Chapter 216

One hundred thousand Marines turned their gaze in unison, their eyes gleaming with excitement.

"That is Vice Admiral Garp, the strongest Marine in history!"

"With his protection, the Whitebeard Pirates have no chance of rescuing Fire Fist Ace!"

Garp's intervention instantly boosted the Marines' morale by a significant margin.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku, however, frowned in surprise and looked toward Garp, saying:

"Garp, no one forced you to act."

Sengoku had long suspected the relationship between Garp and Ace, but he had kept it quiet.

For this Summit War, he had not assigned Garp any task; he simply did not expect Garp to take action on his own initiative.

Garp, though internally tormented and struggling, shouted loudly:

"I am also a Marine, and I stand irreconcilably against pirates! Anyone who wishes to rescue Fire Fist Ace must first step over my corpse!"

The moment these words were spoken,

all the pirates were stunned, swallowing their fear in a gulp.

After all, Garp's reputation was far too formidable.

He had repeatedly driven Pirate King Luo Jie to desperation and annihilated the Rocks Pirates during the God Valley incident.

Garp, like Whitebeard, is a living legend!

185. Garp vs Whitebeard! Akainu, who spares no means, launches a sneak attack with Hellfire Dog!

Seeing his pirate subordinates cowed by Garp's reputation, Whitebeard spoke loudly:

"Do not worry; he is merely an old soldier nearing the end of his days!"

Garp, seated in the Admiral's row, grinned and said:

"Whitebeard, it has been decades since we last fought, hasn't it?"

Although Garp had previously pursued Luo Jie the most, he had also clashed with Whitebeard and exchanged blows a few times.

If Whitebeard were still as in the original story, covered in wounds and unable even to walk properly, Garp certainly would not take advantage of his condition.

But the current Whitebeard, having consumed a Senzu Bean, has greatly improved physically.

He has been suppressing his heart disease so that outsiders notice nothing unusual, and he is even able to overpower Akainu.

This inevitably stirred a restless urge within Garp.

The older generation of powerful figures is dwindling; Garp also wishes to use battle to bid a final farewell to his former enemies!

Whitebeard narrowed his eyes and said:

"What, do you also wish to contend with me?"

"No," Garp smiled. "Victory or defeat is not important; I merely miss the days when I pursued you and Luo Jie."

"Gurarara!"

Whitebeard laughed heartily.

"You truly are a gloomy old soldier, even missing your enemies."

The smile gradually faded from Garp's face, replaced by silence.

How could he not miss Luo Jie?

After all, Luo Jie's son is the grandson he raised with his own hands; he is family!

If only Luo Jie were still alive now, they could rescue Ace together with Whitebeard.

Such a delusion arose in Garp's mind, startling himself.

"I am a Marine, a defender of justice; how can I sympathize with pirates!"

Garp forcibly compelled himself to reaffirm his stance.

He then suddenly rose from the Admiral's row, raised his iron fist, and charged at Whitebeard, shouting:

"No matter what, Whitebeard, I absolutely cannot allow you to trample the dignity of the Marines underfoot!"

The strongest Marine hero, Garp, had truly taken action against the strongest man, Whitebeard.

This scene even caused Akainu, who stood opposite Whitebeard, to glance over in surprise.

To be honest,

Akainu, as the absolute hardliner within the Marines, has always had a very poor relationship with the moderates like Garp and Kuzan.

Furthermore, Akainu knows that Garp is the father of the world's most vicious criminal, the revolutionary Dragon, and that his grandson, Monkey D. Luffy, recently rampaged at Enies Lobby and is also an unforgivable pirate.

With these two points existing, it is enough to make Akainu extremely dislike Garp.

If not for Garp's title of Marine Hero and his close relationship with Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Akainu would have long ago recommended that the Marines place Garp under strict surveillance.

Seeing now that Garp is actually willing to engage Whitebeard in a fierce battle, rather than slacking off like those two guys, Kuzan and Kizaru, Akainu feels quite surprised.

But it is merely surprise, nothing more.

Although Akainu did not guess, as Sengoku did, that Fire Fist Ace was raised by Garp, he still vaguely sensed that the relationship between Garp and Ace was not ordinary.

Unless Garp personally kills Ace and then captures both the revolutionary Dragon and Straw Hat Luffy at Marine Headquarters, Akainu will not believe Garp has reformed.

In short,

in the eyes of Akainu, who upholds Absolute Justice, there is no room for even a grain of sand; he simply has no way to deal with Garp.

Sabaody Archipelago.

Luo Xing watched the live broadcast transmitted by the Den Den Mushi, his eyebrows raising slightly.

Hero Garp has finally clashed with Whitebeard; this is indeed a Dahaoji Society to observe Garp's strength.

As for Garp's internal struggle and his choice regarding justice, Luo Xing simply had no interest in thinking about it.

Because in Luo Xing's view,

With his son and grandson both opposing the Marines and the World Government, Kapu still clinging to that damn so-called justice is simply laughable.

Is justice that cannot even protect one's own family truly justice?

And if you insist on such justice, then go ahead and kill your own kin for the greater good, yet you find yourself unable to strike the blow.

In the end, it is nothing but self-deception and self-torment!

Anyway, Luo Xing felt that the people of the Monkey D. family were all somewhat insane.

One who grew up in a proper Marine family went and started a revolution;

One who was raised from childhood to become a mighty Marine went and became a pirate;

An old man who couldn't even educate his own son and grandson, yet foolishly stayed in the Marines, wasn't he just seeking suffering for himself?

If the execution at the Summit War had not been Fire Fist Ace, but Straw Hat Luffy, or the Revolutionary Dragon, what would you, Kapu, have done?

In short,

Luo Xing held no regard whatsoever for Kapu's justice; he was merely curious about the man's strength.

He stared tightly at the large screen,

as Kapu's Iron Fist clashed with Whitebeard's Murakumogiri, sending ripples spreading out in concentric circles.

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A powerful shockwave swept in all directions.

Kapu was indeed a legendary powerhouse equal to Whitebeard, matching Whitebeard blow for blow.

No matter what technique Whitebeard unleashed, Kapu could steadily parry it all, relying on his seemingly bottomless, overwhelming Haki.

While fighting, Kapu even had the spare capacity to say:

"Whitebeard, it seems your body has not fully recovered; your Haki has declined so much."

Whitebeard was certainly capable of Armament Haki infusion, yet he had not used it even once until now.

That was why Kapu claimed Whitebeard's Haki had declined so drastically.

"Shut up! I am Whitebeard!"

Whitebeard roared in anger.

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A transparent shockwave covered the blade of the Murakumogiri, which was raised high, clearly intending to cleave down upon Kapu.

Kapu's Observation Haki sensed the power of this move; he dared not be negligent and covered his entire body with Armament Haki.

Yet the sword Whitebeard raised failed to strike down, instead falling to the ground.

"Cough... Pfft!"

Whitebeard suddenly clutched his heart and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Had it not been for the support of the Murakumogiri, he would not even have been able to stand steadily.