Chapter 46: A Strength Without Weaknesses
Struck by the violent impact, Sag slid backward along the bridge's surface, plowing a furrow in the ground. Rubble flew everywhere, and he only managed to stop after sliding ten meters.
The instant he stopped, Sag sprang to his feet with a back handspring, gritting his teeth and shouting, "You bastard!"
But in an instant, his pupils constricted, looking at the imposing figure that was revealed as the smoke cleared.
His body was tall and sturdy, his chest broad. The muscles, which even a white suit couldn't conceal, were well-developed. A Marine cloak billowed behind him. One hand was in his pocket, and the other was clenched into a fist. He wore a dog-head hat on his head, obscuring the upper half of his face, but his grinning, menacing expression was visible.
Sag's body slightly crouched, and his eyes narrowed. "Garp..."
It wasn't surprise at seeing Garp; he had already known who it was when Renettia warned him.
What surprised him was this guy's aura, which was whole and without any weaknesses!
Sag was a master of assassination fist techniques, having studied the human body to its utmost limit. Although he didn't have the convenience of *Kenbunshoku Haki*, he could still observe a person's physique with his naked eye to tell if they were strong or not.
Judging by the exposed gray-white beard, this guy was indeed an old man.
But this old man, in his eyes...
was terrifyingly strong!
"Marine Hero, what are you doing in a backwater like the East Blue instead of staying in the New World?" Sag asked coldly.
"Do pirates interfere in Marine affairs? As for you, kid, you've done quite a few things, pwahahahaha! You can be considered to have eliminated a few scourges!" Garp laughed loudly.
"Garp-chūjō!"(Vice-Admiral)
A serious voice sounded from the other side of the bridge, and a man with a hat and a hawk-like nose appeared there, with a few sweat marks on his face. "You can't say things like that, chūjō..."
Sag glanced over, and his pupils constricted again.
This man also seemed to be strong. His sharp aura made his eyes hurt just by looking at him.
A swordsman, perhaps...
"Ah... forget about that stuff."
Garp scratched his head and clenched his fist, making cracking sounds. "Anyway, kid, if you keep doing this, the World Government will lose face. Just come with me obediently."
Sag flexed his limbs, exhaling. "I'm afraid not. I don't have any plans to become a prisoner for the time being. Besides, I'm quite satisfied with my subordinates here. I'm not willing to just leave like this."
It was the first time he had recruited subordinates so smoothly.
His current subordinates, none of them had been easy to get. He either had to invade a kingdom or defeat a captain.
Now he had found a suitable source of recruits, and it wouldn't even take much effort. He just had to break the bridge and take the people away. Such a convenient thing, he wouldn't encounter it again.
Running away and finding another opportunity wasn't out of the question...
But he could also run away *now*!
Garp, and that hawk-nosed man guarding the edge of the bridge, blocked the path between him and the ship. If he wanted to escape, he would definitely be blocked by these two working together.
The other party wouldn't let him leave so easily.
"Pwahahaha, catching you is enough for me. Don't worry, Bogard won't出手." (make a move.)
Garp noticed Sag's gaze and laughed. "I heard you took down Ennio. Let this old man test your mettle!"
*Whoosh!*
As soon as he finished speaking, his burly figure disappeared from the spot, making Sag's pupils shrink. His body twisted strangely.
*Bang!*
A huge fist struck Sag's chest, and the enormous impact came from his chest, directly sending him flying. As he flew, the burly figure quickly appeared above him, his fist smashing down.
Sag abruptly sank down, his body sticking to the ground. He clapped his hands on the ground behind him, kicked out a vacuum slash, and, as Garp's body descended, fiercely stabbed it into his abdomen.
Garp's fist smashed into the ground, creating a crater. At the same time as his fist landed, Sag, like a loach, braced himself on the ground with both hands, flipped over and dodged the fist, flipping to Garp's upper side, and his leg, like an axe being chopped down, slammed heavily onto Garp's head.
*Bang!*
This kick made Garp bend his legs, his upper body sinking. Sag took the opportunity to slide forward, his entire upper body sliding to Garp's upper back. His hands formed hand-knives, carrying a cold gleam in his eyes, and stabbed straight towards his temples.
Hokuto Gekizui Shi!
And Shigan!
This kind of strong physique, even hitting pressure points might not work. Although Sag's strength and destructive power were not small, he couldn't be careless when facing such a strong person. He had to use all kinds of methods.
*Pa...*
But just as his fingers were about to hit the temples, his legs seemed to be caught by something.
Garp grabbed Sag's sliding legs and grinned at him.
*Bang!!*
Sag quickly disappeared from behind Garp's upper back, being slammed heavily onto the ground by him, creating a human-shaped outline.
This violent blow made Sag's throat tighten, and blood involuntarily overflowed from the corner of his mouth.
*Whoosh!*
But before he could react, the huge fist struck again.
Sag gritted his teeth, clenched his fist, and fiercely punched against that fist.
*Boom!*
Fist against fist, Sag's body sank into the ground again, causing the surrounding gravel to momentarily stagnate in the air.
Sag quickly punched Garp's outstretched arm several times with his other hand. His body straightened, his legs wrapped around Garp's arm and head, and he flipped down forcefully, causing Garp to stagger.
He didn't fall completely, but that was normal. Although he didn't want to admit it, Sag and this old man... were not on the same level!
But taking advantage of this staggering moment, Sag quickly broke free from Garp's fist. His legs turned into afterimages, stepping on Garp's body, and his figure, using his body as a point, quickly disappeared, flashing behind Garp.
"Ora ora ora!"
Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken!
His hands turned into countless afterimages, quickly delivering a hundred strikes on Garp's back. When the strikes were finished, he flipped backward, pressed one hand on the ground, and kicked again at Garp's neck, knocking the staggering body down.
*Bang!*
His leg carried Garp's upper body to quickly hit the bridge's surface, smashing his head into the ground. Then Sag stepped on the air, creating a circle of smoke and air waves, jumped into the air, and landed on the distant ground.
"Phew..."
He exhaled a turbid breath, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at the man whose head had entered the ground, and said ferociously, "How is it, old man!"
*Ka...*
The surrounding gravel trembled slightly. Garp pulled his head out of the crater and sat cross-legged on the ground. The dog-head hat he was wearing had disappeared, revealing a head of gray-white hair and a scar on his left eye.
He raised his right hand and looked at it, laughing nonchalantly, "Pwahahaha, very good Rokushiki. Ennio wouldn't have taught you... Did you learn it during the battle? What a genius!"
*Chih!*
His right hand and chest suddenly burst with blood, and behind him, a large burst of blood splattered on the ground.
The moves had worked!
But...
Sag's eyes twitched, seeing Garp stand up without any delay, laughing, "And this strange martial art, it can actually cause internal damage. Pwahahaha! The kids nowadays are really scary!"
"Stop fucking joking!"
Sag looked ferocious. "You're not hurt at all!"
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