Thump!!!
Buzzing!!!
With a loud bang, Zephyr gritted his teeth in pain as Garp's fist smashed his mechanical arm to pieces, then the fist was driven into his head.
Faced with such a pure punch, even though Zephyr used enough Armament Haki to protect himself, he still felt dizzy.
And feeling dizzy...
In this state, they are not qualified to appear in the ultimate showdown!
Even though Garp and Zephyr were old friends, Garp did not give up his intention to press his advantage. After knocking Zephyr unconscious with a punch, he stepped on the air and then stretched out his arms to his heart's content.
At that moment, Garp was like a drawn bow, his right hand like an arrow about to be shot, blasting towards Zephyr's stomach!
Despite being dizzy, Zephyr managed to maintain his focus. After seeing Garp's actions, Zephyr's Observation Haki instinctively sensed the current situation.
To dodge or to take the hit head-on?
Zephyr seems to have a choice, but in reality, is he really making a choice?
At this moment, his Observation Haki simulated Garp's movements for him, and then performed more than ten thousand simulations.
In all ten thousand simulations, Zephyr never managed to dodge perfectly even once!
See, he's not facing a choice!
So, Zephyr pressed his abdomen hard, causing Armament Haki to rapidly gather on his stomach!
Then he shouted loudly!
"Tekkai!!!"
That's right!
As expected, Zephyr used his Tekkai ability at that moment!
As a skill that the navy learns from the very beginning until the very end, the Tekkai has long become an instinct for the vast majority of naval personnel.
In anime, it's not uncommon to see naval officers and admirals confidently unleashing their Tekkai attacks only to have their defenses breached by the enemy.
After seeing that scene, many people thought, "Are those guys stupid?"
Why did they insist on taking the hit head-on? Couldn't they have dodged?
This is an information deficit; the editing provided by the anime cannot accurately depict the real pirate war.
In anime, a punch that is supposed to be incredibly fast might end up with the puncher's pose displayed for several minutes due to panel layout!
In the real world, those Vice Admiral who used Tekkai were not fools who blindly believed in Tekkai.
Most of them were in Zephyr's current situation!
Neither their Observation Haki nor their reaction speed allowed them to evade the enemy's attacks!
So, faced with an attack they couldn't dodge, what other options did they have besides resorting to maximum defense?
Garp was aiming for Zephyr's stomach; he had already made countless adjustments to his punches.
No matter how Zephyr tried to deflect the attack, Garp, with his absolute control over his body, could bypass those so-called methods and land his fist on Zephyr's stomach!
And just like that, in the next instant, Garp's black fist, the size of a sandbag, slammed hard into Zephyr's stomach before he could fully unleash the Tekkai.
Even though Grandpa Zephyr had eight-pack abs, he was still sent flying backwards in an instant!
Forget eight-pack abs, even if Mr. Zephyr had eighty-pack abs at this point, it still wouldn't be enough...
Wait a minute, eighty-pack abs are really possible? That would be inhuman! Wouldn't anything be possible then?
In short, Zephyr's backward flight this time was different from before; at this moment, he couldn't even maintain his expression!
Saliva spurted from his mouth in an instant, and his body spun rapidly in the air!
As is well known, once Armament Haki is developed to a certain level, it can cause force to burst out from the center of the object being hit!
At this moment, Zephyr felt as if Garp had stirred up his stomach and intestines!
Is this the legendary "one-step to the stomach"?
In the distance, watching Zephyr's disheveled state as he flew backwards, Gion quickly took two steps forward and grabbed Zephyr's left hand.
After forcefully pulling Zephyr to a stop in mid-air, Gion smiled and said to Zephyr.
"Grandpa Zephyr, Garp's fists haven't just not weakened, they even seem a little stronger than they were ten years ago!"
"Yes..."
Hearing Gion's words, Zephyr sadly closed his eyes.
"That guy, even at the tail end of his peak, is still chasing the beacon of progress!"
As for me, alas, I have lost the right to fight the monsters!!!
At this point, Zephyr patiently used Seimei Kikan to restore his digestive system.
Then, he used his Geppo to steady himself and spat out all the saliva in his mouth and the vomit that had been squeezed into his throat.
He spat it out, Zephyr cursed, feeling dizzy.
"That bastard really doesn't hold back!"
"Gion, I need to rest for a bit. That old bastard is in your hands, you three!"
"Okay, sure."
Faced with Zephyr's decision, Gion nodded slightly, then picked up Kompira and looked with a smile toward the spot where Garp was charging towards.
As she watched, Gion called out without turning her head.
"Although I can hold my own against Garp for a long time, my strength is far from enough to directly confront Garp's fists."
"Let Mr. Yixiao take the lead from now on, and Mr. Rayleigh and I will provide support!"
"Looking forward to it so much!"
Gion finished speaking, she smiled, revealing a bright, radiant smile.
You must know, he's Fujitora Issho!
There are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names; he rarely shows a genuine smile.
But at this moment, his smile was as innocent as that of a child!
Unlike the war with Whitebeard.
In that battle, Issho believed he was attacking Whitebeard, the leader of the bandits, from a righteous standpoint. He was certainly excited at the time, but he couldn't laugh!
