Chapter 485: Garp Makes His Move
The crowd was forced apart by an invisible aura, an oppressive pressure sweeping across the entire plaza like a roaring tsunami.
—Monkey D. Garp.
His burly figure slowly stepped forward, his Justice cape snapping fiercely in the wind.
Every step he took was so heavy it felt as if it were striking the very foundation of the Holy Land.
The ground trembled, the stone slabs cracked, and the dust rippled outward in concentric rings beneath his feet.
Just his mere presence was enough to make the air stagnate.
Behind him, Ace and Luffy walked shoulder to shoulder. Both wore solemn expressions, their gazes burning like fire and crackling like lightning.
Their strides were steady, perfectly matching Garp's rhythm—
The grandfather and his two grandsons felt like three towering mountains pressing down upon the world.
Their entrance was like a massive boulder smashing into a tranquil lake; the entire plaza instantly erupted in a boiling frenzy.
"That's—Marine Vice Admiral Garp!!!"
"Is he completely insane?!!"
"Quick, hurry! Notify the God's Knights—!!!"
Fear, curses, and screams of shock wove into a chaotic symphony.
The Celestial Dragons' faces twisted in horror, their fingertips trembling as if they were witnessing a natural disaster.
At this moment, Garp looked up. Saint Figarland Garling, one of the Five Elders, slowly stepped forward.
His crescent-moon-shaped white hair swayed slightly, and his black-and-gold robe fluttered, seeming to drive the very vibration of the air.
"Garp..."
His voice was deep, laced with irrepressible fury. "Do you have any idea what you are doing?"
Garp's gaze was as sharp as an eagle's. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing an unruly, rebellious grin.
"Of course I do."
He raised his head, his voice calm, yet it reverberated across the entire plaza like a roaring tsunami:
"I just—can't stand the sight of you pathetic lapdogs."
The crowd went into an uproar.
Countless representatives, guards, and Celestial Dragons froze in place, their breathing coming to a complete halt.
Garling's expression instantly froze to the absolute limit.
He laughed out of sheer fury: "Heh... One by one—Roy, the Marines, and now even you intend to rebel against us?!"
He leaned forward abruptly, his voice spiking into a thunderous roar:
"Garp! Do not forget! Who was it that bestowed that title of 'Hero' upon you—!!!"
Garp's smile vanished in an instant.
"I never acknowledged that piece of crap to begin with."
"BOOM—!!!"
In an instant, heaven and earth lost their voice.
The Conqueror's Haki of both men erupted simultaneously!
An invisible shockwave swept outward with the two of them at the epicenter. The stone pillars at the edge of the plaza shattered instantly, sending shrapnel raining down in all directions.
The sky above was torn in half by their terrifying presence—
One side was as pitch-black as ink, while the other was as blindingly bright as daylight!
It was as if the colors of the world had been forcibly cleaved apart.
The kings and representatives from various nations were horrified, their faces deathly pale: "What is going on?!"
"Are they going to fight?!"
"My God... That's one of the Five Elders and the Marine Hero!!!"
Amidst this heaven-shaking pressure, Ace's body ignited with raging, crimson flames.
His blood was boiling, battle intent flashing in his pupils: "Grandpa!! Are we doing this?!!"
Luffy roared as well, his aura surging wildly as golden patterns shimmered beneath his skin.
His presence skyrocketed, his pupils abruptly transforming into the eyes of a Golden Dragon. A draconic majesty shook the heavens and the earth!
"Grandpa!! Right now, right here—?!!"
Garp suddenly threw his head back and laughed. The sound was like the iron war drums of a bygone era, echoing endlessly between the wind and the thunder.
"Bwahahahaha—Ah! I've been sick of these stuck-up bastards for a long time!!"
He dropped his shoulder, and Armament Haki surged from his body like a tidal wave. The air was instantly compressed into deafening, thunderous booms.
The ground shattered, the dust blew backward, and a deep crater was forcibly stomped into existence beneath his feet.
