Meanwhile, at the center of Sakapachi Island.
Scorched earth and ice mingled in a bizarre landscape. Inside a crater, Gern and Kuzan lay side by side, one gasping in a haze of fading consciousness, the other unconscious.
"Gern!" Just then, a white figure tore through the drifting smoke at astonishing speed, the first to reach the center of the battlefield.
Anxiety filled Lipo's face. She had not even had time to take in the utterly transformed landscape.
All she could see was Gern's dangling, blackened left arm, with thin wisps of white vapor rising from it.
"It's all right! Lipo's here!" Without hesitation, Lipo crouched down and loosely cupped her hands. Gentle green light welled up from her palms.
Within the light, two translucent carrots slowly materialized, as though carved from red crystal, radiating a rich aura of life.
"Quick, Gern, eat this!" Lipo swiftly held a Healing Carrot to his mouth, her voice urgent and leaving no room for argument.
Before this Admiral Contest, Garp had taken her to use the Heal-Heal Fruit's power, expending an enormous amount of effort.
These Healing Carrots had been extracted from the tenaciously resilient criminals on Impel Down's sixth level.
Although they fell far short of the exceptional one she had extracted from Oden back then, their healing power was still formidable.
Hearing her voice, Gern barely managed to open his eyes. Seeing the worry in Lipo's gaze, he asked no questions and took a bite.
The sweet juice melted in his mouth, instantly becoming a surging yet gentle torrent of life that flooded every part of his body.
The searing pain in his left arm rapidly subsided. Fresh flesh visibly grew beneath the charred skin, while his severely depleted stamina and Haki recovered at an astonishing rate.
Almost as soon as Gern