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Simply put, the Ox-Demon is a thrusting technique in swordsmanship!

However, because Wood was fast enough, and because the two thrusts were concentrated on a single point, the move itself was elevated.

Suddenly, amidst the dust storm, the charging bull demon saw Wood rushing towards them. Garp, unusually, showed a serious expression in his eyes.

The superb dynamic vision captured Wood's movement trajectory and determined the attack position of Wood's blade.

The next second, a fist wielded by a master of Armament Haki was unleashed, easily breaking the sound barrier and creating a sonic boom, and directly colliding with the tips of Asahi and Tenku's blades.

"boom------!"

A tremendous explosion rang out as the strongest Armament Haki clashed with the blade thrusting towards the great swordsman.

The moment the two collided, the ground shattered into a large area like tofu, and the shockwave created a ring-shaped storm that instantly blew away all the surrounding navy personnel.

At the moment Wood's Heavenly Dew and Morning Dew collided with Karp's fist, visible bolts of lightning even appeared between them.

This was not actual lightning, but rather a collision of energy generated by the clash of their techniques.

Two equally powerful but irresistible forces exploded, resulting in a crater tens of meters in size where the two collided, and the two were also bounced apart by the impact.

The only difference is that Wood slid backwards for dozens of meters under the impact, while Karp only lost his balance and took two or three steps backwards, a distance of less than two or three meters!

The outcome of this single attack has already made it quite clear who is stronger and who is weaker.

And don't forget, Wood uses a double-bladed thrust, which means he uses the strength of both arms.

However, Garp used only one hand to retaliate, and he gained an absolute advantage in the exchange!

The two separated in one strike. The Marines from the main force, who were swept away by the shockwave, were equally astonished when they got up and saw the scene in front of them.

As naval soldiers from headquarters, although they are all cannon fodder, those from headquarters are obviously of a higher rank and know more about the strong members of the navy.

They knew that Wood was a former naval lieutenant commander, but unfortunately, they didn't know him at all before his defection.

After all, within the entire Navy Headquarters, a Navy lieutenant commander is already considered the lowest-ranking naval officer. While not countless, they are certainly just ordinary passersby.

Yet this very passerby had just managed to subdue Major General Gion in the blink of an eye, and then even made the invincible Vice Admiral Garp in their hearts retreat!

"You go after the others, and leave this naval traitor to me and Gion-chan."

"You won't be of any help staying here in a battle of this level. You'd be better off dealing with the other merfolk."

Upon hearing Garp's words, the Marines who had rushed from headquarters to provide support suddenly realized that during the battle between Wood and Garp, the Fish-Men and members of Wood's Pirates had taken advantage of the chaos to escape.

As for the third-in-command of the mission to Enies Lobby, a naval captain from headquarters, he believed that Vice Admiral Garp and Rear Admiral Momousagi couldn't possibly fail to take down Wood, so he was now focused on pursuing Tiger and his group.

"It's quite surprising that you've grown to this extent in just a few years, Wood boy."

I was worried that if I didn't control my strength properly and crippled you, how would you escape the navy's encirclement?

Looking back now, it's clear I was overthinking things. With that level of strength, I can finally take things a little more seriously.

Karp had always thought highly of Wood, but the two had not seen each other since Wood left the naval academy.

Garp's knowledge of Wood was limited to the information known only to Gion and Sengoku.

Although Karp knew that Wood had become much stronger in the past few years, this was the first time he had experienced it firsthand.

Thinking back to a few years ago, when Wood was first brought back to Marineford by Zephyr, he was just a kid who almost lost his footing because of Zephyr's imposing presence.

Unexpectedly, only a few years have passed, and the other party has already become capable of forcing me to retreat.

Garp had previously told him that Wood was one of the most talented people he had ever met, but Garp was somewhat skeptical.

Furthermore, he believed that the ocean was so vast that even within the Marine Headquarters, the younger generation, such as Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji, were all geniuses.

Karp's high regard for Wood stemmed more from his character and the way he handled things.

To put it bluntly, if Wood hadn't taken on this so-called "secret mission" with Sengoku, Garp would have even considered asking Wood to go to the East Blue to discipline his two young grandsons.

Although Luffy and Ace are still toddlers, they naturally need to be nurtured from a young age if they want to become excellent Marines.

Wood is capable, possesses a genuine sense of justice, and is still young, making him the perfect candidate to be the tutor for his two grandsons.

Of course, that's all preamble. Wood's current identity is that of a pirate, and even if it's a fake one, Garp wouldn't let Wood harm his two grandsons.

Chapter 171 Wood: I even know what colors Gion likes to wear.

Road!

"I underestimated you before. Zefa is right, you little brat are a real monster!"

