The slash from underground skimmed past Garp's body and shot straight into the sky.
The clouds piled above Marineford were suddenly swept clean, revealing the slightly dim sky beyond.
Garp retreated several meters and landed on the ground.
The instant he touched down, Vista and Jozu closed in from both sides. In the blink of an eye, they had reached Garp's flanks, their powerful attacks crashing toward him.
Half of Diamond Jozu's body was already covered in glittering diamonds. As he charged forward, he aimed his shoulder at Garp's ribs and drove it toward that vulnerable part of the body.
Flower Sword Vista's attack was even fiercer, his long blade swinging directly at Garp's head.
Their attacks descended almost at the exact moment Garp landed.
"Whitebeard's brats!"
Garp let out a low growl. One hand shot out and pressed hard against Jozu's charging shoulder, while his other hand was swiftly coated in Armament Haki and reached for Vista's descending blade, accurately catching it in his grip.
Boom!!
A dull impact rang across the battlefield. The "certain-kill combined attack" in everyone else's eyes was effortlessly blocked by Garp. From beginning to end, Garp's body did not move even an inch. His terrifying strength far surpassed those two Whitebeard Pirates division commanders, Jozu and Vista.
"This old bastard!!!"
With his slashing blade caught in Garp's hand, a trace of panic inevitably appeared in Vista's eyes. He had truly never encountered a situation like this before.
Even his old man had never performed such a "barehanded blade catch" against his attacks.
Without the slightest hesitation, Vista quickly released his right hand from the hilt. Then he gripped the blade with both hands, shifted his body, and flashed to the side of Jozu's massive frame. Using Jozu's body as cover, he slipped beneath Jozu's