Garp was once again sent flying by Barrett in their fierce battle.
"Eight Impact Fist: Falling Dragon!"
Suddenly, Hermes descended from the sky, his massive fist enveloped in the power of Conqueror's Haki, crashing down like a mountain.
Having already been injured by Nepal's sniping and facing Barrett's relentless assault, Garp was in a state of retreat, severely wounded.
As he was sent flying, he couldn't stabilize his body in time to evade Hermes's sudden ambush. "Bang!!!"
Garp was struck by Hermes's punch, plummeting straight down from the air.
"Thunder Vortex!"
Just as he was about to fall into the sea, a massive vortex of thunder sprang up to cushion Garp's descent, preventing him from plunging into the ocean.
"Gravity Fist: Titan Impact!"
However, before Garp could regain his composure, Barrett's gravity-infused fist descended once more, transforming into a tremendous shockwave of gravitational force.
"Get back here!"
Garp furiously summoned all the lightning power within him, reinforcing the thunder vortex below while simultaneously resisting the gravitational shockwave coming from above.
"Eight Impact Fist: Octuple Force!!!"
But before Garp could fully withstand Barrett's attack, Hermes swung his fist down from a distance again.
"Splash!!"
Under the combined assault of Barrett and Hermes, Garp was sent reeling, spitting blood, as the thunder vortex beneath him collapsed, and he fell directly into the sea.
"Get down there and kill him! If you can't, use Sea Stone handcuffs to bring him back!"
With a wave of his hand, Barrett ordered the captains of the Infinite Pirates, who had not consumed a Devil Fruit, to dive into the sea to deal with Garp.
Devil Fruit users who had just been knocked into the water, especially Mythical Zoan users like Garp, were not so easily killed.
At most, they would be weakened by the ocean's pressure, but they wouldn't die immediately; in fact, it could take several hours to drown someone.
Just after dodging Esdeath's sword strike, Aokiji suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, his body quickly transforming into ice as he swiftly turned away.
"Rip!!"
But he was still a moment too slow, and the Demon Sword Muramasa struck his shoulder from behind, shattering his shoulder bone.
"Ice Shield!!"
After spotting Akame with his Observation Haki, Aokiji wasted no time diving into the ice layer, continuously submerging into the sea while using his freezing powers to encase the ocean in ice, making a rapid escape.
"Slash!!"
"Slash!!"
With their Observation Haki, Akame and Esdeath saw how Aokiji was fleeing. The two sisters showed no hesitation, unleashing their supreme great swords with full force against the ice layer below.
"Crack!!!"
The massive ice layer shattered instantly under their strikes, and the sea water surged forth, but they knew they had not struck Aokiji; he had escaped.
"This guy runs away really fast!"
Akame remarked with a pout, noting the advantage of a Logia user being able to merge with the same natural element; as long as they were within the corresponding elemental range, escaping was quite easy! "Hehehe, the Navy is going to lose!"
At the moment of the explosion, Doflamingo abandoned his opponent and retreated to the rear.
He even witnessed Li Yuan in the sky unleash a devastating attack that killed a top-tier fighter!
"The Navy's strength simply cannot match that of the pirates!"
Hawkeye Mihawk's retreat was no slower than Doflamingo's, as he had been observing the overall situation of the war.
As Shichibukai, they would not truly expend all their energy in battle but instead focus most of their attention on the overall war situation, ready to retreat at the first sign of trouble.
Karuro successfully used his chaotic space ability to bring the three of them back to the World Government's warship that had not yet been destroyed.
"Help the others evacuate quickly!"
At this moment, Garp, having released the limits of his life restoration, despite being severely injured, immediately joined Karuro to cover the retreat of other top-tier fighters who had not yet escaped.
It must be said that under Karuro's chaotic space technique, the vast majority of the top-tier fighters were successfully covered back.
"Everyone gather together and cover the retreat with all your might!"
Under Sengoku's leadership, all the top-tier fighters of the World Government gathered together and engaged in a large-scale battle with the pirates once more.
However, this time Sengoku's goal was to retreat, not to fight, so they fought while withdrawing.
On the pirate side, after Li Yuan returned to the battlefield, they began to maximize their efforts to eliminate the enemy's top-tier fighters.
Li Yuan did not continue using that extreme state; in such a situation with top-tier fighters clustered together, it was quite difficult to sneak attack and kill one, as various users were present, and once they were on guard, it was hard to succeed.
Ultimately, after the World Government lost two top-tier fighters, they managed to retreat.
"Hahaha, we pirates have once again defeated the World Government! From now on, the South Sea will be our territory! Let's go back and hold a feast together!!"
Watching Sengoku and the remaining warships flee in disarray, Li Yuan's hearty voice echoed in the ears of every pirate.
"Jiehahaha, let's hold the feast on my floating Sky Island! I've already prepared the fine wine and roasted meat for the celebration!"
Golden Lion laughed heartily, and as his laughter faded, an island appeared before the many pirates.
As a user of the Float-Float Fruit, countless islands floated high above him, suspended in the sky.
"Gulalalala, then let's have a feast! This time we really hurt Sengoku; at least for a while, they won't dare to come back!"
Whitebeard laughed heartily.
Among the last two top-tier fighters he killed, one was taken down by his punch. Now, Whitebeard was in high spirits, having resolved his internal injuries thanks to life restoration; his golden hair had not yet turned white, and his strength remained at its peak.
"Ugh, I want to drink!"
"Mahh, Shiki, do you have cake on your island?"
"Hahaha, Shiki, your habit of preparing for celebration feasts in advance is truly a good one!"
"I just love feasts! After the feast, I'll go back to continue claiming my te
rritory in the South Sea!"
With the laughter of the great pirates ringing out, many pirates boarded Golden Lion's floating Sky Island to begin the feast.
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