Chapter 123

"A Sea King?"

Captain Kapu followed his gaze and saw a Sea King shaped like a horse, with a horse-like head but an enormously massive body, roughly over ten meters long.

The Sea King's tusks were bared, looking especially ferocious and brimming with killing intent.

Seeing this,

Captain Kapu's expression was blank as he prepared to strike and kill this Sea King, to avoid any damage to the warship caused by it — that would not be worth it.

"Old man, let me handle it."

"Just in time…"

"To test how much my strength has improved during this period."

Just as Captain Kapu was about to make his move, Lu En, standing at the side, suddenly spoke up.

"En?"

Captain Kapu was surprised.

He looked at Lu En with a face full of astonishment and couldn't help asking: "Are you sure? You want to take on this Sea King? Sea Kings are different from pirates — they are truly blessed, powerful creatures of the sea."

"Every Sea King possesses extremely terrifying destructive power and killing force."

"The larger the Sea King, the more terrifying its destructive power."

"Compared to a lifeform like a Sea King, we humans appear especially fragile and insignificant. Even the strongest human warriors would find it far from easy to kill a Sea King."

"Even a pirate with a bounty of over ten million berries, when faced with a Sea King's attack, would probably have no choice but to flee in panic, not daring to engage the Sea King in direct combat."

"So, are you really sure you want to take on this Sea King?"

Around them,

several hundred Marines stared at Lu En with horrified expressions.

Clearly,

they hadn't expected it either.

Lu En would actually volunteer to take on this incoming Sea King!

Bokato included, equally deeply astonished.

After much deliberation, he couldn't help but advise: "Sea Kings are different from humans — they simply don't feel any fear at all. Once they consider you an enemy, they'll stake their lives to tear the enemy apart."

"Fighting a Sea King and fighting a pirate are two completely different concepts."

"Fighting a Sea King is extremely dangerous! A single moment of carelessness could very well lead to you being buried in this sea forever."

"Mr. Lu En, I suggest you not be too impulsive."

Hearing this,

Lu En didn't think much and spoke again: "I've decided — let me take on this Sea King alone."

"Alright, since you've made up your mind, this old man won't try to dissuade you any further."

Captain Kapu didn't continue to persuade him. "If you run into danger, this old man will step in in time to save you."

Next,

under the gazes of Captain Kapu, Bokato, and all the other Marines,

they saw,

Lu En slowly raised his right arm and grabbed the collar of his upper garment.

Then,

Rip—

Clean and crisp, with a slight exertion of his right hand, he tore the entire upper half of his clothing to shreds.

The clothes turned into countless fragments, drifting down slowly from midair.

In an instant,

Lu En revealed his muscular upper body, every muscle bulging, each one seeming to contain boundless mighty power, like volcanoes on the verge of erupting.

A demonic back,

especially ferocious,

radiating a surging aura of pressure.

Under the gaze of all.

Lu En kicked off with both feet,

and without hesitation leaped up, plunging alone into the sea!

Boom!

A muffled sound rang out.

Lu En's body slammed onto the sea surface, sending seawater splashing wildly.

Droplets scattered down,

dampening Lu En's hair.

Raising his head,

his eyes full of anticipation, he faced directly toward the direction the Sea King was charging from.

"Want me to give you a sword? So you can break through the Sea King's outer defense."

Captain Kapu, standing on the deck, suddenly called out to ask.

"No need."

Lu En chose to refuse.

A sword?

Not needed!

A real man has to fight with his own fists!

Bare-handed combat against a Sea King...

This, this is a real man!

"Come on!"

"This is my first time fighting a Sea King in the sea."

"Let me feel it properly."

"Whether the famed Sea King is truly as powerful as the rumors say."

Lu En, in high spirits, clenched both fists tight.

Muscles swelling all over his body...

Began brewing with surging, boundless power.

Clearly,

Lu En was going to take on the Sea King bare-handed!

Without carrying any weapon...

Relying solely on his own two fists!

Every bit of this scene,

Fell with perfect clarity into the eyes of the hundreds of Marines on the deck, filling their gazes with sheer horror.

Good lord!

This—is he really going to take on a Sea King bare-handed?!

Ferocious!

Absolutely too ferocious!.