The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

The dull thud of a sharp blade piercing flesh sounded particularly jarring in the suddenly silent square.

Shiryu of the Rain's "Thunderstorm" pierced deep into Garp's chest without any hindrance, exiting through his back!

Blood instantly stained his open shirt.

"Ugh...cough!" Garp's body trembled violently, spitting out a mouthful of scalding blood, but his hands were already tightly gripping the blade protruding from his chest.

Fresh blood gushed down between his fingers and along the blade.

Coby then turned around in astonishment and saw Garp standing behind him, pierced through by a long sword.

His face drained of color instantly, and his pupils contracted in utter shock and regret.

"Vice Admiral Garp...?! It's all my fault, ahhhhh!!!"

“Shiryu…” Garp ignored Koby’s barking and slowly raised his head.

Looking at Shiryu of the Rain, who seemed slightly taken aback by the assassination attempt being thwarted.

"You... Impel Down... thug!!"

Before he could finish speaking, Garp clenched his left fist, completely ignoring the long sword still stuck in his body.

A fist shrouded in dark, domineering energy slammed into Shiryu's face with lightning speed!

"Bang!!!" A direct hit.

Shiryu's face contorted instantly, and the sound of his nose bone shattering was clearly audible.

He flew backward, and Garp forcibly pulled the "Thunderstorm" weapon from his body!

Garp didn't even glance at the gushing blood from his wound; he simply gripped the stolen "Thunderstorm" with his right hand.

With the blade pointing downwards, it was about to plunge it into Shiryu's head, who had just landed and was feeling dizzy!

If this stab lands, Shiryu will surely die!

However, at that very moment...

"Rumble rumble rumble!!!"

The ground of the entire Beehive Island suddenly shook violently, arched, and rolled like waves!

The "Island Wave," manipulated by the Pizarro Island Fruit's power, erupted unexpectedly from beneath Garp's feet.

Huge boulders of earth and rocks were hurled up as if they were alive, not only sending the heavily injured Shiryu flying to a safer distance.

It also instantly separated Garp and Koby behind him, as well as the members of "Blades," leaving the terrain in disarray!

Garp thrust his sword into empty air, where it plunged deep into the churning rocks.

He swayed slightly; the penetrating wound in his chest was causing him to lose a large amount of blood.

But he still hurled his longsword fiercely toward Shiryu, who was struggling to get up in the distance (the hurdle was blocked by the rolling terrain).

Then he turned around and shielded Koby and several shaken Blade members behind him.

Before him stood Kuzan, who had regained his footing, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and wore a complex expression.

Samuel, the "cursed doctor," rose from the ruins with half his mask shattered, fungus spreading, and a cold, sinister gaze.

It was Shiryu of the Rain who was brought back by the island's waves, his face covered in blood and his eyes filled with venom.

And Pizarro, the omnipresent "Evil King" who hums through the island itself.

The Blackbeard Pirates' remaining top-tier combatants have finally all gathered.

They surrounded the injured Garp and his "Blade" squad in the center of the wrecked square.

Garp was breathing heavily, each breath excruciatingly painful, his body stained crimson with blood.

But he still stood tall, firmly protecting everyone behind him.

At the same time, he looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure leading the group opposite him, the disciple he had once placed high hopes on.

His eyes were filled with disappointment, heartache, and an indescribable sadness.

“Stupid disciple…” Garp gritted his teeth, his voice hoarse.

Kuzan stared silently at the horrifying wound on Garp's chest and the dripping blood.

His eyes flickered violently for a moment, but eventually returned to their cold expression.

Raise your hand, and ice crystals condense in your palm.

“I was worried about you…” Kuzan’s voice was soft, with a complex sigh, “Mr. Garp.”

"Even in this situation, they were still thinking about saving lives..."

"You really haven't changed at all."

A cold wave is sweeping in again.

Chapter 600 I've been bet on in the New World! - Gern.

"Whitebeard, Golden Lion..."

To this day, you, this so-called naval 'hero'

Ah, old age brings nothing more than this!

Beneath the remaining half of the mask worn by the "cursed doctor" Samuel Kronos, eerie green eyes gleamed.

The eerie mycelium once again seeped silently from his fingertips and beneath his robes, spreading unnoticed towards the ground.

The intention was to erode Garp's foothold from below, in conjunction with Shiryu's fatal slash.

"Naval hero?"

Shiryu of the Rain also spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with shattered teeth, enduring the excruciating pain of his collapsing facial bones.

He gripped the "Thunderstorm" again, which Garp had thrown back and which was now embedded in a nearby rock, his killing intent locked onto Garp.

