, anyone capable of such swordsmanship had to be either a man obsessed with the