Garp stood in midair, like a god descending to the mortal world, truly showing what it meant to be one of the world's top powerhouses.
A powerful Devil Fruit might be tempting, but Haki was simpler and more direct.
Koji and the others watched the scene through a spatial projection.
"Old man Garp's iron-fist headshots are really accurate," Koji said with a laugh.
Chinjao, Luffy, Marco, Roger, Aokiji, the Five Elders possessed by Imu, Rocks…
Any powerful fighter who had ever fought Garp had been struck by his terrifyingly precise iron-fist headshots and immediately received the full forehead-bump package.
Even powerhouses as strong as Rocks and Roger could not avoid getting smashed in the head when facing Garp.
"Blackbeard has the Dark-Dark Fruit, but he only obtained it recently. Against a pure Haki expert like Garp, it won't affect him much," Lumine said, not surprised by the result at all.
After all, that was Garp. He might be old, but as long as he had not been heavily injured by a sneak attack, his condition was far, far better than Whitebeard's.
Over at Mock Town.
Luffy stared blankly at his grandfather's back and immediately felt the urge to run. He knew he was absolutely going to get beaten by Garp.
But before he could say anything, Garp spoke first.
"Luffy, stay right there. I'll have a proper chat with you later."
"And if you dare run, go ahead and try!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Garp chased after Blackbeard's crew in Mock Town.
"I'm done for."
Luffy felt as though the sky had collapsed. He was definitely going to end up with his head covered in lumps from Garp's Fist of Love.
Nami and the others could only look on helplessly. This was someone else's family matter, so it had nothing to do with them.
"What a powerful fist!"
Zoro was amazed. He felt that if the swords in his hands clashed with Garp's fists, they would instantly be ruined.
The legendary Hero Garp truly lived up to his reputation.
"Ahhh! It hurts! It hurts so much!"
Blackbeard had an absurdly thick health bar, so he had not been killed in one blow. However, the doubled pain brought by the Dark-Dark Fruit made him roll wildly on the ground, just like a rolling lump of black coal.
Only after quite a while did he finally manage to sit up again.
Garp's fists were heavy and overwhelming, as if they could blast a mountain apart by force.
As for Blackbeard's subordinates, they were all lying on the ground. They had not fainted, but they still needed time before they could get back up.
The aftershock of the fist wind alone felt as if they had been struck head-on by Garp's iron fist.
"Kid, compared to that monster, your strength is still far too lacking," Garp said.
He merely stood there, yet his unmoving, mountain-like aura swept out in every direction.
Since Teach was Rocks's son, he had to be at least over forty years old. He had that monster's bloodline and had spent so many years under Whitebeard, but he was still nowhere near Rocks.
Teach's pupils suddenly contracted when he heard Garp's words. He had clearly realized who Garp was talking about, and his heart became extremely vigilant.
He knew what his father's identity meant.
It was a chapter of history that even the World Government wanted buried.
"Forget it. Since you were planning to lay hands on my grandson, you'd better prepare yourself for the undersea prison!" Garp's gaze sharpened.
He was an old soldier, but no one dared underestimate this legendary old soldier.
"Zehahahaha! In that case, let's fight!"
Blackbeard grinned savagely. Boundless darkness spread outward with him at the center, like a black hole devouring everything. Even light could not escape it.
Garp looked at the darkness spreading to his feet and frowned.
What a strange Devil Fruit.
Although it had no real effect on him, if he had been a Devil Fruit user, he probably would have already stepped into Blackbeard's domain.
A Devil Fruit that could make Blackbeard endure in silence for so many years really did have something special about it.
"Blackbeard, you brat, a Devil Fruit's ability is indeed powerful, but it is not invincible!"
Boom!
Garp grinned. An explosive burst of Conqueror's Haki erupted from him, and countless bolts of lightning pierced through heaven and earth.
This was Conqueror's Haki coating, something only experts in Conqueror's Haki could master.
Everyone with weaker strength had their eyes roll back on the spot, and they fainted.
Deep darkness devoured everything.
Haki lightning illuminated the world.
At that moment, two domains had formed in Mock Town. One was the Haki domain released by Garp, and the other was the darkness domain of the Dark-Dark Fruit. But at a glance, the Haki was clearly stronger.
"Luffy, your grandpa is ridiculously strong."
Nami's face was pale. Although Garp had not unleashed his Conqueror's Haki toward them, even the aftershock had struck her consciousness, leaving her on the verge of collapse.
The power of one of the world's top powerhouses made it impossible for anyone to muster even the slightest will to get involved.
"I didn't know either. This is my first time seeing Grandpa like this," Luffy said, scratching his head.
Garp's erupted aura was the most shocking thing he had ever seen. He was like a demon god.
If Garp had used this kind of power when educating him normally, the grass on his grave would probably already be taller than anyone knew.
"Garp is said to be a powerhouse who chased Pirate King Roger all over the world. Luffy, you want to become Pirate King, right? Do you think Garp will chase you all over the world too?" Sanji joked.
It was hard to imagine how the Roger Pirates must have felt while being chased around the world by a monster like that.
If Rayleigh heard Sanji's question, he would definitely answer with a headache that they had become numb to it.
They had gone through countless battles, large and small, but only when facing Garp would they become utterly exhausted. It was like running into a mad dog. No matter how hard they tried, he was impossible to shake off.
On Koji's side, the battle between Garp and Blackbeard was completely clear at a glance. Garp held the absolute upper hand.
Although Garp was already an old man, he was still as sharp as ever. Every punch was wrapped in dense, tyrannical Haki.
"This Garp really is strong," Kaeya said in amazement.
Training the body to this degree meant he no longer needed any weapon. His fists were the best weapons.
"If Blackbeard wants to escape, his only hope is to wait until Garp runs out of strength," Lumine said.
Garp's power had not declined too much, but his stamina was definitely no longer what it had been in his youth. It depended on whether Blackbeard could endure until then.
"Lumine, do you think Blackbeard still has a chance?" Koji asked.
Every one of Garp's punches seemed to come with a critical hit, inflicting massive damage on Blackbeard. Although the Dark-Dark Fruit could absorb part of the force, the doubled pain still made Blackbeard suffer greatly.
As for Blackbeard's counterattacks, how should one put it?
Garp's iron fists were simply unreasonable. Unless the opponent was a wall on Rocks's level, they really could not withstand them.
(End of Chapter)
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