Bang!
The raging Haki, imbued with immense power, concentrated into a single punch.
In Nusjuro's astonished gaze, the power of the punch rapidly magnified.
Boom!!!
In less than a second, a terrifying force capable of leveling a mountain was unleashed.
Before the impact of Garp's Haki-infused heavy punch, Nusjuro's skull was like paper, utterly fragile.
The terrifying Haki crushed him. Under the solemn gazes of the Gorosei, the skull of Nusjuro's skeletal centaur form was instantly blown apart.
However, the remaining four Gorosei, who had transformed into monstrous beasts, showed no other expression on their faces besides solemnity.
Seeing this, Garp, who was falling through the air, had a grim expression. He felt no joy or excitement from the success of his blow.
"What's wrong with these monsters!? My Observation Haki clearly sensed that his head was indeed hit and blown apart."
"But just like that wild boar before, can this level of damage be recovered so easily?"
"Haki definitely struck him, but if it didn't suppress his regeneration, is it some higher-intensity Devil Fruit ability?"
Countless thoughts flashed through Garp's mind. Though he appeared carefree, when he got serious, he was a man of subtle intellect hidden beneath a rough exterior, a wise man feigning ignorance.
All the details on the battlefield were completely under his control. However, he couldn't maintain this state for too long with his current aged body.
In other words, he had to find a way to defeat these guys before his focus wavered.
"Mars! You go deal with Akainu, Garp is ours."
Warcury stomped the ground, adopting a posture like a bull pawing at the earth before a charge.
At the same time, a powerful Haki rapidly accumulated in front of his head, clearly preparing for a charging attack.
The other two Gorosei were not idle either.
Peter, transformed into a giant sandworm, instantly burrowed into the earth. Even powerful Observation Haki couldn't detect his movements underground.
Saturn, in his bull spider form, extended his long spider legs. His seemingly clumsy body was actually extremely agile as he rapidly charged towards Garp.
Whoosh!
Garp, having just let out a long breath, didn't even have time to take another. Having just thrown a punch, he was about to face the combined assault of three Gorosei.
"This feeling of continuous enemies... it's exactly like the battle at God Valley back then." Garp sighed inwardly.
Back then, he was in his prime, with endless stamina and potential. Whenever he was on the brink of despair, his body could always unleash even greater power, turning the tide. But that kind of situation hadn't happened even once since he gradually entered middle age.
And now, he was just an old man with one foot in the grave. Even just maintaining his focus to observe the battlefield was almost beyond him.
"But... this final battle, at least, must be spectacular. Don't you agree, Sengoku?"
Haki lightning surged wildly in Garp's eyes. The dormant power within him was forcibly awakened at a severe cost, and his hearty voice echoed.
At this moment, Garp's heart held anger over his old friend's severe injury, and anticipation for this exhilarating battle.
At this very moment, Garp, in exchange for his remaining lifespan, gained ten seconds of peak condition.
"You old man on your last legs, just go to hell obediently. Do you think you're as hot-blooded as a youngster?" Warcury roared.
Having finished accumulating power, he stomped his hooves, cracking the earth. He surprisingly moved faster, reaching Garp first.
Terrifying Haki condensed on the boar's head, about to violently ram into Garp.
Warcury was confident in this move. Even someone with top-tier Armament Haki defense would be severely injured and cough blood if hit by him.
Let alone an elderly Garp, who had just unleashed a powerful Haki attack and was now in a weakened state.
"Die, Garp!" Warcury roared.
However, the next second—
Swish!
Garp, who should have been knocked down by his attack, actually vanished in mid-air.
Saturn, who was behind him, was greatly alarmed, because he saw that Garp, by some unknown method, had instantly appeared on the back of Warcury's giant boar form.
"Warcury , be careful!"
Before the words could even leave his mouth, a heavy punch, like a divine punishment, had already shattered the air and violently slammed into the monstrous boar's back.
Terrifying power, carrying endless resolve, purchased by completely burning his life, was Garp's most potent peak Haki and strength.
Galaxy Impact: Meteor!
Boom... Boom...
Haki lightning thicker than an adult's arm, and astonishing punching power exceeding ten thousand tons, were completely poured into this one punch by Garp at this moment.
This time, Warcury's giant boar form wasn't directly smashed. Instead, under Garp's deliberate control, the power of this punch, while suppressing the monstrous boar, penetrated his body, destroying all the earth and rocks beneath his feet.
The terrifying wind pressed down firmly on Warcury, crushing his monstrous boar body deep into the earth.
Rumble!
Under Garp's punch, Warcury was driven into a bottomless black pit, temporarily removed from the battlefield.
"Warcury!"
The power of Garp's terrifying heavy punch did not stop there. The powerful impact of the punch permeated the earth, and visible shockwaves simultaneously sent the bull spider flying into the air and also blasted the monstrous sandworm, who had burrowed underground, out of the ground.
Both monstrous beasts were simultaneously suspended in mid-air, staring at Garp with wide eyes, their faces filled with disbelief. They couldn't imagine why Garp, in such a state, could still unleash such a powerful attack.
"Huff... Huff..."
Garp, slowly descending from mid-air, gasped heavily. His entire body was now flushed red, emitting reddish steam.
The scorching heart within him was beating frantically, at ten times the normal human limit, without regard for the cost.
Nine seconds left.