I want to forget… but I can't forget!
Smoker gave Garp a deep look. Garp's reaction truly shocked him.
In his impression, the legendary Hero of the Marines was always steady as a mountain, no matter what happened.
As if nothing could ever shake that stone-like will.
But now—Garp was visibly nervous. He was even sweating profusely.
A Marine hero like this…
It was the first time Smoker had ever seen such a sight!
This only made Smoker wonder—just how terrifying were the Kamui Pirates, to make a man like Garp show fear?
Even Roger, the Pirate King himself, had never put this much pressure on Garp… right?
Could it be that Kronos exuded an even greater pressure than the Pirate King?
Otherwise, why would Garp look like this?
Smoker couldn't wrap his head around it. It was too bizarre, too hard to comprehend.
At that moment, a message arrived from the battlefield—one that made Garp and the others' expressions change drastically.
Akainu was being defeated—again and again!
Garp almost collapsed when he heard the news.
It had happened.
The very thing he feared most… had come true.
He knew Akainu too well. The man was extreme to the core. Once he saw an opening, he would bare his fangs and bite down without hesitation.
Sometimes, that decisiveness was a weapon—a strength that brought victories to Marine.
But in certain situations, it brought only disaster.
Just like now!
"That fool Akainu!
"Doesn't he realize how terrifying those maniacs from the Kamui Pirates are? To recklessly engage Kronos without waiting for reinforcements?"
"Arrogant… unbelievably arrogant!"
The more Garp thought about it, the angrier he became. He wanted nothing more than to charge forward and knock some sense into Akainu himself.
Taking a deep breath, Garp turned to the soldier who had delivered the report. His voice lowered, almost trembling:
"Tell me… how many members of the Kamui Pirates moved this time? And most importantly—did Kronos himself make a move?"
At that last question, Garp prayed silently in his heart. Please, let Kronos not be involved… otherwise Akainu is finished.
Because if Akainu had to face Kronos directly, the result was already clear—utter defeat.
Garp knew this all too well. After all, he himself had once been crushed by Kronos.
The soldier scratched his head nervously before answering in a trembling voice:
"This time… the Kamui Pirates didn't send many people. Just one!"
"Yes… just one man suppressed Akainu!"
"His name… is Uchiha Madara."
Meanwhile, out at sea, still some distance from Honeycomb Island, two figures were clashing at a speed the naked eye could never follow!
From afar, it looked like two blazing flames colliding again and again.
Each impact created a deafening explosion, the sound reverberating through the skies.
The Marine soldiers watching trembled uncontrollably.
Their legs gave out, their bodies shaking as an unnatural fear gripped their hearts—like invisible ghosts wrapping chains around their souls.
At that moment, no one cared about Whitebeard's remnants anymore.
The five Vice Admirals had already abandoned their pursuit, leaving Marco and the others to retreat freely.
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