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Chapter 277 Incredibly Powerful Observation Haki

"snort!"

Karp gave a soft snort, his gaze fixed intently on Kyle.

"You're getting a bit arrogant, kid!!"

"I'd like to see if your current strength matches your arrogant tone!!"

Before he finished speaking, Garp slightly bent his knees, and then the tree canopy beneath his feet suddenly exploded, scattering countless wood chips.

Garp's figure shot out like a cannonball, rushing towards Kyle at an extremely fast speed, and arriving in front of Kyle in the blink of an eye.

The iron fist, imbued with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, slammed down towards Kyle.

Knowing Kyle's strength, Garp had no intention of holding back from the start.

Since the goal is to test Kyle's true strength, going all out from the start is the best option.

However, Kyle's expression did not change at all when faced with Garp's fierce punch, and he did not even show any intention of dodging.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

This behavior made Garp frown.

Isn't Kyle a little too arrogant?

Kyle is a Logia-type, that's true, but his Iron Fist is never something you can easily dodge just by using elemental powers.

This has been proven in past encounters with other natural systems.

Previously, when he fought Kyle, Kyle didn't dare to easily transform into his elemental form to take his punches head-on. Now, with this performance, it seems he has improved a lot?

Garp wasn't sure, so he wanted to verify it himself!

The iron fist, imbued with immense power, tore through the surrounding air, even emitting a faint crackling sound, and arrived before Kyle in an instant.

Even so, Kyle remained motionless, and the faint smile on his lips remained unchanged.

boom--

Shila-

Garp's fist passed right through Kyle's body, and the point where Kyle was hit emitted purple lightning that surged around him.

Garp narrowed his eyes, then twisted his body sharply, abruptly turning his forward momentum around, and then slammed his leg towards Kyle's head.

However, the result was no different from before. The moment it touched Kyle's head, purple lightning once again burst forth.

"Um?!"

Garp let out a soft "Eh," a look of shock flashing in his eyes.

If Kyle dodged the first punch, it could be explained by the fact that his wind-up animation was a bit long, at least for a top-tier fighter like Kyle who is known for his speed.

But his next kick, coming from such close range, shouldn't have resulted in this situation!

At least Garp had absolute confidence that Kizaru would definitely not be able to dodge his attack using elemental transformation.

Garp stared intently at Kyle, a strange light flashing in his eyes, and murmured to himself.

"Looks like they really have gotten a lot stronger!!"

But Garp did not give up his attack. Instead, he swung his fist, which was the size of a sandbag, at Kyle again.

The situation was the same again, but this time Garp didn't stop at all, constantly swinging his fists and bombarding Kyle like a storm.

The ability to foresee the future using Observation Haki consumes a significant amount of Haki, and it's not so easy to predict attacks that occur at particularly high frequencies.

In other words, even if you can predict it, your body may not be able to react in time.

Karp refused to believe that Kyle could accurately predict the trajectory of his punches under such high intensity and density of attacks.

"drink!!"

With a soft shout, Garp's attack became even more ferocious, and the power contained in his fist grew stronger.

The surrounding void even trembled slightly. The aftershocks from each of Garp's punches continued to spread, and the dense jungle around them, which was originally so dense that there was nowhere to stand, had now become an incredibly flat 'ground'.

Everywhere, there were shredded plant remains, and terrifying aftershocks rippled outwards. Cracks appeared on the ground centered on the two people, spreading outwards in a spiderweb pattern. The cracks continued to grow larger in the process, gradually forming abysses.

Watching the battle from afar, Aokiji felt a cold sweat trickle down his forehead as he witnessed this scene, muttering to himself:

"Mr. Garp is still as fierce as ever, even in his old age!!"

Aokiji often didn't understand why Garp's strength had declined so little. Although he was slightly weaker than at his peak, the decline was not particularly significant overall.

But so far, he has only seen Garp like this. The other old-era powerhouses all experienced an incredibly exaggerated decline in strength as they aged.

The most obvious example is Zephyr.

Although Zephyr wasn't as strong as Garp in the past, he was still the youngest admiral of his era, and his strength shouldn't be underestimated.

But now, as he gets older, his strength has dropped to that of a general candidate, and even among general candidates, he is not considered a strong one. The decline is not ordinary.

Take Whitebeard for example. The difference between the imposing presence of Whitebeard in his youth and that of Whitebeard in his old age is extremely obvious. The same applies to other powerful figures from the old era.

Only Garp, that freak, is different.

Feeling Garp's powerful aura, even though Aokiji's current strength was not weak among admirals, he still had no confidence in defeating him.

There was still some distance between him and Garp.

But it is precisely because he knew this that Aokiji was even more horrified when he saw what was happening before him.

If there's only a distance between Garp and him, what about between him and Kyle?

Kapmi's impenetrable attack had lasted for several minutes. Although those few minutes may seem short, this was not a fight where you throw a punch and I throw a few words.

Instead, it was a full-force attack, so even after only a few minutes, Garp was already showing signs of slight shortness of breath.

This is extremely rare for a strongman like him, who is known throughout the world for his physique and domineering presence.

With each passing minute, Garp's horror grew.

It's been a few minutes, a full few minutes.

Neither of the scenarios he had anticipated—that Kyle would be unable to foresee the future due to excessive consumption of Haki, nor that he would make a mistake during a series of high-intensity attacks and his body would be unable to react—did occur.

The purple lightning in front of him kept exploding and then condensing, with Kyle's figure appearing and disappearing within it.

He knew that Kyle had stayed in the same spot the whole time and had never moved an inch.

But he just couldn't touch the other person.

Even though the other person was right in front of him, it was as if the two were in two different worlds. For the first time, Garp felt the 'absurdity' of this world.

He had never encountered this situation before when facing any formidable enemy.

After a while, Kyle's voice suddenly rang out:

"Old man Garp, you've been fighting for so long, isn't it my turn?!"

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