Ares's muscles bulged all over, swelling even larger and more massive as his dragon scales clanged loudly.
The veins on his neck, forehead, and temples bulged!!
He looked like a rampaging beast!
"Open!!"
Ares knew he absolutely could not let the Mythical Zoan: Great Mouth True God Form fall into the hands of the Celestial Dragons.
Boom—bang—
One invisible chain after another snapped. Just as Ares was preparing to act,
a member of the Holy Knights had already moved ahead and was now within arm's reach of the Devil Fruit.
A smug smile appeared on his face. "Ares, this Devil Fruit belongs to the World Government!!"
Ares glared furiously and charged over at top speed, but a Holy Knights member attacked him, and Saint Saturn's assault blocked his path.
Damn—
Ares's heart sank. Could this Devil Fruit really fall into the hands of the World Government?!
The next second,
a sudden change occurred.
"Ikoku!!"
A terrifying pink shock wave instantly sent the Holy Knights member flying.
Linlin charged forward with a wide grin. "Mamamama... Ares, you've stolen so many fruits from me. This Devil Fruit should belong to me too!!"
"Besides..."
"Saint Gryphon promised to give the fruit to me!"
As she spoke, she reached out her fan-sized hand toward the Devil Fruit.
"Stop!!"
Ares roared, and his terrifying Conqueror's Haki made Linlin's hand pause. The Devil Fruit was blasted by the Haki and rolled farther along the ground.
"Damn it—the Devil Fruit belongs to the World Government!" Saint Gryphon wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and swung his sword, releasing a terrifying slash toward Linlin.
At this moment,
Ares advanced another stretch. Several Holy Knights members' corpses lay sprawled across the ground!
Below the level of an admiral,
one hit was enough to kill!!
What was