Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

Sanji frowned slightly, turned his head to look at the other two, and asked:

"Did you feel anything?"

"What do you mean?!"

Zoro spoke up.

Before Sanji could speak again, the three of them paused for a moment, and then all subconsciously looked down at their bodies.

They felt the deck shaking.

No! It's not the deck!!

The entire ship was shaking!!!

And this vibration is getting stronger and stronger at an extremely rapid pace.

In less than two seconds, the ship went from a slight rocking motion to a violent one.

!!!

The next moment, the three of them suddenly looked up and stared in a certain direction.

A white hue appeared at the far end of the horizon.

A few seconds later, as they realized what was happening, their pupils widened in shock.

"That, that is..."

A colossal wave, carrying the force to destroy everything, surged toward their location...

-

On the other side, above where Mary Geoise was originally located.

Rumbling--

A series of enormous roars continued to echo.

Two black streaks of light flashed and collided in the sky.

Each collision generates an extremely powerful shockwave, causing the void to tremble continuously.

hum-

At this moment, the battle between Kyle and Im had entered a white-hot stage, and the situation was extremely fierce.

Both of them were now fighting with their full strength, each move aimed at killing the other.

However, the strength that the two were unleashing at this moment was almost the same. Even if they were injured occasionally, they could recover completely in a very short time thanks to their ridiculous recovery abilities.

For a moment, the two were locked in a stalemate.

Im was becoming increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed; initially, he had completely disregarded Kyle.

But as the battle progressed, Kyle's combat prowess repeatedly exceeded his expectations.

Now, they can actually compete with him on equal footing.

Although he still has some trump cards he hasn't used yet, which aren't his strongest fighting force, he has at least used more than 90% of his strength.

Kyle was actually able to fight him, and at the level of a demigod.

If Kyle were at the same level as him now, he would definitely not be a match for Kyle.

Im was utterly shocked. Kyle's combat power at the demigod stage was far greater than that of Joy Boy when he was at that level.

Before Kyle appeared, Joy Boy was the strongest demigod Im had ever seen.

This……

This is a bit too much to accept!!

At this moment, Im's fear of Kyle even surpassed that of Joy Boy.

If Kyle were to break through to godhood, he would definitely be finished.

Although the conditions of this era are no longer suitable for becoming a god, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Having lived for so many years, the one thing he has never lacked is caution.

What if?

He had previously thought it was impossible for someone at the demigod level to be stronger than Joy Boy.

But it still happened now, didn't it?

and so--

Im's eyes hardened, and a strange light flickered in his scarlet pupils.

We need to find a way to deliver a fatal blow to Kyle!

His trump card was indeed powerful, but it wasn't so easy to hit the target, at least not so easy to hit Kyle, who ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

In a normal competition, the situation is already quite clear.

Although he is reluctant to admit it, he does not currently have the ability to defeat Kyle.

He was waiting for an opportunity...

While Im harbored ulterior motives, Kyle was also pondering a way to break the deadlock.

Compared to Im's apprehension, Kyle is now under less pressure.

Although he also lacks the strength to defeat Im, this situation is already quite good for him.

After all, he was still somewhat wary of Im's god-like strength.

Looking at it now, it's just so-so!

Of course, it's also possible that he's just too strong right now, after all, he's been a player who's always been on a winning streak.

In terms of pure raw strength, he is not as strong as Im, and he is far inferior in terms of domineering presence.

However, his numerous "slightly" excessive abilities made up for these gaps in combat power.

Furthermore, if Im still has a trump card up his sleeve, does that mean he didn't?

In this day and age, everyone needs to keep some treasures hidden away.

He still has one extremely powerful move he hasn't used yet!

Both of them were deep in thought, but their hands moved quickly, back and forth, leaving afterimages.

Both of them were waiting for an opportunity to severely damage the other!

Until that opportunity arrives, all they can do is keep putting pressure on the other side to increase the likelihood of that opportunity occurring...

At this moment, a dozen nautical miles away, Garp was using Moonwalk to move forward.

However, his speed was much slower than his normal speed.

All of this is because he is now carrying the terrifying aftershocks of the ongoing outbreaks forward.

"What...what's going on?!"

Garp's eyes were serious, and his brows were furrowed.

As he got closer to his destination, the aftershocks here were much stronger than those in the surrounding area.

Even with his strength, it was incredibly difficult for him to move forward here.

but--

He wanted to see what was going on up ahead!

It was able to unleash such terrifying aftershocks, and it didn't even stop.

Is it really that long-lasting?!

"drink"!

Garp gave a soft shout, clenched his fist, and unleashed a powerful punch, his Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki swirling around him.

A powerful shockwave erupted from his fist, blasting forward and colliding with the aftershocks coming from afar.

As expected, the shockwave swept through the area with unstoppable force, scattering the ensuing aftershocks.

Without the slightest hesitation, Garp flashed and continued to flicker as he chased after the shockwave.

The speed is much faster than before.

Garp slapped his forehead.

Why didn't he think of using this method before?

Damn it, it made him suffer so much before, and he had to force himself to carry the aftershocks forward.

This made him much faster.

Next, Garp repeated the same method, continuously unleashing shockwaves forward to disperse the aftershocks coming from ahead.

Under these circumstances, Garp sped forward at an extremely fast speed, covering several nautical miles in no time.

But the closer to the center, the stronger the aftershocks become, and Garp inevitably needs to use more power.

The speed is also getting slower and slower.

Even so, his speed was much faster than when he initially tried to withstand the attack with his bare hands.

Karp kept his eyes fixed on what was ahead.

"I'd like to see what's going on!"

……