Fallen

The G2 Branch Fortress of the Navy is the closest island in the Grand Line Paradise to the Marine Headquarters, and it is under the command of Vice Admiral Garp.

"This coffee is awful." Vice Admiral Garp took a sip of coffee, the bitterness making it impossible to swallow, and it slowly dribbled from the corner of his mouth.

Moreover, the entire conference room felt incredibly oppressive.

"Meeting adjourned."

Vice Admiral Garp waved his hand, picked up his coffee, left the conference room, went to the corridor, and looked out the window into the distance.

What is that?

Vice Admiral Garp looked toward the coast and saw a Giant Beast slowly crawling ashore not far away.

"Sea King?"

Vice Admiral Garp was slightly taken aback, and the next moment, the Giant Beast disappeared.

"Careful."

Vice Admiral Garp shouted, but it was too late. With a loud bang, the entire branch fortress trembled violently and began to collapse.

"Damn it."

Garp gritted his teeth, threw the coffee in his left hand aside, and grabbed the knife handle with both hands.

Swoosh.

With his long sword drawn, he instantly sliced through the collapsed boulder in front of him, and with a push of his feet, he leaped into the air.

The surrounding walls crumbled little by little. He kept leaping up and climbing, breaking through the entire fortress and reaching the air.

Um?

He slowly descended on a boulder, staring blankly at the scene below.

The entire fortress had begun to collapse from the bottom, as if the massive fortress had been hollowed out from below, and was now broken into pieces, leaving only ruins.

Snap.

Vice Admiral Garp stood on the rubble, looking at the devastation with a furious expression, staring into the distance.

Splash!

With a deafening roar, a colossal creature appeared in the distance amidst the ruins, its body gradually shedding rubble. It raised its head and let out a mighty roar.

"Roar."

The roar was deafening and echoed all around. Some sailors who had not yet entered the square and were still nearby fell to the ground one by one as the roar resounded.

"Such a powerful aura."

As Garp watched the sailors fall to the ground one by one in the distance, and felt a sense of unease as the oppressive aura spread, he looked at the Giant Beast and his expression turned cold. "This looks like the Giant Beast from Baroque Works?"

Its body is covered with huge black scales, and its six long legs are planted on the ground.

It has a huge ramming horn with two horns nearly two meters long at the top, and a tall dorsal fin that looks like a giant scythe.

Its back is covered with bony plates, as is its tail, which also has sharp bony spurs.

Its roar to the sky exuded a terrifying and oppressive aura.

"They actually destroyed the fortress."

Garp gripped his longsword tightly, tapped his feet, and vanished instantly.

"Die!"

Garp appeared above the Giant Beast's head, slashing downwards with his twin blades.

clang.

Two knives were slashed at Xia Qiu's neck, but the latter was unharmed.

"You think you can hurt me without using Armament Haki?"

Xia Qiu sneered. Since the other party hadn't used Armament Haki, he only needed to use Tekkai.

"It didn't work?"

Garp was slightly taken aback. He could sever the head of large Sea King in the Calm Belt, yet he couldn't even harm it in the slightest.

But at that very moment, two tentacles shot towards Garp.

"Good timing."

Garp stepped off the ground, his body rising higher into the air.

Geppo.

Garp dodged the attack of the two tentacles, but the next moment, two more tentacles, one in front and one behind, attacked.

"So fast."

Garp gripped his twin swords tightly, brandishing them as a cold glint flashed across the sky.

Swoosh, swoosh.

He slashed at the two tentacles with his twin blades, expecting to sever them, but instead they were unharmed, replaced by immense force.

Garp gritted his teeth, braced himself against the two tentacles, and in a flash, appeared in the distance.

"That's amazing."

Garp looked at the Giant Beast in the distance, looking somewhat depressed.

His own slashes can cut through steel, and he can even sever the heads of Sea King in the Calm Belt.

But it had no effect whatsoever on the Giant Beast in front of them.

"Looks like I'll have to use my Haki."

Garp thought to himself, gripped the Black Blade in his hand, and stared intently at Xia Qiu.

Although he knew that Onigumo Vice Admiral had died because of it, the intelligence indicated that the ship had been wrecked and Onigumo Vice Admiral had fallen into the sea.

On land, however, Garp did not believe he would be defeated.

But in that instant, Xia Qiu's figure had already disappeared, and the next moment, she appeared in front of him, her huge mouth biting him directly, her teeth covering him.

"Tooth-Grinding Spear".

