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"Hahaha, Buggy, the little devil, you're still too young."
After saying this, Garp withdrew his King's Haki and instantly disappeared from his spot.
"Love Fist."
Garp appeared directly in front of Buggy. He swung his massive fist and attacked Buggy.
Hearing Garp's laughter, Buggy sensed danger. When he disappeared, Buggy used his Observation Haki to check, but he couldn't catch Garp's figure. Garp appeared right in front of him.
Faced with Garp's punch, Buggy had no choice. He couldn't escape. The other party's martial arts were far superior to his. He immediately activated his Devil Fruit ability, turning his body into particles. A large void appeared in front of Garp's attack.
Seeing this change, a look of surprise flashed in Garp's eyes. Then, he laughed loudly again, "Buggy, the little devil, you think you can dodge my punch like that? You underestimate me."
Hearing Garp say this, Buggy realized something was wrong. Then, his open body was hit by Garp's punch. Buggy's body was blasted backwards.
Under the force of this punch, Buggy was knocked back hundreds of meters. His feet left two deep gouges in the ground, and a trace of blood appeared on his lips.
Garp's punch had caused some damage to Buggy. Buggy also knew that this punch was probably an advanced application of Haki.
Garp didn't press his advantage. Instead, he stood there, smiling, and said, "Buggy, the little devil, how was my Love Fist? Just surrender and come with me. It'll save you from people saying I'm bullying the weak. You didn't kill the Celestial Dragon. I'll plead for you. I'll try to get you to spend the rest of your life in Impel Down."
Hearing Garp say this, a wry smile appeared on Buggy's lips. Garp's idea was good. Spending the rest of his life in Impel Down was worse than dying here.
Wiping the blood from his lips, Buggy directly swung his Flame Sun and charged forward. He couldn't run from Garp. No tricks or schemes would work. The only way was to confront him head-on, stall for time, and wait for Rayleigh to come to his aid.
As he got closer, Buggy used all his moves, bombarding Garp, who was standing there.
Looking at the fiery sword energy and the hurricane of fiery sword energy, Garp's eyes didn't show any seriousness. Instead, they revealed excitement. He directly swung his fist and charged towards the attacks.
The two collided. A booming sound rang out. But soon, all of Buggy's attacks vanished. Garp, completely unharmed, continued to charge towards Buggy.
Seeing that Garp's clothes were completely undamaged after those attacks, Buggy's face became increasingly serious. He knew that if this continued, he would soon be defeated. He didn't expect the other party to be so strong. He was truly worthy of being a man who stood shoulder to shoulder with his captain.
Looking at Garp charging towards him, Buggy made up his mind. He decided to use that move, his strongest move that he had recently developed.
"Flame Dragon."
A giant, dragon-shaped flame, along with the Flame Sun, flew out of Buggy's palm. Buggy instantly disappeared. He turned into particles and covered the Flame Dragon. The particles that Buggy turned into formed black, granular scales on the front of the Flame Dragon.
This move was Buggy's strongest move, combining his swordsmanship, Haki, and Devil Fruit ability.
Faced with this sudden change, Garp didn't stop. He directly charged towards the Flame Dragon that Buggy had created.
As Garp's fist approached, the Flame Dragon seemed real. The black skin on the front of its head split open, as if the Flame Dragon had opened its mouth. Then, a pillar of flame erupted from its mouth and collided with Garp's fist. When the fist and the pillar of fire collided, there was no booming sound. Instead, it made a clanging sound, like metal hitting metal.
Under the impact of this move, Garp didn't feel the heat of the flames or the force of the collision. He felt a sharp sword cutting into his fist.
This attack was a complete victory for Garp. Under his fist, the pillar of fire directly shattered. A red light flew out and landed inside the Flame Dragon.
"Hahaha, interesting."
Garp's fist was about to directly attack the Flame Dragon's body, but the Flame Dragon didn't collide with him directly. Instead, it dodged his punch, as if it were human. It spat out another pillar of fire, and half of its body instantly disappeared and reappeared behind Garp. Then, this half of its body charged towards Garp's back.
Faced with this sudden two-pronged attack, Garp immediately sensed it. He instantly covered his entire body with Armament Haki, turning his body black. Then, he punched the pillar of fire first. Under his punch, the pillar of fire shattered. A sword was blasted from the pillar of fire towards the distance. Then, he was about to block the attack from behind, but the Flame Dragon was already in front of him. He couldn't retaliate. He instinctively made a defensive move. The two collided instantly. With a boom, flames erupted. The two figures were knocked back by the flames. A large crater formed in the ground from the impact.
"Hahaha, Buggy, the little devil, not bad. If it weren't for me, anyone else, even Sakazuki and Borsalino, would have suffered heavy losses from your move."
Garp was standing on the other side of the crater. Although he was standing and hadn't suffered any injuries, he looked very disheveled. His clothes were torn in many places. His face was black. There were even some minor scratches on the exposed parts of his body.
He was not mocking Buggy. He was genuinely praising him. Buggy's strength was indeed stronger than he had imagined. It was truly beyond his expectations.
Buggy, who was kneeling on one knee on the other side of the crater, heard Garp say this. He managed to stand up straight. He was badly injured from that move. His stamina was almost depleted. His weapon, Flame Sun, was nowhere to be found. He was barely able to stand now.
A wry smile appeared on Buggy's lips. He shook his head and said, "Still not as good as you, Garp, the old man. I didn't expect you to be so strong. You're truly worthy of being the man who was recognized by the captain."
Hearing Buggy say this, a look of hesitation flashed in Garp's eyes. Then, he looked at Buggy. His eyes became firm again. A look of regret appeared in his eyes once more.
"Buggy, the little devil, surrender. There's no need to fight anymore."
Seeing Buggy's unsteady state, Garp knew that the outcome was decided. There was no need to fight anymore. He didn't want to seriously injure his old friend.
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