Garp leaped into the air. That simple movement carried the force to shatter mountains and split seas. Gravitational potential energy transformed into devastating kinetic energy as an "Iron Fist" branded into the nightmares of countless pirates fell like a meteor, striking Bullet's weapon, formed through the power of the Combine-Combine Fruit, with pinpoint precision.
A piercing crack rang out. The construct of steel and Haki shattered inch by inch before absolute strength. The remaining force of the punch slammed viciously into the Haki armor covering Bullet's body, shattering it on impact.
The tremendous impact made the Devil's Heir's chest convulse. He coughed up a mouthful of blood uncontrollably and staggered back more than ten meters, carving two deep trenches through the frozen earth.
Bullet stomped hard on the ground and forcibly steadied himself. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, he showed no fear. Instead, an almost manic excitement appeared on his face. He licked his teeth and mocked languidly:
"Tch... Garp, you really are old. Your fists have gone soft. You've got no strength left!"
Before his words had faded, he burst forward, closing in like a cannonball. His straight punch, coated in dense Armament Haki, tore through the air and shot straight for Garp's face.
"Brat, don't think you can act so cocky before me just because you've gotten a little stronger..."
Garp roared and threw out an Iron Fist of his own. The instant their fists collided, it was like thunder erupting from flat ground. A surging blast wave exploded outward in a ring, sweeping snow and dust into the sky.
Garp used the recoil to step back half a pace. Just as he was about to continue scolding him, he abruptly froze, squeezing out a startled question from