Chapter 175: The Capture of Hina (5)
"Damn, what did this guy eat to grow up? So tough," Deidara stood on the bird's back. "It looks like C1 and C2 explosions don't do anything to him. Hmm."
"Hey, don't use C3 or C4, you're going to blow up our own team!" Eric quickly stopped Deidara's actions.
"So, what should I do?" Deidara's hands moved quickly, and two tongues were wiggling in the center of his palms.
"You'll use the induced bomb next, create an opportunity for us to attack."
"Got it~"
"Remember, don't kill the old man!"
"Fighting without death isn't a real battle." Esdeath complained slightly.
" Hina, use the Shusui for this fight." Eric ignored Esdeath's complaints and threw the Shusui to Hina.
"Hahaha, you want to kill me? You're too arrogant!" Garp 's feet hit the ground, shaking it as the earth cracked.
"I am very respectful of the elderly!" Eric's right arm turned into flowing electric charges.
"Divine Judgment!"
"Don't get too arrogant just because you ate a Logia fruit. Your battle experience is still too immature!"
"What?!"
With the help of his Haki, Garp broke through the blue lightning pillars, and his fist, almost the size of Eric's head, slammed into Eric's face.
Eric spun and flew backward.
"Eric!" Kurumi immediately became furious, roaring, "Zafkiel !"
"Zain!"
"Is this the ability to stop Akainu's body?" Garp 's speed was so fast that he left an afterimage.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
The first two bullets missed Garp , but the ones that hit the surrounding area caused falling garbage to freeze mid-air.
"Looks like he really can freeze time." Garp quickly analyzed the situation he saw.
After two missed shots, Kurumi was quickly pulled into close proximity by Garp .
"Aleph!" Kurumi fired a quick shot at herself with her small handgun.
"Huh?!" Kurumi's figure disappeared from Garp 's sight.
"Can you speed up time as well?!" Despite Garp 's usual casual demeanor, he was actually highly intelligent. Even Sengoku, the admiral known for his wisdom, frequently discussed various matters with him.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The continuous bullets fired by Kurumi were all shot down by Garp .
Hina, taking advantage of the distraction, attacked from behind Garp .
"!" Hina's stealth ability proved effective, but after being detected by Garp 's Haki, she couldn't dodge in time and struck him with a knife in the back.
"Vice Admiral Garp !" Seeing Garp injured, Hina couldn't help but shout.
"Good shooting, little lady." Garp didn't seem to be hurt at all. "You too, you picked your timing very well."
Hina, despite having some respect for Garp 's prowess, didn't loosen her grip on the knife.
"Your ability... I've never heard of it before. No wonder the government wants you alive..."
Suddenly, several red spears fell from the sky, interrupting Garp 's speech.
"Scáthach , here to join the battle. I'll enjoy this fight with you, old man."
"'Magic Spear,' the technique that pins Akainu in the air and incapacitates him?" Garp 's expression finally turned serious. Even though he didn't belong to a particular faction within the Navy, he still recognized Akainu's martial prowess.
Being able to render Akainu, a man known for his extreme brutality, incapable of moving with this spear technique... Garp was genuinely curious.
Surrounded by Eric and his team, Garp wasn't worried at all. Instead, he smiled, his fighting spirit rising. His skin flushed from the increase in blood flow due to the excitement.
The current lineup not only had Kurumi, Chiron, and Deidara, but each member's individual strength had slightly increased.
"Vice Admiral Garp !" Hina, seeing Garp surrounded, rushed forward to help, but was stopped by Perona emerging from underground.
"Hoo la hoo la hoo, I can't let you through."
"Don't underestimate the Navy, little girl!" Hina reached out with both hands. "Anything I pass through will be locked!"
Hina passed through Perona's spiritual body.
Hina looked at her hands in confusion: "?"
"Hoo la hoo la hoo, can't touch me, can you?" Perona happily floated in front of Hina. "But I can touch you, Mini Ghost—Ghost Bomb!"
A few tiny ghost bombs exploded one by one, forcing Hina back step by step.
"Damn!" Hina thought to herself, "I can't even deal with one of Eric's crew members, and here I am, trying to capture Eric?"
"Ah, you're really going hard, old man Garp ." After lying for a while among the trash, Eric finally woke up, rubbing his swollen right cheek and stumbling toward the battlefield.
"Plop..."
"Hahaha..."
Seeing Eric's condition, a few of his companions couldn't help but chuckle.
His swollen cheek was as large as a bun, causing his right eye to be squeezed shut.
"Dalet!"
Kurumi's "Zain" symbol created a shadow at the barrel of the gun, and Kurumi fired at Eric. The swelling on Eric's face quickly faded, and the dirt on his clothes vanished.
'Including the ability to recover? No, it's a reversal of time.' Garp observed everything, 'It's like that punch never happened.'
"Heh, Eric's Pirate Crew, you have quite the luxurious setup. If you keep growing like this, I wonder what kind of powerful pirate crew you will become in the future. Looks like I can't let you escape from my hands today!"
Garp had an accurate grasp of the world's trends. He clearly realized the immense potential of this pirate crew and understood that their future would have a significant impact. Now, it was his job to nip this powerful potential in the bud.
Garp still had something unsaid in his heart: 'This is just like the Rocks Pirates back in the day, but with all of them younger and more united.'
At that moment, Garp finally stopped his casual attitude, and his expression became determined. He was now ready to fully confront Eric and his crew.
"!" Eric was startled when he looked beside him. Scáthach , who usually wore a cold and indifferent expression, was now smiling, her smile indicating a strategic victory.
Originally, Garp wouldn't go all out to capture them, but now Scáthach 's foresight had forced him to.
Eric mentally screamed, 'These women who love to challenge strong opponents, can't they just leave me alone and stop adding more drama?!'
Now, with the situation as it was, Garp wouldn't let them leave easily, and Eric could only prepare for a full-out fight!
"Kurumi, Chiron, and Deidara, support us from the rear. Esdeath, Scáthach , and Akame, come with me!" Eric led the charge toward Garp .
"Prepare yourselves, little ones!" Garp 's fists, wrapped in intense Haki, came crashing toward them.
The fierce battle lasted for half a day, creating such loud noises and vibrations that the people in the capital of Goa mistook it for an earthquake.
In the end, Eric threw a smoke bomb, and everyone retreated back to the Unafraid ship to conclude the battle.
[Completed monthly task 10: Navy-Pirate CP Combination]
[Mission Reward: Combat Draw, earned the title "Hina's Stalker" / 5 Bond Points]
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