Chapter 84: The Marine Hero and the Strongest Man at Sea
Garp leaped in front of Sengoku, his sharp eyes locked onto Whitebeard. Seeing Garp's arrival, Sengoku sighed with relief, "You old rascal, would you only come if Tsuru asked?"
Garp remained silent, his focus entirely on Whitebeard. His right fist was enveloped in inky Armament Haki, exuding terrifying power and aura. The dense Haki condensed into black and red lightning, crackling around his fist.
"That's Conqueror's Haki?" Rayleigh mused, surprised. He didn't recall Garp possessing it.
"Chiba, when did your grandfather awaken Conqueror's Haki?" Rayleigh asked.
"I'm not sure," Chiba replied. "But it doesn't seem like Conqueror's. It's more like a form of Armament Haki."
Chiba's keen perception noted that the lightning lacked the spiritual deterrent typical of Conqueror's Haki. Instead, it was imbued with a raw, destructive force.
"Armament Haki?" Rayleigh pondered, noting the difference. Even with his deep understanding of Haki, this form was unfamiliar. Not even Roger's Armament Haki had manifested like this.
Rayleigh watched Garp and Whitebeard, intrigued.
Whitebeard grinned, his eyes alight with excitement and fury as he faced Garp. Their auras clashed powerfully, causing nearby Marines and pirates to pause in awe.
"Clear the area! Move back!" Sengoku commanded, and the Marines scrambled away, eager to witness the epic confrontation.
"Who will win, Vice Admiral Garp or Whitebeard?" Marines speculated.
"Vice Admiral Garp, of course! He pushed the Roger Pirates to the brink. He must be stronger than Roger, and Whitebeard only matched Roger."
"That's just speculation. Garp might not be stronger than Roger; maybe Roger didn't want to fight him. In a true battle, the outcome isn't certain. And did you see Whitebeard fight Roger to a draw?"
"Stop arguing. Vice Admiral Garp will win. He's younger and healthier than Whitebeard, who was terminally ill."
"Does Whitebeard look ill after fighting Akainu? He got Chiba's Qi Training Exercise and potions, healing him and boosting his strength."
"Damn profiteers! Selling secrets for money. I'd tear them apart if I caught them!"
"So, this battle is uncertain."
"Even so, Vice Admiral Garp must win."
"Why?"
"Garp is Chiba's grandfather. Chiba would give him the best techniques and potions first, so his strength must surpass Whitebeard's."
"Look at Hina and Peacock. They were colonels, now they're backup Admirals. That's thanks to Chiba's training methods and potions."
"What about Koby and Helmeppo? They were novices, now nearly Vice Admiral level. Can Qi training alone achieve that?"
"Notice Vice Admiral Garp's hair? It was white, now it's blacker than mine. His face is youthful, like a baby's. He's gained immense power, far beyond what we imagined."
"So, Vice Admiral Garp will win?"
The Marines' confidence swelled as they discussed Garp's potential victory.
"Yes, Garp will win."
Ace, watching his grandfather face his father, felt his heart race. He didn't want his family to harm each other.
"Grandpa, Dad, don't fight!" Ace shouted, rushing towards them.
Both Garp and Whitebeard glanced at Ace simultaneously.
"Vista, stop Ace," Whitebeard ordered.
"On it, Dad." Vista intervened, holding Ace back. "Don't be rash, Ace."
Ace struggled, trying to break free.
Jozu joined, restraining Ace. Not wanting to hurt them, Ace refrained from using his fruit powers.
"Let go! I can't watch them fight. Dad will die!" Ace protested.
Vista chuckled, "You weren't around, Ace. Dad's fully recovered, stronger than ever. He might not win, but he won't lose."
Ace shook his head, "You don't know Chiba's power. Dad can't win."
"Chiba? Your brother?"
"Yes."
"What does he have to do with this?" Vista asked, puzzled. Suddenly, he realized, "Is he planning an ambush?"
