Golden Lion sprang to his feet and rushed over to Ares, forcefully prying open his hands as he shouted, "Ares, wake up!!"
"How did this kid end up like this?!!"
Whitebeard also shook Ares's enormous body with all his might, roaring thunderously beside Ares's ear, "Ares, what's wrong with you, kid?!!"
The "Reverse Armament Haki" covering Ares's body also began shifting positions.
One moment it appeared on his feet, the next on his chest, then on his back, and even on his buttocks.
Whitebeard and Golden Lion had no choice but to use Armament Haki to protect themselves from getting burned.
Whitebeard said anxiously to Golden Lion, "I'll keep an eye on Ares. Go find Captain John and have him take a look at Ares. What the hell is wrong with this kid?!"
Just as Golden Lion was about to fly out—
Ares's voice rang out. "I'm fine now..."
He let out a long sigh and said, "Sometimes my mind gets muddled, but I'm fine after a while."
"Ares... your hair!!" Golden Lion stared dumbfoundedly at the hair falling off Ares's head. In the blink of an eye, the guy's head had become as bald as a peeled boiled egg!
It was incredibly smooth, like polished jade, reflecting a bright sheen.
Ares immediately reached up to touch his own head. It felt like a "super-sized" smooth marble, without even the slightest prickly hair remaining.
"I'm bald..."
He muttered to himself, then his expression brightened as he said happily, "This is good, too. Now I can train my head!!"
Ares suddenly remembered that he seemed to train his head very little normally.
Now that he had no hair, it would be even more convenient to train his head.
Gulp.
Whitebeard swallowed hard, somewhat frightened by Ares's words, and immediately advised him, "Ares, you can't do anything reckless. The head is an extremely important part of the human body."
"If something goes wrong during training, it'll be a real problem!"
Ares's bald head was already extremely eye-catching, and his eyelid twitched violently at the thought that this kid seemed prepared to train even his head.
It truly shocked him.
Golden Lion couldn't resist reaching out to touch Ares's head, which was as smooth as jade. The silky sensation made him stroke it several more times.
The texture was really nice.
He hadn't forgotten the important matter, however, and urged him, "Ares, most likely that 'strange Armament Haki' of yours just now caused all your hair to fall out."
"If you ask me, you should stop training that Armament Haki and honestly stick to the kind I taught you before!"
Golden Lion couldn't understand how ordinary Armament Haki had turned into such a bizarre ability in Ares's hands.
Not only was it completely different from normal Armament Haki, but it could even make someone lose all their hair.
Golden Lion couldn't help imagining what his title would become if he didn't have his "handsome and imposing" golden hair.
He shuddered. The thought alone was impossible for him to accept.
"No!"
Ares flatly rejected Golden Lion's suggestion. With a resolute expression, he said, "I like this kind of Armament Haki. It's one of a kind!"
"I'm definitely going to train my Armament Haki to its absolute strongest!!"
Then he stood up directly. "I'm going to train!!"
Completely ignoring Whitebeard and Golden Lion, he walked out of the room on his thick, powerfully muscled legs.
"Ares really is a training maniac!" Golden Lion exclaimed, taking a hard drag on his cigar.
The guy had been able to keep swimming in the sea for several days straight. He was truly one tough bastard.
Curiosity and anticipation filled Whitebeard's face as the corners of his mouth lifted. "Come on. Let's go see how this kid used to train."
"Sure. I want to see how this kid turned into the monster he is now!" Golden Lion had been thinking the same thing and readily agreed to Whitebeard's suggestion.
The two hit it off immediately and followed Ares in perfect sync.
Meanwhile, on Hachinosu Island—
A fierce battle was taking place in an enormous room inside Skull Castle!
Bam!
Bam!
Bam!
One muffled impact after another rang through the room like dull thunder. The entire building seemed about to fall apart.
No!
It was like an earthquake. The tables and cabinets in the room shook, giving off a series of sharp creaks.
Even the objects placed on top of them began bouncing rhythmically with every tremor caused by the collisions.
Charlotte Linlin's movements could be described with two words: "wild" and "violent."
Then, with a smile on her face, she said to Kaido, "Kaido, that's not enough!!"
"Kaido, do you want to possess overwhelming power?!!"
"If you do... then use every last bit of your strength!!"
Their bodies were so tough that blades could not harm them, while their streamlined, muscular contours were filled with beauty!
The battle between Charlotte Linlin and Kaido was like two blocks of steel colliding again and again, producing the metallic clang of "fencing."
Clang!
Kaido clenched his teeth and struggled to hold on, because he knew that the moment he "stopped," Linlin would definitely enter a rampage.
"Linlin!"
"When are you going to give me that Devil Fruit you mentioned?!!"
"I want overwhelming power!!"
"I want to defeat that bastard Ares!!"
"Prove that I'm the strongest—newcomer!!!"
Kaido's voice clearly suppressed a powerful fury. That fury caused his attention to shift, making him even more tenacious!
The difference in strength between them was enormous, but that shift in focus allowed Kaido to remain standing through the exploitation and relentless pressure of Linlin's monstrous body!
Linlin laughed delightedly, a hint of spring shimmering in her eyes as she said to Kaido, "That's not enough!"
"I'll have Streusen teach you how to use Armament Haki, and I'll have him teach you how to make your Armament Haki even stronger!"
At that point, excitement filled her. She couldn't help sticking out her scarlet tongue and licking her lips as she said something she was looking forward to: "Use Armament Haki to make your body harder!!"
Hearing Linlin's words, Kaido couldn't help cursing inwardly.
This damn woman still refuses to give me that Devil Fruit?!
No. I have to get the Devil Fruit!
Only a Devil Fruit can make me stronger!
So I can defeat that brat Ares!!
A moment later—
Boom!
The originally sturdy stone bed suddenly shattered under the enormous force!
Cracks appeared across the hard floor of the room as well. Finally, it crumbled with a series of cracks, like potato chips being crushed under pressure.
Although Linlin was somewhat displeased, her eyes gleamed with interest as she said, "Next time, have someone make a bed out of steel!"
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