Under the monster lantern fish's attack, the seawater transformed into a massive water dragon, surging forward like a flood bursting through a breached dam and carrying overwhelming destructive force!
Water looked incredibly soft and weak, but it was just as deadly—indeed, even more terrifying than some hard weapons.
If he were struck by the several-meter-thick current, Kaido knew that even with his body's powerful defenses, he would definitely suffer severe injuries. He immediately tensed his muscles and erupted with strength.
He threw a punch!
But...
He encountered the same situation Ares had faced a year ago. In seawater, the water's resistance weakened a person's punch.
That was the very definition of overcoming hardness with softness!
"Damn it!!"
"I'm not at all familiar with fighting underwater!"
Kaido's heart sank. He had used every ounce of strength in that punch, but by the time it left his fist, only sixty or seventy percent of its power remained.
It happened in the blink of an eye!
In an instant, the massive, water-dragon-like current collided with Kaido's fist, which was several times larger than a sandbag.
The moment they made contact, Kaido's expression changed drastically. The seawater was not as fragile as he had imagined. Instead, it possessed immense, inexhaustible power.
The tremendous impact brought intense pain. Waves of enormous force battered his fist and even his entire body.
"Thieves who steal treasures—go die with the treasure!!" the monster fishman roared, seemingly filled with boundless fury. Clutching his trident, he had already charged in front of Kaido.
He aimed the sharp, keen trident at Kaido's chest, just like a farmer raising a pitchfork toward a melon field's marmot!
He was preparing to deliver a fatal blow!
A look of fear appeared on Kaido's face. He desperately held his breath, and at the instant the