Although the description of the battle is lengthy, everything that preceded it actually happened in less than twenty seconds.
Shanks' current ability to Future Sight is limited to a maximum of about ten to twenty seconds.
Suppressing his ability to foresee the future, Shanks gave Gawain a Gawain, letting him experience a truly disgusting fighting style.
Now, after everyone has adapted to the environment and pace of war...
The monsters on Gawain's side naturally wouldn't let the pirates continue to train Gawain.
In the distance, one could see a group of powerful figures lined up near Gawain.
Shanks smiled slightly and said.
"Hehe, well, it seems your men have finally caught up."
However, regardless of the circumstances, you and your team aren't working together very well.
Is it because new people have joined?
"Hey, Shanks, there's no point in spouting that kind of nonsense in a war like this."
"It's better to draw your sword than to speak!"
In response to Shanks's teasing, Mihawk drew his sword, pointed the blade at Shanks, and then Mihawk expression turned slightly nostalgic.
"The last time we fought was about fifteen years ago."
Back then you were a fully-fledged swordsman, and that's why I haven't planned to fight you in recent years.
As a swordsman, I dislike fighting with swordsmen who only have one hand.
Even if your combat power is much higher than it was back then, I don't want to use both hands to fight against you when you're only one person!
But now..."
At this point, Mihawk suddenly covered his left hand behind his back, and continued speaking with his right hand holding Naginata.
"But now, the time has finally come for us to compete again."
Since that's the case, well...
I'll fight you with my left hand behind my back!
As soon as he finished speaking, Mihawk gracefully put his hands behind his back, raised his Black Blade, and charged towards the battlefield.
In the distance, watching Mihawk charge forward relentlessly, Zoro felt a surge of excitement within him!
This is the swordsman I see as my goal!
This is the World's Strongest swordsman!
If a purely fair fight cannot be waged with the opponent, then it is better to impose restrictions on oneself in order to achieve the word "fairness" as much as possible!
Yes, failure or death means nothing to a swordsman!
Only with a clear attitude and unwavering determination can one possibly reach the highest level of swordsmanship!
Thinking of this, Zoro tightened the headband.
As a young man, he was positioned towards the back of the crowd, and the battle had only just begun less than half a minute ago; it wasn't his turn to participate yet!
But...
Soon!
We're about to be forced to get involved!
The relentless attacks of millions of pirates are already showing signs of tearing apart the front lines of the Dark Bird and the Navy!!!
It must be admitted that the pirates' long-standing "breeding and training" has indeed made the Navy's lower and middle-level combat power reach an unimaginable level of strength.
Every pirate who manages to break into the New World can be considered the protagonist of a travelogue.
Such a formidable force completely exceeded the blocking limits of the Dark Bird Ship and the Navy.
Dozens of naval vice Vice Admiral were devoured by pirates with bounties of three to five hundred million in less than half a minute.
Even after dividing them up, there were still countless elderly Big Mom, worth three to five hundred million, who continued to charge towards the ordinary navy.
Watching the pirates wreak havoc, Garp, at the very back of the crowd, snorted in annoyance.
"Hmph, the number of these pirate scumbags has truly exceeded the limit of what the Navy can rival."
This battle will likely be the biggest test the navy has ever faced since its establishment!
"It is indeed a test, but it is also a necessary path to growth."
Beside him, Sengoku spoke with a stern face.
"After this battle, countless generals will emerge in our navy."
Whether it's strength or merit, they can gain it all in this war.
As for the dead and injured...
Alas, after this, our casualties will undoubtedly exceed our imagination.
And.
"Whether we win or lose this war, I'm afraid I'll have to step down from my position as Fleet Admiral!"
At this point, Sengoku clenched his fist and made a tight squeeze.
Beside him, Garp disdainfully raised his hand to cover his left nostril and blew his nose.
He let his snot fall to the ground, smashing several rocks in the process.
Garp chuckled as he spoke.
"Isn't this a good thing? If we win, you can go to Mary Geoise and be the Five Elders' dog."
Whether it's taking over as Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armed Forces from Kong Laogui, or getting a high-ranking position like counselor at headquarters.
That kind of work is better than being stuck in the navy playing peacemaker, isn't it?