"Killing him would shake the Navy, wouldn't it?"

The two moved almost simultaneously, one on the left and one on the right, their coordination was perfect!

However, just as they took their first step and their aura reached its peak...

"Whoosh~ Crack, crack-crack—!"

Two crystal-clear, thick ice ridges with sharp, knife-like edges rose up from the ground without warning!

They stood precisely to the left and right, blocking Samuel and Shiryu's path and completely separating them from the area where Garp was!

Samuel and Shiliu froze abruptly, turning in astonishment to look at the source of the rising ice ridge.

"Kuzan, what do you mean?!" Samuel's voice, tinged with confusion, came through the tattered mask.

Although Shiryu did not speak, his eyes were also full of questioning.

Kuzan did not answer immediately.

He simply lowered his head slightly, half of his frozen face obscuring his expression, and exhaled a long breath of cold air.

Then, he raised his eyelids, his gaze calmly sweeping over Samuel and Shiliu, and uttered a low voice.

"You scoundrels, step back."

"You?!" Samuel and Shiliu were both shocked.

They are the core members of the Blackbeard Pirates, powerful figures with bounties exceeding 100 million!

He was so contemptuously called "minor fish" by Kuzan?!

Kuzan seemed oblivious to their anger and continued speaking to himself.

"You think you can take Garp's life?"

He tilted his head slightly, his gaze falling on Garp, who was bleeding from his chest.

Even if he's now bound hand and foot, and barely clinging to life...

“Killing you would be no different than crushing a few slightly stronger ants…”

To put it another way...

"You don't even deserve to make him take this seriously!!!"

The moment the words left his mouth, a sudden burst of cold air erupted around Kuzan!

An even more frigid burst of air erupted, causing the air to crackle and pop as it froze.

The ground was quickly covered with a layer of hard, smooth ice, which firmly "froze" Samuel and Shiliu in place.

Furthermore, it completely blocked their routes to bypass the ice ridge or launch long-range attacks!

This is not just obstruction, but also expulsion and deterrence!

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

On the other side of the ice ridge, Garp burst into hearty laughter upon hearing this.

He looked at Kuzan's seemingly cold and resolute back, which actually concealed complex emotions.

A fleeting hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by an even stronger fighting spirit.

"Kuzan! You little brat..."

While laughing, Garp secretly gave a very discreet call to the still-shaken "Blades" members behind him.

But his eyes conveyed a clear message: Get ready, follow me, let's break through!

There's no way around it, Kuzan really can hold himself back.

Instead, Koby and the others wouldn't even be enough to fill Shiryu's teeth!

Thinking of this, Garp refocused his gaze on Kuzan, grinning to reveal his bloodstained teeth.

"You've got the momentum! But you're still lacking something if you want to stop me! You stupid disciple!"

The last word, "idiot disciple," was uttered with a sudden rise in volume, as if carrying some special signal!

The moment the word "disciple" was uttered

Kuzan's pupils suddenly contracted!

He sensed an extremely dangerous aura, far exceeding any he had felt before!

Garp is serious this time!!!

"Everyone..."

Kuzan almost instinctively roared at the pirates watching behind him (in the direction of Samuel and Shiryu) and further away.

"Get down!!!"

At the same time, with his arms crossed, the powerful freezing air instantly condensed into several layers of incredibly thick ice shields in front of him!

Unfortunately, Garp's target was neither him, nor Samuel and Shiryu, who were right next to him!

Suddenly, Garp bent forward slightly, and the ice beneath his feet shattered with a deafening roar!

The next moment, he transformed into a dark red lightning bolt that was extremely hot!

It's not elementalization, but rather the purest and most extreme physical strength intertwined with Conqueror's Haki.

The terrifying phenomenon that occurs when speed exceeds the limit!

"Shave - Limit - Z-Shaped Impact!!!"

"Whoosh!!!!!"

The air was violently torn apart, and the explosion pierced eardrums!

Garp's figure vanished completely, leaving only a scorching, twisted "Z"-shaped red trail on his retina that stretched across most of the core area of ​​Beehive Island!

It was so fast that even Kuzan's Observation Haki could only catch a blurry afterimage, making it completely impossible to predict its final landing point!

This red lightning bolt swept through everything in its path, ignoring all the pirates who tried to block its way.

The architectural ruins, even the several ice walls hastily erected by Kuzan, all had their ultimate goal: ...

Beehive Island itself is a massive skull mountain hundreds of meters high, created by the "Evil King" Avaro Pizarro using the power of the Island-Island Fruit!

That "skull" that serves as the core symbol and consciousness of the island!