At they approached the ship, Vista, the Flower Swordsman, immediately sensed that someone was lying in ambush!
"Momonga!?"
"You're here to ambush me?" Vista furrowed his brow.
'Why is he alone here?'
"Enough talk, take this!"
Vice Admiral Momonga wasn't here for a friendly chat. He drew his katana and charged straight at Vista.
Vista crew members, seeing the charging Vice Admiral Momonga, were ready to jump into action!
"Just protect the supplies!"
"I'll handle him!"
Vista waved his hand, signaling his crew to fall back as he prepared to face Vice Admiral Momonga alone.
Vista leaped high into the air, his twin swords slashing diagonally toward Vice Admiral Momonga. Momonga eyes narrowed as he assumed a defensive stance, his katana slicing toward Vista with force.
Clang! Their blades collided fiercely.
In an instant, the birds and beasts in the jungle on both sides of the path were startled, fleeing in panic from the two combatants.
The terrifying shockwave even caused the leaves on the trees to fall.
Within a few breaths, their blades had clashed dozens of times, and the sounds of their battle echoed throughout the jungle.
Meanwhile, the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates remained vigilant, keeping an eye on their surroundings.
After all, it was highly unlikely that only Vice Admiral Momonga would be here alone! Just then, rustling sounds began to emerge from the bushes.
Soon, dozens of Marine figures stood up.
"What?!"
"All of them are Vice Admirals!"
"And the man leading them... is that Garp!?"
The crew members broke into a cold sweat.
Just one Vice Admiral was enough to tie up their commander Vista, and now there were seven or eight more Vice Admirals, plus the Marine hero, Vice Admiral Garp! This was a fight they couldn't win! Vista, who was still in the midst of battle, also noticed the sudden turn of events.
"Take down these guys first!"
After giving orders to the Vice Admirals behind him, Garp strode straight toward Vista and Vice Admiral Momonga.
But Vista, who was already locked in a fierce battle, began to consider retreating. After all, the enemy's strength was overwhelming, and with Garp joining the fray, the situation quickly turned one-sided.
Vista could only barely manage to defend himself now!
"Vista, taste the iron fist of justice!"
Garp laughed heartily as he closed the distance to Vista, his massive fist swinging with tremendous force.
Vista pupils contracted as he crossed his swords to block.
But Garp strength was simply too terrifying!
Vista felt as if he had been struck by a battleship.
His body was sent flying.
Garp had calculated this punch perfectly, sending Vista directly toward the group of Whitebeard Pirates' crew members who were surrounded by the Vice Admirals.
Vista landed swiftly among his subordinates.
Regaining his footing, Vista frowned as he stared at Garp, who didn't press the advantage.
But there was no time to think too deeply about it now. In this situation, they were clearly outmatched!
"Gather together, we're retreating!" Vista made the decision without hesitation.
"But, Commander, our ship is still at the port!"
One of the fighters spoke with urgency.
"As long as we live, we can always get another ship!"
"Let's get out of here first!"
Flower Sword Vista didn't hesitate and immediately made a decision.
"But your backup teleportation talisman is still in the cabin!"
"Didn't Pryce give it to you just the other day?"
Another fighter reminded him.
"Damn it, I forgot about that!"
"But there's no time now, let's go!"
"I'll explain to pops and Pryce later!"
"I can't let you all get hurt!"
After weighing the pros and cons, Flower Sword Vista decisively pulled out an intermediate teleportation talisman from his pocket and began to activate it.
"Kizaru, move!"
Seeing Flower Sword Vista take out the talisman, Garp immediately roared.
"I'm here!"
From the nearby bushes, a flash of golden light appeared, and Kizaru voice rang out.
Flower Sword Vista heart skipped a beat, Kizaru had been lying in ambush!
At that moment, the intermediate teleportation talisman began to glow with a golden-purple light.
Flower Sword Vista watched as Kizaru charged straight toward him, but he was in the middle of activating the talisman and couldn't move.
Suddenly, one of the fighters lunged forward, rushing toward Kizaru.
"Come back!"
"Damn it!"
Vista eyes widened in anger as he shouted.
"Commander, you go first!"
The fighter left only these words.
Kizaru glanced at the fighter charging at him and flicked his left hand.
"Get out of here!" Kizaru frowned as he spoke.
Naturally, the fighter was no match for Kizaru and was sent flying, landing in the nearby jungle, his fate unknown.
However, the fighter action had slightly slowed Kizaru down.
Seizing the moment, Flower Sword Vista and the others were finally enveloped in the golden-purple light and vanished from the spot.
The next second, Kizaru appeared where Flower Sword Vista and his crew had just been.
But because that fighter had slowed him down just a bit, they had managed to escape!
Garp walked over, frowning.
"That teleportation talisman is incredibly fast!" Kizaru said awkwardly after failing to stop them.
"Ugh, I came up empty-handed this time. The Fleet Admiral is definitely going to scold me when I get back!"
"I just hope he doesn't dock my salary!" Kizaru then lamented.
"Don't worry about it."
"I know you did your best!"
"I'll explain it to Sengoku when I get back."
Garp patted Kizaru on the shoulder, as he could see that Kizaru hadn't held back. Instead, he had been slightly delayed by a 'suicidal attack' from one of Whitebeard's fighters.
Moreover, the teleportation talisman Flower Sword Vista had used seemed to be of a much higher grade than the one Whitebeard Newgate had used at Marineford.
This was something they hadn't anticipated!
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