The ground shattered and dust filled the air. Garp charged forward, the heavy, immense pressure of his domineering aura descending on Bege like a great mountain.
Bege opened his external space, transforming the area in front of him into a twisting vortex. Garp charged into the vortex, and his speed immediately dropped.
However, a terrifying power erupted from Garp's body. The black veins on his fully Haki-clad body bulged, and with a single punch, he shattered the distorted space. The backlash struck Bege, and his face paled.
Garp's figure vanished from Bege's sight, reappearing in front of him an instant later. His raised iron fist pulsed with a terrifying, earth-shattering power. Bege's expression changed drastically as he raised his swords to block.
With a deafening boom, Bege was smashed into the ground by the punch. A thousand meters of earth cracked open, creating a massive crater dozens of meters deep as countless fissures shot out in all directions.
At the bottom of the deep crater, Bege coughed up blood continuously, his arms so numb they had lost all feeling.
Garp looked down at Bege at the bottom of the pit, his voice grave. "The transition between the old and new orders would cause the entire world to collapse. Countless innocent civilians would die in that cruel transition."
"Most importantly, the true power of the World Government is far beyond what you can see." As one of the top powerhouses in the Marines, Garp naturally had access to more secrets. Whether it was the existence of Lord Im, who sat on the throne of the World Nobles, or the hidden, terrifying power of the World Government, he knew a great deal. It was because he knew so much that he didn't believe anyone could overthrow the World Government's rule.
Furthermore, the countless innocent lives that would be lost in a change of power made him unable to bear the thought, making him averse to the idea of revolution and overthrowing the old order. As a high-ranking Marine, he was naturally aware of the World Government's corruption, but he hoped for a top-down revolution, for the World Government and the Marines to reform themselves and become more just.
This was the justice Garp upheld.
It was also the plan that Fleet Admiral Sengoku had been quietly working towards.
"A man as brilliant and talented as you... if only you had joined the Marines," Garp said, his face filled with regret.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened. A blade of light shot out from the deep pit. The powerful slash tore the crater open. Garp reached out and caught the blade of light, the force pushing him back more than ten meters. He casually flung it aside, and it exploded in the distance, blasting the earth apart.
Bege flashed out of the deep pit, the shattered remnants of his Castle Skin slowly repairing themselves. He panted heavily, looking extremely battered.
"For the Marines to suppress this out-of-control era, there cannot be a young, powerful pirate like you," Garp said, taking a step forward and charging again.
The void suddenly distorted, slowing Garp's speed.
"Slow-Slow Beam." A beam of light instantly shot out from the castle within his body, striking Garp and slowing him down once more.
"A good chance!" Bege gripped his swords tightly, his aura exploding as he struck without hesitation.
"Beast King!"
The cursed sword Hannya was the first to move, unleashing an arc of blood-red energy that instantly slashed at Garp. The moment the Slow-Slow Beam hit him, Garp had already entered a defensive stance, crossing his arms in front of him. He stomped his right foot on the ground. Although his speed had been slightly reduced, his power was still terrifyingly immense.
The blood-red slash struck Garp's arms, sending him flying backward. The blade energy ground against his arms, sending sparks flying. The formidable Armament Haki showed signs of collapsing under the terrifying slash. Another arc of flaming sword energy followed close behind.
After swinging Hannya, Bege had immediately followed up with the Fire Cloud Sword, unleashing another powerful Beast King slash.
This flaming arc flew close to the ground, slashing at Garp's feet. Garp's right foot finally landed, and dozens of meters of earth instantly shattered. The powerful reaction force pushed his body forward. He lifted his arms, and the blood-red arc of energy shot into the sky, where it shattered.
Then, he threw a punch at the flaming arc, smashing it into the ground. It exploded instantly, blasting a huge crater in the earth. A ring of fire expanded outwards, sweeping across a thousand meters and leveling all the ruins in its path.
The fiery shockwave crashed against him but was blocked by an invisible barrier, pushing him back a hundred meters.
After the flames had subsided slightly, a domineering, immense aura surged forward. Bege's expression changed instantly. A piercing sound tore through the air as Garp stomped across the earth, charging with astonishing speed.
His external space instantly caught Garp, but Garp shattered the distorted space with a single punch. His figure flickered and vanished, dodging the Slow-Slow Beam.
As a top-tier physical fighter, he wouldn't be hit by the same trick twice.
His figure flashed through the air, using the Rokushiki with complete freedom. In an instant, he appeared above Bege's head. His right hand suddenly swelled, and veins like earthworms snaked across it. The seething Armament Haki pulsed with a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering power.
Bege's expression changed slightly. He slashed at Garp with both swords simultaneously. With a deafening roar, dark red lightning mixed with black lightning swept out. Bege was sent flying like a stream of light, smashing heavily into the ground.
The surface of the earth was torn apart. The terrifying impact spread, and the ground once again collapsed into a massive crater. In the span of a single breath, the crater shattered again and again, the destruction spreading for a hundred meters in an instant. Gruesome fissures tore the broken earth into an even more devastated state, and a storm of impact swept up rubble and dust high into the air.
Pfft... Lying in the rubble, Bege spat out blood. The Armament Haki and Castle Skin on his body had been completely shattered, and his body had suffered a severe impact.
Garp stood before Bege, a terrifying pressure like a giant mountain pressing down on him. The surrounding rubble was quickly crushed into dust.
Garp's Armament Haki had already reached the highest level. The invisible attacks he unleashed were far more powerful than Andrew's.
Faced with this formless, heavy pressure, Bege gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand. Even as blood flowed from his body, he didn't retreat a single step. A powerful, supremely malevolent Conqueror's Haki swept out.
Between the two of them, their Conqueror's Haki clashed, seething and roiling. Dark red lightning swept in all directions. The ground around them was a whirlwind of flying sand and stones, the rubble ground to dust, kicking up a sandstorm.
Garp walked towards Bege step by step, the presence around him growing stronger and stronger. The dark red lightning became even more violent, almost tangible, striking the ground and causing it to crack.
The pressure on Bege grew heavier and heavier, as if he were carrying a giant mountain on his shoulders. His face was contorted in a snarl. He gripped his swords tightly, his supremely vicious sword intent trying to tear through the intense pressure.
At that moment, a loud noise came from the distance. A figure was speeding towards them, shattering the ground with each step.
"Brother, I'm here to help you!" The newcomer was Weevil. He had sensed Bege's desperate situation and had immediately abandoned his opponent, charging over without hesitation.
A sky-high killing intent filled Weevil's eyes. As he drew near, he leaped, bringing his high-temperature naginata down heavily on Garp.
Garp's eyes widened. He threw a punch at the high-temperature naginata. A terrifying force like a tidal wave surged out. Weevil felt a tightness in his chest and was sent flying.
At the same time, Bege seized the opportunity to strike. First, a Slow-Slow Beam, then a ferocious slash that sent Garp flying.