Use a shave to approach and charge, concentrating all your power into your teeth the instant you make contact with the enemy.

This is a combination of shaving and Shigan.

That single impact could easily pierce through steel.

"Good timing."

Facing the tooth in front of him, Garp gripped his twin swords, covering them with Armament Haki. He crossed the swords, blades pointing forward, and then pushed off with both feet, charging forward.

"Twin Fish Slash".

The point where the two swords crossed instantly collided with Xia Qiu's teeth.

Garp believed that his strike would cut Xia Qiu's teeth, and with his own advance and the opponent's charge, he could easily sever the opponent's head.

But the next moment.

Click.

Garp's first knife shattered instantly, and the second knife was forced onto Garp's body by the immense force, then continued backward, pressing against his body.

The immense force continued to penetrate, squeezing along the blade into Garp's body.

Bang.

Garp was sent flying, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air, the immense power still erupting within his body.

How could that be?

Garp looked puzzled as to why the opponent's power was so immense and could ignore Armament Haki.

My two knives are a fine, fast knife of fifty craftsmanship and a Twenty-One Great Grade Swords. The second knife is also Black Blade.

Moreover, both swords are imbued with Armament Haki, and even the first sword possesses a toughness comparable to the Black Blade.

The result was that the first knife was shattered, while the second knife did not break, but the attempt was still unsuccessful.

"Trying to resist me?"

Xia Qiu smiled coldly. He was now nearly seventy meters tall and weighed nearly four hundred tons.

Moreover, the impact of the shave, combined with the strength of the entire body and the infusion of Armament Haki, was simply unstoppable.

With a single blow, Xia Qiu sent Garp flying, and then launched himself again, charging towards Garp once more.

Garp flew backward, saw Xia Qiu flash by, gritted his teeth, pulled back his left foot and stepped in mid-air.

Swoosh.

Garp leaped upwards, narrowly avoiding Xia Qiu's impact.

But just as its body came to a stop, a huge dorsal fin came straight at it.

"Cut it off."

Garp gripped his right-hand longsword, once again gathering Armament Haki to slash forward.

clang.

Black Blade and Xia Qiu's first dorsal fin collided, and a tremendous force was transmitted, pushing Black Blade back again, along with its thick dorsal fin, into his body.

Bang.

Garp was knocked away again, spitting out a mouthful of blood while in mid-air. He gritted his teeth to steady himself, took a step in the air but was unable to lift his body, and could only leap to the side and land slowly.

But as soon as they landed, the Giant Beast beside them vanished.

"Later."

Garp immediately raised his knife and slashed backward.

clang.

The Black Blade blocked the huge teeth, but as Xia Qiu's mouth closed, Garp's hand holding the knife pressed down little by little.

Just as the sharp teeth were about to touch Garp's head, Garp kicked off with both feet and disappeared instantly.

Swoosh.

Garp appeared twenty meters away in an instant. Just as he regained his footing, Xia Qiu charged at him again.

But Garp vanished again in a flash, disappearing to the left.

But the moment he dodged, a strange aura swept over him, squeezing his body.

"Conqueror's Haki".

Garp was startled. As a Vice Admiral- level powerhouse, Conqueror's Haki was still unable to harm him.

However, it can have some impact on him.

Garp was a fraction slower, and in that instant, three Rankyaku rushed towards him, as if they had been expected.

Tempest Kick.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Garp was very surprised. He swung his longsword horizontally, and a huge Rankyaku appeared, colliding with the three waves of Rankyaku.

Click.

All four Rankyaku shattered, but the next moment, four tentacles appeared around him, attacking his head, left chest, right chest, and legs respectively.

"Not good."

Garp gripped his longsword tightly and drew a circle with his right hand.

"Crimson Cloud Slash".

The longsword swiftly sliced through the four tentacles, deflecting them.

But in the instant he bounced back, a leg instantly closed in and stepped on his body.

"Get out of my way."

Garp gripped the Black Blade and slashed forward fiercely.

clang.

The Black Blade blocked Xia Qiu's claw, but the immense force erupted and exploded towards Garp.

"Walk."

Garp immediately used the force to propel himself backward, his body rapidly retreating.

But the moment he retreated, a huge black shadow enveloped him.

Xia Qiu opened her huge mouth and bit down on him.

Faced with Xia Qiu's words, Garp tried to raise his knife to defend himself again, but with a crack, the Black Blade shattered.

Although the Black Blade is tough, it has its limits.

