Ares's Childhood "Toy"

The sea water surged.

Ares also noticed the incredibly swift, massive blue Fish-Man swimming rapidly towards him in the water.

"An enemy?"

His eyes suddenly flashed with a burst of light, a vibrant and fervent desire for battle.

Ares grinned, revealing two rows of pearly white teeth, and excitedly said, "Then I'll use an enemy to test the results of my training these past few days!"

His eyes, several times larger than normal, stared intently at the Fish-Man in the water, his heart pounding.

Excitement and anticipation!

A strong surge of surprise rose in his heart, He's so fast in the water!

If I could learn his swimming technique, wouldn't I be able to reach that speed in the water too, or even surpass him?!

So, he stopped directly, focusing all his attention on the approaching Fish-Man.

Seeing Ares's appearance, the Fish-Man Sebastian laughed triumphantly, "Foolish pirate, are you scared witless by my speed in the water?"

"In the sea, we of the Fish-Man Race have innate advantages!"

"This is a powerful ability bestowed upon the Fish-Man Race by the gods!"

In just a moment, the distance of several hundred meters between them was reduced to dozens.

He reached out with his finned hand, instantly grabbing the seawater, and with a single motion, tossed it.

The seawater in his hand actually split into more than a dozen small water balls.

Like bullets, they possessed powerful penetrating force, breaking through the seawater and rapidly shooting towards Ares!

Exceeding the speed of bullets, they even made whistling sounds in the water.

"Great Flying Shark!!!"

This was an attack method created from Fish-Man martial arts, capable of turning harmless water droplets into lethal weapons comparable to or even surpassing bullets!

"What a peculiar move!!"

Ares immediately looked surprised. This kind of martial art was beyond his expectations, completely different from some of the Body Arts Whitebeard Newgate had taught him.

And this attack was deeply imprinted in his mind.

Facing the Fish-Man's fierce attack, Ares bent his legs abruptly, pushing off with the frog-like flexed legs.

Bang!

A large amount of seawater was stirred up, causing his figure to suddenly dart forward more than ten meters, dodging the bullet-like water balls.

Three seconds passed!

Adding the previous time, it took about ten seconds in total.

The Fish-Man Sebastian also suddenly arrived in front of Ares, his voice filled with a judgmental and contemptuous tone, "Die!"

"Anyone who stands in the way of the Byrnndi World Pirates must die!"

His feet closed together, and with a gentle sway like a fish's tail, he suddenly crossed the last few meters, appearing in front of Ares.

He threw a punch, carrying a surge of rushing seawater, towards Ares's face.

The next second.

Sebastian's expression changed, filled with disbelief. His heart shook violently, and he shouted, "Impossible!"

"How can a human be so fast in the sea?!"

His confident punch had actually missed!

Then his face became serious, "No, he clearly wasn't this fast before. Could it be that this guy was originally very fast in the water, but just didn't use it before?"

Sebastian looked up at Ares, who was poking his head out of the sea to breathe, and sneered, "I almost fell for it, but in the sea, you have no chance of victory!"

"Five seconds, I'll take you down in five seconds!"

Ares took a deep breath and plunged his head back into the sea, feeling excited and thrilled, What a peculiar swimming method, it has greatly increased my speed in the sea.

Although I haven't fully mastered it yet, I've already gained a lot. But...

That method of attacking with seawater, I still can't quite grasp it!

He reached out, trying to grab the seawater like the Fish-Man, but the flowing water made it impossible for him to grab it with one hand and condense it into the kind of water ball Sebastian had.

Ares firmly believed that as long as he continued to study and train, he would one day be able to learn this special attack method of the Fish-Man Race.

He had no time to comprehend it now, because Sebastian was already swinging his fist towards him.

This time.

Ares also swung his fist to meet it. The resistance of the seawater instantly made him feel that the power of his fist had been weakened a lot.

The resistance of seawater far exceeded the resistance of air.

It made him feel extremely sluggish when punching, not only weakening his strength but also slowing down his speed.

He finally understood why the strange, ugly blue Fish-Man in front of him had been so boastful before.

BOOM!

Two fists of similar size collided violently in the seawater, producing a muffled sound.

The surging seawater became chaotic.

"What?! This kid's strength is so powerful!!" Sebastian was shocked. The other party was suppressed by the seawater, yet this punch was evenly matched with his own.

Terrifying physical strength!

His expression changed drastically, and he cursed angrily, "Damn it!"

Immediately afterward, he roared and threw another fierce punch: "Fish-Man Fist - Great Water Strike!!"

"Haki - Mountain Breaker Fist!"

Ares also roared, his arm instantly turning red and hot. Large, terrifying veins bulged out from under his skin, like green snakes coiling on his skin.

Even the cold seawater emitted a sizzling sound of evaporation, and a large amount of white mist rose toward the sea surface.

His bizarre arm made Sebastian's heart jump, and a strong sense of unease arose within him.

BOOM!!

Sebastian suddenly felt an extremely large and irresistible "monstrous power" impacting his body through his fist.

His body was instantly sent flying backward.

A streak of bright red blood spurted from his mouth, mixing with the seawater, and gurgling bubbles rose from his lips.

Ares grinned, secretly delighted in his heart: "The captain is right, battle can indeed hone oneself. His fist seems to have no resistance in the seawater."

"If I can learn it, I will definitely become stronger."

He did not press the attack. He clamped his legs together and swam to the surface with a splash. He took another deep breath, then plunged his head back into the sea.

"I have to learn more from that Fish-Man!"

This was his thought, just like when Gari hunted on his home island years ago, he would torture the beasts until they were half-dead and on the verge of death before stopping.

He would squeeze out almost all of the beast's skills!

Unlike normal children, other people's toys might be real toys, but Ares's toys were the ferocious beasts on the island.

The difference in living environments led to completely different things being encountered in childhood.

But they all had one thing in common, that was that they were really fun and of great interest!

When Ares brought his head out of the sea for the second time, Bondy Wald couldn't help but frown, muttering with some dissatisfaction, "What is that Sebastian doing??"

"Thirty seconds have already passed, why hasn't he dealt with the enemy yet?!"