Since You're Offering It, I'll Take Your Life

Sakazuki was dead.

Whether it was Sengoku and the other two, who had been fully focused on Lin Ye, or the returning Garp, they all sensed Sakazuki's presence vanish.

This volcano was the symbolic remnant of Sakazuki's death.

Five people had surrounded one man, and not long after the battle began, one of them had already died?

Garp stopped in his tracks, his expression more solemn than ever.

Even when he had fought Gol D. Roger back then, he had never worn such an expression.

Back then, Gol D. Roger had been the one Garp chased across the seas.

"Fleet Admiral?"

Kuzan spoke softly.

Sengoku looked grave, with a trace of regret in his eyes.

It was difficult to cultivate top-tier combat power.

Top-tier fighters personally cultivated by the Marines were even rarer.

Not to mention that Sakazuki had been a Logia user.

"Withdraw!"

After only a brief moment of thought, Sengoku spoke in a low voice to Kuzan and Borsalino, his expression grave.

The two froze, looking at Sengoku in surprise.

"He has become stronger. Now that he has the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, restraining him is practically impossible."

Sengoku spoke quietly.

He had never seen anyone whose strength grew so quickly.

During the great battle at Ohara, when they had assessed Lin Ye's combat strength, the Marines could definitely have taken him down if they had deployed enough top-tier fighters.

But only two short years had passed, and now they could no longer do so.

And he had somehow become the user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit as well.

The five of them had been unable to do anything to him just now. Now that they were down one man, if they continued fighting, they would likely lose more.

That was something Sengoku could not accept.

Sengoku exchanged a glance with