When the Marines saw Ares's wanted poster, the expressions of the many powerful figures among them turned solemn.
Especially Black-Armed Zephyr and Garp, who had both fought Ares before.
Kong took it very seriously as well. In a deep voice, he said, "Ares is another monster after Rocks, one powerful enough to make the entire sea fear him."
He swept his gaze around and noticed that some Marine officers looked unconcerned. He immediately shouted:
"Some of you must think the old man is exaggerating, but I'm telling you now: Ares is in no way inferior to Whitebeard or the Golden Lion. In fact, he's even more difficult to capture than either of them!"
"Even our strongest combat force couldn't defeat him."
At that, Garp looked up at the ceiling, while Black-Armed Zephyr turned his head aside, as if both of them were pretending not to have heard those words.
The other Marine officers' expressions changed one after another when they heard this news.
They all knew exactly how powerful the Marines' strongest combat force was. After all, these Marine officers had lived in the same era and understood what that title represented.
Seeing that everyone had put away their contempt, Kong continued, "This Ares joined the Rocks Pirates only three years ago. He became an ability user of the Mythical Zoan, Azure Dragon Form, and possesses a terrifying body that swords, blades, fire, and cannons can barely injure."
"He also possesses terrifying power akin to a natural disaster."
"......"
All the information the Marines and the World Government had managed to gather about Ares was conveyed to the Marine officers present.
Once the battle began.
Ares would inevitably be one of the Marines' primary targets. His destructive power and lethality were simply too strong and terrifying. If no one stopped