"This guy..."
Dragon couldn't help frowning, secretly shocked. This guy's desire to fight is so vigorous and intense... Even Roger wouldn't think of fighting Dad like this if he encountered him.
That guy had clearly been sent flying by his own father's punch. That should have been enough to make him understand the difference in strength between himself and his father.
Yet not only had he felt no fear, but the guy called Ares had become even more intensely eager to fight.
What a freak!
Looking at Ares, Garp also put away the astonishment on his face. His eyes lit up, and he praised him with a laugh, "This kid is simply perfect for the Marines!!"
He perfectly matched the direction in which Garp wanted to raise his son Dragon!
Unfortunately...
He was a pirate!
Ares launched an attack as well. He swung his arm, sending the seawater on his body shooting out in all directions. Although it couldn't reach the Fish-Man Race's level, where water droplets became stronger than bullets,
it was still powerful enough to seriously injure an ordinary person. If someone were struck by one of these droplets, it would feel just like being struck hard by a hammer.
After flinging out the water droplets, Ares also drove his legs forward in a sudden charge. Following behind the flying droplets, he raised his extremely thick arm and launched his attack.
More than a hundred water droplets flew toward Garp. Garp's body instantly began making slight evasive movements, shifting left and right from time to time, effortlessly dodging the dense barrage of droplets.
And at that moment.
Ares had already reached Garp. His fist, as large as a head, carried a fierce gust of wind as it smashed toward Garp's head.
The power behind this punch
was enough to crush a heavy truck!
The ferocious punch made a flash of excitement pass through Garp's eyes. Then, striking after Ares but arriving first, he punched back.
There was no suspense.
Ares was sent flying again. With a bang, he crashed into the ship's side and nearly fell into the sea once more.
Fortunately, he grabbed the unbroken section of the ship's side with one hand and avoided falling.
"What incredible strength. My body is clearly so much larger than his, yet I'm still far behind him in strength. Is it because of Armament Haki?!"
His body was at least twice as wide as Garp's, and he was more than a meter taller.
Yet in the clash of strength, the result was immediately clear!
The difference in power made him feel worlds apart!
"No. It's not just Armament Haki. My strength and technique are also far inferior!" Ares's gaze sharpened as his arm once again completed its unique Armament Haki hardening.
His arm turned as red as a piece of iron heated until it glowed.
White steam swirled around Ares's body, making him look like a bloody red demon that inspired terror!
"That's it!!!"
Dragon shouted loudly. He had been kicked in the face by Ares in that same bizarre state.
It was something he could never forget.
Garp's face was also filled with astonishment, along with confusion. "This guy shouldn't be an ability user. Otherwise, he couldn't have come here from the sea."
His face was full of incomprehension. What a strange fellow!
Devil Fruit ability users were naturally restrained by seawater. They would lose their strength and be unable to move in seawater. There was absolutely no way this kid could be a Devil Fruit ability user.
Yet Garp also had no idea how to explain the strange phenomenon surrounding Ares.
He was secretly amazed.
Ares fearlessly launched another attack at Marine Vice Admiral Garp. Under his unique Armament Haki, his strength was greatly enhanced.
His already terrifying "Monstrous Strength" had been increased by at least twofold!
His fist tore through the air.
The fierce and explosive punch made Garp take him more seriously as well. His fist completed its Armament Haki hardening in an instant, and he punched forward.
BANG!!!
The collision of their fists produced a deep, muffled boom.
A violent current of air burst outward in all directions, whipping up a fierce gale.
Ares's massive body staggered backward, his huge feet crushing the hard wooden deck beneath him with a series of cracks.
He retreated several steps.
But unlike before, Garp did not send him flying!
"Again!!" Ares shouted excitedly and charged forward once more.
Like a maddened bull, he launched a headlong assault.
His enormous, thick feet pounded against the deck, producing a thudding sound like war drums and shaking everyone's hearts.
"Bear's—Iron Hammer!!"
He clasped both hands together as if forming a gigantic iron hammer. His red and bronze-colored arms resembled a giant brown bear raising its arms before bringing them down on Garp's head!
The wind shrieked!
The overwhelming momentum proclaimed the terrifying brute force of this attack.
Garp slipped to the side. Ares's hands slammed down, and even Garp felt the frightening, savage power behind them. He was secretly shocked. "This kid's strength is even greater than the Giant Tribe's!"
Garp also developed a strong interest in Ares.
BANG!
The deck immediately shattered into a huge pit, sending splinters flying in every direction. Garp kicked sideways at Ares's waist and abdomen.
The rock-hard muscles visibly compressed like a ball being squeezed.
Ares was sent flying.
Elsewhere.
On the pirate ship under Rocks, Ochoku was engaged in a fierce battle with Bundy World. His extraordinarily durable Golden Armor was now covered in dents.
The ship was a scene of utter destruction and chaos. Even the mast had been destroyed.
A pirate shouted at Ochoku, "Captain Ochoku, Ares... Ares charged onto Marine Vice Admiral Garp's warship by himself!!!"
"Huh?!!" Ochoku's expression changed drastically in an instant!
A huge storm surged through his heart. "What the hell?!! Wasn't that kid on World's ship??"
"How did he end up on Garp's ship too?!"
His heart began pounding violently, rising and falling as if he were about to cough up blood.
That kid Ares... Did he still think there weren't enough enemies or trouble?!!
His side was already barely holding on, and that kid had charged alone onto Marine Vice Admiral Garp's warship!?
Honestly...
The stuffiness in his chest nearly choked him to death!
Ochoku's distraction and carelessness instantly gave World an opening. He punched Ochoku in the Golden Armor over his chest.
BANG!!
Not only did he leave a sunken fist mark in the armor, but he also made Ochoku violently spit out blood and go flying backward.
"Worororo..." After landing the hit, Bundy World burst into a wild, arrogant laugh. "Ochoku, a commander of the Rocks Pirates, isn't enough to stop me, Bundy World!!"
"If Rocks came, I'd make him understand that no one can stand in my way, Bundy World's way!!"
In this world of pirates, there had never been any clear division of combat power levels, creating countless false impressions.
It made countless people believe that they themselves were the strongest, creating the "illusion"!
Having defeated Ochoku, Bundy World was naturally incredibly pleased and proud. At that moment, Binjack, who remained calm on his shoulder, spoke into World's ear. "World, we need to leave this place quickly!"
"The Marines will be here soon. That's Marine Vice Admiral Garp!"
"He'll be a lot of trouble!"
At such a moment of triumph, having a bucket of cold water poured over him made Bundy World immediately snarl unhappily, "So what if he's Marine Vice Admiral Garp?!"
"I'm the World Destroyer—Bundy World!!"
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