But at this moment, Yixiao felt that he was sparring with the number one in the righteous camp!
That's number one!
Even though he himself was a potential top ten player in his own group, he still felt the excitement that the number one player deserved!
At that moment, he felt as if he had returned to his youth, to a time when he still possessed a childlike heart.
He wants to constantly challenge himself to become stronger, in order to perfect his own spiritual cultivation!
On the other side, seeing Xiao suddenly accelerate and rush towards him, Garp grinned expectantly.
"Zephyr is useless now!"
It seems my old friend has really gotten old, so has it been replaced?
"Please forgive me, Mr. Garp!"
Suddenly, Issho abruptly stopped about twenty meters in front of Garp, gripping his knife tightly with both hands, and excitedly said to Garp.
"I am Xiao, and I am honored to be the boatswain under Lord Gawain."
We are not enemies, but I look forward to witnessing your power!
I've heard so much about your reputation since I was a child, so please allow me to ask you for advice!
Life and death are irrelevant!!!
"Hahahaha, what a fine 'no questions asked, life or death'! Good!!!"
Garp immediately gave him an admiring look; he certainly didn't have any of that "best in the world" attitude.
When he fought Whitebeard, his solemn demeanor wasn't something he intended to project; it was simply a heavy feeling brought on by his grief!
At that time, he was about to lose one of his Sun Tzu. He was heartbroken, and the grief not only made him lose his composure but also made him lose the mood to laugh and joke.
And now, this old rascal who thinks Yixiao is teachable and immediately gives him a thumbs up without reservation is the real peak Garp!
He gave Yixiao a thumbs-up, then immediately withdrew it and made a fist gesture at Yixiao.
"My fists are really heavy, everyone who's tasted them says so, so you'd better watch out, kid!"
Speaking of which, why don't you, a scoundrel like you, join the Navy instead of sticking around following that Gawain guy Gawain?!
"What a waste! What a waste! Let this old man bring you back to the right path!!!"
The instant he finished speaking, Garp darted to Issho in the blink of an eye. When he was about half a meter away from Issho, his body suddenly stopped for a moment!
The chaotic gravity gathered around Yi Xiao, within a mere half-meter radius. Without Yi Xiao even lifting a finger, Garp could feel that damned gravity tearing at him!
How can gravity tear a person apart?
It's simply that opposing forces of gravity are acting on the same person at the same time!
Two apples fall separately, one horizontally to the left and the other horizontally to the right. Doesn't that create a discrepancy?
For an ordinary person, they would have been torn to pieces by now, but for Garp, he only felt as if two people were scrubbing and massaging him from different directions!
With a slight change, the Armament Haki covering his fist transformed from a solid black aura into a flowing Uzumaki!
The next moment, his ever-flowing Armament Haki slammed through Yixiao's gravity barrier and slammed into Yixiao's face!
Facing Garp's heavy punch, Yi Xiao, wielding his swords in both hands, unleashed a powerful Plain Quake!
What is meant by "Plain Quake"?
A powerful downward slash!!!
Bite!
With a crisp sound, the black blade struck Garp's fist!
Yi Xiao gritted his teeth and shouted coldly.
"Gravity Blade - Fierce Tiger!"
"Serious Punch, hahaha!!!"
Just as Ikko gritted his teeth and continued to increase his strength, Garp laughed like a child. He mobilized all the muscles in his body, pressing his fist against Ikko's blade as he moved closer to Ikko's face!
At that moment, the gravity around Garp almost tore through space and time; if it weren't for the protection of Armament Haki, Garp's clothes would have been torn to shreds long ago.
Even so, Garp's physical body remained as solid as a white dwarf, unmoved by the terrifying gravity!
Seeing this, Yixiao quickly withdrew the blade by two points, and as he withdrew, he raised the sword and slashed upwards.
"Gravity Blade, Meteor!"
Buzz buzz buzz buzz!!!
Gravity and the blade switched positions and collided violently with Garp's fist.
"Ha!!!"
Garp roared, his body lunging forward, his massive pectoral muscles, too large to be contained even by his naval uniform, taut with intensity.
The next moment, with a shout of his breath, his simple fist smashed Yi Xiao's sword blade into Yi Xiao's chest!
Boom!!!
With a smile, dark Armament Haki rippled out like a tsunami from his chest, and even his Armament Haki was under immense pressure as he faced Garp's heavy punch.
For a fleeting moment, he couldn't even maintain his Armament Haki.
But Yixiao is not the old man Zephyr is in declining form. Even if he is at a disadvantage in the previous move, he can still fight all day long!
So what if he was at a disadvantage? He simply used the momentum to retreat slightly, and then continued to slash with his sword.
With each swing of his sword, the dust kicked up by gravity divided the world between him and Garp into countless separate parts!
This was also observed by Rayleigh and Gion quickly arrived at the scene.
Stopping on the sea near the battlefield where Garp and Issho fought, Rayleigh immediately spoke to Gion.
"Wow, that was a great game! So, shall we go again, Gion?"
"Why?"
Upon hearing Rayleigh's words, Gion narrowed her eyes in utter confusion.
