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Chapter 77: The Net Closes
"Eight Inner Gates!"
"First Gate: Gate of Opening, OPEN!!!"
Garp's roar shattered the clouds!
The next instant, a change occurred!
Boom!
A visible green steam erupted from his body. The violent life energy, like a volcanic eruption, intertwined with the blue-purple lightning, forming a bizarre, never-before-seen color!
Crackle!
The arcs of electricity danced wildly. The green steam roared!
Two completely different powers merged and collided on his body, finally reaching a terrifying balance!
Garp's aura... skyrocketed!
It was a qualitative leap!
His already brutish aura... now broke some invisible shackle, rushing into a whole new dimension!
On the ruins of the execution platform, Sengoku's pupils shrank to pinpoints.
His mind was blank.
That green energy... that torrent of life, more primitive and violent than the lightning...
"What... is this power?!"
Cold sweat dripped from Aokiji's brow. His lazy face, for the first time, showed utter shock.
Akainu gritted his teeth, magma dripping from his fists, sizzling holes in the ice.
He stared at the figure wreathed in green steam, a deep unease spreading in his heart.
And on the distant battlefield.
The "Marine Garp," who was locked in a struggle with Whitebeard, paused.
He turned his head, staring at the green figure high above, his eyes flashing with shock.
"That is..."
Whitebeard also stopped his attack. His sharp eyes were locked on that green steam.
After a moment of silence.
He suddenly threw his head back and laughed!
"Gurarararara!"
His laugh was beyond hearty!
"Garp! It looks like... you've been surpassed by yourself!"
The Marine Garp's face turned white, then red. Finally, he too burst out laughing.
"BWAHAHAHA! This is annoying!"
"But... I'm really amazing!"
The two old monsters' laughter intertwined, shaking the entire battlefield!
And on the execution platform.
Garp, in his green steam, slowly raised his head.
He flexed his wrist, his knuckles popping.
"Still... not used to it..."
He muttered, his voice tinged with regret.
But the fighting spirit in his eyes... was hotter than ever!
"But..."
He grinned, showing his white teeth.
"To deal with you... it's more than enough!"
His voice hadn't even faded!
Akainu's figure was already upon him!
"Tricks!"
He sneered. His entire arm turned to scalding magma. A giant, condensed magma fist, carrying a heat that could incinerate all things, slammed at Garp's face!
This punch... could melt a mountain!
However.
Facing this fatal blow, Garp didn't even punch.
He just... lifted his leg.
A simple kick, wreathed in green steam and lightning, struck first!
It was so fast, Akainu's pupils didn't even have time to shrink!
Bang!
Leg... met fist!
There was no earth-shattering explosion. Only a dull, sickening thud!
The cruel smile on Akainu's face froze.
He felt an incomprehensible, pure, overwhelming force... stream from the kick, and crush his magma!
KRACHA!
The sound of bone cracking was clear!
A tearing pain shot up Akainu's entire arm. His body, as if hit by a high-speed train, was sent flying backward like a cannonball!
Rumble!
His body slammed into the ice far away, plowing a trench hundreds of meters long. Ice shards exploded everywhere. It was a brutal sight!
One hit!
Just one hit!
Marine Admiral Akainu Sakazuki... was sent flying!
Dead silence!
Everyone stared, their minds blank!
That... was a Marine Admiral!
A monster representing the Marines' highest power!
He was sent flying... by one kick?!
Garp slowly lowered his leg. He cracked his neck, pop.
The green steam rolled off him, mixing with the lightning, forming an oppressive aura that made it hard to breathe.
"Bwahahaha!"
He roared with laughter, his voice full of satisfaction!
"It really... feels much better... with the body's limiters removed!"
He flexed his wrists, his gaze shifting to the shocked Aokiji and Sengoku.
Cold sweat rolled down Aokiji's brow.
He took a deep breath, slamming his hands on the ground!
"Ice Age!"
The bone-chilling cold spread. The temperature of the battlefield plummeted. Countless thick ice pillars erupted from the ground, trying to seal Garp!
At the same time, Sengoku moved!
His body swelled again, turning into the giant golden Buddha!
"Garp!"
His voice was like a great bell, making everyone's ears ring!
"What power... did you obtain?!"
Garp didn't answer.
He just grinned, and the green steam on his body swelled!
The next instant, his figure vanished!
He was so fast... that Aokiji's ice pillars hadn't even closed... and he was already out!
"What?!"
Aokiji's pupils shrank!
That speed... is more than twice as fast as before!
Garp's figure, like a green flash, appeared before Aokiji!
"Too slow!"
He laughed wildly, throwing a punch!
Aokiji had no time to think. He condensed all his cold air, forming a thick ice shield!
Boom!
The fist hit the shield. The terrifying power exploded!
KRACHA!
The ice shield shattered. Aokiji was sent stumbling back dozens of steps, the ice beneath him cracking!
Before he could regain his footing, Garp's second punch was there!
"Buddha's Shockwave!"
At the critical moment, Sengoku's golden palm descended, an invisible shockwave blasting down!
Garp looked up, his eyes boiling with fighting spirit!
"Nice!"
He met it with his own punch!
RUMBLE!
Fist and palm collided. Space itself trembled!
The golden shockwave and the green steam clashed, sending visible ripples through the air!
Sengoku's pupils shrank.
He could feel it! His shockwave... was being suppressed by the opponent's power!
This is impossible!
How... did this old bastard... get so strong?!
Just then.
From the trench in the distance, a magma figure shot up!
Akainu's face was terrifyingly grim. His right arm was twisted, clearly injured.
But his eyes... held only a sky-high killing intent!
"Bastard!"
He roared, his magma boiling!
"Meteor Volcano!"
Countless magma fists, burning with black flames, blotted out the sky, raining down on Garp!
Aokiji also seized the chance. He condensed dozens of ice spears, stabbing at Garp from all directions!
Sengoku's golden palm pressed down again!
A rain of magma from the sky, spears of ice from the ground, and a giant golden palm from above!