Aokiji's face was as pale as a dead man's. He was silent, not saying a word.
He never thought that he, a dignified Marine Admiral, would one day be captured with Sea-Prism Stone handcuffs.
After being hit head-on by that slash from Luo Chen's clone, he had completely lost his ability to fight.
Two clones had teleported over, pulled Sea-Prism Stone handcuffs from an unknown space, and captured him with ease.
It was a similar story for Kizaru, wounded by a slash from behind from Luo Chen's clone.
The remaining force of the blade shattered the ice on the back of his neck, and the blood flowed unceasingly.
He knew that against that space-distorting power, even the Glint-Glint Fruit couldn't escape, so he simply and decisively raised his hands in surrender.
If he kept fighting, he would either die from blood loss or be killed by Luo Chen.
There was absolutely no third possibility.
As for reinforcements, to be honest, there were none.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku needed to keep a close watch on Ace on the execution platform.
Sakazuki was in a heated battle with Whitebeard.
The people in the Marines strong enough to save him were all tied up.
...
Garp stared at the captured Aokiji and Kizaru, his old face stunned.
'Two Marine Admirals... actually captured?'
He rubbed his eyes hard, confirming again and again that his old eyes weren't playing tricks on him.
It was an astonishing fact.
"You..." Garp opened his mouth, looking at Luo Chen's five clones, not knowing what to say.
A Marine Admiral being taken prisoner... he wouldn't dare to dream of such a thing.
But it had actually happened right before his eyes.
"It's your turn, Garp."
The five Luo Chen clones spoke in unison, their smiles mocking.
A hundred-meter-tall Wood Golem rose from the ground. Its hands grew wooden cages, and it held Aokiji and Kizaru like they were in birdcages.
Beneath the five Luo Chen clones, the earth split open, and a vast dark green color emerged.
A rumbling sound echoed across the battlefield.
It drew everyone's attention.
In a moment, five thousand-meter-tall Guanyin statues stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the original Thousand-Armed Martial God Giant.
Then, the five thousand-meter Guanyin statues condensed azure martial god armor over their bodies.
In the blink of an eye, there were five more azure Thousand-Armed Martial God Giants.
Six behemoths, like a giant curtain wall separating heaven and earth, stretched out before everyone.
Garp was completely enveloped in the giants' shadows.
The corner of his mouth twitched unnaturally.
'Luo Chen's frontal attack power isn't strong?'
Garp felt his previous thought was a bit naive.
Six Luo Chens, six Martial God Giants, six thousand arms.
If Kaido, the Strongest Creature, came, even his dragon body would be smashed to a pulp.
He sighed heavily.
Luo Chen was an variable none of them had anticipated.
He broke out of Impel Down, bringing a group of powerful prisoners with him.
More importantly, this man's strength was too great.
A comprehensive, all-around strength.
His methods were bizarre and unpredictable, his stamina was boundless, and he could fight with clones.
He alone was a match for the Marines' entire top-tier combat strength.
This kind of fight was just impossible... Garp had fought all his life, clashing with countless powerhouses.
Rocks, who almost became King of the World.
The Pirate King, Gol D. Roger.
Whitebeard, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin... he had fought all of these current Emperors.
But looking at it now, today's battle was the one that made Garp feel the most despair.
His comrades-in-arms were falling one by one.
And he had to face an assault equivalent to six Emperors.
'How the hell am I supposed to fight this...' Garp couldn't help but curse inwardly.
In front of him, there was nothing but Luo Chen and his summons.
Even with all three Marine Admirals present, they might not have won.
As just one old man, he really felt like surrendering.
"Fist Bone: Impact!"
Garp leaped high, instantly shooting a hundred meters into the sky, and threw a punch with no reservations.
"VMMMMM—!"
The atmosphere trembled violently at this moment.
It wasn't from Garp's attack, but from the six thousand-meter-tall behemoths, which had begun to swing six thousand arms.
Every arm was wrapped in Armament and Conqueror's Haki. Black and red lightning spread across the entire sky of Marineford.
Marines below the rank of Vice Admiral completely lost their will to fight.
Rear Admirals knelt on the ground, drenched in sweat.
Below Rear Admiral, some Marines who had just woken up were knocked unconscious again.
It was the same for the pirates. Other than the dozen-odd commanders from Whitebeard's main ship and a few captains from the allied fleets, the rest had either fainted or were kneeling on the ground, gasping for air, their faces filled with terror.
"Luo Chen, are you trying to sink Marineford?!"
Garp couldn't help but roar, his eyes wide with anger, as he charged toward the six thousand arms smashing down from the sky.
His iron fist collided with the giant fists at the ends of those six thousand arms.
After a stalemate of only an instant, Garp's figure was sent flying backward, smashing toward the earth.
The sea of fists in the sky, carrying the force to shatter the continent, thundered down.
"Garp!"
On the execution platform, Sengoku cried out in alarm.
Below, Vice Admiral Tsuru's face was pale.
In the distance, Sakazuki and Whitebeard also turned to look, pausing their battle.
Their expressions were completely different.
Sakazuki's expression was even grimmer than usual.
Whitebeard, however, laughed heartily.
Amidst his jubilant laughter, the island of Marineford was struck by a colossal tremor.
Starting from the point of impact of the six thousand arms, terrifying chasms and cracks spread across the entire island.
The entire island of Marineford was nearly torn to pieces.
The ground where Garp had fallen was instantly blasted through.
The land sank into the sea.
No one could see any trace of Garp. They could only see those six thousand terrifying arms, continuously smashing down at extreme speed.
The land was long gone. The six thousand arms pounded the sea below.
The ocean water exploded into monstrous waves, splashing in all directions.
The continuous roar of the water's surface breaking deafened the crowd.
The ground beneath their feet shook.
Everyone couldn't help but worry that this attack from Luo Chen would sink the entire island.
Fortunately, Luo Chen seemed to be controlling it.
The six thousand giant fists were all concentrated on one spot.
In the end, it only punched through the land where Garp had fallen, creating a bottomless abyss in the sea below.
Seawater rushed and roared, pouring back into the hundred-meter-deep hole.
No one knew what had happened to Garp.
Garp, along with the island's land beneath his feet, had vanished from everyone's sight.
All that remained were the six thousand-meter-tall giants.
And the hundred-meter-tall Wood Golem, holding the cage with the two Admirals.
The world of Marineford fell completely silent at this moment.
The only sound left was the "rushing" of the water as it poured back into the abyss.
"Gulp..." Someone swallowed, and the sound was incredibly clear.
"Garp... Is Vice Admiral Garp still alive?" a Marine muttered, dazed, completely unsure how to describe his current feelings.
'Shock? Despair? Terror?'
'Perhaps it was all of them.'
Two Admirals, caged like birds by Luo Chen.
Vice Admiral Garp, who had defeated the Pirate King Roger, sunk into the sea, his whereabouts unknown, his life or death uncertain.
How could they continue this fight?
Those six thousand-meter-tall giants of Luo Chen's... who could stop them?
'The Warlords? Admiral Sakazuki? Fleet Admiral Sengoku?'
They felt none of them could.
No one could stop Luo Chen anymore.
The combat power he displayed caused the Marines' morale to completely collapse.
It made them even more hopeless and disheartened than the actions of Whitebeard, the World's Strongest Man.
Because Luo Chen had achieved a solid, tangible battle record.
All alone, he had defeated two Marine Admirals and the Hero of the Marines, Garp.
That was something even Whitebeard couldn't do.
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