Even though the battle between Vice Admiral Garp and Charlotte Linlin was far less visually spectacular than Sakazuki and Kuzan jointly suppressing Whitebeard, the sheer clash of muscles and the brutal, flesh-to-flesh punches made it far more intense than the battle on Whitebeard's side.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Despite the incredibly exaggerated difference in size between the two sides—with Vice Admiral Garp not even as large as one of Charlotte Linlin's fingers at this moment—once Vice Admiral Garp unleashed his full strength, his Armament Haki, which could be called the pinnacle of the sea, proved what true extremity was!
It also proved that the World's Strongest did not necessarily need Conqueror's Haki. Armament Haki alone... was enough!
"Iron Fist!"
It was another seemingly plain punch, but the "invisible armor" formed by Garp's Armament Haki truly materialized. Unlike other people's Armament Haki, which wrapped around or covered their bodies, his formed a genuinely visible, pitch-black Armament Haki armor over the entire surface of his body.
"Boom!"
At the moment of impact, Charlotte Linlin's body, known as the "Iron Balloon," sank inward by a huge chunk!
Charlotte Linlin's attack, powerful enough to shatter a mountain with ease, landed on Vice Admiral Garp, yet the seemingly tiny Vice Admiral Garp did not dodge or retreat. He took it head-on!
"Marine Six Powers: Tekkai."
In an instant, the pitch-black Armament Haki armor shrouding Vice Admiral Garp became even clearer, and a metallic sheen faintly flashed across it.
"Bang!"
Charlotte Linlin's palm stopped half a meter away from Vice Admiral Garp, as though it had encountered an obstacle that could never be smashed apart.
Although the earth beneath Vice Admiral Garp's feet cracked over a wide area once again, Vice Admiral Garp looked completely unharmed. He did not even pause before launching another counterattack against Charlotte