Buzz!!!
After saying this, Garp put away the senbei in his hand, clenched his fist, and erupted with a sense of oppression that was nearly suffocating.
"Oh?" Ignoring the aura Garp erupted, Golden Lion Shiki grinned and said disapprovingly, "Garp, aren't you being too arrogant?"
"Am I?"
Garp shook his head. With a thought, wisps of jet-black Armament Haki wrapped around his fist, encasing the entire fist like it was cast from steel.
Immediately after, he walked straight towards Golden Lion Shiki, giving off the vibe that he was ready to start a fight at the drop of a hat.
"..."
Seeing Garp seemingly getting serious, it was Golden Lion Shiki's turn to be confused.
Damn it, this bastard Garp doesn't play by the rules. Didn't you see that even Zephyr endured it?
"No way, right?"
Edward Newgate, Silver Axe, Captain John, and Wang Zhi also looked at each other, seeing the worry in each other's eyes. If Garp really started fighting, then this alliance to besiege Ryker would disintegrate.
"Fleet Admiral Kong..."
Rocks D. Xebec also couldn't figure out what Garp was doing and looked at Kong with an ugly expression.
"My words might not work."
Kong revealed an expression of helplessness. He could sternly scold Sengoku and Zephyr, but for Garp, who had no "ambition" and just wanted to "muddle along" all day, he really had no way.
"..."
Rocks D. Xebec glanced at Garp with some apprehension before reluctantly ordering Golden Lion Shiki, "We are in an alliance now, everyone talk less. Our main opponent is Ryker."
"Understood."
Golden Lion Shiki hesitated for a moment but was forced to nod.
What could he do?
The prestige of Garp the Fist wasn't just hot air. If they really fought, he wouldn't necessarily lose, but it would let the Ancestor of the Sea, Ryker, reap the benefits.
"Hahaha, that's more like it!" Garp laughed loudly, raised an eyebrow at Gol D. Roger, and said, "Does the Roger Pirates also want to provoke our Marines?"
"Not at all!!"
The corner of Gol D. Roger's mouth twitched slightly, and he answered irrelevantly, "We are allies."
"Hmm..."
Hearing the implication in Roger's words, a gleam of light flashed deep in Garp's eyes. He then looked up at Ryker, who was watching the show from the head of the True Several Thousand Hands, and said, "We will attack together. Hope you can withstand it."
"Doesn't matter..."
Ryker said with some regret, "I was waiting to watch you guys infight."
"Hahaha, don't worry,"
Garp grinned and laughed, "Before killing you, we will try our best to restrain ourselves and won't easily infight."
"Hmm!!"
Ryker shrugged undeniably, too lazy to say more.
Just as Garp said, before the common enemy was eliminated, even rebellious great pirates like Rocks D. Xebec, Golden Lion Shiki, Edward Newgate, and Gol D. Roger would suppress their displeasure with the Marines.
The same logic applied to the Marines...
"Prepare to fight together!!"
In the next moment, Garp aimed his steel-like fist at the True Several Thousand Hands and said in a deep voice, "We need to destroy this giant Guanyin statue as quickly as possible. It's best to explode these giant arms one by one."
"Good!!"
Swish!!
A sound of breaking air rang out.
As if echoing Garp from a distance, Roger drew his sword—one of the 12 Supreme Grade Swords, Ace—and pointed it at the giant Guanyin statue.
Like a fuse being lit, Dark King Rayleigh clenched his fists, and Scopper Gaban gripped his twin axes tightly.
On the other side, the great pirates of the Rocks Pirates were not to be outdone. Rocks D. Xebec activated his Armament Haki, Golden Lion Shiki took out "Oto" and "Kogarashi," Edward Newgate gripped Murakumogiri tightly, and Silver Axe, Captain John, and Wang Zhi each took out their weapons.
"Let's erupt too!!"
Kong roared, and his fists were wrapped in jet-black Armament Haki.
Sengoku didn't speak. He simply took off his coat, revealing his pectoral and abdominal muscles. With a thought, he activated his Devil Fruit ability.
Chi!!
Accompanied by a golden light, Sengoku transformed into a golden giant, resembling a Buddha statue.
Of course, this golden Buddha statue was only a few dozen meters high. Compared to the hundreds of meters high True Several Thousand Hands, it paled in comparison and was completely on a different level.
"Kill!!"
Zephyr shouted angrily, his arms completely covered by Armament Haki. He wanted to turn his grief and indignation into strength, firing on all cylinders.
Thus, under such circumstances, thirteen terrifying aura fluctuations swept out. The air directly exploded, causing the surrounding sea area to tremble slightly.
"Getting real?"
"In that case, let me show you the strongest form of True Several Thousand Hands: Armament Clad Buddha!"
Buzz!!
Before his voice fell, wisps of visible pitch-black energy wrapped around the giant True Several Thousand Hands.
In the blink of an eye, thousands of giant arms turned as black as ink. If one looked closely, they would find wisps of Senjutsu Chakra constantly intertwining and flowing on the Armament Haki.
This was just the beginning. After the Armament Haki wrapped around, Ryker unreservedly erupted with Conqueror's Haki from his body.
However, this Conqueror's Haki wasn't directed at Rocks, Roger, Garp, and the others.
Under Ryker's control, it wrapped around the thousands of giant arms. Undoubtedly, this was the advanced Conqueror's Haki infusion that only a very few top powerhouses could achieve.
In other words, the current True Several Thousand Hands was invisibly enhanced by Senjutsu Chakra, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki.
It had entered the strongest state Ryker could unleash.