Chapter 68: Whitebeard’s Counterattack

After releasing the transformation, Carl clenched his fists and found that he did not enter a weakened state like those from the Mink Tribe after their transformations.

He wondered if it was related to the fatigue and pain caused by the bear popping up just now, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not because of this.

Transformation should be a rapid consumption of physical strength, and Kuma's Paw-Paw Fruit can only clear the negative state of the body. It is a subtraction. He cannot do additions such as replenishing physical strength.

Carl couldn't help but think of the words "Moon God Form" and "Royal Family" mentioned by Nekomamushi and Inuarashi before.

"Is the fur gene used by Darian special, or has this gene been upgraded in my body?"

Carl was more inclined to the first possibility, because Darian's pursuit of perfection had reached a pathological level, and given his status, it must not be difficult to obtain some genes of the ancient Mink Tribe.

Just as he was thinking about it, two figures flew through the air and landed on the deck. They were Garp and Zephyr.

Garp's expression looked very dissatisfied, and he shouted at Zephyr,

"Zephyr, why are you in such a hurry to come back? What a great opportunity this is! Can't you and I win against Whitebeard together?"

Zephyr shook his head and said,

"Have you forgotten that this is on the ocean?"

"I know, but neither you nor I are Devil Fruit users. Even if the ship breaks down, it should be Whitebeard who has a headache, right?"

"That's what I said, but didn't you notice? Whitebeard was obviously at a loss when fighting just now.

If he is pushed to the brink and desperately releases the power of the Gura Gura no Mi, it will trigger a terrifying tsunami! Are you sure you can capture Whitebeard in that kind of natural disaster? And what will the soldiers do?"

Zephyr became more and more excited as he spoke, and by the end, he was shouting. Garp listened blankly as Zephyr finished speaking, raised his hand to wipe the saliva that had sprayed on his face, and softened his tone, saying,

"Well, what you said makes sense. The power of the Gura Gura no Mi is indeed very difficult to handle on the sea..."

Zephyr snorted coldly and continued,

"As you know, we must be fully prepared to deal with pirates like Whitebeard. It is best to lure him to land. With our current situation, it is already very good to be able to push him to this point. Of course, this time is really thanks to Carl and the others."

Having said this, Zephyr turned to look at Carl, his eyes full of pride, and said,

"Especially Carl, you managed to injure Kozuki Oden, a significant combat force of the Whitebeard Pirates, to that extent. You are indeed the best student in this class!"

Although Carl was already considered the strongest student by everyone's default, Zephyr's words today made this title official.

Akainu nodded in agreement and looked at Carl with fiery eyes. He had already regarded Carl as his target to pursue in the future.

Borsalino came close to Carl and said in a low voice, somewhat obscenely,

"Carl, don't forget me when you become Admiral. If nothing else, just give me better treatment!"

Carl looked at Borsalino dumbfounded and said,

"Borsalino, you really have confidence in me. Have you even thought about this?"

"Hey! It's only a matter of time, don't worry, I will support you strongly when the time comes! Whoever dares to object, I will cut off their legs!"

Borsalino gestured seriously, but all his words were heard by Zephyr. Zephyr came over with a black face, kicked Borsalino on the butt, and said angrily,

"You've been thinking about all these messy things all day long, can you just focus on your training!?"

Borsalino rubbed his butt with an annoyed look on his face and ran behind Akainu.

Carl glanced at the direction of the Whitebeard Pirates and said,

"Teacher Zephyr, they have begun to retreat."

Zephyr nodded. Both sides had suffered heavy losses in this battle. More than half of the warships brought by Garp had been destroyed or severely damaged.

However, the losses on Whitebeard's side were more severe. In addition to the ordinary pirates, two important combat forces, Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, had died, and the main combat force, Oden, was severely injured.

Overall, the Navy was victorious this time, albeit a miserable victory.

Aboard the Moby Dick,

Oden had been carried into the treatment room. He had lost too much blood. If his body wasn't strong enough, he would be dead by now.

Inuarashi's half-divided body was still lying on the deck, looking extremely eye-catching.

The others also had injuries on their bodies, and their heads were hanging low. Many members who were close to Inuarashi had tears in their eyes, and the atmosphere on the ship was heavy.

One of Marco's shoulders was wrapped in a bandage. He raised his other arm and wiped the tears from his face. He asked someone to pick up Inuarashi's body and piece it together so that he could find a place to bury it when they landed.

During the whole process, Whitebeard remained silent until the blood on the deck was completely cleared, then he slowly raised his feet and walked towards the bow of the ship.

The people on the boat suddenly felt an extremely terrifying aura. Marco looked at Whitebeard's back blankly and murmured,

"Dad..."

Whitebeard walked to the bow and stood there, his eyes shining with the unique luster of Conqueror's Haki. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the several Navy warships that were gradually getting farther away from them.

"Marine, this isn't over yet..."

Bending over, bending his arms, and making fists.

When Whitebeard took this pose, all his sons suddenly looked excited.

"Dad!!"

Click!

Whitebeard charged up and punched the air in front of him. The crack created this time spread for hundreds of meters in an instant, and huge waves instantly rose on the sea.

Zephyr's expression changed and he cursed angrily,

"This is absolutely crazy! Aren't they afraid that this will affect themselves?!"

As he said, waves were rising near Whitebeard's fleet, but they were directly dispersed by Whitebeard's ability, and the impact was not significant.

Zephyr was so angry that he was gritting his teeth when he saw this scene. Facing the incoming waves, his arms were wrapped in dark armor, and he gritted his teeth and said,

"Fortunately, the distance is wide. A tsunami of this magnitude should be able to be dealt with by my Haki and Garp's..."

At this time, all the warships were already under the hundreds of meters high waves, and shadows shrouded everyone's face.

Zephyr and Garp looked at each other and were about to jump high into the air to block with their weapons.

However, a figure had jumped into the sky one step ahead of them. Zephyr was slightly startled. When he saw the person in the sky clearly, he said in shock,

"Carl!?"

Facing the huge waves coming from all directions, with everyone watching, Carl lowered his head and crossed his arms against his chest. A dark gravity compressed to the ultimate was condensing on his body...

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