Several hours later, Simba, Ailik, and Slade, who had been attacking at full strength and constantly taking hits, finally reached their limits.
After taking another punch from Garp, they completely exhausted their stamina.
They lay on the ground and reverted from their Sulong forms, unable to get back up.
Although Ailik and Simba had stronger bodies than Slade, they had taken more attacks.
Coupled with Garp's top-tier Armament Haki, they had not managed to last any longer than Slade.
"Hahaha! You brats, is that all you've got? Hahaha!"
Garp stood there, laughing heartily.
After several hours of fighting, Garp had not come through entirely unscathed either.
Simba and the others had landed quite a few attacks on him.
But their Armament Haki was not strong enough to break through Garp's, so they had not done any serious damage.
Only Ailik's tremendous strength and the powerful attacks granted by the Bomb-Bomb Fruit
had barely managed to break through Garp's Armament Haki defenses, and even then, they had only inflicted minor injuries.
Kakarot, who had been watching the entire time, had expected this.
He knew how much Haki affected battles between powerful fighters, so he was not surprised.
Yueli went to check their injuries. None were particularly serious.
Their bodies' own recuperative abilities would heal them quickly, so she did not disturb them.
She simply let them lie on the ground and rest to recover their stamina.
"Vice Admiral Garp, you certainly live up to your reputation as the Hero of the Marines. You're strong!"
Kakarot spoke with a smile.
"Haha! Those three brats aren't bad either. They've got good physiques and hand-to-hand skills, but their Haki is a little lacking.
"But they're still young. It's normal for their Haki to be weak. Give them a few years, and their strength