Garp Has Arrived

The pirates did not dare disobey Krieg's orders and could only charge forward with gritted teeth.

Facing the hundreds rushing toward him, Leiyin merely smiled faintly. Then, as his hands flew up and down, he abruptly formed a seal.

"Water Style - Water Wave Technique!"

Leiyin placed the index and middle fingers of his right hand to his lips and spat out a tremendous wave of water like a waterfall. The attacking pirates were scattered in all directions by the surge. Dozens of them were not only knocked down but were also turned into drowned rats.

At that moment, it was not only the Marines and pirates—even Joseph and Johnny, who had been watching from the sidelines, were so shocked that their jaws dropped to the ground.

"What the hell is wrong with this guy?!"

"We're practically fighting a monster!"

"There's no way we can defeat this guy."

Cries of despair rang out continuously among the pirates.

Breathing fire, spraying water, teleporting, blocking cannonballs head-on.

Damn, even a Devil Fruit user couldn't possibly have this many abilities, could they?!

But it was far from over. The abilities Leiyin displayed next repeatedly shattered everyone's understanding of common sense.

At that moment, a large warship had stopped at the harbor north of Shelz Town.

"Huh? Why are there so many pirate ships here?" A lieutenant commander aboard the warship looked puzzled.

"Vice Admiral Garp, look! Something seems wrong in the town."

"It looks like they've just been through a war. There are fires everywhere."

Upon hearing this, Garp removed his dog-head mask and gazed at the town from the warship with a solemn expression. "Something must have happened. We'll go down and take a look immediately."

"Yes, Vice Admiral!"

Krieg stared at the fallen pirates and only came to his senses after a long while. He then continued issuing orders to attack.

The pirates had long since lost their will to fight. They wished they could flee this place immediately and get away from this monster of a brat, but they had no choice. They had to obey their leader's orders.

A barely noticeable arc curled at the corner of Leiyin's mouth. "Since you all seem to be in such a difficult position, why don't I give you a quick death?"

Just as everyone was wondering what he meant, Leiyin's hands flew through another series of seals. He then spread all five fingers of both hands and pressed them against the ground.

"Lightning Style - Earth Current!"

Immediately afterward, bolts of lightning spread across the ground toward the pirates. The pirates had no time to escape. One by one, they were electrocuted until their faces were charred black. Those who had been struck by the Water Wave Technique earlier, or who were standing in the water, were especially unlucky and were directly electrocuted unconscious.

Lightning Style - Earth Current was a C-rank ninjutsu that spread through the earth. It became even more powerful when used with Water Style techniques.

By then, the only pirate left who was still capable of fighting was Krieg.

Krieg could no longer suppress the fear in his heart. In an instant, he transformed completely.

He put on the Thorn Cloak covered in spikes, donned the Diamond Gauntlets, and brought out his strongest weapon, the Great War Spear. He was practically armed to the teeth from head to toe.

Krieg gripped the Great War Spear. "Brat, let's see how you're going to attack me now!"

The spikes of his Thorn Cloak covered nearly his entire body. They were even harder than his original steel armor, making him impervious to blades and spears as well as water and fire. He believed that no matter how strong Leiyin was, there was no way he could injure him while he was wearing the Thorn Cloak.

Seeing him covered in spikes, Leiyin burst out laughing. "Uncle, you finally got yourself a full set of top-tier equipment. But it looks no different from a durian."

Those words made Krieg even more furious. He swung the Great War Spear. "Brat, I'll split you in half!"

By then, Leiyin felt that he had played around enough and finally drew the ninja blade from his back.

Everyone stared unblinkingly at the brat who had astonished them time and again.

The next moment, lightning coiled around the ninja blade, crackling loudly.

"Lightning Style - Chidori Blade!"

What?!

Krieg charged forward in terror, but the ninja blade wrapped in lightning directly shattered his Thorn Cloak. His chest was cut open, and Krieg fell to the ground, twitching a few times before he stopped breathing.

Looking at Krieg lying on the ground, Leiyin withdrew the lightning and returned the ninja blade to its sheath.

The Lightning Style - Chidori Blade was originally created by Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto. Leiyin had evolved it based on the Chidoryū technique, and it was a B-rank technique.

In fact, Leiyin had been fully capable of killing Krieg instantly from the beginning and wiping out the entire Krieg Pirates by himself. The reason he had used so many techniques was, firstly, to test the new ninjutsu he had learned, and secondly, to beat up some minor soldiers and gain a little experience.

In other words, Leiyin had not fought seriously from the very beginning.

What Leiyin did not know was that Garp had arrived three minutes earlier and had witnessed him kill Krieg with the Chidori Blade.

"W-We won!"

"We..."

"We won!"

"This brat really is incredibly strong!"

"It's like a dream!"

The remaining Marines of Branch 153 could not contain their emotions and began cheering one after another.

Seeing this scene, Garp, who had just arrived, could not help asking, "Where did this brat come from?"

Lieutenant Commander: "I don't know. But from the looks of him, he doesn't seem to be one of our Marines."

After their victory, the Marines began cleaning up the battlefield and comforting the townspeople. When the Marines from Navy Headquarters arrived, the remaining pirates obediently surrendered and were taken to prison.

This was precisely the headline Leiyin had seen in the newspaper a week earlier: Marshal Sengoku had ordered Garp to inspect the East Blue. Yet Garp had not expected to arrive in Shelz Town and encounter something like this.

Thus, Garp immediately sent people to investigate the entire course of events. Most importantly, he wanted to find out the identity of the brat who had killed Krieg.

While sending others to investigate, Garp personally questioned the Marine officers of Branch 153.

Inside the Branch 153 office building.

After hearing what the officers had to say, Garp angrily shot to his feet. He swung his fist and smashed the desk in front of him to pieces. "Someone get that Colonel Short for me! Expel him from the Marine base immediately, dismiss him on the spot, and never employ him again!"

"Yes, sir!"

Colonel Short was truly something else. From the beginning of the battle until now, he had been so frightened that he had not shown his face once. As the commander of the entire base, he had actually abandoned his own troops and left them to fend for themselves. How could Garp not be furious?

Although Garp usually acted carefree and wore a foolish expression, he was still very serious when handling matters. Otherwise, how could he have driven the former Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, into desperate situations several times? And how could he have risen to the position of Marine Vice Admiral?

Not only that, the moment he smashed the desk apart with that punch, every Branch 153 officer present fell silent in fear. He truly lived up to his title of "Iron Fist."