Pirates: Building a Pirate Family

However, Whitebeard did not respond to Akainu's taunts.

Despite suffering such heavy damage, he endured the pain, gripped his massive long blade, and swung it down on Akainu with the force of a thunderbolt.

As the blade flashed, an unparalleled, fierce aura swept over, sending chills down one's spine.

Seeing this, Akainu's expression changed slightly, and he dared not be negligent, quickly dodging Whitebeard's powerful blow.

Taking advantage of this gap.

And at this moment.

"Men, from now on, give all-out cover to Straw Hat Luffy!"

Whitebeard commanded, blood at the corner of his mouth.

Luffy sprinted along the path that had just been opened.

Garp took it all in, his eyes tightly closed, the muscles in his face twitching slightly, as if he was trying to suppress some surging emotion within.

After a moment, Garp suddenly opened his eyes, a resolute look flashing in them.

The next second, Garp leaped and landed firmly in front of the passage, blocking Luffy's path.

Seeing his way blocked, Luffy was anxious and shouted loudly, "Grandpa, get out of the way!"

Garp stared quietly at Luffy in front of him and said slowly, "Boy, how can I easily step aside? I am a vice admiral of the Marine Headquarters, and I have been involved in the long struggle against pirates since before you were born. If you want to pass here today, you'll have to step over my corpse! Straw Hat Luffy! That is the path you have chosen."

"Grandpa!"

Ace looked at Garp and called out in a trembling voice.

Luffy, on the other hand, stared at his grandfather with wide eyes, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Luffy, if you can't do it, Ace will die!"

Garp roared hoarsely, his face distorted with anxiety and anger.

"No! Absolutely not!"

Luffy shouted as he ran forward frantically.

Tears streamed down his cheeks, dripping onto the ground beneath his feet.

"Unpleasant things always happen, boy! I will not show mercy to you today, from now on, Luffy, I will treat you as an enemy!"

Garp said through gritted teeth.

Before he finished speaking, he raised his huge fist high, the veins on his arm bulging, as if containing endless power.

Seeing this, Luffy refused to be outdone, immediately stopped, bent his legs slightly, leaned forward, and assumed an attacking stance.

He clenched his fist tightly, secretly gathering strength, ready to meet Garp's thunderous blow.

For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely tense, and everyone on the field held their breath, watching the grandfather and grandson intently.

Garp gazed at Luffy's incredibly firm gaze, and his heart trembled.

In a daze, his thoughts drifted back to the days when Luffy and Ace were children. At that time, they were innocent, carefree, and playing around him all day long...

Thinking of this, Garp's eyes gradually became moist, but he quickly regained his senses, took a deep breath, and clenched his fist again.

At this moment, Luffy suddenly shouted, leaped up, and charged towards Garp like a cannonball.

At the same time, he swung his full-force punch, whistling through the air, straight at Garp.

In the blink of an eye, with a loud "bang", Luffy's fist hit Garp's face solidly.

The huge impact instantly sent Garp flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

In mid-air, Garp slowly opened his eyes, his gaze meeting Luffy's, who was rushing towards the execution platform above.

Seeing Luffy's incredibly firm and resolute appearance, Garp slowly closed his eyes, as if he couldn't bear to watch what was about to happen.

Warring States, with a terribly gloomy expression, frowned and said in a heavy tone, "You are still their grandfather after all, Garp!"

At the same time, Luffy sped towards the execution platform like an arrow from a bow.

Along the way, he broke through many obstacles, with only one belief in his heart—to rescue Ace.

"Oh, has this guy finally reached the execution platform?"

Kizaru, who was intensely fighting with Tesla, glanced at the execution platform, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a playful smile.

Hearing Kizaru's words, Tesla subconsciously followed his gaze.

When he saw Luffy rushing towards the execution platform, he couldn't help but murmur, "Dragon's son, Garp's grandson... this family is really unique! The grandfather is a vice admiral of the Marine, the father is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and he himself has become a pirate. They can be seen in the three most powerful forces at sea, no wonder they are the D clan!"

Tesla's mind suddenly flashed back to the scene when his father talked about the Supernovas this year.

Whenever Luffy was mentioned, his father would pause unconsciously, and the expression on his face would become particularly serious.

Because of this, Tesla became very interested in Luffy, who was about to ascend the execution platform.

So, he temporarily stopped his attack and looked at the execution platform, wanting to witness whether Luffy could successfully rescue Ace.

Akainu watched Garp being knocked away, and in that instant, his face became extremely gloomy, as if water could drip from it.

He stepped on Whitebeard's Murakumogiri with one foot as if it were a mountain, his eyes as cold as ice, and his face so gloomy that it made people shudder.

"Damn it, making the Navy lose face like this!"

Akainu cursed inwardly.

At the same time, although blood was flowing from the corner of Whitebeard's mouth, he still turned his head to look at the execution platform without showing any weakness.

Surprisingly, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a hint of contempt and mockery.

"Hmph, this is the brute you look down on!"

Whitebeard said coldly.

However, facing Whitebeard's provocation, Akainu just sneered, "Just a brute, how can he unlock the shackles on Fire Fist Ace?"

Hearing this, a flash of anger flashed in Whitebeard's eyes, he suddenly pulled hard, snatched Murakumogiri from under Akainu's feet, and swung it up, drawing a semi-circular arc in the air.

Accompanied by his roar: "You talkative brat!"

The sharp blade, wrapped in a fierce aura, slashed straight towards Akainu.