Chapter 429

More than three hundred pirates laughed wildly, sneering as they sized up Smoker and the other cadets.

"Boss, the Navy must be using us as training targets for their 3.5."

"They sent a bunch of green recruits to face us? The Navy is awfully arrogant!"

"If that's the case…"

"Then let's slaughter them all!"

"The Navy dares to use us as training targets? Then let's give them exactly what they want. This time, kill every last one of these green recruits!"

"…."

Meanwhile.

As the middle-aged man appeared,

Lu En couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

At first glance,

he recognized the identity of the middle-aged man.

"Cerberus Kulin, captain of the Cerberus Pirates…"

"Devil Fruit user of the Animal-Type Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Cerberus."

"Bounty: sixty million Berries!"

Good.

The middle-aged man with a tattoo on his left eyelid was none other than Cerberus Kulin, captain of the Cerberus Pirates, with a bounty of sixty million Berries.

In the Grand Line, he was a fearsome pirate of immense strength!

"Smoker, Including Tina—how will you handle a foe of this caliber?"

His gaze shifted,

Lu En watched Smoker and the other Navy cadets with keen interest.

This battle, he was not a participant.

He was…

An audience!

The atmosphere was suffocating!

Tension crackled,

a great battle was about to erupt.

"I'm curious."

"Who gave you the courage…"

"to use the Cerberus Pirates as training targets for your Navy recruits?"

Cerberus Kulin stepped forward step by step, facing Smoker and the cadets, revealing a cold, sinister smile, his eyes brimming with murderous intent.

He was massive and bare-chested, his upper body covered in grotesque scars that amplified his terrifying aura.

"Cerberus Kulin!"

"The pirate with a bounty of sixty million Berries!"

"Animal-Type Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Cerberus user."

"Everyone, be careful."

"This man is extremely strong."

Smoker and Including Tina's pupils contracted slightly; they stared intently at Kulin and gave serious warnings to the cadets around them.

The cadets gripped their weapons tightly, meeting the pirates' predatory stares without fear.

They were not weak in strength,

they simply lacked battlefield experience!

In short,

they needed a baptism of blood.

Only after enduring the baptism of blood could they truly transform into qualified Navy elites.

"Attack!"

"Kill all these brats!"

"Do these Navy greenhorns dare to show off in front of us?"

"Today, we'll give these greenhorns a proper lesson!"

"Brothers, kill!"

Finally, the Cerberus Pirates moved.

Over three hundred pirates surged forward en masse, launching a indiscriminate assault on Smoker and the seventy Navy cadets, their weapons dripping with thick bloodlust as they swung wildly.

"Move!"

Smoker took a deep breath and launched his attack without hesitation.

His primary target…

Was naturally Cerberus Kulin, captain of the Cerberus Pirates!

The strongest enemy!

As a Logia user, Smoker had no fear of this great pirate.

Enemies without Armament Haki or a Sea-Stone weapon would never make Smoker wary.

"White Fist!"

He roared.

Smoker's entire body began billowing gray-white smoke as he launched into the air, surging forward at a terrifying speed, his fists leaving his arms.

The fists were like two cannonballs…

And they blasted toward Cerberus Kulin.

Seeing this,

Kulin's pupils contracted slightly, his face shifting: "A Logia user? I didn't expect this batch of Marine rookies to actually have a monster like this!"

He felt tremendous pressure.

Immediately,

Facing Smoker's assault, he hurriedly and carefully dodged.

Smoker's fists grazed past him…

The gray-white smoke gradually spread over Kulin's body.

"Release!"

Smoker manipulated the gray-white smoke released around him, intending to completely envelop Kulin's body, thereby locking down the opponent's frame and driving away all the surrounding oxygen.

"This little brat is no simple matter."

Kulin's face was full of gravity.

Facing a Logia user, he naturally dared not take the opponent lightly anymore.

He kicked off with both feet.

Boom—

Violent force spread from beneath his feet, blasting the surrounding soil until it crumbled and collapsed.

In an instant,

Kulin's body began to rise steadily, his frame swelling rapidly.

From his original height of two or three meters, he gradually grew to five meters tall, and on his head, two additional wolf heads sprouted.

Three heads…

The origin of the name Cerberus!

At the same time.

Black hair began to grow wildly over his body, gradually covering and concealing his frame entirely, making his body's defense increasingly stronger.

Clearly,

Right at the start, Kulin had already activated his Devil Fruit form, adjusting his state to the optimal peak period.