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

"It's Pisalo!!!"

Kuzan instantly understood Garp's intention, turned pale with horror, and tried to stop him, but it was too late!

Garp is too fast, his attacks are too sudden, and his targets are too unexpected!

Who could have imagined that an old man, suffering a fatal penetrating wound, surrounded by powerful enemies, and who should have been fighting like a cornered beast to break free, would...

Why would they choose such a crazy, reckless attack?!

It's not about escaping, it's about destroying the core of this island!

Even if it costs them some energy, they must clear away the biggest terrain obstacles and potential threats for "Sharp Blade" and Koby behind them!

"Smash it for me!!"

At the end of the red lightning, Garp's figure suddenly solidified in mid-air, appearing at the "between the eyebrows" of the giant skull mountain.

His right arm muscles were stretched to their limit, and top-level Armament Haki and faintly visible dark red Conqueror's Haki lightning were tightly wrapped around his iron fist!

There are no fancy move names, only the purest, most primitive, and most domineering strike!

"Fist Bone Impact!!!"

"BOOM!!!!!"

A deafening roar that defies description!

Centered on the point where Garp's fist landed, a terrifying shockwave, visible to the naked eye and mixed with dark Haki and crimson lightning, spread wildly in a sphere!

Wherever it passed, the hard rocks that made up Skull Mountain crumbled, shattered, and turned into dust like crispy biscuits!

The shockwave penetrated the mountain and erupted completely from within!

Snap! Snap! Boom!

Under the horrified gazes of Kuzan, Samuel, Shiryu, and all the surviving pirates on the island...

Under the watchful eyes of the "Blades" members and Koby, a mixture of shock and ecstasy...

That massive, indestructible skull mountain, hundreds of meters high, symbolizing both the authority and evil of the Blackbeard Pirates...

Starting from the "between the eyebrows," spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread across the entire skull, and then...

A complete explosion and collapse!

The entire Beehive Island shook violently, and towering waves surged across the sea!

"Ughhhhh!!!" From the depths of the island came the agonizing screams of the "Evil King" Pizarro!

The user of the Island-Island Fruit is connected to the island itself. The destruction of Skull Mountain is equivalent to his consciousness suffering a devastating blow!

The island's control instantly failed, the surging "island waves" subsided, and the terrain returned to stability (albeit in a state of chaos).

Smoke and dust filled the air, and gravel rained down.

He only snapped back to his senses when the first boulder crashed down not far in front of Kuzan.

He stared intently at the direction where Skull Mountain was originally located, now only a huge crater and billowing dust remained.

One strike destroys the island.

The core symbol of Beehive Island is shattered.

After delivering that earth-shattering punch, Garp himself was violently thrown out from the center of the explosion by the recoil.

"Vice Admiral Garp!!!" Coby and the "Blade" members cried out in anguish as they ran toward the warship without regard for their own safety.

Kuzan stood still, neither pursuing nor ordering an attack.

Silently watching the battlefield completely transformed.

Then, she slowly closed her eyes, opened them again, and sighed.

“Old man… your ‘heat’ is a bit too strong.”

Above the ruins, only ice, blood, remains, and a 'hero' standing in the wind, his back looking somewhat lonely.

“Heh…” Karp turned his head slightly, “That kid Gern is right again.”

"This old man... I really have been gambled on in the new world!"

The battle on Beehive Island ended with the destruction of the Blackbeard Pirates' core symbol, serious injuries to many of their officers, the near-death experience of "Evil King" Garp, the disappearance of the hero Garp, and the rescue of Coby.

Chapter 601 Shut up, you hypocrite!

Garp from Pirate Beehive Island was gambled on in the New World by Coby, becoming a bargaining chip!

Meanwhile, in the waters off Wano Country...

One of them was an ordinary single-masted speedboat. At the bow stood a tall, upright man wearing a gray cloak, with a white cloth-wrapped knife at his waist.

The other was the renowned Red Falcon, flying its simple yet majestic flag.

Standing at the bow of the ship was a one-armed man dressed in a black robe, his only remaining right arm resting on the famous sword at his waist, his red hair fluttering slightly in the sea breeze.

The speedboat and the Red Fosse stood silently facing each other across the sea, hundreds of meters apart.

Gern squatted at the bow of the ship, one hand on his knee, the other hand rubbing his temples with extreme impatience.

“I knew it…” Gern squeezed out the words through gritted teeth, his frustration undisguised.

"That lazy bum Kizaru who's always slacking off... he's definitely not reliable!"

Even you couldn't stop him, so what's the point of his Glint-Glint Fruit? You might as well rename it the 'Water-Skimming Fruit'!

Gurn's complaints drifted away on the sea breeze, but his gaze remained fixed on the figure at the bow of the Red Fosse.

"Red-haired... Shanks."

At the bow of the Red Voss, Shanks lowered his gaze slightly, calmly looking down at the man on the speedboat below.

Compared to when he was knocked unconscious by Gern years ago, Shanks now looks much more mature.

