With Roxas's assistnace, Shizuo is able to slam his tail up against the statue. Although not enough to push it off, the swing combined with Roxas's attack is enough to stun it and allow him to do a forceful shove forward with the anchor. So with a loud yell he sends the heavy weight off to the side before pushing himself up off the ground.

T'ch. Fighting underwater is definitely annoying.

"Thanks," he quickly says with some heavy breaths during the brief respite they have as the merlion writhes on the sand, a part of its tail and leg now broken as well.