Escape was impossible now. Sea demon Slada knew very well that his opponent could swim faster than he could through the ocean, so he had no chance of getting away.
The only option was to fight with everything he had!
His face was filled with resolute fighting spirit. He spared no strength in his body, all for the sake of killing Ares!
Ares also sensed the terror of the sea tide. The third wave was far more powerful than the first two, and it even gave him a faint sense of danger.
That sense of danger also inexplicably excited him.
"A battle without suspense is ultimately lacking in fun. Now, there's finally something interesting." The corners of Ares's mouth lifted as the blood boiling within him surged like a swollen river.
A sound like chains rang out. An utterly terrifying beastly aura erupted from his body, stirring the seawater like a raging gale and making Slada feel intensely oppressed.
Vast Armament Haki poured out of his body, forming a solid yet invisible defensive wall before him!
Boom!
The thunderous sound traveled into the distance across the seafloor. Countless fish, along with massive Sea Kings, wore terrified expressions and began fleeing as if migrating!
The outwardly released Armament Haki barrier blocked Sea Demon Slada's third wave.
Immediately afterward.
The fourth and fifth waves came one after another, giving Ares no chance to catch his breath.
Rumble!!
Rumble!!!
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After several waves, the Armament Haki barrier released before Ares shattered with a bang. Cracks spread across it like a pane of glass before it broke apart.
The shattered defense excited Sea Demon Slada. With a victorious grin, he laughed, "You can't block it anymore, can you? If you can't block it..."
"Then wait to be swallowed by the waves!!!"
Excited, he seemed