The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

Garp laughed heartily, his face showing a carefree attitude.

The moment he saw the empty space, he knew that at least half of them couldn't escape.

But he never regretted it.

If he hadn't come and instead watched Sabo and the others die, he would never have forgiven his cowardly self.

"Let's begin. It would be a wonderful thing to finally have a battle with both of you!"

Garp laughed loudly, clenched his fists, and charged towards Sengoku and Ku without hesitation.

"Yes... perhaps it's a very good thing..."

A hint of reluctance still flashed in Zhan Guo's eyes, but it was ultimately replaced by coldness.

He is sentimental, but he is also a naval admiral and has his own principles of justice.

Garp's betrayal of the Navy will only cause greater turmoil if he doesn't handle the situation personally.

Garp... I'm sorry!

boom!!!

Sengoku's fist collided with Garp's fist, splashing up surging waves all around, and the solid ice that Kuzan had created earlier was already shattered.

If it were a duel between two people, it could take several days to determine a winner.

Unfortunately, this was never an equal battle from the start.

boom! ! !

Kong's iron fist slammed heavily into Garp's back, sending him staggering dozens of meters to the side.

Both Sengoku and Ku were masters at seizing opportunities and would never miss one.

Seizing an opening, he relentlessly rained blows on Garp's body.

Both of them are no weaker than Garp, and like Garp, they are masters of physical combat and Haki.

The similar fighting styles mean that in a two-on-one situation, Garp would have absolutely no chance to fight back.

Choosing to confront the Warring States period would result in being struck by Kong from a tricky angle.

If you choose to focus your attention on emptiness, the Warring States will seize the opportunity.

Ultimately, he only had two hands and two feet, which were no match for two equally skilled martial arts masters who were also well-coordinated.

"Old man..."

On the retreating Going Merry, Dragon gritted his teeth as he watched Garp being brutally beaten in the distance.

As for Luffy, he had already knocked him unconscious and put him aside.

As the son of the Monkey family and a captain on the same ship as Luffy, he knows exactly what he should do.

If he goes to help Garp, even Luffy might not survive this time.

Seeing that Sengoku and Kong showed no intention of encircling him, and that the rest of the battlefield was orderly as if it had been planned, a realization dawned on Dragon.

Perhaps the death list was planned from the very beginning.

His name was not on that list...

However, it includes at least three powerful figures from the previous era: Rayleigh, Whitebeard, and Garp.

He could choose to charge into the battlefield, but that would only mean losing another life.

Thinking this, Dragon was filled with grief, but still made the right choice.

The wind howled past, and his figure, along with Luffy and Sabo, vanished from the spot, leaving only one sentence for the remaining crew members:

"If I survive, see you in two years."

Nami and the others were stunned to see Dragon leave like that.

We're nominally companions, and even though our relationship isn't good, is it really okay to just abandon them like this...?

However, they quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly turned around and headed outside.

With Dragon, one of the top combatants, gone, their situation is truly worrying.

Usopp took one last look into the distance, where Yasopp and Beckman were huddled together, organizing the retreat of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Seeing this, Usopp roughly understood what was going on.

He roughly guessed that the family had left the other person to his future self, requiring him to work hard and then deal with the other person personally.

Having realized this, he silently turned away, no longer paying attention to the battlefield on Enies Lobby.

Today, he witnessed the strength of a top expert and saw the limit of that man, which made him clear about his goals for the future.

Apart from him, almost everyone else had similar thoughts.

Sanji, on the other hand, looked at the war fortress in the sky with a complicated expression, puffing out smoke.

He knew perfectly well that the war fortress wasn't floating on its own power, but rather being controlled by the woman behind it.

With such a powerful war machine at his disposal, it seems he still has a long way to go.

The Going Merry slowly retreated from the seemingly chaotic battlefield, unnoticed and unseen, until it disappeared from sight...

boom! boom! boom!

Within minutes, Garp was covered in bruises and could barely stand up.

But at this moment, Garp had a smile on his face.

He saw Dragon leave, and he also saw him with Sabo and Luffy.

His son, grandson, and the children he watched grow up are all gone. No matter how you look at it, he hasn't failed today.

Even though he lost, his sense of justice did not.

"ended."

Seeing that Garp had completely lost his will to live, Sora sentenced him to death.

In the vast ocean, no one has ever been able to withstand two equally powerful opponents at the same time. This is an ironclad rule that no one has broken yet.

Perhaps someone will break that record in the future, but it won't be Garp as we know him today.

"Justice will prevail one day!"

Garp let out a hearty laugh and, with his last punch still available, landed on Garp's jaw.

boom! ! !

His body flew out and finally fell heavily to the ground, unable to move any further.

Without any defenses, facing a powerful opponent like Kong, a single punch would be enough to kill him.

He still had time left to live, so he was already holding back.

After doing all this, Sora didn't even glance at Garp, who was lying on the ground and about to die, and slowly walked towards the battlefield inside Enies Lobby.

Sengoku stayed behind and slowly walked over to Garp.

"does it worth?"

"It's worth it. This is my sense of justice, and I believe that this kind of justice will change the ocean in the future."

Garp gazed silently at the sky, the blue clouds seeming to turn golden due to his chaotic thoughts, and his eyes became unfocused.

"On this final day, perhaps I should say something nice. But I know your temperament, so let's stick to my opinion."

Sengoku forced a smile, sat down next to Garp, and looked up at the sky with him, saying:

"Your ideals may one day come true, but until then, I will let justice reign supreme over the sea."

"You're not wrong, I'm not wrong, the world is wrong..."

The sound Karp heard grew fainter and fainter.

But upon hearing Sengoku's words, he finally managed a smile before losing all hope.

Chapter 378 Curtain Call

The moment Garp's life force vanished, all the powerful individuals present, who had activated their full Observation Haki, sensed it.

The vice admirals abandoned their attack on the remnants of Whitebeard's crew, looked in Garp's direction, and gave a naval salute.

Garp betrayed the Navy, but everyone acknowledges his past as a hero.

Even though they are enemies, we will still give them the utmost respect for their past glories.

Shanks and Rayleigh's attacks were also interrupted. They didn't have deep feelings for Garp, but they understood that the departure of another top-tier powerhouse would bring about a huge chain reaction.

"Leave, Shanks."

Taking advantage of the moment when Yamato and Ace were attacking Whitebeard together, Rayleigh flashed to Shanks' side and took the hit from Big Mom's berserk attack.

"But..."

Shanks looked grim.

Would he not know the optimal solution?

But in this situation, it's not a question of whether it's the optimal solution or not; it's about whether he has to watch his former comrade and senior die in front of him again.

“You’re still young and have your own adventures to pursue. If you don’t leave now, it will be too late. With your abilities, you should have no problem taking that general candidate and Marco away.”

"Don't let your comrades down, Shanks!"

Rayleigh blocked Big Mom's attack once again. His figure, which only reached Big Mom's waist, made Shanks feel incredibly tall.

Rayleigh's last words also gave Shanks a jolt.

Either no one can escape, or they have to abandon Rayleigh and flee with their companions.

Why... why is it that even though he's become so strong, he still can't change anything?

At this moment, Shanks felt utterly powerless.

Although he now possesses the strength of a general, he is far less powerful than he was originally destined to be.

Everything he experienced in the East Blue caused his Conqueror's Haki to fail, and now he is only at the level of Red Earl back then, which is far inferior to Whitebeard and others, let alone comparable to Luther now.