Chapter 368

All Smoker and the others need to do is wait to win by default.

In that case,

This graduation trial naturally becomes meaningless.

"Why can you skip the graduation trial?"

A student couldn't help asking.

"Want to know?"

"Beat me, and I'll tell you the answer."

"Even spare you from having to join the graduation trial at all."

Lu En smiled as he answered the student.

Instantly,

the student had no reply.

Beat Lu En?

Even imagining it felt harder than climbing to heaven!

You know.

Even Smoker, a Logia ability user, lacked the strength to defeat Lu En.

How could this group of ordinary elite students dare even attempt to challenge Lu En?

Lu En was, in their eyes, a mountain forever beyond climbing!

It left them hopeless.

And forced them to look up in awe.

"I might as well tell you."

"I'm too strong."

"Stronger than your imagination can grasp..."

"If I were to join this graduation trial, I think you'd all win by default without lifting a finger, ending it right away."

"That's why Master Zefa strictly ordered me not to interfere—because if I did, this trial would lose all challenge."

"Understood?"

Lu En smiled and said.

In response,

Smoker and the other students silently lowered their heads.

Fine!

You're strong...

Whatever you say is right!

We dare not contradict you!

As the weak, any protest from us sounds hollow and powerless.

At Lu En's answer, every student present fell silent.

They all understood.

Why Master Zefa had chosen to exclude Lu En from this graduation trial.

As Lu En had just said,

"That monster is too strong!"

"A graduation trial with him involved would have no difficulty at all."

"So..."

"Master Zefa ordered him not to interfere with our graduation trial."

One student after another groaned bitterly.

One student bit his teeth, muttering with frustration and helplessness: "Damn it! Does strength really let you do whatever you want? Does it grant you privileges?"

Beside him,

several other students stared at him as if he were an idiot.

After a moment,

they all spoke together: "Isn't it?"

Hearing this,

the student hung his head in shame.

Indeed!

Strength really does let you do whatever you want!

Sorry,

I was just naive.

"How long until we reach Angel Island...?"

"How much longer until we arrive?"

Lu En suddenly asked.

Angel Island was the main destination of this voyage!

Because...

Several days ago, the Navy received intelligence.

The Three-Headed Dog Pirates had appeared near the waters of Angel Island.

So.

If you want to find the Cerberus pirate crew, you have to reach Angel Island first.

"Probably, another four days of sailing."

Smoker thought for a moment, then gave an ambiguous answer.

"Four days…"

"Then there's still plenty of time."

"I'll head back and rest first. Do as you like."

Lu En stretched both arms, preparing to turn around and get some rest.

But just at that moment.

The foot he had just stepped forward with came to an abrupt halt, freezing in place.

He saw,

his eyes narrowing, his gaze fixed on a stretch of sea several kilometers away.

In that boundless expanse of ocean.

he spotted the looming silhouette of an enormous pirate ship!

Clearly visible,

the skull flag hoisted high on that ship fluttered in the wind…

making it abundantly clear this was a pirate vessel!

"A pirate crew?"

Lu En's brow rose.

Since leaving Marineford, they had sailed the Grand Line for a full three days without running into a single pirate crew along the way.

He hadn't expected,

to chance upon one today of all days.

"Hm?"

"Something's off…"

As he observed, Lu En's expression carried a hint of suspicion and solemn and heavy.

He had assumed,

this was just an ordinary pirate crew…

But, under the scrutiny of his powerful eyesight.

he faintly discerned.

Standing on that pirate ship was a pirate figure with an exceptionally broad and burly build.