"Grandpa Rayleigh, you were the one who asked us to help you gang up on Garp- chan."
Why is it that at this point, you suddenly don't want to join us?
"Wouldn't that leave Mr. Yixiao alone in the eye of the storm?"
"Ha ha ha ha!!!"
Gion's question made Rayleigh laugh heartily, pointing to the distant battleground as he laughed.
"Originally, I really wanted everyone to join forces and give that Garp guy a good beating."
But now, seeing the smile on Garp's face as he challenges him so fiercely, and witnessing their passionate battle, I can see how much more exciting it is.
I couldn't bear to interrupt them!
Since we're going to gang up on him anyway, why don't we each have a separate fight with Garp before we do, and enjoy the feeling of challenging a strong opponent without having to put everything else aside?
After all, even if we don't want to admit it, Garp is indeed a stronger opponent for us!
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh excitedly rubbed his beard. It had been a long time since he had sparred with Garp since Roger disbanded the pirate crew.
Garp's tactics have indeed changed; I can observe them closely!
Beside Rayleigh, Gion readily accepted Rayleigh suggestion.
Compared to group fights, one-on-one duels definitely resonate more with these sea warriors!
Therefore, even when Gawain, leading the Shichibukai, arrived near the battlefield in pursuit of Rayleigh and the other monsters, Rayleigh and Gion had not yet joined the fight between Garp and Issho.
Without a word, Gawain decided to enjoy the scenery with Rayleigh and Gion for an hour first!
One hour and six minutes later, the Dark Bird Ship docked more than forty nautical miles from the battle group, and everyone on board crowded around the edge of the Dark Bird Ship, staring intently at the war in the distance.
By this point in the battle, Yi Xiao had almost lost his ability to perfectly control gravity. Near their battleground, an invisible gravity was constantly dissipating, causing layers of seawater to float into the sky.
From a distance, Yixiao and Garp were completely enveloped by an enormous sea pufferfish. Each of the pufferfish's sharp spines was a chaotic force capable of tearing apart countless lives!
In the middle of the pufferfish, Yixiao's face was no longer the same. His right cheek was swollen like a huge peach, and his left cheek had a laceration.
As for Garp, all he had was a bit of a mess of hair, and he was even still wearing his cloak!
Compared to ordinary people, Yixiao is a true monster.
But compared to Garp, Issho is still too green!
After unleashing a series of punches, Garp suddenly seized upon a huge opening revealed by Ikki.
Therefore, Garp quickly delivered a punch, which accurately bypassed the Gravity Blade and struck Ikki's diaphragm!
Yi Xiao's figure was instantly sent flying backward, and he even briefly rolled his eyes.
Wait, that wasn't Byakugan; it was just a momentary dizziness that caused him to uncontrollably open his eyelids.
The next moment, the gravity field around Yixiao suddenly disappeared, and the swirling seawater floating in the air suddenly lost control and was about to fall to the surface.
But Yi Xiao himself crashed through the water curtain just before the seawater was about to recede!
At this moment, Yixiao was completely stunned...
Having already been soundly beaten by Garp, he was then drenched in seawater. Now, all he really wanted to do was lie in bed and rest!
He just kept falling towards the sea.
In the spectator group, Gawain reached out with his right hand, made a light grasping motion, and then casually scooped it up.
Yi Xiao was immediately pulled back to his side.
At the same time, just after Ichisho was forced to withdraw from the battlefield, Gion's right high heel slammed hard into the air!
"My turn, sir!"
She gave a brief word to Gawain behind her, then transformed into a streak of black light, rushing straight to Garp and filling the spot where Smile had been missing.
The moment she entered the battle, she wielded the Kompira in the shape of a full moon!
"Two-handed sword, Crocodile God!!!"
With Gion's shout, the crescent-shaped sword energy surrounding her instantly expanded, cutting through the air and the sea, and rapidly spread towards Garp's location!
As the sword energy drew ever closer, Garp grinned, raised his right hand, and waved to Gion like a beckoning cat.
"Hahaha, little Gion, it's been months, and you're still as enthusiastic towards your senior as ever!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Garp suddenly pulled back his fist to gather strength, and then, as if drawing a bow, expanded his chest before slamming Garp fist into the air!
"Take this punch!!!"
He shouted as he unleashed his Armament Haki against the air!
A moment later, the overwhelming Armament Haki of his fist expanded rapidly. In a short instant, the force of his punch actually created a huge rotating cone-shaped opening in the air!
The moment that spinning, cone-shaped fist collided with Crocodile God's sword energy couldn't even provide support and was instantly smashed away by Garp's fist wind!
Garp's fist continued its arrogant charge forward, then crashed into the sea.
The moment that fist smashed into the sea...
Before the eyes of all spectators, a super wave, twenty kilometers long and three kilometers high, was unleashed.
A large chunk of the seawater near those waves was suddenly missing!
Looking at the towering waves, Ace and Sabo behind Gawain embraced each other tightly!
Immediately afterwards, they both exclaimed in surprise.
"Is this Luffy's grandpa's strength? It's terrifying!!!"
"Is this the power of Uncle Long's father? It's terrifying!!!"