Sengoku carefully recalled what had just happened, then suddenly widened his eyes. "His Armament Haki entered my body through his fist. Could it be some kind of Haki technique he developed himself?!"
"Is this guy Ares really a battle genius?!"
"He can even create such a special technique with Armament Haki in his hands?!"
He was deeply shaken. Sengoku was extremely proficient in using Armament Haki, whether emission, infusion, or hardening.
But he had never seen such a special application of Armament Haki.
With the precedent of Blood-colored Armament, Sengoku thought it was highly likely that Ares had created a new form of Armament Haki, and he was utterly shocked.
At a Marine meeting, it had once been mentioned that Ares possessed an extremely terrifying talent for learning, allowing him to master other people's fighting styles and techniques in a very short time.
He was an utterly terrifying battle monster!!
A monster capable of growing rapidly in battle!!
Sengoku had personally heard his Marine comrades Zephyr and Garp say the same thing. Whenever they talked about Ares's learning talent, they were more frustrated and helpless than ever.
They would even rather fight Whitebeard or Golden Lion than fight that monster Ares.
The longer they fought, the more it felt like they were fighting themselves.
It was unbearably frustrating.
Marine Admiral Sengoku was sent flying by a punch from Ares, causing an uproar throughout the Marines.
Garp, who was watching the battle, nearly popped his eyes out. He said in shock, "Even if Sengoku's no match for him, he shouldn't have been sent flying by a single punch from Ares, should he?!"
"Even I can't do something like that. Ares shouldn't be this strong!"
It had not been long since he had last fought Ares. How had Ares suddenly begun to