If I remember correctly, you are already several years younger than Gion, and about ten years younger than Akainu and Kizaru.

But the strength you've displayed, while not quite as great as theirs, isn't far off.

Garp had always believed that Aokiji was the strongest genius among the younger generation of the Navy because he was three years younger than Akainu and the others, but he had the strength to rival them.

But now it seems that Garp misjudged him. Wood, who had always kept a low profile in the Navy, was the real ruthless character!

Gion is a little younger than Aokiji, and Wood is even younger than Gion.

However, the strength he has shown is already on par with the strongest generation of the Navy, such as Aokiji.

Wood may not be a match for Akainu and his crew now, but don't overlook his age, and the factor of Akainu and his crew's "Devil Fruits".

Karp had a very high opinion of Wood, and considering Wood's secretive nature, Karp was now quite interested.

He wanted to see just how strong Wood had become in the past few years. Perhaps his true strength was already comparable to Akainu and the others?

"Lieutenant General Garp, don't forget, we're all on the same side. We're just playing along and going through the motions."

There were outsiders here before, which is why I cooperated with the performance. Now, only those in the know are left here, so there's no need for everyone to take it too seriously..."

Seeing Karp clench his fists with a fighting spirit, making his joints crack, Wood's expression immediately turned somewhat panicked.

This is completely different from the script he received before. They were supposed to just act and go through the motions, but Garp's current appearance doesn't seem like he's just going through the motions at all.

“That’s right, Lieutenant General Karp. If you take it too seriously, you’ll injure Wood and cause complications in the mission.”

So you should just watch from the sidelines. Let me chop this bastard down; I can settle the score with him for what happened earlier!

Wood initially thought that Gion's sudden voice was there to speak up for him.

Upon hearing the first half of her sentence, Wood nodded in agreement, secretly admiring Gion for always prioritizing the greater good.

However, Wood quickly heard the second half of Gion's sentence, and his head, which had been nodding repeatedly, suddenly froze.

So it turns out that Gion didn't want Garp to intervene not because she was afraid Wood would get beaten up too badly, but because she wanted to do it herself!

But this doesn't make sense. When did he offend Gion again? Didn't he settle the score from last time? He also returned the Life Paper to Gion.

"Gion, if you don't mind, I'd like to ask, what have I done to offend you?"

Looking at Gion, who was filled with murderous intent, Wood felt that even if he was going to die, he should at least die knowing why.

"Oh dear, Major Wood, you really have a bad memory. Don't you want to see my underwear anymore?"

Seeing Gion gracefully draw out Kinpira, Wood's face immediately turned deathly pale.

He just seemed to have said something he shouldn't have...

"Gion, it's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding. I was just talking nonsense. Even if I were incredibly bold, I wouldn't dare to investigate something like this!"

When Wood said this, his eyes were somewhat evasive, and he didn't dare to look Gion in the eye.

Because he had actually researched similar things, such as what Gion liked to eat or what colors they liked...

But this was definitely not because he was a pervert, but because he used to think that this information could fetch a good price from Chaton.

"Oh, is that so? Then let me ask you, what color am I wearing today?"

"It looks like it's pink, and it has lace on it..."

A brief image flashed through Wood's mind, and his brain, without thinking, uttered the answer.

By the time Wood realized what was happening, it was already too late, and Gion slowly drew her sword.

"This was an accident! Who told you to wear this slit cheongsam and kick me with a high kick just now!"

This was entirely due to unforeseen circumstances. Besides, in that situation, any man would have looked up.

Wood offered a feeble defense, stating that any normal man would have done the same thing in that situation if a beautiful woman offered him "benefits."

"So, does that mean it's okay if the recipient is someone else?"

"Isn't that obvious? If there are really beautiful women offering perks, why wouldn't you watch them..."

Before Wood could finish speaking, Gion swung her sword, Kinpira, at him, her expression filled with shame and anger.

"Enough talk! You pervert, you should just die already!"

Wood dodged Gion's slash by sidestepping, and swallowed hard as he looked at the deep trench left on the ground.

"Gion, have you gone mad? Didn't we agree it was just an act? I think you really wanted to cut me with that last slash!"

"Major Wood is overthinking it. Even if it's acting, you should at least make it look convincing."

"Having fought both Mr. Karp and me, how could Major Wood, so strong, not have some bruises?"

Faced with Gion's continuous slashes, Wood could only draw his sword to defend. Now he was almost certain that Gion was angry.

Although the straight-laced man didn't know why the long-legged beauty in front of him was angry, generally speaking, as long as Gion addressed Wood as "Major Wood," it meant that the other party was very unhappy.

Garp originally wanted to personally test Wood's current strength, but since Gion made the first move, Garp naturally had no choice but to give up.