Chapter 46

"They fear that if you and your son meet, you'll bring this once-in-a-generation prodigy into the Revolutionary Army."

"Obviously…"

"Your son Lu En is a monster the Marines themselves fear! Though he's only four years old, he already possesses a heaven-defying talent and potential that strikes dread into the Marines!"

"The entire Marines have mobilized and gone to great lengths over your son Lu En alone."

At this point,

Ivankov's tone was also filled with deep shock.

Even she couldn't imagine…

As the most enormous and terrifying force on this sea, the Marines would one day spare no effort to mobilize — all for a child of merely four years old!

One has to ask,

how monstrous must a four-year-old child be…

to drive the entire Marines into a frenzy over a single person?!

Unthinkable!

After hearing Ivankov's explanation, Dragon finally understood.

No wonder!

No wonder in recent days the Marines had gone mad, going to enormous lengths to try to stop him from returning to his hometown of East Blue.

Even going so far as to order large numbers of men to destroy the Revolutionary Army's strongholds one by one.

With that…

many things could be explained.

"Awakened Conqueror's Haki at just three years old…"

At this moment, Dragon blurted out in astonishment, "So my son is this talented?"

A quarter of an hour later,

the merchant ship approached the port of Windmill Village.

Standing on the deck, Dragon once again saw the sight of his hometown.

Windmill Village…

This was the place that had borne and raised him.

Even though he had become the leader of the Revolutionary Army, every time he returned to his hometown of Windmill Village, Dragon would feel an especially warm sense of familiarity.

"All of you, wait here."

"I'll be right back."

After instructing Ivankov and the other Revolutionary Army officers, Dragon stepped forward, moving from the merchant ship's deck onto the shore at the port.

In his arms, he held an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes.

It was plainly visible

that the baby had been born not long ago — its skin all wrinkled, constantly cooing and waving its little arms and legs, looking like a tiny bean sprout.

Lowering his head,

Dragon gazed at the swaddled infant in his arms, his eyes carrying a touch of gentleness and affection.

But very quickly,

this emotion was completely suppressed by him.

"Dragon, do you not need us to follow?"

Ivankov and the others behind him were a little uneasy.

"No need."

"If you follow me, I'm afraid you'll attract even bigger trouble."

"My father is no easy mark."

"He won't lay a hand on me, but that doesn't mean he won't lay a hand on you."

"Once my father personally steps in, every single one of you present — not one will escape."

"You must remember: do not rashly set foot in Windmill Village. This is not a place you can set foot in."

Dragon solemnly admonished them.

As a son, of course he understood deeply.

just how terrifyingly powerful his old father, Captain Kapu, truly was!

Stepping forward,

Dragon cradled the infant in his arms and walked step by step toward the familiar Windmill Village.

It had been many years since he had returned to his hometown of Windmill Village.

……

Mount Corbo.

The Dadan Family.

The scorching sun hung overhead, and Jin Cancan sunlight poured down.

The halo shone upon Lu En's body, revealing the muscular lines of his upper half without a trace of concealment, and radiating an aura of might far beyond that of his peers.

Two days earlier,

after just returning to Windmill Village from the Marine branch base fortress in East Blue, Lu En had once again thrown himself into the daily hellish training.

Endless repetition,

no slackening at all.

Every time the hellish training was finished,

Lu En could feel his physical strength surging forward at a breakneck pace, growing ever stronger.

The taste of growing stronger was utterly intoxicating.

No one could resist the taste of growing stronger!

"Nine hundred ninety-six!"

"Nine hundred ninety-seven!"

"..."

Beads of sweat the size of soybeans slid slowly down from Lu En's forehead; his entire body had been thoroughly soaked through with sweat, which poured off him in a frenzy.

The blazing sun on the horizon bore witness to Lu En's unremitting effort.

The reason he could grow stronger so rapidly...

Was not only because he possessed the Ghost Back System.

Moreover,

More importantly...

It was his own persistent, unyielding effort!

Without effort, even possessing the Ghost Back System, he could never have achieved what Lu En had — a near-leapfrog surge in his own strength, explosive growth after explosive growth.

"One thousand!"

After finishing a thousand push-ups, Lu En gently exhaled a breath, dragged his slightly weary body over, and lay down on the lush green grass beside him to rest.

At first,

A thousand push-ups had been Lu En's limit.

As time went on,

Now Lu En's limit was somewhere in the tens of thousands of push-ups, easy as pie.

Therefore.

These thousand push-ups were merely his warm-up ritual before beginning his devilish training.

"In a while longer, it's time for me to leave."

Lu En sighed with deep feeling.

He had a premonition.

Once he left Windmill Village this time, he likely wouldn't be able to return for a very long while.

At the very least a year or so, he probably wouldn't be able to return to Windmill Village on the East Sea.