This was a large circle roughly twenty meters in diameter.
Frost clung to the ground.
A thin layer of ice had formed over the grass.
When Lynn Barek challenged Garp for the fifteenth time, he finally used a brand-new Hero Skill:
Icebound Domain!
As long as Lynn fought within the area covered by spreading frost, his movement speed, attack speed, and self-healing ability would increase dramatically.
However, this move continuously consumed the Energy Value within Lynn's body. Therefore, while maintaining Icebound Domain, he could fight at full strength for no more than 180 seconds.
In other words, three minutes!
Cold white vapor continuously escaped Lynn's mouth as his battle with Garp reached a fever pitch almost instantly!
Empowered by Icebound Domain, Lynn's speed became unbelievably fast.
He continuously darted around Garp, searching for an opening and trying to drive him out of the circle with his attacks!
In an instant, a frosty storm seemed to rise around Garp.
The Marines who witnessed this set down their bowls and chopsticks, unable to resist standing up to get a closer look.
Lynn's current speed had already reached, or even surpassed, Soru from the Marine Six Powers!
The Marines were all curious—how would Vice Admiral Garp respond to such outrageous speed?
But when they drew closer, they discovered that Garp had crossed his arms over his chest, closed his eyes, and was snoring.
"He actually fell asleep standing up!!!"
The Marines could not help rubbing their foreheads, utterly speechless.
Only that Marine Hero could fall asleep in a situation like this!
Suddenly, Garp jolted awake and extended his right hand.
At the same time, Lynn appeared beside Garp and threw a punch, only for Garp's right hand to catch it squarely!
Garp yawned, then burst into laughter. "I waited so long that I fell asleep!"
Before his words had faded, Garp's left hand had already clenched into a fist. Pitch-black Armament Haki coated it as he punched straight at Lynn.
"Don't underestimate Haki, brat!"
Bang!
Lynn was sent flying by another punch, but this time, he did not fall to the ground. He recovered in midair, twisted around, planted his feet on the ground, and charged forward again.
Bang! Bang!
Two heavy punches from the left and right slammed into Garp's body, yet he grinned broadly and counterattacked with fists coated in Armament Haki.
Boom!
The muffled sound was like thunderous drums.
Lynn felt a crushing tightness in his chest, waves of suffocation washing over him, but he showed no sign of slowing his attacks in the slightest.
Both of Lynn's feet pressed against the ground, his knees bent slightly to steady himself. He clenched both fists and launched a furious assault at Garp under the enhancement of Icebound Domain.
He had completely abandoned defense. This was Lynn's fastest and fiercest barrage of heavy punches yet!
Fists fell upon Garp's muscular body like raindrops, but rather than forcing him back even half a step, they brought an excited smile to his face.
No wonder Zephyr had taken a liking to this brat. His talent was truly exceptional!
"Brat, if I win today, you'll obediently go train your Haki for a few years first!"
Under Lynn's fierce assault, Garp gradually raised both arms and slowly clenched his fists, coating them in pitch-black Armament Haki.
Then his right fist came down, smashing into Lynn's face.
Bang!
Lynn's face was knocked to one side, but his gaze did not shift in the slightest. He stared fixedly at Garp.
White mist billowed from his mouth.
"I have my own path, Old Man Garp!"
Those words instantly reminded Garp of the little bastards in his own family.
One had gone off to join the Revolutionary Army, while the other two insisted on becoming pirates no matter what.
They had all said much the same thing—that they wanted to walk their own paths.
A strange feeling suddenly rose in Garp's heart.
Was it the emotion of feeling that Lynn was like family?
No, absolutely not!
Rather, it was the complete opposite—
Irritation!
Garp was extremely irritated now!
"Waaah! This is really pissing me off!"
Garp suddenly roared, "Why won't any of you listen to me?!"
The Marines around them immediately felt their hair stand on end.
"Any of you"? "None of you"?
Aside from Lynn and them, there did not seem to be anyone else on this island, did there?
We're done for, we're done for! Vice Admiral Garp is angry at us! It must be because we haven't been training hard enough!
With that thought, the Marines hurriedly wolfed down their dinners, preparing to head into the forest to continue training. Yet they were still reluctant to miss the duel between Vice Admiral Garp and Lynn.
Just as the Marines fell into a dilemma.
On the other side, Garp's irritation had already reached its peak!
If I tell you to become Marines, then become Marines. If I tell you to train Haki, then train Haki. Would I ever harm you?!
Garp stared at Lynn, veins bulging across his forehead.
"Brat, if you won't submit, I'll beat you until you do!"
As he spoke, Garp's Armament Haki-coated fist was already smashing down toward Lynn.
"I'll make you willingly go train Haki!"
Bang!
Another heavy punch smashed into Lynn's abdomen.
Yet at the same time, Lynn's attacks did not stop at all. They did not even show the slightest sign of slowing down!
Garp's Iron Fist struck Lynn again and again.
In contrast, every time Garp threw an Iron Fist, Lynn could use his speed to retaliate with five or six punches.
The Marines around them stopped in their tracks on the way to the forest, every one of them deeply shocked by the scene before them.
In terms of the sheer number of punches thrown, Lynn had won completely!
However, every one of Garp's heavy punches was enough to equal several of Lynn's attacks!
From the Marines' perspective, Lynn's speed and Garp's strength had both far exceeded the limits of their understanding!
"Could that guy named Lynn really be evenly matched with Vice Admiral Garp?" one Marine exclaimed.
"Idiot, are you blind?"
Smoker shook his head and lit another cigar. "To Vice Admiral Garp, this is just a bit of exercise before dinner."
The Marines looked over again at his words.
Sure enough.
Though the two had their own advantages in strength and speed, Lynn had clearly exhausted everything he had. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and bruises of all sizes covered his body.
By contrast, Garp had not retreated even a single step. He was even grinning happily!
He could understand Zephyr a little now.
It had been a long time since he had met someone who dared to trade blows with him so freely. What an interesting brat!
But...
"Go train your Haki obediently, brat!"
Garp roared, preparing to end the battle.
He could clearly sense that the frost around them was gradually thinning, and Lynn's speed was slowing down as well.
"You're nearing your limit, aren't you?"
Garp silently calculated.
That astonishing speed could probably be maintained for three minutes. What an incredible move!
"This ends here!"
Garp suddenly drew his right fist back to his waist, then threw a straight punch, intending to crush Lynn completely!
But this was precisely the moment Lynn had been waiting for!
"This ends here!"
Lynn shouted the same words.
Then Lynn suddenly turned sideways, using the last few seconds of Icebound Domain to evade Garp's straight punch, before—
He kicked out.
Hero Form: Lee Sin.
Hero Skill: Dragon's Rage!
Bang!
Even Garp had not expected that sudden kick.
He only instinctively raised an arm to block the kick, which struck like a heavy cannon blast.
But when he came to his senses, he discovered that half of his foot had already stepped outside the circle he had drawn.
After a long silence, Garp looked at Lynn, who had fallen flat on his back, and spoke two words.
"Beautiful."
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