Chapter 126.2: One Punch K.O. Garp! The Pluton Activates!

"You ran slower than Roger, you know!"

"And for what you did to Luffy—I'll make you pay!"

"That little bastard keeps yelling about becoming a pirate every day!"

"It's driving me insane!"

A warship was approaching the shore, and standing tall on its deck was a towering, imposing figure.

Wearing his signature dog-head cap, Garp stared daggers at Shanks, his eyes practically blazing with fury.

Shanks' expression stiffened. Before coming here, he had already shaken off this old man, yet somehow, Garp had persistently caught up to him again.

"The Navy's Hero, Garp… Fighting him seems like the perfect farewell ceremony," Chu Yang laughed as he stepped forward. His figure blurred, and in an instant, he appeared a thousand meters away on the warship's deck.

Garp's vision flickered, and suddenly, a stranger stood before him—a young man he didn't recognize.

"Kid, who are you?"

"You look… somewhat familiar…"

Garp squinted his eyes, his fists—larger than sandbags—hovering before Chu Yang, ready to strike at a moment's notice.

A navy soldier hurriedly approached Garp and whispered something in his ear.

Garp's expression shifted to one of sudden realization.

"So, you're the one who beat up Borsalino?! And you were the one who repeatedly thwarted the Navy's offensives against the Revolutionary Army?!"

"Kaido, Charlotte Linlin—those guys all fell at your hands too?"

"Tsk, tsk… Should I say I've gotten old, or are the younger generations just too monstrous these days?"

As if recalling something amusing, Garp clutched his stomach and burst into hearty laughter. "I have to say, putting a bounty on the Celestial Dragons—that was a nice touch. It's been ages since I last saw those pompous bastards get humbled. That kept me entertained for quite a while!"

"Even thinking about it now… Hahaha!!"

Chu Yang watched him with interest.

Even though they stood on opposing sides, he couldn't bring himself to dislike Garp.

Seeing Garp laugh so carelessly, the navy soldiers beside him couldn't help but remind him, "Mr. Garp, now isn't the time to laugh! This guy is an extremely dangerous criminal!"

Garp finally stopped laughing, scratching his head awkwardly before coughing a few times, regaining his serious demeanor.

"Even if what you've done is amusing, the result is that pirates have grown more rampant, harming many innocent civilians. No matter what, this farce needs to end," Garp clenched his fists and said solemnly.

Chu Yang nodded. "You're right. It does need to end."

Garp was momentarily stunned. He had only spoken offhandedly, never expecting the pirate before him to actually agree.

"At least you know when to quit. If you surrender now, I'll go easy on you."

"That… I can't agree to."

A fist wrapped in Conqueror's Haki smashed into Garp's face, sending him flying from the bow to the stern, even breaking the ship's mast along the way.

"Your fists are pretty tough, huh?"

Garp stood up from the wreckage, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Not bad. Just a little tougher than yours, that's all."

Fighting Garp, Chu Yang saw no reason to hold back. After sending him flying, he immediately began stacking buffs on himself.

The dazzling effects of his enhancements left even the battle-hardened Garp momentarily stunned.

Decades of battle experience, yet this was the first time he had encountered such an opponent.

"What kind of Devil Fruit ability is this?"

Garp was genuinely envious. Compared to his simple iron fists, this flashy power display seemed far more impressive.

"Ever heard of Buff Stacking Style?"

Chu Yang grinned, clenched his fists, and charged forward.

Fighting someone like Garp—purely hand-to-hand—was his favorite kind of battle.

Straightforward. No tricks. Just fists clashing head-on.

The enemies he hated most were the ones who wielded conceptual powers, like sorcerers or death gods—those who could manipulate rules. Killing them was always a hassle, and there was always a risk of them bypassing his defenses.

After all, the buffs he painstakingly stacked couldn't be as fragile as a mere membrane.

As the peak master of Haki, Garp didn't take Chu Yang's Conqueror's Haki-infused attacks seriously. Seeing Chu Yang charge at him with a fist coated in Conqueror's Haki, Garp opted to counter with Armament Haki instead.

He could afford to underestimate Chu Yang's Haki.

But he shouldn't have underestimated Chu Yang's stacked buffs.

Conqueror's Haki infusion versus Armament Haki infusion.

The result?

Garp, having let his guard down, was sent flying a second time—this time, straight through the warship and into the ocean.

The navy soldiers aboard the dog-headed warship fell silent. Even the nearby fleet, engaged in battle with the Revolutionary Army, ceased fire.

"The great Navy hero, Garp… got sent flying twice?"

Navy officers, CP0 agents, all of them were left dumbfounded.

Dragon watched as his own father got pummeled. And the worst part? The one doing the pummeling was on his side. His expression was indescribable.

"So… this guy was holding back when he fought me?!"

Shanks couldn't accept what he was seeing. He kept convincing himself this was just a dream.

"Those two punches crushed the Navy's morale. Now's our chance—let's get Pluton and break through their defenses!"

Tiger immediately led the Sun Pirates away from the coast.

Chu Yang leaped off the warship and walked across the water's surface, reaching the spot where Garp had fallen. He waited quietly.

Suddenly, the sea began to churn. Waves surged, crashing against the coastal rocks.

With a massive burst of force, Garp shot out of the ocean, sending a shockwave rippling across the water.

"Looks like I really am getting old… I keep underestimating people over and over again. Kid, this time… I won't be holding back."

His entire body radiated Conqueror's Haki, and like a meteor, he plummeted from the sky, aiming directly for Chu Yang.

"That's fine, old man. I won't be holding back either."

Chu Yang stomped on the water's surface and launched himself upward. His right fist, wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, smashed into Garp's descending form.

The moment they clashed—

The sky and earth trembled.

Night turned to day.

The impact of Conqueror's Haki shattered the heavens, illuminating the entire sea.

When the light faded—

Only Chu Yang remained standing in the sky.

His entire body was enveloped in black lightning.

Garp, like a falling star, plummeted into the sea, his body covered in blood, his consciousness hanging by a thread.

"How… can someone be this strong…?"

His vision blurred as he gazed up at Chu Yang, who loomed above him like a god.

Chu Yang had gone all out with his fully stacked buffs.

That Garp hadn't died from the punch was a testament to his durability, unmatched in the pirate world.

With that one strike, Garp's body was completely shattered—inside and out. Even with his monstrous resilience, it would take at least ten days to recover.

If Chu Yang hadn't gone all-out, Garp would have kept fighting indefinitely.

Now, Garp drifted lifelessly on the water, like a corpse.

Chu Yang scooped him up and tossed him back onto the dog-headed warship.

The navy soldiers were ashen-faced.

Their faith—shattered before their eyes.

Total despair.

The naval fleet battling the Revolutionary Army had also ceased fire, completely abandoning resistance.

Countless warships had turned into burning wreckage, lying solemnly on the sea's surface as they slowly sank.

During this time, Dragon slew the CP0 member assigned to monitor him.

"It's time to go," Dragon said to Ivankov.

"Aren't you going to take a look at your father?" Ivankov teased.

Dragon's steps faltered. He turned to look in Garp's direction, falling silent for a moment before surprisingly ordering the ship to sail toward him.

At that moment, the atmosphere aboard the Dog-Head Warship was tense. Even Garp's adjutant, Bogard, struggled to calm the restless marines.

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