Chapter 197: [197] : [BONUS] – Sengoku and Tsuru’s Pressure! Garp Steps In!

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VMM!

The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit condensed to its absolute limit, forming a transparent cloud of pure vibrational force around Whitebeard’s right fist.

Armament Haki coiled around it as well.

WHOOSH!

With a horrifying sound of tearing air, Whitebeard’s fist slammed ferociously towards Akainu—

“Ngh??”

Akainu’s face contorted as he barely turned his head, the fist wreathed in the transparent cloud already upon him.

Whitebeard’s sudden attack arrived—leaving Akainu with absolutely no time to react.

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!

Whitebeard’s right fist slammed heavily onto Akainu’s head. The terrifying vibrational force of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit activated.

The very atmosphere began to quake. Akainu’s head and body, before this immense vibrational force, were visibly distorted.

Blood sprayed from his mouth.

“MAGMA BRAT!” Whitebeard roared, his eyes filled with cold fury. The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit erupted completely at this moment!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

CRACK! CRACK!

Centered on Akainu, under the frightening vibrational force, the ground shattered like a spiderweb.

Countless Marine soldiers screamed, trying to keep their balance, but it was impossible before the earthquake caused by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. They could only scream as they fell into the widening abyss below!

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“THE WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN HAS MADE HIS MOVE!”

Horrified screams echoed across Marineford.

“Ugh!”

Akainu struggled to lift his head, his face now a mask of blood.

Taking a direct hit from the Tremor-Tremor Fruit at close range—even with his physique, it was incredibly damaging.

But Akainu knew this was no time to recuperate…

WHOOOOOOOOOSH!

Whitebeard’s colossal, six-meter-plus body leaped into the air—a terrifying tremor cloud once again enveloping his right foot, aiming to inflict another grievous blow on Akainu.

“Ngh!” Akainu clumsily rolled on the ground, scrambling backwards, barely evading the attack.

FWOOSH!

Whitebeard gave Akainu no respite. He swung Murakumogiri in a wide arc. The tremor cloud instantly coiled around it, and with a thunderous roar from Whitebeard, he slashed directly at Akainu!

“BASTARD!”

GURGLE! GURGLE! BOOM!

Veins throbbed on Akainu’s blood-streaked forehead. He too was now truly enraged. His right fist instantly elementized, the full volcanic eruptive force of the Magma-Magma Fruit pouring into it!

With a furious roar, Akainu’s magma fist began to unleash a barrage of attacks like a volcanic meteor shower.

A close-range, simplified Meteor Volcano.

“Hmph!” Whitebeard roared, Murakumogiri dancing in his hands, shattering all the incoming volcanic bombs!

VMM!

Whitebeard brought Murakumogiri horizontally behind him, unleashing the full power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

A massive tremor cloud compressed, coiling around the Supreme Grade Sword!

“HAAAAH!” Whitebeard slashed Murakumogiri through empty air!

BOOOOOOOOOM!

The massive tremor cloud coiling around Murakumogiri instantly detached from the blade, transforming into a vibrational shockwave that exploded through the air!

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

The very atmosphere above Marine HQ seemed to shatter like a mirror!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

An incomparably violent vibrational force exploded outwards!

BOOM! CRACK! CRACK! BANG!

The entire ground of Marineford Bay instantly began to shatter. The entirety of Marineford was rocked by a frightening earth-rumble. The ground tilted violently, the meticulously arranged Marine formations shattering in this moment.

Countless Marines shrieked in terror, trying desperately to hold onto the fracturing ground, but before this scary earthquake, human strength was insignificant. They could only scream as they plunged into the frightening abyss below!

BOOM!

CRACK! CRACK!

The horrifying earthquake continued to spread, as if the very mantle of the earth was being torn apart—Along the shattered ground, Marine HQ’s iconic main building also began to show terrifying fissures, even starting to collapse!

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“MARINE HQ IS COLLAPSING!” a Rear Admiral roared in terror.

“This is… the power of the World’s Strongest Man,” another Rear Admiral whispered, completely stunned. He was no weakling on these seas, but before this power, he was like an ant!

“WHITEBEARD!” Sengoku raged, watching Whitebeard wreak havoc, veins bulging on his forehead.

This horrifying disaster, capable of shattering the very land was something no amount of Haki could achieve. Only the Tremor-Tremor Fruit could do it. Given time, this man could completely reshape the terrain, literally wiping Marineford from the map.

Strategy and planning were just extensions of violence. Before this absolute violence of earthquakes, all strategy and planning were rendered moot.

Only violence could stop Whitebeard.

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“As expected of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit—” Rowen murmured, watching with awe as a single, full-power earthquake caused such a scary disaster.

’Aokiji’s Ice-Ice Fruit is the perfect counter.’

In the beginning, Whitebeard’s seaquake created a tsunami—if not for Aokiji’s Ice-Ice Fruit, that single attack would have inflicted heavy losses on the Marines and shattered their formation.

The Tremor-Tremor Fruit is a very alluring Devil Fruit ability…

Rowen sighed with some regret. Unfortunately, Whitebeard’s physical condition was declining.

As an Ultimate Human with an Awakened Human-Human Fruit, and with his Rumble-Rumble-enhanced Observation Haki—Whitebeard’s condition couldn’t be hidden from Rowen.

Whitebeard needed constant medical equipment just to maintain his vital signs. After removing it, his body rapidly deteriorated…

In the original story, when Squard ambushed him—Marco said it wasn’t because Whitebeard let his guard down, but because his body had deteriorated far worse than anyone expected.

In his normal state, even with his guard down, with his Haki and strength, he wouldn’t have been successfully ambushed.

