"Had you been charging up for a while?"
Garp grimaced in pain but quickly understood, his eyes showing realization, "So it was a trap, deliberately letting the old man capture you, huh?"
"Nonsense!"
Shano sneered as he freed himself from Garp's huge hand, delivering a fierce elbow strike aimed at Garp's face, "The same trick, how could I fall for it twice!"
Bam!
Shano's elbow, wrapped in Wave Force, landed solidly on Garp's face, blood spurted from the old man's nose, yet Garp burst into laughter instead—
"Such a terrifying brat, no wonder you can make those five old undead guys uneasy, puh ha ha ha! How about this move?!"
Garp suddenly lowered his head, his forehead crashing towards Shano like a battering ram!
Perfect timing!
Shano neither dodged nor avoided it, using his forehead to directly collide.
Thud!
The dull sound of skulls colliding made teeth ache, Shano's vision went black, his nose sending shooting pain from the fracture, Garp reacted similarly, both leaning back, yet in the next second, they rushed forward with mutual understanding—
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The afterimages of fists and feet clashing densely like rain, the black flashes from Armament clashes dyed the sky dark.
The vast ice field created by Nojiko was already mostly gone, and the sea surface at the center was torn into a whirlpool hundreds of meters in diameter by the battle's aftershocks!
"Exhilarating, truly exhilarating!!!"
Garp fought more energetically, his face growing more flushed and exhilarated, "It's been years, so many years without someone who can make me unleash all my strength!"
These recent years, opponents he encountered relied on flashy Devil Fruits or just waved a sword around.
No fun, absolutely no fun!
Obviously, like this, pure power clashes between bodies, that's the ultimate romance every man on the sea should seek!!!
"Hey! Bogart, move the battleship further away!"
Garp suddenly took a moment to turn back, shouting towards the battleship.
"Yes, Vice Admiral Garp!"
The marines on board had been tossed around who knows how many times by the shockwaves, many even fell dizzy onto the deck, vomiting everywhere.
Upon hearing the order, they instantly wept with relief, and without Bogart needing to command, hurriedly turned the Doghead Battleship towards safety.
"Nami, your side too!"
Shano, having some expectations, similarly turned to loudly remind.
Once both ships retreated to a safe distance.
The two, just meters apart, looked at each other with mutual understanding.
Garp twisted his neck, joints bursting like crackling beans:
"Boy, ready? You better go all out with your strongest attack, or you won't be able to withstand this!"
"Bring it on!"
Shano's thoughts moved, and almost in a single breath, his body swiftly released from the "Kami-e Martial Body" form, returning to its original appearance—
Standing at 4.2 meters, weighing over 800 kilograms, muscular lines smooth, combining power and aesthetic, a robust man!
Thud!
Shano stepped forward, the already collapsed ice layer trembling vehemently.
"Oh? Oh oh oh oh!!"
Garp's eyes sparkled, drool slipping out, "Such a handsome body, so this is your true appearance! I always found it strange, now I see why!"
"Strange about what?"
Shano lowered his gaze, surprised, looking at Garp.
"Of course your height! Now at fourteen to fifteen years old, you're already 1.9 meters tall, yet this meeting you seemed smaller! Turns out this is the reason!"
Garp laughed heartily:
"It's Life Return, right? Incredible to maintain that form year-round, hey hey hey, kid, your bodily control skills have truly reached an unbelievable level!"
"Thanks for the compliment."
Shano grinned, "But since you want my strongest move, you'd better ready yourself, old man!"
"Puh ha ha ha, such arrogant words, kid!"
Garp laughed aloud, "But I like it!"
Swoosh, the next moment, he drew his right fist back to the limit, arm muscles swelling like a balloon, veins bulging.
As he moved, faint crackling sounds arose.
Then, black and red intertwined thick lightning, suddenly spread out from his fingers and knuckles, crackling around—
Indeed using that technique…
Supreme King Entanglement!
Shano licked his lips, eyes growing more excited and ferocious.
He faced the power of Haki Entanglement for the first time, but no matter!
To him now, nothing can knock him out in one shot as the Thundering Hakken did!
"Fist Bone Impact!!!"
Garp's roar exploded like thunder, his punch charged with full-body strength finally launched with a sudden thrust!
Crack!!!
Instantly, black and red lightning entwined the punch, twisting space with web-like cracks wherever it passed, terrifying shockwaves blasting outward!
Without contact, the ice layer evaporated into a thousand-meter trench, under the pressure of the punch even boiling seawater split swiftly to both sides, revealing a vacuum channel reaching deep sea!
"Here it comes!"
Shano's eyes turned crimson red, his muscular arms swelling abruptly, both hands clasped into a hammer, Armament and Wave Force entwining like erupting magma.
"Elbaf's Spear—"
His 4.2-meter body bowed back like a taut giant bow, spine segments crackling in succession, double fists black as battle hammers, dragging haki like meteor tails, rushed upward against Garp's punch!