"Galaxy Fist!!"
Garp swung his fists with all his strength.
The moment fist and sword collided, a terrifying shockwave exploded outward.
Even the Navy Vice-admirals who had followed Garp struggled to stay on their feet, nearly blown away by the force.
Luckily, Green Bull controlled several vines and grabbed them directly.
While protecting the Vice Admirals, Green Bull looked in shock at the woman struggling against Garp. "That's Charlotte Linlin?"
"Isn't she supposed to be a huge fat woman, according to rumors?"
But this Charlotte Linlin in front of him had nothing to do with fatness.
Tall, muscular, and with a face completely free of excess flesh.
"Looks like she actually succeeded in losing weight!"
Garp stepped back two paces, twisted his neck, smiling, though his heart felt heavy.
She's stronger.
Without a doubt, Charlotte Linlin had grown more powerful.
Could it be that she had been training hard all this time?
Compared to her, had he himself grown weak with the passage of time?
"Garp! You're asking to die!!"
Charlotte Linlin's voice was dark, like a cold wind blowing.
The Poneglyph in the sky was her treasure! A necessary relic on her path to becoming Pirate King!
Back when Roger that bastard sneaked in to make a copy, that was one thing, but now the Navy wants to steal this whole Poneglyph?
That's just going too far!
At the same time, a large portion of the ground turned into mochi, beginning to counter the surrounding trees and vines.
"Huh?"
Green Bull turned his head and saw Katakuri walking briskly toward him, trident in hand.
Behind him were the high-ranking members of the Charlotte Family.
"The new Navy Admirals, Fujitora and Green Bull?"
Katakuri's face darkened. "Do you think you can act recklessly here?"
"Oh? You want to resist the justice of the Navy?"
Green Bull looked as if he had been insulted. "Issho! You take the Poneglyph and go first! Let me deal with these foolish pirates properly!"
"I'll make them understand that evil pirates have no rights in this world! They have no value at all!"
"That's right! Issho!"
Garp, still confronting Charlotte Linlin, also shouted, "Take the others and the Poneglyph first!"
Finding the stone went surprisingly smoothly. All that was left was to block the Charlotte Family from chasing them!
"In that case, I understand."
Fujitora nodded lightly. "This place… I'll leave it to the two of you."
His gravity-controlling ability activated once more. The ground beneath his feet shot up into the sky, carrying the Marine admirals following him along.
"Don't think you can escape!"
Charlotte Linlin roared, raising her right hand and grabbing the clouds floating in the sky. "Zeus!!"
"Yes, Mama!"
The thundercloud Zeus instantly transformed into a dark storm cloud, lightning dancing brilliantly within it.
In the next moment, bolts of lightning shot out, covering half the sky and heading straight toward Fujitora and his group.
"God of Lightning Tenjin!!"
Each bolt of lightning was imbued with a soul, giving it the ability to track enemies automatically. Coupled with their speed, these were nearly impossible to dodge—truly terrifying attacks.
But.
"Don't get in the way!!"
Garp pulled his fist back to his waist. Sparks of Conqueror's Haki lightning crackled around him. He leapt with all his strength and delivered a thunderous punch. "True Galaxy Impact!!"
It was as if an entire galaxy had inverted—an overwhelming shockwave spread out, crushing every bolt of lightning in its path, and without losing momentum, it barreled straight toward Charlotte Linlin.
"Bastard! Garp!!"
Charlotte Linlin screamed, swinging her enormous blade to counter.
Boom!!!
The sky trembled and the earth shook. The terrifying shockwave swept across everything around them.
"Hahahaha! Don't get in my way either!"
Aramaki laughed maniacally.
The forest he created came alive in an instant. Every tree and vine gained life, relentlessly attacking the Charlotte Family executives trapped within.
"Watch out!"
Katakuri fully activated his DF awakening, turning the surrounding ground into mochi. He manipulated the mochi to fend off the advancing forest.
Whenever a tree or vine tried to ensnare the Charlotte Family executives, Katakuri used the mochi to block it.
"What a nuisance!!"
A massive tree giant barreled forward. "Stop trying your little tricks!!"
Its enormous fists fell like meteors.
But such an attack was useless against Katakuri.
He had already glimpsed the future.
He sprang upward, avoiding the strike and landing on Green Bull's arm, using the momentum to propel himself higher.
The trident in his hand spun like an electric drill, aiming straight for Green Bull's face.
"Waaah!!"
Green Bull screamed in fright, as countless vines erupted from his body, completely blocking Katakuri's advance.
Katakuri swung his spear, tearing through the web in front of him.
But at the same time, more vines shot toward Katakuri like spears.
However, with a wave of his spear, transparent rings appeared one after another behind him, and within them, a barrage of mochi fists exploded outward, colliding with the approaching tendrils.
"You…!"
Green Bull was genuinely surprised.
"This guy is… pretty strong!"
He could actually go blow for blow with him!
Meanwhile, the other Charlotte family officers were still struggling in the forest!
Even Cracker's army of biscuit soldiers, created one after another, were swiftly ensnared by the twisting trees and vines.
In contrast, the younger Smoothie performed admirably.
She was a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user, able to extract moisture from any object.
Her ability was devastating against the rampant trees; with just a light touch, she could turn once-lively vines into withered branches.
Yet, her speed of elimination couldn't keep up with the trees' rapid regeneration.
Smoothie, too, was trapped.
Only Katakuri could fight Green Bull, using his awakened powers and Observation Haki to foresee the future.
But…
This wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Katakuri turned his head.
Beside him, his mother was being firmly held back by the Marine hero Garp, unable to break free.
Above, Admiral Fujitora, along with his colleagues and the Road Poneglyph, was flying off into the distance.
This was bad.
Were they really going to let the Marines openly steal the Road Poneglyph like this?
Then, at that exact moment…
Shii!
A brilliant light suddenly shot up from the distant sky.
"What?"
Fujitora was taken aback.
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