Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 222 Garp's Iron Fist Smashes Shanks, Eregia Melee!

Redhead traveled a long way to see his daughter, only to find that the room was full of naval admirals.

At this moment, Bane was also somewhat surprised. He had imagined that the Red-Haired Pirates would appear, but he never expected them to appear at this moment.

After a brief moment of surprise, Bane immediately shouted, "Protecting Uta? This is utterly lawless! You pirates actually dared to kidnap a songstress?!"

Ain and Nami, one on each side, supported Uta and retreated. At the same time, freezing air erupted from Kuzan's feet, instantly creating an ice wall that covered half the room.

At the same moment, Garp's eyes blazed with fury as he roared, "Red-Haired Shanks!!!"

With a sudden burst of power, Garp caused the floor of the room to explode, and his massive figure sprang into view, arriving in front of Shanks in the blink of an eye.

"It's a misunderstanding!" Shanks shouted in a panic, raising his arm and shielding himself with Haki.

The next second, Garp's iron fist slammed into Shanks' arm. The blow was so powerful that it sent Shanks flying, crashing through the window on the side of the room and falling straight down.

On the plaza outside the Opera Hotel, several tourists were strolling around when suddenly someone felt a bit cold.

He looked up at the sky, wondering if the weather had changed.

As a result, he saw that half of the room on the top floor of the hotel was frozen over. Before he could call his companions to see this strange scene, the window on that floor suddenly burst open, and then a figure fell from a height of more than 20 floors, crashing into the square with a bang, sending up a shower of rocks.

"Ah!!! Sarilang!" the tourists exclaimed instantly.

Just as the tourists in the square scattered and fled, another figure rushed out of the high-rise building. Completely unafraid of the height of more than twenty stories, he jumped down directly. It was none other than Garp.

Shanks was stunned by the sudden turn of events. He coughed and got up from the ground. When he looked up, he saw Garp with a ferocious face, descending from the sky like a demon, throwing a punch from afar, his domineering aura flying everywhere!

"I already said it was a misunderstanding." Shanks said helplessly, but he didn't bother to explain anymore. He suddenly unleashed a fierce burst of Conqueror's Haki, which instantly covered his arm. At the same time, he drew the famous sword Griffin from his waist and slashed at Garp who was falling from the sky.

The swift slash collided with Garp's iron fist in mid-air, and the two's domineering clash tore through space in an instant, creating numerous cracks in the invisible air. Then, the aftershocks of this domineering confrontation slammed into the building next to them, causing the entire Opera Hotel to tremble!

"Red-haired brat, I'm going to beat you to death today!" Garp roared.

Meanwhile, inside the room, Bane had already begun his operation, his massive body charging straight at Ben Beckman.

Beckman reacted quickly, shouting as he retreated, "Yosbumi, you guys take Uta away and find a chance to escape. Damn it, we've run into the Navy today!"

Before he could finish speaking, Bane's swift punch came hurtling towards him. Beckman cursed under his breath, then pulled out his short gun from his waist and fired several shots at Bane with an aura of power.

The bullet struck Bane's domineering skin, creating several sparks but failing to penetrate his defenses. At the same time, Bane swung a punch at Beckman's shoulder.

Beckman had already armed himself with domineering aura, but even so, when Bane's fist landed on his shoulder, he still felt as if he had returned to decades ago, when he had not yet mastered great power, and dozens of bison had charged into his body.

That's the feeling; for a moment, he felt as if his shoulder blades were about to explode.

The force of the punch exploded on his body, pressing down on his shoulder. This unparalleled power was something Beckman couldn't resist at all. His foot slipped, and he instantly lost his balance. He was punched so hard that he flipped 360 degrees in the air, then his back slammed into the wall, smashing straight through the hotel wall. He suffered the same fate as Shanks, falling straight down the building!

Just as Bane was about to chase after Garp from upstairs, a loud shout suddenly rang in his ears.

"roar!"

Red-Haired Pirates combatant, Roar Gabu, unleashed an explosive sonic wave that struck Bane directly.

You know what, the power of that sonic explosion was quite impactful. It stopped Bane from chasing Beckman who had fallen from the building, and also made Bane stumble slightly.

"Didn't they say the Red-Haired Pirates don't have any Devil Fruit users? What did this guy eat to grow up like this? How can he have such a loud voice?" Bane steadied himself and cursed inwardly.

However, there are many people with extraordinary talents on this sea, and Bane has no way of figuring out what's going on with this guy.

At the same moment, several more gunshots rang out. Generally speaking, Bane was not afraid of gunshots at all, after all, his physical strength was what it was. But for some reason, when the gunshots rang out this time, he instinctively felt that there was some danger. His Observation Haki was warning him!

Before his mind could process what was happening, his body reacted instantly. He opened one hand and held it to his eyes. The next instant, he felt a sharp pain and a shock in his palm—it was a bullet!

