Two clean, decisive straight punches collided along with their equally clean, decisive movements.
"Boom!!"
The invisible force of the blows became a violent shockwave that swept outward. In the collision, the red figure was slightly weaker and kept sliding backward, carving two trenches into the ground.
Garp pressed forward with a single blow, refusing to let up after gaining the advantage. His feet stomped the ground in rapid succession, and he used Shave to instantly appear before Fisher Tiger, his Armament Haki-coated fist crashing down once more!
"Shark Fin Hammer Fist!"
A fist likewise coated in Armament Haki rose to meet it, blocking the attack.
Fisher Tiger smiled faintly at Garp. "Vice Admiral Garp, you should stay here and keep us company!"
"Facing the combined strength of Big Brother Tiger and me is enough already," Jinbe echoed. "You might be the one suffering the most on this battlefield. Keep the two of us tied down, then leave the rest to the others and quietly wait for the outcome!"
Garp looked at Jinbe, his tone complicated. "Jinbe...!!"
"Luffy, leave this to us. Go save Ace!" Jinbe did not respond to Garp at all and instead roared toward the front.
"I got it. I'm counting on you, Jinbe!" Luffy knew how dire the situation was and immediately continued forward.
"Don't even think about it! Meteor Volcano!"
At the side, magma erupted from Akainu's arm as countless enormous molten fists, blazing with scorching heat, blasted toward Luffy.
"Gurararara! You little magma brat, aren't you underestimating me too much?!"
Accompanied by a bold laugh, Whitebeard swung his weapon through the air. Countless cracks appeared in the atmosphere itself, and the Volcanic Bombs pouring from the sky were instantly shattered into scattered sparks.
"Whitebeard...!" Akainu's voice was filled with killing intent. "If you want to