Chapter 187: Qingzhi Is Stunned

"Too strong!"

"Terrifyingly strong!"

"At only four years old, he not only wields Conqueror's Haki, but has mastered the Marine Six Powers with unparalleled proficiency."

"I can't even imagine..."

"What kind of monstrous creature is this?!"

Mi Zhi, a Colonel of the Marine Headquarters, had his entire worldview shattered by Lu En's overwhelming power, leaving him frozen in stunned silence.

He could be certain.

The four-year-old Lu En possessed strength far surpassing his own.

"So that means..."

"That child has the combat power of a Vice Admiral?!"

"This, this!"

"My god!"

The more he thought, the more stunned Mi Zhi became.

A four-year-old with Vice Admiral-level combat power?

What kind of concept is that?

He dared not imagine further.

All of this was too mind-blowing.

It was nearly shattering Mi Zhi's worldview.

"Who exactly is that child?"

"What is his origin?"

"To possess such terrifying combat power at just four years old—he's a once-in-a-century prodigy!"

"Could such a monster have ever remained unknown?"

Mi Zhi's throat felt dry.

He couldn't help but recall.

At first,

Qingzhi had ordered them to protect that child.

But who could have imagined?

Did that child even need their protection?

"Comrade Qingzhi, are you certain we should be assigned to protect a creature of this level?"

"He'd be doing us a favor if he protected us instead."

Mi Zhi let out a bitter laugh, recalling the earlier events and finding them absurd.

Lu En had completely overturned their understanding of what a four-year-old child could be.

From the very beginning,

he had used Conqueror's Haki to instantly kill over three thousand pirates.

And now,

he had single-handedly annihilated three captains of the Demon Pirate Crew!

All of this had utterly exceeded Mi Zhi's expectations.

Ever since the four-million-Berry bounty pirate Homa, captain of the Demon Pirate Crew's First Division, was brutally crushed and killed by Lu En,

Mi Zhi and the others had remained in a state of shock and disbelief.

Until just now,

when Lu En defeated the final captain of the Demon Pirate Crew and personally handed him over to Mi Zhi and the others, did they finally snap out of their daze.

"One punch—shattered a pirate with a four-million-Berry bounty!"

"What kind of staggering combat power is this?!"

Mi Zhi's shock remained unrelenting.

He lifted his head,

gazing at the four-year-old figure with eyes filled with awe and reverence, his admiration barely concealed.

Behind him,

dozens of elite Marines stared at Lu En's back with identical expressions of worship.

"That child..."

"is a monster!"

"An unprecedented monster!"

This was the evaluation they all silently gave Lu En.

Next,

Mi Zhi forcibly suppressed his inner shock and ordered the stunned Marines behind him: "Bring the Seastone handcuffs. Shackles this villain, Bai Lang Jia Er Sen, with Seastone cuffs."

"That way, even if he awakens, he still won't be able to escape our capture."

"A Devil Fruit user bound in Seastone loses all ability to resist. This ensures Jia Er Sen cannot harm us in the slightest."

As Mi Zhi said,

Seastone is the natural enemy of Devil Fruit users!

For a Devil Fruit user of Jia Er Sen's caliber,

once Seastone is applied...

Then it would truly be at the mercy of others.

Even—

his body completely drained,

unable to move a muscle.

Only those truly terrifying existences on this great sea—even if they possess Devil Fruit abilities—can have ordinary Seastone handcuffs put on them without affecting their normal mobility.

As for those weak Devil Fruit users?

Even the slightest touch of Seastone…

would instantly leave their four limbs drained of strength, collapsing them to the ground, unable to move.

And Jia Er Sen was clearly one of those extremely weak ability users.

Not long after.

Under Miz's orders.

Several Marines took Seastone handcuffs and cuffed them onto Bai Lang Jia Er Sen.

At this point,

Jia Er Sen was officially declared taken into custody by the Marines!

"Oh, right."

"There's also that Pufferfish Ghost not far away—that guy is also an ability user. If I'm not mistaken, that punch of mine just now didn't completely blow him away."

"He's most likely only severely wounded and on the verge of death right now. Send some people over and put Seastone handcuffs on him too. Bimiandai Society he takes the chance to escape the scene."

Lu En pointed at the tavern over a hundred meters away that had already collapsed into ruins, and once more gave instructions to Miz and the others beside him.

As a Paramecia-type—wait, Animal-type—Devil Fruit ability user, Pufferfish Ghost Green naturally possessed an extremely powerful life force; this was a common trait of Animal-type ability users.

Therefore.

Lu En did not believe.

that his punch could have instantly killed Pufferfish Ghost Green on the spot.

At most…

it had only left the opponent severely wounded.

"Yes, Mr."

After Lu En's order was issued, Miz hurriedly responded with utmost deference.

After all the astonishing things that had just happened…

At this moment,

whether it was Miz or the group of Marines behind him, the way they looked at Lu En had completely changed—becoming far more respectful, reverent, and worshipful than before.

This was a reverence and worship that came from the heart.

It did not stem from Lu En's so-called mysterious identity…

but merely from—

their respect and worship for the tremendous strength Lu En possessed!