Chapter 279

Captain Kapu, your old strength is formidable.

Everything you say is right!

"Is this a Logia-type Devil Fruit?"

Kizaru scanned it once, then said.

"Explosion Fruit, not too bad."

Lu En nodded.

Upon hearing this,

Kizaru also chimed in: "Indeed."

He had heard of the Explosion Fruit before.

In his past, he had studied many Devil Fruit grimoires.

Regarding the Explosion Fruit, he had at least some degree of understanding.

It couldn't be called strong,

but it couldn't be called weak either.

Overall,

it depends on the person!

Different people who consume this Devil Fruit will naturally unleash completely different powers.

Take Haki, for example.

When held by each individual, the resulting power changes vary greatly.

Any weak Devil Fruit…

once pushed to its absolute limit…

can unleash terrifying power!

This point is beyond doubt.

Next,

the entire warship's marines began gathering around, examining the Logia-type Explosion Fruit.

Meanwhile,

seeing Lu En return, Kapu ordered Bokato beside him to instruct the enemy to raise sails and depart from the Rosed Kingdom, returning to Marine Headquarters Marineford.

"All hands, set sail!"

Bokato shouted loudly.

Immediately after,

under the control of several helmsmen, the massive warship slowly left the harbor shore.

Splash!

As the warship sailed, it stirred the previously calm sea, sending ripples and waves spreading outward in all directions.

Not long after,

the warship completely departed from the Rosed Kingdom's harbor shore.

Growing ever farther,

until it vanished entirely from this stretch of sea.

Time aboard the warship sailing across the sea passed swiftly.

Extremely dull,

yet in the blink of an eye, time would silently slip through one's fingers.

Invisible,

intangible.

Over these days, Lu En maintained his usual grueling, devilish training.

Every day ended with him utterly exhausted.

But his strength increased noticeably.

Although each training session brought only minimal gains, accumulated over a day, the overall improvement was still very significant.

As for that Devil Fruit?

Lu En casually tossed it straight to Kapu.

Let Kapu give it to whomever he wanted.

After all,

Lu En completely despised this so-called Explosion Fruit—it was merely free compensation he'd taken from Rosed IV.

It was precisely because of this "no free lunch" mentality that Lu En chose a Devil Fruit.

In reality,

he didn't place much value on such things.

He firmly believed:

True强者 do not rely on external power!

Especially Devil Fruits!

Only the weak depend on the power of Devil Fruits.

Lu En relied only on his own fists!

Thus,

in his day-after-day, devilish training…

Time slipped by.

Unnoticed…

Three days had passed.

On this day,

A golden Jin Cancan sun hung in the sky, pouring down warmth so intense that its light spilled across the horizon, staining the sea with blinding Jin Guang.

Like gold,

Glittering with Jin Guang,

The entire sea seemed covered in gold.

These three days,

The warship's voyage proceeded smoothly.

No complications arose.

No orders were issued from above.

Along the way, they encountered no obstacles or pirate crews.

Even along their route, no extreme weather phenomena appeared.

Therefore,

After these three days, the warship had drawn immeasurably closer to the Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Originally, the journey from the Rosed Kingdom to Marineford was expected to take only three short days.

Now,

Having sailed unimpeded across this sea for three full days, the warship naturally drew immeasurably closer to Marineford.

According to the intelligence reported by the navigator,

If all goes as expected…

Today, they would arrive at Marineford!

The imminent arrival at their destination filled every sailor aboard the warship with excitement and exhilaration.

Having spent too long at sea, they longed desperately for the day they would return to Marineford.

Life at sea was endlessly dull…

Naturally, it could not compare to the vibrant life of Marineford.

Gradually,

The warship entered a uniquely distinct stretch of sea.

At the same time,

Hundreds of sailors on the warship's deck erupted in voices brimming with anticipation and exhilaration.