The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

Ace, who had been close to the port under the cover of the others and was almost able to make a perfect escape from the battlefield, suddenly had his pupils shrink when he glanced back!

Without any hesitation, without even time to think, the body's instincts had already surpassed reason!

He abruptly shoved Joz aside, and with all his might, transformed into a burning flame.

With speed exceeding all limits, he rushed towards Luffy without hesitation, using his own back to firmly protect his younger brother!

"Pfft!!!"

The hound, without any hindrance, pierced through Ace's chest!

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

Ace's forward momentum came to an abrupt halt. He looked down in disbelief at the grotesque arm that had pierced through his chest and was still flowing with lava.

A sharp, burning pain instantly swept through his body, but he gritted his teeth and used his last bit of strength to push Luffy further away from him.

"Ace...?" Luffy turned around blankly, only to see his brother's pierced chest and the smile he was giving him despite the pain.

next moment,

"Ughh ...

Luffy's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets; extreme terror and despair overwhelmed all his senses like ice water being poured over him.

It let out a heart-wrenching, inhuman wail and roar!

"Ace!!! Ace—!!!"

The sound was shrill and pierced the sky, filled with endless despair and collapse!

Ace opened his mouth as if to say something, but blood gushed out uncontrollably, staining Luffy's cheeks red.

Chapter 477 Grandpa is here!

"You...please don't turn back! Ace!"

Never look back.

Don't look back.

"So... that's what it means?"

Don't look back... because behind you are people you would risk your life to protect.

Once you turn back, you can never let go; you will inevitably be like a moth drawn to a flame.

A bitter yet relieved smile appeared on Ace's lips, with blood continuously seeping out.

but......

How could he not turn around?!

This is his younger brother!

They grew up together and made a promise to go to sea together.

Seeing him put on his straw hat and vow to become the younger brother of the Pirate King!!!

This brotherhood, which transcends blood ties and is ingrained in his very bones, has long been a part of his life.

More real and more burdensome than his biological father who gave him "evil blood"!

To protect Luffy, he was willing to turn back and pay the price with his life!

"Drink!!" Akainu's killing intent did not diminish in the slightest despite piercing Ace!

"The Pirate King's bloodline is the same! However..."

Without Whitebeard's interference, his eyes hardened.

"You can't stop it!!!"

Before he finished speaking, the fist that pierced Ace's chest began to gather energy wildly once again!

"boom!!!"

The lava fist exploded violently a second time inside Ace's chest!

The scorching lava instantly destroyed Ace's remaining life force from within, and the terrifying impact of the explosion and the spreading lava...

Like a venomous dragon emerging from its cave, it lunged straight at Luffy, who was being protected by Ace and frozen in place by immense grief, and viciously bit him!

Akainu intends to use this punch that pierced through Ace to burn these two "evil brothers" together!

"Ace!!!" Jinbe, Marco, and the others were furious and desperately tried to rush over, but it was too late!

Faced with Akainu's merciless second outburst, faced with the fist that was about to devour Luffy along with him.

Facing Marco, Jinbe and the others fought with all their might, yet remained just a hair's breadth away in despair...

Ace stared at his brother, who was completely stunned and soulless from the immense shock, and at the fist that continued to pierce through his chest.

He forcefully raised his hand and locked Sakazuki's fist, his hands instantly melting and burning from the lava.

Then, using all his remaining strength, he raised his head and let out a heart-wrenching scream that pierced the entire battlefield towards the execution platform!

No longer "old man," no longer a term that carries connotations of rebellion and alienation.

Instead, it carries childhood memories and contains complex emotions, leaving only the purest and most helpless plea at this moment.

"grandfather!!!!!!!"

This shout resounded throughout the sky above Marineford!

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely at that moment.

On the execution platform, there sat a figure who had always sat silently like a stone statue, isolated from the entire world.

Naval hero, Monkey D. Garp

The instant that "Grandpa" was heard

His bowed head suddenly lifted, and the cloak of justice draped over his body fell away without wind.

Those eyes, which were originally filled with pain, struggle, and murky tears, suddenly opened!

Ace's heart-wrenching cry of "Grandpa!" transcended all political stances.

This was completely beyond Sengoku's expectations, and also beyond Gern's calculations in the distant ruins!

