Chapter 458: The Might of a Single Punch
The sky above Punk Hazard completely shattered.
The ground beneath Garp's feet exploded into countless metal fragments the instant he leaped, airwaves rolling backward like a tsunami.
His burly figure soared into the sky, fist raised high, as black-red lightning flashed madly around his body!
In that moment, the air seemed to freeze.
Countless fine threads of energy coiled around him, as if gathering a power that defied common sense.
With every heartbeat, heaven and earth trembled in sync.
Roy looked up at that familiar aura, the corner of his eye twitching slightly.
—This was the first time he had seen Garp completely merge with the power of the Moa-Moa Fruit (More-More Fruit).
"Multiply: Fifty-Fold Iron Fist!!!!"
Garp's furious roar pierced the firmament like thunder!
What gathered on that fist wasn't just Armament and Conqueror's Haki; it was the Moa-Moa Fruit madly multiplying its power and shockwave.
In that split second, Garp's fist seemed to become the core of a planet!
The surrounding air currents were completely evacuated. Sonic booms exploded continuously in the upper atmosphere, and a web of black-red lightning covered the canopy of the sky like spider silk!
"BOOM—!!!"
The entirety of Punk Hazard shook violently in an instant!
The structural layers of the island let out ear-piercing cracking sounds. The ground caved in, and the energy shields completely collapsed!
Countless fissures were shaken into the main tower of Vegapunk's research institute. Instruments flashed explosively, and system alarms rang out one after another—
"Energy has breached the safety threshold!"
"A crust-shattering explosive reaction is imminent—!!!"
"Ahhhhh—!! This is bad!!!"
York hugged her data terminal, her face deathly pale and her voice trembling, "If that old man's fist lands, the entire island is going to split in half!!!"
Vegapunk broke out in a cold sweat, his mouth twitching: "My... my experimental island—!!!"
Ace, Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina all felt their scalps tingle at the exact same time.
"Gramps is way too absurd ahhhhh!!!" Luffy screamed in a frenzy.
"Is he planning to wipe out the whole island while he's at it?!!" Ace's face was stiff.
High in the sky, Garp's fist momentum was complete. Thunder condensed into a vortex, and his Haki surged like a dragon.
Roy sighed helplessly: "The old man... has completely lost his head in the heat of the moment."
Just in the instant before the fist was about to smash down—
"Spatial Transfer!!!"
Roy's palm forcefully swept out!
The spatial layer twisted and collapsed. The entire training ground, along with everyone in it, was instantly teleported to the airspace above the outer seas of Punk Hazard!
In the next second—
Garp's fist descended, striking the surface like a falling meteor!
"BOOM————————!!!!"
Heaven and earth fractured, the sea surface blasted apart, and light and shockwaves swallowed everything!
A massive, explosive pillar of light pierced straight through the firmament, illuminating half the sky of the New World.
Under the pressure of the fist, the seawater was forcibly displaced, forming a massive, fifty-kilometer-diameter crater in the ocean!
The seabed was crushed a thousand meters deep, creating a ring-shaped canyon. The water poured back in like a doomsday flood, and a tsunami hundreds of meters high surged from the edges of the crater, turning into a curtain-like wall of waves!
In that moment—
Heaven and earth seemed to fall into a silent pause.
Mountains in the distance on Punk Hazard's main island collapsed, energy towers toppled, and the edges of the island shattered.
Ace, Luffy, Zoro, Kuina, and the others were all utterly dumbfounded, completely forgetting to breathe.
Vegapunk stood dumbly at the edge of the ruins, his mouth twitching as he muttered aloud:
"Is this... a punch, or a surface-resetting weapon...?"
And at this moment, accompanied by the lingering echoes of the wind and waves, that familiar laughter once again resounded across heaven and earth from the distant sky—
"Ga—hahahahahahaha—!!!"
Garp hovered high in the air, his fist still smoking with black-red lightning. His entire body boiled with battle intent as he laughed unscrupulously:
"This punch—felt fucking amazing!! Gahahahaha—!!!"
Around him, the sky and the sea were still vibrating from the residual shockwaves of his fist wind.
