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Chapter 74: Come at Me Together
"Gurarararara!"
Whitebeard laughed too, a hearty, unrestrained laugh!
"Good! Very good!"
He tightened his grip on Murakumogiri, his eyes filled with the appreciation and fighting spirit of meeting a true rival!
"That's the Garp I know!"
"Then let me see!"
Whitebeard's Haki exploded!
"Just how heavy... is your justice!"
"Sons! Ignore us!"
"Go around! Continue the charge!"
"OOOH!"
Marco and Jozu shared a look, immediately preparing to lead their men around the flanks.
"Fuffuffuffuffuffu!"
A sick, crazed laugh rang out.
Countless, barely visible strings descended from the sky, blocking their path!
Donquixote Doflamingo spread his arms wide, like a deranged conductor.
"Want to pass? Not so easy!"
His gaze locked onto the 3rd Division Commander, "Diamond" Jozu.
"Come on! Let me see... just how hard the 'world's strongest physical defense' really is!"
"Hmph!"
Jozu snorted. His entire body instantly turned into glittering diamond, and he slammed into the threads!
On the other side.
A devastatingly sharp slash cut silently through the air, aimed straight at Marco's neck!
Blue flames of resurrection flared on Marco's body. He turned into a phoenix wing and dodged it easily.
He looked nearby.
The world's greatest swordsman, "Hawk-Eye" Dracule Mihawk, was slowly drawing his black blade, "Yoru."
His hawk-like eyes were locked on Marco.
"Phoenix... Your ability is interesting."
"Let me see... if your regeneration... is faster than my blade."
"I'd be happy to!"
A grave expression also appeared on Marco's face.
The battlefield... was now completely split!
The top-tier fighters... had each found their opponent!
The Pirate Emperor... versus the Marine Hero!
The World's Greatest Swordsman... versus the Whitebeard Pirates 1st Division Commander!
The Heavenly Yaksha... versus Diamond Jozu!
And at the very top.
The Garp bathed in lightning... stood alone... against the Marine Admirals Akainu and Aokiji!
The war... had entered its most brutal stage!
...
Just as the battlefield was split.
An invisible... yet soul-crushingly heavy will... descended!
Voom!
It wasn't a physical attack, but it was more terrifying than any attack!
On the battlefield, countless Marines and pirates... their eyes rolled back, and they collapsed, foaming at the mouth, falling in swathes!
The charging Whitebeard commanders... stopped... as if an invisible mountain had been dropped on them!
Marco the Phoenix, dueling Hawk-Eye... froze dangerously in mid-air!
Doflamingo, struggling with Jozu... his sick laugh froze... cold sweat on his brow!
Even Whitebeard and the Marine Garp, locked in their fated duel... both paused, snapping their heads toward the source of that will!
On the ruins of the execution platform.
Sengoku the Buddha!
He had deactivated his Buddha form, but in his normal body, he was more terrifying than the giant golden statue!
The will of a conqueror.
Conqueror's Haki!
"Garp!"
Sengoku's roar... echoed in everyone's minds!
He stared at the "Pirate Garp" in the lightning. His wise face was filled with pain and resolve!
"I will not allow it!"
"I will not allow you... here... to stain the justice the Marines have upheld for a hundred years!"
His words... were iron!
Every word... held his resolve... as the Fleet Admiral, who carried the weight of the world!
However.
The response he got... was a wild, savage scoff.
"Justice?"
Garp grinned, his smile full of mockery.
He didn't even turn around. He just jabbed a thumb at Ace behind him.
"Does real justice... even exist in this world!"
"Sengoku!"
"Besides, I've been wanting to beat you up again for a long time!"
"You!"
Sengoku trembled with rage.
Just then.
A golden beam of light... shot out from the fortress ruins... reforming into Kizaru.
He patted his striped suit, which was now full of holes, his face an exaggerated mask of fear.
"Ooooh... how scary..."
"I was almost killed."
He glanced down... at the Marine Garp facing Whitebeard. He glanced up... at the Garp in the lightning, surrounded by Akainu and Aokiji. Finally, his gaze landed on Sengoku.
He adjusted his sunglasses, his sleazy face an open declaration of slacking off.
"That monster... should be left to monsters like you, Fleet Admiral."
"As for me..."
His gaze swept over the charging Whitebeard commanders below.
"I'll just go... play with the Whitebeard Pirates."
Before his voice faded, he dissolved into light and vanished!
Sengoku ignored him. His entire focus... was locked on the "Pirate Garp"!
Akainu Sakazuki was dripping with magma, his face terrifyingly grim.
Aokiji Kuzan's breath... was cold enough to freeze.
The Fleet Admiral... and two Admirals.
The Marines' highest powers... formed an iron triangle... locking the "traitor" in the center!
"Sengoku-san!"
Akainu roared, magma dripping from his lips.
"There's no need to talk to this traitor!"
"Today! I will purify this disgrace to the Marines... along with his sinful bloodline... right here!"
"Honestly..."
Aokiji sighed, but his lazy voice was laced with cold determination.
"Must you do this, Mr. Garp."
"If you go this far... there's really no turning back."
Three men.
Three auras... representing the pinnacle of the Marines.
Magma, ice, and the will of a conqueror... wove an inescapable net... crushing in on the Garp in the center!
Facing this lineup, enough to suffocate any powerhouse.
Garp's face... held no gravity.
Only...
...a pure, primal... warrior's... madness and excitement!
"BWAHAHAHAHAHA!"
He roared with laughter, shaking the clouds!
He scanned the three men, his sharp eyes burning with the fires of war!
"Bwahahaha! Good! This is great!"
He clenched his lightning-wreathed fist. His knuckles popped, and the arcs of electricity danced!
"Perfect!"
"Saves me the trouble... of beating you down one by one!"
He grinned. His wild smile... made him look more like a complete madman... than any villain on the battlefield!
"Come at me together!"