"Hehe, Teacher Kong has reserved the position of Commander-in-Chief for you. Even if I win this war, I can't possibly become the Commander-in-Chief!"
Sengoku smiled knowingly at Garp's words.
Beside him, Garp scoffed.
"Hehe, Kong is thinking too much. I will never become the commander-in-chief in my life!"
Do you think I don't understand what "empty" means?
He simply wanted to exchange my compromise with the Five Elders and my recognition of the World Government for the highest position in the world below the Five Elders!
Once I'm in that position, I absolutely cannot bear to see my son do such a thing again.
Admittedly, such a position allows me to speak rudely in front of the Five Elders, and I can even completely disregard the dignity of ordinary Celestial Dragon like Gawain.
But freedom is always priceless.
Becoming a bad person is a choice from the very beginning, and no matter how much I disapprove of that choice, I don't think I have the right to force everyone in the world to become a good person!
Making choices is an inherent right of everyone!
I will hold onto this power tightly, and I choose not to compromise with the current World Government!
Although I am a naval officer, I must carry out military orders from the navy.
But I obey the justice behind it, not any foolish orders from the Five Elders!
This will not change in the past, will not change in the present, and will certainly not change in the future!
As soon as he finished speaking, Garp slammed his fists together.
With each punch sending gusts of wind through the air, he looked with interest towards Whitebeard and Akainu in the distance.
What did he see?
It was probably Whitebeard... tapping and tapping on tiny Akainu...
There's no way Sakazuki could ever go toe-to-toe with Whitebeard from the post-Golden Age, no matter how hard he tried.
Even with his future peak completely gone, his heart on the verge of collapse, his kidney stabbed in the back by his son, and half his head missing, the Whitebeard could still dominate Sakazuki on the battlefield.
Let alone Whitebeard at this moment is not yet as weak as he will be in the future.
Whitebeard fought his entire life, and his combat experience was even greater than Akainu's.
At the same time, and most importantly, Whitebeard had far more experience fighting against opponents of similar strength than Akainu.
Akainu only had some experience in life-or-death battles before he became Vice Admiral and his strength was not yet sufficient.
Back then, he didn't lack opponents. Before his strength reached monster level, the annual Pirate Supernova were enough to give Akainu a lot of experience.
But after Akainu became a monster, and then Admiral...
Under the orders of the Five Elders, Akainu had almost no chance to fight any of the monsters among the pirates.
Even when he occasionally encounters a few monsters, Akainu spends most of his time testing and warming up, just like when he met Shanks in Mock Town.
Unfortunately, ever since Rocks died, the Five Elders have decided to be a little more lenient with pirates.
After the tiger was killed, the hero who killed the tiger became the tiger himself, so much so that after the era of Garp and Sengoku, the Navy never again chased after and beat up Emperors of the Sea.
Have you ever seen Akainu and the other two Admiral chase Emperors of the Sea to the New World?
This led to many people viewing Aramaki's later foray into Wano Country as an overestimation of his abilities.
In reality, such behavior is normal for Admiral. Whether they can win or not is another matter, but at least they have to chase after the pirates and fight them.
How about Whitebeard? Wasn't he chased all over the place by Sengoku, Tsuru, and the others?
Even Roger got chased and beaten up by Garp.
Even at Zephyr peak, Shiki caused anything as big as Marineford.
But then came the era of Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru.
Have you ever seen those three chase after anyone?
They were ordered by the Five Elders to rarely even go to the New World!
Because of this, Sakazuki was completely unable to adapt to the battlefield where he fought against Whitebeard.
That kind of battle, where no means are spared in order to render the opponent incapable of fighting or even kill them as quickly as possible, caused Akainu to fall to the ground time and time again.
Watching Sakazuki being repeatedly pinned to the ground and pounded, Garp grinned and took a step forward.
"I'm not going to waste time arguing with you, old man, Sengoku."
After today, either I will die at the hands of pirates, or I will use all my last strength to fight!
If the pirates win, then my life's reputation and perseverance will not be able to save the Navy from its future decline.
If the pirates lose, then according to Gawain's plan, the pirates will not be able to become the Navy's main enemy in the future!
By then, haha, pirates won't be worthy of being enemies. Who will be our enemies then?
Justice...
Screw this, a righteous infighting?
