How Could He Let Justice Burn Out First?
The black and red Inazuma, intertwined Conqueror's Haki, collided once more, sweeping across all directions and widening the giant crater in the ground.
Ivan was sent flying, retreating hundreds of meters before kneeling on one knee to steady himself.
At this moment, his fists were covered in blood, and he was breathing heavily, his strength nearly exhausted.
Ivan looked up at Garp in the distance. Garp was still standing tall and straight, only slightly out of breath, as if the Conqueror's Haki Coating was merely a warm-up for him.
Ivan's voice was a little hoarse. "Sigh, a peak-level expert from the ocean realm, truly a stamina monster."
With the ability to High-Speed Calculation, his attack power is now comparable to those of these top experts, but his physical strength is far inferior to theirs.
You should know that some of them can fight at high intensity for several days in a row before a winner is decided!
"That's the limit!" Ivan stood up again, a large amount of white mist rising from his body as his injuries rapidly healed. "It's time to leave, or we'll have gone too far."
Hearing Ivan's words from afar, Garp roared, "Kid, where do you think you're going? I'm here, you're not going anywhere!"
Garp's confidence made Ivan's expression behind his mask somewhat strange.
Not to mention that the Seastone is of no use to him at all, the Tanuki clones outside could easily take him away.
After deciding to leave, Ivan didn't hesitate for long. Taking advantage of the moment when Garp was chasing after him, he suddenly turned around and looked at Vice Admiral Comil, who had his back to him.
Then, he clapped his hands, and just like that, he shouted, "Earth Release: Conqueror 'Conqueror's Haki Coating - Earth Dragon Technique!"
The ground exploded with a deafening roar, and a hundreds-of-meters-long earth dragon burst forth from the ground, its body wreathed in raging, Conqueror's Haki Inazuma, roaring as it charged toward the unsuspecting Comil!
Comil was completely focused on the battle between the White Dove and the Tanuki, and was unaware of the deadly attack coming from behind.
Seeing this, Garp's face turned ashen, and he roared, "Damn it, how dare you attack from behind!"
He never expected that the seemingly magnanimous Fox would suddenly resort to such a despicable sneak attack!
But the distance was too great, and he couldn't rush over to stop it in time. He could only watch helplessly as the earth dragon approached Comil.
Just as the earth dragon's claws were about to touch Comil, a white figure suddenly turned back. Disregarding its own safety, the White Dove stood in front of Comil.
Pfft!
As if it had anticipated this, the Tanuki unleashed a wind blade imbued with Armament Haki, slashing fiercely at the back of the White Dove.
A deep, bone-revealing wound instantly appeared on the back of the White Dove, gushing blood that stained his cloak of justice red.
The White Dove let out a muffled groan, but did not retreat even half a step.
He endured the excruciating pain, gripped the Yubashiri tightly, channeled all his Armament Haki into the blade, and roared, "One Sword Style: White Crimson - Horizontal Slash!"
A wide, Flying Slash slammed out, precisely striking the charging earth dragon.
The earth dragon was forced to a halt by the blade's edge, unable to advance even an inch further.
However, the price of stopping the earth dragon was huge. Now, the White Dove was not only seriously injured by the Tanuki's wind blades, but also suffered internal injuries from being hit by the earth dragon.
White Dove's face suddenly turned pale, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood. Her breath weakened instantly, indicating that she was seriously injured.
But he still Yubashiri tightly, standing firmly in front of Comil, and did not fall.
Vice Admiral Comil witnessed this scene. Looking at the back of the White Dove who stood firmly in front of him, his eyes instantly reddened. "Vice Admiral White Dove, how could you do this!"
Although White Dove was weak, she stood tall, her voice hoarse but resolute. "I uphold the Burning Justice, which has always burned away evil. How can I let the pure justice around me burn out first?"
Comil froze on the spot, his eyes instantly turning red, and hot tears fell to the ground.
He gazed at the White Dove before him, its back still straight despite being covered in blood, his lips trembling uncontrollably, his hand gripping the broken knife tightening sharply until his knuckles turned white.
It is always evil that should be burned; how can we let the justice around us burn out first?
These words struck him hard in the heart.
This lieutenant Vice Admiral, who had guarded the G-2 Branch for many years and was accustomed to darkness and helplessness, felt a surge of intense emotion and bittersweetness in his chest, and for a moment he choked up and could not speak.
He watched the White Dove swaying precariously yet always standing in front of him, and felt the dormant flame of justice within him rekindled by this youthful light, burning intensely and scorchingly.
Vice Admiral White Dove is the true heir to justice!
Garp's smile vanished instantly, his face turning ashen, devoid of any trace of amusement.
His body was enveloped in a surge of black and Conqueror's Haki Inazuma, tearing through the air with a deafening roar.
Only now did this long-time carefree naval hero truly get serious and become completely earnest.
He was completely awakened by Vice Admiral White Dove's words.
Yes, he had been planning to let the Shadow Garden go all the way, just to annoy the World Government, but he never expected—
Within the navy, there are many young people like this who hold pure hearts and uphold justice!
He's not just a member of the D. Clan, he's also a Marine!
On this vast sea, we must protect the true righteous naval heroes!
"I never expected to be taught a lesson by a young man!" Garp's eyes widened, and his angry roar shook the battlefield. His voice was full of rage. "Boy, I held back before because I didn't want to bother with you, but you dared to launch a sneak attack!"
I'll show you the true iron fist of a naval hero!
The next moment, Garp charged towards the Fox at incredible speed.
He clenched his right fist, his Armament Haki layering like ink, completely merging with the raging Conqueror's Haki. Dark lightning crackled on his fist, and with each step he took, the ground cracked open, creating trenches several feet deep.
"Iron Fist - Meteor Impact!"
With a deep shout, Garp's fist, imbued with earth-shattering power, slammed straight towards the Fox.
This punch was far more powerful than before!
Sensing the terrifying power of Garp's iron fist, Ivan knew that in his current state of near exhaustion, he was simply unable to withstand Garp's attack head-on!
Nevertheless, Ivan remained completely calm, because just moments before Garp unleashed his fury, his secret Wood Clone had already completed its deployment.
After the fierce battle, he and Garp had unknowingly found themselves standing at the edge of the area covered by Seastone powder.
Just as Garp's iron fist was about to touch him, outside the area of Seastone powder, Tanuki's eyes suddenly narrowed, his chest trembled, and he roared, "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A violent hurricane spewed from his mouth and swept in.
The strong winds tore through the air, instantly lifting rubble and broken logs from the ground.
The hurricane swept precisely over Ivan, scattering all the Seastone powder and completely clearing the area around him.
The moment the powder dissipated, Ivan seized the opportunity, pretending to break free from the Seastone's restraint.
Immediately afterwards, his figure blurred, and using his teleportation ability, he disappeared from his spot almost a second before Garp's iron fist landed, barely avoiding that devastating blow.