"Puhahaha, I'm older than you, Sage, little rascal, so young, don't run out of stamina, can't you replicate the force of that punch?"
Garp laughed heartily.
These words made Sage's face darker.
Now he's in normal form, it's not that he's exhausted, but after using the 'Heaven-Breaking Fist', his stamina has indeed dwindled.
The previously used Rokuogan: Tenha Kassatsu also consumed quite a bit of strength, and the remaining power was all infused into the Heaven-Breaking Fist, depleting his stamina rapidly, thus unable to maintain the Dragon Transformation Breathing Technique posture.
He didn't know what Garp meant by 'King's Fist', but hearing about gathering power might have given him an idea, it's basically a technique to channel the entire body's strength.
Sage's punch was truly his trump card; up to now, he had only used this punch once when he fell into the ocean and encountered a Sea King, and the blow was enough to punch a big hole in the Sea King.
He hasn't fought someone of Garp's level, but he dared to assert, even at his peak, Ennio would be heavily injured if not dead from this punch.
However, this punch only managed to slightly injure Garp.
Is this the power of the famous mighty warriors of the sea...
In a short time, he can't deliver a second punch.
Sage himself doesn't even like such a move as the 'Heaven-Breaking Fist'. This kind of reckless body technique, disregarding all consequences, is completely contrary to his planning nature.
At best, it's called going forward valiantly, at worst, it's about waiting to die after the strike.
But if he hadn't struck earlier, he might have already fainted.
Swords seem to lack skill and only swing fists, yet their physique is so strong, and possessing offensive and defensive Haki, playing with brute force is much better than playing something like the Flower-Piercing Embroidery Sword.
Especially when one's brute force can additionally accompany the Flower-Piercing Embroidery Sword's effect...
"Sage, little rascal, I heard you took down Ennio, that fool, who used to be our Vice Admiral. What were the circumstances in Oykot when you defeated him?" Garp suddenly asked.
"If you want to know, investigate it yourself!" Sage replied while adjusting his breathing, exhaled a long breath, and assumed a pose, but his eyes subtly scanned the surrounding.
Fighting is definitely not viable; the gap between him and that guy is too vast. Originally he didn't intend to fight, merely to recruit crew members.
Escaping, he couldn't earlier; now...
His eyes glanced beyond the bridge, and after the battle, this section of the great bridge was pitted and covered in cracks, and the bridge's position had lowered somewhat, teetering precariously.
Outside the bridge in the ocean, the Black Ship circled around with the Doghead Battleship.
They have fewer personnel, unable to fully operate the ship, but Renedia is onboard, and her Power Ability can directly provide the ship with propulsion, making it uncatchable by that massive battleship.
"Moon Step!"
Sage stomped on the air, ascending rapidly, ascending into the sky before kicking his feet to create afterimages.
"Rankyaku: Riot Helm Break!"
Swish, swish, swish!
A dense barrage of immense slashes launched from his legs and feet, directly charging toward the bridge.
"Can't cause destruction!"
Garp laughed heartily, merely punching, bringing forth a shockwave from his fist, smashes all those Rankyaku slashes.
Bogard also drew his sword at his waist, swung it, and shattered the incoming Rankyaku, his slashes soared skyward, flying far away.
Sword Master's slashes are undoubtedly superior to those using their legs.
"Want to break the great bridge and escape?" Bogard said coldly.
Bouncing in the air, Sage floated with a smile and softly said, "The great bridge... doesn't require me to break it."
Boom!!
A row of cannonballs suddenly struck the side of the bridge, causing the surroundings to tremble slightly. This sudden bombardment also made Garp and Bogard observing the scene turn their heads.
The Black Ship had somehow changed course, approaching directly, its main cannon elevated, and faint smoke was visible from the muzzle.
And the Doghead Battleship chasing behind had a mast unknowingly cut.
"The Rankyaku just now!" Bogard exclaimed in surprise.
Buzz!
Sage didn't speak, instead continued launching massive Rankyaku slashes, relentlessly slashing toward the bridge.
The Rankyaku earlier was merely a distraction to draw the attention of the two, keeping some of those flying outward unnoticed.
The Black Ship was already fast, merely hindered by the battleship chasing; it couldn't aim and bombard. But now Sage utilized Rankyaku to sever one of its masts, signaling the move.
All aboard know what he intends, obviously to collapse the great bridge; even if Renedia doesn't get it, Lily would certainly understand what to do.
Severing the mast simultaneously allows the Black Ship to perform freely.
First, let this great bridge collapse, causing chaos, and without a boat, they can't pursue.
Moon Step pursuit?
In terms of body technique expertise, he is the highest, far inferior in strength, but in terms of application, this old guy can't compare to him.
Even he can only stay airborne using Moon Step for a day without interruption. Besides, Moon Step is swift in local movement but can't match boat speed.
Especially, the Black Ship is incredibly fast at full sail, accompanied by cannon fire, no one can catch up.
Now, there are Rankyaku slashes and violent bombardments; one will eventually hit. If only the bridge breaks...
Then personnel nearby could be recruited smoothly.
Not winning against Garp is fine; he just can't escape, right? The chaos from the bridge's collapse will also throw the Navy into disarray.
A pirate, and the whole Bridge Kingdom uprising, they would certainly prioritize the latter!
"Nowadays, little rascals really are clever!"
Boom!
With a sound, the descending Rankyaku slashes struck a vacuum, Garp directly stepping up, raising a fist, attacking Sage.
"If the great bridge collapses, I'll get blamed, you little rascal!"
He stepped up to Sage's level, swiftly punched down. Such a punch, hanging in the air, in the past Sage couldn't dodge, only withstand the punch.
Yet, just as Garp swung his fist, Sage stepped his foot, and then the fist descended, barely grazing his body, dodging the attack.
Garp showed a surprised expression, "Oh?"
Sage's eyes widened, stared tightly at Garp, his pupils flashed a fleeting red glimmer...
He saw it!
He perceived the trajectory of Garp's attack; as he raised his hand, his inner intuition and perception foresaw the fist's path, allowing him to dodge.
This feeling...
Bang!
As Sage was about to fine-tune his senses, another fist swiftly struck, knocking him down and crashing into the ground.
"Puhahaha, you little rascal!"
Garp laughed heartily in the air, grinning as he dove swiftly, fist clenched, laughed, "I won't let you continue anymore!"