—At the same time, through Roy's spatial ripples, the three Seraphim had been teleported to an energy platform at the edge of the outer sea.
Before they could fully process what had happened, that boundless, massive deep-sea crater appeared on the ocean surface before them.
The Kaido Seraphim's throat tightened as he stared blankly at the terrifying sight: "This... this punch... could turn me to ash..."
The Whitebeard Seraphim was full of shock, his mouth twitching: "Gurararara... I wouldn't dare take a hit with that kind of power."
The Linlin Seraphim's face was deathly pale, even her divine flames dimming a bit: "Mamamama... this old geezer... is simply not human."
In the distance, Zephyr lowered his fists. Looking at the massive oceanic crater blasted open by that single punch, a smile slowly crept onto his face.
"Honestly... that guy hasn't changed a bit."
Sengoku patted his shoulder, the golden light gradually fading away, a gratified smile on his face:
"This Moa-Moa Fruit was truly tailor-made for him."
Amidst the howling wind, Garp stood suspended in the air, his signature boisterous smile hanging on his lips. Lightning still danced across his fists, his battle intent undiminished.
His laughter lingered between the wind and the sea for a long time.
"This old man's fists haven't gotten old yet—!!!"
...
In the outer seas of Punk Hazard, the wind continued to howl across the world like a roaring giant beast.
That deep-sea crater blasted open by Garp's single punch—spanning dozens of kilometers in diameter, like a world-scar hollowed out by a god—was still continuously filling with pouring seawater.
The waves churned, roaring like thunder, rendering heaven and earth a vast expanse of pale white.
Vegapunk's lab coat had long been soaked through. He stood dumbly on the collapsed shore, his eyes fixed dead on that hellish scene, his mouth twitching.
"You guys... you guys completely rewrote the geographical structure, hey—!!!"
He clutched his head, his entire being nearly crashing like a broken machine.
Right at this moment, a calm hand patted him on the shoulder.
Roy stood beside him, smiling radiantly: "Doctor, you're going to be quite busy next~"
Vegapunk froze for a moment, turning his head mechanically: "Huh? Why?"
Roy pointed at the deep crater in the distance, which was still swallowing seawater, and flashed a wicked smirk:
"You didn't really think—that the World Government wouldn't notice a commotion this big, did you?"
"Huh—?"
Vegapunk completely stiffened in place, his brain buzzing as he subconsciously looked back.
That apocalyptic scene of heaven and earth collapsing entered his sight once again—like divine punishment descending, as if a god was flipping the world upside down.
For a moment, he could only weakly cover his forehead, sighing with a trembling voice: "You guys are way too absurd!!!"
At this remark, everyone instantly burst into roaring laughter.
The howling wind swept away their laughter, and sunlight pierced through the dark clouds, spilling over the bottomless abyss.
The light refracted amidst the sea spray, looking like a brand-new dawn.
—The scene slowly shifted.
Kano Country, Eastern Port.
The morning mist had yet to fully dissipate, and the sea surface sparkled with light.
A small warship flying the flag of a special Marine detachment quietly docked.
On the warship's deck, several figures stood in the morning light, each emitting a distinct aura.
The man leading them wore a black coat that whipped in the wind, his gaze as sharp as a hawk's.
—Captain of the SWORD Unit, X Drake.
He narrowed his eyes, scanning the tranquil port along the shore, his tone cold and stern:
"Target—Kano Country."
"Intelligence confirmed. Several organizations operating under the guise of adventure groups are attempting to form an alliance and rebuild pirate forces."
Behind him, Sanji had a cigarette dangling from his lips. With his hands in his pockets, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "Hmph, looks like we need to prepare for a 'not-so-elegant' ball."
Usopp hugged his sniper rifle and asked in confusion: "Hah!? Weren't we just here for a vacation?!!"
Hibari rolled her eyes, holding a pen and noting down the mission briefing: "Mr. Usopp, please do not have a mental breakdown before the battle even starts, thank you."
Kujaku lightly twirled the whip in her hand, the corners of her lips turning up slightly: "Hmph, how interesting—"
In the morning light, the silhouettes of the five stepped onto the shore.
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