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Chapter 13: Steel Bone Kong's Resolve! Surrounding and Killing Lotte
Garp's expression turned extremely serious.
Lotte's talent had completely exceeded their expectations!
In the eyes of the still-young Garp, any pirate causing evil at this stage must be eliminated—every last one should be crushed by him!
It seemed he could no longer hold back his strength.
Originally, when facing these new recruits, he hadn't planned to reveal too much.
After all, the real threats ahead were the cadre-level great pirates on the Rocks Pirates' ship!
"Tree Demon Lotte—you have to die here!"
Garp took a deep breath.
Then, using advanced Rokushiki techniques under his feet,
His figure exploded forward and arrived in front of the wooden clone. His fists rained down like a storm.
Boom boom boom!
The wooden clone only managed to block a dozen or so exchanges
Before cracks appeared all over its body. It shattered completely, crumbling into wooden fragments.
Not far away,
Lotte watched the scene with a calm expression.
He wasn't surprised by this outcome.
Although the wooden clone he had focused on creating wasn't weak,
Compared to the current Garp—who was already approaching the absolute top tier—
There was still a clear gap.
But the time he had bought wasn't wasted.
Nearby,
Many cadres on the Rocks ships who had witnessed Lotte stealing Rokushiki earlier
Couldn't help but inhale sharply.
That was Rokushiki!
Even in the eyes of these cadres, Rokushiki was merely a decent body technique.
But mastering one of its forms in such a short clash—
This level of talent was simply terrifying!
Even Whitebeard Edward's face showed a grave expression.
If it were him trying to learn Rokushiki, he definitely couldn't have comprehended it so quickly in combat.
Yet something he couldn't do
Had been casually achieved by this rookie who had just joined the ship.
It only proved that Lotte's talent surpassed even his own by a wide margin!
Such comprehension...
As long as he didn't fall prematurely, he was destined to become one of the top powerhouses!
Without a doubt,
At this moment, in the eyes of the cadres,
Lotte growing to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them was only a matter of time.
Golden Lion Shiki burst into laughter when he saw the scene.
"Jie hahaha!"
"As expected of you, Lotte! You didn't disappoint me after all!"
"Leave the rest of this fight to me!"
As soon as the words left his mouth,
His twin swords flashed out. A golden slash descended from the sky.
In an instant, it arrived right in front of Garp!
The razor-sharp slash carried intense killing intent as it roared forward.
Garp's expression changed involuntarily.
"Hah!"
He clenched his blackened iron fist and swung fiercely, shattering the slash completely.
But the force pushed him back several meters.
He lost his chance to press the attack on Lotte.
Golden Lion Shiki, riding the wind from his Float-Float Fruit, gripped his twin swords and landed in front of Garp.
A ferocious, arrogant grin spread across his face.
"Watch closely, Lotte."
"Let me show you just how strong my swordsmanship really is!"
At this moment,
Lotte had already pulled back to a safe distance, narrowing his eyes as he observed the two clashing powerhouses.
Behind Garp, Sengoku and Tsuru also paled.
Snapping out of their earlier shock,
They had mastered Rokushiki themselves and knew full well how difficult it was to learn!
Even geniuses at their level couldn't pick it up so easily.
Even the publicly acknowledged prodigy Garp
Had taken considerable time to master the full set.
A monster talent like Tree Demon Lotte—absolutely terrifying—could not be allowed to live!
Just as their clash intensified,
Lotte, watching from the side, absorbed everything like a sponge.
Thanks to his already top-tier talent,
He was grasping the essence of the battle.
Whether it was Garp's mastery of Rokushiki at its peak
Or Golden Lion Shiki's proud great swordsman-level swordsmanship—
Before his Wood Release fully matured, these were techniques that could boost his strength.
...
High in the sky,
The clash between Rocks and Steel Bone Kong had reached a temporary stalemate.
Both were apex experts of these seas. While holding back, inflicting serious injury on each other was extremely difficult.
Neither Steel Bone Kong nor Rocks
Had any intention of going all-out to the death.
After all, Steel Bone Kong's main goal in coming to trouble the Rocks Pirates this time was to probe the true strength of this sea overlord.
But he never expected
There to be a monster talent like Tree Demon Lotte on the opponent's ship!
In the original intelligence from the spies,
There had never been any mention of Tree Demon Lotte's combat talent being this freakish.
Rocks looked at him with a mocking grin.
"Jie hahaha! Steel Bone Kong!"
"If this is all you've got, you can't possibly stand against me!"
"I never thought the so-called Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals would struggle so much against a single rookie."
"Go back and tell the World Government—"
"That thing they're hiding... I, Rocks, am determined to have it!"
As the words fell,
Just as doubt rose in Steel Bone Kong's heart,
Rocks' arm suddenly accelerated in a swing. His iron fist, carrying overwhelming force, forced the Fleet Admiral to retreat uncontrollably.
He was pushed back dozens of meters before finally stabilizing himself in midair.
Below,
The Marine soldiers cried out in alarm.
"Fleet Admiral!"
"Damn it! That Rocks is this strong?!"
"Even the Fleet Admiral can't take him down—there really is a pirate this terrifying!"
Their voices were filled with fear.
After all, Fleet Admiral Steel Bone Kong was the strongest combat power in Marine Headquarters right now.
If even he couldn't restrain Rocks,
Then on today's seas,
Who could possibly stop the Rocks Pirates?!
Steel Bone Kong was shaken by the power Rocks had just unleashed.
He had heard the hidden meaning in Rocks' words earlier and felt there was some scheme behind it.
But as the Fleet Admiral of the Marines,
If he retreated so easily now, the Marines would lose all face!
With this thought, Steel Bone Kong took a deep breath.
An unusual, terrifying Armament Haki surged over his blackened fist as his aura exploded.
Looking at Rocks, he spoke firmly and decisively.
"Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru."
"Your target now shifts to Tree Demon Lotte."
"All other warships—pull back to a safe distance! Getting caught in my clash with that bastard Rocks means certain death!"
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