This is a cry of pure kinship, a call that transcends all scheming and stance!

"Tesoro!!" Gern sprang to his feet almost instantly, shouting at the air, "Shut down all Den Den Mushi! Immediately!!"

He realized what was about to happen, because even he felt a chill run down his spine from that domineering aura.

Sengoku, on the execution platform, reacted the moment Gern shouted.

His expression changed drastically, and he abruptly turned to look at his old friend beside him, gasping in shock.

"Kapp!!!"

But it was too late!

“Sakasaki!!!!!”

A roar shook the entire execution platform!

Monkey D. Garp, who constantly suppressed his feelings, constantly struggled, and constantly bound himself by the responsibility of being a "naval hero,"...

At this moment, the string called "reason" snapped completely!

Family ties, responsibilities, pain, anger...

All the pent-up emotions burst forth like a flood, washing away all his restraints!

"boom!!!"

A pure Conqueror's Haki, far more terrifying than ever before, erupted completely!

The execution platform floor was cracked inch by inch!

The next moment, Garp vanished!

It's not Moonwalk, it's not Shave, it's a straight-line impact from pure power.

He forcefully created a vacuum channel in the air, producing a piercing sonic boom!

In just a moment, Garp appeared beside Akainu.

That right fist, known as the "Iron Fist," was now not only covered in the highest level of Armament Haki hardening...

It was also enveloped in a boiling, black and red lightning-like Conqueror's Haki!

A voice filled with the despair of a dying person, filled with the last reliance on loved ones, the final plea for 'Grandpa'!

Let the heroes no longer see the navy's justice!

Without any wasted words, and without giving Akainu any chance to react!

"Grandpa's here!!!!"

Unable to dodge, the iron fist slammed solidly into Akainu's cheek!

"Boom!!!!!!!!!"

A deafening roar, so deep it seemed to shatter the very fabric of space, exploded outwards!

Under the horrified gazes of countless onlookers, Akainu, weakened by that single punch, deformed violently like a piece of pottery, his head twisted at an exaggerated angle.

Like a ball being blasted with all its might, he didn't even have time to scream before he was reduced to a blurry afterimage and shot out!

His body tore through the air, traversing nearly half of Marineford Harbor at an unimaginable speed!

Finally, with a deafening roar that shook the earth, it slammed heavily onto the mountainside of one of the most remote warship supply islands in Marineford!

Smoke and dust billowed into the sky, and the entire island seemed to tremble violently. A huge, shocking crater was left on the mountainside, and rubble fell like raindrops.

Akainu's figure was deeply embedded within it, the lava extinguished, his breath faint, his fate unknown!

Chapter 478 The Tragic Hero

One punch!

Marine hero Monkey D. Garp, unleashing his full power, punched a Marine Admiral to the brink of death!

Marineford fell into a deathly silence once again.

Everyone was stunned by what they saw.

Garp stood still, his chest heaving, his imposing aura not yet fully subsided, as he tried to approach Ace and Luffy.

Just when the atmosphere was at its most tense, Sengoku on the execution platform could no longer sit idly by!

"Garp!!! You bastard!!!"

He dared not let his guard down in the slightest, knowing full well how dangerous Garp was in his current rampage!

With a roar, its body instantly expanded, transforming into a giant, golden Buddha, descending from the sky like a small mountain, carrying the power to suppress everything!

"The Impact of Buddha!"

A gigantic golden hand, wreathed in a powerful shockwave, slammed Garp to the ground with overwhelming force!

The ground cracked again, and Garp's body was forcefully pressed into the rubble!

Immediately afterwards, Sengoku instantly deactivated his Buddha form and returned to normal, but his hands were already covered in Armament Haki.

Press down firmly on Garp's head and neck to prevent him from breaking free!

Almost at the same time!

"Garp! Calm down!!" Zephyr's figure suddenly appeared from the left, also wrapped in Armament Haki, locking Garp's left arm joint!

"How terrifying! Navy hero!" On the other side, Barrett mercilessly locked Garp's right arm!

Three top experts

Marshal Sengoku, former Admiral Zephyr, and "Demon Descendant" Barrett

Forming a triangular formation, they firmly pinned the berserk Garp to the ground!

No one dared to be careless in the slightest!