"Um, Vice Admiral Garp, I still think it's better not to be impulsive."
Bogard carefully tried to dissuade him from the side.
"Shut up. Don't get in my way."
Garp's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Shanks ahead.
Kizaru and Akainu said nothing.
The old man's eyes were red right now, and neither of them knew what was going on.
As Garp exerted strength through his legs, the deck beneath him began to crack.
The bow of the warship dipped, while the stern tilted upward.
Boom!
Garp shot out like a cannonball, using Geppo again and again to accelerate.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Wherever Garp passed, the sea below split apart under the pressure of the airwaves.
Whitebeard was the first to notice Garp's movement.
He gripped Murakumogiri, kicked off with force, and flew toward that side with a movement similar to Marine Geppo.
Kaido reacted half a beat slower in the sky, then charged at Garp with his kanabo in hand.
Shanks and Big Mom, who were still locked in a clash, suddenly sensed Garp's aura. Their expressions changed, and they were about to move.
Unfortunately, Garp was too fast.
In an instant, he appeared to Shanks' right, raising his massive fist and punching straight at him.
"Galaxy Impact!"
Bang!
Shanks took the punch heavily to the face, and his body flew backward uncontrollably.
Boom, boom, boom!
Shanks crashed through one small hill after another.
Charlotte Linlin froze.
Garp's target wasn't her?
"Mamamama! Damn Marine, you dare interfere in our affairs? You're asking to die!"
Big Mom swung her blade at Garp's back.
"We can't let you attack one of our Marines, you know."
A sleazy voice appeared.
The next moment, Kizaru's sleazy face appeared behind Garp.
Boom!
Kizaru kicked Big Mom's blade.
Boom, boom!
The collision between them created a huge commotion.
In the sky, Kaido smashed his kanabo down toward Garp.
"Wororororo! Damn Marine!"
"Great Eruption!"
Akainu arrived half a step later and punched toward Kaido's kanabo with a magma fist.
Boom!
The magma fist and Kaido's kanabo collided hard.
Garp was about to pursue and finish Shanks off, but before he could make another move, Whitebeard descended from the sky, his blade coated in Conqueror's Haki as he slashed toward him.
With no other choice, Garp could only take Whitebeard's attack head-on.
Boom!
Fist and blade collided violently, and both men's Conqueror's Haki shot into the sky.
Boom, boom!
The two exerted force, glaring fiercely at each other.
"What's going on?"
Whether it was the people watching the broadcast or those present at the scene, everyone froze.
Everything just now had happened too quickly. Only now did they finally react.
"Shanks!"
The Red Hair Pirates were shocked and rushed over to help their captain.
The Whitebeard Pirates and Big Mom Pirates were about to move as well, but they were stopped by the Marines.
Powerful Vice Admirals faced off against the pirate officers one by one. Both sides raised their pressure, ready to start fighting the moment their leaders gave the order.
Newgate and Garp withdrew their strength and stared at each other.
"Gurararara! Garp, isn't the Navy reaching too far? Do you have to interfere in everything?"
Garp's face was dark, his eyes vicious as he looked toward Shanks, who had already stood up by himself in the distance.
"Newgate, move aside. This is a personal grudge. Don't interfere."
Whitebeard frowned.
He could feel Garp's hatred.
It was not the hatred of a Marine toward a pirate, but pure hatred. Even Whitebeard felt a chill from it.
Big Mom and Kaido also looked at Garp, then at Shanks in the distance. Neither of them could figure out what was going on.
"Gurararara! That won't do, Garp. This is a matter between pirates. It's not the Navy's turn to interfere."
Garp clenched his fists.
Boom!
Conqueror's Haki erupted, blasting the stones around him apart.
"Newgate, you're asking to die."
"Gurararara! That's not certain, Garp."
Their auras rose higher and higher. Just as they were about to fight, the Den Den Mushi in Kizaru's coat rang.
Ring, ring, ring.
Somehow, that thing was still awake.
Kizaru reached into his coat. This time, he did not take out the wrong Den Den Mushi.
Click.
The Den Den Mushi opened its eyes, and an old but majestic voice came through.
"Garp, lead the Marines in retreat. Do not interfere in this matter. That is an order."
Seeing Garp's face darken even more, Whitebeard laughed loudly.
"Gurararara! Garp, looks like your masters want you to leave."
He did not want to fight the Navy right now either.
Big Mom and Shanks were both in poor condition.
Especially that red-haired brat. After taking a Conqueror's-coated punch from Garp, his condition was even worse.
In the end, Garp lowered his fist and looked viciously at Red Hair.
"How did Roger's ship end up with someone as shameless as you?
"Looks like White brat was right. The Red Hair Pirates are all human trash."
Shanks said nothing. He only avoided Garp's murderous gaze.
Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido all raised their brows.
There seemed to be a huge piece of gossip here.
"Don't let me find a chance, Red Hair. The moment I get one, I'll fight you to the death."
After saying that, Garp led the Marines away.
"Why are they leaving again?"
Morgans looked disappointed in the sky.
He had thought the Navy was about to fight these people, and he had gotten excited.
He had already gotten worked up, only for the Navy to withdraw and leave him happy for nothing.
Still, it seemed Marine Hero Garp had a grudge against the Red Hair Pirates.
That was a huge scoop.
He was very interested and planned to dig deeper.
Watching the Navy leave, Whitebeard glanced at Shanks.
"Let's stop here. If this continues, there still won't be a result."
"Mamamama! I have no objection."
Charlotte Linlin had originally been unhappy, but after seeing Shanks' swollen face, all her displeasure vanished.
"Wororororo! Time to go. I've watched enough."
Kaido laughed and flew into the sky.
Whitebeard also had no desire to say much to Shanks.
After all, that face looked far too much like someone who had once left a sword wound on his chest. It made him very unhappy.
Big Mom returned to her ship and looked at her children with a dark face.
"You're all useless. You've completely embarrassed me."
Her children all lowered their heads, not daring to refute her.
After all, their mother was someone who really would use a heavy hand.
As the people on the battlefield scattered, the spectators also began leaving one after another.
However, quite a few people still moved closer to the Red Hair Pirates.
Some had malicious intentions. Others wanted to join them.
Those who wanted to join had their eyes on the fact that the Red Hair Pirates now lacked manpower. Shanks, as the newly risen Fourth Emperor, should not reject them.
As for those with bad intentions, they planned to take advantage of the crew's weakened state and see if they could land a fatal blow.
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