"Attacking their own people?!?"
Garp suddenly soared into the sky, directly rushing to the vicinity of the battlefield between Newgate and Sakazuki.
As he plummeted from the sky, Garp raised his fists and addressed Whitebeard, who was locked in combat, and Sakazuki, who was taking a beating, below.
"Newgate, hahaha, don't try to show off my junior like that in front of me!"
We old folks should be our own enemies!
Sakazuki, give this old man your Whitebeard.
Because this is one of the few opportunities in the old lady's life to create another glorious moment!!!
After letting out a loud roar, Garp opened his mouth wide, revealing a perfectly standard D-shaped smile.
He laughed loudly while abruptly changing his posture.
At that moment, he stretched out his legs to his heart's content, and his shoes actually made a screeching sound in the air.
He moved as if drawing a bow in mid-air, his left hand raised as if aiming, while his right fist slammed back behind him.
As black Haki continuously swirled around his right fist, Garp suddenly roared.
"Newgate, I haven't had a proper fight with you in my lifetime yet!"
Now, take this move and Sea Fall!!!
That's right, this move is called "Sea Fall," or "Sea Fall," "Sea Meteor," or "Sea Drop."
As for things like Seabed Descent, well, that's really a matter of opinion.
Faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance—I'll say it three times because it's important.
On the ground in the distance, Whitebeard was gripping Sakazuki's head tightly with his right hand, pressing Sakazuki firmly to the ground while his hand frantically released small-scale Tremor-Tremor, constantly attacking Sakazuki's brain.
Sakazuki's cigar had long since fallen from his mouth, but despite the Whitebeard's attacks, he hadn't come away empty-handed.
At least the Whitebeard's pants were torn, and the hair on his arms had completely disappeared.
Hearing the voice from above, Newgate, who was holding Sakazuki down, looked up and laughed as Garp fell.
"Gurarararar, you old marine, you've finally decided to fight me!"
Ever since you and Roger took down my captain, I've been itching to have a go at you!
But you, He Haijun, have always held onto your heroic title and never dared to fight me!
"Then why, Garp? Are you afraid of losing to me, so that even the last vestige of your dignity as a Marine will be destroyed by me?!"
After shouting those words to boost the morale of the pirates, Whitebeard threw Sakazuki away.
Sakazuki was naturally unhappy about being thrown around like that, and he immediately wanted to yell at Garp.
"Don't bother me, they're my enemies!!!"
But before he could speak, Sengoku suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Sakazuki, go and join Borsalino in besieging Charlotte Linlin. Only by ending this war as soon as possible can we achieve the purpose of starting it!"
"Hmph, I know!"
Sakazuki snorted in dissatisfaction, then immediately rushed towards Charlotte Linlin.
Very quickly, right after Akainu surrounded and attacked Linlin.
Linlin's new flame, the Homitz, immediately wanted to betray her.
There's no way around it; Magma is just as effective against fire as the Mera Mera no Mi!
At the same time, after throwing Akainu away.
The Whitebeard swiftly unleashed his Murakumogiri attack.
As Garp's momentum surged ever stronger Sea Fall, Whitebeard finally Murakumogiri at the opportune moment!
"Empty Truth!!!"
"Sea Fall!!!"
With shouts from the two old men, whose combined age was 150, their attacks collided completely.
In an instant, right between the two of them.
The Conqueror's Haki Emission, with a diameter exceeding five meters, has reappeared!
Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!!
Endless red lightning roamed continuously.
Hiss!
Even the air itself was torn apart, producing a sound like tearing paper!
Amidst this frenzied, tearing sensation, the Whitebeard's beard swayed continuously in the wind.
As for Garp, even his short hair lay flat, and his short beard became docile!
"Haha, what incredible strength, you old devil!!!"
Garp roared with extreme excitement, then gritted his teeth and howled as he gradually suppressed Whitebeard's Murakumogiri!
Feeling the force coming from his hand, Whitebeard's heart began to pound wildly!
Bang bang bang!
His heart was about to reach its limit!
But this was also when he was at his strongest!!!
"Get up! How can I let an old devil like you suppress me?!"
"Don't even think about it, it's not over yet!!!"
Fist Bone!!!
Conflict!!!"