Chapter 49: I Saw It!
"Pwahahaha, I'm much older than you, Sag, you little brat. Don't be lacking in stamina at such a young age. Can't you reproduce the force of that punch?"
Garp laughed loudly.
His words made Sag's face darken even more.
He was now in his normal form, not because he was exhausted, but after using the 'Hokuto Haten Kai Ken', he was indeed lacking in stamina.
The Rokushiki Ōgi: Rokuōgan - Tenha Kassatsu used earlier also consumed a lot of power, and the remaining power was all poured into the Haten Kai Ken. His physical strength was rapidly depleted, and naturally, he couldn't maintain the posture of the Turning Dragon Breathing Technique.
He didn't know what Garp meant by 'King's Fist', but hearing him say it required charging, he understood roughly what it was, basically a technique to use all of one's strength.
Sag's punch was truly a trump card. Up until now, he had only used this punch once when he fell into the ocean and encountered a Sea King. The punch had blasted a large hole in the Sea King.
He hadn't fought against strong people of Garp's level, but he dared to assert that even if Ennio was in his prime, he would have been seriously injured if not killed by this punch.
However, this punch only caused Garp a little injury.
Was this the power of a famous strongman on the sea...?
He couldn't use the second punch in a short time.
Even Sag himself didn't like moves like 'Hokuto Haten Kai Ken'. This kind of all-out technique, which disregarded everything else, was completely incompatible with his planning personality.
To put it nicely, it was called going forward without looking back. To put it bluntly, it was waiting to die after the attack.
But if he hadn't attacked just now, he might have fainted at that time.
This level of powerhouse, seemingly without any skill, just swinging fists, but his physique was incredibly strong. He also had Haki that could attack and defend. It was much better to go all out than to play around with fancy moves.
Especially since, while going all out, he could also have the effect of fancy moves...
"Sag, kid, I heard you took down Ennio. That idiot was our vice admiral before. What was the situation in Oykot when you defeated him?" Garp suddenly asked.
"If you want to know, investigate it yourself!" Sag replied, while adjusting his breathing, exhaling a long breath. He took a stance, but his eyes were subtly looking around.
Fighting was definitely out of the question. The gap between him and this guy was too big. He hadn't intended to fight in the first place, he just came to recruit crew members.
As for escaping, he couldn't escape just now, but now...
He looked outside the bridge. After the battle, this section of the bridge was already full of potholes and cracks, and the bridge had lowered somewhat, on the verge of collapse.
And on the sea outside the bridge, the Black Ship was circling with the dog-head warship.
They had few crew members and couldn't fully operate the ship, but Renettia was on board. Her Dynamic ability could directly increase the ship's power. The large warship couldn't catch up.
"Geppo!"
Sag stepped on the air and rose rapidly. After rising into the air, he kicked his feet, creating afterimages.
"Rankyaku: Randokaku!" (Storm Leg: Multiple-Cut Splitting)
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh!*
Dense, huge slashes were launched from his legs, directly towards the bridge.
"I can't cause destruction!"
Garp laughed, and with just one punch, he sent out an impact from his fist, shattering all those Rankyaku slashes.
Bogard also drew the sword from his waist. With a single slash, he cut apart the incoming Rankyaku, and his slash flew up into the sky, flying far away.
A swordsman's slash was of course stronger than that of someone using legs.
"Do you want to smash the bridge and escape?" Bogard said coldly.
Sag, who was jumping in the air, smiled faintly and said softly, "The bridge... doesn't need me to smash it."
*Boom!!*
A row of cannonballs suddenly bombarded the side of the bridge, causing a tremor. This sudden shelling also made Garp and Bogard, who was watching, turn their heads.
The Black Ship had turned around at some point, heading straight towards them. Its main cannon was raised high, and smoke could be seen faintly from the muzzle.
And the pursuing dog-head warship had one of its masts cut off at some point.
"The Rankyaku from earlier!" Bogard exclaimed in shock.
*Buzz!*
Sag didn't speak, but continued to kick out huge Rankyaku slashes, continuously slashing towards the bridge.
The Rankyaku just now was just to attract the attention of the two of them, to prevent them from noticing the few that flew outwards.
The Black Ship's speed was already fast, but it was forced to avoid the pursuit of the warship and couldn't aim. But now Sag used Rankyaku to cut off one of the masts, which was also a signal.
The people on the ship knew what he was going to do, obviously he wanted to collapse the bridge. Even if Renettia was a little kid and didn't understand, Lily definitely knew what to do.
Cutting off the mast was also the time for the Black Ship to show its full potential.
First, let the bridge collapse, causing chaos. The other side didn't have a ship, and it was impossible to chase them.
Geppo chase?
He was the highest in terms of physical skills. The difference in strength was far, but in terms of application, this old guy couldn't compare to him.
Even he could only maintain hovering in the air with Geppo for a day, and he couldn't be interrupted in the middle. And in terms of speed, Geppo was very fast in local movement, but it was impossible to catch up with the ship's speed.
Especially the speed of the Black Ship, it was very fast when sailing at full speed. Combined with cannon fire, it was impossible for anyone to catch up.
Now, on the one hand, there were Rankyaku, on the other hand, there was intense shelling. He would always hit something. As long as the bridge broke...
The people in this vicinity could also be considered successfully recruited.
It didn't matter if he couldn't beat Garp, he couldn't escape, could he? The chaos caused by the collapse of the bridge would also make the Marines a mess.
A pirate, and the riots of the entire Bridge-Top Kingdom, they would definitely choose the latter!
"The kids nowadays are also very clever!"
*Boom!*
With the sound, the falling Rankyaku slashes were directly blasted into a vacuum. Garp stepped straight up, raised one fist, and attacked Sag directly.
"If the bridge collapses, I'll be scolded, you little brat!"
He stepped to the position level with Sag, and punched down fiercely. With this kind of punch, in the air, according to the past, Sag couldn't dodge, and could only take a punch.
But just as Garp swung his fist, Sag stepped. And then the fist fell, barely touching his body, dodging this attack.
Garp showed a surprised expression, "Oh?"
Sag widened his eyes and stared at Garp. A red light flashed in his pupils...
He saw it!
He clearly saw the trajectory of Garp's attack. When he raised his hand, his own heart and perception had a premonition of the direction of the fist, and thus he dodged.
This feeling...
*Bang!*
Just as Sag was about to feel it carefully, another fist quickly struck, punching him down, and blasting him onto the ground.
"Pwahahaha, you little brat!"
Garp laughed in the air for a while, grinned and swooped down quickly, his fist clenched, and he said, "I won't let you continue!"
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