Jozu's expression changed, "Chiba's terrifying. He crushed my fruit ability. If he and Garp team up, Dad's in danger."
"No, no, no. I mean Chiba's talent is incredible. He creates amazing skills and potions."
"How did my strength increase so rapidly? In months, I went from quasi-Admiral to top-level Admiral, facing Akainu."
Jozu paused, recalling Ace's battle with Akainu. "Congratulations, Ace. Your improvement is astonishing."
Vista's face fell, "Chiba helped you achieve this?"
"Yes," Ace confirmed. "And more importantly, most of my progress came in a month at Impel Down."
"Grandpa Garp was always with Chiba. Imagine his strength now."
Jozu and Vista were stunned, "Chiba is a monster."
"So Dad can't beat Grandpa Garp," Ace said, shouting to Whitebeard, "Dad, don't fight him. Let's retreat!"
"Vista, Jozu, take Ace away," Whitebeard instructed, eyeing Garp intently.
Vista and Jozu dragged Ace towards the pirate ship. Ace protested, "Vista, Jozu, don't let Dad die here!"
Vista reassured him, "Even if Chiba's right, Dad won't lose or die."
Ace's expression shifted, "Let me go! I'll bring Dad back."
"Okay, Ace, we'll tell you. Dad's fruit power awakened."
"Dad's Tremor-Tremor Fruit?" Ace exclaimed. Vista covered his mouth.
"Quiet. It's Dad's secret weapon."
"Don't tell anyone. Garp can't know, or you'll doom Dad."
Ace nodded, Vista releasing him. Ace watched Garp and Whitebeard, uncertain who was stronger.
Marco, Skuyard, and others watched the titans, wondering who would prevail.
Whitebeard focused on Garp, gathering Tremor-Tremor power in his blade. The energy coalesced into countless fragments.
"Chiba, who'll win?" Rayleigh asked.
"My grandfather, Garp," Chiba asserted confidently. "Whitebeard can't withstand his punch."
Chiba had reason for confidence. Garp mastered the Giant Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, consumed foundation-building potions, and trained with advanced Haki methods.
Even Akainu, resilient under Whitebeard's blows, would fall to Garp's fist.
Whitebeard, though stronger than Chiba recalled, wasn't Garp's match.
"You're confident," Rayleigh noted, skeptical. He'd seen Whitebeard's might firsthand.
"Watch and see," Chiba replied, using Observation Haki to gauge the combatants.
Suddenly, Chiba's expression changed as Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor energy disrupted his Haki.
"Not good," Chiba warned, "Garp, watch out for Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor power!"
Sengoku also sensed the shift. "Garp, be careful!"
Whitebeard, fully charged, roared and swung his blade at Garp.
The blade crackled with red lightning, illuminating the sky blood-red. The Tremor-Tremor energy shattered space as it traveled.
Garp vanished, reappearing before Whitebeard. His fist, crackling with purple-black lightning, collided with Whitebeard's blade.
[•———•——•———•]
𝙥𝗮𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣(.)𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧
✨ • 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝟲𝟬+ 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚.
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"God's Avoidance!"
"Iron Fist!"
The roars of the two mightiest men of their era echoed across the battlefield. Black-red and blood-red lightning collided, enveloping their surroundings in a storm of color and energy.
The clash of their powers unleashed a massive explosion, its shockwaves rippling in all directions. The shrine, cut by Conqueror's Haki, crumbled under the force of Garp's Iron Fist.
The energy from Garp's strike surged forward, hitting Whitebeard before he could fully unleash the power of his Shock Fruit. Whitebeard was sent flying, blood-red lightning shattering into countless flickering snakes that darted in all directions, disintegrating anything they touched, whether pirate or Marine.
"Retreat! Fall back!" Voices shouted as combatants on both sides scrambled away from the epicenter of destruction. The raw power of these two titans was more than they could withstand.
The energy of Garp's attack continued to rage, gouging deep pits in the ground and accelerating Marineford's descent into the sea.
