Garp asked.
The many Marines on the deck instantly looked as if they had eaten shit, their expressions terrifyingly grim.
Heaven knew how exhausted the Marines following Vice Admiral Garp felt after ending up with such a naval commander.
The Marines on the deck had not even truly begun fighting yet.
They were already mentally and emotionally worn out.
A Marine officer said, "Vice Admiral Garp, the one who was kicked... I mean, sent flying just now was your son... Dragon!!"
"Huh?!"
"What?!"
Garp was so shocked that his eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. He shouted in panic, "That was... Dragon?!!"
He hurriedly turned around and charged into the shattered wall. Thumping sounds came from inside the room, and before long, he emerged carrying the unconscious Dragon with one hand.
Blood hung from the corner of Dragon's mouth, while a red mark was imprinted on the left side of his face. However, the mark was slowly fading, and it looked like it would disappear before long.
The mark had not truly remained on his face. It was probably because Ares's power and Haki were not yet strong enough.
Garp casually tossed Dragon to a nearby Marine, then glared angrily at Ares and asked, "Damn it!! What's your name, brat?!!"
"My name is Ares!"
The instant Ares's voice rang out, the Marine before him suddenly vanished from the spot, causing Ares to widen his eyes in surprise.
So fast!!!
When Garp appeared in his vision again, he was already flying above Ares's head.
"Pirate brat, taste the might of my iron fist!!" Garp's thunderous shout rang out like a great bell.
Even his enormous fist had turned completely black.
Armament Haki!
He moved so quickly that Ares could not react in time. That heavy, powerful black fist slammed into his head.
Duang~~
Ares felt intense pain assault his brain. His vision spun, and he felt as if the entire world were turning upside down.
Heaven and earth changed places!
The direction tilted!
His mind went blank. His chaotic consciousness and excruciating pain made it impossible to control his body. All he could feel was himself shooting rapidly through the air.
At last, he was enveloped by the cold seawater.
Gurgle, gurgle.
Large numbers of bubbles rose through the seawater and floated to the surface.
Fragments of memory surfaced from the depths of Ares's mind. There were other children, slides, and all kinds of toys.
It seemed to be a place called a "kindergarten."
An orange-yellow vehicle that could sing had taken him there.
"Li Yang??!!"
"Kindergarten? Who is Li Yang?!!"
"Gurgle... cough..."
Just as Ares muttered that name with his brain reeling in agony, seawater suddenly rushed into his mouth and choked him awake.
The tearing pain in his mind made it impossible for him to calm himself and process the flood of memories surging forth.
He tightly shut his mouth and shook his head. In the end, he ignored the images appearing in his mind and immediately swam toward the surface.
On the deck of the Marine warship.
When the Marines saw the pirate Ares knocked into the sea by Garp's punch, they immediately cheered, their morale soaring.
"Vice Admiral Garp has made his move! What terrifying power! He defeated the pirate with one punch!!"
"Vice Admiral Garp is one of the Marines' strongest fighters. How could an unknown pirate possibly be his opponent?!"
"That punch was so cool and powerful! Vice Admiral Garp's fists are enough to make pirates tremble in fear!"
"..."
The atmosphere instantly changed from its previous tense fear to fervent excitement.
At that moment.
With the ship's doctor calling out to him and treating him, Dragon slowly woke up. The instant he regained consciousness,
he felt a burning, searing pain in his left cheek and suddenly remembered Ares kicking him hard in the face.
Dragon immediately became furious.
"Dragon, control your emotions. Don't get angry. The mark on your face is filling with blood because of your anger, and it's starting to turn red again!" The ship's doctor supporting Dragon immediately reminded him.
A mark on his face??
Hearing that, Dragon was startled. He immediately reached out to touch the left side of his face and indeed felt a heated depression.
His expression instantly became extremely ugly!
It was the imprint of a shoe sole!!
The doctor's voice came again. "Dragon, you have to stay calm and slow your blood flow. It will take at least two or three days for this mark to disappear."
"For those two or three days, you absolutely must not lose your temper. Otherwise, the mark on your face will never disappear."
Frightened, Dragon immediately took deep breaths to regulate his emotions and suppress the intense anger in his heart.
The doctor also hurriedly said, "That pirate was struck in the head by Vice Admiral Garp's punch and blasted into the sea. If no one saves him, he can only be eaten by the fish."
Hearing this, Dragon felt much better and let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Vice Admiral Garp also grinned smugly. "Hahaha... After taking that iron fist of mine, that fellow will be unconscious for at least several days!"
"Still, his head really is hard!"
No matter how tough the head of that pirate named Ares was, after taking that punch, he should have obediently passed out and lost the ability to fight.
At least, Garp had complete confidence in his "iron fist."
He looked up at the pirate ship where World and Ochoku were fighting. His eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "That was only a warm-up. Now it's time for a real battle to loosen up my muscles and bones!"
Only the famous Bundy World and the officers of the Rocks Pirates were pirates he truly took seriously.
Vice Admiral Garp turned toward the Marines on the deck and said, "Bring the ship alongside..."
Before he could finish, his expression suddenly changed dramatically. His eyes bulged from their sockets, filled with disbelief, leaving him looking comically stunned.
"What?!"
"That brat... is actually fine?!!"
In his field of vision, Ares had climbed back onto the Marine warship's deck from the sea.
The Marines on the deck also turned to look at Ares one after another. Every one of them stood there dumbfounded, utterly shocked.
"He... he... he has such incredible vitality!!" Dragon's face went pale. The burning, impossible-to-ignore pain appeared on his face once again, forcing him to hurriedly control his emotions.
The red mark on his face also gradually began to fade.
His heart was filled with shock. The punch he had taken was the "Iron Fist of Love," while the punch an enemy took was something else entirely.
His own father's fists—Garp's "iron fists"—were not something just anyone could easily withstand, especially not a direct blow to the head!
Yet Ares had still appeared on the Marine deck full of life.
A body unlike any ordinary person's!
Incredible vitality!
He definitely was no ordinary pirate!
The moment Ares boarded the ship, he locked his gaze onto the man the other Marines called Vice Admiral Garp. That punch had left a deep impression on him.
He had clearly sensed the overwhelming power contained in it.
Ares's amber-like eyes fixed themselves on Garp. An astonishing light burst from them, while burning battle intent blazed in his gaze.
He said excitedly, "You must be the strongest person on this warship!!!"
"Come fight me!!"
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