Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

He was mentally prepared; Garp's physical abilities were monstrous, and to think he could defeat him in one blow was nothing short of a pipe dream.

This battle is destined to be a protracted war that tests endurance, willpower, and resilience.

In this regard, Luffy, with his Gum-Gum Fruit and the powerful life force of his Nikka form, has absolute confidence!

But the most important thing now is not to defeat Grandpa, but to buy time and wait for the signal for our companions to evacuate.

"You're still a long way from defeating me."

Garp grinned, flicking the blood from his arm. "You Straw Hat crew have no way to escape from the Navy's encirclement. Just serve your sentences obediently, Luffy. While I still have some prestige in the Navy, I'll at least let you live."

There was a hint of weariness in his words.

"Then wouldn't that become you?"

Luffy looked up and said.

Garp was stunned, then gritted his teeth and said, "What's wrong with becoming me!"

"Losing my freedom like you is no different from being dead!" Luffy roared.

Garp opened his mouth.

In the end, all the lecturing and anger turned into a complex sigh, which then turned into gritted teeth: "You really are my good grandson!"

To use such words to refute him at a time like this is truly outrageous.

Just then, Rayleigh, who had been dealing with Kizaru, was calculating the time.

Luffy can now prepare to leave.

He swung his sword, forcing back a lightning-fast kick from Kizaru, and shouted loudly in Luffy's direction:

"Luffy, it's almost time!"

Luffy suddenly turned his head to look at Rayleigh.

Rayleigh smiled calmly, his silver hair dancing in the wind: "Don't forget you have something more important to do, something I also wish to fulfill!"

His gaze swept meaningfully in the direction of Impel Down.

Luffy understood Rayleigh's meaning.

Save Ace!

"Trying to run away from me, you brat? Then try it!"

Garp slammed his feet into the ground, assuming a firm lunge stance. His Haki surged once more, forming an insurmountable wall of sighs. "This time, I won't let you get away!"

Luffy growled, "I still have things I need to do."

The white steam around him suddenly dissipated, his skin color returned to normal, and his hair fell down.

It actively switched from the high-consumption fifth gear mode to the second gear PLUS mode, which has a better balance between speed and consumption.

Blood-red patterns and an aura of dominance emanated from his body once more, but the color was even deeper.

His legs were slightly bent, and his body leaned forward, like a cheetah poised to pounce.

"Rubber Hegemony PLUS!"

Luffy roared, his legs unleashing terrifying power, the ground shattered, and he shot into the sky like a shooting star!

High in the air, his right arm did not grow as large as usual, but instead began to compress rapidly inward!

The elasticity of the rubber and the strength of the muscles were pushed to their limits, and the air around the arms distorted due to the high concentration of energy.

what is that?

A hegemonic state?

Garp's eyes narrowed; he was all too familiar with this move.

The giant warriors of Elbaf, and even Big Mom and Kaido, have used techniques based on similar principles.

But Luffy's country seems a little different.

While other countries are expanding their hegemonic power, he is compressing it to the extreme.

"Since you're going to block my way,"

Luffy grinned at Garp and said, "Then lie down!"

His fist continued to compress, and the space around it began to fluctuate unstablely. Uncontrollably, bursts of black and red lightning, denser than before, erupted, crackling loudly!

Danger!

An extreme sense of danger instantly gripped Garp!

The power of this strike was compressed into a single point, and its penetrating and destructive force probably far exceeded any previous attack.

It is in that instant when the mind is drawn in.

Rubber Overlord PLUS, compressed seven times, is complete!

boom!

The power compressed to its limit is released instantly!

Luffy's figure and fist almost merged into one, transforming into a thin but incredibly concentrated black and red beam of light that descended from the sky at a speed beyond visual perception, striking Garp with unparalleled precision.

Garp only had time to cross his arms, unleashing the Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki he had honed throughout his life to their fullest extent, forming an almost absolute defensive barrier in front of him!

"Iron Fist: Ultimate Barrier!"

With a thud.

The compressed, hegemonic energy slammed into Garp's defensive barrier.

Black and red lightning bolts exploded wildly.

The ground beneath Garp's feet silently collapsed, forming a perfectly circular crater, and Garp himself was slammed into the ground by the concentrated force of the impact.

puff!

A mouthful of blood finally spurted from Garp's mouth.

Tiny cracks appeared on the defensive barrier he had built. Although it was not completely breached, the terrifying impact had already penetrated into his body, causing real internal injuries.

He was carried downwards by this force, and finally, with a loud bang, he disappeared completely from the ground and fell into the bottom of an unknown depth.

The faint sound of underground water being forced out by the impact can still be heard.

"Rayleigh, I will definitely do it!"

Luffy steadied himself in mid-air, and before he could even check on Garp's condition, he turned back and shouted at Rayleigh with all his might.

Before he finished speaking, he used the elasticity of the rubber ground upon landing and the explosive power of his own muscles to propel himself like a bullet fired at full force towards the rendezvous point he had agreed upon with his companions. His speed was so great that he left only a red trail of steam in the air.

"You brat."

At the bottom of the pit, Garp struggled to stand up, but felt a churning pain in his internal organs, and was momentarily exhausted.

He looked up at the disappearing shooting star above, and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva with a mixture of helplessness and pride. "You've really grown up."

However, just as Luffy was launched like a red meteor and was about to escape the core battlefield,

A chilling aura enveloped the area without warning.

Moisture in the air instantly condenses into ice crystals, causing the temperature to drop sharply.

"The Ice Age".

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A cold, calm voice rang out.

Click, click!

In the instant that Luffy launched himself, the ground, the air, and even the drifting dust were completely frozen!

A crystal-clear iceberg suddenly rose from the ground, blocking all his paths of advance.

With a bang.

Luffy couldn't stop his momentum in time, or rather, he simply couldn't change direction at such high speed. He crashed into the indestructible iceberg like a cannonball, producing a huge thud.

Amidst the flying ice shards, he was bounced back, staggered to the ground, and looked up in astonishment.

Is there one more?

Rayleigh's pupils suddenly contracted, and his expression became extremely solemn.

At the end of his gaze, a lazy man with black curly hair, wearing a white suit vest and dark blue shirt, an eye patch on his forehead, riding a strangely shaped bicycle, slowly came to a stop.

The chilling aura emanating from him covered everything around him with a thick layer of frost.

Admiral Aokiji Kurazan of the Navy Headquarters!

They finally arrived at this crucial moment.

"I'm not late, am I? I ran here as soon as I received the order."

With his hands in his pockets and a troubled look on his face, Aokiji looked at Luffy beneath the iceberg. "It hasn't been long and he's already fighting like this with Mr. Garp? That's terrifying, Straw Hat."

"Pfft, haha, after all, he's my grandson."

Garp leaped out of the deep pit, blood streaming down his head, staining half his face crimson.

"Hey, hey, hey, doesn't Mr. Garp need some treatment?" Aokiji rarely saw Garp in such a disheveled state, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Garp grinned and said, "I'm not that fragile. But you'll have to go all out, Aokiji."

His pointed reminder.

Was Aokiji late, or did he arrive but not make a move?

There aren't many people in the navy who are sentimental, and Aokiji is one of them.

He clearly wanted Garp to handle his family affairs. If he and Garp joined forces, facing both a Marine Admiral and a Marine Hero at the same time, Luffy would definitely not be able to fight Garp to that extent.

When top experts clash, one plus one is not as simple as equal to two.