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“Aokiji. Do you intend to stop me? YOU… a man filled with doubt?” Rowen’s voice suddenly echoed as he looked towards Aokiji.

“Arara… at a time like this, there’s no room for doubt,”

Aokiji replied, exhaling a plume of intensely cold freezing air. More than half his body transformed into ice, his eyes incredibly grim.

The pressure was frightening!

Back on Thunder-Ice Island, Aokiji had been confident he could defeat Rowen. But now… just standing there without moving, his Observation Haki was screaming at him nonstop.

He felt immense pressure from Rowen.

Aokiji knew… he was no longer Rowen’s match. But in the current situation, he had to step forward.

The moment Rowen appeared, the balance of power was shattered. And he hadn’t come alone; he even brought the Dark King Rayleigh to the battlefield.

Kizaru was completely neutralized—

—Straw Hat’s strength had also exceeded all expectations; in that Gear Fourth state, combined with his newly mastered Haōshoku Coating, he could also exert Admiral-level combat power.

Meaning, the pirate faction’s side suddenly had three more Admiral-level (or higher) combatants!

THIS WAS NO JOKE.

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“Gurarara! Ace’s little brother! Leave this to me! You keep moving forward!” Whitebeard roared.

After unleashing such a terrifying Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability, Whitebeard’s already deteriorating body worsened further.

But after taking a few deep breaths, the man still laughed with immense power.

“Hm?!” Luffy looked up.

The Marine soldiers who had been densely packed before the execution platform were now almost completely cleared out.

A massive vacuum had been created before him!

“Shishishi! Then I’ll leave it to you, Uncle!” Luffy grinned, activating Boundman’s elasticity and launching himself towards the execution platform—

—With Sengoku guarding the platform, the Door-Door Fruit couldn’t directly open a path to it. Sengoku’s Conqueror’s Haki could directly shatter the Air Doors.

Rowen wouldn’t waste stamina on such a futile attempt. Under these circumstances, to reach the execution platform, one had to break through from the front.

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“A fine young brat,” Whitebeard’s crescent mustache curled upwards.

“DON’T GET TOO COCKY, WHITEBEARD!” Accompanied by a furious roar, Akainu, his body wreathed in magma, charged towards Whitebeard.

“GURARARARA, Magma brat, can you protect Marineford?”

Seeing Akainu charge, Whitebeard laughed heartily. He gathered the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit into Murakumogiri and slashed towards Akainu!

Facing the Magma-Magma Fruit—Whitebeard, with his Supreme Grade Sword Murakumogiri, certainly wouldn’t choose to block with his own body.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Murakumogiri’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit power and Akainu’s Magma-Magma Fruit power instantly collided.

One, hailed as the strongest Paramecia, representing the disaster of earthquakes—The other, the strongest offensive Devil Fruit, representing the disaster of volcanic eruptions.

In this moment, two great disasters clashed.

VMM! BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The Tremor-Tremor Fruit and Magma-Magma Fruit’s powers formed transparent and crimson shockwave haze respectively, clashing violently in the atmosphere.

The two disaster abilities were evenly matched.

Though his body had deteriorated severely, without the grievous wound from the original story, Whitebeard, even without being able to simultaneously use Haōshoku Coating and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power, could still fight on even footing with Akainu in his prime.

Rowen’s eyes flashed.

Not being able to witness Whitebeard’s power at his absolute peak was a great pity.

If his Haōshoku Coating was also infused into the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power, even the strongest offensive Devil Fruit, Magma-Magma, would likely be overwhelmed.

As for verifying this? He’d just have to do it himself after he obtained that Devil Fruit.

Whitebeard’s resolve to die… even with the battle’s tide now turning—hadn’t changed in the slightest.

This was clearly captured by Rowen’s Haki and intellect.

This battlefield was the grave this man had chosen for himself.

Rowen’s gaze then shifted towards Luffy, flying towards the execution platform.

“ACE’S LITTLE BROTHER!”

“STRAW HAT!”

The numerous Whitebeard Pirate members, seeing Luffy approaching the execution platform, roared excitedly.

“GO! STRAW HAT!” Marco yelled.

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“GARP! HOW LONG WILL YOU HESITATE?? NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR HESITATION!” Sengoku roared towards Garp below the execution platform, spittle flying. Even Sengoku couldn’t remain calm in this situation.

Admiral-level combatant ratio: now 5 to 4!

Rayleigh was facing Kizaru, whose emotions were unstable due to Kuma!

Akainu was facing the aging Whitebeard, but because of Sky Sovereign Rowen, their original plans were useless.

For a short time, Akainu couldn’t break away from Whitebeard, who could even use the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power to disrupt their formations.

Aokiji was facing Sky Sovereign Rowen.

Though Aokiji was someone Sengoku highly valued, wanting to recommend him as the next Fleet Admiral, before Rowen, Aokiji was no match—

—How long he could even stall Rowen was a huge question…

And he, Sengoku, had to preside over the execution and prevent Rowen from opening an Air Door directly onto the platform, HE COULDN’T LEAVE!

Now Straw Hat was charging towards the platform… If Garp didn’t act, the tide of battle would truly turn against them.

A combatant of Garp’s caliber—HAD TO ACT!

“….” Garp bowed his head, gritting his teeth so hard his face contorted.

The Justice of the Navy, and Ace, whom he considered his true grandson, about to be executed—were like steel knives twisting in his heart.

“Garp. We cannot lose… If you don’t act, then I will have to risk my life—” Tsuru, who had been calm throughout the original story, now spoke up.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Haōshoku Coating—ERUPTED!

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