A tremendous crash swallowed Whitebeard.
But immediately afterward, it coalesced again, forming a small lion's head that supported him.
It rushed outward at tremendous speed.
A sonic boom erupted beneath Garp's feet as he charged toward Whitebeard, radiating savage power.
In an instant, he caught up to Whitebeard.
Whitebeard's gaze sharpened. He channeled his power into his right hand and smashed it forward.
Crack!
The air before him shattered, colliding with Garp's oncoming iron fist.
Feeling the force coming from ahead, Garp grinned.
"Falling Bone! Aaaaaah!!!!"
With Garp's roar, his power erupted violently.
Crack!
The air shattered into fragments and vanished, leaving nothing in Garp's path.
Braving the shock of the tremors, he drove his fist toward Whitebeard's heart.
Whitebeard narrowed his eyes slightly and shifted his body a fraction to the right at the last possible moment.
Garp's deadly iron fist grazed Whitebeard's ribs.
Crack!
Though it missed his heart, the sound of breaking bones rang out clearly.
Only Whitebeard knew that half the ribs on his left side had shattered.
Then Garp's entire body came barreling into him.
At the instant of impact, Whitebeard unleashed his power in front of himself.
This time, the tremors struck in both directions.
They stopped Garp for an instant while sending Whitebeard hurtling backward at tremendous speed.
He headed toward Golden Lion to regroup.
Elsewhere, after using his power to attack the two men, Golden Lion had yet to take flight.
Kong caught up from behind, his fists flashing in a blur. His externally released Armament Haki formed cone-shaped air projectiles, pinning Golden Lion to the ground.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
Golden Lion swung his blades to block them, retreating again and again.
At that moment, the surrounding ground writhed and softened as countless red points lit up.
Several sharp