Early morning, on the Moby Dick.
"Dad, big news! Vice Admiral Garp and the Seven Warlords of the Sea Crocodile fought fiercely in Alabasta for half a day, but in the end, there was no winner. The reason for the fight between the two sides is unknown."
Whitebeard, with IV tubes inserted all over his body, was resting with his eyes closed on the deck when Marco suddenly ran over shouting and holding a newspaper.
Whitebeard opened his eyes casually, took the newspaper handed to him by Marco, and read the contents silently.
There was also a photo on the front page of the newspaper, which showed Karp, with his face covered in blood, confronting Luo Heng, who had a bruised face and nose, across the crowd.
"Kulalalala, this kid Crocodile was able to escape unscathed when facing Garp. It's really impressive." Whitebeard laughed loudly towards the sky.
But then his expression turned serious: "He challenged me that year, and after he failed, I caught him and used him as a hook."
"I guess he still holds a grudge against you. If you encounter him alone, you must be careful."
"Anyone who can confront Garp head-on must not be underestimated!"
Marco, however, shouted nonchalantly, "Dad, you're making a big deal out of nothing. These are just the Seven Warlords of the Sea. We are the Whitebeard Pirates."
"Garp is too old, and his strength is bound to decline seriously."
"There's a saying that goes 'Young and strong are better than the strong,' so it's normal that he can't defeat the young man."
"Idiot! Idiot!" Upon hearing this, Whitebeard was so angry that he immediately gave Marco a loving iron fist.
"That's the strongest navy man, Garp, the man who chased Roger to where he had nowhere to hide."
"He's about the same age as me. Don't you even think highly of my abilities?"
"You little brats have no idea how dazzling that man was in the Valley of Gods back then."
Whitebeard was scolding his not-so-bright son, but his thoughts had unconsciously drifted to decades ago.
That earth-shattering battle that even the gods trembled.
Marineford, Naval Headquarters.
In Marshal Zhan Guo's office, the three generals gathered together, a rare occasion.
The day before, Garp did not report the details of the capture of Luo Heng in Alabasta.
However, this morning's newspaper surprised Zhan Guo.
Could it be that Crocodile, a nobody whom he once looked down upon, really possessed an ability that even Garp was helpless against?
If that were the case, it would be too terrifying. This was a combat capability that was enough to influence the world situation, so he couldn't help but take it seriously.
After thinking it over, Zhan Guo couldn't help but call Garp.
"Hey, Garp, what happened with your fight with Crocodile yesterday? What's his true strength?"
Garp picked his nose with a relaxed look and said, "I just wanted to capture him alive, so I didn't use my full strength."
"You mean, you didn't try your best at that time?" Zhan Guo felt relieved when he heard him say that. It seemed that the actual situation was not as bad as he expected.
"If I had used all my strength, he would have been killed by me."
"They are just Seven Warlords of the Sea. Even if they are killed, it won't cause too bad an impact. You are still too merciful." Sengoku was obviously dissatisfied with the way Garp handled the matter.
"Killing the suspect before trial is not the justice I uphold, Sengoku," Garp replied in a deep voice.
"Sigh... well, now that things have come to this, the arrest of this person can only end here."
"However, Crocodile has been able to fight you for such a long time without being defeated. His strength is worthy of the Navy Headquarters' attention."
Zhan Guo knew Garp's bottom line, so he could only sigh helplessly and then hung up the phone.
"What do you think of Crocodile?" Sengoku asked the three generals sitting side by side on the sofa.
"A pirate who can fight with old man Garp is really scary. It's better to be careful with this kind of monster." Kizaru said slowly, pretending to be surprised.
"Krokdal is a capable and ambitious person. Keeping him around is always a hidden danger. It's best to nip him in the bud as soon as possible, before he's fully grown."
"I think that if necessary, we can send two admirals at the same time to recapture Crocodile, or even kill him on the spot." Akainu's face was full of viciousness. As for pirates, he always wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.
"A powerful Shichibukai is a great help in maintaining the stability of the Grand Line."
"With them, the Navy can project more power into the New World."
"However, we must not relax our precautions at all. The existing Shichibukai are cooperating with us quite well at the moment."
"My idea is to strengthen surveillance. If Crocodile really does anything dangerous, we will give him a thundering blow." Aokiji was as calm as ever, and there was not much to find fault with what he said.
As the next successor to the Navy Marshal that Sengoku has always favored, Aokiji's ideas coincided with his own, which made him very satisfied.
"Then let's do as Aokiji said and temporarily strengthen the surveillance of Alabasta." Sengoku said with finality.
Alabasta, in a luxuriously decorated bedroom.
Luo Heng slowly opened his eyes, feeling pain, weakness, and hunger filling his entire body.
My left arm felt a little numb, as if something was pressing on it.
Turning around, I saw a head full of sapphire blue hair, fast asleep on the edge of the bed.
It turned out to be Weiwei. Luo Heng was a little surprised.
I never thought that after I fainted, she was the one who took care of me.
He gently pulled his arm out, not waking the still sleeping girl.
Luo Heng sat up, holding his still aching head, and found that his whole body was wrapped in white bandages.
Thinking back to the fierce battle yesterday, Luo Heng still felt a little scared.
Even if having complete home-field advantage seemed opportunistic, being able to fight the navy hero to that extent was enough to make him feel satisfied.
However, even though his devil fruit has awakened its power, its survivability is good when facing a truly strong opponent, but its lack of lethality is very obvious.
Is this the extent to which my fruit can be developed?
Haki is still not strong enough. Facing a monster like Garp, the result of not knowing Ryuo and Haki is that you can only injure the opponent's skin even if you are exhausted to the point of vomiting blood.
After all, he is poor. If he had enough Baileys to upgrade these skills to the highest level, he would not be afraid of anyone even if he left the desert.
He can even learn other people's fruit abilities and fighting skills.
For example, Roger's God's Avoidance, Kaido's Thunder Bagua, and Big Mom's Weiguo.
Luo Heng really couldn't wait to see how exciting the expressions of these top masters would be when he used their famous skills.
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