"Open fire!"
At Sengoku's command, the Marines carrying rifles hurried forward, crouched down, and pulled their triggers.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A storm of bullets erupted from the gun barrels, shooting straight toward the pirates.
Some of the weaker pirates simply could not evade the rain-like barrage.
One after another, they collapsed onto the ground.
As for the stronger ones, they leapt high into the air, swords in hand, coating their blades with Armament Haki to block the bullets.
Against fighters of their level, ordinary bullets posed virtually no threat.
Garp frowned slightly before removing the justice coat draped across his shoulders.
Then, with a powerful leap, he crashed down like a cannonball, instantly suppressing the surrounding pirates.
Suddenly, at that moment, an angry roar reached Garp's ears.
"Garp! Because of you bastard, I rotted in this prison for two whole years!"
Garp turned toward the voice.
A massive man had already launched himself into the air, both fists coated in Armament Haki as he charged straight toward him.
Garp grinned widely.
His own fist instantly became covered in Armament Haki as well before he threw out a punch.
Boom!
The two fists collided violently.
A powerful shockwave erupted outward as the ground cracked apart.
"After two years, this is still all you've got?!"
Garp suddenly increased his strength and blasted the man flying backward.
The bulky pirate spun several times through the air before smashing heavily into the ground—
Completely unconscious.
One could easily imagine just how terrifying the power behind Garp's punch truly was.
At this moment, the battlefield had descended into complete chaos.
Because of the momentum stirred up by the other pirates, the members of the Rocks Pirates had joined the fight as well.
"Linlin, let's leave!"
Streusen called out urgently.
He understood perfectly well that if they stayed here any longer, Marine reinforcements would soon arrive.
And by then—
Even growing wings wouldn't be enough to escape.
Charlotte Linlin nodded.
She shared the exact same thought.
"Zeus!"
Charlotte Linlin suddenly shouted.
The next second, a smiling white cloud suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Mama! Mama, you finally summoned me!"
Linlin ignored him completely.
Reaching out with one hand, she grabbed the white cloud—
Instantly transforming it into a dark thundercloud.
But at that very moment, a voice called out from nearby.
"Linlin, you're leaving already?"
The speaker was another former officer of the Rocks Pirates.
"That has nothing to do with you," Streusen immediately replied. "Captain Rocks is gone now. We've already gone our separate ways."
"You should take another look at the situation before deciding." The man smiled. "This opportunity… is once in a lifetime."
At the moment, both Sengoku and Garp were clearly being suppressed under the combined assault of multiple Rocks Pirate officers.
"Don't forget—we ended up like this partly because of Garp." He continued persuading her. "Are you really willing to give up such a perfect opportunity? Next time, we may never get another chance this good."
Charlotte Linlin frowned slightly and clenched her fist.
He was right.
A huge part of the reason they had fallen into such miserable circumstances was because of Garp.
"Fine. This really is a rare opportunity."
Linlin removed the horned hat from atop her head.
The next instant, the hat transformed into a massive sword—
Napoleon.
Streusen wanted to persuade her otherwise, but the words never left his mouth.
After all, he understood Linlin's personality perfectly.
Trying to stop her now would only backfire.
"Garp!"
Riding atop the thundercloud, Charlotte Linlin swung Napoleon and shouted toward Garp.
Hearing his name, Garp turned toward her.
Seeing Linlin rapidly approaching, he forced back the surrounding enemies before leaping backward to create distance.
Immediately afterward, he drew the blade hanging at his waist.
Armament Haki coated the sword as he swung it forward as well.
Clang!
Napoleon and Garp's blade collided violently.
The ground beneath them shattered, nearby clouds scattered apart, and powerful shockwaves surged through the surroundings.
Although it looked like a simple clash of weapons—
In reality, it was a direct confrontation of Armament Haki.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
At the same time, enemies rushed toward Garp from both sides.
At this moment, he was placed in an awkward position.
If he withdrew his blade now, Charlotte Linlin would likely strike him directly.
But if he refused to disengage, he would struggle to defend against the enemies attacking from both flanks.
If they were ordinary opponents, Garp wouldn't have cared in the slightest.
But the enemies attacking from both sides were former Rocks Pirate officers.
Their strength required no explanation.
"Damn it!"
Garp cursed loudly.
"What are you going to do now, Garp?! Hahahahaha!" Charlotte Linlin laughed smugly.
Just as Garp prepared to withdraw his sword—
Whoosh!
A massive blue arrow shot through the sky and slammed down beside him, instantly intercepting one of the incoming enemies.
Boom!!!
The moment the gigantic arrow hit the ground, the earth trembled violently as thick clouds of smoke spread everywhere.
Everyone froze in shock and looked toward the direction the arrow had come from.
High above—
A gigantic blue warrior stood there holding an enormous bow, another giant arrow already drawn and ready to fire.
That blue giant was none other than Madara Uchiha's Susanoo.
That's right.
Madara, Hashirama, and the Old Heavenly Master had already arrived.
Standing atop the shoulders of the Susanoo, Hashirama occupied one side while the Old Heavenly Master stood upon the other.
"That… that blue giant…!!!"
"There's no mistake! Those Celestial Dragon monsters have arrived!"
"I still can't erase the trauma that blue thing gave me last time…"
The members of the Rocks Pirates spoke one after another.
And honestly—
It made sense.
During the previous war, Susanoo had left an unforgettable shadow in their hearts.
"Looks like the odds are starting to turn around now, Charlotte Linlin," Garp suddenly said smugly.
"Linlin! Stop fighting and run!"
Streusen shouted loudly from behind her.
Because once the Celestial Dragons became fully involved—
The moment the battle escalated further, escaping would become completely impossible.
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