Garling's pupils shrank, his face finally twisting into a vicious snarl.
He abruptly drew his sword, a cold glint flashing. "You insolent bastards—!!!"
His roar was like thunder, and the air behind him instantly warped!
Emerging from the distortion were figures clad in holy light and black armor—
The God's Knights.
They stepped out from the void one by one. Their lances, holy swords, and halberds gleamed coldly, exuding a soul-crushing, murderous aura.
Seeing this, the Celestial Dragons descended into complete madness: "The God's Knights have been deployed!!!"
"Run—! This is the battle of Judgment!!!"
"—Roy! I'm leaving them to you!!!"
With that furious roar, Garp stomped the ground!
The earth instantly fractured, cracks spreading outward like a spiderweb.
His massive figure leapt up amidst the shattered stone and dust, transforming into a meteor that pierced the firmament, shooting straight into the clouds!
In mid-air, Garp clenched his fist. Armament Haki erupted instantly, coating his arm as black as cast iron.
At the same time, Conqueror's Haki churned violently around him, transforming into black-and-red lightning that coiled around his arm.
"Boost: Fifty-Fold Galaxy Impact—!!!"
"RUMBLE—!!!"
The world abruptly darkened, and a massive, cross-shaped starlight exploded from the apex of his fist!
Black-and-red lightning danced wildly along his arm, the thunder rumbling like war drums. The entire sky seemed to be illuminated by him alone.
The sheer terror of that power made even Garling, standing below, feel his heart clench.
"Damn it!!! This old geezer is serious—!!!"
His sword gleamed with holy light, but the aura bearing down on him was like a beast aiming to swallow the sky, nearly suffocating him.
Simultaneously, the entirety of the God's Knights shouted in unison, raising their holy lances and halberds to form a defensive formation. But their faces—were already filled with absolute horror.
Carrying a destructive force capable of crushing mountains, rivers, and tearing the sky asunder, Garp's punch plummeted downward!
"BOOM——————————!!!"
Gale-force winds swept through, space collapsed, and both light and sound were completely shredded in that instant!
A colossal sphere of white light exploded above Mary Geoise, like a sun crashing into the earth. The resulting shockwave sent Celestial Dragon palaces thousands of meters away flying into the air!
But in the split second before that apocalyptic fist-wind could swallow everything—
A distinct spatial fluctuation abruptly burst forth!
On the plaza, all the affiliated nation representatives, Neptune, Shirahoshi, and the green-haired Celestial Dragon bound to the execution cross, Saint Mjosgard, were swallowed by light and shadow in an instant, vanishing without a trace!
Garling's heart skipped a beat, his expression changing drastically: "Something is wrong—!!!"
He looked up at the sky; the shadow of the fist-wind had already covered his entire field of vision!
"This punch... if it lands directly, even an Immortal Body will be absolutely useless!!!"
Right at this moment—
"BOOM!!!"
The ground beneath the God's Knights violently flashed with a massive, black pentagram array. Runes lit up like flowing light, spreading outward from the void.
"The old man has already made his move—and you think you can run?!"
Roy's figure stepped out from the void. With a raise of his hand, the air instantly solidified.
As he waved his palm, the spatial layers between heaven and earth folded and sealed shut!
Before the God's Knights and the ordinary Celestial Dragons could even attempt to flee, their bodies were bound by an invisible spatial lock, rendering them completely paralyzed in an instant!
Their faces were etched with sheer terror; their very souls were trembling.
Garling whipped his head around and roared: "Everyone retreat—!!!"
But it was too late.
In a flash, only a sparse few—including Saint Garling, Shanks, and Saint Shamrock—were enveloped by teleportation pillars of light, vanishing instantly.
The rest of the God's Knights and the Celestial Dragons were all left behind in the epicenter of the collapsing Holy Land!
High above, Garp's iron fist finally made impact—
With a deafening roar, the entirety of the Holy Land, Mary Geoise, was completely swallowed by white light and apocalyptic thunder.
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