Chapter 58: Ares: This Tastes Disgusting

Seeing the Devil Fruit fall into Ares' hands, Streusen panicked on the spot. That was the precious Devil Fruit Linlin had been carefully safeguarding all this time!

It was the Mythical Zoan-Type, Fish-Fish Fruit, Azure Dragon Form an exceedingly rare treasure!

Even rarer than Logia-types!

A Devil Fruit that could grant someone immense power, enough to make them one of the strongest on the seas. Linlin had been saving this fruit for years, never offering it to even her own children Perospero, Katakuri, or anyone else.

Streusen's face turned pale as he frantically shouted, "Put that Devil Fruit down right now!!!"

Raising his sharp rapier, the blade pointed directly at Ares. His posture made it clear: if Ares didn't comply, he would strike immediately!

Ares calmly glanced at Streusen. His sharply contoured face showed excitement and curiosity beneath his usual calm. He asked, "Streusen, what type of Devil Fruit is this?"

Streusen's eyes darted frantically as he quickly tried to come up with a lie.

"That's just a basic, low-tier Zoan Devil Fruit, nothing valuable!"

"Ares, put it down now! If you want a Devil Fruit, I can find you a powerful Paramecia-type!"

Among Devil Fruits, Zoan-types were the most common. Compared to the wondrous Paramecia or the overwhelmingly powerful Logia-types, Zoan-types were generally considered ordinary.

Surely, Ares wouldn't be interested in a lowly Zoan-type. Unless it was a Paramecia or Logia, he wouldn't even care.

So…

He definitely wouldn't

"NANI?!!"

"HE HE ATE IT?!!"

Streusen was so stunned his jaw nearly hit the floor. He couldn't believe what he was seeing!

He had just told Ares it was a basic Zoan, so why did that guy still go and eat it without hesitation?!!

Ares' decision made him question his entire existence.

Is this because Ares' mind isn't quite right?!

But it was too late to regret it now!!!

The Mythical Zoan-Type Fish-Fish Fruit, Azure Dragon Form had just been eaten by Ares.

In that instant, Ares' face darkened, turning an ugly shade of black and purple. His cheeks puffed out, and a surge of nausea rushed up from his stomach to his throat, almost making him vomit on the spot.

Absolutely disgusting!

This was, without question, the most revolting thing Ares had ever tasted in his life. That flavor

"This is disgusting…"

"This tastes absolutely vile!!"

That was Ares' first and only evaluation of the Devil Fruit: so foul it felt like his soul was about to leave his body.

But then his eyes suddenly lit up, filled with genuine excitement and joy.

"Hmm… seems like this is a pretty special Zoan-type Devil Fruit after all!"

"This should greatly enhance my body's recovery rate!"

Grinning widely, he flashed his signature bright white smile.

But his joy didn't last long. A rumbling sound echoed, followed by Charlotte Linlin's deranged muttering:

"Ares, Ares…"

"Have kids with me… I want to have your babies…"

Her arms and fists had turned completely black as she slammed her fist violently into a wall!

Boom!

Rocks shattered and dust billowed everywhere.

This was the power of the Natural Born Destroyer!

Linlin, still in a frenzy, was tearing through everything in her path as she searched for Ares.

The Devil Fruit… it's gone!! Streusen's heart practically bled. That fruit was rarer than most Logia-types an irreplaceable Mythical Zoan that money couldn't even buy.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime treasure.

Streusen was instantly consumed by uncontrollable rage. He roared at Ares, furious beyond belief:

"YOU BASTARD!!! DAMN YOU!!!"

"I told you NOT to eat that Devil Fruit!!!"

Overwhelmed by anger, Streusen powered his legs and launched himself into the air like a released crossbow bolt.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, he was at eye level with Ares, his face twisted in fury as he bellowed, "Do you even understand how valuable that Devil Fruit was?!"

Gripping his rapier tightly, he swung, sending a brilliant sword slash over ten meters long surging toward Ares.

Shing!

The razor-sharp slash tore through the air as it shot toward Ares.

Strangely enough, Ares felt something stir inside him, as if there was a mysterious and overwhelming power now residing within his body just waiting to be summoned.

As the slash closed in, Ares calmly raised his Blood Armament-covered arm to block.

CLANG!!!

The sword slash landed on his forearm, and a splash of blood instantly burst forth.

The powerful slash actually managed to cut through Ares' Blood Armament-hardened skin!

Ares felt a faint sting, but instead of retreating, his arm muscles bulged nearly twice their original size as he roared, "HAAAH!!!"

This pain was nothing to him.

With a powerful flick of his arm, Ares sent the sword slash flying off course, where it veered and sliced straight through a wall outside.

The cut was so clean, the wall visibly shifted and sagged.

In the next instant, Ares whipped his leg around in a vicious roundhouse kick, the air splitting with a thunderous snap.

A brilliant slash several meters wide erupted from his foot not stopping there, Ares stamped the ground with his other foot, BOOM, shattering the stone tiles beneath him.

Like a pouncing tiger, he lunged at Streusen at blinding speed.

His blazing-hot Blood Armament-covered fist stirred the air into visible shockwaves as it roared toward Streusen's face.

"Rankyaku?!"

Streusen's expression twisted in shock. He couldn't believe it Ares was using Rokushiki? In his eyes, this technique was unmistakably Rankyaku!

His heart sank.

Streusen raised his rapier to block Ares' flying slash, the violent clash sending orange sparks flying in all directions.

He was stunned. So strong!! A slash with this much power using just his legs?!

Ares' slash didn't have the razor-sharp edge of a swordsman's cut, but its raw power was overwhelming.

Purely by brute force, Ares had kicked out a slash that rivaled those of expert swordsmen!

An absolute monster!!

Before Streusen could recover, Ares was already upon him, throwing a punch that howled through the air.

That bizarre, blood-red fist barreled toward him, making Streusen's scalp tingle in terror.

Desperately, Streusen whipped his rapier, sending the redirected flying slash back toward Ares' incoming punch.

BOOM!!!

CRACK!

The sword energy shattered on impact, leaving no mark on Ares' fist.

But that brief moment was enough for Streusen to land, quickly leaping backward to put distance between them.

Breathing heavily, he shouted in disbelief, "Ares, where did you learn Rokushiki?!"

Before Ares could respond

"Mama… Mama… Ares, I've found you!!" Linlin's crazed voice echoed again, her blood-red eyes now completely void of pupils, staring at Ares with the hunger of a demon.

Her drooling stomach acid continued to pour from her mouth, sizzling as it dripped to the floor a starving ghost incarnate.

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