Whitebeard's massive form slammed into the ground, skidding to a halt. Garp, rather than pressing the advantage, stood back, loosening his tie with a grin that revealed a mouthful of white teeth. "Whitebeard, is that all you've got?" he taunted.
Rayleigh, watching from a distance, was stunned. "Garp blew away Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki with a punch?" he marveled, recalling the legendary battles between Whitebeard and Roger.
Even Chiba was thrilled. "The old man's strength is incredible. He blew away Whitebeard's attack with a single punch," Chiba said to himself. "Armament Haki still has so much potential for development."
Marco, witnessing his father's defeat, was shocked. "Father's attack was stopped by Garp? Even the Shock Fruit's power was neutralized."
Jozu and Vista shared Marco's disbelief. They had underestimated Garp's might.
Hawkeye Mihawk, observing the battle, pondered his own capabilities. "Could I withstand Whitebeard's attack? Garp's punch?" he wondered, realizing the gap between himself and these legendary figures.
Boa Hancock, too, was in awe. "Is this the power of Chiba's grandfather? It's overwhelming," she thought, realizing the strength humans could achieve.
Admiral Aokiji, having trained under Garp, was familiar with his strength. Yet today, he realized just how much he had underestimated his mentor. "This old man is unbelievably strong," Aokiji thought. "I'll have to get better resources from Chiba after this."
Kizaru, watching the fight, was genuinely scared. "Whitebeard's terrifying, but Garp's even more so," he mused. "I won't catch up with him in my lifetime."
Akainu, crawling from the sea, realized how much Whitebeard had held back against him. "Damn Whitebeard. He never used his full strength," Akainu thought angrily, but then felt relief that Garp was the target of Whitebeard's wrath. "This old man Garp is terrifying," he acknowledged.
Sengoku, witnessing Garp's punch, was deeply impressed. Garp had always been the strongest among them, but Sengoku hadn't realized just how vast the gap had grown. "Chiba must have given Garp something special," Sengoku concluded, envious of Garp's newfound strength.
"Gurararara..." Whitebeard laughed, rising with bloodied hands. Vista held Ace back, insisting that Whitebeard hadn't yet used his full power.
"Gurararara..." Whitebeard chuckled, hoisting his blade once more. Armament Haki cloaked him, and a savage excitement glinted in his eyes. With his aura fully unleashed, he was ready to fight at his peak.
Whitebeard's fighting spirit soared, intimidating all who watched. Marines and pirates alike felt the weight of his presence.
"It's been a long time since I felt this alive," Whitebeard declared, recalling his battles with Roger. His aura enveloped Marineford, the pressure causing the weak-willed to faint.
Garp, unfazed, grinned wider, his own aura matching Whitebeard's. Though lacking Conqueror's Haki, Garp's presence was equally formidable, his Armament Haki unmatched.
The clash of their auras forced even the strongest to retreat. Devil Fruit users found their powers stifled by the sheer force of the two combatants' wills.
"This is the power of Haki?" many wondered, realizing the true potential of Armament Haki.
For some, this battle was a revelation. They understood that Haki, not Devil Fruit, was the true path to strength.
"This is no ordinary battle," observers realized. "It's a contest between Haki and Devil Fruit."
As the two giants prepared to clash again, the significance of their fight rippled across the battlefield, promising to settle the age-old question: which was stronger, the power of Haki or the might of a Devil Fruit?
[•———•———•———•]
𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼:
• 𝙅𝙘𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟮
• 𝘼𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙝
• 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯 𝗠𝗼𝗲𝗲
𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸:
• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝟭𝟴𝟱+ 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚.
• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁-𝗢𝘂𝘁: 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩!
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀!
👉 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙬: 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧
💬 𝘼𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝘼𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚: 𝙈𝙮 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩! 𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 $30—𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 10% 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩! 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚: 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗢𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥.
𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙂𝙋𝙏 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣-𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮, 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨, 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!
👉𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽: 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧/𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙥
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