The black robe made him less flamboyant like a pirate and more aloof and mysterious, like a king or a night watchman.

"Although it's just a guess..." Shanks began, his voice not loud, but clearly carrying across the sea.

"But I didn't expect that you would actually go to Wano Country."

There were no honorifics or unnecessary pleasantries; they went straight to the point.

"why not?"

Gern stood up, brushed off non-existent dust from his knees, and grinned, a smile devoid of warmth.

"The Beasts Pirates, Big Mom (one of the Four Emperors), plus three of the most troublesome brats from the Worst Generation..."

This chaotic battle on Ghost Island was simply the most lavish 'experience pack' and 'equipment drop event' since the new world server launched.

"Wouldn't it be a disservice to my reputation as the 'King of Bargains' if I missed this great show?"

Gurn's tone was mercenary, but some people could understand him.

Shanks's gaze suddenly sharpened.

This man cared nothing for the suffering of the people of Wano Country, nor for the tragic fate of the Kozuki clan.

Regardless of the dreams and will behind Luffy and his crew's life-risking battles...

All he cares about is profit, power, and how to seize the greatest benefit from this chaos and consolidate the hegemony of his so-called "new navy"!

An overwhelming surge of anger and disappointment welled up inside me, mixed with anxiety over the disruption of some predetermined path.

This caused Shanks' aura to suddenly become dangerous.

"Earthquake!!"

Shanks' voice suddenly rose, no longer calm as before, but stern with an almost interrogative tone.

At the same time, a dark red Conqueror's Haki surged into the sky from his body!

hum! ! !

The world changed color!

The clear sky suddenly darkened, and the clouds hung low and rolled!

Centered on the Red Fosse, the sea surface within a radius of several nautical miles was pressed down as if by an invisible giant hand, instantly creating a huge bowl-shaped crater!

The air is wailing, the light is distorted!

That domineering, majestic, and unyielding kingly will swept towards Gern's speedboat like a raging torrent!

Are you really that afraid of the 'new era'?!

Shanks' eyes burned with a crimson light as he stared intently at Gern, his voice booming between the sea and the sky!

"Afraid of the new forces that are destined to break the old shackles and bring true dawn?"

Are you afraid that the path Luffy and his crew forge with their pure dreams and bonds will overturn your carefully constructed new rule in the name of power and order?!

"That's why you're so eager to interfere in Wano Country!"

Want to nip any possibilities in the bud and seize control of everything at their most vulnerable and critical moment?!

Shanks' accusations strike at the heart of Gern's heart.

In his view, Guern's independence, rise, and even his current covetousness of Wano Country are all forms of...

A more cunning and ambitious form of "usurpation" and "stability maintenance".

The new world he wanted to build was not one of freedom and equality.

Instead, it is a new order with Tagren at its absolute core.

Any "variable" that might challenge this order or go out of control.

For example, Luffy, who is a "chosen one" who inherits Roger's will and bears the name "D," must be suppressed.

Faced with this overwhelming onslaught of Conqueror's Haki and his questioning, Gern's hair flew back, and the speedboat beneath his feet rocked up and down.

However, instead of fear, Gern's face showed an extremely strange expression, and... a deep displeasure.

"You fucking..."

Gern muttered a curse under his breath, his voice low but filled with suppressed anger.

He slowly raised his head and looked up at Shanks, his impatience reaching its peak.

"Shanks...sometimes I really don't understand what's going on in your head."

Gern's voice carried an almost mocking calmness.

"You're saying I'm afraid of the new era? That I'm stifling possibilities?"

He suddenly chuckled: "You'll use 'Divine Evasion' in the future to cleave that kid Kidd and his boat into the sea with a single strike."

When his journey to end the 'Worst Generation' challenge begins...

Why don't you jump out and shout "Protect the new era" and "Nurture possibilities"?

Isn't Kidd a "new era" figure? Isn't his ambition and madness also a "variable" that aims to stir up the world?

What, just because he wasn't wearing a straw hat, wasn't a 'D,' wasn't the 'chosen one' you favored?

So he deserved to be killed by you in one strike, and his 'possibility' no longer counts as a possibility, right?

As Gern spoke, his pace quickened and his voice grew louder, and the dark purple light in his eyes began to rapidly intensify.

"Why is it my turn? I want to go to Wano Country to see what's going on (and maybe make some money along the way)."

You jumped out like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, spouting nonsense and making baseless accusations, saying I'm afraid of the new era and will stifle the future?

"You really are..."

Gern leaned forward slightly, his right hand slowly gripping the knife, exuding an aura no less powerful than Shanks'.

Even more ferocious, even more arrogant, with an unparalleled will and a dark purple Conqueror's Haki.

Like a ferocious beast breaking free of its shackles, it erupted from his body with a roar!

Buzz! ! !

Dark purple lightning and dark red raging tide collided violently in the air above the sea between the two!

The sky was torn into two distinct halves.