Xia Qiu's power was especially immense; even Admiral could not possess such strength.

Combined with Armament Haki, power was poured into the blade, constantly impacting it.

In addition, there is Garp's own power.

Therefore, on the final impact, the Black Blade was already overwhelmed, and it shattered when Garp tried to apply force again.

Faced with Xia Qiu's enormous mouth, Garp was powerless to dodge and could only raise his arm to brace against Xia Qiu's teeth.

"Tooth Gun".

Xia Qiu's teeth, enveloped in Armament Haki, gathered all of Xia Qiu's power and instantly collided with Garp's arm, which was also covered in Armament Haki.

It was simply impossible to resist.

The teeth smashed his arm and continued downwards, but Garp used the force to fly backwards and move further away.

However, this could only buy them a little time, because Xia Qiu had already attacked again, using Shave to crash into Garp while opening his mouth.

Garp wanted to retreat, but he was much slower than Xia Qiu.

Garp can reach 25 meters per second, which is already the limit of his shaving.

However, Xia Qiu can leap more than seventy meters in an instant.

Therefore, Garp retreated halfway, but was still within Xia Qiu's advancing range. Looking at the giant maw rushing towards him, he showed a look of despair.

Thump.

When Xia Qiu reappeared, his mouth was forty meters behind where Garp had just been standing, and he was biting Garp's corpse.

Click.

Xia Qiu clenched his teeth, crushed Vice Admiral Garp's body, and swallowed it.

"It's finally over."

Xia Qiu looked at the terrified sailors around him, took a breath, and went on to hunt down a Vice Admiral on land.

Xia Qiu felt extremely happy, raised his head, and let out a huge roar.

roar.

The enormous sound reverberated around them, carrying an inexplicable pressure that made everyone's heart tremble.

"It's time to leave."

Xia Qiu did not delay. This place was relatively close to the Marine Headquarters. The Admiral had probably received the information that if even one of them came, he would be unable to leave.

Xia Qiu turned around and ran straight into the sea, plunging into the ocean and swimming away into the distance.

As he moved forward, the energy provided by Vice Admiral Garp spread throughout his body.

In terms of Reinforcement Energy, Vice Admiral Garp is slightly better than Vice Admiral Onigumo, because although Vice Admiral Garp does not have Devil Fruit ability, his physical strength is not inferior to the latter.

Haki, his Haki improved again; his Armament Haki improved significantly, while his Observation Haki did not improve much.

It seems that Vice Admiral Garp only trained in Armament Haki, but in terms of quantity, it is much greater than the Armament Haki provided by Onigumo.

After nearly two years of training, his Armament Haki had improved significantly, and now that he had obtained this Haki, it was even more powerful.

After waiting for the heat in his body to dissipate, Xia Qiu immediately swam towards the sea, broke through the surface, and then climbed upwards.

Geppo.

Xia Qiu flew up by stepping on the water, and after stepping several times in the air, she slowly landed and entered the water.

He also mastered Geppo.

He has already mastered Shave, Tekkai, Paper Arts, Shigan, and Tempest Kick Geppo. However, due to his physical limitations, the force generated by stepping on the air prevents him from walking in the air with his massive body.

And now that I've eaten Vice Admiral Garp, my physical abilities have improved again, so I can do that.

One's own shaving distance can also be improved again, and even the Tempest Kick will undergo a qualitative change.

More importantly, my body was strengthened once again.

Vice Admiral Onigumo, Vice Admiral Garp, and Blackbeard —a total of three Vice Admiral.

Crocodile, MR1, and Buggy provided Rear Admiral General-level energy.

In addition, Madsen, Yuchimura, Lafitte possess Commodore energy.

Van Augur, Doc Q, T Bone, and Lion Leon are all Colonels of the Headquarters.

In addition, there are countless pirates and marines.

His physical abilities had reached an extremely terrifying level; his pure physical strength was something even Admiral would find difficult to match.

That's enough.

Xia Qiu met the requirements for starting the plan within the allotted time.

His plan, which began before the attack on Garp, was to devour Garp, and he had successfully completed the plan.

Then the second step of the plan can proceed.

Travel to Aiven Island in the Kingdom of Cals and contact the Revolutionary Army.

There are still two days until June 1st, and I can get there at the agreed time.

After contacting the Revolutionary Army, his men must have already made preparations.

Then it's time to head to the New World and complete your plans.

That's all for today's chapter, four thousand words.