Just as the Whitebeard Pirates' ship was about to crash into the Execution Platform, Garp, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly clenched his fist and leaped up.
More than a hundred thousand marines cried out, "Vice Admiral Garp is making his move!"
Fujitora rose from the rubble too. Though he was blind, he still lifted his head toward Garp as if he could see him.
Whitebeard's punch had badly injured Fujitora. He could tell Whitebeard had held nothing back; it had been a blow delivered with all his strength.
Garp's target was clear. He meant to smash the Whitebeard Pirates' ship to pieces with one punch.
Whitebeard had only just thrown a punch and was still catching his breath. There was no time for him to stop Garp.
Just then, Marco took flight. He spread his wings and flew straight at Garp.
"Get out of my way!"
Garp glared at Marco, then sent him flying with a punch.
A single punch had knocked away Marco, the first division commander. Garp might have been old, but he had lost none of his edge. His strength was still terrifying.
Garp was about to strike again when a figure suddenly flashed before him. It was Ye Chen again.
Ye Chen flew in and threw a punch at Garp. At the same time, Whitebeard's ship changed course, slipped past Garp, and crashed toward the Execution Platform.
The clash between Ye Chen and Garp was decided almost at once. Ye Chen flew back several hundred meters and slammed into the ground beside Tashigi. Startled, she hurriedly dodged away as he blasted a pit several meters deep into the ground.
But apart from Tashigi, who was closest, and Hancock, who had been quietly watching him all along, everyone's eyes were fixed on the Execution