Chapter 170

Thus, their predicament would be effortlessly resolved.

"Charge!"

At Orun's command.

Finally—

Over three thousand restless pirates, eyes blazing with hunger and greed, fixed upon Lu En with deadly malice and murderous intent, launched a simultaneous assault.

The pirates, vast in number, had already surrounded this place…

Now.

Their sole target remained Lu En!

In an instant,

Thousands of pirates surged forward, flooding toward Lu En's position.

"Charge!"

"If I capture this brat, the position of Second Division Captain is mine!"

"Get lost! That position is mine! No one else dares take it!"

"The ones who should leave are you! I've bled and died for Brother Orun for years—Fourth Division Captain must be mine!"

"All of you, get the hell out of my way!"

"Brat, surrender quietly! Then maybe you won't suffer too much pain. Otherwise, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

"Brothers, attack!"

"…"

Thousands of pirates descended into utter madness.

Every scene unfolded with crystal clarity before Admiral Aokiji's eyes, frosting his brow with cold fury.

Mizi, not far away, along with his hundred or so marines, stared in stunned silence at Lu En, surrounded by an ocean of pirates; their faces turned pale, hearts trembling with dread.

"It's… over!"

"We've failed Admiral Aokiji's mission!"

Mizi's voice trembled.

He could already foresee.

The scene of Lu En being seized and held captive by those pirates.

Meanwhile,

The first dozen or so pirates had closed within half a meter of Lu En.

Each extended massive, bloodstained hands—hands soaked in countless lives—reaching wildly to seize and restrain him.

Closer!

Even closer!

"I've succeeded!"

"Hahaha…"

"The Fourth Division Captain position is mine!"

"You useless wastes dare compete with me?"

"Pathetic!"

A burly pirate, closest to Lu En, his enormous palms already about to clamp down on Lu En's head.

At this moment,

Facing the tidal wave of attacking pirates, Lu En calmly lifted his head, his steps halting abruptly, standing utterly still.

At close range,

He could clearly see.

A burly pirate, mere inches away, grinning savagely, both hands lunging forward.

Faintly,

Lu En could even smell.

The sour, putrid stench filling the air everywhere.

"Next…"

"Let all of you savor…"

"The feast of Conqueror's Haki!"

Lu En's lips curled slightly.

Then—

With a single thought,

Instantly,

The vast spiritual power within his body surged outward in a violent explosion.

One thought,

And it was all unleashed!

This spiritual power roared like a raging tide,

Overwhelming, unstoppable!

At this moment, Lu En unleashed it fully from within his body.

In an instant,

Boom—

An overwhelming surge of terrifying spiritual force transformed into an extremely violent aura of pressure.

With Lu En's body as the epicenter, it surged violently outward in every direction.

Even the surrounding space was squeezed and contorted by this dreadful aura, writhing and twisting as though presenting the visual illusion of space shattering and collapsing.

Crushing all in its path,

Ruinous enough to destroy heaven and earth!

As if intent on annihilating every living thing between the worlds.

This burst of might was, of course, the Conqueror's Haki unleashed by Lu En!

The invisible, terrifying, formless aura spread wildly.

Diffusing inch by inch,

Engulfing the entire field!