A moment later.
As the flame pillar dissipated, revealing Ye Jia and Aokiji's figures, Aokiji had completely lost consciousness, falling directly to the ground, white smoke rising from his mouth.
Thus, the three great admirals of Marine Headquarters had all declared defeat!
Even if Kizaru and Akainu still had the strength to fight, anyone with a discerning eye would know that if the fight continued, Kizaru and Akainu would have no other outcome... only defeat!
"Aokiji directly lost his will to fight..."
Gecko Moria said with a pounding heart, "Two of the three admirals are injured, and one was defeated on the spot, losing his combat ability... This combat ability is even more formidable than Kaido's! It seems that admitting defeat yesterday was the wisest choice!"
The thought of Ye Jia almost slitting his throat with a dining knife at the dinner table yesterday sent shivers down his spine.
If his attitude had been a bit tougher, he would probably be a complete corpse by now, right?
"The power of the Dark-Dark Fruit is truly effective!"
Ye Jia smiled slightly.
Using only the Flare-Flare Fruit's power would certainly not be enough to deal with Aokiji, who held such a dangerous position.
Aokiji, after all, was one of Marine Headquarters' highest combat powers. If he were so easily defeated, how could he be worthy of the title of Admiral?
However, it was regrettable for him that he happened to encounter Ye Jia.
A one-in-ten-thousand Dark-Dark Fruit user!
Ye Jia directly used [Dark Water] on Aokiji, completely suppressing Aokiji's Devil Fruit ability. Without his Devil Fruit power, Aokiji couldn't withstand the scorching flames at all and instantly lost consciousness!
"Just lie down obediently, Aokiji. Although you distinguish clearly between good and evil, sometimes your rigid adherence to your own righteousness becomes an obstacle to my progress. I'll let you sleep for a while. When you wake up, it will surely thank my benevolence."
Turning around, Ye Jia continued towards the execution platform.
Suddenly—
Bang!
A figure fell from the execution platform, landing in front of Ye Jia and creating a shallow crater.
Seeing this burly figure, Ye Jia couldn't help but shake his head.
"You're all family, Luffy stopped me for Ace, and you're stopping me for Ace... You're making it sound like I'm going to kill Ace. Can't you both get the situation straight?"
"Vice Admiral Garp!"
Ye Jia said helplessly.
Indeed, the figure who fell from the execution platform was none other than Vice Admiral Garp, known as the Marine Hero!
Ye Jia was speechless.
He was going to save Ace!
Although he was going to fight Whitebeard, Garp and Luffy were both Ace's family. Why were they both so lacking in intelligence?
He remembered that in the original work, One Piece, Garp also wanted to stop Luffy, but he only symbolically stood out and was immediately sent flying by Luffy's punch.
But the Garp in front of him clearly intended to fight him seriously!
"Hero Garp is out!"
"Vice Admiral Garp is a legendary figure who forced Roger into a corner several times! With him, there will definitely be no problem!"
"Vice Admiral Garp, you must defeat him and bring honor to the Marines!"
Upon seeing Hero Garp appear, the Marines' morale was reignited.
This showed that Garp's prestige in the Marines was no weaker than that of the three admirals!
"Ye Jia the Death God, your era should end now..."
Vice Admiral Garp said solemnly, "As a Warlord of the Sea, you should fulfill your duties, not play such a boring joke with your power on this serious battlefield!"
At this point, Ye Jia noticed that Vice Admiral Garp seemed to quickly wink at him.
"Huh?"
Ye Jia was startled. Although that moment passed very quickly, he was certain he hadn't seen wrong.
Immediately, Ye Jia smiled.
As expected of Vice Admiral Garp!
This guy looked aggressive, as if he wanted to fight him to the death and stop him no matter what.
In reality, he was just a grandfather who loved his grandson dearly!
Even though Ace wasn't his biological grandson, he had watched Ace grow up since childhood. In Garp's heart, Ace was no different from his biological grandson.
He didn't want Ace to be executed either, but as a Marine Vice Admiral, his position was clear... If his son Dragon hadn't been a Revolutionary, the Fleet Admiral position would have been his long ago. How could he still be a Vice Admiral now?
It could be said that Garp was the strongest person in the entire Marine Headquarters, second only to the three admirals and Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha!
Even Fleet Admiral Kong (Sengoku's superior) might not be stronger than him!
Such a soul figure of the Marines, called "Hero" by all Marine soldiers, would never openly help Ace against the world for his family. The only thing he could do was to go easy when blocking him.
"Is that so? Vice Admiral Garp, I heard your strength is quite good, and you've fought Whitebeard several times. I'm really looking forward to it!"
"If you want to stop me, feel free to try!"
Ye Jia flashed out, heading straight for the execution platform.
"Don't think you can get past me!"
Garp immediately blocked Ye Jia's path, swinging his fist.
"So you're really putting on a show of strength!"
"In that case, I'll grant your wish!"
Ye Jia clenched his golden fist and punched directly at Garp's face.
Garp seemed to have no time to react and was heavily hit by Ye Jia's fist. Blood splattered from his face, and his figure crashed to the ground.
"This Garp guy..."
How could Sengoku the Buddha not see that Garp was going easy?
Even if Ye Jia the Death God was incredibly strong, Sengoku the Buddha knew Garp's strength very well. It was impossible for him to be hit so easily without any defense!
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, still doing well!"
At this moment, Ye Jia was already standing on the execution platform, smiling as he looked at Sengoku the Buddha.
With a casual wave, the two executioners were directly knocked off the execution platform by an impact wave.
"The three admirals, Vice Admiral Garp, all dealt with by you... I admit you're very strong!"
"But that's no reason for you to destroy hope!"
"Fire!"
At Sengoku the Buddha's command, a group of Marine elites lurking at both ends of the execution platform suddenly raised their guns and fired at Ye Jia.
Ye Jia's eyes narrowed instantly.
The bullets fired from these guns were not ordinary gunpowder bullets, but specially made Sea Prism Stone bullets!
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