"You reacted really fast. There aren't many people who can withstand my gunfire at such close range. You really are worthy of being a Navy Admiral, aren't you?" Yasopp said, his musket emitting black smoke as he grinned.

Before the words had even finished, Zephyr appeared beside Yasopp in a flash, unleashing a powerful punch that slammed into Yasopp's cheek, sending him flying.

"That was really dangerous," Bane muttered, crushing the bullet in his hand.

At this moment, he finally understood how terrifying a top-tier gunman could be. If his body hadn't reacted instinctively, he would have been blinded by now. Although he could recover from the injury thanks to his Devil Fruit ability and with the aid of Observation Haki, he wasn't like Issho, who was used to being blind. Losing his sight suddenly while fighting against a top-tier pirate would definitely affect his performance!

No sooner said than done, at the same moment Beckman gave the order, Raki Lu's burly figure moved. The instant Yasopp fired at Bane, he relied on his massive body to smash through Kuzan's ice wall and try to snatch Uta.

However, Kuzan's strength is undeniable; he is a genuine former Marine Admiral, so how could he be so easily defeated?

Lucky Rue hadn't even regained his footing after smashing through the ice wall when he heard Kuzan's somewhat languid voice.

"Oh dear, you pirates are really troublesome," Kuzan said softly.

The next second, the freezing air erupted again, and Raki Lu felt his feet freeze. Looking down, he saw that the ice had somehow spread to his legs.

"Frozen Time Capsule."

As the sound reached Raki Lu's ears, he was completely encased in a huge block of ice.

"I'll hold them off. You guys quickly take Miss Uta and move her to safety. Also, according to the plan, report the situation here to headquarters," Kuzan instructed Ain and Nami behind him without turning his head.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

But after saying that, he stroked his chin and clicked his tongue, saying, "Huh? Did I let something slip? Should I have used the phrase 'according to the plan'?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lucky Roux shattered the ice with his overwhelming aura and became active again. Ain didn't bother to comment on Kuzan. Although Uta was still struggling and seemed to want to say something, Nami didn't give Uta a chance. With a faint aura of Haki in her hand, she chopped Uta on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious. Then, she and Ain carried Uta away.

"Let you and Garp be the main characters. I haven't been active in a while, so I'll practice on them first. Go on." Zephyr ripped off his flashy beach shirt and threw it on the ground, stretching his muscular shoulders and saying to Bane behind him with a slightly excited smile.

Seeing this, Bane grinned and said, "Then I'll leave this to you, teacher."

He walked a few steps to the window, feeling the howling, fierce sea wind outside. He looked down and saw Garp fighting two opponents at once, constantly exchanging blows with Beckman and Shanks.

Without wasting any time, Bane took a step forward and jumped directly from the building.

Shanks deflected Garp's heavy punch with a single slash, and just as he was about to say something, his Observation Haki suddenly foresaw the future. Without saying a word, he grabbed Beckman's arm, stomped his foot hard, and pulled Beckman backward dozens of meters from the ground before tumbling away.

At the same time he made this move, Bane descended from the sky and punched the area where Shanks and Beckman had just been. The heavy force of the punch blasted the ground apart, creating a small crater, only two or three meters wide, but it was extremely deep, as if it had penetrated the earth. As Bane straightened up, a large amount of groundwater gushed out of the crater like a fountain.

"You've come at just the right time. I'm getting old, and I can't deny it. I'm really struggling to handle the two of them by myself." Garp clenched his fists and cursed.

"If you had to choose one of the two, which one would you pick as your target?" Bane ran his hand through his hair as he stood next to Garp and asked casually.

"Although I really want to choose that red-haired bastard Beckman," Garp said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, Bane and Karp exerted their strength together, their figures moving at almost the same speed, rushing towards Beckman and Shanks, who were dozens of meters away.

Beckman stared intently at Garp, preparing to make a move, when Garp and Bane, who were rushing towards him, suddenly both turned their attention to Shanks. Before they even arrived, their fists were already thrown at the same time. What was even more exaggerated was that these two guys actually merged their rhythms with each other, and the force of their punches, which exploded from their fists, had already merged together!

"Overpowering Fist - Meteor Collision!!!" Garp and Bane shouted at the same time.

"Damn it." Shanks cursed. "That bastard Garp, wasn't he just saying he was going to beat up Beckman? Why is everyone coming for me now?"

Feeling the surging, meteor-like force of the punch, Shanks instinctively wanted to dodge, but at the last moment, a resolute look flashed in his eyes, and his Conqueror's Haki instantly exploded to its peak. The entire Eregia—no, it should be said that the entire surrounding sea area—trembled under the influence of his Conqueror's Haki.

Then, the sword at his waist was drawn again!

"God's Bane!!!" Shanks roared.

I haven't been feeling well these past couple of days, so today's update is a bit late. Please forgive me, everyone.

(End of this chapter)